Americans thought electing a trash-talking billionaire reality TV star to the presidency of the #$%^ United States would finally be enough to convey the message that they hate both political parties. If anything, they hate Republicans more. But the Uni-Party can’t learn. The bureaucracy, the judiciary and congressional Republicans are all openly working for the […]
Here’s the History Behind Senate Rule 19…
Senate Votes To Gag Elizabeth Warren After Anti-Sessions Outburst…
Not The Onion. Following a scathing speech against Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell said Senator Elizabeth Warren had “impugned the motives and conduct of our colleague from Alabama,” violating the so-called ‘Rule 19’. By a vote of 49-43, Senator Warren was then barred from speaking on the floor until Senator […]
Rocky Start to Trump’ State Dept Nominee, While Chao’s Hearing for Sec’y of Transportation Dept Was a Breeze…
Rex Tillerson got a rough reception during his confirmation hearing for secretary of State Wednesday, at times coming under fire from both parties on issues ranging from Russia to climate change. Democrats assailed Tillerson over Exxon Mobil’s lobbying on Russia sanctions during his tenure as CEO of the oil giant. Those questions put Tillerson on […]
Of Course, Dems and GOP Are Battling Over Pace…
Rep. Dave Brat: ‘We Have Five or Six Plans’ to Replace Obamacare; GOP Leadership Needs to ‘Pick One’…
Congress Moves to Repeal ObamaCare…
Congress will be focused on the effort to undo President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment in the last full week of his term. Senate Republicans will lay the groundwork this week for repealing ObamaCare, despite deep uncertainty about what comes next…
Interventionist Intel – Black Hat Brennan Speaks of Intel Legacy To PBS…
Politically engaged Americans (writ large) will, most likely, soon discover why it became so intensely important to outline the internal fight between ‘black hat‘ and ‘white hat‘ operatives within the intelligence community as it related to the 2016 U.S. election. One example of the “shadow fight” within the administration is outlined here…
Push Is On McConnell for Special Hacking Probe…
Of Economic Interest – Anthony Scaramucci and Stephen Miller Interviews…
Anthony Scaramucci and Stephen Miller, executive members of President-elect Donald Trump’s Transition Team, appeared on Fox News for interviews…For those who are interested in the dynamics of a Trump modern economic rebuild, the ‘outside-the-box‘ federal infrastructure financing vehicle (specifically budget neutral), we have termed “MAGA Bonds“, is also alluded to…