April 2017 - Page 12 of 12

Majority Says Economy Doing Well — Most Since 2008

April 3, 2017 Buck Banks

58%

A new Pew Research survey finds 58% of Americans say the economic situation “is very or somewhat good.” “This is the most positive assessment of U.S. economic conditions since 2007, and only the second time that half or more of those surveyed have given the economy a thumbs-up. Driving the latest increase is a jump among Republicans over the past year.”

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Indicted for Incitement

April 2, 2017 Buck Banks

He said, “Get ’em outta here,” when he could have stayed silent,
Which a Kentucky judge says was an order, or guidance.
It’s what his supporters heard —
They took Trump at his word,
And so did the judge, who says the candidate incited violence.

The GOP, in Seven Words

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Buck Banks

“They don’t give a sh*t about people.”

— DNC Chairman Tom Perez, quoted by The Hill, on the Republican party.

Since 2007 the DEA Has Stolen $3.2 Billion from People Not Charged with a Crime

April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

$32 billion

Washington Post:“The Drug Enforcement Administration takes billions of dollars in cash from people who are never charged with criminal activity, according to a report issued today by the Justice Department’s Inspector General. … Since 2007, the report found, the DEA has seized more than $4 billion in cash from people suspected of involvement with the drug trade. But 81 percent of those seizures, totaling $3.2 billion, were conducted administratively, meaning no civil or criminal charges were brought against the owners of the cash and no judicial review of the seizures ever occurred.”

Most Americans Favor a Trump-Russia Investigation

April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

52%

A new Associated Press-NORC Center poll finds 52% of Americans favor an independent investigation into Donald Trump’s Russian ties while just 23% are opposed. Another 22% say they neither favor nor oppose an investigation. Broken down along party lines, more than three-quarters of Democrats favor an investigation while only one-quarter of Republicans do.

Even Wisconsin Is Over Trump

April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

“I do come from a district that did flip to Trump this time, but I don’t think they should be reading that as a slam dunk. I’m not going to support crazy up here.”

— Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), quoted by Politico.

Ivanka and Jared Worth $741 Million

April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

$741 million

“Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s daughter and son-in-law, will remain the beneficiaries of a sprawling real estate and investment business still worth as much as $741 million, despite their new government responsibilities, according to ethics filings released by the White House Friday night,” the New York Times reports.

A Third of Voters Give Trump an F

April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

38% to 51%

A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds President Trump’s approval rate at 38% to 51%. A third of voters surveyed gave Trump an “F” grade on his time in office. Said pollster Lee Miringoff: “There’s no honeymoon. He’s spending political capital that he didn’t acquire on Election Day. And he hasn’t done anything to cultivate it.”

No Spin for Flynn

April 1, 2017 Buck Banks

He was fired by Obama for insubordination,
He was fired by Trump for Russian assignations.
Now Mike Flynn has the temerity
To request full immunity.
As he himself said, that’s a sign of guilt and desperation.

Month: April 2017

Majority Says Economy Doing Well — Most Since 2008

58%

Indicted for Incitement

The GOP, in Seven Words

“They don’t give a sh*t about people.”

— DNC Chairman Tom Perez, quoted by The Hill, on the Republican party.

Since 2007 the DEA Has Stolen $3.2 Billion from People Not Charged with a Crime

$32 billion

Most Americans Favor a Trump-Russia Investigation

52%

Even Wisconsin Is Over Trump

“I do come from a district that did flip to Trump this time, but I don’t think they should be reading that as a slam dunk. I’m not going to support crazy up here.”

— Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), quoted by Politico.

Ivanka and Jared Worth $741 Million

$741 million

A Third of Voters Give Trump an F

38% to 51%

No Spin for Flynn

Poetic Justice

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“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“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.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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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%