Fresno weather[Click] “…this July heatwave isn’t all that strange…’It’s a pretty normal part of living in central California…’” Starting to get a trifle burdensome, though.
And Wow! The editorial page of the Fresno Bee has not a single pro-Republican piece, which is absolutelhy extraordinary. Lead opinion from the Washington Post: “Documents show Trump, Nunes working to deceive. Letters to the Editor: “Let Janz run against Nunes,” “Remove Trump as soon as possible,” “Calling Trump a traitor,” “[US should] Not [be] aligned with Russia,” and “Trump like ‘Caine Mutininy’ character[s] (Captain Queeg and Thomas Keefer).” Ag association leaders oppose proposed immigration bill that would dramatically reduce their workforce. The political cartoon[Click] lays into “moderate” Democrats.
—Alan
P.S.: I trust everyone here has received the e-mail from Bernie about the turnouts for progressive Democratic challengers in “red” states. Nice.
Another WOW! Headlines from politicalwire.com[Click]: What the Rise of Kamala Harris Says About Democrats What Michael Cohen Knows Checking In On the True Swing Voters 17 House Races Move Towards Democrats Nevada Could Elect Female Majority Statehouse Quote of the Day from a Republican political operative: “…Who thinks this is going to end well?” [Spicer’s book is rubbish] How U.S. Intelligence [probably knows] What Trump Told Putin Odds of Government Shutdown Now 60% Georgia Runoff Tests Loyalty to Trump Trump’s Policy on Iran Not at All Clear (hardly a surprise, non?) Holder Says He May Run for President Blankenship Will Try to Get on West Virginia Ballot Many Migrant Parents Have Been Deported Without Their Children Giuiliani Says Trump Won’t Talk About Obstruction [in potential Mueller interview] (Anybody care to bet that Trump could restrain himself that way?)
Many of the articles are more gratifying than one might expect from the headlines alone. —Alan
Yes, it's pretty obvious the Dems are positioning both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker for candidacy. But Cory is pro-Big Pharma and well-paid for it. And Kamala Harris has a very shady corporate past. I have two pages of horrible positions she has taken, such as not releasing innocent men from prison because it would cut into the prison's earning for prisoners' work. She has REALLY done some horrible stuff.
Harris is definitely a Clintonista, and although she has a well-earned reputation for effective work behind the scenes, I do not think she has either enough of a general political track record or in the Senate to attract my support. She does check off some "Democratic" identity politics items, but that is not enough for my vote.
I am actually of the opinion that it's at least six months too early to begin thinking about who might be the Democratic presidential nominee. IMHO, there is a better than even chance that the person I'll be supporting a year from now isn't even being mentioned this summer.
Farther down in the article: "Georgia Democrats will not simply be sitting down with popcorn and enjoying the GOP fight on July 24, however. They are holding congressional runoffs in two north Atlanta districts that are long shot but not impossible targets for November."
Fresno weather[Click] “…this July heatwave isn’t all that strange…’It’s a pretty normal part of living in central California…’” Starting to get a trifle burdensome, though.
ReplyDeleteAnd Wow! The editorial page of the Fresno Bee has not a single pro-Republican piece, which is absolutelhy extraordinary. Lead opinion from the Washington Post: “Documents show Trump, Nunes working to deceive. Letters to the Editor: “Let Janz run against Nunes,” “Remove Trump as soon as possible,” “Calling Trump a traitor,” “[US should] Not [be] aligned with Russia,” and “Trump like ‘Caine Mutininy’ character[s] (Captain Queeg and Thomas Keefer).”
Ag association leaders oppose proposed immigration bill that would dramatically reduce their workforce. The political cartoon[Click] lays into “moderate” Democrats.
—Alan
P.S.: I trust everyone here has received the e-mail from Bernie about the turnouts for progressive Democratic challengers in “red” states. Nice.
Another WOW! Headlines from politicalwire.com[Click]:
ReplyDeleteWhat the Rise of Kamala Harris Says About Democrats
What Michael Cohen Knows
Checking In On the True Swing Voters
17 House Races Move Towards Democrats
Nevada Could Elect Female Majority Statehouse
Quote of the Day from a Republican political operative: “…Who thinks this is going to end well?”
[Spicer’s book is rubbish]
How U.S. Intelligence [probably knows] What Trump Told Putin
Odds of Government Shutdown Now 60%
Georgia Runoff Tests Loyalty to Trump
Trump’s Policy on Iran Not at All Clear (hardly a surprise, non?)
Holder Says He May Run for President
Blankenship Will Try to Get on West Virginia Ballot
Many Migrant Parents Have Been Deported Without Their Children
Giuiliani Says Trump Won’t Talk About Obstruction [in potential Mueller interview] (Anybody care to bet that Trump could restrain himself that way?)
Many of the articles are more gratifying than one might expect from the headlines alone.
—Alan
talkingpointsmemo.com has additional and complementary articles of interest.[Click]. Altogether too much news today.
Delete—Alan
Yes, it's pretty obvious the Dems are positioning both Kamala Harris and Cory Booker for candidacy. But Cory is pro-Big Pharma and well-paid for it. And Kamala Harris has a very shady corporate past. I have two pages of horrible positions she has taken, such as not releasing innocent men from prison because it would cut into the prison's earning for prisoners' work. She has REALLY done some horrible stuff.
DeleteHarris is definitely a Clintonista, and although she has a well-earned reputation for effective work behind the scenes, I do not think she has either enough of a general political track record or in the Senate to attract my support. She does check off some "Democratic" identity politics items, but that is not enough for my vote.
DeleteAlan
I am actually of the opinion that it's at least six months too early to begin thinking about who might be the Democratic presidential nominee. IMHO, there is a better than even chance that the person I'll be supporting a year from now isn't even being mentioned this summer.
DeleteIt is thoroughly speculative at this point, that's for sure.
DeleteAlan
'Like a Soviet-type economy': GOP free traders unload on Trump[Click] “The president's $12 billion farm bailout gets an ugly reception among many Republicans in Congress.” Some pretty strong words…
ReplyDeleteOcasio-Cortez makes stealth visit to Capitol Hill[Click]
Georgia GOP runoff results coming in.
—Alan
Backgrounder:
ReplyDeleteNew York Magazine: Who Will Win Georgia’s Insane GOP Gubernatorial Runoff?[Click]
—Alan
Farther down in the article: "Georgia Democrats will not simply be sitting down with popcorn and enjoying the GOP fight on July 24, however. They are holding congressional runoffs in two north Atlanta districts that are long shot but not impossible targets for November."
Delete--Alan
Live Georgia runoff results here.[Click]
ReplyDelete—Alan
Georgia winners:
ReplyDeleteGOP Governor: Brian Kemp
Dem Dist. 6: Kevin Abel
Dem Dist. 7: Carolyn Bourdeaux
--Alan