Susan! How much snow did you have that melted? With it currently RAINING in VERMONT (!), the woman with a yardful of snow longs to know.
Bill, walking when it's icy is so difficult. I'm glad you made it there and back again okay. Not exactly uneventful, but safe all the same. Welcome back.
Catreona, I'm with you! I'd like ALL the parties to drop the Primary system anyway. But does anybody think Bernie would actually run as an Independent? I doubt it. But I sure wish he would.
Please keep us posted on your river's rising, puddle!! Could be some flooding up here too. (But not at my house.)
Only about 8" of actual snow, but it also melted the hard-packed ice that the plows left behind. It snowed again overnight, but only a coating. At least that's what I hope it is and I don't get another surprise when I step out.
Alan, the link you posted about why Joe Biden shouldn't run for President made some good points. Dang, I hadn't remembered that he'd be 78 when he took office. I think he is a decent, honest person and, while I don't agree with him on anything, at least I'd know he discerned (rather than tweeted from the hip!). I still want Bernie, though I think there are some of the same concerns...and yet he's MUCH more interesting to young people than Biden, as Bernie proved in the last election. Is there a middle aged hero?
Aha! A freudian slip, no doubt! [grin] Not unlike me unintentionally (unconsciously?) typing Hillary "Clingon." Yours might be blamed on automatic spell check, but not mine...
Clinton becomes Clingon with a mere misplaced digit, since the g is just below the t. I'm not sure it could be called a Freudian slip, as the typewriter wasn't invented until Siggy was 22 years old. Think he learned to type?
Wikipedia: "A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought."
Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution says the President "shall from time to time give the Congress information of the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
Every President from Thomas Jefferson through William Howard Taft reported the state of the union to Congress in writing. If it was good enough for them, it is certainly good enough for Trump—and for every President hereafter, IMO. A speech is not required, and e-mail would obviously be satisfactory.
Someone made the point that DT is caught between two women stronger than himself—Ann Coulter and Speaker Pelosi.
Sounds like there’s a real chance that Cohen won’t be testifying in public. Bummer. Wil was going to take the day off and we were going to make snacks and watch.
Currently 20F here, heading to a low of 6F overnight and a high of 8F tomorrow. After gradually warming to 23F Sunday it will plunge again, with below-zero highs mid-week.
Meanwhile, Adelaide Australia recorded an all-time record high of 119F.
But that would make him number TWO, after Nixon! Now, can we think of ways he could depart from his office that no one has ever before used, so he could go out as NUMBER ONE? Well, yes.
There are also Democrats getting desperate for a shutdown deal. Some are even willing to give Trump $5.7 billion for border security -- *provided* it is used for things that will actually increase border security rather than a make-work wall.
Susan! How much snow did you have that melted? With it currently RAINING in VERMONT (!), the woman with a yardful of snow longs to know.
ReplyDeleteBill, walking when it's icy is so difficult. I'm glad you made it there and back again okay. Not exactly uneventful, but safe all the same. Welcome back.
Catreona, I'm with you! I'd like ALL the parties to drop the Primary system anyway. But does anybody think Bernie would actually run as an Independent? I doubt it. But I sure wish he would.
Please keep us posted on your river's rising, puddle!! Could be some flooding up here too. (But not at my house.)
Only about 8" of actual snow, but it also melted the hard-packed ice that the plows left behind. It snowed again overnight, but only a coating. At least that's what I hope it is and I don't get another surprise when I step out.
DeleteAlan, the link you posted about why Joe Biden shouldn't run for President made some good points. Dang, I hadn't remembered that he'd be 78 when he took office. I think he is a decent, honest person and, while I don't agree with him on anything, at least I'd know he discerned (rather than tweeted from the hip!). I still want Bernie, though I think there are some of the same concerns...and yet he's MUCH more interesting to young people than Biden, as Bernie proved in the last election. Is there a middle aged hero?
ReplyDeleteLOL!!
Delete“anything” should have read “everything” !!
😄😂🤣
Aha! A freudian slip, no doubt! [grin] Not unlike me unintentionally (unconsciously?) typing Hillary "Clingon." Yours might be blamed on automatic spell check, but not mine...
DeleteClinton becomes Clingon with a mere misplaced digit, since the g is just below the t. I'm not sure it could be called a Freudian slip, as the typewriter wasn't invented until Siggy was 22 years old. Think he learned to type?
DeleteWikipedia: "A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought."
DeleteTrump says he won't give State of the Union during shutdown after being disinvited by Pelosi
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/politics/white-house-state-of-the-union-off-guard/index.html
CAVE-IN CITY!
DeleteArticle II, Section 3 of the Constitution says the President "shall from time to time give the Congress information of the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient."
Every President from Thomas Jefferson through William Howard Taft reported the state of the union to Congress in writing. If it was good enough for them, it is certainly good enough for Trump—and for every President hereafter, IMO. A speech is not required, and e-mail would obviously be satisfactory.
Someone made the point that DT is caught between two women stronger than himself—Ann Coulter and Speaker Pelosi.
Michael Cohen subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee
ReplyDeletehttps://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/michael-cohen-subpoenaed-senate-intelligence-committee/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F
Sounds like there’s a real chance that Cohen won’t be testifying in public. Bummer. Wil was going to take the day off and we were going to make snacks and watch.
DeleteAh. Like the old days with the Watergate committee hearings. Where's Senator Sam Ervin when you need him? :)
DeleteOops! Left a comment for Alan on the last thread. It's nothing much though.
ReplyDeleteIt was duly noted, Cat, and I agree.
DeleteRain's done. Snow's gone. River's over the bridge, but receding. All's well with the world.
ReplyDelete🌦HURRAH! 🌈 You made it, again!! ⛅️
DeleteCurrently 20F here, heading to a low of 6F overnight and a high of 8F tomorrow. After gradually warming to 23F Sunday it will plunge again, with below-zero highs mid-week.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, Adelaide Australia recorded an all-time record high of 119F.
White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/trump-border-wall-emergency-draft/index.html
This country will be so much better for trump's absence. Eager for that day.
DeleteIf DT won't reign, could he at least abdicate? ;-)
ReplyDeleteBut that would make him number TWO, after Nixon! Now, can we think of ways he could depart from his office that no one has ever before used, so he could go out as NUMBER ONE? Well, yes.
DeleteThere it is again!! Ha!
Delete"reign" most definitely should have read "resign"!!
Wow!! New slogan:
Somebody needs to tell DT that the word resign has an "s" in it!
If Coast Guard members are killed during shutdown, their families won't get benefits
ReplyDeletehttps://www.cnn.com/2019/01/24/politics/coast-guard-shutdown-death-benefits/index.html
To be clear, the death benefits won't be paid until after the shutdown ends.
DeleteYes. But if this drags on until April, does that mean there's no money for burial?
DeleteIt just gets stranger and stranger.
There’s a wider scandal being uncovered by the Trump investigations - Click
ReplyDeleteA fertile field to plow for a reformist administration.
DeleteLegality of Drilling Permits Issued During Shutdown Challenged - Click
ReplyDeleteNice...
DeleteWay too much political gnus today… Blogger evidently doesn’t want me to post it all at once, so I will try dividing it in half.
ReplyDeleteNancy Pelosi is an alien species to Trump – and he has no idea what to do [Click] Indeed!
The risk of a catastrophic US intervention in Venezuela is real [Click]
Donald Trump’s ship of fools is heading for the rocks in Venezuela [Click]
Officials Overruled After Rejecting Kushner’s Security Clearance [Click]
GOP Senators Getting Nervous [Click] Reading Riot Act to Pence, etc.
Venezuela becomes the new distraction. Grrrr.
DeletePutin chose well.
Here's the other half:
ReplyDeleteWhite House Desperate for a Shutdown Deal [Click]
Koch Network Will Sit Out Presidential Race [Click]
Trump Just Lost a Lot of Leverage on the Shutdown [Click] “While the measure failed, the Republican crossovers are significant…”
Warren Will Propose a Wealth Tax[Click]
Big Majority Say Shutdown Is Serious [Click]
Shutdown May Be Proving Value of Government [Click]
There are also Democrats getting desperate for a shutdown deal. Some are even willing to give Trump $5.7 billion for border security -- *provided* it is used for things that will actually increase border security rather than a make-work wall.
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