you criticized hr1 for not being what you want, in response to which CW asked what specific elements of it you didn't like, and why. you haven't yet answered that question, instead trying to turn the conversation back to other stuff that you want to talk about, but nobody else does. you call it deflection, i call it apathy.

JL

I'm glad we now have consensus on this - You genuinely believe you have the right to dictate the topic of conversation and solicit at will. Everybody else here thinks you don't have that right, and are abusing the platform that cw provides, in spite of his gracious decision not to give you... thaboot.

you seem to be under the impression that you get to decide what the topic of someone else's blog post is, rather than reading it and accepting the topic the blogger has chosen. the topic was HR1, full stop.

a more accurate analysis would put your post at 1% on-topic. cw responded only to that 1%, and you've accused him of deflection for not responding to the 99% that was not on-topic. as to your being "on-target," that's a matter of opinion, and i've not encountered anyone else who agrees with yours.

cheer up and have some pie,
JL

i think cw was giving you the benefit of the doubt and operating under the assumption that your post was somehow on-topic.

JL

Thanks for the kind words! I've been meaning to enumerate this list for a while, but as you can see, it's a pretty daunting list of goals!

neilm [2] -

Ah, don't be so cynical. Sausage-making is always tough. But you've got to admit that's a pretty extensive list to feed into the grinder!

:-)

[3] -

Pro-wall ads? Nope... do tell!

[6] -

OK, now that's a provacative idea! Wow, hadn't even thought of that... HR1 + permanent DACA fix + $5.7b for wall... I might even get on board with that, personally... that is indeed food for thought!

:-)

Don Harris [8] -

Sigh.

OK, how's this. What specific complaints do you have with anything on that list, OTHER than "it's not the perfect solution that I have come up with"?

Seriously, how can you see any of that as bad? Steps in the right direction, and all of that...

Balthasar [12] -

I totally agree with your first and third paragraphs. Just wanted to say that.

Kick [15]

"Trumptanic" -- BWAH hah hah hah hah!!!

Now that was funny!

[16] -

Thanks for the link...

OK, that's it for now, folks...

-CW

BuzzFeed's description of specific statements to the Special Counsel's Office, and characteriztion of documents and testimony obtained by this office regarding Michael Cohen's Congressional testimony are not accurate.

Since this isn't a blanket statement that the article is just plain false it has generated a lot of confusion.

BuzzFeed published the SCO statement and said they're standing by their story.

Buzzfeed isn't yet being backed up by other news sources, so this story hasn't got any legs yet.

It's backed up by several sources already. In point of fact, when the multitude of dots are connected, there's not really a whole lot new in the Buzzfeed article that's not already been published other than the subornation of perjury claim.

I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putin’s private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin. I will get Putin on this program and we will get Donald elected.

I know how to play it and we will get this done. Buddy our boy can become president of the USA and we can engineer it. I will get all of Putin’s team to buy in on this.
_______________

Felix Sater email to Michael Cohen dated November 3, 2015

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/08/trump-tower-moscow-russia-presidential-campaign

Of course, Donald Trump would want to blur the timeline to cover his involvement with Russia, and it's not a giant leap that he would instruct his "fixer" and his family members to lie to Congress regarding same. Remember who overrode Junior and Hope Hicks and insisted on the drafting of a false statement about the email regarding the Trump Tower meeting with multiple representatives of Russia: PT.

By the way, has anybody seen the "pro-wall" ads appearing online?

Yes, sir... aren't they cute?

Poor Demented Benedict Donald is trapped deep inside the right-wing echo chamber bubble and convinced by the talking asshats that a seismic shift in public opinion is imminent... *shakes head*… thus, the ads. *laughs*

https://tinyurl.com/y73yg6xx

"The wall" isn't about "the wall" at all, and February is going to be lit! Buckle up. :)

You will have to forgive Mitch for that "weak spit" argument there, CW, but he's a little preoccupied using his tiny bucket to bail water off the deck of the Trumptanic. Mitch and the GOP need their big donors to stay anonymous because ADX Florence. :)

Good thing I never gloat - getting ever harder to refrain from "Told ya so"!

Interesting that members of congress, anxious to take on Trump, are arguing suddenly that the Mueller investigation should end. I don't know where I stand on that.

Re H.R. 1: McConnell's right. It would rip the guts out of Republicanism. And it's about time, too. Think about it: when was the last time that you saw a Repub advocate for more voting hours, or suggest a federal voting holiday? These things have been out there forever, and it's about time to get them started.

I said last Friday's news about FBI looking into DT-as-Russian-Asset combined with story about DT destroying transcripts of conversations with Putin changed the dynamic re: Trump-Russia - the unthinkable (Is he a Russian asset) had become thinkable & media was free to speculate on it.

This Friday, the Buzzfeed News story changes the dynamic re: impeachment. Up til now Dem leaders and media have been very skittish about the topic, worrying that it would be seen as too partisan and Repubs have used the possible threat of impeachment as a fundraiser on the right. Now calls are starting for Dems to "begin impeachment proceedings". Impeachment is a process and it takes awhile - why not get it started?

Another shift has happened.

Significance: First allegations against DT himself, not someone around him; suborning of perjury, obstruction of justice and witness tampering all occurring AFTER DT was POTUS - not before.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/trump-russia-cohen-moscow-tower-mueller-investigation?ref=bfnsplash

If the dems were savy they would call little Mitch out and demand to know what the GOP plans to do to fix the election system.

To date the only thing they have done is sit on their hands... especially after known outside meddling.

Maybe the answer to the shut down is to write a budget that gives Cheeto Christ his stupid wall money and also includes DACA protections as well as the voting reform issues and protection for the social programs from budget cuts, maybe a good no budget/no pay bill...hell just throw the kitchen sink in as well.

Then watch the the GOP refuse to vote on it and all the dems have to do is point out that they are giving the border money and call the GOP out on the fact that they are only interested in ruling, not governing.

This will be mincemeat in DC - it is only allowed to exist at all because it is just a piece of elections propaganda.

Remember when Republicans tried to convince everybody before the last election that they were the ones trying to protect pre-existing conditions.

Bravo Dems! Outstanding set of goals!