By Mike Huckabee
February 28, 2021
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Good morning!
Blessings on you and your family, and from all the Huckabee staff!
Today's newsletter includes:
- Bible Verse Of The Day
- COVID Stimulus Bill Passes
- Someday Soon
- Standing Up To CRT
- Sharp Questions From Senator Paul
- Durham Resigns
- "Huckabee" Preview
- A Reader Writes Back...
- America The Beautiful
Sincerely,
Mike Huckabee
BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY
COVID Stimulus Bill Passes
By Mike Huckabee
The House passed the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief/stimulus bill with no Republicans supporting it and two Democrats opposing it. It now goes to the Senate, where the Parliamentarian has already ruled that its $15-an-hour minimum wage hike is not a budget issue and can’t be included in a budget reconciliation bill that needs only 51 votes to pass. To pass, it will need every Democrat backing it and Vice President Kamala Harris to break the tie.
That link tells a little bit of what’s in it, and which parts Republicans support and oppose (for instance, they oppose the $350 billion to states to replace lost revenue as a bailout for badly-run blue states at the expense of successful red states.) And here’s some more on a portion of the bill that’s being called a big giveaway to teachers’ unions and federal workers.
The bill also calls for most Americans to receive another $1400 stimulus check. Added to the last $600 check, this would fulfill Biden’s campaign promise of $2,000 checks, or so the Democrats argue.
But that’s going over like a mustard milkshake with their base. “Progressives” are burning up Twitter with angry tweets about how they voted for Biden to get $2,000 checks, and he’s already bombed Syria before they got their money. Life lesson: if you’re going to sell your vote, get the money in advance.
Finally, new figures released Thursday show that GDP grew at an annual rate of 4.1% in the fourth quarter, suggesting that the economy is already bouncing back on its own and could hit the highest expansion rate since the Reagan era in 1984. That calls into question the need for any more stimulus bills. But then, that rebound happened when Trump was in office. Considering what the Democrats are doing, it’s no surprise they assume the economy is going to need artificial respiration.
Someday Soon
By Mike Huckabee
Despite the government’s best efforts to keep COVID panic alive, it appears that even Dr. Anthony Fauci is finally starting to come around to the reluctant realization that someday soon, the pandemic is going to end and people are going to go back to living their lives as they see fit, no matter how good it’s been for Fauci's career and the ambitions of power-mad Democrats.
Here’s an interesting article that touches on all the fearmongering about the coronavirus and how life can’t even get back to normal after most people are vaccinated is actually discouraging people from getting vaccinated while scaring those who are vaccinated into continuing to hide at home from a virus they’re already vaccinated against.
Standing Up To CRT
By Mike Huckabee
Have you had enough of the left’s “critical race theory” bringing back racism, division and segregation that were thankfully dying out before they fanned the flames to revive them for their own political advancement? Then join the oldest Chinese-American rights group, the Chinese-American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York in standing up against it.
CACAGNY just issued a manifesto blasting critical race theory. And they don’t mince words, calling CRT a “hateful, divisive, manipulative fraud” pushed by hate groups masquerading as anti-racism crusaders, when what they’re selling is actually “racist, repressive, discriminatory, and divisive.”
Read the full text of their letter for a description of what CRT really is, how it’s harming unfavored ethnic groups, like Chinese-Americans, and what Americans who are fed up with this racist “anti-racism” propaganda can do to stop it.
Trump Plotting Political Comeback
By Mike Huckabee
Politico has a story about former President Trump’s latest move, which shows he has no intention of leaving politics, no matter how badly his presence causes his critics to become so enraged they start "literally shaking."
Sharp Questions From Senator Paul
By Mike Huckabee
Sen. Rand Paul (who is also a medical doctor) is predictably being called a transphobe for sharply questioning Biden HHS nominee Dr. Rachel Levine, a transsexual who supports giving puberty-blocking chemicals to minors. It's a practice that causes irreversible physical effects and for which there are no longterm safety studies. Because when you’re choosing someone to oversee America’s Health and Human Services, you want someone who puts personal and political beliefs ahead of patient safety and basic biological science.
Durham Resigns
By Mike Huckabee
Last night, it was announced that John Durham had abruptly announced his resignation from the US Attorney’s office.
Most Trump supporters hearing the news immediately assumed, “Well, that’s it: the real insurrectionists, the coup plotters who abused the power of the federal government to try to overthrow the results of the 2016 election, will get off scot-free and probably get cushy jobs in the Biden Administration.” And while I wouldn’t be at all surprised if that does happen, this news doesn’t mean that Durham’s investigation of the Crossfire Hurricane targeting of the Trump Administration is over.
Fortunately, Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr foresaw this possibility before the election (Biden has already fired a number of US Attorneys, including one investigating Democrat corruption in Illinois) and named Durham as special counsel, a role in which he will continue. Only the Attorney General (presumably, Merrick Garland) could fire him.
Garland was pressed on that during his confirmation hearing, but as with most questions, he dodged taking a firm stand, other than that he sees no reason why Durham shouldn’t be left in place (you know someone is trying to avoid giving you a straight answer when it takes them two negatives to make a positive statement.)
Ordering his AG to fire a special counsel who’s investigating a scandal in which Biden and other members of Obama's circle were allegedly deeply involved would be very bad optics, and the kind of thing that would have Republicans demanding that a Republican President resign over (see Richard Nixon.) But Democrats have built such a strong record of circling the wagons when one of their own commits impeachable offenses and looking the other way in order to hang on to power that I can’t see that being much of a concern for Biden – unless he’s afraid that his fellow Democrats are looking for an excuse to show him the door and bring in Kamala Harris, and then all bets are off.
"Huckabee" Preview
By Mike Huckabee
Warm up your weekend with a brand new episode of “Huckabee” tonight on TBN! Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall will fill us in on the latest on the stimulus bill, former President Trump’s future plans and the Democrats’ so-called “Equality Act” that’s anything but. You’ll meet Ray Ray McElrathbey, the college football star who nearly gave it all up to put his family first. Author Steve J. Carino and his dog Oliver will share a dog story that will astound you. We’ll laugh with comedian Rik Roberts and some goofy news, “In Case You Missed It.” And we’ll cap it all off with music from the Grammy-winning superstar country group, Shenandoah.
It all kicks off at 9 EST/8 CST, on TBN. To find out how you can watch TBN, from local cable and broadcast channels to streaming, visit https://www.huckabee.tv and click on “Channel Finder” on the top menu. You can stream previous episodes, highlights and online-only “Digital Exclusives,” including extended interviews, “In Case You Missed It” and “Facts of the Matter” segments, and extra performances by our great musical and comedy guests, all at https://www.huckabee.tv. You can also find past shows, highlights and digital exclusives on YouTube and my Facebook page.
A Reader Writes Back...
Your daily newsletter is so "right on topic" that I wish that I had signed up months ago. If you ever need help with anything in Virginia, call on me!
America The Beautiful
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