Politics

Back in April when Senate Republicans implemented the "nuclear option" to confirm Neil Gorsuch with just 51 votes, instead of the typical 60, moderate Republicans like John McCain only reluctantly agreed to using the legislative gimmick saying it was a "slippery slope" on the path to nuking the entire legislative filibuster.  We wrote about the issue in a post entitled "Gorsuch "Nuclear Option" Could "Fundamentally Transform" The Senate Forever."

Via The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board,

Even Donald Trump might agree that a major reason he won the 2016 election is because voters couldn’t abide Hillary Clinton’s legacy of scandal, deception and stonewalling. Yet on the story of Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, Mr. Trump and his family are repeating the mistakes that doomed Mrs. Clinton.

Shortly after CNN reported late on Monday that according to Russian deputy foreign minister Rybakov, the Russian government was "almost" at a deal on getting back property seized by the US...

Just in: Russian Dep Foreign Minister Rybakov says Russian government "almost" at a deal on getting back property seized by the US

— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 17, 2017

Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds,

1969-2017: and here we are again, in so many ways.

A deeply polarizing new president, a disastrously misguided official narrative that the political Establishment doggedly supports despite a damning lack of evidence, and an economy teetering on the edge of recession--and worse.

President Trump just tweeted who he sees as responsible for the failure...

We were let down by all of the Democrats and a few Republicans. Most Republicans were loyal, terrific & worked really hard. We will return!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 18, 2017

As I have always said, let ObamaCare fail and then come together and do a great healthcare plan. Stay tuned!