Don't Let It Go

On yesterday’s show I discussed an argument put forth by conservative Ken Gardner, to the effect that we would be “chumps” if we supported the efforts of Ted Cruz et al. to defund Obamacare. Gardner’s reasoning was that it wouldn’t work, because it would prevent only the discretionary spending, not the mandatory spending, and so all it would do is make a bunch of people upset at Republicans and ruin the GOP’s chances in the upcoming elections.

I argued, in the second half of the first hour, that Gardner was wrong, even if it was the case that the continuing resolution could be used to prevent only discretionary spending. Listen to the show for my full argument. But today I saw this video of Ted Cruz, explaining that he is proposing a rider to defund BOTH discretionary and mandatory spending. It’s worth watching:

So now there’s even more reason to get behind him and his efforts to defund Obamacare. You can sign the petition and donate here.

Obama says the scandals plaguing him–scandals that should be plaguing him more than they are–are “phony”. We’ll discuss why they’re not phony, including new developments on the Benghazi and I.R.S. scandals. It’s the GOP that’s phony, for its failure to hold Obama accountable. We’ll also discuss the latest on the Obamacare implementation train wreck, including a new “fix” that will exempt politicians and their staffers. And more. See program notes with links, below.

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Program Notes:

Leonard Peikoff: Writing for an Audience

Hill gets Obamacare fix [Politicians and staffers to be exempt from Obamacare]

Georgia asks for Emergency Delay on Obamacare

www.dontfundobamacare.com

Ken Gardner on Facebook

The Telegraph’s “Guide to the most libertarian countries”

‘Phony Scandals’? No, Phony Investigations

CNN: Exclusive: Dozens of CIA Operatives On the Ground During Benghazi Attack

CNN: CIA Pressuring Agents With Knowledge of Benghazi to Keep Silent

U.S. Issues Global Travel Alert Over Al Qaeda Threat

New Links Emerge In the I.R.S. Scandal

Obama’s Creeping Authoritarianism

Chris Matthews: Ted Cruz is a Terrorist