The last year of comparative liberty is about to come to an end, and I shall be quite busy with record keeping. I just received my annual Social Security letter. My rent has increased $15 per month in the last year, medical copays – $30, groceries – $20, medical transit – $15, so that’s $80 per month hitting only the obvious. Fortunately, I received a generous Cost of Living Adjustment to help defray that expense. I got a whole dollar every month. And in the coming Republican Rectum Reich, I may not even get that, although it’s possible that they will defer the change a few years to get past the 2020 voting.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 6:09 (average 6:37). To do it, click here. How did you do.
Here is one of my gifts from Wendy.
And, to bless your eyes after that assault on them, here is one of my gifts to Wendy.
She considers it a bad idea to wear it to the middle school where she works, but will wear it to her bartending job.
Short Takes:
From YouTube (RWW Channel): RWW News: Bakker: Hell Opposes Trump Because He Supports Righteousness
Barf Bag Alert!!
This is the same Jim Bakker that cheated on Tammy Faye and defrauded over 100,000 supporters out of $millions through assorted PTL Network scams. He certainly recognizes his own king in Trump. The Fuhrer is so righteous he called Ivanka a "piece of ass". RESIST!!
From The New Yorker: Capping an extraordinary year for the former television host, the Kremlin has named Donald J. Trump its Employee of the Month for December.
“No one has worked more tirelessly for the glory of the Fatherland than Donald Trump,” the Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an official statement. “He has set a high bar for all Kremlin employees, and for that, we salute him.”
To mark the honor, Trump’s name will be added to a plaque that hangs in the hallway outside the Kremlin’s H.R. office.
According to Kremlin sources, Trump faced tough competition in the Employee of the Month voting, besting both Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and ExxonMobil’s C.E.O., Rex Tillerson.
OK, Andy, I give up. Is it satire, or are you actually suggesting that Putin (R-RU) honor his whore? RESIST!!
From Daily Kos: Republicans have no idea how to replace Obamacare and continue some semblance of care for the 20 million people the law covers, so they’ve come up with a solution: delayed implementation on steroids.
That’s right—Obamacare [repeal] is so “unpopular” that the GOP is trying to avoid backlash at the polls by delaying the effects of implementing it, potentially until after the next presidential election. Sahil Kapur writes:
Republicans are debating how long to delay implementing the repeal. Aides involved in the deliberations said some parts of the law may be ended quickly, such as its regulations affecting insurer health plans and businesses. Other pieces may be maintained for up to three or four years, such as insurance subsidies and the Medicaid expansion. Some parts of the law may never be repealed, such as the provision letting people under age 26 remain on a parent’s plan.
House conservatives want a two-year fuse for the repeal. Republican leaders prefer at least three years, and there has been discussion of putting it off until after the 2020 elections, staffers said.
Sheer cowardice! Talk about trying to untether themselves from the damage they will inflict on tens of millions of Americans. They repeal it, they own it! Doesn’t matter how long they delay implementation in order to lay the blame at someone else’s doorstep.
This is classic Republican projection. We need to hammer home the damage this will do, especially to states in thrall to the Republican Rectum Reich, every day until the Republicans are defeated. RESIST!!
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5:46 Looks new – the puzzle, of course, not the trunk – with all that verdigris, it is ancient indeed. (And anything in it is also likely to have passed its sell-by date. No lunch today.)
Great shirts. I am so sorry about the increases for you. I didn't even get a dollar myself, but I'm a bit better off in other areas. Except for keeping my car running and safe.
YT/RWW – No way am I going to watch Jim Bakker. I wouldn't watch Tammy Faye either, and I feel sorry for her. No pity for him.
TNY – Oh, I'm laughing. Like a farmer with a toothache. (Thanks, Lona!)
DKos – I'm a wee bit surprised that they even know how unpopular their policies are. I mean, damn, they ran on those policies and got elected – or in some cases selected. Here's the actual agenda (193 pages that a "foundation" put together) if you can stand it:
https://www.organicconsumers.org/sites/default/files/cei_agenda_for_congress_2017_-_final.pdf
Cartoon – Ain't THAT the truth!!
RESIST !!!
BBA: For sure! I didn't watch PTL.. but read about his affairs, at some point. Haven't seen this guy in years, I think that's good. He's 'Righteous'??? Nope, not in my book.
New Yorker: Yea….methinks this may be true…DT's pimping for Putin!! LOL, Andy!
DK: GOP= lying hypocrites! I have a few family members that are on ACA, and this would incur disaster to them. Yes, indeed…"they will have blood on their hands if America's healthcare system collapses while they owned the government.
Cartoon: Yep, far and wide too!
Loved the pictures! Y'all look great, and I agree with Wendy about not wearing her shirt to school. The kids would LOVE it, but Administrators would not. (they'd be jealous). lol. Have a good evening, take care, and Thanks Tom.
Oh, GEEZ! THEY gonna "delay implementation" until someone else has to pay for it! That figures!
Andy has nailed them to the wall in that one! Thanks to PUTIN for giving us such a wonderful corpse flower for our kids!!! Wonder if he would consider a return for this surely-gag gift! So much for our family's futures!!!
Love the pics, TC! Y'all look great! Hope ya have a wonderful New Year holiday…
Love the photos!
You-Tube: Bakker is as full of crap as ever. Yeah, all thing through Christ, especially if it helps my bank account. Oh, and if I can get this to be the theocracy I want, I get to be the American Ayatollah! This is one of the legacies the fools who voted for Reagan left us with. And now they gave us Rumpshit!
NYorker: Andy nails it!
DK: As usual, the GOPigs are thinking of nothing but their own sad asses!
Nice people with great T-shirts on. Thanks for the pictures, TomCat. I guess Wendy's one of thoese millions of Americans who has 2-3 jobs or more just to keep their head above water, and with the future looking grim for those that do, she's wise not to wear that marvelous Sam Bee shirt to her school job 😉
YT(RWWC): I can't view the video, but there's absolutely nothing in its title "Hell Opposes Trump Because He Supports Righteousness" that makes any sense or would have tempted me to watch it had the connection been any better.
TNY: ROTFLMAO. Note that Andy has made Drumpf only employee of the month in the Kremlin, not of the year. Next month it'll surely be Assad for having his soldiers kill the last survivor in Aleppo after Putin's bombers had razed it to the grownd. February could be for any of Drumpf's administration…
DK: Yellow-bellied bastards.
Never let the people forget that the GOP repealed it, no matter how long the delay.
and RESIST!
The Social Security raise is a joke. I got zero, and my husband gets $2 less. I hope Ryan can live on this.
Great gift for you from Wendy, and yes, she should not wear here shirt to school. She looks good in it.
Bakker: You really need two barf bag alerts for this one. Trump is righteous in his belief that he is annointed, but nothing else. There is a meme circulating on Facebook right now that says Melania is bring Christ back to the White House. How deluded are these people? Legitimate Christians will not fall for this nonsense.
The New Yorker: Andy will never top this one.
Daily Kos: At the end of that three years,they will claim it as their own, and pretend they initiated it. Their gullible followers will believe them.
Cartoon: In every way possible!
Puzzle — 3:57 That box is so old that I believe it is becoming unhinged!
Youtube — Isn't hearing voices a sign of a mental illness?
The New Yorker — Truth is stranger than fiction!
Daily Kos — Never let it be said that Republicans operate with honour and courage! They do what is best for themselves and no one else.
Cartoon — Shouldn't that resolution be: To continue to Screw YOU!
Nice T's! I have applied for my Canada Pension and Old Age Pension but won't get it until the end of May 2017. Even though it is approved, I won't know the monthly amount until it hits my bank account. Planning is impossible. One thing is for sure, I will be below the poverty line even though I contributed for 40 years.
Both you and Wendy AND your t-shirts look super! (They're such an easy AND useful gift to give.)
Sad that it's so easy for Andy to spot-on. The only hopeful thing is Donald is getting some pushback from his own Rethuglican minions.
Thanks all! Pooped hugs!!