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Special Counsel Mueller is getting a lot of attention as he pursues his task to investigate Trump's supposed collusion with Russia.  Unfortunately for him his possible efforts to obstruct justice during the investigation following the 9/11 disaster are  starting to emerge.  Quote: "I wrote about the connection between the Saudi government and the activities of some of the hijackers in San Diego, which was revealed when the 28 pages of the redacted Joint Inquiry report were partially unredacted. We wouldn’t know anything about this part of the 9/11 plot if Robert Mueller – then FBI director, now the “special counsel” heading up the “Russia-gate” probe – had had his way. When the Joint Inquiry sent former FBI lawyer and counterterrorism expert Michael Jacobson to San Diego to investigate Saudi links to 9/11, Mueller was furious, as Andrew Cockburn reports in Harper’s:  Bob Graham, the former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told me recently that Robert Mueller, then the FBI director (and now the special counsel investigating connections between Russia and the Trump campaign) made ‘the strongest objections’ to Jacobson and his colleagues visiting San Diego. Graham and his team defied Mueller’s efforts, and Jacobson flew west. There he discovered that his hunch was correct. The FBI files in California were replete with extraordinary and damning details."  https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/09/12/why-did-robert-mueller-obstruct-congresss-911-probe/#more-158943    Does Mueller have troublesome skeletons in his closet???  Can we assume that this man investigating Trump is an "honest" and "fair minded" soul merely doing his duty?  And, should we be prepared to believe anything he says?  Or.... you fill in the blank.  There are other not so nice allegations in his past, even one where Hillary requested his support to serve as her bag man for a deal she had with Russia.  Things are getting stranger, stranger and yet stranger....

People who lean left need to read and understand the many lessons contained in this piece.   Quote: "I wish the data went back to 1980, but even these partial numbers are a tremendous confirmation of the hypothesis that free markets are the best way of helping the poor."    https://fee.org/articles/free-enterprise-is-the-worlds-only-successful-strategy-for-reducing-poverty/?

There is occasional good news to share.  This is an example.  Quote: “When Phillips designs and creates a custom wedding cake for a specific couple and a specific wedding, he plays an active role in enabling that ritual, and he associates himself with the celebratory message conveyed,” he added. “Forcing Phillips to create expression for and participate in a ceremony that violates his sincerely held religious beliefs invades his First Amendment rights.” This is good. Very good, in fact. And according to The Washington Times, the DOJ’s surprising decision to file a brief in Phillips’ case “raises the possibility that the government will also ask for time to argue in front of the justices when the case goes for oral argument.”  And, "During the administration of former President Barack Hussein Obama, a man who loved sitting idly by as Christians were persecuted, the DOJ said nothing about Phillips, instead choosing to allow him to suffer the indignity of being persecuted for his Christian beliefs."    https://conservativetribune.com/gay-couple-lawyers-up/?

As you peruse this item take note that the appeal being made by the former Secretary of Homeland Security is an emotional one.  No acknowledgement that what was done during the Obama Administration was an unconstitutional act.  Only the Legislative Branch can write law.  The Administrative Branch's sole job is to implement and enforce laws, not make them.  The DACA program was unilaterally implemented by the Obama Administration - that was illegal.  As the loyal Democrat she defends herself and the program solely as an emotional appeal.  Proving once again that following the law means little to nothing to Democrats.  Obama created a legal quagmire that now Trump has to deal with.  Trump has done the right thing by passing the ball to Congress.  Bleeding heart Democrats are on the bandwagon supporting continuation probably not even aware that Obama had no authority to do what he did.  But bleeding hearts do not care about legalities.  This is just one more mess Democrats have made of things. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-napolitano-daca-lawsuit-20170908-story.html

Deception is a game always played by Democrats.  Their goal is to always make themselves look like the good guys and anyone for any reason who disagrees with them are the bad guys.  This provides an example.  Quote: "Liberals and the mainstream media have done their best to paint President Donald Trump’s decision to formally end President Barack Obama’s amnesty for some 800,000 immigrants living in the country illegally as heartless, but what they won’t be discussing any time soon is the the average age of those “kids.”  The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, has allowed many immigrants, some who arrived in the country in 1990s, to obtain work permits.  According to a results of an online questionnaire given to DACA recipients, the average age of these “children” is 25, with some recipients being as old as 35."    https://conservativetribune.com/libs-cry-daca-real-average-age/

This is about one of the liberal's poster child for the DACA program.  It was a big success until.... the truth began to emerge.  Here is some of it.  Quote: "It appears that the poster child for “innocent DREAMers” may have possibly been illegally registered to vote in the last election, and also illegally donated to a political action committee." And, "Further research about Caudillo revealed that she is an outspoken activist for Bernie Sanders, and frequently   begs for handouts on sites such as GoFundMe — including repeatedly asking for money for trips around the U.S. and to Mexico.  One has to wonder how Mexico would respond to a foreign citizen living illegally in, say, Guadalajara, while constantly trying to influence Mexico’s elections and refusing to respect the country’s laws. This evidence about Caudillo — if confirmed — essentially proves Trump’s point about many illegal aliens. In an unfortunate number of cases, immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally are not doing everything possible to follow the law and assimilate. Instead, they sadly look for ways to bend the rules on other people’s dime. It is possible to be sympathetic to anyone searching for a better life, while also insisting that they follow the law. In the case of this DREAMer, it looks like respecting the law is low on her priority list."  https://conservativetribune.com/crying-illegal-truth-dreamer/?

If even Democrats admit DACA was never legal why did they let Obama get away with this ruse that has caused so much trouble?  Democrat Senator Diane Feinstein admits that DACA is on shaky legal ground.  Good of her to say so now but she should have said it while Obama was president and made sure the illegal act never happened.  After the fact brave talk is just that brave talk.  She and her fellow Democrats did not do their job...nor did Republicans.  Congress is filled with a bunch of lame hypocrites.    http://patrioticviralnews.com/articles/democrats-finally-admit-daca-isnt-legal/ 

These words from Melania Trump should embarrass every single liberal whose small minded and hateful rants against her are unworthy of any attention.  Quite a contrast to the way they fawned over Michele who often did not deserve the faux praise rendered.   https://libertywriters.com/2017/08/everyone-watching-trump-no-one-noticed-melanias-incredible-offer-victims-harvey/

Hard facts that prove that approving DACA is a bad idea for Americans.  Quote: "For two decades after the 1986 amnesty, the federal courts were tied up with dozens of class-action lawsuits brought on behalf of illegal aliens — regular illegal aliens, farm worker illegal aliens and still-in-Mexico illegal aliens — challenging every aspect of the law. Is that how American tax dollars should be spent? On endless litigation, brought by America-hating activists on behalf of people who have no right to be in our country and decided by Democrat-appointed judges? (Who are also America-hating activists.) And when their work is done, there will be a lot more Democrat-appointed judges because there will be a lot more Democrats. Lawyers sued over everything — the absence of Creole interpreters, the requirement that illegals have proof of prior farm work and the rare denials of amnesty. Congress desperately tried passing laws that would prevent courts from hearing these cases — all to no avail. Left-wing lawyers just had to pick the right judge, and they won. In 2005 — nearly 20 years after the 1986 amnesty — the Ninth Circuit was still granting amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who claimed they had been unfairly denied because they were not in the country for the first amnesty. Seriously. No matter how the law is written, as long as anyone is eligible for amnesty, everybody’s getting amnesty."    https://www.theburningplatform.com/2017/09/13/no-amnesty-is-a-good-amnesty/   Who are the losers in this game?  American tax payers, over crowded schools, over crowded medical facilities, over crowded prisons and out of work American citizens.

This problem has been percolating in the background for some time.  If it blows up, and it seems the fuse has been lit, it will be a really big problems for Democrats.  Quote: "Democratic Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigned Tuesday after more allegations of child sexual abuse surfaced in what is becoming a disturbing pattern of Democratic politicians involved in crimes and allegations of child sexual abuse — scandals largely ignored by the media. Murray’s resignation, effective 5 p.m. on Wednesday, comes after a fifth allegation of child sexual abuse surfaced on Tuesday — this time from a family member. However, Murray’s alleged behavior is not alone; several major Democrats are facing charges or received convictions regarding sexual crimes related to children over the past year."   http://www.dailywire.com/news/20982/multiple-democrats-currently-involved-child-sex-ryan-saavedra