In English- O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard …
Tag: ek Politics
Jul 01 2018
50 – 49
Well, Susan Collins announced today that she’ll not vote for a Justice who would repeal Roe v. Wade. Good for her. A primary problem is that any nominee will simply lie about it with no remorse, compunction, or any prospect of accountability for lying. To be a member of the Federalist Society from whom the …
Jun 29 2018
“You are no Ronald McDonald.”
That’s kind of… bad. That’s always been my criticism. Jon shows a reluctance to go for the throat.
Jun 28 2018
Gaping Void
As lambert puts it, “Is there a better way to describe existing Democrat leadership than “gaping void”?” Crowley’s loss leaves gaping void for next generation of Democratic leaders by Paul Kane, Washington Post June 27, 2018 Rep. Joseph Crowley did not hide his ambition to be House speaker some day. Now, after his stunning primary …
Jun 26 2018
Manafort Trial Set To Begin
In a ruling today Judge T.S. Ellis ruled against Paul Manafort and said Robert Mueller’s case against him for bank fraud and tax fraud in illegally obscuring his relations with Viktor Yanukovych and the Russia supporting Ukrainian Party of Regions could proceed to trial on July 25th. Manafort contended Mueller was operating outside the scope …
Jun 25 2018
Advancement on the Russian Front
There’s some other stuff in this but my 2 main impressions were the recent developments with Erik Prince and Cohen. Mueller makes crucial headway in Russia investigation by Melanie Schmitz, Think Progress Jun 25, 2018 First Prince- Special Counsel Robert Mueller this week was given “total access” to the phone and personal computer of Trump …
Jun 25 2018
This always works too.
Can Sports Betting Do for Atlantic City What Donald Trump Couldn’t? By Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times June 25, 2018 (T)he Trump Taj Mahal, the biggest gambling venue on the boardwalk, (opened) with great fanfare and at a cost of $1.2 billion in 1990, only to have it collapse into bankruptcy the following year. …
Jun 25 2018
This is what tariffs do.
Harley-Davidson, Blaming E.U. Tariffs, Will Move Some Production Out of U.S. By Alan Rappeport and Amie Tsang, The New York Times June 25, 2018 Last week, the European Union hit back against Mr. Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs with penalties on $3.2 billion worth of American products, including bourbon, orange juice, playing cards and Harley-Davidsons. …
Jun 24 2018
File it under Larry Wilmore.
Hard on the heels of the latest article in Tiger Beat on the Potomac about how racist, bigoted, misogynous and both physically and morally unattractive Republicans can’t get laid in D.C. comes the story of how unfair it is that Sarah Huckabee got tossed from a Red Hen franchise because the staff and owner found …
Jun 23 2018
Suspension of Disbelief
Among the most truly bizarre things I’ve experienced is watching Tom Arnold on Lawrence O’Donnell’s show. Now my memory of Tom Arnold is as Roseanne Barr’s untalented husband who was able to sleaze his way on to her show, first as a writer and then as on air talent. He also had a turn as …