The inaugural committee had raised a stunning $107 million—about twice what Barack Obama had hauled in 2009—from donors such as Sheldon Adelson and corporations like AT&T. But as the Times reported, the tax form revealed profligate spending—nearly $10 million on travel; $4.6 million on salaries and benefits; and $100,000 to Rick Gates, the former campaign… Continue reading “I Am Disgusted”: Behind the Scenes of Trump’s Increasingly Scrutinized $107 Million Inauguration | Vanity Fair
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Ann Coulter isn’t attacking Trump, she’s defending her brand.
The golden rule of wingnut welfare is always defend the brand and that brand is the magical True Conservatism that exists in the minds of Fox News viewers from sea to shining sofa. In their mind, that brand is Reagan shouting Merry Christmas from a pick up truck loaded with medium rare rib-eyes firing off… Continue reading Ann Coulter isn’t attacking Trump, she’s defending her brand.
‘My whole town practically lived there’: From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years – The Washington Post
Over the years, dozens of workers from Costa Rica went north to fill jobs as groundskeepers, housekeepers and dishwashers at Bedminster, former employees said. The club hired others from El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala who spoke to The Post. Many ended up in the blue-collar borough of Bound Brook, N.J., piling into vans before dawn… Continue reading ‘My whole town practically lived there’: From Costa Rica to New Jersey, a pipeline of illegal workers for Trump goes back years – The Washington Post
Trump defends use of Executive Time.
When that term is used, “I am generally working, not relaxing,” Trump wrote, before adding, “I probably work more hours than almost any past President.” From: Trump defends use of Executive Time. If you take him at his word, 60% of what he is doing is being concealed from the public. We have no idea… Continue reading Trump defends use of Executive Time.
Trump gets the bigger dressing room.
The life span of Trump Cabinet members is shorter than Spinal Tap drummers. Hello Washington! Are you ready to bullshit! Dozens of political appointees combust each year. It’s just not really widely reported. In ancient times, hundreds of years before the dawn of history, an ancient race of people… the True Conservatives. No one knows… Continue reading Trump gets the bigger dressing room.
‘It’s way too many’: As vacancies pile up in Trump administration, senators grow concerned
It’s like Spinal Tap and drummers. They don’t last long and their exits come with nearly impossible to believe stories. “The Trump administration is slower to fill jobs and has higher turnover than any administration we have records for,” said the group’s president and chief executive, Max Stier.” From: washingtonpost.com
Pelosi: Trump ‘Doesn’t Seem To Have Attention Span’ To Listen To Intel Chiefs
That’s another possible explanation. ““One dismaying factor of it all is that the president just doesn’t seem to have the attention span or the desire to hear what the intelligence community has been telling him,” Pelosi said, calling Trump’s comments “cause for concern.”” From: talkingpointsmemo.com
Five Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
This is worth reading. “If we want to make America great, we need an updated understanding of the economy. The jobs of the future aren’t going to come from industries that belong to a fading past. Trump’s promises to revive coal and protect steel reflect an image of the economy and sources of employment that… Continue reading Five Reasons Why MAGA Conservatism Has Never Made Any Sense
Trump Hits Back At ‘Naive’ Intel Chiefs After They Contradict Him At Hearing
This is not normal. There are five options here: Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats knowingly gave false or misleading information to Congress. This should be investigated and if true, he should step down. Option two: The Director and National Intelligence and Trump were given or arrived at differing views on the same intelligence. This… Continue reading Trump Hits Back At ‘Naive’ Intel Chiefs After They Contradict Him At Hearing
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Won’t Say If Trump Was Behind Roger Stone’s WikiLeaks Contact
Its nice to see HuffPo do the obvious an point this out. “Sanders also made a false equivalence, comparing Stone to Trump administration foes like Clinton, former FBI Director James Comey and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.” From huffingtonpost.com