C'mon, covering up a murder to protect an arms deal? Could he look any more corrupt?

C'mon yourself!

If killing more that 3000 people - mostly US citizens - in 4 separate terrorist attacks at the hands of Saudi citizens wasn't enough to recalibrate the US-House of Saud relationship, then I suspect nothing will.

and yet, andrew jackson's mug is still on the twenty dollar bill.

We have this advantage: Republicans have abdicated all responsibility for their poor moral choices. Trump is a fucking disaster for the future reputation of his party, even if they don't seem to realize that yet.

C'mon, covering up a murder to protect an arms deal? Could he look any more corrupt?

It's up to Democrats to raise holy hell about the damage that he's doing to America, to American interests, and to the basic decency and dignity of our country.

History is pretty consistent about who voters tend to reward and who they don't when outright moral questions are on the ballot. Republicans, in that sense, are betting against the house.

it could also be:

e. not enough pie!

FIFY:

e. not enough lemon pie!

As I said the other day, this isn’t carte blanche to be an idiot. Every district is different. But on a national basis, Democrats need to add to their repertoire. Sure, they should talk about “health care and jobs and other issues of intense, personal concern to their electorate,” but they should also declare war on the Republican Party and its constant lies, its all but overt racism and xenophobia, and its endlessly debased behavior.

Or, more to the point, Democrats should simply fight the war that’s already been declared against them. How many black eyes do they need to get before they figure out that electrifying their own base is a far bigger concern than worrying about a Republican lizard brain that long ago fossilized into an organ of pure hate and venom? If Tucker Carlson decides to turn it up to 11, who cares? What matters is that maybe Democrats should turn it up to 10.

it could also be:

e. not enough pie!

JL

That's the only reasonable explanation for this bizarre headline from the Fox News website:

The US deficit has skyrocketed to $779B. Why?

Okay. Before reading the article, my mind raced to imagine Fox's possible answers:

a. Rogue economists, of course

b. Obama, of course.

c. It's the recent Tax legislation, stupid.

d. Let's talk about entitlement cuts right before the midterms!

Bizarrely, the answer turned out to be 'd'. Seriously.

Yep, if you needed any more proof that Fox exists inside a bubble that's inside another bubble, this is it: the geniuses at Fox have decided that threatening cuts in essential services to millions is a winning midterm strategy.

Another purpose for the article was apparently to tout Trump's "nickel" strategy for dealing with ballooning deficits. His plan is to ask cabinet officers to cut their departments by 5% each. The military, according to the article, is 'exempt'.

Aside from the sheer economic futility of such a move, it opens Republicans up to a charge of literally 'nickel-and-diming' Americans out of essential services.

My brother, a boxing aficionado, might say that, putting this together with McConnell's recent comments regarding entitlements, the GOP is not only signalling their upcoming punch, it's them saying out loud, "We're about to throw a punch".

The only possible explanation for this otherwise bone-headed opening of a new front in the budget debate might be to divert attention away from the healthcare issue, which Democratic candidates have been using to great effect lately in their campaigns, given that the GOP has no alternative to the healthcare system known as Obamacare, yet want to destroy it anyway. Democrats win that debate easily.

The GOP would much rather be debating food stamps, I'm sure. They're hoping, I guess, that Dems will take the bait, allowing them to score some cheap points with their base while there's still time left to rally their voters.

It's a sure sign that GOP 'outrage' over the Kavanaugh confirmation isn't proving to be the motivator for their side that they'd hoped it would be. Duh! Hard to sustain 'outrage' over a fight you've won.

A closed system does not exchange information with its environment. No information goes in and the system remains unaffected by input. Apparently, the system deflects all external stimulus and, I'm guessing, those deflections are of a predictable nature. In certain circumstances, I understand, heat can be exchanged freely.

thank you for your support. if only CW would devote just one column, perhaps the word would spread and the pie movement would grow just as the me too movement has.

JL

Heard last night on the BBC that the British are definitely watching Canada's legalization. Many are already preparing for the 'inevitable' spread of legalization across the world, and envious that Canada's got a jump on the world market. In fact, one of the companies licensed to sell pot in Canada is a trans-national concern that's openly preparing for that eventuality. They interviewed the owner. Interesting!

Oh, Paula... I got something just for you:

https://twitter.com/Dax_x98/status/1052083269079101440

Disclaimer:
* Rated -R
* Nobody else look
* It's not "civilized"

@don,
that's just a moosepoop excuse for failing to address the points i've made about pie as a political strategy. you can't refute the argument so you've resorted to name-calling. that's okay though, the pie movement will go on with or without your support. it's baked-in!

Exactly right, JL. Listen to him babble on about something he knows nothing about. Obviously, you were talking about lemon pie:

http://cookingwithflower.com/cookies-cakes-and-sweets/cannabis-infused-lemon-pie/

Don is just quite obviously threatened by all of it. :)

Not if they're heading to Hawai'i.

Just say no.

Not if they want to travel to Hawai'i - or to Colorado, for that matter - with that plant … or with having anything to do with that plant.

that's just a moosepoop excuse for failing to address the points i've made about pie as a political strategy. you can't refute the argument so you've resorted to name-calling. that's okay though, the pie movement will go on with or without your support. it's baked-in!

JL

[1] :-)

I went downtown today, partook... to be honest though, it wasn't as much an event, as it was collective nod.

I have a medicinal Marj card, have for years. The market here is poised to expand over night. There are a few established boundaries for the sale, production, ownership and quality concerns to be ironed out, but the process is apace.

Ontario, like all other provinces, has the right to operate the pot market within what it deems apropos to its society...Ontario is typically draconian where booze is concerned, we have only just allowed grocery stores to sell beer and wine. So, it has placed the overall control of pot to the AGCO. Luckily, they have decided to limit their intrusion to quality assurance and established and vetted supply chains...the price of weed on the street is half what it was a year ago.

I fake my weed smoking like I fake my orgasms, I haven't given a fuck about smoking a joint in public since the Jays won the World Series in 93'. But it's nice to see my world catching up to me.

Smoke it if you want to, don't if you never did.

LL&P

marijuana can also be baked in... pie! which is exactly why candidates should support pie. did you know that over 80% of americans like pie, yet 50% of americans don't vote? if only 10% of people who don't vote would vote for pie candidates, we would make a political statement that would force politicians to make pie-friendly policy or face the consequences! as a supposedly reality-based journalist, you have been very disappointing in intentionally ignoring the potential political impact of pie. i sincerely hope you reconsider in time for the november mid-term elections.

JL