Axios reports that the twin pillars on which the impeachment inquiry will center is Ukraine and obstruction of justice. The advantage of the latter is that it also folds in as a structure the Mueller report when the bill of impeachment gets constructed. It also indicates where the cover-up will be focused by the WH and…
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some House Democrats (still) haven't made public statements in support of an impeachment inquiry
The count rose steadily since 5pm yesterday and here’s where support for the impeachment inquiry is at this moment. There are 235 Democrats in the House, and as of Tuesday night, 202 of them are backing the inquiry, including 22 members of the Judiciary Committee, The New York Times reports. They are joined by one independent, former Republican…
Whistle-Blower worried about WH lawlessness, and IC IG agreed, now some of the GOP do
The problem with the impending circus is that there will be side-shows, and Giuliani could be one of them even as he takes fire for POTUS*. Apparently the whistle-blower observed the pattern of misconduct. x Breaking via NYT: The intelligence officer who filed the whistleblower complaint raised alarms not only about what Trump and Zelensky…
poll dancing: in Hill/HarrisX poll, 47% support impeachment inquiry as 42% oppose
Polls are trending toward supporting the impeachment inquiry. Since House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry last Tuesday, support for impeachment has grown, according to polls from Politico/Morning Consult, HuffPost/YouGov, NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist, CBS News/YouGov, and Quinnipiac. These shifts suggest that public sentiment could continue to change as the inquiry proceeds. Such increases in support could bode well for Democratic leaders,…
Rand Paul thinks if you make less than $50k and don't pay taxes, you're a socialist
Rand Paul went on The View to explain the RWNJ critique of “socialism”, hoping he wouldn’t see his neighbor, but didn’t win any support for the notion that rich people have it bad. x Rand Paul gets laughed at by The View audience after saying that the 1% has it worse than the working class…
Trump's 'Other' racism will re-emerge because China Trade is more scorched earth to the bunker
In advance of more stalled China trade talks this week, impeachment-embattled Trump asked China to interfere in the 2020 election. The quid pro quo for China will now be as obvious as the Ukraine price of $250+ million for election “dirt”. x With the party over, Beijing needs to see progress on Hong Kong, US…
State Department Inspector General to Give “Urgent” Briefing to Congress. Another Shoe to Drop?
abcnews.go.com/… ABC News reports that the Inspector General of the US State Department will brief congressional staffers from a number of Senate and House committees about legal documents that appear to be related to the Ukraine, Rudolph Giuliani and the Bidens. The briefing will happen Wednesday afternoon in a secure location on Capital Hill. The…
Republican Congressman Kinzinger Calls Trump Retweet “Beyond Repugnant”
thehill.com/… Illinois Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL CD-16) strongly rebuked Donald Trump for retweeting a remark saying impeachment would cause a Civil War like fracture. Adam Kinzinger @RepKinzinger Adam Kinzinger Retweeted Donald J. Trump I have visited nations ravaged by civil war. @realDonaldTrump I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President. This is…
Two Polls Show Republican Sen. Tom Tillis in Trouble in NC Senate Race
Democratic candidate Cal Cunningham has a two point edge in the 2020 Senate race in North Carolina over Republican incumbent Tom Tillis who has a high unfavorable rate. thehill.com/… The poll, conducted by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) and commissioned by the Democratic outside group End Citizens United, shows Cunningham leading Tillis 45 percent…
Arpaio Announces for Sheriff of Maricopa County, Could Boost Arizona Turnout in 2020
thehill.com/… Joe Arpaio announced today he is seeking a seventh term as sheriff of Arizona’s largest county. The controversial Arpaio, who is 87, lost the 2016 election to Democrat Paul Penzone 56% to 43%. In 2017 Donald Trump pardoned him after a conviction on a charge of criminal contempt in a federal court involving illegal…
#TrumpIsARat is trending on Twitter. Enjoy!
After The Baltimore Sun declared that “it’s better to have a few rats than to be one,” #TrumpIsARat started trending on Twitter. Enjoy: #TrumpIsARat trends on Twitter after Baltimore Sun publishes scathing editorial of Trump https://t.co/wEfad07A50 pic.twitter.com/38DKUQNBeZ — The Hill (@thehill) July 28, 2019 Obama = still loved and respected all over the world Trump = greeted…
Media reporting on Trump's approval rating has become absurd
Talk about the bigotry of low expectations. As news outlets gather ‘round and marvel at Donald Trump's slowly improving popularity, he's basically being rewarded for having posted truly middling polling numbers for the past two years. Virtually ignored in all the coverage is the fact that Trump is the only president in the history of…
Warren on impeachment: 'Every single person in Congress should be called on to vote'
Progressives and a smattering of non-cowardly conservatives have gone on record as saying Donald Trump is a straight-up criminal who is (badly) masquerading as a pr*sident. But because so many Republican members of Congress have bone spurs where their spines should be, the chance of an impeachment and a conviction is virtually nil. But that…
Trump: Ivanka and Jared have 'sacrificed a lot' to work in White House
What exactly have they sacrificed? Goats? Because that at least would be marginally believable. x President Trump: “I thought Ivanka was amazing at the G20, & I'll tell you the foreign leaders loved her and they just think she's great. She's very smart and she's done a great job. She sacrificed a lot. Ivanka & Jared…
Barr uses solemn D-Day anniversary to whine about how hard his job is
Much as Donald Trump joked that the specter of STD infection during the ‘70s was his own personal Vietnam, Attorney General William Barr is convinced war is hell — and on par with covering up the (alleged) crimes of a scofflaw president. In a speech at the FBI academy yesterday (where they train young patriotic…
Swing State Presidential Polls Looking Good
http://www.vox.com/… Donald Trump’s approval rate is quite dismal in many of the key states that will decide the 2020 election, according to Morning Consult. This is one of a series of polls that show Trump in trouble despite an economy that has been doing well until now. morningconsult.com/… New Hampshire: 39% to 58% Wisconsin: 42%…
When Pat Robertson thinks Alabama has gone too far, Hell has frozen.
When Ole Pat Roberson, of the 700 Club, the Preacher in Chief for all things he considers immoral and yet hypocritical, thinks Alabama has gone too far, this tells you just how far from the tracks the train has jumped. thehill.com/… Televangelist Pat Robertson, who is opposed to abortion, criticized an anti-abortion bill passed by the…
Kentucky Governor Bevin Least Popular; Cook Rates November Election Tossup
http://www.wcpo.com/… Republican Governor of Kentucky Matt Bevin is the least popular in the nation, according to a poll released today by Morning Consult. Bevin has an approval of 33% versus 52% who disapprove. He’s not alone as an unpopular Kentucky politician, although at least Mike Pence seems to like him. Morning Consult’s data listed Senate Majority Leader…
House Intelligence member confirms Cohen offered 'game-changing' testimony in closed-door meeting
On Thursday, Michael Cohen’s lawyer Lanny Davis told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that Cohen had given the House Intelligence Committee “game-changing” information about Donald Trump and his gooey web of lies. Last night, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, a member of the Intelligence Committee, appeared on Maddow’s show to corroborate that statement. Oh, it went a little…
Trump abruptly left tree-lighting ceremony yesterday, may have had 'panic attack.' Wonder why
Drip, drip, drip. Oh, a gusher! Big news this morning involving the underling Trump repeatedly bullied over the past 12 years. (Hey, Melania, if you want kids to stop bullying each other, here’s a great cautionary tale.) Yes, the walls are starting to close in with the revelation that Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to lying…
