Heh.

I remember when that aired!

:-)

-CW

Oh, don't worry, it's never too late to chime in!

:-)

I hope so too! And thanks for the kind words!

-CW

Didn't that already happen this week? Trump's been remarkably scarce in the public eye all week...

heh...

just sayin'...

-CW

Well, I saw it as "fatalist" more than "certainty" but in the last 2 days I am indeed having doubts! At least about the 7/4 deadline....

but then again that's a made-up deadline. I could indeed see the bill dragging on past the August break and then being subsumed into the budget negotiations for the NEXT fiscal year...

We'll see. The next week will be key, I think.

-CW

I thought this was a joke but... nope: Enhanced Games.

Why doesn't it surprise me that the Republicons idea of "science" is a venture wherein participants use fraud in order to profit? Rhetorical question.

“He’s pulled his arms off! He’s pulled his arms off! He probably doesn’t have that much pain right now, but I think tomorrow, he’s really gonna feel that.”
Kevin Nealon - SNL

SNL did a bit on this already, in 1988.

now it seems the idea's time actually HAS come.

I agree, it's their signature legislation, and the president is strongly in favor of getting something to sign and then proclaim as a victory.

But as I understand it, the trade-off between Medicaid cuts (and other popular federal programs) and tax cuts for the wealthy is making as many moderate Senators uncomfortable about voting for the bill, as the same trade-off is making conservative Representatives uncomfortable about voting for whatever the Senate might do to lower the tax cuts and preserve Medicaid.

In other words, mightn't there be a massive train wreck coming along, with no possible bill being passed and another continuing resolution hammered out under time pressure, while Trump whines and all the commentators noting, again, that the American Congress is essentially dysfunctional.

I do agree with you that Musk, for all his wealth and supposed power, is more and more clearly a bunch of hot air and edgy pharma, rather than a super-smart, super-rich man who could potentially reconstruct American politics to suit himself. His personality conflicts may not be as dire as Trump's, but they're pretty dire, and the more people learn about him and watch him operate, the less they like, admire, or fear him and the more they ignore, despise, and laugh at him.

Which he hates, of course, and maybe he and Trump could have a nice chat about being hated by a majority of Americans, and what that feels like compared to knowing they are, after all, still very very rich white men.

* NASA budget is reportedly "going to go through some things" like having a huge budget cut, dozens of projects cancelled and thousands of employees laid off.

* Elon is pissed.