May 1, 2013 - Pensito

Dumb and Duncan

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

The South Carolina Republican says statistics is traitors.
He says they only help stockbrokers and corporate raiders.
He says that government numbers
Just make us dimmer and dumber,
So let’s get rid of all them durn economic indicators!

Ted Talks POTUS?

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

A couple of Hispanic candidates would make the news,
Though the likely ones have some whack-job views.
Still, Rubio we’d prefer
Over a rabid McCarthy-er.
Can you seriously imagine a President Ted Cruz?

Rubio Says His Immigration Bill Won’t Pass

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

The bill that’s in place right now probably can’t pass the House. It will have to be adjusted, because people are very suspicious about the willingness of the government to enforce the laws now.

— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), acknowledging that the bipartisan immigration reform bill he helped develop won’t likely pass the Republican-led House, Politico reports.

Nebraska Party Politics Explained

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

J.L.’s job is to make the trains run on time. My job is to get some trains.

— Nebraska Democratic Party Chairman Vince Powers, quoted by the Lincoln Journal-Star, referring to his Republican counterpart J.L. Spray.

Clinton the Clear Leader in 2016 Prez Race

May 1, 2013May 2, 2013 Buck Banks

63%

Percentage of the Democratic primary vote Hillary Clinton would receive against potential rivals Joe Biden (12%) and Andrew Cuomo (3%), in a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll that gives an early snapshot of the 2016 presidential primaries. For the Republicans, Marco Rubio leads at 18%, followed by Jeb Bush (16%), Chris Christie (14%) and Rick Santorum (9%).

Democrats Lead in generic Straw Ballot

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

41% to 37%

Slim margin by which American voters say they are more likely to vote Democratic than Republican for Congress in 2014, a new Quinnipiac poll finds, “which would violate the historical model of the president’s party losing ground in the sixth year of a presidency.”

Christie Knows It When He Smells It

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

Day: May 1, 2013

Dumb and Duncan

Ted Talks POTUS?

Rubio Says His Immigration Bill Won’t Pass

The bill that’s in place right now probably can’t pass the House. It will have to be adjusted, because people are very suspicious about the willingness of the government to enforce the laws now.

— Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), acknowledging that the bipartisan immigration reform bill he helped develop won’t likely pass the Republican-led House, Politico reports.

Nebraska Party Politics Explained

J.L.’s job is to make the trains run on time. My job is to get some trains.

— Nebraska Democratic Party Chairman Vince Powers, quoted by the Lincoln Journal-Star, referring to his Republican counterpart J.L. Spray.

Clinton the Clear Leader in 2016 Prez Race

63%

Democrats Lead in generic Straw Ballot

41% to 37%

Slim margin by which American voters say they are more likely to vote Democratic than Republican for Congress in 2014, a new Quinnipiac poll finds, “which would violate the historical model of the president’s party losing ground in the sixth year of a presidency.”

Christie Knows It When He Smells It

Let me use an indelicate word. Bullshit. That’s what that is… That’s the excuse they use.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Newark Star Ledger, after telling any kids to “cover your ears” at a packed town hall meeting.

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

50%

38%

31%