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Friday, September 30, 2016
Anti-Trump Republicans bat for Clinton
The Hillary Clinton campaign made a fresh push Thursday to let Republicans do the talking for them when it comes to Trump.
Ex-GOP lawmakers and members of past Republican administrations touted the Democratic nominee – and blasted her opponent – on a call organized by a Clinton campaign wing. On the call were: former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, former Rep. Claudine Schneider,former Secretary of the Air Force Mike Donley, and former George H. W.Bush Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Cicconi.
Gutierrez said he’s a “lifelong Republican” but decided to “wholeheartedly support Secretary Clinton.” He called Donald Trump’s economic stances “alarmingly simplistic” and said his decision to back Clinton was reinforced by Monday night’s debate. “I speak for a lot of Republicans. Very, very few of them are going to vote for Donald Trump,” he said. “They find this candidacy to be repugnant.”
Ciconni said many Republicans are coming forward and breaking with the party. “To me and my colleagues, this is an easy choice.”
The call, part of a long-running Clinton camp push to tout Republicans breaking with Trump, comes on the heels of yesterday’s announcement that the former Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John Warner of Virginia, is supporting the Clinton-Kaine ticket.
Hey, how about a "Pantsuit Tee"? Hillary offers clothing for the emasculated man
Attention all of you political fashionistas!
Hillary Clinton wants to outfit men in something called the "Everyday Pantsuit Tee." I'm sure it'll be all the rage among the skinny jeans and soy latte crowd.
The $30 shirt, available on her online store, promises to bring "a whole new meaning to casual Friday."
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Hillary Clinton wants to outfit men in something called the "Everyday Pantsuit Tee." I'm sure it'll be all the rage among the skinny jeans and soy latte crowd.The union-printed shirts are unisex. Pantsuit bottoms not included.
Remember when President Obama sold yoga pants? They were five percent spandex -- think stretchy pants.
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Well, maybe just one. Does anybody remember what happened to ObamaCare's Pajama boy?
I don't have the fashion prowess of Tommy Hilfiger or Michael Kors, but I think it's safe to say, Hillary's pantsuit tee is political clothing for the emasculated man.
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Clinton blasts Trump over report of his possible Cuba interests
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| Trump renews Clinton attacks amid Cuba business questions |
Clinton accused Trump of acting against U.S. interests by defying the sanctions in the past, suggesting that “his personal and business interests ahead of the laws and the values and the policies of the United States of America.”
According to a Newsweek report, the work was done by a consulting firm called Seven Arrows on behalf of Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., Trump’s publicly traded casino company. The magazine said Trump reimbursed the consulting firm for $68,000 of business expenses for its Cuba work — even though neither Trump nor the firm had sought a federal government waiver that would have allowed them to pursue such activities.
Clinton told reporters aboard her plane that Trump appeared “to violate U.S. law, certainly flout American foreign policy, and he has consistently misled people in responding to questions about whether he was attempting to do business in Cuba.”
She reiterated that she supported President Barack Obama’s decision to re-open ties with Cuba while she was secretary of state and will continue to do so if she becomes president. However, she said that the report shows that Trump put himself first.
“This latest report shows once again that Trump will always put his own business interest ahead of the national interest - and has no trouble lying about it,” the Clinton campaign said in a statement.
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“I know we’re not supposed to talk about years ago when it comes to the Clintons, but with Trump there is no statute of limitations,” Conway added.
Supreme Court cautious on new cases as term begins under cloud of vacancy politics
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| Campaign trail reacts to Supreme Court abortion ruling |
Democrat Hillary Clinton, for her part, spontaneously "loved" the idea of a Justice Barack Obama, but has been coy on others she thinks deserve a bench nomination.
Even with the Supreme Court kicking off its term Monday, it is this election-year guessing game – over whom the eventual winner will nominate to fill the court vacancy left by Antonin Scalia’s death – that’s captured the attention of court watchers.
The uncertainty, meanwhile, has left the court itself seemingly tip-toeing around major issues, as justices wait for a nomination – and confirmation – to break what is essentially a 4-4 split.
Nothing less than the ideological balance of the court is at stake on Nov. 8.
Despite recent GOP trial balloons hinting otherwise, President Obama's choice of Judge Merrick Garland may not get a Senate hearing and vote, leaving it for the next White House occupant to put his or her instant legacy-building stamp on the third branch of government.
A Clinton pick could signal a decisive shift to the left for the first time in decades.
"Any issue you care about, the Supreme Court is ultimately where it's going to be decided. There are a lot of people that rank this as an important issue for them during this election year," said Carrie Severino, chief counsel at the conservative Judicial Crisis Network.
She said if Clinton is elected, "it would have a very dramatic shift on the court, and an incredible impact for a generation."
The Supreme Court, meanwhile, churns along gingerly with an ideologically divided 4-4 bench, preparing to kick off its term Monday with a less-than-impressive docket so far. Caution over its short-term future may leave the justices reluctant to engage for now in divisive cases, absent a long-term five-vote majority.
Several appeals dealing with the death penalty, criminal law and voting districts have strong racial underpinnings, and will be argued this fall.
"When you think about the rights in the balance, whether it's racial equality, gender equality, reproductive access, religious liberty, all of these issues that go to the Supreme court, Americans care deeply about," said Elizabeth Wydra, president of the progressive Constitutional Accountability Center. "So I think they care deeply about who will be appointing the next justices."
Until then, some on the court worry an eight-member bench will shy from fully deciding contentious cases -- opting to rule on narrow aspects, or splitting evenly where no binding precedent is established.
"A tie does nobody any good," Justice Elena Kagan said earlier this month. "We're there to resolve cases that need deciding, answer hotly contested issues that need resolving, and you can't do that with a tie vote."
For issues like abortion, executive power, health care, and national security -- who sits on the Supreme Court matters. In the years between 1969 and 1993, Republican presidents placed 11 members on the high court, including two chief justices. Democrats got zero.
In the two-dozen years since, one Republican leader appointed only two justices -- Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts -- while a pair of Democrats successfully named four. Garland remains a wild card.
Members of the high court know that political reality all too well.
"It's likely that the next president, whoever she will be, will have a few appointments to make," an increasingly chatty Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in July.
Her recent comments on Trump drew bipartisan scorn. "He is a faker," she told CNN. "He has no consistency about him. He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego."
Ginsburg offered regrets for her "ill-advised" remarks, but not a direct apology to Trump.
The GOP nominee also drew criticism for suggesting last month that "Second Amendment people" might not take kindly to Clinton's judicial choices if she wins in November. He denied suggesting violence against anyone for their views.
As for Clinton, legal and political sources close to her campaign are privately suggesting she, if elected, could preserve the status quo and re-nominate the well-liked moderate-liberal Garland next January, avoiding a bruising confirmation in her first 100 days with a potentially more left-leaning pick.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said last month he was convinced Clinton will stick with the 63-year-old Garland.
The nominee herself has said little about her options, except for one.
"I love that, wow," she told supporters in February when someone suggested she name her former boss, Obama.
Clinton also has said she has a "litmus test" for a justice nominee, and emphasized any potential appointments would have to support the Voting Rights Act and campaign finance reform.
Trump’s list includes a mix of state and federal judges -- all conservatives. The Republican says he would appoint "pro-life" justices who are "very conservative" and "like Judge Scalia."
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