April 26, 2019

Bill Weld took the gloves off with one sentence, "There is no reason to believe a word he says..

“ ..about anything, and the American people deserve better,” Weld writes.

A republican has come out swinging to get Trump. He has publically called Trump a total liar. For whatever reasons, this is very important, because now some republicans will have to defend Trump or confirm what Weld has said. The process of defending Trump to this statement, could destroy any plausible defense that republicans can come up with.
... Weld is running for president as a republican. If he stays in, then at some point this will be dealt with. This sentence sets the tone. Trump will have to try to defend against this. Or, Trump will try to ignore this. The media will not let go, because Weld is running for the office of President of the United States against Donald Trump. He is likely to repeat this sentence again and again.
... We will hear a lot more about this one. This is it. (more popcorn)

April 25, 2019

........Our candidate must be trustworthy, whoever we pick. That is most important!

...Donald Trump is a lying con artist. That is who he has been, is now, and will always be. There is no sign that he will ever change. By now, most of the people in the United States do not trust Donald Trump. He lies all the time about whatever he wants to lie about. He may not know the difference between a lie and the truth.
...In contrast, if we nominate a most "trustworthy candidate" to run for President of the United States, we will win. We will win because 60 - 65 percent of voters will not vote for the liar Trump. Trump has proved himself to be a total liar. Our candidate must be honest and trustworthy. If he or she is, we will win. You decide. Our nation's survival depends on this. Thank you for reading this..

April 25, 2019

Maddow Show-4/18- including interview with A Schiff, and A McCabe- 42:57sec

April 24, 2019

To be honest, totally honest, I lose focus. Why? The election for president is next year, not this.

To be honest.totally honest, I lose focus. Why? The election for president is next year, not this.

..The nomination for the democratic candidate is next year, not this year. I think like it is next week, or next month, and it isn't....
... The first primary is in January? or February?..I posted that before. We need to think about this too. 8 months away is a long time in politics. yes......anything can happen, and often does.

April 24, 2019

Iowa's longest-serving GOP lawmaker joins the Democrats because of Trump

Source: CNN


By Jamie Ehrlich and Eric Bradner, CNN
Updated 9:09 AM ET, Wed April 24, 2019

Washington (CNN) — Iowa's longest-serving Republican state lawmaker is ditching the party in a protest of what he called President Donald Trump's "unacceptable behavior" and is joining the Democrats.

State Rep. Andy McKean, a moderate from eastern Iowa whose 29 years in the legislature include stints in the House and Senate, announced his party switch at a news conference Tuesday. He called Trump "a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children" and said he'll seek re-election in 2020 as a Democrat.

"With the 2020 president election looming on the horizon, I feel as a Republican that I need to be able to support the standard bearer of our party. Unfortunately, that is not something I am able to do," McKean said Tuesday of Trump.

"He sets, in my opinion, a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children by personally insulting -- often in a crude and juvenile fashion -- those who disagree with him, being a bully at a time when we are attempting to discourage bullying, his frequent disregard for the truth and his willingness to ridicule or marginalize people for their appearance, ethnicity or disability," he said.

The move -- which narrows the GOP's hold on the state House to 53 seats to Democrats' 47 -- is an embarrassment for Trump in a state that's under a constant political microscope due to its role as the first to cast votes in presidential nominating contests. Democratic presidential contenders will battle for the next nine months ahead of the state's caucuses next year.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/politics/andy-mckean-iowa-gop-lawmaker-change-party/index.html

April 23, 2019

Republicans have a good chance of remaining in control of the Senate in 2020: CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/politics/senate-2020-analysis/index.html

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN
Updated 2:56 PM ET, Mon April 22, 2019

CNN) — Voter enthusiasm for the 2020 presidential election is already sky high. With all the coverage of Beto O'Rourke's counter climbing and Pete Buttigieg's speaking approximately 200 languages, you might forget that 34 Senate seats are also up for election. You can bet those races will soon be hotter than a firecracker, given the Senate's power to confirm Cabinet members and federal judges -- such as the justices who sit on the Supreme Court.

Republicans have a better shot than not of maintaining control of the Senate in 2020. However, recent trends indicate that the possibility of a clean sweep for either side (i.e. taking the presidency and the Senate) is higher than it's ever been.

Democrats need only a net gain of three Senate seats to win control, if they win the presidency. In such a case, the vice president would break the tie. With Republicans controlling 22 of the 34 seats up for election, Democrats have, in theory, a wide playing field from which to choose.

The problem for Democrats is that the biggest trend in Senate elections is straight ticket voting. When you cast a ballot for one party on one part of the ticket in recent elections, the chance of voting for that same party on other parts of the ticket is significantly higher than it used to be.

(rest of article at link above)
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This is a fairly long read, but there is a lot information there. Very interesting, but it is the future. Who knows? One thing I believe, McConnell knows all about this. That is why he is making statements about not allowing any so called, "socialist" legislation to pass. He deeply believes that the Republicans will maintain control of the Senate after 2020's election. This article clearly shows why he has this belief. Further, this information is no real secret. It is there for all to see.

April 21, 2019

Giuliani: There is nothing wrong about taking information from the Russians.

Source: CNN


Washington (CNN) -- President Donald Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani said while he would have advised the Trump campaign to avoid Russian help, he thought there was nothing wrong with a campaign taking information from Russia.

"There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians," Giuliani said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."

Asked by CNN's Jake Tapper if he would have taken information from a foreign source, Giuliani said, "I probably wouldn't."

"I wasn't asked," Giuliani said. "I would have advised, just out of excess of caution, don't do it."

Giuliani's comments came in an extended rebuttal to Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney, who issued a statement Friday saying he was "sickened" by the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's recently released report.

The former New York mayor -- and 2008 presidential candidate in a GOP field that included Romney -- said Romney should "stop the bull," but conceded he did not know that Romney accepted information from foreign sources.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/21/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-russia-cnntv/index.html

April 21, 2019

National Park Experiences...Scary Moments?

,,,Too many to tell...Here is just one. My scariest moment in a National Park is not an animal, or storm or anything like that. I took a tour through a new cave near Carlsbad Cavern National Park. It wasn't the cavern itself, but another cave near the Caverns which was being toured for by the tour guide getting ready for future tours. It was like a beginning tour. (Of course the guide had been through there many times)...
...So, about 2/3 of the way down the cave, the guide turns off the lanterns that had lead us through the cave. That cave, unlike Carlsbad, had no lights, or trails. So when the lights were turned off, there was no light.
...Nothing, nada, dark, darkest, unreal, etc. You couldn't see anything in front of you..

..It lasted a minute, then he turned his lantern back on. That darkness in that cave sticks with me. And it was 40 years ago, in the summer of 1979. Keep the lights on in the cave...that is my motto..

April 20, 2019

Accusing "people" of "Treason" in an email is wrong. Trump wrote this yesterday,:

"It is now finally time to turn the tables and bring justice to some very sick and dangerous people who have committed very serious crimes, perhaps even Spying or Treason"

..This tweet, in my opinion, steps over the line. For the President of the U.S.A. to accuse some people of being "dangerous" and .."committed very serious crimes"...like "Treason"....is wrong. Who are, "some people?" What does this mean? Could this one tweet incite violence? .Is this tweet, in of itself, "illegal?"

... This tweet is there for all to see. I wonder what lawyers think about this one? Is this like yelling "fire in a crowded theater.?" Could this incite some people to hurt others? Who are the "dangerous people who have committed very serious crimes, perhaps even, "Treason" that Trump refers to?

April 20, 2019

The most important idea is to nominate the strongest candidate who will have the widest appeal.

Especially in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, and more. States that are "swing states." That could either way. No, I don't think a Democrat will win Texas. Do you? But Arizona is very important.
...On the other hand, I do think Democrats will win New York, California and Oregon. But the future is very foggy indeed in Florida and Michigan. We do not know what it will be like a year from now. But, wherever we may be, we need to win to save this country. We need to be united in the Democratic Party to beat "them" They are awful beyond belief. And I believe that the Republicans will be united behind their candidate, most likely Trump. We cannot have the infighting that has characterized us right here in this group. That will destroy us, and allow "them" to win. And we cannot count on Pence being a pushover. There are no pushovers. I surely thought Trump would be a "pushover." It was too close, and the Russians pushed him through.
...Please when this is over, we must unite against "THEM". The bad guys, the Republicans, the assholes, the killers. Please we need to win against .."THEM."............................................
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.please excuse the play on words............I had to do it...With 18 months to go, till the November 2020 election, I had to play with the word ...."THEM"..........

THEM is a 1954 movie about giant ants taking over a city. Due to fall out from nuclear testing, the ants grow to a gigantic size and attack humans in the city... Hit the link below if you don't believe it..

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047573/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1