Elon considers grabbing the third rail?
Progressive government is bad and "liberal" is a dirty word. Government should only benefit the wealthy (and those willing to follow them). If you disagree, you're a communist. Or is it a fascist? It's confusing. Whatever, you should believe what you're told.
That is simply fucking insane, and ought to terrify anybody about what they're actually planning here. And now that they control more and more of our social and news media they can promote this propaganda on a larger scale than ever before. I will say one thing for right-wingers, they never, ever give up and they are incredibly tenacious and persistent. These people have been fighting the New Deal for nine decades now, have never really surrendered to it, and are now finally in a position to abolish most of it. Hell, there are even discussions of abolishing progressive reforms enacted by Teddy Roosevelt 120 years ago. They just don't stop. And unfortunately most Americans are clueless and just keep smiling and complacently saying "it surely won't be that bad, it wasn't last time."
LOL. Maybe Murkowski will actually oppose most of these people, but the others will likely go along with nearly all of these appointees. Collins will vote yes while furling her brow and expressing her deep concern, of course.
Following the Putin model for bleeding the military dry through kickbacks and cronyism.
Trudeau should have countered with an offer to become the 51st through 63rd states and mentioned how it would be the largest “acquisition” by any US President and no one could ever top it.
Haha! That might work for Trump, but there's enough GOPers in Congress who are smarter than him.
But none with the balls to say so.
Trump has said that he doesn't kid. He doesn't joke. And indeed I can't remember him ever doing so.
The gravity of Team Trump agreeing to FBI background checks set in(???)Sheriff Chad Chronister, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, withdrew his name from consideration for the office on Tuesday, only three days after he was nominated.
Sheriff Chronister, who is in charge of the sheriff’s department in Hillsborough County, Fla., announced his withdrawal in a message on social media, saying that as “the gravity of this very important responsibility set in,” he had changed his mind about accepting the nomination.
Trump Transition and Cabinet Picks: Live Updates
www.nytimes.com
The likelihood of serious scrutiny of the generous plea deal his son got for slashing and stabbing a man and then writing a song about it might have played a part as well.
