joet67
joet67's JournalI am reading some grim news. Republicans are abandoning their party.
Scarborough, George Will, and others. Grim because no small number of them may find their way (however begrudgingly, and likely in a self-serving quest for votes) to our party. I have seen this play before, though not ever in a situation similar to today. Democrats will be more than happy to take them with a "D" behind their names, but at what costs? Granted, we sure need to make gains in huge swaths of America, but I hope we don't further lose our party's soul in the process. Bending to accommodate swing districts is hard enough, how can we ever win the South for example? (Sorry fellow Southerners). I sure don't want a bunch more DINO'S.. I wish we had a hyper-aggressive strategy. Thoughts? (If this belongs in another forum, please give me a chance to move it. Thanks)
They sold their souls for a paycheck, and to continue to stay in the game.
That is my take. Maybe Trump really will (inadvertently) drain the swamp. Just read the transcript on WaPo.
On MSNBC just now: Comey documented in detail every single interaction
with tRump. Trump asked him to end the investigation. No link. Live now.
Late nate peeps: Roger Stone is supposedly going to be on Coast to Coast AM tonight
on the second half of the show. Personally, I will be just stunned if he dares to make an appearance. (yes, I recognize the show as largely a right-wing bent to it, so I rarely listen to it, but ran across the info on FB just now).
Edited:
Key points:
1. Poisoned in December
2. McCain is nuts
3. Hits to Burr and another as "used car salesman"
4. He has NO associations with ANY Russians
5. Hillary was going to take us to war
6. **Nevermind, it looks like from here out he's just promoting a book about Drumpf, I'm done listening.
I would appreciate prayers, good vibes, or whatever you can muster.
My cousin's oldest son (one of twins) was shot twice in the chest last night, attempting to stop an armed robbery. He is Army, was off-base with friends at a restaurant.
They are medical unit, so they immediately CPR'd him and stopped bleeding. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital.
We just got word from his mother. She flew to his bedside this morning. Doc said the bullets missed vital organs (her words), yet she said they hit both lungs (how those aren't vital, I don't exactly know, though I do know what she meant).
I'm praying for a quick and full recovery. The kid just graduated HS a couple years ago.
On edit: Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers. No real change today. They were hoping to take him off of the breathing machines today, but that didn't happen. He's still in the civilian hospital. They won't be able to move him to a military hospital until that happens. Thank you all again!
I honestly believe they are cutting airport security and embassy security (among
all the other cuts) to weaken us for another catalyzing event, which is what they need in order to resume the PNAC agenda. They don't *actually want to cut security, and will fully fund it again after the event. They just found a convenient vehicle to obscure it in, with the proposed drastic budget.
I realize the penalties for treason can and have varied. But if a death penalty should
happen to be imposed (hypothetical), what are the rules? i.e.: can we impose burning at the stake for example?) Inquiring minds would like to know.
After watching all of the political posturing today on the healthcare bill,
I'm convinced of two things:
1. They know Golden-Gate is closing in on them, and they need to jam something thru.
More importantly,
2. They know there isn't a snowball's chance of passage, but they are giving each other cover so they can say they tried, and then they can go back home and campaign on it.
I haven't slept much since the inaugural. I'm too keyed up about things, plus
every time I stir, it seems the tv is blaring some new scandal. I'm actually quite anxious for the lid to finally blow off so I can relax a little, while the politicos argue about the way forward. At this point, I really don't care who takes over, as long as this madman, criminal, mafioso leaves office without starting world war 3.
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