Trump’s last GOP rival lands new gig after failed 2024 presidential bid Nikki Haley, who was the final rival to former President Trump in the Republican nomination race before ending her White House bid last month, is joining a leading conservative think tank known ... 04/15/2024 - 2:05 am | View Link
House GOP scuttles FISA vote at Trump's urging When Trump "puts out a statement like that, people get scared," Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) told The Wall Street Journal. Lawmakers will vote "no" to avoid "getting grilled" in their home districts ... 04/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Trump’s Israel criticism breaks with GOP, sows uncertainty Former President Trump’s growing criticism of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza signals a glaring break from GOP talking points ... in Baltimore vows to ‘move heaven and Earth’ to rebuild ... 04/4/2024 - 11:30 pm | View Link
GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states Concern over illegal immigration and border security was Donald Trump’s central campaign issue when he won the presidency in 2016, and polls show it as the GOP’s most potent political weapon again in ... 04/4/2024 - 8:05 am | View Link
It's not just inner-ring suburbs. Trump has also underperformed in key exurban counties during the GOP primaries. Throughout his time in the White House, Donald Trump presided over the GOP's collapse in suburban communities across the United States, especially in affluent areas filled with college-educated ... 03/31/2024 - 5:56 am | View Link
Senator Ron Johnson (Q-Moscow) went sat down with Newsmax squawking head and tried out his new stand-up comedy routine:
CS: I marvel how your Republican colleagues often support and work with such inhuman snakes as these Democrats. What's your view, sir?
RJ: Well, I certainly have a hard time working with Democrats because there's really nothing to work with them on.
Oh Marge, The manner in which you handle being so cerebrally, emotionally & spork-toe challenged all in one is truly something to behold.
Honestly, we could post these videos on something ridiculous Marjorie Greene does almost every day. A true Event Horizon for stupid.
This time it’s wild conspiracy theories about all manner of natural occurrences.
Pres. Joe Biden yesterday threw his support behind House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) bill to re-arm Ukraine, signaling to House Democrats to pass it, and probably causing a few House Republicans to oppose it now that they know Satan loves it.
Johnson (R-LA) yesterday said he’s going to allow a vote on re-arming and re-supplying Ukraine because it’s the right thing to do, even if it costs him the speakership.
Violence is a key part of the Republican Party under Donald Trump's leadership. Threatening people who seek to hold Trump accountable is normal. If you are a Republican voter, it is time to realize the party isn't your dad's GOP. The latest Trump trial is in its first week, and two potential jurors have dropped out.
d r i f t g l a s s - the Conservative merry-go-round to Damascus;
Earthbound Misfit - drones kill helicopter;
Naked Capitalism - citizenship: concept and consequences;
Reading the Pictures - the Feast of the Arms Industry;
RealClimate - much ado about acceleration.
And for a blast from the past take The Talented Mr.
Alright guys, we made it through WEEK ONE of the Donald Trump first criminal trial (of FOUR) in New York. For those not keeping up, this is the Election Interference trial related to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels and other related crimes. It was a ROLLER COASTER of a week.
After a slow start in jury selection, we actually got out entire jury seated by Thursday!
And we were able to seat the remaining 6 alternates by mid-day on Friday!
There were reports of Trump falling asleep and farting in court.
President Biden’s campaign jumped on this, labeling Trump “Sleepy Don” in a news release saying he had a “nightmare week” that included getting “some shut-eye.”
Court itself was not without fireworks.