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Rule of Chaos, Another Hat
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Shutdown: The International Monetary Fund says that a “protracted” shutdown of the US government will slow the US economy, probably joining the rest of the world in a downturn. It’s day 32 with no agreement on the table. The clouds …
No End in Sight, The Other Side
Monday, January 21, 2019
The Shutdown:It’s day 31 of the government shutdown with no end in sight. President Trump spent a good part of the weekend firing off tweets praising his own accomplishments and insulting his detractors. Today is the Martin Luther King, Jr. …
Money for Hostages, Alone on the Story
Sunday, January 20, 2019
The Shut Show:In what he offered as a major compromise to re-open the government yesterday, President Trump offered a three-year extension to immigrants who came to the US illegally in exchange for $5.7 billion for his border wall. Democratic leaders …
Major Announcement, Team of Vipers
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Out Front Alone: The website Buzzfeedhas caused an uproar with its report that President Trump ordered his former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about his efforts to build a Trump Tower in Moscow. If true, Trump would be guilty …
Trump Grounds Pelosi, The Moscow Lie
Friday, January 18, 2019
Schoolyard News: In retaliation for Speaker Nancy Pelosi essentially cancelling the State of the Union address, President Trump scotched Pelosi’s planned trip to foreign war zones. She was about to leave yesterday forAfghanistan. In a snidely-worded letter calling for Pelosi to …
Defeated ISIS Strikes, The Shutdown 27
Thursday, January 17, 2019
The Undefeated:Two American soldiers and two civilians were among as many as 16 people killed by a suicide bomber yesterday in a restaurant in Manbij, Syria. Three other US service members were wounded. It was the worst day for fatalities and …
Barr for High Office, Day 26
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Barr the Door: Forget the whole Russia thing, President Trump’s nominee for attorney general William Barr said in his confirmation hearings yesterday that he will not seek to enforce federal marijuana laws in states where weed is legal. That’s a reversal …
The Russia Denial, Shutdown Day 25
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Nyet:Not since President Richard Nixon said “I’m not a crook” has a President had to make such a stunning denial as Donald Trump did yesterday when he said, “I never worked for Russia.” Answering a reporter he said, “I think that …
Shutdown Day 24, The Turkey Threat
Monday, January 14, 2019
Day 24:The federal government is still closed and there are no negotiations to re-open it. President Trump tweeted, “The damage done to our Country from a badly broken Border – Drugs, Crime and so much that is bad – is …
Trump Hides Putin Talks, Shutdown Day 23
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Pravda: President Trump has gone to unusual and extraordinary lengths to conceal details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including confiscating the notes of his own interpreter and ordering the linguist not to discuss the conversation with other administration …
