March 8, 2017 - Pensito

All for the Wall

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

It’s a classic case of robbing Peter to pay Paul,
As Trump’s administration seeks to solve a shortfall.
They rob border security
To buy border security,
By taking from the Coast Guard, TSA and FEMA to build the Wall.

Majority Wants Special Prosecutor on Trump-Russia Ties

March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

56%

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds 56% of voters support appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between President Trump’s campaign staff and the Russian government, while just 30% do not.

China Grants Trump 38 Trademarks

March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

38

“China has granted preliminary approval for 38 new Trump trademarks, paving the way for President Donald Trump and his family to develop a host of branded businesses from hotels to insurance to bodyguard and escort services,” the AP reports. “If President Trump receives any special treatment in securing trademark rights, it would violate the U.S. Constitution, which bans public servants from accepting anything of value from foreign governments unless approved by Congress, ethics lawyers from across the political spectrum say. Concerns about potential conflicts of interest are particularly sharp in China, where the courts and bureaucracy are designed to reflect the will of the ruling Communist Party.”

Trouble with Trumpcare

March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

Trump’s fully behind Trumpcare — he’s on the warpath,
But meanwhile House Republicans are doing the math.
If they pass the bill ‘n’
Take coverage from 10 million,
The 2018 midterms look like a “bloodbath.”

Sanders: How Do You Respond to a Lying President?

March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

I happen to strongly believe in civil political discourse. The vast majority of people in Congress who hold views different than mine are not liars. It is critical we have strong, fact-based debates on the important issues facing our country and that we respect people who come to different conclusions. In a democracy people will always have honestly held different points of view. … But how does one respond to a president who has complete disregard for reality and who makes assertions heard by billions of people around the world that have no basis in fact?

— Bernie Sanders

10 Million May Lose Coverage Under Trumpcare

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

10 million

A new S&P Global Ratings report finds that between 6 million and 10 million people would lose health insurance coverage if a Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act becomes law. The top end of those losses, or 10 million people, is equal to half of the 20 million or so people who have gained coverage in the past seven years under Obamacare.

Everybody Hates It

March 8, 2017March 8, 2017 Buck Banks

Paul Ryan said the Trumpcare bill was going to be great,
While not quite a repeal, gone is the onerous mandate.
Though Trump says he’s pleased,
The majority agrees:
The bill has something for everyone — to hate.

Day: March 8, 2017

All for the Wall

Majority Wants Special Prosecutor on Trump-Russia Ties

56%

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds 56% of voters support appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ties between President Trump’s campaign staff and the Russian government, while just 30% do not.

China Grants Trump 38 Trademarks

38

Trouble with Trumpcare

Sanders: How Do You Respond to a Lying President?

— Bernie Sanders

10 Million May Lose Coverage Under Trumpcare

10 million

Everybody Hates It

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

44%

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by Deadline, in his July 4th message.

Numerati

$4,600

11

30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%

81

A Reuters analysis of Trump’s public comments from June 23 through July 6 (13 days) — when a string of left-wing Democratic candidates won their party’s primaries in New York — found he invoked communism 81 times.