Is This It?

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Trump Impeachment, Ukrainian phone call

You kind of knew that there was something different happening when you first heard about Trump’s phone call with the Ukrainian President.  But we have had so many false starts that most of us are hesitant to get our hopes up that anything will happen before the Fall of 2020.

Now, however, after over two and a half years of this guy, the END may be in sight!

The holdout of course has been Speaker Nancy Pelosi who has aggressively refused, up until this week, to even consider impeachment or even impeachment inquiry.

Everything changed with the whistle blower.  (And thank you, whoever you are.  We, the American People, are fortunate that there are still brave souls like you who do the right thing in the face of corruption!)

I don’t see the Republicans holding out much longer.  Cracks are beginning, at least with a couple of governors.  And no House or Senate Republican has actually defended the actions of Trump (they are all smart enough politicians to not go down with him).

My only concern is timing:  Pelosi and the House Committees must move in swiftly and relentlessly!

Trump has, in the past, gotten ahead of those who wanted to stop his corruption.  He did it in New York and, until now, has done it in the White House.

The reason Trump has sidestepped being stopped up until now is his extraordinary manipulation of the media.

Give Trump enough time, and he will spin a story to turn it around on his detractors.  Unfortunately, the media has their cameras and microphones there every time Trump opens up his lying mouth!

It seems that Pelosi and the House Democrats understand this.  That time is of the essence and that this is deadly serious, not a political game.

But the news media now must also be responsible.  It’s not about ratings or sensationalism.  This time it’s about our very way of life.  And the news media must do its job:  cover the news!

Keep up with fast-moving coverage:  Google News: Trump Impeachment

Was Yesterday Too Much for Sarah Sanders?

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George Stephanopoulos, Sarah Sanders, Trump

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders will leave Trump at the end of the month and head back to her home state of Arkansas.  Perhaps it is yesterday’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that is finally too much for Sarah?

Watch yesterday’s interview:

Read more about Sarah Sanders’ departure:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sarah-sanders-leaving-white-house-at-the-end-of-the-month-trump-says/2019/06/13/d2e256e0-8e17-11e9-8f69-a2795fca3343_story.html?utm_term=.b5440f2c3d1c&wpisrc=nl_politics-pm&wpmm=1

Pathetic or Dangerous?

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Barr, Barr hearing, corrupt Trump administration, Trump.Trump corruption

Attorney General William Barr’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a demonstration of what a totalitarian takeover will look like if allowed to continue.

Barr shirked his duty as AG.  He outright lied.  He stalled, wasting time, on certain questions, pretending not to hear the question or quibbling over simple words.  And refused to answer other questions.

He has truly become Trump’s fixer.

The question is:

Is Barr just a pathetic weak man, broken by Trump?

Or, is Barr a dangerous torch-bearer to usher in a tyrant?

Although it is possible that Barr is just a weak broken man who became dazzled by the supposed wealth and power of Trump & Family, we must remember that Barr is not a newbie to the position of Attorney General:  he served as AG under President George H. W. Bush.

Barr knows how to be Attorney General, he knows the Law, he knows about serving in Government.

Rather, it’s possible that Barr may see himself as “hero of the Trump tyranny” – twisting our system of law and order to suit his strongman leader.

Right now, we must consider that Barr is dangerous.  Barr has pretty much destroyed his previous reputation.  Those pundits who assured us that he would uphold the institution of our laws are now disappointed and sorry.  These same pundits tell us that Barr will now go down in history as infamous with an asterisk next to his name.

But these pundits may be wrong again if we’re not careful because Trump and his followers are already rewriting history by turning lies into an aberrant truth through social media.

Barr may be looked at as a hero in Trump’s distorted version of history.

It is now time for all members of Congress, both parties, to take this seriously and impeach Barr.  We can’t wait for 2020 to play politics and sort this out.  Barr is corrupting the very core of our Democratic Republic – our Law.  No more time for politeness or playing politics or looking to polls for the next election.  Before it’s too late, Congress must begin impeachment, starting with Barr!

 

To Impeach or Not To Impeach?

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Hoyer, Impeachment, Nancy Pelosi, Trump

Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a conference call with Democrats to discuss the way forward after the Mueller report.  It appears that Dem leadership is skittish about even using the word “impeachment” because they’re afraid of how voters will react and also the very real possibility that the Republican-controlled Senate will stand with Trump and further impact the Dems’ chances for reelection.

Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer are scared that impeachment proceedings will backfire with the voters in 2020.

Really?  Why should they be so afraid?

The Mueller report clearly demonstrates that there was, and still is, criminal behavior in the Trump White House.  It is also clear that the only reason that Trump was not indicted is because of a Nixon-era DOJ memo that a sitting president cannot be indicted.

Mueller left a “roadmap” for Congress to follow if Congress is willing to look at it and do its job.

So let’s take a look at what would happen if the House Dems decide to move forward with impeachment.

First of all, it’s the right thing to do. Even if you can make a case that there was no criminal behavior that meets the threshold of the law, there was and is at the minimum widespread corruption in Trump’s White House.

Impeachment, according to the Constitution, begins in the House.  They file the Articles of Impeachment.  And then send these Articles to the Senate who will then vote on whether or not to impeach.  Impeachment is actually a trial, which is held by the Senate.  If convicted by the Senate, the President is removed from office.

So let’s say the House goes through with filing Articles of Impeachment.  It’s likely that the House will approve Articles of Impeachment, that’s if Democratic leadership decides to go for it.

But then what happens when it goes to the Senate?

The Senate Republicans will more than likely stand with Trump and reject the Articles of Impeachment.

And this potentiality is what seems to scare the hell out of the House Democratic leadership.

Why should it though?

If the only solution to criminal and corrupt activity by the President is impeachment and removal from office, the House will be doing the right thing by filing the Articles of Impeachment which lays out the charges against the President.  Then it’s up to the Senate.

If the Senate doesn’t do the right thing and stands with a criminal President, how does that adversely affect the House Democrats?  Answer: it doesn’t, it instead makes the Senate Republicans look bad.

And every voter will know the names of every Senate Republican who votes “no” on impeachment.

If the Democratic leadership in the House cowers and overthinks this and just looks the other way, deciding not to file impeachment articles, this will be what will hurt the Dems in the next election.

Trump is not changing for the better while in office.  In fact he is getting worse.  Right now he is doing a victory lap; he is relying on the Democrats being fearful (Dems have a history of overthinking things and backing away from doing what’s right).  He will only feel more powerful the longer this goes.

Waiting for the next election is not the answer either, as some Dems are weakly saying.  There might not even be an election as Trump gains more and more power.  Trump is already talking about staying in office for decades.

While we still have a Constitution and the Law in place, it is time for the Democratic leadership in the House to step up and do the right thing!  Politics aside.

Trump administration targets Chinese electronics, aerospace and machinery goods with $50 billion in tariffs – The Washington Post

Source: Trump administration targets Chinese electronics, aerospace and machinery goods with $50 billion in tariffs – The Washington Post

Trump Tweets Bans Transgender From U.S. Military

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LGBTQ rights, Trump, US military

In a series of morning Tweets, President Trump announced that transgender people are banned from the military.  No matter how you feel about LGBTQ, here is what is wrong with Trump’s doing this:

1. First of all, no ONE PERSON should have the authority to make decisions of military policy.  We are still a democratic republic and not ruled by a king or tyrant.
2. The fact that Congress ceded their authority to the Executive opened the door wide open for this to happen.
3. Trump is using social media to create policy.  How long are members of his own party in Congress going to cower in fear?
4. If Trump succeeds in getting away with banning members of the LGBTQ community, who’s next?  Consider the history of tyrants and you will understand that tyrants start with one group and continue until no one is left.

It is time for Congress to do its job and take back its power as a co-equal branch of government.  Republicans, Democrats, Independents, everyone in Congress must join together now, for the sake of the Country!

Source: Trump: U.S. military won’t allow transgender people ‘to serve in any capacity’ [Video]

Trump Performance Disappointing in First Debate: No Difference Yet in Polls

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2016 elections, Donald Trump, Presidential debates

The only real positive in Donald Trump’s debate performance was that he kept his temper under control and didn’t go into a rant at Hillary’s many provocations.  Other than that, his performance was less than stellar and probably will do no good to swing voters his way.

During the first half-hour, Trump seemed to start out strong out of the gate, with quick come-backs and concise responses to questions.  But then it all went down hill.

In lieu of getting angry, Trump resorted to a defensive stance with over-long explanations of why he did or didn’t do something, of which Hillary accused him.  Often, those defensive explanations resulted in stream of consciousness that made no sense of what he was talking about.

In addition, his breathing (through his nose) became so strong (probably in attempting to control his anger) that it became annoyingly loud in his microphone.

The Donald missed several obvious opportunities to hit it out of the park.  Most obvious was during the economy segment on jobs when he could have hit Hillary on wanting to put West Virginia’s coal miners out of work by shutting done the mines.  Also, during cyber security, when he could have slammed her on her private server.  Instead, Trump opted to take the bait from her attacks and launch into long rants which made no sense.

Trump had plenty of time to prepare for this debate and the very best of people to help him prepare.  He therefore should have done much better.

So far, his bad performance has not seemed to make much difference.  Fortunately for him and for his campaign and supporters!  Those firmly in their chosen candidate’s corner were not swayed by the other one, last night.  And those undecided are still not swayed, although some early polls show that some “could” be swayed, but not yet.

Trump, if he really wants this, needs to get his act together!  This isn’t a reality show, nicely scripted, of “Who Wants to Be the Next President?”  This is the big leagues of politics.  And Trump is up against a master politician, not 16 oother candidates of his same party.  No doubt that Hillary, and the entire Clinton family for that matter, really want the White House!

If Trump can’t control himself better, and LEARN from those political professionals in place to help him in his campaign, then he should get out, and get out now, and hand it over to Pence!

Let the Games Begin!

The first Presidential debate of the 2016 election season takes place tonight and promises to be the most watched of its kind in history.  Polls show both candidates neck and neck (some are showing Trump with a lead).  This morning, Nate Silver, the sports analyst who also analyzes the elections, says that Trump would win by 54% if the election were held today!

Is Hillary scared?  It sure looks like she is!  Her campaign is continuing to pressure the debate committee to have moderator Lester Holt “fact check” everything Trump says tonight, you know, a la Candy Crowley!

You will be able to watch the debate even if you don’t have cable.  It will be shown on all broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX), as well as all news channels (FOX, CNN, and MSNBC).  It is scheduled to begin at 9 pm Eastern (6 pm Pacific).

Cruz’s Excuse For Violating Pledge Doesn’t Wash

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2016 elections, Donald Trump, GOP Convention, Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz drew boos from the delegates last night when he refused to endorse Donald Trump.  By refusing to back Trump, and implying that he would instead vote for Hillary, Cruz violated a pledge that all GOP candidates took to support the official nominee no matter who that was.

It wasn’t until this morning, at the Texas delegation breakfast, that Ted Cruz came out with why he refuses to endorse Trump.  Under intense questioning from delegates Cruz said that his pledge was “abrogated” when Trump criticized his wife and father.

This excuse doesn’t wash.  If Cruz felt that strongly, then Cruz should have said that he is repealing his pledge during the campaign, before he dropped out.  It might have made a difference if he would have, at that time, said that he could not support someone who “attacked” his wife and father.  To do it after Trump gets the official nomination is too late and below the belt.

Cruz also mentioned this morning that, while he will not vote for Trump, he will not vote for Hillary either.  He could have said that during his speech last night too but instead left it unsaid.

Cruz might be standing on principles.  Or, he could be betting his career on Trump possibly losing in November and then coming off the GOP hero with “I told you so.”  Who knows?

But either way, Cruz comes off in very bad taste and with a taint of cruelty and deception.  He is not someone who works well with others and is in no way a team player.  Cruz appears, after last night, to be for Cruz, and no one or nothing else.  Perhaps even his staunchest supporters are beginning to see the real man behind the mask!

2016: The Year Republicans Admitted They Want the U.S. to be a Fascist, Christian Theocracy

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2016 elections, Cruz, Trump

The difference between Trump and Cruz is that Trump is a self-made business person is has made a fortune and Cruz is a professional politician. I worry less about Trump than Cruz because of this. Cruz would go along with the crazies and turn this country into a fascist theocracy if given the chance because he is an ideologue who really believes this crazy nonsense. Trump would not go along with the crazies for the simple reason that it would not be good for business. Instead of the “stop Trump” campaign, it should be more “stop Cruz.”

The Age of Blasphemy

2016: The Year Republicans Admitted They Want the U.S. to be a Fascist, Christian Theocracy

By Allen Clifton

What gets lost in the media’s obsession with all things Donald Trump is the fact that the alternative to him is Sen. Ted Cruz, someone who I think is far more dangerous than “The Donald.” As I’ve said plenty of times before, Cruz is basically everything bad about Trump – but even more radical.

At least with Trump you get a slight glimmer of common sense when it comes to health care and Social Security. Plus Trump isn’t exactly “Mr. Religious,” even if he’s pretending to be to pander for votes. However, Ted Cruz is a religious radical who has a history of putting himself and his own ambitions before anyone else, including his own political party and the country.

This is someone who’s so unpopular that he’s done what almost nobody…

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