So is Paul Ryan an effective Speaker or not? On the one hand, he's ceded control of the non-defense part of the government to Pelosi and the Democrats. On the other hand, he's screwed President Trump (especially on immigration) …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Schumer's Flack: 'I, for one, am Tired of all the Winning' | https://t.co/g9KD0PIacv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Actually he seems to really want to amnesty the Dreamers. I wish he didn't. (Though at least he wants *something* to counteract the obvious incentive effect ot a Dreamer amnesty on further illegal immigration) https://t.co/eYql9XfoWq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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"Wall system" joins "broken immigration system" as a disqualifying phrase in the immigration debate–a sign the speaker's attempting to con you. https://t.co/t2N7XqDmjx
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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If the WH is going to shut down the comment line (202 456 1111) at 4 PM, or every time it snows, then screw it, call the main switchboard at 202 456 1414 and say what you think about the wall-stopping, catch & release "omnibus" spending bill. https://t.co/LYrToaVAwu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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.@DLind clarifies reports that the omnibus gives Trump more ICE agents: "[H]e’s getting barely 100, & none of them are the field agents responsible for arresting unauthorized immigrants." Instead they're "staff for investigations & mission support." https://t.co/6CssVNWR3I
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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"[T]he White House’s real problem isn’t that Democrats are using their leverage to restrict immigration enforcement money — it’s that congressional Republican leadership isn’t willing to put up a fight …" https://t.co/ZQ6p2gTlTL
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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.@DLind has details on why the omnibus is a FY to @RealDonaldTrump on immigration. Trump should maybe read this before he signs anything … https://t.co/6CssVNWR3I
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Except about the spending bill … https://t.co/C0UObNck1E
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Go, Risch! https://t.co/lzhtfMR3dd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Totally insane. It was obviously an attempt to distract from the omnibus. https://t.co/SVWviB4Put
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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202 456 1414 https://t.co/I5bD1whJUS
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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You could try the actual switchboard (not the comment line) at 202 456-1414. Or use the electronic comment form https://t.co/aPxJEEtOTB. Or wait until 9AM, if Senate hasn't yet sent the bill to Trump. https://t.co/5TUVcUZE8x
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Was Bolton announcment sped up to distract from @realDonaldTrump's capitulation on Ryan's spending bill? (If so, it might be working.) https://t.co/VgrmSSy4Ve
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Rubio is the clear winner here https://t.co/gfDLg8GGDm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 23, 2018
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Seems more like the opposite of what has just happened–GOP and Dem leadership constraining, even emasculating, Trump in their spending bill. https://t.co/k3XqPVafUJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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White House phone number — to urge Trump to veto the sellout of his border promises in Congress' spending bill — is 202 456-1111 pic.twitter.com/4Q4DPUXu9b
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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Is it CW yet that Bolton appointment, legal team shuffle, maybe assertive new foreign policy is Trump's way of compensating for his otherwise humiliating capitulation to Ryan's Congress?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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WH phone number is 202 456 1111 to urge Trump to veto. https://t.co/H5qLW501in
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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Only 3 days ago we were told Trump was "newly emboldened" to ignore cautions, etc. But on key big spending bill Ryan, McConnell & DC Establisment find he's easily managed. Good boy! Now sign it like you should. https://t.co/61DcmMyvkb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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Anything else @RealDonaldTrump can do to distract from his pathetic capitulation on the big spending bill? Don't answer that.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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'We got $1.6 billion, but we're forbidden from spending it on what we want to spend it on, so I dunno I guess we'lll just waste it'– @MarcShort45 #winning https://t.co/4Y1EbIjaYm
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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Fire Marc Short. https://t.co/MCgN7HInot
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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One proven way to attract & motivate base voters is to stage a revolt–Gingrich's 1990 budget revolt made his career, no? Trump can similarly gain by revolting against spending bill Ryan's handed him. Help Trump be Trumpy: WH is 202 456 1111 to urge a veto
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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I don't like the "Drain the Swamp" slogan, but if it means anything this is a Swamp Spending Bill. Call White House 202 456 1111 to urge Trump to veto. https://t.co/Can44RDF1i
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 22, 2018
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