No, he doesn’t understand. He himself is doing fine and can not imagine others who are not doing as well. they will eventually get it, but if they never got it—you’re talking about a third of a percent on our GDP so it’s not like it’s a gigantic number overall Wilbur Ross can not connect… Continue reading Ross: ‘I Don’t Understand Why’ Federal Workers Are Using Food Banks
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I’m going to make you an offer you can’t accept.
One of the things that isn’t be said enough is that the president is really bad at making deals and really bad at recognizing when there is a deal to be made. The democrats would like a path to citizenship. They would like to fully fund the ACA. They would like infrastructure bills. They might… Continue reading I’m going to make you an offer you can’t accept.
What the ‘Both Sides Brigade’ gets wrong about the shutdown | MSNBC
The kidnappers demand for random is one reason for the impasse, the victim’s family unwillingness to reward the criminals is the other. Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion for his border wall is one reason for the budget impasse. The Democrats refusal to approve the money is another. Source: What the ‘Both Sides Brigade’ gets… Continue reading What the ‘Both Sides Brigade’ gets wrong about the shutdown | MSNBC
Michael Cohen postpones testimony ‘after Donald Trump threatens his family’
Stop thinking it’s a political party. it’s an organized crime family
For a Besieged F.B.I., the Shutdown is the Latest Trump-Era Assault | The New Yorker
If I was a foreign power looking to exert power over the US I would want to disable the US ability to stop me from exerting that power. Read this and see if you can think of a better way than destroying the career of a whole generation of FBI agents and hurting the ability… Continue reading For a Besieged F.B.I., the Shutdown is the Latest Trump-Era Assault | The New Yorker
Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown
Nearly half of voters, 47 percent, say Trump is mostly to blame for the shutdown, the poll shows, while another 5 percent point the finger at congressional Republicans. But just a third, 33 percent, blame Democrats in Congress From Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown That 33% is his base and that number is… Continue reading Poll: Voters blame Trump, GOP for shutdown
The Government Shutdown Is Like a Hostage Situation
It’s not a negotiation, it’s a shakedown.
Senate Republicans Won’t Fund The Government If It Means Defying Trump
Republicans wondering if loyalty to Trump is worth it should call Chris Christie and ask him.
National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown
As the government shutdown extends into the new year, public lands and national parks are struggling to handle the trash, waste, and other damage from visitors. National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown There is no more fitting metaphor for the Republican party than the piles of trash and overflowing toilets… Continue reading National parks face overflowing trash, toilets in second week of shutdown
New estimate: GOP’s second tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to deficit
A second round of Republican tax cuts would add an additional $3.2 trillion to the federal deficit over a decade, according to a new report released by a centrist think-tank. The package was taken up by a House committee on Thursday and is expected to head to a vote on the floor later this month.… Continue reading New estimate: GOP’s second tax cuts would add $3.8 trillion to deficit