{theconservativetreehouse.com} ~ Last night on Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream, there was an interesting segment with a relatively unfamiliar face... Policy Advisor and Author, Sidney Powell, appeared on the show to discuss the concluding DOJ Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, aspects to the current congressional investigations. Michael Horowitz, the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, has been running a little-watched parallel investigation that is already producing results—when he is not manipulated or overborn by Robert Mueller. His name is not familiar to most Americans, but Mr. Horowitz has played an important role since President liar-nObama named him Inspector General (IG) for the Department of Justice in 2012... https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/01/13/interesting-segment-with-shannon-bream/
{revorloudon.com} ~ President Trump publicly rejected a proposed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) amnesty deal put together by a “bipartisan” group of Democrats and RINOs... that would have given parents of so-called DREAMers “temporary protected status.” Worse, the deal would have opened up to illegal aliens who are “eligible for DACA but didn’t sign up.” Piecing together the proposal is difficult because “Details about the Democrats’ plan are still secret,” as explained by Neil Munro at Breitbart, who goes on to say that “advocates say it extends the amnesty to include the several million illegal immigrants who brought up to 3.25 million illegal-immigrant children into the United States.” President Trump responded to the proposal on Twitter, referring to it as “a big step backwards.” The plan was presented by Sens. scum-Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, RINO-Jeff Flake, Cory Gardner, Michael Bennet and Bob Menendez, all of whom are pro-Amnesty. According to CNN, Sens. Tom Cotton, David Perdue and Rep. Kevin McCarthy “pushed back at the scum-Durbin and Graham proposal.”... http://www.http://www.trevorloudon.com/2018/01/trump-rejects-proposed-daca-amnesty-deal-would-have-given-parents-temporary-protected-status/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewZeal+%28New+Zeal+Blog%29/2018/01/trump-rejects-proposed-daca-amnesty-deal-would-have-given-parents-temporary-protected-status/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewZeal+%28New+Zeal+Blog%29
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{totalconservative.com} ~ Many Democrats, particularly in the House, are horrified that their leaders would even agree to discuss issues beyond legal status for Dreamers... and limited measures to curb illegal immigration. The concerns span multiple factions of the Democratic conference, and, combined with opposition from Republican immigration hard-liners, they could put passage of a DACA deal at risk. “We’re willing to give a little when it comes to border security, but we’re not willing to give away the whole hog and farm,” said Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus who attended the meeting. You have to realize that these Democrats aren’t talking about something big like the wall, which remains completely off the table even as far as the leadership is concerned. No, they’re willing to add a few Border Patrol agents to the roster…and that’s about it. No cuts to legal immigration. No end to the diversity visa lottery. No crackdown on chain migration. Nothing. They’re essentially saying they won’t vote for anything that isn’t a clean DACA bill – or at least one that’s as clean as you could possibly get in a bipartisan bill... http://totalconservative.com/democrats-dont-think-concede-anything-get-daca-amnesty/
Consumers Find Seattle Soda Tax Distasteful
by Jordan Candler: Seattle Council Member Teresa Mosqueda made an interesting statement regarding the city’s implementation of a soda tax: “One of the most important outcomes that we’re interested in studying is how children’s sugary beverage intake changes in response to the tax.” Her shortsightedness provides yet another sweet lesson on the workings of federalism — and revolt. First, some background. The city council signed off on a 1.75 cent per-ounce sweetened beverage tax last summer, which became effective on Jan. 1. This tax encompasses anything from sodas to sports drinks. According to The Seattle Times, tax advocates — no doubt in addition to yearning for more city revenue — reasoned that stretching wallets thin by utilizing the now-fashionable health-by-legislation model would prompt massive consumer turnoff. As Mosqueda went on to say, her team aspired to “impact norms and behaviors for folks in term of choice and consumption.” There were certainly impacts — and they were directed against the “leadership” of city council members.
Just days into the new tax, Twitter users began venting their frustration. One picture, taken at a local Costco, revealed a staggering price of $17.55 for a case of three dozen 12 oz. Dr. Pepper cans. Costco took the liberty of revealing both its price ($9.99) and the cutely named “City of Seattle Sweetened Beverage Recovery Fee” ($7.56). You read that right — the tax was nearly aligned with the retail price. Gatorade wasn’t any better — for a person buying 35 of the 16.9 oz. variety pack, the retail price ($15.99) and the “recovery fee” ($10.34) added up to $26.33. But Costco, in text conveniently located alongside the price description, rose from masterful trolling to superior outwitting. The store pointed out to customers that a short drive to the suburbs could save them big bucks.
Of course, such backlash was hiding in plain site. For example, in Philadelphia, where a similar scheme was enacted, research by the marketing firm Catalina discovered a 55% sales decline on soft drinks within the city limits, whereas sales climbed 38% in the outskirts. Catalina tellingly noted, “Many shoppers are now traveling outside the city to buy their sweetened beverages.” Seattle is going to experience the exact same aftermath. And its suburbs will gladly take the financial boon.
Seattle has quickly become one of the nation’s premier examples of socialist incompetence. In 2016, the city concealed its “gun tax” debacle after it ran into similar misfortune and firearms dealers packed up to set sail for more business-friendly surroundings. In 2017, the city’s attempt to foster a “livable” minimum wage had unsurprisingly inverse results. In essence, the poor become poorer. And in November, a superior court judge ruled against an income tax on wealthy residents. Now city residents are faced with an absurd, autocratic and Orwellian ordinance that demands they get healthy. Which is ironic coming from Democrat leaders who continuously preach, “My body, my choice.” No wonder residents are resorting to revoltish tactics. ~The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/53392
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