Whoever records those screaming voiceovers for local car dealerships should do one for the administration so America can know that THE PRESIDENT’S DAY HEALTH CARE SALE HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!!! Jeb Bush hired one of the GOP’s best smear guys, because Jeb is the adult in the room. And two bills were just introduced that would end federal prohibition of marijuana… or it least it *FEELS* like they were just introduced…whooooaaa. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Friday, February 20th, 2015:
LEGALIZE IT – These congressmen forgot to put “jobs” or “freedom” in their weed bill titles. Come on, guys. Matt Ferner: “Two congressmen filed separate House bills on Friday that together would legalize, regulate and tax marijuana at the federal level, effectively ending the U.S. government’s decadeslong prohibition of the plant. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) introduced the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, which would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act’s schedules, transfer oversight of the substance from the Drug Enforcement Administration over to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and regulate marijuana in a way similar to how alcohol is currently regulated in the U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced the Marijuana Tax Revenue Act, which would set up a federal excise tax for regulated marijuana.” [HuffPost]
WHITE HOUSE SEEKING STAY OF IMMIGRATION RULING – Elise Foley: “The Department of Justice will seek a stay on a federal judge’s ruling that brought a temporary halt to immigration programs created by executive action, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Friday. The federal government would like the programs to be able to move forward until an appeals court examines the lower judge’s ruling. The stay will be filed at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans by next Monday at the latest, and will be in addition to an appeal, he said. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen issued an order last Monday to temporarily halt the Obama administration from starting policies that could eventually allow as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants to receive work authorization. The programs are now on hold as the judge considers a case brought by 26 states over the constitutionality of the policies….The states’ lawsuit, led by Texas, contends that the programs are unconstitutional and would impose a burden on their governments.” [HuffPost]
DAILY DELANEY DOWNER – Simon Constable reports on a dubious study: “It’s a strange trend, one that could be significant to policy makers: When monthly food-stamp distributions fall on a weekend, beer sales to that population jump – by up to 7%. According to a new study, the day of the week food-stamp funds are distributed seems to be influencing monthly beer sales among the population eligible for the benefit.” Correlation, sure. But fully 25 percent of people eligible for food stamps don’t sign up. Are they drunk or what? [WSJ]
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@ProffJeffJarvis: #FF @ProfJeffJarvis
@mileskahn: If we don’t stop arguing about how to label ISIS’ brand of terror the terrorists win.
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