Day: December 18, 2023
Trump Rails Against Immigrants
“They’re poisoning the blood of the country… They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world not just in South America … but all over the world they’re coming into our country from Africa, from Asia.”
— Donald Trump, at a campaign rally.
Sununu’s Sunny Haley Prediction
“She’s gonna win in a landslide and that’s not an exaggeration.”
— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Washington Post, about Nikki Haley’s chances in the New Hampshire primary.
Do-Nothing Congress Did Almost Nothing
22
“Congress is about to wrap its least productive legislative year since at least 1973,” the Washington Post reports. “Just 22 bills have been signed into law this year… It’s a stark contrast to last year, when 281 bills were signed into law.”
Americans Agree: Democracy Is at Stake
62%
A new AP-NORC poll finds that 62% of adults say democracy in the U.S. could be at risk depending on who wins next fall.Majorities of Democrats (72%) and Republicans (55%) feel the same way, but for different reasons.
Inevitability of Deporability
Trump’s dictator dreams are no longer ignorable,
Though his fascist uniform designs are adorable.
On Day One, he’ll pounce,
And he’s already announced
His rogue’s gallery cabinet of deplorables.
