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Could “Something Old, Something New” Be The Winning Formula For Dems In 2020?

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As we get set for the first Democratic primary debate in June, it’s as good a time as any to start thinking about who would make the best presidential nominee and which “couple” would represent the most formidable ticket.

My belief is that after what will be four years of total havoc and chaos in Washington D.C., the country needs a stabilizing force at the head of its government. It is not a time to experiment with a political lightweight or unknown. What we need is an experienced elder statesman who can restore honor and dignity to the once revered Office of the President.

This is why I believe Bernie Sanders, or Joe Biden, would be the right choice for Democrats.

This is the something old part.

As for a vice presidential candidate, the country could use something totally out of the ordinary.

This is the something new part.

While a female VP pick would be something new in the sense that a woman has never served as second in command (the unsuccessful Walter Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro to be his running mate in 1984) I’m thinking of something more radical. Instead of the first female vice president, I’m thinking more of the first openly gay vice president.

South Bend, Indiana, mayor, Pete Buttigieg, fits the bill perfectly.

The 37-year-old is doing quite well for himself. Before “officially” announcing his bid for the presidency, he raised $7 million. After declaring he was running for the White House this past Sunday, he raised an additional $1 million … in just four hours!

Yes, a good part of the country is still homophobic. But the “fear of gays” is starting to melt almost as fast as the polar ice caps.

As of 2019, all 50 states have been served by openly LGBT elected politicians in some capacity; 46 states have elected openly LGBT politicians to one or both houses of their state legislature; there has been one openly bisexual state governor (Kate Brown).

Oh, by the way, if you listen the Rhodes scholar Buttigieg speak, you too will be won over by his intelligence, poise and clear vision for the future.

Sanders and Buttigieg. Biden and Buttigieg. It doesn’t matter. This is the Democrats’ best chance to regain the now sullied White House.

One last thought. It would be very important for Sanders or Biden to announce they would be a one-term president. President Buttigieg in 2024? Count me in!

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Addendum: According to a recent Fox News poll, in a matchup between Trump and Biden, Biden wins by 7 points, Sanders wins by 3 points. Both Harris and Warren lose by 2 points.

 

 

 

Trump High On Daughter Ivanka

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In an interview with The Atlantic, Donald Trump couldn’t help but gush over his favorite daughter Ivanka.

The proud papa said he had considered nominating her to lead the World Bank.

Trump also considered her for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

“She’s a natural diplomat,” said Trump.

As for the future, Trump thinks the sky’s the limit for Ivanka.

“If she ever wanted to run for president, I think she’d be very, very hard to beat,” Trump added.

Trump praised his daughter for possessing “a great calmness.” Of course, he added that’s “usually a genetic thing.”

Surprisingly, Trump admitted he considered naming his son Barron to head the Navy. Said Trump, “He watches a ton of Popeye cartoons, you know.”

Of course this last statement is not true. Right?

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Weatherman Has Faith Book On Climate Will Change Hearts And Minds

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Paul Douglas, a well-known Minnesota meteorologist, believes in the science of climate change and has written a book on the subject. He is also an Evangelical.

The book, “Caring for Creation: An Evangelical’s Guide to Climate Change and a Healthy Environment,” hit the bookstores this month. It is co-authored by the Rev. Mitch Hescox, president of the Evangelical Environmental Network.

“I figured if people didn’t want to hear from scientists, maybe they’d listen to a minister and a meteorologist,” said Douglas.

Douglas’s argument is that climate change is irrefutable and it is a Christian obligation to care for the planet and all that God has created.

Some of the book’s solutions for combating climate change focus on renewable energy such as wind and solar, which Douglas describes as “cheaper, clean, homegrown American energy” that can lead to “energy freedom.”

Will the book’s pious message resonate with skeptical Evangelicals who view climate change, a.k.a global warming, as a hoax to grow big government?

For hardcore Evangelicals who support Donald Trump’s view that climate change is a myth concocted by the Chinese to give them a competitive manufacturing edge, I’m giving the effort, though commendable, a snowball’s chance in hell.

Could William Barr Have A John Mitchell Problem?

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They couldn’t take it anymore.  So now some members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s otherwise “leak-proof” team are starting to talk.

According to The New York Times, a few of Mueller’s investigators have said Attorney General William Barr’s summary of their report did not sufficiently jibe with the results of their investigation, suggesting their findings could be more damaging to Trump than Barr conveyed,

Of course this comes as no surprise.  Trump’s handpicked AG was always going to spin Mueller’s report in the most positive light, i.e. creating the impression it cleared his boss.

Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee authorized Chairman Jerry Nadler to issue a subpoena for the full Mueller report along with all the underlying documents.

Although we may be in for a long court fight, the law is on the side of the Democrats.

The full report will eventually make its way to Nadler, if not the general public.

And if Barr’s 4-page summary was so off the mark that it can be shown he intentionally misrepresented the facts contained in the Mueller report, he may have a John Mitchell problem.

John Mitchell was Richard Nixon’s Attorney General who did his best to cover-up his boss’s crimes.

For his efforts, Mitchell was found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and perjury and sentenced to two and a half to eight years in prison for his role in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.

Could Barr be so loyal… so dumb?

As Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic political analyst, recently wrote in an article on FoxNews.com (of all places), “And if they continue to stonewall, then Trump and Barr will face the consequences rendered by the American people and history…just like Nixon and Mitchell.”

It is becoming increasingly clear that Trump and his Republican enablers are suffering from a bad case of premature exultation.

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Trump May Have A Formidable Primary Opponent For 2020

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Reprint from moronmajority.com

For the first time in GOP presidential primary history, Republicans may have a choice between the greater of two evils … Trump or the Prince of Darkness. This could present a difficult choice for many Evangelical voters.

However, this would certainly be a welcome development for Democrats seeking to regain the White House.

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Trump Fans Ecstatic Over Possible Loss Of Health Insurance!

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Reprint from moronmajority.com

Donald Trump is at it again … delivering for his base!

As Sarah Kliff of Vox reports, “This week, his Justice Department filed a legal brief arguing that a judge should find Obamacare unconstitutional — a decision that would turn the insurance markets back into the Wild West and eliminate Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans. By at least one estimate, a full repeal could cost 20 million Americans their health care coverage.”

Oh, and on an even greater note, doing away with Obamacare would once and for all eliminate protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions!

What a week for Trump supporters! First his handpicked AG, William Barr, gives Trump, as he has boasted, “a complete and total exoneration” from any collusion or obstruction of justice, and now, the complete repeal of Obamacare? For Trumpsters, it just doesn’t get any better than this!

Well, maybe it could. Another round of tax cuts for corporations and billionaires would definitely add to their festive mood!

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Dems Ain’t Buying Barr’s Summary Of Mueller Report

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Let’s see. The man handpicked by Donald Trump, specifically for the purpose of undermining the Special Counsel’s report, exonerates him of obstruction of justice.

It doesn’t matter that Mueller’s report does no such absolving of Trump.

William Barr, Trump’s new Attorney General, is the man who auditioned for the job by sending out an unsolicited 19-page memo to Justice Department officials criticizing Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s focus on obstetrician of justice.

Surprise, surprise!

While Mueller’s report does not conclude Trump committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him, no matter the spin put out by Barr and jubilant Republicans.

Of course the Dems want to see the entire Mueller report and all the supporting documents. They are not going to accept a dinky 4-page letter concocted by Trump’s AG.

House Judiciary Committee Chair, Jerry Nadler, wants to haul Barr before his committee to do some testifying.

Tweeted Nadler, “In light of the very concerning discrepancies and final decision making at the Justice Department following the Special Counsel report, where Mueller did not exonerate the President, we will be calling Attorney General Barr in to testify before House Judiciary in the near future.”

While Trumpites are partying like it’s 1999, rest assured this is not over by a long shot.

John Dean, former White House counsel to Richard Nixon, has warned that William Barr may be hiding something “very ugly” inside the report filed by Mueller.

In an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, Dean said, “ We haven’t really seen the underlying report but I have some suspicions that the reason he boiled this down the way he did is because it’s not very attractive, Don, (Mueller’s) words are different than Barr’s, I suspect.”

We will soon get to hear Barr’s words, under oath, in front of a congressional committee.

Let’s see how good Barr is at “splainin’.

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Trump Attacks McCain For Not Thanking Him For First-Class Funeral

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No, this is not satire. It’s just another example of the mad ramblings of an addled brain.

At a speech today in Lima, Ohio, Trump told a crowd of workers that McCain never even bothered to thank him for giving him the kind of funeral he wanted. Oh that ingrate!

“I gave him the kind of funeral he wanted, which as president I had to approve… I don’t care about this, I didn’t get ‘thank you’, that’s OK.”

Perhaps the ghost of McCain should pay Trump a visit tonight, and every night for the rest of his natural days, thanking him for the great send off!

For the record, Trump didn’t “approve” anything, as McCain’s funeral was not the responsibility of the president.

In order to lie in state at the Capitol — which McCain did, becoming the 31st person and 13th senator ever to do so, The New York Times reported— congressional approval is required.

“These occasions are either authorized by a congressional resolution or approved by the congressional leadership, when permission is granted by survivors,” the Architect of the Capitol’s website reads.

About the only thing Trump did  “approve” was for the use of a military jet to fly McCain’s body from Arizona to Washington D.C.

You were so right, Ted, Trump’s just an unadulterated,  “pathological liar.”

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