Testy Trump is tweeting about criticisms that he didn’t attend an event in Paris to honor WWI fallen soldiers. He didn’t go because of rain — yet all the other world leaders somehow managed to make it. “Cemetery” is a hard work to spell. Why is Trump so testy? Probably because Democrats are still winning the 2018 elections, which were … Read More
CNN Sues Trump For Barring Jim Acosta
This is a fight that Trump probably wants, since the “Fake News” — in particular, CNN — is a punching bag he likes to use. CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and several of his aides, seeking the immediate restoration of chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s access to the White House. The lawsuit is a response to … Read More
The Psychology of Trump Supporters
Wow. This is too good NOT to post here. It hits it all. From Raw Story: It should be strongly emphasized that not all Trump supporters are racist, mentally vulnerable, or fundamentally bad people. It can be detrimental to society when those with degrees and platforms try to demonize their political opponents or paint them as mentally ill when they … Read More
It Really Looks Like The Elections Hit Trump Hard
Either that, or he is not well. It is worth noticing this series of events over the last week: Trump held a news conference after the midterm elections in which his affect was clearly depressed, until he engaged in a confrontation with CNN’s Jim Acosta. The president traveled to Paris to take part in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the … Read More
Election 2018 Ain’t Over
Fucking Florida. Fucking Palm Breach County. Fucking Broward County. Fucking Recounts. Fuck Fuck Fuck. On the one hand, there is a process that has to be followed for close races, so those procedures need to be followed. But already, just like in the Bush-Gore race, the lawsuits are flying faster than a wet cat in the shower. At issue are … Read More
Trump’s Eyes
How Trump looks at allies versus Putin This was in France this weekend as world leaders gathered to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the end of World War One. The overseas trip, largely ceremonial for everyone, was a complete disaster for Trump, starting with his failure to show up because of rain: On Sunday, in unrelenting rain, more than … Read More
Last Night’s Mass Killing
Twelve people including a police officer were killed by a veteran of the Marines at a crowded bar in Thousand Oaks, California, late Wednesday, officials said. Several hundred people were inside the venue, which was hosting a “college country night” for students, police said. The veteran, Ian Long, 28, who died of a gunshot wound, suffered from PTSD. Long has a … Read More
Are We Overly-Concerned About Whitaker?
Whitaker as Trump’s new Attorney General. Yes, there is cause for concern since he is a Trump loyalist, but I may be in the minority here in thinking that it is not the “red alert” that others make it to be. Here’s why: (1) Opining on TV and print about how the Mueller investigation could or should be curtailed is … Read More
Breaking: Attorney General Sessions Resigns (at President Trump’s Request)
Interesting. It’s not dated. ….We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 7, 2018 Matthew Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will be the Acting Attorney General of the United States. … Read More
What The New Dem-Controlled House Should Do Out Of The Gate
Dear Dem-Controlled House and Nancy Pelosi: Don’t let Trump bait you into go whole hog on investigations of him. That’ll come in time. No talk of impeachment. And let Mueller do his thing. In the meantime, act for the American people. The new Democratic House majority should devote its first 100 days to passing five pieces of legislation, then dare … Read More
Election Night Results
A blue wave, as predicted. Democrats took back the House, as predicted. GOP gained a few seats in the Senate, as predicted. Dems flipped several governorships, as predicted. And there were a few surprises, as predicted. Almost nothing happened last night that was outside the margin of error. I like what Claire Malone wrote at 538 — Election Night Defied A … Read More
Election Day 2018
This post will be a hodgepodge of happenings around the country (and locally) as Election Day goes forward. I won’t be monitoring the results in real time as I have things going on this evening, but I may update late tonight. We’ll see. Early voting is high, surpassing the last midterm election in 2014 in most states. Indications this morning … Read More
Everyone Is Pulling Trump’s Racist Ad
CNN: Facebook has stopped the Trump campaign from running its racist anti-immigration commercial as an ad on the site. “This ad violates Facebook’s advertising policy against sensational content so we are rejecting it. While the video is allowed to be posted on Facebook, it cannot receive paid distribution,” Facebook said in a statement Monday afternoon. The move came shortly after NBC … Read More
Races To Watch
GOVERNOR Governor Rating Prediction FL Open (Scott, R) Toss-up Democratic win Kim Reynolds (R, IA) Toss-up Democratic win KS Open (Colyer, R) Toss-up Democratic win ME Open (LePage, R) Toss-up Democratic win NV Open (Sandoval, R) Toss-up Democratic win OH Open (Kasich, R) Toss-up Democratic win Kate Brown (D-OR) Toss-up Democratic win SD Open (Daugaard, R) Toss-up GOP win Scott … Read More
Document Dump – Emoluments Case Moving Forward
A federal judge has denied Trump’s request to immediately appeal some rulings in the DC and MD Emoluments case. The judge also denied Trump’s request to stop discovery. A discovery plan is now due in 20 days.