Diggaweek in Review
1)
Egypt is now likely on the Turkey glide path. Islamist civilian control versus secular
military control. This will play out
over years until Egypt finds its Erdogan.
2)
The Republicans keep saying they will repeal and
replace the Affordable Care Act. Well on
July 11th, the GOP-controlled House will take up its 31st
vote to repeal the constitutional landmark legislation, while not offering a
credible alternative. You see Boehner,
replace means provide
or find a substitute.
3)
Nora O’Donnell did a
masterful job hosting Face The Nation today.
I have been a big fan of hers since her days on MSNBC, but her interview
of Speaker Boehner was a text book example of how to be firm and fair while not
accepting the canned answers.
4)
Jan Brewer’s
Political Action Committee, JanPAC, has raised $50,000, most of it spent on her
buying copies of her book and running advertisements about how President Obama
told Arizona to ‘drop dead’ (Her words).
Keeping it classy you irrelevant incompetent.
5)
The best chance for a peaceful (hopefully) settlement
to the horrors in Syria will require Russian influence perhaps guaranteeing a
safe transition for al-Assad out of power without getting Mubaraked. Yes, sometimes you have to work with your
adversaries to accomplish a greater goal; it’s called diplomacy.
6)
Justice Scalia is not just a conservative
justice, he is a politically right of the tea party and may actually think the
Articles of Confederation were a good idea.
Sadly, such a mean-spirited hating bully of a political hack sits on the
highest court of the land. Here is his
dissent in last week’s immigration ruling: In the first 100 years of the
Republic, the States enacted numerous laws restricting the immigration of
certain classes of aliens, including convicted criminals, indigents, persons
with contagious diseases, and (in Southern States) freed blacks. State laws not
only provided for the removal of unwanted immigrants but also imposed penalties
on unlawfully present aliens and those who aided their immigration. He is referring to slavery, and while not supporting
slavery, he is sending a signal that he probably would have been BFF’s with
Chief Justice Taney during Dred Scot deliberations.
7)
Sticking with the
Supreme Court, the hypocrisy of Justices Alito, Thomas, and Scalia was clearly
evident when the trio spoke of preserving states’ rights for Arizona
immigration enforcement but ruling against Montana’s election finance
restrictions. It is blatant politically
motivated partisanship. A sad trio they
are.
8)
Darrell Issa’s attack
on AG Holder is 100% political. Because if
he really cared about getting answers as to how US Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
was killed in Arizona, he would be asking about the 68,000 straw purchased guns
ended up in Mexico to begin with, not the 2,000 from Fast and Furious. If he really cared about the family of Agent
Terry, he would have called in Bush Administration officials to talk about
their gun walking program. If he really
wanted to uncover the truth, he would have questioned whether liberal gun control
laws in Arizona led to the arms race on the border. Instead, Issa simply followed the marching
orders of his masters at the NRA to attack President Obama and AG Holder and
whip up that tried bullshit story that the President will take away weapons in
his 2nd term.
9)
Stockton, California
became the largest US city to file bankruptcy.
In spite of cutting $90Million in spending since 2009, including 25% of
its police force, 30% of its fire department, and 40% of other city workforce. I guess this proves that austerity is not a
path to economic recovery. Hope the
Europeans were paying attention.
10)
Congratulations to
Mary Cheney (daughter of Dick) and her longtime partner Heather Pike on their
recent marriage in Washington DC.
Perhaps someday, the Virginia, where the couple resides, will be less
interested in vaginal probes and more interested in same sex marriage so their
marriage can be recognized.
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