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
Krugman | The Venezuela Calumny – The New York Times
Noticeably lacking in argumentum ad Venezuela, any reason why Venezuela is a better analogue than Canada or Western Europe. “Maybe you disagree with all these policy ideas. But if your first response, literally, is to scream “Venezuela,” you’re demonstrating both your unscrupulousness and your lack of any serious arguments for your position.” Source: Opinion | The… Continue reading Krugman | The Venezuela Calumny – The New York Times
Jon Favreau sums up the last month on twittter
This sums up the past month. “For 35 days, Trump and Congressional Republicans inflicted pain on millions of Americans – for nothing.” From Jon Favreau on Twitter
Update Your Bingo Card
Time to update your indictment bingo cards
There is only one way to break Trump’s pathology. Pelosi has found it. – The Washington Post
Trump’s presidency and the Republican Party require Foxlandia for their existence. this requires Trump to venture outside of what I have called “Foxlandia,” the place where Trump always possesses all the leverage; where any and all polls showing him cratering are fake news; and a glorious victory, entirely on Trump’s own terms, is always lurking… Continue reading There is only one way to break Trump’s pathology. Pelosi has found it. – The Washington Post
Senate rejects Trump plan to fund border wall and end shutdown
Everyone should stop saying “The Senate” when they mean “The Republican Party” The Senate blocked President Donald Trump’s proposal to provide $5.7 billion in border wall money and grant temporary protections for some undocumented immigrants in return for reopening the government. From Politico
Ross: ‘I Don’t Understand Why’ Federal Workers Are Using Food Banks
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
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