LOST IN THE COVERAGE: Newt wasn't saying ignore Coulter, Trump's base'll be fine with no wall. He was saying ignore Coulter, Trump's base'll be fine with Koch/Kushner deal to LEGALIZE DREAMERS. Not so sure about that! ('You voted Trump, you got amnesty!') https://t.co/LfLmI3fYn7
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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What the Hell Happened to Buzzfeed? https://t.co/DrMfoR2tny
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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"[I]t might be more honest for the Democrats within the party who believe that Democrats can never agree to build any more barriers along the US-Mexico border to say so" https://t.co/pY96vQ8959
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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CONTEXT & PERSPECTIVE! I'd missed the CBS poll showing Americans wanted Pelosi to agree to wall funding by a 52-43% margin. Yes, a bigger majority, when asked what Trump should do, said he should also stand down. Still. https://t.co/Ue5gOXmNK1 pic.twitter.com/meLsYp67h4
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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Another for the list of Jared's Greatest Hits. https://t.co/KQQ8t7qsvA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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And who could worry about the future? It's going to be great! They always have it all figured out. https://t.co/jdSbEMsf7s https://t.co/acWo264XAF
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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"Texas officials flag tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks" https://t.co/rrKVWPUjnx This is the respectable, non-Trumpy report on this story. Still not exactly reassuring. They "could have become naturalized citizens."
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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HED SAYS IT ALL (Kochs are pro-amnesty): "Can the Koch Network and Jared Kushner Come Up with a Big Immigration Reform Deal?" https://t.co/U59DAxCDqp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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The proposal I dismiss here — instead of a shutdown, spending goes on CR-like autopilot — is making more and more sense to me. Each side (Congress, WH) would have hostages — the hostages would be whatever changes to the status quo the other side wanted. Seems worth trying, no? https://t.co/e2zK3msfZw
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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I once asked a smart Democrat who'd worked with Jared Kushner about his strengths & weaknesses. Got back: 1) He doesn't know what he doesn't know 2) Icewater in his veins. Recent events see to confirm this combo (which is a risky one!) https://t.co/hFoaEJSQGZ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 28, 2019
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If it's going to be 21 days of the Jared Kushner Show, with your out-of-league son-in-law offering up increasingly large & awful amnesty plans in exchange for some wall money, please PULL THE PLUG NOW. https://t.co/ftInHeyW7F
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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c) Will cause Trump base supporters who might be disillusioned by the shutdown flop to now rally behind him …
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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Big mistake for Pelosi to pivot to impeachment so soon, no? a) She should be letting Trump wallow in bad shutdown press a little longer. Instead she's helping make it old news more quickly; b) Reinforces suspicion that getting rid of Trump is what wall fight was really about … https://t.co/R93IoDw6uP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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EVERYONE HATES JARED, Episode 2: "Within the White House, several aides said, Mr. Kushner is not interested in opinions that vary from his, and tends to view people who disagree with him as problems, closing them out of discussions." https://t.co/MNHngvIq6s
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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EVERYONE HATES JARED, Episode 1 … https://t.co/d8MdLm7Vbo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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.@AnnCoulter tells @billmaher's liberal & anti-Trump audience they're being played by the Koch Brothers…. https://t.co/qBkWO01uW5
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 27, 2019
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Raising money isn't the same as appropriating it for the wall. We have plenty of money. Point is Trump never got Congress to let him spend it on wall. Early on he & his aides let Schumer/Dems go in and actually tie up funds to prevent wall. Total negligence. https://t.co/3pmS5oPlMe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 26, 2019
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Trump "said Ryan should have gotten him money before he left." Trump had two years. He was president. He let Ryan string him along until it was too late? Failure is on him. https://t.co/bcAanwg5Xp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 26, 2019
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You said that. Jared is the kindest, warmest, bravest, most wonderful human being I've ever known. https://t.co/iT6wNgoggv
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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'Jared wants to go big': 5 of the most terrifying words in the English language. https://t.co/SiTObuHb9k
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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Solution: More immigration! (as @MarkSKrikorian would say) https://t.co/SI57fAWu1j
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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Now do Amazon's "Scout" https://t.co/jyRg6NUVSm https://t.co/YOqPFShxPo
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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Congress’ Nonpartisan Research Arm Says Trump Could Build The Wall Without State of Emergency Or Funding https://t.co/xOsF6Fj8Qe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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Armchair theory: The people Jared negotiates with know he's 1) unfireable 2) proud 3) insecure (he must know that both left & right are eager to disparage him, as in the story below) 4) vindictive. So maybe they don't tell him the unvarnished truth! So he is often surprised … https://t.co/PXcOvFK3lp
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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Failure of his proposed amnesty swap to get more than one Dem vote "came as a particular surprise to Trump's son-in-law." Can't wait to see his Middle-East peace plan. https://t.co/culqo8bsqt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) January 25, 2019
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