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  House GOP Prepares to Slash Federal Programs in Coming Budget Showdown W ASHINGTON — Hard-right House Republicans are readying a plan to gut the nation’s foreign aid budget and make deep cuts to health care, food assistance and housing programs for poor Americans in their drive to balance the federal budget, as the party toils to coalesce around a plan that will deliver on their promise to slash spending. Republicans are ready this week to condemn President Joe Biden’s forthcoming budget as bloated and misguided, and have said they will propose their own next month. But uniting his fractious conference around a list of deep cuts to popular programs will be the biggest test yet for Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who will need to win the support of Republicans in competitive districts and conservative hard-liners to cobble together the 218 votes needed to win the passage of a budget plan. Privately, even some top party officials have questioned how Republicans will meet their spending obj...

When the Republican Party’s current coalition falls apart, those who stood up to bigotry will be the only ones with the credibility to rebuild. Excerpt from The Atlantic . Conservatives and republicans need to read, reread, and fully understand the following as well as the ramifications of their failure to stand for right rather than the misguiuded right wing of their party . Of course, Trump has presided over many policy failures. Any president could pass a tax bill or confirm federal judges given a Senate and House that is controlled by their party. And Trump’s tax bill failed to simplify the system while his federal court appointments include embarrassingly unqualified choices. But even without those caveats to the two policy achievements that conservatives cite most often, there are sound reasons to justify opposition from Never Trumpers. Some relate to incompetence, others to lack of transparency. And the most important and damning traits that distinguish Trump from hi...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Found today on what appears to be one of the right's most pompous, self righteous, judgmental, and incorrect weblogs trafficking in right wing blogistan. The Award for THE WITTIEST EXCHANGE of the DAY goes to EMILIO De LISLE: Jus Askin : Is that a Picture of a Rectum or a Virgina? Emilio de Lisle : What a stupid question! Anyone with half a brain should be able to see it's Hillary Clinton's mouth before she puts in her dentures and puts on her lipstick ! { FreeThinke } - BRAVO, Emilio! You may come back and visit us anytime. For the record, Hilary Rodham Clinton should be scrutinized closely and her record both in the senate and as Secretary of State open to intense scrutiny. As should the record of all presidential candidates of both parties, as well as third party candidates. Mrs. Clinton, as well as all candidates of the republican party, must answer for their public record candidly and with open truthfulness. They m...