House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was in New York City today, trying to calm jitters among investors by explaining to members of the New York Stock Exchange that the Republicans will not allow the government to default on its debts even as he insisted that the Republican Party must use the debt ceiling to enact legislative policies it can’t win through normal political negotiations.
John Kelly described Trump in his book as "the most determinedly ignorant person I ever met." The entire rest of the party, office holders to voters are determined to publicly celebrate their malicious, malevolent moron ignorance.
Jim Jordan, the loud-mouth of the GQP party, is truly the most vile and evil of the bunch but he is also very ignorant. Bragg could actually grab his little scrotum and throw his body over a fence, if his lawsuit prevails. Honestly, has he never been to NYC before? Does he know the patience level of New Yorkers is off the Richter Scale? The Dems came out swinging, bless them. But then there’s Qevin...who set himself up at Wall Street, trying to allay their fears. That didn’t go over too well. Why? Because all Qevin knows is how to run an ice cream shop, not a budget for an entire country. What an ASS! They all are.
Biden will go down as one of the best presidents in history, even if polls continue to show his approval rating as lower than it should be. Even if he makes gaffes when speaking publicly. He makes steady progress on making America a better place for more of us. I wouldn’t have guessed it when he was running in the primary. My “favorite” candidate changed weekly. But Biden was and is the right person to lead our country now.
Will Trump be charged and imprisoned before the 2024 presidential primaries commence? Please let it be so.
Michael Steele's "WTF, Dumbo” comment about DeSantis threatening Disney applies equally well to McCarthy and the Christian nationalists (aka fascists) who made him House Speaker. They not only can't govern effectively but also don't want to. It's always about disruption and division, not to mention a bizarre amalgam of holier-than-thou hate.
They are also economic terrorists, threatening to cause financial agony for billions of people. As the doomsday date approaches, let's hope that they are treated as they deserve.
I love this column... it gives me belief that the US is not falling into chaos... except the very weak magapublican party is being led by “chaos monkeys”... that's not good. The Kevin mcfool's taking it to Wall Street proves something that's obvious; few if any of the members of that once-proud party have ever read and don't understand the Constitution: Section 4 of the 14th Amendment: The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
Most of those 'leaders' likely never got past the 2nd Amendment. Keep hammering them, HRC.
It's easy to tell how enraged, frustrated, and disgusted tonight's commenters are. I don't recall this intensity of name-calling and vitriol in previous comments. I like to vent, too, and yet I'm trying to figure how we reach that huge percentage of people not following even basic front page news, let alone the details that Prof. Richardson presents nightly. People craving power are pretty much alike throughout history and across the planet - and we understand what makes them tick. But I struggle to understand how so many Americans choose to remain uninformed and indifferent. The impact of Trump's election - Year Zero - is already affecting our daily lives. How can people not care?
I retired a couple months ago. I just received my second Social Security check. Since I have been paying to SS since I was the popcorn girl at the local movie theater at the age of 14, and I am 70 now, my SS check is almost exactly as much as my take home pay from my last job, which is convenient. I have savings, but being able to continue my frugal lifestyle is reassuring. Now the stock market is eating my retirement savings, and the wing-nut caucus of the Republican Party are determined to cut off their noses to spite their faces, and don’t care if they take all of us with them. My husband has just been diagnosed with a form of cancer for which the one year survival rate is less than 10%, but it is very hard to make any plans at this point. Should we try to sell our house before they blow up the economy, or should we buy more solar panels and start canning water and stockpile freeze dried food and ammo? Ugh.
As Liz Cheney said in a speech near Boston recently, the Republicans have elected candidates who do not understand government or the Constitution. They are in Congress to destroy our government, defend Trump and get on TV. They have no intention, or ability, of even thinking about what is good for America. A party like this should not exist.
Thanks for yet another comprehensive and clear summary of events, Heather. Somehow all the successes Biden has achieved continue to get far less attention in the MSM than the growling, glaring, angry GQP and its loudmouth members who crave the spotlight much more than they want actually to resolve any problems. I do find this troubling. The good news, I suppose, is that Biden has stayed the course, does not flare and flash a temper for the cameras, and continues to lead. His style of leadership is muted, but effective. Some pundits have pointed out that he has been underestimated throughout his whole career, but still has chalked up successes. I hope that pattern remains.
As always thank you for clarifying what is happening with the debt limit fiasco. However. "Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who has used the government to impose a Christian agenda on his state”, is misleading. It is not a Christian agenda; in fact, it is just the opposite.
Following up on yesterday's post and the outrage over Clarence Thomas's latest ethics violations: Here's action we can all take in an instant against Thomas as well as starting a process of accountability for all justices: Sign up for Resistbot and use it to get the below letter sent instantly to your Senators (you don't even have to copy/paste):
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OR - send this letter/email or a variation to your Senators yourself:
[to your Senators]
I’m in great distress about the collapse of the integrity of our highest court.
First, Clarence Thomas MUST resign. And I want to hear you call for it.
Second, I urge you to pass the Johnson-Murphy Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325) to enact urgently-needed ethical standards for the Supreme Court. Jane Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, makes millions of dollars per year placing lawyers at top D.C. law firms, some of which argue cases in front of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roberts has not fully disclosed these conflicts of interest, and has failed to recuse himself in cases involving law firms employing his wife’s clients. This is only the latest in a series of ethics violations that have undermined public trust in the courts.
Please see to this before our system of checks and balances is hopelessly broken. Thanks.
The repubs need to stay home as in Washington D.C. and do their jobs. They can point only to a Do-Nothing platform of obstruction and lies. Nothing accomplished. Grandstanding in NYC. Possible GOP presidential candidates who have nothing to offer but chaos and criticism. And proudly and ignorantly promising more freedom for gun owners, no freedom for women, anti-Abortion laws including banning medications, no truth in school curriculum, cleaning out library book shelves. That’s to start. And a presidential wannabe who cannot successfully negotiate with Dumbo. Another decade of getting out the vote for Democracy. Buckle up. It’s wild out there. We have to remember history: unfortunately we should fear the Fascism we saw in another century. In another country that started with apathy and not believing what was right in front of their eyes.
John Kelly described Trump in his book as "the most determinedly ignorant person I ever met." The entire rest of the party, office holders to voters are determined to publicly celebrate their malicious, malevolent moron ignorance.
Jim Jordan, the loud-mouth of the GQP party, is truly the most vile and evil of the bunch but he is also very ignorant. Bragg could actually grab his little scrotum and throw his body over a fence, if his lawsuit prevails. Honestly, has he never been to NYC before? Does he know the patience level of New Yorkers is off the Richter Scale? The Dems came out swinging, bless them. But then there’s Qevin...who set himself up at Wall Street, trying to allay their fears. That didn’t go over too well. Why? Because all Qevin knows is how to run an ice cream shop, not a budget for an entire country. What an ASS! They all are.
Biden will go down as one of the best presidents in history, even if polls continue to show his approval rating as lower than it should be. Even if he makes gaffes when speaking publicly. He makes steady progress on making America a better place for more of us. I wouldn’t have guessed it when he was running in the primary. My “favorite” candidate changed weekly. But Biden was and is the right person to lead our country now.
Will Trump be charged and imprisoned before the 2024 presidential primaries commence? Please let it be so.
Michael Steele's "WTF, Dumbo” comment about DeSantis threatening Disney applies equally well to McCarthy and the Christian nationalists (aka fascists) who made him House Speaker. They not only can't govern effectively but also don't want to. It's always about disruption and division, not to mention a bizarre amalgam of holier-than-thou hate.
They are also economic terrorists, threatening to cause financial agony for billions of people. As the doomsday date approaches, let's hope that they are treated as they deserve.
I love this column... it gives me belief that the US is not falling into chaos... except the very weak magapublican party is being led by “chaos monkeys”... that's not good. The Kevin mcfool's taking it to Wall Street proves something that's obvious; few if any of the members of that once-proud party have ever read and don't understand the Constitution: Section 4 of the 14th Amendment: The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned.
Most of those 'leaders' likely never got past the 2nd Amendment. Keep hammering them, HRC.
It's easy to tell how enraged, frustrated, and disgusted tonight's commenters are. I don't recall this intensity of name-calling and vitriol in previous comments. I like to vent, too, and yet I'm trying to figure how we reach that huge percentage of people not following even basic front page news, let alone the details that Prof. Richardson presents nightly. People craving power are pretty much alike throughout history and across the planet - and we understand what makes them tick. But I struggle to understand how so many Americans choose to remain uninformed and indifferent. The impact of Trump's election - Year Zero - is already affecting our daily lives. How can people not care?
I retired a couple months ago. I just received my second Social Security check. Since I have been paying to SS since I was the popcorn girl at the local movie theater at the age of 14, and I am 70 now, my SS check is almost exactly as much as my take home pay from my last job, which is convenient. I have savings, but being able to continue my frugal lifestyle is reassuring. Now the stock market is eating my retirement savings, and the wing-nut caucus of the Republican Party are determined to cut off their noses to spite their faces, and don’t care if they take all of us with them. My husband has just been diagnosed with a form of cancer for which the one year survival rate is less than 10%, but it is very hard to make any plans at this point. Should we try to sell our house before they blow up the economy, or should we buy more solar panels and start canning water and stockpile freeze dried food and ammo? Ugh.
As Liz Cheney said in a speech near Boston recently, the Republicans have elected candidates who do not understand government or the Constitution. They are in Congress to destroy our government, defend Trump and get on TV. They have no intention, or ability, of even thinking about what is good for America. A party like this should not exist.
Thanks for yet another comprehensive and clear summary of events, Heather. Somehow all the successes Biden has achieved continue to get far less attention in the MSM than the growling, glaring, angry GQP and its loudmouth members who crave the spotlight much more than they want actually to resolve any problems. I do find this troubling. The good news, I suppose, is that Biden has stayed the course, does not flare and flash a temper for the cameras, and continues to lead. His style of leadership is muted, but effective. Some pundits have pointed out that he has been underestimated throughout his whole career, but still has chalked up successes. I hope that pattern remains.
Yeah, “WTF, Dumbo?”!
As always thank you for clarifying what is happening with the debt limit fiasco. However. "Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who has used the government to impose a Christian agenda on his state”, is misleading. It is not a Christian agenda; in fact, it is just the opposite.
Following up on yesterday's post and the outrage over Clarence Thomas's latest ethics violations: Here's action we can all take in an instant against Thomas as well as starting a process of accountability for all justices: Sign up for Resistbot and use it to get the below letter sent instantly to your Senators (you don't even have to copy/paste):
https://resist.bot/
If you're already signed up, just text SIGN PUSKFG to 50409
OR
Once you're signed up, just text SIGN PUSKFG to 50409
OR - send this letter/email or a variation to your Senators yourself:
[to your Senators]
I’m in great distress about the collapse of the integrity of our highest court.
First, Clarence Thomas MUST resign. And I want to hear you call for it.
Second, I urge you to pass the Johnson-Murphy Supreme Court Ethics Act (S. 325) to enact urgently-needed ethical standards for the Supreme Court. Jane Roberts, the wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, makes millions of dollars per year placing lawyers at top D.C. law firms, some of which argue cases in front of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roberts has not fully disclosed these conflicts of interest, and has failed to recuse himself in cases involving law firms employing his wife’s clients. This is only the latest in a series of ethics violations that have undermined public trust in the courts.
Please see to this before our system of checks and balances is hopelessly broken. Thanks.
Send in the clowns. There ought to be clowns. Don’t bother, they’re here.
-Sondheim
The repubs need to stay home as in Washington D.C. and do their jobs. They can point only to a Do-Nothing platform of obstruction and lies. Nothing accomplished. Grandstanding in NYC. Possible GOP presidential candidates who have nothing to offer but chaos and criticism. And proudly and ignorantly promising more freedom for gun owners, no freedom for women, anti-Abortion laws including banning medications, no truth in school curriculum, cleaning out library book shelves. That’s to start. And a presidential wannabe who cannot successfully negotiate with Dumbo. Another decade of getting out the vote for Democracy. Buckle up. It’s wild out there. We have to remember history: unfortunately we should fear the Fascism we saw in another century. In another country that started with apathy and not believing what was right in front of their eyes.
Thank you, Heather! Sorry to hear about the Republicans' woes - NOT! Age over beauty as Joe Biden knocks it out of the park...go Joe!
Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face...
Mc Carthy has backed himself into a corner, as has that guy from Ohio ...