Received this e-mail yesterday from health care activist, Ady Barkan, and his Super PAC, Be A Hero: Ady Barkan It's official. Just moments ago, the NYTimes reported that Trump will be nominating Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court. Amy is a notorious, ultra-conservative judge who has been openly…
Category: ChuckGrassley
What the hell is Chuck Grassley tweeting about?
I know there are a lot more pressing concerns right now, what with the future of the U.S. Supreme Court hanging in the balance, but I do believe it’s relevant to point out that the guy tweeting this cryptic twaddle about a “pidgin” and a deer “carcas” is third in line to the U.S. presidency….
IA-Sen: Chuck Grassley (R) Pours Cold Water On Joni Ernst's (R) Trump SCOTUS Hearing Fantasy
So this happened yesterday: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election. “(If) it is a lame-duck session, I would support going ahead with any hearings that we might have,” Ernst, a Republican,…
IA-Sen: Joni Ernst (R), “If Trump has a Supreme Court nominee, Senate should hold hearings”
This is so fucking infuriating: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election. “(If) it is a lame-duck session, I would support going ahead with any hearings that we might have,” Ernst, a…
GOP’s Coronavirus death panelists urge pulling the plug on grandma
As both the body count and the financial misery from the American coronavirus outbreak continue to grow, the fierce debate over whether, when and how to “reopen” the U.S. economy is starting to boil over. Many of President Trump’s allies are apparently so eager for people to return to work that they are willing to…
Sen. Grassley: 'Whoever keeps watch on' Donald Trump should make him read this op-ed
The “saying the quiet part out loud” award of the week goes to Sen. Chuck Grassley, Republican of Iowa: Whoever keeps watch on @realDonaldTrump at WH have the economist there especially Navarro read WSJ oped by Henninger This is what I’ve been preaching to the President for two yrs./President wld benefit fr reading it /…
Chuck Grassley Talking Out of Both Sides of His Mouth on Trade and Tariffs.
It must be difficult to be Chuck Grassley when it comes to Trump’s tariffs. Whenever I see Grassley talk or write about free trade and tariffs, I can’t help but remember what LBJ once said about what he wanted in an aide or political ally: loyalty. “I don’t want loyalty. I want loyalty! I want him…
Chuck Grassley inadvertently admits Congress can see Trump's tax returns
I continue to be amazed at how simultaneously stupid and evil Republicans are. After all, I was conditioned by years of action adventure movies to believe the supervillain is always a genius. Hannibal Lecter. Ernst Blofeld. Darth Vader. Dr. Evil. Donald Trump. Chuck Grassley. Two of these kids are doing their own thing. So, yeah,…
IA-Sen: Rolling Stone, “Republicans Are Only Pretending to Care That Steve King (R) Is a Racist”
Kudos to Rolling Stone for this great piece: x I condemn Rep. Steve King’s comments on white supremacy; they are offensive and racist – and not representative of our state of Iowa. We are a great nation and this divisiveness is hurting everyone. We cannot continue down this path if we want to continue to…
Grassley: Women don't want to be on Judiciary Committee because 'it's a lot of work'
If I had a time machine, I’d go back to whatever era this semi-ambulant chimp scrotum is living in and kick his ass from here to Woolworth’s. From CNN: Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Friday suggested the lack of women on the committee was due to its heavy workload, but later said the committee is a lot…
It's Starting to Look like There'll Be No Vote On Kavanaugh This Week… Update.
Ummmm, they have to schedule a confirmation vote 72 hours ahead of time, so it’s starting to look like a Saturday vote is not going to happen. What does the majority whip have to say? This is the most interesting tweet I've read today. https://t.co/UOvolciFj3 — Ben Wikler (@benwikler) October 3, 2018 And Yurtle? This…
Kavanaugh's biggest problem? He doesn't know. And neither does the GOP.
The Truth Is Out There The X-Files Good afternoon Senators. I’d like to begin my opening statement with a question. Do you people have any idea of who I am? I’m Brett fucking Kavanaugh! I was so pure in high school that my name was put forward for sainthood in my sophomore year. The…
Thank You Ana Maria Archila and Maria Gallagher for Confronting the Cowardly Sen. Flake.
In the darkness of this immoral political epoch we find ourselves in, two women — Ana Maria Archila and Maria Gallagher — have shown us what real courage is. I am convinced that we now have an FBI investigation of Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual assault by Brett Kavanaugh because of Archila’s and Gallagher’s confrontation with…
TX-Sen: DFA Wants To Make Lindsey Graham's (R. SC) Worst Nightmare Come True
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Beto O’Rourke’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaign: I keep thinking about the hearings today. All of it. Dr. Ford’s bravery, courage and pain. Kavanaugh's outrage, centering himself as the “victim.” Senator Grassley’s gavel. Lindsey Graham’s unhinged tantrum. Ted Cruz’s sliminess. At one point, Graham…
Harry Reid Aide: Kavanaugh Won't Survive Ford's Testimony, So Grassley and Yurtle are Four Flushing.
Adam Jentleson was Harry Reid’s Deputy Chief-of-Staff. x This is intentional. Ford holds enormous power & Grassley can't stand it. This tweet and McConnell today saying they'll “plow right through” are meant to make her feel powerless. They know Kavanaugh's nomination won't survive her testimony and they're trying to intimidate her. https://t.co/P3Zcn2XJtY — Adam Jentleson…
The last stand for white male dominance?
Lines you never hear in movies; “Do what you want to the girl, just leave ME alone!” George Carlin If the content of the allegation were not so serious, and the personal suffering involved so emotionally wrenching, there would be an almost Three Stooges aspect to what we're witnessing right now in the Dr…
Mitch McConnell has a Flake in his hair.
I hate when this happens. I've been obsessing over this for like, 20 hours now, it even woke me up at 2:30 this morning. But when you spend as much time watching this shit as closely as I do, you can almost sense when something is up, just by what people do, and don't do….
The Final Nail In The Coffin?
GOP strategist Rick Wilson named his new book “Everything Trump touches, dies.” I’ve been calling Trump the “Anti-Midas” for quite a while now, everything he touches turns to shit. Just look at Ronny Jackson. “The Candyman” was as happy as a clam, being a one man pharmacy for the White House, until Trump tried to…
Chuck Grassley Blocks Filling Vital National Security Post In Effort to Undermine Mueller.
(R) Senator Chuck Grassley is blocking the appointment of William Evanina, an Obama appointee who was nominated by Trump to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center in an effort to probe and undermine Bob Mueller's investigation into ties between the Trump Campaign and Russia. Mother Jones “Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is blocking the confirmation…
John Kasich is a horses *ss. But a perfect example of the GOP's mindset.
Poor John Kasich, he just blew his cover. He likes to come off as this calm, steady, measured, serious kind of blowhard. He was an early and frequent critic of Trump, and of the Republicans that enabled his nonsense. He has portrayed himself as “the adult in the room.” A true man of the people….