The Trump White House has released the mission's the troops are performing... As for President's Bush and Obama? They are performing SUPPORT actions... Not going on DIRECT interdiction missions.... They are prohibited from actually joining Border Cops in going … [Read more...] about About those National Guard Troops at the US/Mexican Border?
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Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….
Donald Trump and his Republican lawmaking cohorts swore that Americans would rejoice at the tax cuts they where gonna get!.... It would be the Republican selling point!.... NOT! The tax cut law that they have rammed thru in the waining hours of last year isn't a tax cut … [Read more...] about Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….
Unionizing campaign workers?
Yup.... This IS a Democratic story of course right now ..... But if successful? Could turn to the Republicans.... Campaign workers as organized labor..... The campaign staffer handing out those yard signs, however, is almost certainly not part of a union. They … [Read more...] about Unionizing campaign workers?
With a Democratic House ‘wave’ coming….How about the Senate?
The folks over at FiveThirtyEight thinks that Democrats might do better than previously thought on the Senate side of Congress come election day in November.... Democratic prospects are looking better in Tennessee, Arizona and Texas. There is one race, though, where the … [Read more...] about With a Democratic House ‘wave’ coming….How about the Senate?
What House Speaker Ryan do we get until the end of the year?
Does he spend the next 9 months doing what he has been doing? Or does he go back to what he said he do as a good Republicans soldier ? Ryan’s decision against seeking an 11th term while staying at the House’s helm until year’s end, announced Wednesday, holds the … [Read more...] about What House Speaker Ryan do we get until the end of the year?
One of the President’s Republican lawmakers goes on privately that he hates Trump….
...from Erick Erickson's Resuregent.... "If we're going to lose because of him, we might as well impeach the motherf**ker," said the congressman as we roamed the aisles of a Safeway grocery store together. I haven't been in a Safeway since my family moved home from Dubai … [Read more...] about One of the President’s Republican lawmakers goes on privately that he hates Trump….
Democratic US Senator Heitkamp says Trump asked her to switch parties…Several times…
It's gotten THAT bad.... And Donald Trump really cares less about what people think... Heitkamp IS in a Red State.... Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) said that President Trump once asked her to switch political parties during a December 2016 meeting in Trump … [Read more...] about Democratic US Senator Heitkamp says Trump asked her to switch parties…Several times…
James Comey is about to get even….Open Thread for April 9, 2018
The media readies for Comey’s swipe at Trump (he already beat up Hillary Clinton) in his book tour, which starts on Sunday and runs for a month…The book is already close to top of the Amazon book list….It goes on sale April 17th… Trump is NOT gonna be happy reading about the … [Read more...] about James Comey is about to get even….Open Thread for April 9, 2018