Friday, October 5, 2018
Cook Political Report shifts three Senate races toward Republicans
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, shifted three Senate races in favor of Republicans as well as one Senate race toward Democrats less than five weeks out from the midterm elections.
Cook moved Senate races in Montana, Nebraska and New Jersey all in favor of Republicans. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) faces one of the most competitive race this cycle, which was shifted from "lean Democratic" to "toss-up." Tester is running against state auditor Matt Rosendale (R) in a state where President Trump won by double-digits in 2016.
More @ The Hill
51-49 Split Holds, But Steve Daines Should Keep The Plane Ready
Maine senator Susan Collins announced on the Senate floor Friday that she plans to vote YES on Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation, which is likely to be held Saturday evening.
Collins talked about how she was forced to watch “special interest groups whip their followers into a frenzy by spreading misrepresentations and outright falsehoods” about Kavanaugh.
More @ Big League Politics
The Left Edge of Insanity: A Short Story of a Dystopian America
To my fellow Associates: My name is Diversity-26, although my family and friends knew me as John before the Great Purge of Christianity. Today, as part of my punishment, I have been required to give you my story and beg you all for forgiveness for having disrupted your safe and happy lives.
According to the decrees of Democratic Socialism (or Dezism), I am a non-binary citizen of the Commune of Equality. The year is 142 E.T. (Era of Tolerance), and I live in the Quadrant of Purple, which is now referenced in history as The Great Wicked South Carolina by our State Educational Officers. Some of you may recall that I once wrote for
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Standard Manufacturing Releases SKO Mini, a Semi-Auto, 12GA ‘Firearm’
It looks like a shotgun, shoots like a shotgun, and accepts 12GA shot shells, but according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Standard Manufacturing SKO Mini isn’t a shotgun.
And if it isn’t a shotgun, it can’t be a short-barreled shotgun either, no matter the barrel length.
Using the same legal principle applied to the Remington TAC-14 and the Mossberg Shockwave, the semi-automatic SKO Mini can be purchased with a 14.75-inch barrel without the additional $200 tax stamp usually required to purchase a shotgun with a barrel longer than 18 inches.
More @ Guns America
Adult-Sized Daisy Red Ryders? Shoot Your Eye Out Again For A Limited Time
Daisy Outdoor Products has announced a limited run of an adult-sized version of their iconic Red Ryder BB Gun. Yes, you can now shoot your eye out as a grown up!
Daisy fans have been clamoring for a grownup-sized version of the classic for years. The Red Ryder was my first gun, as I imagine it was for many of you. Now we can shoot and teach shooting side by side with the next generation.
The new adult-sized Red Ryder is available in two versions direct from Daisy. The first version is for someone that already owns a regular, kid-sized Red Ryder. This kit comes with the new Model 1938ARR, a Rocket Shot Target Launcher, shooting glasses (Ralphie needed these) and a tube of 350 BBs. This kit is $69.
More @ Guns America
Eight-year-old Swedish-American girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake
Via Billy
An eight-year-old Swedish-American girl came across an exciting find swimming at her local lake, when she pulled an ancient sword from its depths.
"It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!" Mikael Nordström from Jönköpings Läns Museum said when explaining the significance of the find.
But that's exactly what happened to Saga Vanecek, who found the relic at the Vidöstern lake in Tånnö, Småland earlier this summer.
"I was outside in the water, throwing sticks and stones and stuff to see how far they skip, and then I found some kind of stick," Saga told The Local.
An eight-year-old Swedish-American girl came across an exciting find swimming at her local lake, when she pulled an ancient sword from its depths.
"It's not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!" Mikael Nordström from Jönköpings Läns Museum said when explaining the significance of the find.
But that's exactly what happened to Saga Vanecek, who found the relic at the Vidöstern lake in Tånnö, Småland earlier this summer.
"I was outside in the water, throwing sticks and stones and stuff to see how far they skip, and then I found some kind of stick," Saga told The Local.
More @ The Local
Grassley asks Ford's legal team for records of contacts with Feinstein and Hirono 'in light of recently uncovered information'
Via Billy
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote a letter to Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers Thursday asking for records and descriptions of communications with the offices of Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Mazie Hirono "in light of recently uncovered information."
The new request, revealed in a late-Thursday press release sent hours after senators got a chance to read the FBI's report on its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, was coupled with Grassley's third attempt to ask Ford's attorneys Debra Katz, Michael Bromwich, and Lisa Banks to share evidence cited as part of their client's claim she was sexually assaulted by the judge when they were teenagers.
"I urge you once again, now for the third time in writing, to turn over the therapy notes, polygraph materials, and communications with The Washington Post that Dr. Ford has relied upon as evidence," Grassley wrote at the end of his letter.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, wrote a letter to Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers Thursday asking for records and descriptions of communications with the offices of Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Mazie Hirono "in light of recently uncovered information."
The new request, revealed in a late-Thursday press release sent hours after senators got a chance to read the FBI's report on its investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, was coupled with Grassley's third attempt to ask Ford's attorneys Debra Katz, Michael Bromwich, and Lisa Banks to share evidence cited as part of their client's claim she was sexually assaulted by the judge when they were teenagers.
"I urge you once again, now for the third time in writing, to turn over the therapy notes, polygraph materials, and communications with The Washington Post that Dr. Ford has relied upon as evidence," Grassley wrote at the end of his letter.
More @ Washington Examiner
Graham Unleashes On Dems: ‘What Y’all Have Done Is Bullsh-t’ & “Hatred is their only platform."
Senator Lindsey Graham unleashed on Democrats in an Thursday night interview, declaring that the attempts to block the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are “bullshit”.
Appearing on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News broadcast, Graham responded to comments made by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who said that the FBI investigation into claims of sexual harassment had been useless to Democrats.
Menendez and other Democrats described the report as a ‘sham’ and a ‘cover up’.
“That report — if that’s an investigation, it’s a bullshit investigation.” Graham urged.
“Let me tell it to my friend, Bob: What y’all have done is bullshit,” Graham added.
“If they ever write a book about overplaying your hands in politics, this is it. It’s in the first chapter.” he continued.
More @ NewsWars
Murkowski Votes 'NO' on Cloture, But the 'Yeas' Have It
Lisa Murkowski, you represent a state that Trump won by 15 points
You campaigned on conservative values & putting strong judges on the court
You have an obligation to confirm Kavanaugh
If not, we the grassroots will launch a primary that will end your career
Surprisingly, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the key swing votes, voted not to proceed to a confirmation vote for Kavanaugh.
More @ Townhall