Why 70 Percent Tax Rates Cannot Finance Socialism

National Review

There’s no way to raise the money without hammering the middle class.

"Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s call for a 70 percent income-tax rate to finance green-energy initiatives has energized the Left. Yet this is completely destructive proposal. A 70 percent tax bracket would raise very little (if any) revenue, while damaging the economy and sending income and jobs overseas.
"While details of Ocasio-Cortez’s energy proposal are unavailable, former Green-party presidential candidate Jill Stein has proposed a “Green New Deal” costing between $700 billion and $1 trillion per year for public jobs and clean energy initiatives. That is roughly 4 percent of GDP." . . .

Our New 'Most Dangerous of Morons'  . . . "For a sarcastic bastard like myself, Ocasio-Cortez and her constant stream-of-consciousness utterances are a target-rich environment.  As America's own special lacuna, she has much in common with our last president.  Except, to my eyes, she fills her empty suit a little better.  As with Barry, she knows very little about a lot of things and a lot about very little.  Yet she is pretty enough and enigmatic enough that people listen. 
"She is absolutely convinced that every idea she has for America's future is so good, so transformational, so "halting the rise of oceans" transcendent that we must all be forced to follow her down the Yellow Brick Road to a fantasy world where she is both Dorothy and the Wizard, happily dancing her Breakfast Club homage as we try not to look into her crazy eyes for fear we'll be turned to stone." . . . Read more.. 

Hawaiian Congresswoman Calls Out Hawaiian Senator Hirono For “Fomenting Religious Bigotry” During Judicial Nominee Questioning

Legal Insurrection

"Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) wrote a scathing op-ed, which was published in The Hill Tuesday, in which she lambasted lawmakers who questioned US district judicial nominee Brian Buescher about his affiliation with the Catholic organization, Knights of Columbus.

"While Rep. Gabbard never mentioned Sen. Hirono by name, the only two Senators to have made an issue of Buesher’s participation in the Knights of Columbus were Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI).

"From Rep. Gabbard’s op-ed:

…While I oppose the nomination of Brian Buescher to the U.S. District Court in Nebraska, I stand strongly against those who are fomenting religious bigotry, citing as disqualifiers Buescher’s Catholicism and his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus. If Buescher is “unqualified” because of his Catholicism and affiliation with the Knights of Columbus, then President John F. Kennedy, and the ‘liberal lion of the Senate’ Ted Kennedy would have been “unqualified” for the same reasons.
Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution clearly states that there “shall be no religious test” for any seeking to serve in public office.

No American should be told that his or her public service is unwelcome because “the dogma lives loudly within you” as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said to Amy Coney Barrett during her confirmation hearings in 2017 to serve as U.S. Circuit Court judge in the 7th Circuit.

While I absolutely believe in the separation of church and state as a necessity to the health of our nation, no American should be asked to renounce his or her faith or membership in a faith-based, service organization in order to hold public office.

The party that worked so hard to convince people that Catholics and Knights of Columbus like Al Smith and John F. Kennedy could be both good Catholics and good public servants shows an alarming disregard of its own history in making such attacks today. . . .

"Rep. Gabbard’s father is a member of the Knights of Columbus.

"We covered the bizarre questioning of Buescher here:

Two Dem Senators question judicial nominee’s membership in … Knights of Columbus. Do we need to say their names?

Discussed also at National Review:  Democratic Congresswoman Calls Out Fellow Democrats for ‘Religious Bigotry’ 
. . . "Meanwhile, the Post’s Jennifer Rubin, whose Twitter bio describes her as a “conservative blogger,” blithely dismissed Gabbard’s concerns about religious tests, tweeting, “I cannot imagine a stupider issue that impacts no one’s real life. anywhere. ever.” Perhaps Rubin is unaware of the fact that the Knights boast nearly 2 million members, most
of whom are American, and one of whom is Gabbard’s own father, according to Hawaii 
News Now.

"And Rubin, along with Gabbard’s other critics and much of the left, seems to care little for the reality that anyone who buys into rhetoric such as that of Feinstein and Harris and Hirono is telling American Catholics that their religious beliefs disqualify them from public service." . . .

Ana Navarro Files Nails During Debate On Illegal Alien Crimes

‘I don’t have to care!’ Ana Navarro smugly files her nails during
 heated debate on illegal immigrant crime

Chicks on the Right
. . . "Ana Navarro decided to file her nails during a debate on illegal immigration. She didn’t want to hear the FACTS about the crimes ILLEGAL aliens have committed against American citizens. Yawn!"

Benny

✔ @bennyjohnson

Disgusting.

CNN’s Ana Navarro sighs, rolls her eyes &  ***files her nails*** as guest describes innocent Americans murdered by illegal aliens.

This is the perfect depiction of how establishment liberals have approached this heart wrenching American crisis: insulting disinterest

BPR image . . . "Navarro — a Nicaraguan immigrant who rose to fame for being a race-baiting anti-Trump RINO attack dog — bloviated: “I’m so tired of you calling me leftist just because you want to compromise your values.”

"Speaking of compromising her values, check out Ana chilling with her BFF, accused serial rapist Bill Clinton."

White House petition demands Dem Rep. Rashida Tlaib be removed from Congress

Joe Newby  "A petition posted to the White House “We the People” site demands the removal of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., for her profane attack on President Trump and her other actions.  According to the petition, “she is unfit to be a congresswoman.”
“We’re going to go in and impeach the m********ker,” she said on the first day of the new Congress, angering a number of people.
“Her rude display and lack of respect for our sitting President was uncalled for. Her immediate removal from her seat is just and warranted. Do to her hatred towards our president, I feel she is a national security threat,” the petition reads.

But there’s more.

"According to Fox News, Tlaib is also under fire for posting what Republican politicians and commentators called an anti-Semitic dog whistle on Twitter." . . .

Related:  Rashida Tlaib And Linda Sarsour Wear Palestinian Robes To Congress

. . . "Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan, is believed to be the first Democratic member of Congress to endorse the one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She has also said she supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel and has called for cuts to U.S. military aid to the Jewish state, all of which have led her to be criticized by Jewish groups." . . .

Politically I'd say she is pretty much in line with much of academia in America. TD

Beto O'Rourke contends border is 'one of the safest places' in US following Trump's Oval Office address

MSN

"Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke – considered to be a potential 2020 presidential contender – blasted President Trump for attempting to “instill anxiety and paranoia” in an effort to push his plan to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border amid a partial government shutdown.

"Trump and Democrats remain stagnant in their fight over funding for the border wall, one of the president’s oft-repeated campaign promises. Trump has demanded more than $5 billion in funding for the wall, and Democratic leaders have refused to capitulate to his demands.' . . .

Townhall gives us some real gems

Townhall Cartoons

Media Throw Everything at the Wall to See What Sticks

Townhall

"Now that Trump has finally turned to the campaign promise that won him the election -- build a wall and deport illegals -- the Democrats, the media and even most Republicans are hysterical.
"Just remember: They were hysterical about Ronald Reagan, too. You don't change history by being a follower, particularly if the people you're following are unimaginative, go-with-the-flow company men.
"When President Reagan implemented the strategy that won the Cold War, he was opposed by the entire media, as well as foreign policy "experts" in both parties.
"The New York Times and Washington Post produced nonstop denunciations of his "dangerous" policies. There were propaganda movies like "The Day After," terrifying Americans about a Soviet strike on our country. Witless college students demanded cyanide pills be stocked in campus health care clinics, on the grounds that Reagan was going to get us all nuked.
"Only after Reagan's policies succeeded did these same hysterics say, Ho hum, no big deal. We always knew the Soviet Union was a paper tiger.
"Frantically rewriting history, they claimed Reagan had merely continued the policies of his predecessors. The truth about their eight-year primal scream is helpfully assembled in my smash best-seller, Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism.
"The Democrats, the media and most of the Republican Party are as fanatically opposed to Trump's ideas about illegal immigration as they were to Reagan's ideas about winning the Cold War." . . . 

"President Trump, you will not get your wall,"  . . . "Majority leader Mitch McConnell came to the podium after Schumer to make the case for increased border security. Citing a recent surge in drug and human trafficking, McConnell called the situation at the southern border a “crisis” and rhetorically asked if any of his Democratic colleagues went to sleep at night with their front doors wide open" . . . 

Video: Students Hate Obama, Schumer, Clinton Immigration And Border Wall Quotes When Told They’re From Trump…

Weasel Zippers

Government Back In 2016, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Was Dragged From Trump Rally For Disturbance

Wayne Dupree. . . "We may have reached a low point where our elected lawmakers are incapable of maintaining a public veneer of token civility. And if that’s the case, don’t expect restraint from citizens protesting in the streets. Shouting obscenities at each other might not be enough.
"If you want to regain control of the country, encouraging this kind of rhetoric isn’t a winning strategy. It may play well to the crowd at the moment, but it doesn’t help to win people over at large, nor translate into coalition building.
"It’s not that the profanity offends me so much as the immaturity and naiveté. Tlaib isn’t aware of the big picture. She’s not wise or sophisticated enough to realize how important it is to work together instead of trying to garner attention for herself.
"But then again, this is the Democratic Party’s future." . . .

Wayne Dupree is owner and founder of WayneDupree.com. He was named to the 2017 Newsmax’s 50 Most Influential African-American Republicans. He served in the USAF between 1987-1995. He saw time in Operation Desert Storm/Shield and is the father of three. He is the host of the Wayne Dupree Show.

Iranian Leader Admits Trump’s Sanctions Are Working

The Epoch Times 

"To contribute to Iran, just click on the 800 number at the

bottom of the screen or visit Iran's GoFundMe site"

"The ruler of Iran’s Islamic regime  admitted in a speech on Jan. 9 that sanctions reimposed by the administration of President Donald Trump are putting unprecedented pressure on the nation.

"Last year, Trump quit the Iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions in order to diminish Tehran’s oil exports, curb its missile program, and clip its regional influence.

“ 'The sanctions do put pressure on the country and the people,” Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, according to a transcript on his website of one of his speeches in Tehran." . . .

CNN’s Chris Cuomo Surprisingly Defends Trump’s Wall Against Don Lemon

Cuomo seems to be on one of the first entities on the left to come out and say that a border wall isn’t an immoral thing. Interestingly enough, Democrats held this position for a very long time, and as recently as the Obama administration.

RedState  "The pre/post show interactions between Don Lemon and Chris Cuomo oftentimes make news, usually due to something ridiculous Don Lemon said, but every now and again Chris Cuomo of all people will say something completely sensible.

"The first time that happened was when Cuomo called Lemon “petty and small” over Lemon saying he’d refuse to be civil with President Donald Trump during George H.W. Bush’s funeral.

"Now we have Cuomo actually defending Trump’s wall.

"During their show switchover moment, Lemon complained that Trump just got to air his speech without any interference from the press, arguing that there should be a delay so the press can have their way with it first, and their narrative can be overlayed on top of it." . . .

These are not your grandfather's Democrats

Personally, I don't care for either Ben & Jerry version. TD

Jim Daws  "The Democrats' obstinate refusal to fund a physical barrier on our southern border is the starkest illustration yet that they are no longer a political party dedicated to the protection and prosperity of the United States.  The party has been captured by cultural Marxists who are radically hostile to America's founding principles, its history, and its people.  It's no exaggeration to recognize the reality that the Democratic Party is engaged in an ideological war against the historic American nation, which the party's members despise.

Photo added, TD

"Post-Civil War Democrats fashioned themselves as champions of America's working classes and defenders the freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights.  Those Democrats were patriotic and believed that while the founders' promise had yet to be fully realized, their ideals of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were profound and sacred truths.*

"That all changed beginning with the cultural revolution of the 1960s, as cultural Marxists began their long march to take over America's universities, media, courts, and popular culture.  These Democrats fancied themselves revolutionaries who believed that because of its flaws, America was irredeemable.  Their motto was "tear it all down."  While tattered remnants of those old-style Democrats survive on the margins, they are no longer an animating force within the party.

"If you think I exaggerate, consider how the Democrats turned their backs on labor unions, once the surest path to the middle class for men and women who worked with their hands and backs.  The Dems threw unions under the bus in favor of radical environmentalists who oppose coal mining, oil drilling, and pipelines. Those high-paying jobs were sacrificed by the Democrats to the false god of global warming.  The jobs and fossil fuel production didn't vanish, mind you – they just moved overseas, beyond the reach of American workers." . . . Read more... 

* They were indeed, except for the Dixiecrats who fathered the KKK and the Jim Crow laws.