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This is still not normal
Author: Raine    Date: 09/14/2017 13:05:25

Waking up this morning we all heard that 45 may have struck a deal with Minority leaders Pelosi and Schumer. The deal was about #DACA and the over 690,000 people who are known as Dreamers. I wrote about that last week.

Last week Pelosi and Schumer managed to get 45 to agree about raising the debt ceiling, thus avoiding a government shutdown for a few more months and an aide package for those affected by Hurricane Harvey.

It had to be done.
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18 comments (Latest Comment: 09/14/2017 18:03:26 by livingonli)

I got nothing right now.
Author: Raine    Date: 09/13/2017 13:10:07

In the meantime, I offer this article from WaPo.
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25 comments (Latest Comment: 09/13/2017 20:50:11 by Raine)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 09/12/2017 09:48:05

Good Morning.

It's actually been a quiet week on the veteran's front. There is a certain sameness to the headlines that I often see skimming the usual veteran's news sources. This does happen from time to time, and is perhaps more indicative of the lack of effort and progress on the veteran's front than anything else.
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9 comments (Latest Comment: 09/12/2017 23:39:01 by Raine)

I forgot to never forget.
Author: Raine    Date: 09/11/2017 13:08:43

I literally woke up this morning not realizing what day it was.
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22 comments (Latest Comment: 09/11/2017 18:43:37 by BobR)

In the Crosshairs
Author: TriSec    Date: 09/09/2017 10:26:40

Good Morning.

Irma is expected ashore in Florida within the next 24 hours.

The storm remains Category 4, but it has weakened slightly due to skimming along the northern coast of Cuba.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 09/09/2017 21:20:44 by Will in Chicago)

Geeky Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 09/08/2017 13:06:20

Happy Birthday to a show that shaped how so many people view the world and the future!

http://www.treknews.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/best-spock-leonard-nimoy-star-trek-episodes-750x480.jpg


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16 comments (Latest Comment: 09/08/2017 19:05:14 by wickedpam)

The Ship of State is Floundering
Author: BobR    Date: 09/07/2017 15:21:02

If I wrote "tRump is doing a terrible job as president", 75% of the country would roll their eyes and say "well yeah - no duh"... But I am going to write it anyway. Okay, actually, I just did. There is a reason for it, though, and this past week illustrates just why.

The country has some very big problems. The Houston area and parts of Louisiana were hit with devastating flooding due to Hurricane Harvey. The western half of the country is choking on smoke due to all the wildfires. Florida is only days away from being slammed with one of the largest hurricanes in recent history.

From a government perspective, tRump has bankrupted the Secret Service, the government runs out of money at the end of the month, and most of our major executive branch departments are severely understaffed, and led by people who are diametrically opposed to the mission of their respective departments.
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25 comments (Latest Comment: 09/07/2017 20:01:30 by TriSec)

'Why don't they just become a citizen?'
Author: Raine    Date: 09/06/2017 13:01:26

This is a question I am seeing floated around a lot when discussing The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as #DACA.
The DREAM Act, which would have provided a pathway to permanent residency for unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States upon meeting certain qualifications, was considered by Congress in 2007. It failed to overcome a bipartisan filibuster in the Senate. It was considered again in 2011. The bill passed the House, but did not get the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster in the Senate. In 2013, legislation that would have comprehensively reformed the immigration system, including allowing dreamers permission to stay in the country, work and attend school, passed the Senate but did not pass in the House.

The New York Times credits the failure of Congress to protect dreamers as the driver behind Obama's decision to sign DACA.


Short answer: they can't.
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32 comments (Latest Comment: 09/06/2017 19:01:19 by livingonli)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 09/05/2017 10:29:05

 
http://zidbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nagasaki-hiroshima-blasts.jpg

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37 comments (Latest Comment: 09/05/2017 22:40:06 by Mondobubba)

September Morn...
Author: Raine    Date: 09/04/2017 13:08:46

It's the first Monday in September, also known as Labor Day.

I know that many of you will be out and about enjoying the day. We'll be going to see this today:
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6 comments (Latest Comment: 09/05/2017 00:25:52 by Will in Chicago)

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