a) Says here that @MSchlapp's lobbying outfit, Cove Strategies. represents the Seasonal Employment Alliance, which wants relief from caps on the H-2B (unskilled) guest worker program https://t.co/o4h6OA83ex b) Schlapp chairs the ACU which runs CPAC. Does a) influence b)?
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 1, 2019
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Confused. How does ‘There’s no business in Russia" translate into "lie to Congress about the date negotiations stopped" (as opposed to, say, denying it to the public when not under oath)? https://t.co/b1KPX90ELq
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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Extra Credit Question: Is @JaredKushner the Ira Magaziner of the Trump Administration–guy who puts together big, seemingly unpopular, deals that are supposed to come together at the last minute, but instead collapse? https://t.co/mVta9A5ylh
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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GDP growth seems way overrated as measure of success. Healthy (tight) labor market has beneficial social effects whether growth is 1% or 3%. @oren_cass makes the argument here: https://t.co/8FbJYBPxCg https://t.co/fmC1c0l4HA
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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Is it what @MSchlapp's clients want? https://t.co/nhrwkiN0nI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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Key word: newsletters. The economics of newsletters seem to work, at least until everyone has one.
PS Marco Rubio is the real winner here https://t.co/OPoo0Dm37U
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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Can't use em-ess-em anymore. The ess-jay-double u algorithms of Big Silicon can latch on to that abbreviation and "deboost" you. Too bad. Was useful concept. And short. https://t.co/r223sJ2jSY
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 28, 2019
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If only there were a colloquial metaphor to describe what this photo represents https://t.co/59xGI3Vgot
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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I agree. But some progress on the wall is not worth a big amnesty–a giant magnet for illegal entry. Kushner seems to consistently miscalculate not only whether a deal is good but also whether it will fly. (See his recent Senate amnesty humiliation https://t.co/7KU7vFkB8W) https://t.co/0rAYgOiHi0
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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Bizarre that anyone–attorney, flack, or delivery man who wandered in from the street–thought these transparently inauthentic explanations enhanced Cohen's credibility. https://t.co/Te9YAWLkZJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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"I think there is a belief you can give away the house on amnesty as long as you get the wall in return. That is a foolhardy idea." Hmm. Which salad-eating Trump aide might be operating under this delusion? https://t.co/wup8ETnWZd
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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Statements against interest can be credible even from an unreliable witness, no? I guess the assumption would be that when people lie they'll lie to advance their interests. Cohen's trying to make Trump look bad, so if he exonerates him on a charge … https://t.co/Hc2oPMqzLu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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Jared still doesn't like it https://t.co/rwBNWvQCWe
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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He wants a @washingtonpost column https://t.co/Vdnm7jlv0P
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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You mean the push to "become a more socially modern party," to "point the party in a different direction, one more tolerant of minorities and women"? Lotta loaded language there–Dem worldview (including Arc-of-History-ism) fully embedded. Do you even want non-Dem readers? https://t.co/VdY3uHso8q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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STAMP OUT RISING WAGES! The Bush Center–key Jared immigration adviser–explicitly advocates more unskilled migrants who would flood anywhere where higher wages "signal … the most pressing labor needs exist." https://t.co/a7VIqcb759
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 27, 2019
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If there were a Gini coefficient for social equality (as opposed to money equality) it would have gotten worse in CA too, I think. https://t.co/1zvlsrw73G
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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How about a deal: They don't have to let Coulter make a speech if they make @JaredKushner give a speech. https://t.co/4DA1OqLdBn
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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What if Hispanic voters don't play identity politics? Trouble for the Coalition of the Ascendant https://t.co/6BgJE60D7R
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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The can still be assholes. https://t.co/mnvcKKPwUu
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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I can. They used to try to keep her out because she wants to control immigration and CPAC was run by loose-border pro-amnesty lobbyist types. Now she's trying to hold Trump to his immigration promises. Can't have that. Does not reflect well on @mschlapp. https://t.co/wpxMxoP0TH
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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Actually, maybe it was the Oscar thing that got me blocked. https://t.co/gdR27Igyem
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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Is this all it takes to get blocked by Dr. Gorka? And after I promoted him as host of the Oscars …. https://t.co/SyR8Hh2mkI
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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Maybe @realdonaldtrump can speak truth to power https://t.co/q68hTJGaTP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) February 26, 2019
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