***Front Page Commentary***
This week I'll be sharing, and commenting on two stories...
The first is the failure of the New Green Deal presented Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in which I believe is just a smokescreen for her overall objective, to turn this nation into a socialist state. Now remember the democrats were all in favor for the New Green Deal at least those serving in the House of Representatives, but not those serving in the Senate. The next big issue I'm sure the democrats will attack next will be the electoral college. The Democrats already tried to ban the electoral college, in January, apparently failed but it doesn't mean they my try again. If they ban the electoral college it would end the republic as we know it.
Related news story from REUTERS: Republicans defeat Green New Deal in U.S. Senate vote Democrats call a stunt.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday defeated the “Green New Deal” resolution that called for tackling climate change by moving the United States off fossil fuels, while Democrats said the vote was a political stunt on an issue that will not die.
Related stories:
2020 Dems Vote 'Present' on Green New Deal--PJ Media
Every Democratic senator running for president — Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) — voted "present," refusing to take a stance on the legislation most of them have endorsed in public.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2020-dems-vote-present-on-green-new-deal/
What's With Democrats and Capitalism?
The party of socialism is having a harder time discussing our actual economic system.---The Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/61976-whats-with-democrats-and-capitalism
Senate kills proposal to take up Green New Deal
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday defeated a proposal to take up the Green New Deal as both parties shunned an opportunity to debate a comprehensive climate change plan offered by Democrats.
Majority Republicans forced the vote as they seek to turn the Green New Deal into a wedge issue in the 2020 elections. Democrats called the GOP’s move a ‘‘sham’’ and said it carries its own political risk by mocking an issue that a growing number of Americans care deeply about.---Boston Globe
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2019/03/26/senate-kills-proposal-take-green-new-deal/BpKA28HX7zLm9b360OkVfN/story.html
The Energy 202: 'A political game.' 2020 Democrats explain why they didn't vote for Green New Deal.
All six senators vying against each other for the Democratic nomination for president can at least agree on one thing: The political message for why they would note vote for the Green New Deal resolution. ---Washington Post
Democrats claim victory even after Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal loses big in Senate
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal withered in the heat of the Senate on Tuesday as Republicans delivered a decisive spanking to liberal activists’ plan to reshape American society.---Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/mar/26/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-green-new-deal-loses-big/
Dem introduces bills to eliminate Electoral College, stop presidents from pardoning themselves.
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), a vocal critic of President Trump, on Thursday introduced two bills to eliminate the Electoral College and prevent presidents from pardoning themselves or their family members.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423810-dem-introduces-bills-to-eliminate-electoral-college-stop-presidents-from
Sean Hannity: Radical, Socialist 2020 Dems want to centralize power and control our lives.
Democrats don't share the values of our framers. They want power for themselves, and they want it all cost. That is why every major proposal they are now pushing begins and ends with their power and a centralized federal government that they control.---Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sean-hannity-radical-socialist-2020-dems-wants-to-centralize-power-and-control-our-lives
Our Congressional Delegation on New Green Deal
Sen. Patty Murray: “We believe in science”: Senator Murray, Senate Democrats Urge Senate Republicans to Stop Playing Games, Start Taking Action to Tackle Immediate Threat of Climate Change.
Press released on 3. 26. 19
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) urged her Republican colleagues to listen to the science regarding the worsening impact of climate change, and called on them to stop playing political games and work with Democrats to tackle the immediate threat it poses for the planet. In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Murray emphasized the impact of the climate change crisis on Washington state families and communities—highlighting the increasing severity, destruction, and costs of dangerous wildfires in Washington state as one example—and cited the threat climate change poses to the environment, economy, and public health as reasons Republicans should begin treating climate change like the serious issue it is and working with Democrats to address the climate change crisis urgently and aggressively.
“M. President, I rise today to join my Democratic colleagues—in lifting up the voices of the countless people in my home state of Washington—and around the nation who are calling out for Congress to truly address the climate change crisis.
“Now, while I’m glad Republicans have decided to take at least a short break from their hurried, ideological campaign to pack our nation’s federal courts with as many conservative judges as possible, it’s inexcusable that they are choosing to play silly political games— instead of working with us to make progress on the many challenges our constituents are facing right now.
“Let me be clear, M. President—Democrats welcome a robust, fact-based discussion here on the Senate floor about what we as a nation must do to combat climate change.
“But that’s not what today’s vote is, nor what it was meant to be.
“From the beginning, this vote was scheduled by Republicans to throw red meat to their right wing base—and an extra bone to Big Oil and Gas.
“But M. President—if anything—what today’s vote makes painfully obvious is that while Democrats are at the table—ready to get to work to tackle one of the most urgent issues of our time.
“Republicans don’t have a vision—much less any solutions—for how we’re going to reverse the course of climate change and prevent future damage to our planet.
“On the contrary, many Republicans won’t even admit that this is a problem—even after the Trump Administration released its own report detailing how climate change has damaged our planet… and will continue to do so if unaddressed!
“See, Democrats are all on the same page—we believe in the science, we believe climate change is one of our planet’s most urgent crises, and we all believe now is the time we must take action—before our planet suffers even more irreparable harm.
“Democrats have long recognized that climate change is a threat—not just to our environment, but to—our economy, our communities, our health, and even our way of life.
“…and as a voice for Washington state—whose residents are threatened summer after summer with ever-worsening wildfires that destroy more property and cost more money to contain and prevent every year—and as a grandmother—this is personal to me.
“But M. President, it’s not just me, or Senate Democrats—our families back in our states understand the risk of climate change too and are eager for their government to take action against the immediate threat it poses.
“I was back home last week, meeting with leaders in our state capitol of Olympia, where they’re working on a suite of aggressive policies aimed at tackling climate change…
“And every day, I hear from young people all across Washington state about how they want to inherit a clean, healthy planet, and that the only way we can ensure that happens is by listening to the science and working to do something now while we still can make a difference.
“M. President, I’m inspired by my constituents—especially the students—and I understand why they’re so passionate—they get it.
“They know how serious climate change is—for today and tomorrow—and they get that we don’t have any time to waste.
“But M. President, they can’t do it alone—and neither can Washington state.
“It’s going to take a national commitment—a federal effort—to give this issue the attention it deserves—and Congress should play a major role in ensuring it is treated like the emergency it is.
“Unfortunately, M. President, when I turn to my Republican friends in moments like this, when we could be having a real conversation about what we should be doing today to tackle climate change, I am reminded that this isn’t a debate made in good faith.
“Because if Republicans were truly interested in addressing climate change, they would have stood against President Trump’s reckless efforts to roll back clean air standards—or even better, stopped him from pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement and weakening our leadership in the global fight against climate change—just to name a couple of examples.
“Now, we’ve seen Democrats and Republicans come together to protect our environment; the recent bipartisan passage of the public lands package is a good example.
“But when it comes to the issue of climate change—and having a discussion about what it would take to really address it with the seriousness and urgency it deserves—Republicans apparently only have time for partisan political games, which is unfortunate, because it is long past time for them to recognize that climate change is an urgent, serious issue, and that it’s going to take all of us—working together—to prevent future generations from suffering the worst of its impacts.
“So in closing M. President, Democrats are ready and willing to debate Republicans on the facts about the risks of not tackling climate change as aggressively as possible…
“…and I can only urge Republicans to drop their games—listen to their constituents, listen to facts, do the right thing, and work with us to address this critical issue before it is truly too late.“Thank you, M. President—I yield the floor.”
Editorial Comment: Though she may have voted against the New Green Deal, she ignores it implications that it was nothing but a smoke screen to push AOC's socialist agenda.
The second story NO COLLUSION, BUT THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR DEMS!
This was all about the Democrats lust for power, and didn't like the outcome of the 2016 elections. The Democrats aren't going to accept the finding they intend to continue their witch hunt.
Related story:
Trump: U.S. Special Counsel Mueller acted honorably.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller acted honorably, President Donald Trump said on Monday, days after the fellow Republican wrapped up his Russia probe with no evidence of criminal collusion between Trump’s campaign and Moscow.
Other related headlines:
50+ Journalists, Politicians, Celebrities, and Grifters Who Peddled the Russia Collusion Hoax.
In 2016, corrupt Democrat partisans both in and out of government, along with their allies in the media, were desperate to stop the Trump juggernaut and used every tool at their disposal to do it. The effort started with opposition research funded by the DNC and the Clinton campaign. ---PJ Media
https://pjmedia.com/trending/50-journalists-politicians-celebrities-and-grifters-who-peddled-the-russia-collusion-hoax/
Pelosi, Dems look for upside to Mueller report
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday delivered a clear message to her troops: Don’t let the report from special counsel Robert Mueller get you down.
She urged Democrats to instead focus on bread-and-butter policy issues, such as health care, jobs and a better government, which won them the House a few months ago.---THE HILL
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435961-post-mueller-speaker-puts-focus-on-agenda
Liberals’ Reaction to Mueller Report Shows They Prioritize Politics Over Truth
So now special counsel Robert Mueller has issued his report, and it turns out after two years of investigation, at an estimated cost of $40 million, that “Russiagate” was fake news.----The Daily Signal
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/03/27/liberals-reaction-to-mueller-report-shows-they-prioritize-politics-over-truth/
Mueller’s Investigation Erases a Line Drawn After Watergate.
WASHINGTON — After Watergate, it was unthinkable that a president would fire an F.B.I. director who was investigating him or his associates. Or force out an attorney general for failing to protect him from an investigation. Or dangle pardons before potential witnesses against him.---NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/us/politics/mueller-investigation-watergate.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Schiff doubles down on Trump despite Russia report: ‘Undoubtedly there is collusion’
President Trump, emboldened after the special counsel said he did not find evidence of a criminal conspiracy to sway the 2016 election, has an early target as he seeks recompense from his critics: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), who maintains that he’s seen evidence that Trump colluded with Russia.---LA Times
https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-pol-russia-investigation-schiff-trump-20190327-story.html
Sen. Patty Murray take on the Muller Findings:
Senator Murray Statement on Attorney General Barr’s Summary of the Special Counsel Investigation Report.
Press release issued 3. 25 19
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) released the statement below in response to Attorney General William Barr’s summary report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election.
“While Republicans are celebrating the fact that Special Counsel Mueller neither indicted nor exonerated the President as to obstruction of justice after five of his close associates and campaign advisors pleaded guilty to serious crimes—there is still an enormous amount of information that we don’t have and that people across the country deserve. As I and so many others have said from the outset of this investigation, people deserve full transparency regarding Russia’s confirmed efforts to interfere in the election as well as any attempts to cover that up or obstruct any investigations into it. President Trump and his Department of Justice must deliver the full Mueller report to Congress and must make as much of it available to the public as possible. And even though Special Counsel Mueller may have completed his portion of the investigation, Congress must be able to continue its oversight and investigations without obstruction or hindrance by President Trump or his Administration.”
Editorial Comment: Pathic is the word I use for Murray's statement. Undoubtly, she is just one of many democrats who seek to again power and keep it.
****WORLD NEWS HEADLINES****
(from the UN News Center & Other sources)Asia-Pacific showing ‘decisive leadership’ on road to 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, deputy UN chief tells key forum.
Nations across Asia and the Pacific need to take bold action to ensure empowerment, inclusiveness and equality if the region is to realize the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a major UN conference has heard.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035551
UN’s Bachelet rejects Sri Lankan official’s ‘spin’ on Human Rights Council encounter, urges reforms
The UN’s top rights official on Wednesday rejected claims by Sri Lankan officials that she distanced herself from a report on the country and instructed her staff to be more “cautious” in future, before stressing her commitment to justice for victims of grave abuses during the civil war.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035541
‘Provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric’ destabilizing Middle East, warns top UN official
Against a backdrop of rising tensions in Israel and Palestine, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East, painted a bleak picture once again in the Security Council on Tuesday, cataloguing further terrorist acts, attacks against civilians, reprisals against demonstrators, unlawful demolitions and settlement expansions, and a funding crisis which could have dramatic consequences for the stability of an already volatile region.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035461
Mali’s ‘self-defence’ groups must face justice, after deadly intercommunal attacks.
Mali’s authorities have been urged by the UN to provide justice for the victims and survivors of attacks by so-called self-defence groups, responsible for horrific intercommunal violence in central Mali, after a weekend assault that claimed the lives of more than 150 people, including some 50 children.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035481
10 million Yemenis ‘one step away from famine’, UN food relief agency calls for ‘unhindered access’ to frontline regions.
With Yemen now in its fifth year of conflict between pro-Government forces and Houthi rebels, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for “unhindered access” to the most desperate areas in the frontline regions “to prevent the food security situation deteriorating”.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/03/1035501
📃IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION:
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Senator Murray Sounds Alarm as Trump Administration Doubles Down on Ending Protections for Pre-Existing Conditions, Taking Away Families’ Coverage.
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Kilmer, Herrera Beutler, Bonamici, Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Ocean Acidification.
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Secretary DeVos Corrects the Record on Trump Administration Support for Students with Disabilities.
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USDA Announces Investments in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in 23 States that will Benefit 171,000 Rural Residents.
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U.S. Department of Commerce Allocates $20 Million in Fishery Disaster Funding.
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Database shows buildings that could pose safety risk during earthquakes.
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