Our low was 44F--currently 46F. You may smirk when we get up to 115F. And I am reminded of a quip about the climate in Buffalo: Buffalo has two seasons--winter and the Fourth of July.
There’s an Alternative to Border Walls: Let People Get on Airplanes [Click] “The United States makes it nearly impossible for Central Americans to work legally. It doesn’t have to.” Mexican-US migration *facts* teach a lesson—but not to those who wallow in “alternative reality.”
Trump’s Not Richard Nixon. He’s Andrew Johnson. [Click] This corresponds (in greater detail) to what I was taught about the Johnson impeachment. Not having read “Profiles in Courage,” I have been puzzled by the currently popular explanation that Johnson was impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office Act.
Too many good items this morning at politicalwire.com/ [Click] Here are some headlines: RBG Action Figure The Senate Is In Play Trump ‘Mad as Hell’ About Impeachment Democratic Lawmaker Caught In Campaign Finance Probe WA GOP Lawmaker Accused of Domestic Terrorism Trump Slams Evangelical Magazine [Christianity Today] Bernie Sanders Goes Unchallenged “nobody went after the Vermont senator, whose standing in the race has only risen since his October heart attack.” Biden’s Best Debate Yet [mostly because he was ignored]
And some quotations:
”He just got impeached. He’ll be impeached forever. No matter what the Senate does. He’s impeached forever because he violated our Constitution.” — Speaker Nancy Pelosi ===================== “It means that they know they’re gonna lose. And if you win, you’re going to serve in the minority under a Democratic president. You may want to spend more time with your family.” — Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the high number of Republican retirements from Congress ===================== “Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States.” — Elizabeth Warren
Might I make the observation that if you haven't sipped $900 wine in a bejeweled wine cave, you haven't lived? [This from someone whose speed is more like drinking home brew in a root cellar.]
That's a good one, Cat. [smile] And it reminds me of the story about the time my great uncle and aunt made [alcoholic] root beer. They weren't using a hydrometer, just adding a bit of sugar before bottling. And they were in bed when they heard the bottles starting to blow their caps...
Some change in qualifications for the January debate, but not much:
Candidates can qualify for the Jan. 14 debate in Des Moines by reaching at least 5% in four national or state polls. Democrats can also qualify by receiving at least 7% in two single-state polls conducted in the early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina. In addition to the polling qualifications, candidates must also receive contributions from at least 225,000 unique donors with a minimum of 1,000 donors coming from at least 20 states, U.S. territories or the District of Columbia.
The deadline to meet both qualifications is Jan. 10 at 11:59 p.m., which is four days before the debate. The seventh primary debate will be held 18 days before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucus. ========================== For the December debate, candidates needed to receive 4% in at least four national or early state polls that met the DNC's criteria or 6% in two early state polls. Candidates also needed to receive donations from at least 200,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 800 from at least 20 different states.
O for the days when men were real men, women were real women and small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
*sigh* Like I said, brain's essentially set to "Off" today. Just ignore me and eventually I'll go away.
I read about that in the days quickly following the breaking of the vaping illness story. It appears to be a contaminant of vaped marijuana, sometimes including that obtained legally.
It is evidently added in illicit preparations to adjust the viscosity (don't ask me why the viscosity needs to be adjusted). Very much like the Jake Leg epidemic of the 1930’s. [Click]
It’s not the only or main reason for doing it. But it is instructive how even a short and uncertain pause in the House transmitting its articles of impeachment to the Senate and thus even slightly delaying a Senate “trial” has unhinged the President perhaps even more than being impeached itself. [Continued behind a paywall]
Might it be that what irks Dear Leader is that a woman is calling the shots?
Baby it's cold outside!
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Our low was 44F--currently 46F. You may smirk when we get up to 115F. And I am reminded of a quip about the climate in Buffalo: Buffalo has two seasons--winter and the Fourth of July.
DeleteThere’s an Alternative to Border Walls: Let People Get on Airplanes [Click] “The United States makes it nearly impossible for Central Americans to work legally. It doesn’t have to.” Mexican-US migration *facts* teach a lesson—but not to those who wallow in “alternative reality.”
ReplyDeleteTrump’s Not Richard Nixon. He’s Andrew Johnson. [Click] This corresponds (in greater detail) to what I was taught about the Johnson impeachment. Not having read “Profiles in Courage,” I have been puzzled by the currently popular explanation that Johnson was impeached for violation of the Tenure of Office Act.
Too many good items this morning at politicalwire.com/ [Click] Here are some headlines:
ReplyDeleteRBG Action Figure
The Senate Is In Play
Trump ‘Mad as Hell’ About Impeachment
Democratic Lawmaker Caught In Campaign Finance Probe
WA GOP Lawmaker Accused of Domestic Terrorism
Trump Slams Evangelical Magazine [Christianity Today]
Bernie Sanders Goes Unchallenged
“nobody went after the Vermont senator, whose
standing in the race has only risen since his
October heart attack.”
Biden’s Best Debate Yet [mostly because he was ignored]
And some quotations:
”He just got impeached. He’ll be impeached forever. No matter what the Senate does. He’s impeached forever because he violated our Constitution.”
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi
=====================
“It means that they know they’re gonna lose. And if you win, you’re going to serve in the minority under a Democratic president. You may want to spend more time with your family.”
— Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the high number of Republican retirements from Congress
=====================
“Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States.”
— Elizabeth Warren
Might I make the observation that if you haven't sipped $900 wine in a bejeweled wine cave, you haven't lived? [This from someone whose speed is more like drinking home brew in a root cellar.]
DeleteOr perhaps root beer in the storm cellar?
DeleteSorry. My mind, such as it is, sometimes works in tortuous ways.
That's a good one, Cat. [smile] And it reminds me of the story about the time my great uncle and aunt made [alcoholic] root beer. They weren't using a hydrometer, just adding a bit of sugar before bottling. And they were in bed when they heard the bottles starting to blow their caps...
DeleteSome change in qualifications for the January debate, but not much:
ReplyDeleteCandidates can qualify for the Jan. 14 debate in Des Moines by reaching at least 5% in four national or state polls. Democrats can also qualify by receiving at least 7% in two single-state polls conducted in the early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada or South Carolina. In addition to the polling qualifications, candidates must also receive contributions from at least 225,000 unique donors with a minimum of 1,000 donors coming from at least 20 states, U.S. territories or the District of Columbia.
The deadline to meet both qualifications is Jan. 10 at 11:59 p.m., which is four days before the debate. The seventh primary debate will be held 18 days before the Feb. 1 Iowa caucus.
==========================
For the December debate, candidates needed to receive 4% in at least four national or early state polls that met the DNC's criteria or 6% in two early state polls. Candidates also needed to receive donations from at least 200,000 unique donors, with a minimum of 800 from at least 20 different states.
ABC figures five are essentially qualified already; Yang and Steyer not yet, Bloomberg never. [Click]
DeleteA Dramatic Error in American Spaceflight; Boeing was set to pass a meaningful milestone in spaceflight, but a glitch cut the mission short. [Click] Sounds like the same basic problem as the 737 Max; no redundancy. But the change from an engineering culture to a casino capitalism culture at Boeing couldn’t possibly be to blame.
ReplyDeleteOh, no, of course not. :P
DeleteO for the days when men were real men, women were real women and small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small, furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.
*sigh* Like I said, brain's essentially set to "Off" today. Just ignore me and eventually I'll go away.
Why ignore the good stuff?
DeleteTrump Stewing Over Magazine Editorial [Click] Freaking insane, but what else is news?
ReplyDeleteThe [climate] tipping point is here, it is now.” [Click]
Police: Iowa woman said she hit teen with car because she was 'a Mexican' [Click]
Sanders campaign raised over $1 million on debate day [Click] I wonder how other candidates fared.
Vox: Christianity Today called for Trump’s removal. Here’s why that doesn’t matter. [Click]
LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-12-20/vast-majority-of-vaping-illnesses-blamed-on-vitamin-e [Click]
Activist group Patriotic Millionaires endorses moderate congressional Democrats for 2020 race as rich donors come under fire [Click] What a surprise…
Oops:
ReplyDeleteLA Times: Vast Majority of Vaping Illnesses Blamed on Vitamin E Acetate. Click]
Never knew there was such a thing as Vitamin E Acetate. I always learn something reading this blog.
DeleteI read about that in the days quickly following the breaking of the vaping illness story. It appears to be a contaminant of vaped marijuana, sometimes including that obtained legally.
DeleteIt is evidently added in illicit preparations to adjust the viscosity (don't ask me why the viscosity needs to be adjusted). Very much like the Jake Leg epidemic of the 1930’s. [Click]
DeleteJosh Marshall:
ReplyDeleteIt’s not the only or main reason for doing it. But it is instructive how even a short and uncertain pause in the House transmitting its articles of impeachment to the Senate and thus even slightly delaying a Senate “trial” has unhinged the President perhaps even more than being impeached itself. [Continued behind a paywall]
Might it be that what irks Dear Leader is that a woman is calling the shots?
Trump Adviser Admits Voter Suppression In Wisconsin [Click]
ReplyDeleteSocial Media Made America Tired of Rich People [Click] “It used to be easier to hide your wine cave.”
Bernie Sanders calls out Buttigieg's billionaire fundraising: 'exactly the problem with politics' [Click] Guardian exclusive.
'It's killing us': midwestern workers savaged by Trump's trade wars [Click] “Layoffs are common, shifts have been cut – and workers in America’s manufacturing and farming heartlands are losing hope”
Richard Wolffe: The Pete Buttigieg pile-on revealed: he is no political messiah [Click] “Thursday night’s debate let us examine the character of a candidate whose greatest electoral victory amounted to less than 11,000 votes in the fourth-largest city in mighty Indiana.” Ouch.
CNN: The Impeachment Time Bomb [Click] And no one knows when it will go off…
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