Author: Freedom Watch
By Jeff Stein Washington Post January 18, 2022 Just three years ago, as they vied to lead the country, the Democratic Party’s presidential candidates competed to produce novel and dramatic policy proposals aimed at America’s most serious problems. The party’s insurgent liberals, who at times ran at the front of the pack, brought to the national stage dozens of new policy ideas on health care, housing, climate, education and more. The scale of their ambition startled Washington and captivated millions of voters. The establishment candidates were forced to move left in response, adapting to incorporate the new policy energy…
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Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte. By Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman New York Times January 17, 2022 For months, former President Donald J. Trump has been grumbling quietly to friends and visitors to his Palm Beach mansion about a rival Republican power center in another Florida mansion, some 400 miles to the north. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a man Mr. Trump believes he put on the map, has been acting far less like an acolyte and more like a future competitor, Mr. Trump complains. With his stock rising fast in the…
Trump slams “dull” DeSantis ahead of potential 2024 matchup By Jonathan Swan Axios January 17, 2022 The former president is irked by the Florida governor’s popularity and refusal to rule out running against him. DeSantis is a favorite of Republican voters when pollsters remove Trump from the hypothetical 2024 field. The governor also hasn’t been beyond tweaking his fellow Floridian. DeSantis said on the “Ruthless” podcast, recorded Thursday, one of his biggest regrets in office was not speaking out “much louder” in March 2020, when Trump advised the American public to stay home to slow the spread of…
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A former top Obama economist throws cold water on the Biden administration’s favorite inflation argument: ‘Corporate greed is a bad theory’ By Joseph Zeballos-Roig Business Insider January 16, 2022 Jason Furman is among the economists who aren’t buying the Biden administration’s inflation argument. Biden has asserted that big companies have been making inflation worse by excessively raising prices. Republicans are hitting Biden for rising inflation, posing a fresh political problem for Biden. Continue Reading…..
Steve Bannon claims Trump rally will prompt Arizona to decertify Biden’s 2020 election victory. The vote cannot be decertified in any way. By Morgan Keith Business Insider January 16, 2022 “We’re going to decertify Biden electors in Arizona, in Wisconsin, in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and in the great state of Georgia,” Bannon said on his podcast. Law professors from Arizona State University told Poynter there is no legal mechanism to undo the appointment of electors or change a certification once a president has been sworn into office. Multiple GOP-led audits in the state also confirmed Biden’s presidential…
Harris takes fresh start to 2022 By Amie Parnes TheHill January 16, 2022 Vice President Kamala Harris is undergoing a fresh start in 2022. Since the new year began, Harris has been front and center, alongside President Biden in delivering speeches on the Jan. 6 anniversary of the Capitol insurrection and on voting rights earlier this week in Atlanta. The vice president is also bringing in new aides, particularly on her communications team, as part of the refresh. On Thursday, she appeared on NBC’s “Today” to talk about key issues, including COVID-19, currently facing the administration. Continue Reading…..
DeSantis says he regrets not speaking out ‘much louder’ against Trump’s recommendation to stay home By Steve Contorno CNN January 15, 2022 (CNN)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said one of his biggest regrets in office was not speaking out “much louder” in March 2020, when former President Donald Trump advised the nation to stay home to slow the fast-spreading coronavirus. DeSantis, a close ally of Trump, said he was involved in the early days of the White House’s pandemic response and had been offering advice to the President. But he was surprised when Trump made the decision that led…
‘Outnumbered’ slams Jon Stewart for calling national anthem a ‘weird ritual’ at games By Nikolas Lanum Fox News January 15, 2022 The “Outnumbered” panel ripped into Jon Stewart Friday after the comedian called the playing of the national anthem at sporting events a “weird ritual.” “I think it’s an unfortunate but unsurprising attitude about [the national anthem],” said co-host Emily Compagno, a former NFL cheerleader. Compagno, who noted that Stewart himself played soccer in college, said that the ritual of standing for the national anthem at games was an “incredible moment” of “patriotism” and knocked the former “Daily…