Made in America

Like the Trump administration’s previously themed weeks, “Made in America” failed to take the media by storm, concluding with the President’s Mar-a-Lago Club applying for 70 additional visas for foreign workers. However, it was another failure which overshadowed the White House’s attempt to control the media narrative: Donald Trump’s negotiating of health care reform.

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Credit: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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Patriot Games

“We’re going to do the right things for the veterans of America,” GOP Senator Jeff Sessions stated after voting against a bill enhancing benefits for 22 million veterans and their families.  I can only imagine coal is a requested gift in the Sessions household at Christmas.

Christmas Stocking with coal

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The Way of the Gun

How much would it cost for you to ignore the deaths of 20 children?  For Senator Ted Cruz, it’s $10,150.00.  Comparatively, Utah Senator Mike Lee is a bargain at $2,500.00.  These are the amounts both men have most recently received from the National Rifle Association.  The two men, along with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, sent a letter last month threatening to block any gun control legislation that they feel may threaten the Second Amendment.  However, none of the proposals discussed prohibit a sane, law-abiding citizen’s right to bear arms.

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