Grassley and Graham recommend prosecution ... of Christopher Steele
Well, Charles Grassley and Lindsey Graham recommend prosecution of somebody in connection with Russian attempts to subvert American democracy. The person they recommend be prosecuted is Christopher...
View ArticleThis is what speaking truth to power looks like!
During the campaign, Donald Trump claimed to be a Presbyterian, even though he is apparently not a member of any Presbyterian church and seems completely unfamiliar with his supposed faith. Here is a...
View ArticleJulian Assange: Trump's Defender
Donald Trump has an interesting new defender — Julian Assange. Yep, the same Julian Assange who has spent the past several years holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London hiding from the law.Today,...
View ArticleThe proposed new USDA "America's Harvest Box"
It’s been widely reported that Trump’s proposed budget would substitute a new USDA “America’s Harvest Box” of non-perishable food for a major portion of the SNAP (“food stamp”) benefits of any family...
View ArticleTrump attacks Sessions again on Twitter
Again this morning, the 3 year old in the White House took to Twitter to attack his own Attorney General. This time, it was the following:xWhy is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to...
View ArticleTrump declares trade war on our closest ally
Trump seems to think his steel and aluminum tariffs are going to harm China. The problem is that they will do even more harm to our neighbor to the north, and our closest ally, Canada. Does Trump...
View ArticleAt least they're not TRYING to blow up the world
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was, I guess, trying to be reassuring when he said, about Trump’s tariff decision, “We're not trying to blow up the world. There's no intention of...
View ArticleTrump "body man" must have some real dirt
According to an article on Politico, recently fired Trump personal aide and “body man” John McEntee may soon be rehired. According to reports from numerous news sources, he was fired because his...
View ArticleMark Penn must really hate Hillary!
I guess not being hired to run her 2016 campaign after he did such a wonderful job of getting her the nomination in 2008 must have left a bitter taste in his mouth. That’s the only explanation I can...
View ArticleBREAKING: Manafort jury has apparently reached verdict on 17 counts
The jury sent a question to the judge, which was how do they complete the verdict sheet if they’ve reached agreement on only 17 of the 18 counts. They also asked for a clean copy of the verdict sheet....
View ArticleTrump issues a revised Pledge of Allegiance
Here is the text of the Presidential proclamation issuing the new Pledge of Allegiance:I, Donald Trump, the greatest President in the history of the United States, the greatest leader in the history of...
View ArticleTrump's "Three Dog Defense"
Donald Trump’s explanation of payments on his behalf to silence women about his affairs with them reminds me of a story sometimes used to devastating effect by lawyers representing plaintiffs in...
View ArticleAccording to Trump, the U.S. has never been a country.
I just heard him say it again, and it drives me nuts. According to Donald Trump, if we don’t have a wall, we don’t have a border, and if we don’t have a border, we don’t have a country. There has never...
View ArticleTrump and an armed robbery
A number of years ago, my wife and I were driving through Washington, DC returning from vacation. We stopped at a combination convenience store/gas station operated by an immigrant couple. I stayed...
View ArticleTrump adds another area of claimed "expertise" about which he knows nothing.
Hilariously, in a since-deleted Tweet, Donald Trump has now proclaimed himself an expert on the rules of horse racing. He’s got complaints about the decision of the stewards to disqualify the apparent...
View ArticleA question for Elizabeth Warren supporters
As I understand it, Elizabeth Warren is proposing a 2% tax on wealth per household that exceeds $50 million. This seems to be pretty much based upon what Thomas Piketty proposed in his book, Wealth in...
View ArticleAbout that Proposed Citizenship Question on the Census
If Trump somehow succeeds in getting his precious citizenship question inserted into the 2020 Census, I think consideration should be given to a massive refusal to answer the question. After all, while...
View ArticleTrump does it again
We all know now that within 24 hours after Robert Mueller’s testimony to Congress, Donald Trump flexed his power by making the phone call to the President of Ukraine. Now, within 24 hours after...
View ArticleI don't understand why Congressional Republicans are still supporting Trump
Donald Trump’s many failures in handling this pandemic aren’t a matter of Republican vs. Democrat, or liberal vs. conservative. They’re a matter of Donald Trump having the emotional maturity of a...
View ArticleThe USNS Comfort apparently won't be ready for weeks, but there are alternatives
According to reports, the USNS Comfort, the hospital ship homeported in Norfolk and that Trump promised to send to NYC, is undergoing significant maintenance and won’t be able to deploy for several...
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