March 22, 2017 - Pensito

A new Harvard-Harris Poll survey finds that FBI Director James Comey is unpopular across the political spectrum, with voters having a negative opinion of him by a more than two-to-one margin. Just 17% have a favorable view of Comey, compared to 35% who have a negative view of him.

Tillerson’s Wife Made Him Do It

March 22, 2017 Buck Banks

“I didn’t want this job. I didn’t seek this job. My wife told me I’m supposed to do this.”

— Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in an interview with IJR.

Americans: Supreme Court Is Important, We just Can’t Name Them

March 22, 2017 Buck Banks

57%

A new new C-SPAN/PSB poll finds that while 90% of Americans believe that the Supreme Court has a big impact on their daily lives, just 43% could name at least a single justice. No one surveyed could name Justice Stephen Breyer.

Trump Met Putin at Least Nine Times

March 22, 2017 Buck Banks

9

CNN: “Since 2013 — when Trump’s Miss Universe pageant was held in Moscow — Trump has at least nine times claimed to have spoken to, met, or made contact with Putin. But as the 2016 campaign wore on and his statements on Putin began to attract more scrutiny, Trump changed course, denying having ever met the Russian president.”

Donald Trump quoted “Judge” Napolitano without a care,
After the “judge” “reported” Obama’d wiretapped Trump’s golden lair.
If you embarrass Trump,
You’ll take your lumps,
Which is why Fox News’ Napolitano is off the air.

Day: March 22, 2017

Almost Everybody Hates Comey

17%

A new Harvard-Harris Poll survey finds that FBI Director James Comey is unpopular across the political spectrum, with voters having a negative opinion of him by a more than two-to-one margin. Just 17% have a favorable view of Comey, compared to 35% who have a negative view of him.

Tillerson’s Wife Made Him Do It

“I didn’t want this job. I didn’t seek this job. My wife told me I’m supposed to do this.”

— Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in an interview with IJR.

Americans: Supreme Court Is Important, We just Can’t Name Them

57%

A new new C-SPAN/PSB poll finds that while 90% of Americans believe that the Supreme Court has a big impact on their daily lives, just 43% could name at least a single justice. No one surveyed could name Justice Stephen Breyer.

Trump Met Putin at Least Nine Times

9

A So-Called Judge

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

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