The Last Days of Domestic Policy

++Now that the country and the media is back on war-footing, we shouldn't expect much more on domestic policy initiatives.

++President Obama unveiled his alternative to the HobbyLobby decision that corporations who believe they are religions can oppose contraception. It seems to do the job.

++President Obama in his Friday address urged Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. Eliminating it has become another Hobby Horse for the Right. It's only been in existence since 1934. 

++The Hill did a full page article that President Obama will continue his environmental regulations even though it may endanger Democrats in their mid-term elections.

++President Obama is ordering a review of the authorization of military equipment to local police forces. 

++Chief Justice Roberts ordered a stay on same sex marriages in Virginia. Observers think the issue will make the SCOTUS docket in the fall.

++A federal judge declared Florida's ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional.

++Five children that were deported to Honduras were killed. Expect President Obama to issue executive orders on immigration.

++Harry Reid says South Dakota is lost to Democrats in the Senate races.

++Mitch McConnell has vowed to shut down government if elected majority leader and to force President Obama to accept GOP bills. Paul Ryan says that the House will pass a clean bill to raise the debt ceiling.

++Rick Perry was indicted and has taken this as a badge of honor. Scott Walker has been shown to have had the Club of Growth illegally coordinate the funding of his campaign and serve to launder a hefty contribution from a mining firm. Chris Christie's little scandal keeps percolating. It looks like to become the GOP presidential candidate you have to be indicted.

++Willard Romney says that President Obama is worse than he expected. Paul Ryan wants Romney to run again in 2016. 

++Rand Paul attacked Hillary Clinton as being a warhawk, which she is.

++Jeff Greenfield writes in the Daily Beast that there is a tendency to have a political party gain a third term in the White House. He pointed out 1968 and 2000 had their own unique issues, which would have led to Democratic victories.

++Lindsey Graham says we must assume the worse when it comes to ISIS attacking the United States. Rick Perry claims jihadist cells are already penetrating the US from Mexico. The Heritage Foundation wants to raise money for militias to patrol the borders to guard against jihadists.

++In gratuitous good news, a Landmark poll has Michelle Nunn leading GOP candidate Perdue 47 to 40 and 3 percent for libertarian Amanda Swafford.