Authored by Michael Snyder via The End of The American Dream blog,
There has been a tremendous amount of talk about the spending deal that was just reached in Congress. Most of the focus has been on who “won” and who “lost” politically, and if you have been keeping up with my articles you definitely know my opinion on the matter.
In what may be a critical flip for the passage of the Republican healthcare bill - not to mention boosting Trump's image as dealmaker - moments ago Republican reps. Fred Upton and Billy Long both said Wednesday they will support the GOP’s ObamaCare repeal-and-replace bill with the addition of a new amendment Upton drafted. Until this morning, both had opposed the bill, and prompted us to write on Monday that Republicans are just one vote away from failure again.
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,
Why do things never seem to change no matter who we send to Washington?
Authored by Nomi Prins via TomDispatch.com,
President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or secure future riches. Okay, they certainly are doing that, but that’s not the most useful way to think about what’s happening at the moment. Everything will make more sense if you reimagine the White House as simply the newest branch of the Trump family business empire, its latest outpost.
Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,
Nixon’s Revenge: The Fall of the Adversary Press
Saturday’s White House Correspondents Association dinner exposed anew how far from Middle America our elite media reside.
At the dinner, the electricity was gone, the glamor and glitz were gone. Neither the president nor his White House staff came. Even Press Secretary Sean Spicer begged off.