04/09/18 Filed in:
SpendingFor those who believe the GOP needs to notch some policy wins before November, SAFE has a modest suggestion: restore order in the budget process by getting the 12 appropriation bills done on time.
Read More...Tags: omnibus appropriation bill, border wall , DACA , filibuster rule, line item veto, veto threat, lame duck Congress, mid-term elections, regular order, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Rusaian collusion, FBI Director James Comey, blue wave, anti-Trump Democrats, Impoundment Control Act of 1974
07/17/17 Filed in:
Political SystemWhy is a special counsel investigating alleged GOP collusion with the Russians in the 2016 elections? Read More...Tags: Wilkileaks, Russian hackers, Clinton campaign, Trump campaign, FBI investigation, FBI Director James Comey, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel appointment, banker Jamie Dimon, no free lunch principle, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Mike Lee, Sen Ted Cruz, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. John McCain, Mark Short, Donald Trump Jr.
03/27/17 Filed in:
Political SystemWhat’s the problem in DC; some say partisanship but a better answer might be too much wishful thinking. Read More...Tags: first 100 days, Keystone pipeline, FY 2018 budget proposal, budget blueprint, defense spending, American Health Care Act, Freedom Caucus, President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Paul Ryan, Heritage Action, tax reform , border adjustment, Infrastucture renewal, conniving with Russians, government surveillance, Illegal leaks, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, FBI Director James Comey, Rep. Devin Nunes, Rep. Adam Schiff, special prosecutor, Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, Amerrican Bar Association, Sen. Ted Cruz, wishful thinking
Trump wasn’t wrong to play the special prosecutor card, but doing so may not pay off for his campaign. Read More...Tags: 2nd presidential debate, Donald Trump , Billy Bush of NBC, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, birther controversy, Sen. Joseph McCarty, Roy Cohn, Clinton e-mail server, FBI Director James Comey, General David Petraeus, AG Loretta Lynch, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen Ted Cruz, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Supreme Court, judicial appointments, Constitution , judge Richard Posner, Chris Wallace
07/18/16 Filed in:
Political SystemSputtering Trump campaign needs to get its mojo back; focusing on the issues might help. Read More...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, House report on Benghazi attack, FBI Director James Comey, Bernie Sanders, Mike Pense, Orlando, Dallas, France (Nice), Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Trump's chances in November, national polls, swing state polls, proposal to unbind GOP delegates, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, convention coup, "Network" video, Brexit vote, Speaker Paul Ryan, "A Better Way" proposal of House Republicans, War on Poverty, Tax Foundation, House tax cut plan, Trump tax plan, dynamic scoring, Democratic 2016 platform
11/23/15 Filed in:
Political System US immigration policies should serve our national interests, not simply the needs of would-be entrants. Read More...Tags: Statute of Liberty, Syrian refugees, Gov. Jack Markell, John Bolton, Ryan Crocker, Ann Corcoran, Daniel Horowitz, immigration at all time high, Ann Coulter, Thomas Sowell, SAFE Act, Sen. Tom Carper, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Tsarnaev brothers, American jihadist wannabes, FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Sen. Jeff Flake