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July 2017

Posted by Mark Finkelstein on July 15, 2017 14 Comments
Joy Reid has done it again, shutting down on her MSNBC show this morning yet another conservative guest who tried to get in a word edgewise. This time it was former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz in the unenviable position of trying to make the case that the meeting between Trump campaign aides and Russians wasn't the horror the left is making it out to be. Reid first asked him for his comments, but before he could get started, proceeded to cut him off, launching into her own monologue. When Fleitz asked if he could respond, Reid replied "No. No you cannot, until I'm finished answering the question." Rightly retorted Fleitz: "you asked me a question and now you're responding for me."

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2017 19 Comments
In the ongoing saga over the lower federal courts' attempt to usurp presidential power over who may enter the country, the Trump administration late last night filed a request for the Supreme Court to review and to halt the Hawaii federal court order that dramatically scaled back Trump's Travel Order No. 2. As described in our post about the Hawaii Order, we noted that those exempted from the Order extend far beyond the "close familial" relations as described in the prior Supreme Court ruling which substantially overruled the Hawaii Court's prior preliminary injunction. Those exempted, according to the Hawaii federal court, include:

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 15, 2017 17 Comments
From Ted:
Believe it or not, this car was spotted in the LA Fitness parking lot in Keller, Texas. This Prius driving "Treehugging Dirt Worshipper" with a "Don't Worry, Be Hippie" license frame is a self parody on wheels.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2017 13 Comments
I pointed out recently that when it comes to judicial nominees, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee have signaled that they will do whatever it takes to get the nominees through the process over Democrat delay tactics. As to judicial nominees, the slowdown tactics include Democrat Senators refusing to return so-called "blue cards":
No Democrat has yet returned a “blue slip” signaling acceptance of President Trump’s federal judicial picks — an ominous sign for Republicans, who fear it signals an upcoming attempt to slow-walk the administration’s plans to reshape the federal judiciary....

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 14, 2017 27 Comments
Writer Christopher Janes Kimberley of Albany, New York filed a complaint against Chelsea Clinton alleging Clinton committed copyright infringement by ripping off his book idea. Earlier this year, Clinton released a children's book entitled, "She Persisted", a phrase made famous when Sen. Elizabeth Warren was shut down by Senate Majority Leader McConnell for violating floor rules.

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 14, 2017 5 Comments
The House Ways and Means Committee has passed a bill that limits when the IRS can take action on taxpayer assets. From The Hill:
The bill concerns cases where taxpayers are suspected of “structuring” transactions under $10,000 to avoid bank-reporting requirements. Under the legislation, the IRS would only be able to seize funds in suspected structuring cases when the funds came from illegal sources or the transactions were structured in order to conceal other criminal activity. Additionally, the legislation would establish a process to review seizures.

Posted by Miriam Elman on July 14, 2017 3 Comments
Shortly after 7:00 a.m. Friday, Israeli time, three Israeli Arab terrorists opened fire near the Temple Mount, killing two Israeli policemen, and then fled onto the Temple Mount where the attackers were killed by Israeli police.  The two policemen killed were Israeli Druze. In dramatic video, one of the attackers "played dead" only to rise to try to stab the police. He was shot dead in the act. The attack at this location was a clear attempt not just at terror, but to stoke wider conflict.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on July 14, 2017 15 Comments
In June, as President Trump spoke about withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, he indicated that he would be open to renegotiating the deal for terms more favorable to this country. Initially, it appeared that the other signatories of the international agreement would not agree to new negotiations. However, Trump's remarks in France on the heels of the G20 economic summit indicates the political climate may have changed.

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 14, 2017 38 Comments
Women's March group is at it again. This time they've decided to protest against the NRA, partially over an ad that features radio host Dana Loesch. Organizers of the group, which include Sharia-loving Linda Sarsour, claim the ad called "for armed conflict against our communities" and insulted people of color. Of course it didn't. The ad actually highlighted the rising violence the left has used lately. But that didn't stop the left from engaging in a smear campaign against Loesch, which Professor Jacobson described in this post.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 14, 2017 5 Comments
Late last night a federal judge in Hawaii issued an Order scaling back the Trump administration's implementation of the Travel Order. The judge disagreed with the Trump administration as to who would be considered a “close familial relationship” under the Supreme Court's ruling. The Hawaii judge ruled that "grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins" would fall under that category, and thus be excluded from Travel Order bar to entry. The ACLU celebrated early this morning with a *most unfortunate* tweet:

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on July 14, 2017 13 Comments
After an ill-informed news cycle blaming the Speaker of the House for a 'sexist' dress code that was implemented long before he took control of the gavel, Paul Ryan is working to bring the dress code into modernity. As it stands, women aren't permitted to wear open-toed shoes or sleeveless dresses. And men are required to wear jackets and ties. Yet, it's only the women's dress code that's suffered sexist accusations.
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