“To me, that is progress.”–Marc Short (ex-Koch Trump aide).
That's what worries us! https://t.co/zmGVNuihc3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Weird, though. Do many people really have to use a translator to talk to the guy fixing their car? That's not the issue. Even this reflects condescending view that it's all just (petty) cultural resentment by bitter clingers. https://t.co/6EsdrYWYRr
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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"We’ve got about five or six for my proposal, but you’re not going to get 12"–Graham. Yet MSM acts as if this [awful] plan is divinely ordained. https://t.co/KY7YZtw7ug
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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BOLT OF REVELATION: "But what the Democratic senators were sensing was something else that shows up in the polls: Most voters do not want to see the government shut down over immigration." https://t.co/BQuq7XTNZX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Also in that Harvard-Harris poll: Trumpish DACA plus chain/lottery/wall package is popular by 65% to 35% margin https://t.co/L7kpIWpUf6 [see chart 67] "Shock poll: Americans want massive cuts to legal immigration" https://t.co/29RUAPH5Z8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Outcome in Lewiston, ME was good for Sonny Liston too. Got out quickly. https://t.co/XWW84KoQBb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Democrats get rolled in shutdown standoff https://t.co/vKciu7t86e
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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But it's not clear there will be those horrific stories 1) Injunction has resurrected DACA for renewers, maybe until June 2019 after SCOTUS appeal https://t.co/ct1OZXztgr 2) If threat, Congress can pass short term extension to buy more time, per @JeffFlake https://t.co/i5fb7LxVut
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Up to a point https://t.co/1cWOZn45Lu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Next MSM anti-Trump CW: Kurtz book shows him "acting .. without the guidance of his aides." https://t.co/gRj6RaFNON Except on immigration, where we attack him for *not* acting without the guidance of his aides.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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I didn't know the Chamber of Commerce supports mandatory E-Verify https://t.co/WzFm6zcu7n
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Why all the attention to Lindsey Graham's do-as-little-as-possible DACA bill? There's a much better compromise in the House https://t.co/oYF27xsdSd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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On @CNN @JeffreyToobin works himself up against Stephen Miller, who he says wants to deport DACAns. If Toobin had read @washingtonpost he'd know Miller working for a deal that protects DACA. (What he *wants* is to end chain migration, I think.)
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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The government shutdown shows immigration is still radioactive, writes @wrmead https://t.co/xVtCn2I0nQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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OLD CW: Trump constantly tweeting, speaking, intervening to make it all about him!
NEW CW: Trump too aloof during shutdown. He's disengaged!— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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Legal action leaves DACA deadline murky https://t.co/PPQGvPzOly
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 23, 2018
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It's the "kept their shutdown leverage" I don't understand. Dems hauled out their big gun & fired it. It backfired on them. They're going to threaten "Give us X or we'll haul out that gun again!"? Lost a lot of its power to intimidate. https://t.co/o2S8aYaSsx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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I don't understand why people think Schumer's now all set for another shutdown fight. He just got beaten up. He learned DREAMers are a lo-priority cause for voters. He wants to come back for a second helping ? https://t.co/lo8WpVWSts
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Maybe I'm overoptimistic, but given possibility Dems will cave a bit on "chain" too, shouldn't restrictionists/WH start to emphasize E-Verify as a demand? Might get it! Or part of it. https://t.co/8km8DhxnE3
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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True. If you try to do wall & amnesty simultaneously, you'll get amnesty but wall will be blocked. I'd think it would be harder to block "chain" reductions, tho. 1) Statutory change would be immediate 2) Fewer grounds for legal challenge by ACLU types. https://t.co/3Ok1hdVvcb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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When even @CNN has a chyron saying "Dem Congressman: Senate Dems Getting Their Butts Kicked" …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Instead of playing somber classical music, MSNBC pushes inaccurate @chrislhayes theory that Stephen Miller's fighting to kill DACA–same day WaPo reports he's been herding conservatives into a DACA deal https://t.co/QApPUcYNIR
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Also:
–Diminished the value of a Dem shutdown threat in the future. https://t.co/D4PFPAMapg— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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After losing this shutdown, do Democrats really want to give it another try in 17 days? https://t.co/2AmsFGJ2A9
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Schumer has now caved on the Wall. Next up: Caving on chain migration (i.e. bringing in siblings and adult children).
The Jell-O negotiating strategy is working.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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