Wednesday's podcast: Tom Brady retired & Minnesota abortion legislation....and more

Tom Brady retired......Minnesota abortion legislation.....Harris County 2022 election....Nixon 1968.....Don Everly (1937-2021).........and other stories.....

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Tom Brady retired......Minnesota abortion legislation.....Harris County 2022 election....Nixon 1968.....Don Everly (1937-2021).........and other stories......

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It's now or never on the debt limit

 (My new American Thinker post)

In Washington, the fight over the debt limit tops the list of bipartisan messes.  So let's blame both sides and finally get to work.   

According to news reports, there are 24 GOP senators who want to do something.  This is the story:    

Nearly half of the Senate Republican Conference has signed on to a letter to President Biden warning they will not vote for any bill to raise the nation’s debt limit unless it’s connected to spending cuts to address the nation’s $31 trillion debt.

The letter, led by conservative Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), says it is the policy of the Republican conference that any increase in the debt ceiling must be accompanied by cuts in federal spending or “meaningful structural reform in spending.”

“We, the undersigned members of the Senate Republican Conference, write to express our outright opposition to a debt-ceiling hike without real structural spending reform that reduces deficit spending and brings fiscal sanity back to Washington,” the senators wrote.

They cited the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, which would automatically provide continuing appropriations to fund government if Congress fails to pass spending legislation by the end-of-year deadline, and the Full Faith and Credit Act, which would prioritize federal payments in case Congress doesn’t raise the debt limit, as “meaningful structural reform.”

“We do not intend to vote for a debt-ceiling increase without structural reforms to address current and future fiscal realities, actually enforce the budget and spending rules on the books, and manage out-of-control government policies,” they wrote.

Since 24 is not 49 the minority leader did not sign it. However, 24 can stop legislation.  Furthermore, Senator Joe Manchin is in trouble back home and voting with the Democrats will not help him this time around.  He may rebuild his image in West Virginia by standing tall.  Maybe Senator Jon Tester of Montana is in the same boat.  I don't know about Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona but she may surprise us.  Also, I think that most of the voters are concerned with the direction of the country.

The Democrats will play "the default" card and try to scare some voters.  The GOP can offset that by taking Medicare and Social Security off the table.   In the meantime, it's important for the GOP to lay down some markers and understand that this may be the best time to make significant reforms to spending.  

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Happy # 82 Garrett Morris

A few days ago, I read that Garrett Morris was born in New Orleans on this day in 1931.

Back in the late 1970’s, Garrett Morris was on the “Saturday Night Live” cast. He played various roles and developed quite a following.

His career took off one Saturday night in November 1978. This is when he played Chico Escuela, a New York Mets’ outfielder from Dominican Republic. He became famous for one line:

“Thank you berry much. Baseball been berry, berry good to me. Thank you. God bless you. Gracias!”

He followed that up with another great line:

“Keep you eye… keep you eyes… on de ball.”

And he had everyone of us laughing to tears.

Would that be allowed on the air today? Would it be censured for mocking a Latino baseball player? What advertisers would be contacted to boycott the segment?

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