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It is good that Jeff Flake voted to move confirmation out of committee to the senate floor. It is better that he made it clear he would vote no on confirmation unless the FBI was given a full week to do a proper complete investigation of all the allegations against the judge. Senator Flake ultimately decided that delaying the vote on confirmation until all the facts are in is the only right thing to do. Flake, again bucking party leadership, showed the kind of integrity that is sorely lacking in the republican party these days. Also, the American Bar Association has called on the Senate to delay confirmation until the FBI has a chance to fully investigate allegations of sexual assault by nominee Kavanaugh. In a strongly worded letter obtained by CNN Thursday, the organization said it is making the extraordinary request "because of the ABA's respect for the rule of law and due process under law," siding with concerns voiced by Senate Democrats since Christine Blas...

Below is a header picture on display at a rightwing trumper weblog . One of those sites that proudly supports whatever false narrative the sitting predisent declares to be true. As they overlook tRump's xenophobia, narcissism, bigotry, misogyny, dishonesty, racism, and general incompetence for the job he was elected to they resort to posting pictures like the one below. In their inability to counter the concerns of the  knowledgable,   legitimate, and intelligent opposition with legitimate credible evidence they resort to characterizing them as lazy, fat, effeminate, slovenly, and just wanting free stuff from the deep state . There is a certain small segment of our poulation, both conservative and liberal, that is lazy and prefer to do as little as possible. These types generally refuse to accept responsibility for themselves and their lot in life prefering to blame others for their reality. But these folk constitute a clear minaority of our poulation. Whether they be ...

tRump commenting on allegations by Christine Blasey Ford that SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her whule in high school. abc NEWS - President Donald Trump says he wants to hear from the accuser of his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh but said it's hard for him to believe that the allegation brought by professor Christine Blasey Ford is true. If she shows up and makes a credible showing, that will be very interesting and we'll have to make a decision," President Trump said. "But I can only say this, he is such an outstanding man. Very hard for me to imagine that anything happened." SKIP The president again brushed off the idea of asking the FBI to reopen its background check into Kavanaugh, something he has the power to order, saying "it would seem the FBI doesn't do that" and deferring to senators to handle the process from this point forward. SKIP The president said the Senate has already given a lot of extra time to th...

For at least the past 3 years we have repeatedly been exposed to tRump's racist comments . His history of racists remarks goes back much further. As a public service reminder we are reproducing some of his statements in hopes that it will encourage folks to seriously consider what party candidates to vote for in 2018 (as well as 2020) and turn out in greater numbers than is the norm. Trump’s real-estate company tried to avoid renting apartments to African-Americans in the 1970s... “Black guys counting my money! I hate it. … I think that the guy is lazy. And it’s probably not his fault, because laziness is a trait in blacks.” In 1989, Trump took out ads in New York newspapers urging the death penalty for five black and Latino teenagers accused of raping a white woman in Central Park; he argued they were guilty as late as October 2016, more than 10 years after DNA evidence had exonerated them. “I think sometimes a black may think they don’t have an advantage or this and tha...

We've known for quite some time now that tRump, being the narcissist that he is, makes everything about himself. Even 911. Following are recorded factual examples of tRump using the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001 for self aggrandizement, personal gain, and to stir hatred for Muslims. Excerpts from the The Washington Post : Even as the smoke was literally still rising from the World Trade Center, he saw a terrorist attack against America as an opportunity for self-aggrandizement and self-promotion. He eventually turned it into a weapon of political hate, but in the immediate aftermath, Trump saw it as an opportunity for brand enhancement and wasted no time. Trump bragged that the destruction of the Twin Towers made his building the tallest in Lower Manhattan. Forty Wall Street actually was the second-tallest building in downtown Manhattan, and it was, actually, before the World Trade Center, was the tallest. And then when they built the World Trade Center...

President Obama delivering truths the American people need to hear. Obviously over, and over, and over again. Click for article .

Its been awhile since I last posted. Vacations and other enjoyable pursuits have, thankfully, occupied our time. As I try to keep the political noise and distractions to a minimum staying away from active posting here has been most beneficial to my mental and emotional health. In other words there are by far more important activities to keep one occupied. Activities that enhance life rather than dragging it into the dirt and mud. Going forward postings here will very likely remain light, as well as few and farther between. Also, as hard as it might be in the Era of the tRump presidency and con governance, future postings will be of a positive and uplifting variety. Today as I happily post the following I am given hope than 2018 will be the beginning of the end for the tRump abomination. Some poll statistics from The Washington Post: Nearly half of Americans, 49 percent, say Congress should begin impeachment proceedings that could lead to Trump being removed from office, while 46 ...

The Trump administration is headed for a gigantic debt headache Debt levels are piling up in the government, pushing borrowing costs higher. The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it will be increasing the size of its auctions to help pay for burgeoning budget deficits. While the Trump administration has said that economic growth would make up for shortfalls from tax cuts and spending increases, the early results do not bear that out. Swelling government debt levels are shaping up to be the biggest economic challenge for President Donald Trump, a problem that could spill into the stock market. This week's Treasury Department announcement that it would have to increase the amount of bond auctions over the next three months was a low-key reminder that the government IOU is only getting bigger and will start influencing interest rates sooner rather than later. The total U.S. debt just passed the $21.3 trillion mark, of which $15.6 trillion is owed by the public. Th...

2,060 years ago 226 years ago h/t Infidel 753 As the Trump cult like base, which is predominately conservatives, Evangelicals, and republicans circle their wagons around their totally self absorbed and narcissistic leader the rest of the nation is well aware of the truth in the quotes above. America has a choice to make in 2018 and 2020. Either to recognize the threat from within and cut it off completely at the ballet box or, prepare for an America that no longer represents our founding principles and indeed will be in direct conflict with freedom and individual liberty. The choice is ours. Responsibility rests with us. The Real and True Patriotic Americans. Do we have the cojones to Take Back America from the cons whose desire is to limit liberty to conform with their myopic and religionist vision of what liberty means?