AHCA did not have enough votes to pass House on Friday & was pulled from consideration. The fallout. Steve Bannon to create 'sh**list' of Republican House Members who opposed AHCA? Congressman Poe quits Freedom Caucus. Biden says he would've beaten Trump in 2016. Trump to work with Democrats on next try with healthcare. Schumer says Democrats will work with Trump if he abandons his right wing ideas. Schumer to filibuster Gorsuch. Will McConnell implement the 'nuclear option' and push Gorsuch through with a simple majority vote? Merrick Garland hurt their feelings. Combine that with a nominee who is an originalist & not a liberal activist, and you've got a filibuster led by obstructionist Chuck Schumer. Courts approve first 'genderless' person.

Trump says AHCA negotiations are over. Calls for Friday vote. Case can be made this is Obamacare Lite because it doesn't fully repeal the structure of Obamacare. Free markets have the best answers & government creates the biggest problems. Moving us toward single payer? Congressman Nunes voices concerns about Trump communications being intercepted & his being unmasked. More evidence for Trump/Russia or Richard Milhous Obama spying on Trump? A return to the conversation about the Salon article saying Republicans are 'cruel to the poor' for wanting to cut entitlement programs. A personal anecdote from a time I ran a Boys & Girls Club. Heritage report on the results of The War on Poverty over 50 years. By what metric has this been successful? What really helps the poor: govt programs or private charity & (gasp) churches? Wish I had time to discuss more. Have a great weekend! GO DAWGS!!!

Democrats are prepared to filibuster Neil Gorsuch because he wants to follow the Constitution. Let that sink in. Healthcare vote today, the 7th anniversary of Obamacare being signed into law. Some in Congress seem fixated on symbolism over substance, insisting on having a vote today. If House Freedom Caucus isn't on board, it's hard to convince me this is a conservative piece of legislation. This process, regardless of the details of the AHCA, hasn't felt right to me. London terror attack tied to (or inspired by) Isis. It's about time to hear leaders acknowledge our enemy: Islamic terrorists (jihadists). Salon article: 'Why are Republicans so cruel to the poor?' This article falls one level short of sophistry. In fact, the arguments are almost as stupid as worrying if our military's presence will cause the island of Guam to tip over. Don't have time to talk about Congressman Nunes' comments about Trump's communications being intercepted & his being 'unmasked.'

Sorry for being out yesterday. Working on growing & building the show. Gorsuch masterfully avoids stepping on landmines set by Democrats. So now they attack him because he's an originalist. The Constitution is a 'living, breathing document?' Maxine Waters threatens impeachment. Comparing the legislative styles of Democrats & Republicans. A look at the Constitution & Originalism. The far Left doesn't like the concepts of Truth & an unchanging standard. Cosmo tackles the issue of Constitutional Originalism - and why they say it's bulls***. Where else would you turn to get insightful constitutional analysis? What's going to happen with GOP healthcare bill? Ryan continues telling us it will pass. Rand Paul says it won't pass Senate. Trump threatens conservative legislators? We need to quit thinking of this as Republicans' turn to create a top-down government solution & truly allow the free markets to work. Reasons Heritage Foundation conservatives don't like the AHCA. Kaepernick donates $50k to Meals On Wheels.

Donna Brazile comes clean & admits to sharing debate question with Hillary. I can't believe Democrats would replace her - unless she's looking for work at the DNC. Neil Gorsuch hearings this week. Merrick Garland & the 2016 campaign over the Supreme Court. The Liberals are not about to give up ground on the Supreme Court without a fight. The Court, along with our system of higher education, is one of the main tools the Left has to advance liberalism. This is exactly why Donna Brazile has to share questions with Hillary: liberals cannot win by being honest in elections. But they are good at using force and the Supreme Court. College to cost $500,000 in 18 years? This nonsense will continue as long as taxpayers foot the bill. Tomi Lahren is pro-choice. Says limited government should not be involved in telling a woman what to do with her body. But this is about protecting life - and the other body in the equation: the unborn child's. A conscience requires we address this part of equation, too. Ignoring that is intellectually dishonest. Trump Nazi billboard defended by 'artist.' TV show Colony described by Vox as 'accidentally the most relevant show on television.' I'm going to have to discuss this tomorrow. Lots to unpack in this piece.

McDonalds tweet. Account hacked? True or not, this is the common excuse. Chris Matthews trying to channel his inner Rachel Maddow & drive ratings up with his own silly comments. Calls Trump "weirdo in the basement." I think he's confusing Trump with his listeners. (I'm teasing liberals. Take it easy.) How did we get here with North Korea. Bill Clinton. American weakness is provocative. Negotiating with evil madmen is truly insane. And when they have nuclear weapons & threaten to use them, why would we take military options off the table? We are not threatening war, they are. We are trying to maintain peace. And you don't do that through weakness & capitulation to madmen. I tire of America being blamed for every problem in the world. The US is trying to maintain peace. Romans 12:18 tells us to live at peace ... as far as it depends upon us. Madmen sometimes make it difficult or even impossible. We're making the same mistakes with Iran. Jihadi Joe. We don't want war, but there is risk in doing nothing and empowering maniacal, dictatorial madmen - be they in North Korea or Iran. Want to drive the Left & Media mad? Introduce a budget that cuts budgets for all but 3 Cabinet agencies. And increase budgets for those related to military/defense. Chelsea Clinton is writing a book called "She Persisted." It's reportedly for people who have been told to quit. As a conservative, I've been told to quit - and I have no interest in the book. Have a great weekend!

Trump temporary travel ban 2.0 stopped by a federal judge. Judge Derrick Watson apparently connects Islam to terrorism, because the executive order focus on stopping terrorism and allows entry for 9 of the 10 most populous Muslim nations in world. Although objective thought makes it clear that there are Islamic terrorists who believe waging jihad against the United States is their religious duty. If media was consistent, they'd now be saying this judge is helping Isis recruit. Judge is Obama appointee. Republican judges on 9th Circuit Court seem to support Trump's authority to issue ban. By the way, where are all the lawsuits resulting from Obama ending 'wet foot, dry foot' policy, which clearly is designed to target Cuban nationals? Hypocrisy is really deep. Healthcare fight continues. Organizing for America email arguing for the government to effectively be the church or at least the private charity. Obama releases NCAA brackets, but declines ESPN invitation. If he would've focused on bracketology for 8 years, America would have much fewer problems today.

Rachel Maddow overplays her 'Trump tax return' hand. Reminds me of Geraldo opening Al Capone's vault in 1986. It is reported that these tax returns have been released previously & the Wall Street Journal reported on them. What does the Left think they will find in Trump's returns? Insanity. Perfect story for MSNBC, home of Brian Williams. If we are told, unequivocally, that Trump & Putin colluded to 'steal the election,' should we also not be asking who is colluding to keep Trump from governing? Turning back regulations - and someone making the case for Federalism & States' Rights while thinking they are arguing to keep the Federal regulation. I eagerly await the return of (former) President Obama to ESPN to talk about his brackets. If he only would have stuck to that for 8 years, we would have a lot fewer problems to fix. Can you imagine Trump making NCAA bracket picks on ESPN?

Where do I start today? Fareed Zakaria tells us Vladimir Putin is the most powerful man in the world. The Nutty Professor Bernie Sanders holds a West Viriginia town hall on MSNBC, promoting socialism & socialized medicine. Paul Ryan doing his best Nancy Pelosi impression. CBO gives bad score for AHCA. I don't like the bill, but why do we trust the CBO? Study finds (yes, a scientific study) that parenthood leads to longer life. Using media's normal tactics, could we not say Planned Parenthood cuts the life of its clientele short by preventing them from becoming a parent? Equal pay apparently won't happen until we've been destroyed by climate change. Fareed Zakaria thinks Putin is most powerful man in the world. Apparently, the only man in the world capable of 'stealing the US Election.' On whose watch did he become so powerful? And that's even post 'Russian Reset Button.' Congressman Luis Guiterrez 'arrested' by ICE. He got his headline, but it's not why he wants you to think. European non-profit 'experts' want to give pedophiles child dolls to satisfy their corrupt urge. Overeducated idiots.

Mother Nature apparently protesting EPA Director Scott Pruitt by unleashing a blizzard in the Northeast in mid-March. Obamacare battle continues. Trump budget to cut federal workforce in most areas. That's good news, even though the Left & Media panic over this. But why not take the same approach with Obamacare? Sexy, Sexy, Sexy Martin O'Malley makes the news this weekend talking about his campaign's failures. He's right: "None of it made any sense." The superficial Left. A discussion of 'Repeal & Replace.' Being wise about the process of dismantling Obamacare is not synonymous with creating our own government-run GOP version of Obamacare. Free markets are one of the most powerful tools in the conservative's tool belt. Let's trust them. An anecdote from college. Hillary met with Russian Ambassador, too? Do we believe the Kremlin or the Clinton Campaign? Would we have been told Russia hacked the election had Hillary won? Would there have been calls for her to be impeached for colluding with Russia? Tumblr trying to save Planned Parenthood with same old meaningless, predictable talking points. It's just boring now.