With the media now almost completely focused on the Israel Hamas war, this newsletter is even more invaluable. There were so many head scratching quotes from House GOPers in this edition but this one won out for me in the post-Scalese vote: "I would probably say to those in the Republican conference that had problems with Donald Trump, get over yourself, because Donald Trump's the leader of our party, make no mistake," said Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX).
Then get ready to once again lose the WH and quite possibly the House majority next year, Rep. Nehls. In what galactic dimension are these folks residing where 45 magically expands his voting base beyond his cult at this point? Especially after millions of his voters in red states are now dead because they bought into his COVID lies?
"Those three items do tell a story. They have nothing to do with the economy, jobs, inflation, or anything related to your wallet and pocketbook." - it's hard to be concerned about subjects you have no interest in.
That link to a fireside chat from FDR is a real treasure. After all these years this is the first time I have taken time to listen to any of those famous one-way conversations.
"For a President especially it is a duty to think in national terms. He must think not only of this year but of future years, when someone else will be President. He must look beyond the average of the prosperity and well-being of the country (for) because averages easily cover up danger spots of poverty and instability. He must not let the country be deceived by a merely temporary prosperity, which depends on wasteful exploitation of resources, which cannot last. He must think not only of keeping us out of war today, but also of keeping us out of war in generations to come."
This man's wisdom and foresight were legendary. It's easy to understand why he was returned to office so often that Congress added a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms.
I almost forgot the comment I was about to post when I stopped to listen to that link.
~> Events of the last few days have limited Trump's air time and the few clips I have seen make him seem even less coherent than usual. He pauses at odd times and messed up the pronunciation of Hamas to sound like hummus. One commentator suggested he's showing signs of senility. (I worry about that myself as the years tick by)
Fixnews was complaining that Biden hasn’t confirmed ambassadorships in the Middle East, even though it’s republican senators holding them (as well as military leaderships).
I don’t understand how one Republican senator can stop these confirmations, but one democratic senator couldn’t stop rapey o’kavanaugh and amy “I’ll uphold Roe” Barrett from sailing through immediately.
With the media now almost completely focused on the Israel Hamas war, this newsletter is even more invaluable. There were so many head scratching quotes from House GOPers in this edition but this one won out for me in the post-Scalese vote: "I would probably say to those in the Republican conference that had problems with Donald Trump, get over yourself, because Donald Trump's the leader of our party, make no mistake," said Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX).
Then get ready to once again lose the WH and quite possibly the House majority next year, Rep. Nehls. In what galactic dimension are these folks residing where 45 magically expands his voting base beyond his cult at this point? Especially after millions of his voters in red states are now dead because they bought into his COVID lies?
"Those three items do tell a story. They have nothing to do with the economy, jobs, inflation, or anything related to your wallet and pocketbook." - it's hard to be concerned about subjects you have no interest in.
That link to a fireside chat from FDR is a real treasure. After all these years this is the first time I have taken time to listen to any of those famous one-way conversations.
"For a President especially it is a duty to think in national terms. He must think not only of this year but of future years, when someone else will be President. He must look beyond the average of the prosperity and well-being of the country (for) because averages easily cover up danger spots of poverty and instability. He must not let the country be deceived by a merely temporary prosperity, which depends on wasteful exploitation of resources, which cannot last. He must think not only of keeping us out of war today, but also of keeping us out of war in generations to come."
This man's wisdom and foresight were legendary. It's easy to understand why he was returned to office so often that Congress added a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms.
I almost forgot the comment I was about to post when I stopped to listen to that link.
~> Events of the last few days have limited Trump's air time and the few clips I have seen make him seem even less coherent than usual. He pauses at odd times and messed up the pronunciation of Hamas to sound like hummus. One commentator suggested he's showing signs of senility. (I worry about that myself as the years tick by)
Has anyone else had the same impression?
Fixnews was complaining that Biden hasn’t confirmed ambassadorships in the Middle East, even though it’s republican senators holding them (as well as military leaderships).
I don’t understand how one Republican senator can stop these confirmations, but one democratic senator couldn’t stop rapey o’kavanaugh and amy “I’ll uphold Roe” Barrett from sailing through immediately.
"Democrats couldn't believe what they were watching..."
They enabled, and delight in, MAGA victories and House dysfunction. Makes for great talking points in the 2024 elections.