I breathed water into my windpipe last night by coughing at the wrong time and set off severe choking and gasping. That undid the healing in my side, so my pain level is severe again. ARGH! The draft is tonight. May the Holy Ellipsoid orb guide and bless your team, named especially my Broncos.
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From All In: Bernie Sanders sounds off on Trump’s latest fiascos
Senator Bernie Sanders sounds off on the flurry of activity from the Trump administration, including its last-ditch effort to kill Obamacare and a tax cut plan that would give breaks to those who need then the least.
Spot on, Bernie! Boycotting the Fuhrer’s photo-op was smart!. RESIST!!
From Raw Story: Maryland Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings said on Thursday that President Donald Trump and his administration are “stonewalling” the investigation into retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s ties to Russia and lies to the federal government and doing everything it can to sabotage the investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to the Russian government.
“Clearly the White House is stonewalling,” Cummings told Willie Geist of “Morning Joe.” “And I don’t use that word frequently because I try to give the benefit of the doubt, but they have not given us one shred of paper on him, not one syllable — after a bipartisan request was made for contacts that the general had with the Russian and Turkish governments and any kind of information that would lead us to understand how he was vetted and what the process was.”
Geist asked Cummings why he thinks the White House would still be covering for Flynn even after his firing.
“This situation is one that leaves me baffled,” Cummings said. “Here’s a man fired. Come on, now. Fired. He lied to the vice president but it seems that they have circled the wagons around him. I don’t know what this is all about, but I’ll tell you one thing. It leaves those of us who are looking into it, it makes us even more anxious to get information. And then it makes me wonder what if anything is being hidden.”
I think I understand. The more the truth about Flynn’s treason is exposed, the closer we will be to criminally exposing Trump’s treason. RESIST!!
From NY Times: President Trump told the leaders of Mexico and Canada on Wednesday that he would not immediately move to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement, only hours after an administration official said he was likely to sign an order that would begin the process of pulling the United States out of the deal.
In what the White House described as “pleasant and productive” evening phone calls with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, Mr. Trump said he would quickly start the process of renegotiating Nafta — not abandon it, as he said he would do during the 2016 presidential campaign if he could not rework the deal to his satisfaction.
Now that NAFTA is in operation, simply terminating it would cause economic upheaval in all three countries.. It needs to be updated, but not in any way Trump would want to renegotiate it. RESIST!!
Cartoon:
Flask back to the Fourth Reich. From the present perspective of the Fifth Reich, I almost miss him,
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5:53 And I thought I liked dragonflies.
MSNBC – I gather that phone calls from both Canada and Mexico turned him around on removing from NAFTA. As for the briefing, yeah, unspeakable arrogance on the part of the Velveeta Raccoon – and good choice by Bernie to boycott. Scuttlebutt is that Ryan is being thrown under the bus sooner than later, BTW, health care being a big part of that – but, as I said when Boehner quit, be careful what you wish for. The replacement could be worse. The tax plan is the same old GOP tax plan, possibly a little more naked.
Raw Story – Reasons for impeachment exist – in fact, they are thick on the ground. What is missing is the Congressional will to begin it. And I am not faulting Elijah Cummings here. He is just outnumbered. I agree with you, what's happening with Flynn is obvious. Now, Jason Chaffetz – he is now taking a few weeks off because a twelve-year-old leg operation has suddenly become a medical emergency (eye roll) that he needs to get taken care of before he loses whatever health care he has – reports differ on whether that is the old Federal Employees' Health Benefit, or a gold-plated option put into Obamacare just for Congress (and which an amendment has been OK'ed to keep in the AHCA), but it lends more credence to rumors that his resignation is coming soon – but – why?
NYT – I think in this case the Mango Menace's "renegotiating" is code for "I lost again but must – save – face." I could be wrong, but hope not.
Cartoon – I DO miss him. I didn't for eight years, but on Jan. 20, I started. Sad!
There was an article in Daily Kos about why Chaffetz was resigning. It sounds like an old fashioned mystery novel with Chaffetz definitely not wearing the white hat. Think Russians, kompromat, and campaign fraud. Spicey stuff.
See today's lead article.
MSNBC: Love Bernie!! Climate change is real, it snowed in WI today! Glad that he didn't go, to the photo op too.
RS: This investigation and cover up is going to balloon, and burst at the same time. I hope it happens quickly.
NYT: I am glad that he pulled back from this decision. "Walking away from Nafta would disrupt the economies of the United States, Canada and Mexico, and strain broader relations among the countries." We sure do need our Northern and Southern neighbors!
Cartoon: Yea, those were the days, weren't they? He's has taken up painting too.
Ouch!! Sorry to read of your relapse! Will have to see how the Texans fare tonight too. We'll see.
Enjoy your evening, take good care, and Thanks, Tom.
All In: Bernie is so right, except that I think he mistakes what the Repugs "say" their beliefs are about climate change. They are saying what the fossil fuel industry script tells them to say! The only hoax, IS the claim that it is a hoax! As per my statement yesterday, the bus trip was nought but grandstanding! G.W. Bush 2.0? And Cruz wants to have the drug lords fund the wall-How many village idiots is Texas capable of containing? This almost sounds like a good idea, except that the idea of the wall, itself, is ridiculous.
Raw Story: Impeach him for the cover-up utself!
NYT: Mr. Master Negotiator? I doubt it!
Puzzle — 3:31 Well I guess it is dragonfly fricassée for the |Puddy Tat tonight for dinner. Just be careful that you don't become barbecued Puddy Tat from the dragon's breath. Personally, I prefer my dinner of celery stew and saffron rice which my student Neda made for me. I have had it before and l-o-v-e it! Yuummm!!!!!
I'm sorry but my brain is not functioning right now so I will forego commenting. I have had a busy day with another press conference and luncheon at my mother's care centre, another short meeting, a few short messages on my way to teaching. I left the house at 1000 hours and did not get home until 2100 hours. I'm pooped and brain dead!
Take care Puddy Tat. Life's a bitch when you try to breathe and drink at the same time, isn't it?! I do that at least once a month.
Resist and Persist!!!
I need something higger… a horsie or a dawg!!
I hate doing that. It's more likely for me, because my trachaeostomy did a tint bit of damage.
I'm so sorry to hear of your pain level skyrocketing again, TomCat. I hope you'll be on the right side of recuperation again soon.
AI: Bernie also points out that Democrats have to be vigilant every hour of the day and that no battle is too small to fight. Not stepping on a bus that is intended as a photo-op for the WH is just one of them, not accepting anything Drumpf says nor what he comes up with in terms of "plans"or "bills"is another.
RS: Cummings is still very diplomatic in phrasing his problems with the not-so-ongoing investigation into Flynn's dealings with Russia and Turkey:" I don’t know what this is all about, but I’ll tell you one thing. It leaves those of us who are looking into it, it makes us even more anxious to get information. And then it makes me wonder what if anything is being hidden.” What he means is that he knows there's more to it, that findings will have serious consequences, and that he will get to the bottom of this given half a chance.
NYT: The frontend of this mule doesn't know what its backend is saying, and neither end is to be believed.
FIGHT EVERY FIGHT
with
PASSION & GUMPTION
Way to go, Bernie! Don't give in to the Orange-man's photo-ops!!! So easy to read his DISGUSTING actions! He wants to be in the headlines ALL the TIME! That takes the eyes off of the investigation on his ties to Russia and Flynn's role in it, PLUS all the other cabinet holders actions, ALSO!
Sorry to hear that you have hurt your ribs AGAIN! Man! Wrap them babies up and keep them wrapped!
Thanbks and hugs!