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Bolton: Trump Was a ‘Useful Idiot’ for Putin

March 15, 2022 Buck Banks

“The Leninist phrase is ‘useful idiot,’ and they haven’t forgotten that in Moscow.”

— Former National Security Adviser John Bolton told Bill Press that he thinks Vladimir Putin may have waited to invade Ukraine because he thought Donald Trump would win reelection and pull the U.S. out of NATO.

Brace for a New COVID Wave

March 15, 2022 Buck Banks

45%

Based on European case increases, former Biden adviser Andy Slavitt warned of a spring wave of Covid infections in the United States: “An estimated 45% of the US has had omicron recently. That should be highly protective. Those fully vaccinated but who haven’t had omicron should be vulnerable to infection from BA2, but largely won’t be hospitalized or worse. Those without prior infection would be at most risk of infection. Those who haven’t been infected but also aren’t vaccinated or boosted will be at highest risk of hospitalization. So we could see lots of cases, but an even lower portion of ppl hospitalized than last wave.”

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-NC: Zelenskyy Is a ‘Thug’

March 10, 2022 Pensito Editors

WRAL-Raleigh: “U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina told supporters he thought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was a ‘thug’—a comment that runs counter to the overwhelming share of Republicans with a favorable view of the leader fending off a military invasion from Russia.

“‘Remember that Zelenskyy is a thug,’ Cawthorn said in a video obtained by WRAL. ‘Remember that the Ukrainian government is incredibly corrupt and is incredibly evil and has been pushing woke ideologies.’…

“On Thursday afternoon, one hour after WRAL reported the comments, Cawthorn appeared to walk back his remarks, saying on Twitter that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions are ‘disgusting.’

“‘I am praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people,’ he added.”

GOP Candidate Tells Daughters to ‘Enjoy It’ If Raped

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

“I tell my daughters, ‘Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lie back and enjoy it.’”

— Robert Regan (R), who is favored to win a seat in the Michigan House reports the Washington Post. One of Regan’s daughters urged voters not to elect him to office two years ago.

Huge Majority Back Russia Bans

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

79%

A new Wall Street Journal poll finds that 79% of Americans said they favored a ban on Russian oil imports even if the prohibition increased energy prices in the U.S. Just 13% said they opposed it.

MTG Is a War Profiteer as Well as a Moron

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

$15,000

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) purchased as much as $15,000 worth of stock in military contractor Lockheed Martin two days before Russia invaded Ukraine, Insider reports. Greene has repeatedly blamed profit-seeking private companies for exacerbating violent conflicts, even tweeting just after the invasion began: “War is big business to our leaders.”

More Russians Killed in Ukraine than Americans in Afghanistan

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

~4,000

“U.S. intelligence agencies estimate that between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the two-week long invasion of Ukraine — possibly more than the number of Americans killed in the 20-year war in Afghanistan,” NBC News reports.

Don’t Spare Us, Charlie!

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

“Perhaps I was too subtle. In yesterdays’ newsletter, I called Bill Barr a ‘serial lying twat,’ insisted that no one buy his book, and concluded with a clarion call to ‘f*ck Bill Barr.’ … Even so, it seems that some readers (I assume very casual readers) imagined that I was too soft on him. … So, lest there be any lingering ambiguity, let me make it clear that I think — and have long thought — that Barr is the very embodiment of the moral and intellectual rot in in the Republican Party.”

— Charlie Sykes

A Republican Trap for Biden

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

“Republicans are setting a trap for President Biden. They’re demanding he take actions that will raise gasoline prices — with obvious plans to attack him politically after the prices rise.”

— Catherine Rampell</h2>

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Biden’s Approval Bounces Back

March 8, 2022 Buck Banks

“The Leninist phrase is ‘useful idiot,’ and they haven’t forgotten that in Moscow.”

— Former National Security Adviser John Bolton told Bill Press that he thinks Vladimir Putin may have waited to invade Ukraine because he thought Donald Trump would win reelection and pull the U.S. out of NATO.

45%

“I tell my daughters, ‘Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lie back and enjoy it.’”

— Robert Regan (R), who is favored to win a seat in the Michigan House reports the Washington Post. One of Regan’s daughters urged voters not to elect him to office two years ago.

79%

A new Wall Street Journal poll finds that 79% of Americans said they favored a ban on Russian oil imports even if the prohibition increased energy prices in the U.S. Just 13% said they opposed it.

$15,000

~4,000

“U.S. intelligence agencies estimate that between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the two-week long invasion of Ukraine — possibly more than the number of Americans killed in the 20-year war in Afghanistan,” NBC News reports.

— Charlie Sykes

“Republicans are setting a trap for President Biden. They’re demanding he take actions that will raise gasoline prices — with obvious plans to attack him politically after the prices rise.”

— Catherine Rampell</h2> Tweet

45% to 51%

A new Morning Consult/Politico poll finds President Biden’s approval rate has ticked up to 45% to 51% over the last week.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“There are a lot of Ukrainian drones in the air. It would be dangerous.”

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, quoted by the Associated Press, when President Trump asked him if he would accept Moscow as a venue for peace talks.

“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.

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

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%

— Catherine Rampell</h2>

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