"The Graham-Durbin proposal is not a proposal the president can sign"– Raj Shah, Deputy WH Press Secretary
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
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Schumer's achievement:
–Got a debate on a Dreamer bill McConnell said he'd have anyway
–Exposed lack of popular support for Dems' Dreamer obsession
–Caved on the Wall, which is now part of baseline for new negotiations— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Durbin's speech didn't do much to convince that this shutdown was not 100% about the Dreamers. …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Everything's going according to plan on the shutdown. And I'm not worried that Schumer's delay gave Trump one last chance to mess it all up with an early morning tweet in a few hours. Not worried at all. No sirree. …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Looks like what happens is he helps push a deal that initially angers restrictionists at Breitbart and elsewhere because it would amnesty DACA recipients … https://t.co/nATw3gqvor https://t.co/8biEi7sA6H
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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"Durbin and Graham blamed Miller for inviting the hawkish members of Congress [to the meeting to discuss their awful DACA-for-nothing plan], but the decision was Trump’s idea and Miller was not even in the Oval Office when Trump extended the invitations." https://t.co/OrfZRIXavG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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"Durbin and Graham blamed Miller for inviting the hawkish members of Congress [to the meeting to discuss their awful DACA-for-nothing plan], but the decision was Trump’s idea and Miller was not even in the Oval Office when Trump extended the invitations." https://t.co/OrfZRIXavG
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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No, it doesn't, does it… https://t.co/oxHjZzY8wU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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i.e. Dems on verge of disproving theory (which I bought) that only Republicans lose shutdown fights. https://t.co/TVGuEFhDKQ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Compare, for example, to the level of public reaction prompted by the "travel ban," for example. Did you detect any groundswell at all? I didn't. Dreamers did not have the constituency constant MSM hype may have led them to think they had. https://t.co/ERCVm0nRHI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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The voters didn't exactly rise up as one during the shutdown and demand DREAMer amnesty. They kind of definitely did not do that. Politicians notice this kind of thing. https://t.co/YCrqwVDiKi
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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You mean it wasn't about Community Health Clinics? https://t.co/dUBXB4OqVw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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But I think coverage has been more critical than they expected. They're used to 95% support. Got only 75% support. Those are scientific figures. https://t.co/3rSyERooz4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Coulter definitely not on board with the @NumbersUSA willingness to trade DACA amnesty for end chain/end diversity/E-Verify etc. https://t.co/qOCd7OYAy8
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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The trouble with the But-My-Grandparents-Were-Unskilled-Immigrants-from-S—hole-Countries argument: The economy's changed for unskilled workers. Excellent @kayhymowitz column https://t.co/gQM7VtFd0v
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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At 11;25 in this video @JeffFlake lets a cat out of the bag — March 5 isn't really a hard deadline for immig. talks. Congress could just extend DACA legislatively on a temporary basis. Sort of like a CR for DACA. https://t.co/9dFJVgPISa
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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.@MikeNeedham very strong on immigration on @FoxNewsSunday, and on the need to reach out to Trump voters who aren't conventional GOPs. What's gotten into Heritage? Have the donors seen the light?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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One Year of Trump: Border Wall Prototypes Sit in Desert As Border-Crossings Surge to Obama Levels https://t.co/IuGPF6bGWf "The mere talk of the DACA amnesty has coincided with surges in border-crossings …"
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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I think the second image is Cthulhu. Still … wow https://t.co/O4vZLVk4Jo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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First thought, best thought! https://t.co/y2AGuNGP1P
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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"If that's all Democrats get out of this, then they have totally lost this fight"–@rachaelmbade https://t.co/UmZ7incYui at 28:07
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Plus, under terms of McConnell's statement, Dems have given up shutdown weapon if want to take up immigration bill, no? Seems like the opposite of attaching it to must-pass legislation, which was talked about as a potential Dem "get". … https://t.co/qbk5q73jzg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Schumer wants one more shot at Trump? … Wants to get his people on board? … Avoids a quick vote in which CR gets 60 (due to Dem defections) and he's the clear loser? https://t.co/udafCHaQCU
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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Newly relevant: https://t.co/VfaoKkI8PW So what have Dems won?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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On @kasie DC show, sense emerging consensus that Dems are weakening/worried. How big or hollow a face-saving bone will McConnell throw them?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 22, 2018
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