by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, September 28. Also, check out Trump unveiling his “Boondoggle Masquerading as Tax Reform.”
- Alabama defeat weakens and isolates Trump as his problems grow
- GOP pitches deep tax cuts, with few details on paying for them
- Once-Mighty Deficit Hawks Hardly Peep at Tax Cut Plan (Deficits and the debt only matter to Republicans when a Democrat is in the White House, apparently.)
- A Boondoggle Masquerading as Tax Reform (“The Trump administration’s plan depends on the discredited notion that tax cuts for the rich will help everyone.”)
- Graham-Cassidy Failed, but Obamacare Is Under Attack for the Foreseeable Future (“Republicans will be back for blood after they bumble tax reform.”)
- Trump Tax Proposal Benefits Wealthy, Including Trump (“The administration’s tax plan provides large benefits for the wealthy, modest benefits for the middle class — and no direct benefit to the poor.”)
- Kurds Voted. So Is the Middle East Breaking Up?
- Is Trump Hurting Puerto Rico to Protect America’s Shipping Industry? (“Keeping the Jones Act in place won’t keep supplies from reaching the island – but doing so will make them more expensive. According to the Huffington Post, Puerto Rico may end up paying twice as much for relief materials than it would have, were it able to secure goods from foreign carriers.”)
- The Trump Tax Cuts Are Going to Hurt the Republican Party (“The Republican plan is unpopular, and likely to become more so over time.”)
- Blow: ‘The Flag Is Drenched With Our Blood’ (“Many black people see themselves simultaneously as part of America and separate from it, under attack by it, and it has always been thus…People upset with those who kneel seem to be more angry about black ‘disrespect’ than black death. “)
- Michelle Obama: ‘Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice’
- I’m Out of Empathy. I’m Out of Pity. I’m Out of Patience. (“Roy Moore is a lawless theocratic lunatic, and those who support him are destroying our democracy.”)
- God has sent us a judge. Hallelujah. (“Roy Moore’ s triumph is a ray of sunshine for those of us who’d like to restore stoning to our legal system.”)
- Can’t we get this one thing right? (“Almost all Americans support the ‘dreamers.’ Congress, do your job.” I love how it’s “we,” when it’s actually 100% Republicans.)
- The Trump Voter Paradox
- Media outlets parrot Trump’s unequivocally false claims about his tax plan (“Trump’s tax plan would be good for him, despite what he (and CNN and NBC and The New York Times) say.”)
- Missing in inaction: Why hasn’t Trump ordered the military to Puerto Rico? (“Our troops could be delivering emergency supplies and rebuilding the airport right now. Yet somehow they’re not”)
- Trump can’t explain why he removed Sudan from his travel ban (“A word salad for the ages.”)
- Democrats keep flipping seats in state special elections
- Everyone hates Trump’s godawful tax plan — except the GOP donor class (“The same pitfalls that doomed Trumpcare could also ruin the GOP’s big plans to cut taxes on the rich (even more)”)
- Fake News on Twitter Flooded Swing States That Helped Trump Win
- The Media Promised to Call Out Lies in the Trump Era. It’s Not Happening. (“On the health care repeal, the idea of calling a spade a spade went out the window.” Agreed, the media overall is doing a horrible job, just as it did in 2016.)
- The Republican tax “plan” is a deficit-busting mess. And it would slash the president’s taxes.
- Trump Deletes Tweets That Show His Impotence (“The aftermath of the president backing a loser in the Alabama Senate primary”)
- Will Trump Fire Tom Price Over Private Flights? ‘We’ll See’ (More likely, Trump is unhappy that he hasn’t managed to repeal the Affordable Care Act.)
- The Jones Act, the obscure 1920 shipping regulation strangling Puerto Rico, explained (“Protectionism and exploitation at its worst.”)
- Industry gains clout within Pruitt’s EPA (Unacceptable.)
- McConnell, GOP Senate brace for Roy Moore
- Republicans: Roy Moore May Be Crazier Than Todd Akin, But We’ll Still Back Him (The GOP is totally FUBAR.)
- Moore’s win conjures 2018 nightmare — for both parties (“Republicans might pad their majority — but with troublemakers who owe Mitch McConnell nothing.”)
- Democrats welcome GOP keeping Obamacare repeal alive (“The more Republicans keep trying, the better chance Democrats have of taking the House in 2018, they say.”)
- Kaine Hopes Bipartisanship will Help U.S. Health Care System
- Morgan, Arthur, Millholland and Kincaid: Northam will keep Virginians safe (“Gabe Morgan, Beth Arthur, Lenny Millholland and Stacey Kincaid. Morgan is sheriff of Newport News and former President of the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association. Arthur is sheriff of Arlington County. Kincaid is sheriff of Fairfax County. Millholland is sheriff of Frederick County.”)
- Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe joined the Glass Enclosed Nerve center on Sept. 27, 2017 for “Ask the Governor.”
- Hillary Clinton to raise money for Northam in Va. governor’s race (“Democrats look to build on fundraising lead in push toward Nov. 7 election”)
- Attorney general sues Allied Cash, saying it violated state consumer law
- Va. U.S. Senate candidate Corey Stewart condemns NFL players, coaches, owners for protests during anthem
- Va. Gov. McAuliffe to propose dedicated funding for Metro before he leaves office (“The governor will ask the General Assembly to okay a permanent revenue source for the transit agency in his last budget.”)
- Court requires Northrop Grumman to move forward on IT transition, requires state to pay $4.8M in back fees
- Editorial: Virginia needs to act now to grow a hemp industry
- D.C.-to-Stafford stretch of I–95 tabbed worst traffic hotspot in U.S. (Yep, it’s horrible.)
- McAuliffe: Amazon wants Richmond to bid on HQ2 even without mass transit
- Anti-gun-violence campaign ‘Respect Richmond’ will target specific neighborhoods on social media, online gaming
- Cold front kicks out summer-like heat, fine fall weather to return
