The Federalist Daily Briefing for 03/10/2017

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. March 10, 2017 [Trump Says He’s Open To Negotiation On Obamacare. Here’s His Chance]( By John Daniel Davidson The Republican Study Committee is backing two amendments to the GOP health care bill that strike at the heart of Obamacare: Medicaid expansion. [Full article]( [Here’s The Real Reason Donald Trump Can Never Be A Great President]( By Richard Torregrossa Our greatest presidents drank—some responsibly, others to hooch-happy excess. The effects of alcohol seem to have enhanced their statesmanship. [Full article]( [Everything You Need To Know About Trump’s New Immigration Order]( By Lyman Stone The new immigration executive order is better than the old one. Here are the main things it gets right, and the big questions it leaves unanswered. [Full article]( [Environmentalist Protest Destroys The Environment At Standing Rock]( By Brad Slager Garbage, building materials, and months of untreated human waste from thousands of Standing Rock squatters now threatens the very water they claimed to be protecting. [Full article]( [Obamacare’s Defenders Have No Idea What Insurance Is]( By Robert Tracinski Obamacare defenders think insurance is just 'sharing,' as if all they need to know they learned in kindergarten and the field of economics didn't exist. [Full article]( [USDA Threatens To Shut Down Farm For Conservative Article In Break Room]( By James Gottry Obama-era rules empower meat inspectors to become speech inspectors, and that’s created a crazy situation at one farm in Michigan. [Full article]( [No, States Don’t Get To Make Presidential Candidates Release Tax Returns]( By Kyle Sammin Democratic state legislators want to require presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns. There's a constitutional problem with that. [Full article]( [Why Nobody Has A Right To Health Care]( By David Weinberger Just because our rights are secured by government, it does not follow that they must be provided by government. [Full article]( [Emma Watson’s Expectation Of No Judgments On Her Appearance Is Immature]( By Inez Feltscher Latest in the series of feelings versus reality matchups is the idea that the way you present yourself ought to have nothing to do with the way your ideas are perceived. [Full article]( [Yes, 51 Senators Can Fully Repeal Obamacare]( By Chip Roy Both the parliamentarian and the Senate can, and should, find that full repeal of Obamacare through the budget reconciliation process, and thus 51 votes, is permissible. [Full article]( [Will Steve Bannon Help Break The Left’s Monopoly On Documentaries?]( By Michael Pack President Trump’s chief strategist and senior counselor Steve Bannon is, among other things, a successful conservative documentary filmmaker, a rare achievement. [Full article]( [For St. Patrick’s Day, You Must Have A Guinness]( By Brad Jackson You should steer clear of all fake green beverages. Instead, turn to Ireland’s most famous beer: Guinness Draught. [Full article]( [Podcast: White Privilege, Victimhood, And Race Issues On College Campuses]( By The Federalist Staff Scott Greer, author of "No Campus For White Men" joins the Federalist Radio Hour to share his coverage of racially-charged conflicts on college campuses. [Full article]( [Here’s How The GOP Can Fix The Obamacare Repeal Mess]( By David Harsanyi Republicans should stop shirking townhalls, supporting half measures, and diverting blame and pass the 2016 Obamacare repeal bill. [Full article]( [Samantha Bee’s Show Said He Had ‘Nazi Hair.’ He Actually Has Brain Cancer]( By Bre Payton In the latest episode of "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee" the show said a young man had a "Nazi" haircut, but he's a #NeverTrumper who has brain cancer. [Full article]( REPEAL AND REPLACE AS FAST AS YOU CAN most politically interesting aspect of this repeal and replace effort is its emphasis on speed. Mark it up before you get a CBO score; push it without answering the many big outstanding questions about workability; and most of all, get it moving before any real opposition can have an impact from the right or the left or the stakeholders involved. Avoiding the slough of despond is the key here if Paul Ryan and his leadership team want to achieve their goals – the longer they take, the more their aggressive play here is at risk. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter]( | [friend on Facebook]( | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2017 The Federalist, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in to receive e-mail updates from TheFederalist.com. Our mailing address is: The Federalist 8647 Richmond Highway Suite 618 Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](