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Maybe They Should Have Run a ‘Box of Hammers’

March 16, 2018 Buck Banks

“We should be able to elect a box of hammers in this district. If we’re losing here, you can bet there is a Democratic wave coming.”

— Republican strategist Mike Murphy, quoted by the Washington Post, on Tuesday’s Pennsylvania special congressional election.

U.K. Expels 23 Russian Diplomats

March 14, 2018 Buck Banks

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British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the United Kingdom would expel 23 Russian diplomats after the Kremlin failed to take responsibility for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the HuffPost reports.

Plumbing the Swamp

March 14, 2018 Buck Banks

When he picked them we thought they were horrible,
And from Day One their trajectory was predictable.
Whether they’re pushed or they jump,
The time’s come for Trump
To cobble together a new Cabinet of Deplorables.

Out of 43 Economists, Not One Backed Trump’s Tariffs

March 14, 2018 Buck Banks

43

A new University of Chicago survey of 43 top economists found not a single one said President Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum will end up being a net positive for Americans. Overall, 65% of respondents said they “strongly disagreed” when asked if Trump’s move “imposing new US tariffs on steel and aluminum will improve Americans’ welfare,” while 28% simply disagreed. Three economists, or the remaining 7%, did not respond to the survey.

Hard Times in VHS Country

March 14, 2018 Jon Ponder

From Ruben Bolling. For more see Tom the Dancing Bug.

No Text for Rex

March 13, 2018 Buck Banks

The call from John Kelly was vague but discreet,
He gave instructions to watch Twitter all week.
When around rolled Tuesday,
It became a big news day,
When Rex Tillerson got fired via Donald Trump’s tweet.

The Last Straw for Tillerson

March 13, 2018 Buck Banks

“From Ukraine to Syria – and now the UK – Russia continues to be an irresponsible force of instability in the world, acting with open disregard for the sovereignty of other states and the life of their citizens.”

— Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, quoted by ABC News, last night, hours before he was fired.

Saccone: My Opponents Hate God

March 13, 2018 Buck Banks

“They’re energized for hate for our president. Many of them have a hatred for our country. I’ll tell you some more — my wife and I saw it again today, they have a hatred for God.”

— Rick Saccone’s (R) closing message in the Pennsylvania special election, NBC News reports.

Dems Did Not Foresee the Degree of GOP Complicity with Trump

March 13, 2018 Buck Banks

“Many of us could see that Donald Trump was going to be a very poor president. What we couldn’t see is many people would be complicit in that.”

— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), in an interview with the Rachel Maddow Show.

Rosenstein Backs Mueller

March 13, 2018 Buck Banks

Month: March 2018

Maybe They Should Have Run a ‘Box of Hammers’

“We should be able to elect a box of hammers in this district. If we’re losing here, you can bet there is a Democratic wave coming.”

— Republican strategist Mike Murphy, quoted by the Washington Post, on Tuesday’s Pennsylvania special congressional election.

U.K. Expels 23 Russian Diplomats

23

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the United Kingdom would expel 23 Russian diplomats after the Kremlin failed to take responsibility for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the HuffPost reports.

Plumbing the Swamp

Out of 43 Economists, Not One Backed Trump’s Tariffs

43

Hard Times in VHS Country

No Text for Rex

The Last Straw for Tillerson

“From Ukraine to Syria – and now the UK – Russia continues to be an irresponsible force of instability in the world, acting with open disregard for the sovereignty of other states and the life of their citizens.”

— Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, quoted by ABC News, last night, hours before he was fired.

Saccone: My Opponents Hate God

“They’re energized for hate for our president. Many of them have a hatred for our country. I’ll tell you some more — my wife and I saw it again today, they have a hatred for God.”

— Rick Saccone’s (R) closing message in the Pennsylvania special election, NBC News reports.

Dems Did Not Foresee the Degree of GOP Complicity with Trump

“Many of us could see that Donald Trump was going to be a very poor president. What we couldn’t see is many people would be complicit in that.”

— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), in an interview with the Rachel Maddow Show.

Rosenstein Backs Mueller

“The special counsel is not an unguided missile. I don’t believe there is any justification at this point for terminating the special counsel.”

— Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, quoted by USA Today.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“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%