Trump’s flailing incompetence makes coronavirus even scarier [Click] “America’s pandemic response capabilities have been systematically dismantled.” From the beginning it has been clear that Trump’s administration was incompetent to deal with any sort of national emergency.
Trump’s Most Dangerous Destruction Yet [Click] “What the president is doing to America’s intelligence community could have enormous repercussions for the 2020 election and the country’s preparedness for threats from around the world.” Could?
IMHO, Robinson significantly overstates the case. One thing he and others miss is that the "horse trading" among the candidates typically takes place before the convention, rather than after the first ballot. And a coalition that controls a majority of the delegates represents the will of the people better than any candidate with less than a majority. But... But under this hypothesis it will be significantly easier for Bernie to put together a majority coalition than for any other candidat to do so.
It is interesting to see the same leadership Dems who asserted last time that we should all vote for the nominee now cringing that the nominee might not be their choice.
Bill, I also use Sea Monkey, Fire Fox having mysteriously become inaccessible to Window-eyes some time ago. It never occurred to me to try calling up ActBlue using IE. Thanks for the suggestion.
I regularly use Firefox, Chrome, Safari and a secure browser [White Hat Aviator] that is no longer available but continues to work fine for me. It isn't unusual to find one of them doesn't work for a particular site but another does.
Just a series of headlines from politicalwire.com:
Trump Privately Vents Over Coronavirus CDC Warns Americans to Brace for Likely Outbreak Romney Says Trump [administration] Unprepared for Coronavirus Kudlow Claims Coronavirus Now Contained
“A National Security Agency system that analyzed logs of Americans’ domestic phone calls and text messages cost $100 million from 2015 to 2019, but yielded only a single significant investigation,” the New York Times reports. “Moreover, only twice during that four-year period did the program generate unique information that the F.B.I. did not already possess.”
Sheesh! This debate tonight is being soooo poorly moderated! Seems to me the only way to do it well is to control the microphones. But they are all talking over each other and getting frustrated enough to demand to speak longer because someone else did. Absurd. Bernie is keeping to the facts and not casting undue aspersions.
Bernie was asked a question. The entire time he was answering the question, Buttigieg was talking too, unbidden. And the moderators didn't tell him to knock it off.
Colbert did a great spoof of the debate! I loved where he offers the best quote of the whole debate and it's just a clip of all seven of them talking and yelling over each other at the same time (which really did happen!). Then he quips: "A little hard to get on bumper sticker." 😂
Today I got a text invite from Bernie's people to Bernie's Super Tuesday rally! Bernie will be there and it's only one town away from me. Wow! I may well go, but it will have to be after we finish counting the vote. So I will have to be "late to the party."
“It’s looking like a good night for Bernie Sanders, who has often faded into the background as his opponents bicker and yell over each other. The Vermont senator’s frontrunner status currently appears safe.”
Did Mike Bloomberg fall prey to an unfortunate Freudian slip earlier, and say he bought 21 Democratic seats in 2018?
Elizabeth Warren used a question on whether to allow Chinese firms to build parts of American technological infrastructure to bash Michael Bloomberg for not releasing his tax returns.
“Oh, so THIS is what Thanksgiving dinners at white people's houses are like.” —Elliot Williams
Elizabeth Warren has remained focused on bringing down Mike Bloomberg — and has largely avoided bringing down frontrunner Bernie Sanders
From the “that didn’t take long” files: Earlier tonight, Mike Bloomberg criticized Elizabeth Warren after she called on him to release more employees from non-discloure agreements. “With this senator, enough is never enough,” Bloomberg said. Some of Warren’s fans celebrated the flippant comment over Twitter, and it has now been turned into campaign merch.
The filibuster isn't the absolute block to legislation that many people now days seem to think. If you're really determined you can just let people talk and talk and talk and eventually they'll give up. It's been years since anybody has actually done that. These days when a sizable group announces its intention to filibuster the legislation is simply abandoned. But it can be done and I've seen it done.
Just got an e-mail saying Bernie is going to have a rally right here in Springfield on the Twenty-eighth. It has me in tears, because I don't know a soul who could or would take me. Guess I'll have to see if anybody's gonna live stream it. :(
Trump’s flailing incompetence makes coronavirus even scarier [Click] “America’s pandemic response capabilities have been systematically dismantled.” From the beginning it has been clear that Trump’s administration was incompetent to deal with any sort of national emergency.
ReplyDeleteArwa Mahdawi: Bernie Sanders can't be bought – his campaign is making me strangely hopeful [Click]
Nathan Robinson: A 'brokered convention' designed to block Bernie Sanders would be a poison pill [Click] “If the Democratic party doesn’t allow the person with most delegates to become the nominee, it will be a disaster.” I have seen other such opinion pieces in the past two or three days.
Why Senate Dems aren't freaking out about Bernie [Click] “Despite some panic in the party, a key piece of the Democratic establishment thinks Sanders can beat Trump.”
What Bloomberg Did to Peaceful [Democratic] Protesters [Click] “At the 2004 Republican National Convention, he presided over dubious arrests.”
Trump’s Most Dangerous Destruction Yet [Click] “What the president is doing to America’s intelligence community could have enormous repercussions for the 2020 election and the country’s preparedness for threats from around the world.” Could?
Trump doctor hid cauliflower in mashed potatoes to improve diet: report [Click]
This analyst says Democrats' chances of keeping the House in 2020 are actually improving [Click]
IMHO, Robinson significantly overstates the case. One thing he and others miss is that the "horse trading" among the candidates typically takes place before the convention, rather than after the first ballot. And a coalition that controls a majority of the delegates represents the will of the people better than any candidate with less than a majority. But... But under this hypothesis it will be significantly easier for Bernie to put together a majority coalition than for any other candidat to do so.
DeleteSo far, the stock market has fallen 1800 in two days. Being so near retirement, I have my fears. But at least DT looks bad in an election year.
DeleteThe stock market is hypchondriac. Investing in a diverse array of well-managed companies will be safer than a stock market index fund.
DeleteIt is interesting to see the same leadership Dems who asserted last time that we should all vote for the nominee now cringing that the nominee might not be their choice.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is rather amusing--doubly so since Bernie is in favor of all the things the party has said it is in favor of for donkey's years.
DeleteBill, I also use Sea Monkey, Fire Fox having mysteriously become inaccessible to Window-eyes some time ago. It never occurred to me to try calling up ActBlue using IE. Thanks for the suggestion.
ReplyDeleteI regularly use Firefox, Chrome, Safari and a secure browser [White Hat Aviator] that is no longer available but continues to work fine for me. It isn't unusual to find one of them doesn't work for a particular site but another does.
DeleteJust a series of headlines from politicalwire.com:
ReplyDeleteTrump Privately Vents Over Coronavirus
CDC Warns Americans to Brace for Likely Outbreak
Romney Says Trump [administration] Unprepared for Coronavirus
Kudlow Claims Coronavirus Now Contained
A quote from politicalwire.com:
ReplyDelete“A National Security Agency system that analyzed logs of Americans’ domestic phone calls and text messages cost $100 million from 2015 to 2019, but yielded only a single significant investigation,” the New York Times reports. “Moreover, only twice during that four-year period did the program generate unique information that the F.B.I. did not already possess.”
Ahead of South Carolina, Donald Trump’s Debate Tips for Democrats - Click
ReplyDeleteTrump demands two female Supreme Court justices recuse themselves from all of his cases: ‘I only ask for fairness’ - Click
ReplyDeleteI thought that fraud, racketeering and treason cases were taken care of in the lower courts.
DeleteSheesh! This debate tonight is being soooo poorly moderated! Seems to me the only way to do it well is to control the microphones. But they are all talking over each other and getting frustrated enough to demand to speak longer because someone else did. Absurd. Bernie is keeping to the facts and not casting undue aspersions.
ReplyDeleteWho is doing the moderation? I've not been paying attention. Busy today.
DeleteI don't recognise any of them. It's on CBS, so could be some of their people.
DeleteThey're giving a disproportionate number of the questions to Amy Klobuchar and Mike Bloomberg. I have no idea why.
DeleteBernie was asked a question. The entire time he was answering the question, Buttigieg was talking too, unbidden. And the moderators didn't tell him to knock it off.
DeleteOne moderator identified herself as Norah O'Donnell. The other is from a CBS morning talk show. Several others asked questions as well.
DeleteColbert did a great spoof of the debate! I loved where he offers the best quote of the whole debate and it's just a clip of all seven of them talking and yelling over each other at the same time (which really did happen!). Then he quips: "A little hard to get on bumper sticker." 😂
DeleteToday I got a text invite from Bernie's people to Bernie's Super Tuesday rally! Bernie will be there and it's only one town away from me. Wow! I may well go, but it will have to be after we finish counting the vote. So I will have to be "late to the party."
ReplyDeleteHey, great stuff!
ReplyDeleteBloomberg effort to mock Sanders with invented tweets praising dictators backfires [Click]
ReplyDeleteBernie Sanders faces onslaught from rivals in South Carolina debate [Click]
Democratic candidates bicker and shout over each other in chaotic debate – liveblog [Click]
“It’s looking like a good night for Bernie Sanders, who has often faded into the background as his opponents bicker and yell over each other. The Vermont senator’s frontrunner status currently appears safe.”
Did Mike Bloomberg fall prey to an unfortunate Freudian slip earlier, and say he bought 21 Democratic seats in 2018?
Elizabeth Warren used a question on whether to allow Chinese firms to build parts of American technological infrastructure to bash Michael Bloomberg for not releasing his tax returns.
“Oh, so THIS is what Thanksgiving dinners at white people's houses are like.”
—Elliot Williams
Elizabeth Warren has remained focused on bringing down Mike Bloomberg — and has largely avoided bringing down frontrunner Bernie Sanders
From the “that didn’t take long” files: Earlier tonight, Mike Bloomberg criticized Elizabeth Warren after she called on him to release more employees from non-discloure agreements. “With this senator, enough is never enough,” Bloomberg said. Some of Warren’s fans celebrated the flippant comment over Twitter, and it has now been turned into campaign merch.
The crucial debate Democrats almost had in South Carolina [Click] Nothing gets done as long as the filibuster continues in the Senate.
ReplyDeleteThe filibuster isn't the absolute block to legislation that many people now days seem to think. If you're really determined you can just let people talk and talk and talk and eventually they'll give up. It's been years since anybody has actually done that. These days when a sizable group announces its intention to filibuster the legislation is simply abandoned. But it can be done and I've seen it done.
DeleteJust got an e-mail saying Bernie is going to have a rally right here in Springfield on the Twenty-eighth. It has me in tears, because I don't know a soul who could or would take me. Guess I'll have to see if anybody's gonna live stream it. :(
ReplyDeleteCat, for heaven's sake, call the campaign! Someone will likely pick you up!!
DeleteI SECOND THE MOTION!
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