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Government Shutdown Now More Likely Than Not

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

60%

The chance of a federal government shutdown, which has increased dramatically and precipitously since last week when it was 40 percent. “It’s now more likely than not that a shutdown will result from the craziness going on in Washington,” Stan Collender writes in Forbes.

Koch Brothers Argue They are Waging a Moral Battle

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

Look at the American revolution, the anti-slavery movement, the women’s suffrage movement, the civil rights movement. All of these struck a moral chord with the American people. They all sought to overcome an injustice. And we, too, are seeking to right injustices that are holding our country back.

— Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, quoted by the Washington Post.

Trump Says How GOP Treats Him Will Determine His Third-Party Run

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

If I’m treated fairly … and don’t win, but if I’m treated fairly by the Republican Party, I would have no interest in doing that. If I’m not treated fairly by the Republican Party, I very well might consider that.

— Donald Trump, on This Week, on whether he would run for president as an independent.

Graham Says He Never Thought He’d Run for President

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

I never thought I’d run for president. It’s audacious until you look at the other people.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Bloomberg political writer Melinda Henneberger, on Twitter.

Trump Has Huge Lead Nationally in GOP Race

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

31%

Donald Trump’s crushing lead over the GOP presidential field, followed by Jeb Bush at 13%, Scott Walker at 13%, Ben Carson at 6%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ted Cruz at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and John Kasich at 5%, according to a new Gravis Marketing national poll.

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Trump Providing American Jobs to Foreign Workers

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

1,100

Number of temporary visas for foreign workers Donald Trump’s companies have sought since 2000, despite the fact that Trump is staking his run for president in part on a vow to protect American jobs, Reuters reports.

GOP Gets Dogged If Trump Makes It a Three-Way

August 3, 2015 Buck Banks

49% to 43%

H2>Percentage by which Hillary Clinton edges Jeb Bush in a potential general election match up,according to a new Marist Poll. But in a three-way race with Donald Trump as an independent, Clinton crushes Bush, 44% to 29%, with Trump getting 20% support.

Day: August 3, 2015

Government Shutdown Now More Likely Than Not

60%

The chance of a federal government shutdown, which has increased dramatically and precipitously since last week when it was 40 percent. “It’s now more likely than not that a shutdown will result from the craziness going on in Washington,” Stan Collender writes in Forbes.

Koch Brothers Argue They are Waging a Moral Battle

— Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, quoted by the Washington Post.

Trump Says How GOP Treats Him Will Determine His Third-Party Run

If I’m treated fairly … and don’t win, but if I’m treated fairly by the Republican Party, I would have no interest in doing that. If I’m not treated fairly by the Republican Party, I very well might consider that.

— Donald Trump, on This Week, on whether he would run for president as an independent.

Graham Says He Never Thought He’d Run for President

I never thought I’d run for president. It’s audacious until you look at the other people.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Bloomberg political writer Melinda Henneberger, on Twitter.

Trump Has Huge Lead Nationally in GOP Race

31%

Donald Trump’s crushing lead over the GOP presidential field, followed by Jeb Bush at 13%, Scott Walker at 13%, Ben Carson at 6%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ted Cruz at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and John Kasich at 5%, according to a new Gravis Marketing national poll.

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Trump Providing American Jobs to Foreign Workers

1,100

Number of temporary visas for foreign workers Donald Trump’s companies have sought since 2000, despite the fact that Trump is staking his run for president in part on a vow to protect American jobs, Reuters reports.

GOP Gets Dogged If Trump Makes It a Three-Way

49% to 43%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“My friend & Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime filled with joy, purpose, and gratitude. May God continue to bless America and the freedoms that make this nation the greatest.”

— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sucked up to President Trump, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert’s re-election as well.

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

Numerati

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000

60%

The chance of a federal government shutdown, which has increased dramatically and precipitously since last week when it was 40 percent. “It’s now more likely than not that a shutdown will result from the craziness going on in Washington,” Stan Collender writes in Forbes.

— Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, quoted by the Washington Post.

If I’m treated fairly … and don’t win, but if I’m treated fairly by the Republican Party, I would have no interest in doing that. If I’m not treated fairly by the Republican Party, I very well might consider that.

— Donald Trump, on This Week, on whether he would run for president as an independent.

I never thought I’d run for president. It’s audacious until you look at the other people.

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Bloomberg political writer Melinda Henneberger, on Twitter.

31%

Donald Trump’s crushing lead over the GOP presidential field, followed by Jeb Bush at 13%, Scott Walker at 13%, Ben Carson at 6%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ted Cruz at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and John Kasich at 5%, according to a new Gravis Marketing national poll. Tweet

1,100

Number of temporary visas for foreign workers Donald Trump’s companies have sought since 2000, despite the fact that Trump is staking his run for president in part on a vow to protect American jobs, Reuters reports.

49% to 43%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“My friend & Co-Chair gave his all in Kentucky! Trump is my President! Jesus is Lord! I look forward to a lifetime filled with joy, purpose, and gratitude. May God continue to bless America and the freedoms that make this nation the greatest.”

— Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) sucked up to President Trump, just hours after Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) was defeated in a Republican primary and Trump threatened to oppose Boebert’s re-election as well.

— Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), quoted by CNBC, on the reported settlement proposal the Justice Department has with President Trump for his lawsuit against the IRS.

“Thank you for everything you’ve done for the country. To the folks at CBS, in the words of the great Ed Murrow: Good night, and good luck, motherf**kers.”

— David Letterman, quoted by CNN, speaking to Stephen Colbert as “The Late Show” ends its 33-year run on CBS.

Numerati

59%

A new Pew Research survey finds 59% of Americans say the country’s best years are behind us, while 40% say its best years are ahead.

3.8%

56%

352,000

“About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims,” the New York Times reports.

115,000

Donald Trump’s crushing lead over the GOP presidential field, followed by Jeb Bush at 13%, Scott Walker at 13%, Ben Carson at 6%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Ted Cruz at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and John Kasich at 5%, according to a new Gravis Marketing national poll.

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