JULY

**30, 2020**

Meyerson on TAP

Mitt Romney and the Short Rope

In his role as the personification of the pre-Trump Republican Party,
Mitt Romney has proposed a modification of the provision in Senate
Republicans' new COVID bill that immediately slashes the $600 weekly
unemployment insurance supplement to $200. Romney's proposal would
phase in the cut
,
reducing the amount to $400 one month from now, $200 two months from
now, and zeroing it out three months from now.

In his desire to phase in insufficiency rather than impose it abruptly,
the Mittster is upholding the time-honored traditions of "moderate"
Republicans. So time-honored, in fact, that his policy is best described
by a line I heard from Democratic Sen. Eugene McCarthy during his 1968
presidential campaign.

"Republicans adhere to the short-rope theory," McCarthy said. "A man is
drowning 50 feet from shore. Republicans throw him a 30-foot rope and
say, 'We've gone more than halfway.'"

Mitt Romney is a short-rope Republican.

~ HAROLD MEYERSON

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The Triumphant Return of Congress

At Wednesday's Big Tech hearings, the House Antitrust Subcommittee
showed what informed politicians and a real investigation can do. BY
DAVID DAYEN

How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep Nonviolent Prisoners Locked Up

As California attorney general, she spent years subverting a 2011
Supreme Court ruling requiring the state to reduce its prison
population. The overseeing judicial panel nearly found the state in
contempt of court. BY ALEXANDER SAMMON

Elizabeth Warren: VP or Treasury Secretary?

It's a close question. But one way or another, she needs a senior post
in a Biden administration. BY ROBERT KUTTNER

New York Primary Glitches Show Rough Waters Ahead for November

The Empire State primary provides one example of how difficult it is to
transition to vote-by-mail elections. BY BRITTANY GIBSON

Unsanitized: Postal Service Being Torn Apart from Within

Also the day traders fly into Kodak. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report
for July 30, 2020. BY DAVID DAYEN

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