The Morning Report 8/1/17

Good morning kids. First day of August, and although the Scarmucci firing after just 10 days on the job is sucking the oxygen out of the room, there's still quite a bit going on, so let's dive right in. Despite everything the Leviathan is doing to blockade, buffalo and bring down the Trump agenda, the man is getting things done. US businesses have posted growth not seen in six years and much of that is due to executive actions cutting red tape in the bureaucracy. Sadly when (G-d forbid) a Democrat gets into the Oval Office or a Republican who touts "bipartisanship!" that can all be reversed with a pen and phone.

Which leads into the next item; Treasury Secretary Mnuchin being the tip of the spear as it were to get the ball rolling on tax reform. Considering the masks coming off at the moment of truth for Obamacare Repeal, I would not want to wager that the GOP-led legislature will do anything different when it comes to this equally crucial issue. Yup, I'm calling it now: there will be no tax reform. Two reasons, 1) anything that denudes power, influence and lucre from DC will be opposed tooth and nail and 2) they hate Donald Trump so it's automatic that they will oppose it.

Hence, Nancy Pelosi saying it's not important for Dems to win the 2018 Midterms is not necessarily a botox-leaking-into-the-cerbral-cortex-induced comment , especially when you have Republicans like McCain, Collins, Murkowski and most of the rest, including of course the leadership.

Two other things of note. First, what should be a huge story in a sane world, the Australian Weather Service has been caught rigging climate data and two years after the Garland, TX ISIS-inspired massacre of five cops, the city of Garland is refusing to release information about the attack. Hmm. Anyway, links from around the world, across the nation and up your street. Have a better one and remain blessed.

• US Companies Post Profit Growth Not Seen in Six Years, But Scaramucci!
  
• Australian Weather Bureau Caught Red-Handed Tampering with Climate Data
  
• Rand Paul: PDT Weighing Executive Actions in Wake of GOP Betrayal of Voters
  
• Rush: Obamacare Implodes.... And It's the Republicans' Problem?!
  
• Focus Shifts to Taxes as Mnuchin Touts Reform, Regulatory Relief to Boost Growth
  
• Kellyanne Conway Reportedly Being Strongly Considered as Next Communications Director
  
• Trent Franks Calls for Mueller to Resign
  
• DNC IT Intrigue: What are Wasserman-Schultz, Dems Desperate to Keep Hidden?
  
• Message to Whoa, Fat! US to Launch Another Test Missile from Vandenberg AFB
  
• Two Years Later, Garland Police Refusing to Release Documents About ISIS-Backed Terror Attack Targeting Pamela Gellar/Draw Mohammed Contest
  
• Leftist-Islamic Alliance Completely Fabricated Europe's "Refugee Crisis"
  
• In Wake of Last Week, Pelosi Saying "Not Important for Dems to Win 2018 Elections" Not a Dumb Statement
  
• Swamp Notes: IRS Rehiring Employees Previously Sacked for Abusing Taxpayer Information
  
• Retired Army Medic, 71, Awarded MOH by PDT 48 Years After Heroism in Vietnam

UPDATE: Link to Garland TX article fixed (I hope)

CORRECTION: The Garland TX article is about the attack on Pamela Gellar, not the ambush of five Dallas policemen.

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