I had noticed that. There aren't many of the classical New England Republicans left, but it's nice to know that there are some. The California equivalent seems to have become extinct quite some time ago, albeit within my lifetime.
Experience: I was dragged along by a train at 75mph [Click] “I underwent a special trauma therapy called eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).” Interesting that German train doors are supposed to spring open when they close on an object, as in the US. In Japan they don’t, and people (usually young men) get caught in the closing train doors every once in a while. Folks inside the train will typically force the doors open before the train picks up speed and either pull the fool in or toss him out.
================================== “President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that prompted alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people,” the Washington Post reports.
“The comments, which have not been previously reported, were part of a now-infamous meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in which Trump revealed highly classified information that exposed a source of intelligence on the Islamic State. He also said during the meeting that firing FBI Director James B. Comey the day before had relieved ‘great pressure’, on him.
“A memorandum summarizing the meeting was limited to all but a few officials with the highest security clearances in an attempt to keep the president’s comments from being disclosed publicly.” ===================================
The Los Angeles Times reports there’s “no sign that the GOP-controlled Senate, where 67 votes are required to remove the president from office, is about to turn on Trump.”
Said one senior Senate GOP aide: “At this point, Trump could be caught walking out of a Federal Reserve bank with two giant sacks of money in his hands and no Republican would vote to impeach him for grand larceny.”
The aide added: “Our voters want two things from their congressmen: pissing on the media and blindly defending the president. That’s what being a Republican has come to.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the White House earlier this week that President Trump “needed to release the transcript of his call to bolster the claim that the conversation was not improper because the speculation about what happened was becoming politically untenable,” the Washington Post reports.
My pleasure to be of service, listener. I can hardly believe how fast the wheels are flying off Trump's wagon. For some reason I am reminded of the newsreel clip showing Fulgencio Batista's airplane arriving in Ciudad Trujillo.
Adam Schiff is first.
ReplyDeleteFirst also is Vermont's Republican Governor, who is the first Republican Governor to come out in favour of Impeachment.
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I had noticed that. There aren't many of the classical New England Republicans left, but it's nice to know that there are some. The California equivalent seems to have become extinct quite some time ago, albeit within my lifetime.
DeleteExperience: I was dragged along by a train at 75mph [Click] “I underwent a special trauma therapy called eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).” Interesting that German train doors are supposed to spring open when they close on an object, as in the US. In Japan they don’t, and people (usually young men) get caught in the closing train doors every once in a while. Folks inside the train will typically force the doors open before the train picks up speed and either pull the fool in or toss him out.
ReplyDeleteWanted to let everybody know that I arrived safely in Bloomington last night. Very nicee room in the Hilton. Thanks for the wishes, everybody.
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“President Trump told two senior Russian officials in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he was unconcerned about Moscow’s interference in the U.S. election because the United States did the same in other countries, an assertion that prompted alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people,” the Washington Post reports.
“The comments, which have not been previously reported, were part of a now-infamous meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in which Trump revealed highly classified information that exposed a source of intelligence on the Islamic State. He also said during the meeting that firing FBI Director James B. Comey the day before had relieved ‘great pressure’, on him.
“A memorandum summarizing the meeting was limited to all but a few officials with the highest security clearances in an attempt to keep the president’s comments from being disclosed publicly.”
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The Los Angeles Times reports there’s “no sign that the GOP-controlled Senate, where 67 votes are required to remove the president from office, is about to turn on Trump.”
Said one senior Senate GOP aide: “At this point, Trump could be caught walking out of a Federal Reserve bank with two giant sacks of money in his hands and no Republican would vote to impeach him for grand larceny.”
The aide added: “Our voters want two things from their congressmen: pissing on the media and blindly defending the president. That’s what being a Republican has come to.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told the White House earlier this week that President Trump “needed to release the transcript of his call to bolster the claim that the conversation was not improper because the speculation about what happened was becoming politically untenable,” the Washington Post reports.
ReplyDeleteLittle miscalculation there, Moscow?
GREAT clips, Alan! Thanks so much. I've been on the run today and unable to keep up. This really helps!
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My pleasure to be of service, listener. I can hardly believe how fast the wheels are flying off Trump's wagon. For some reason I am reminded of the newsreel clip showing Fulgencio Batista's airplane arriving in Ciudad Trujillo.
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