Girding For Ginsburg

Per Politico:

Trump White House urging allies to prepare for possible RBG departure

After an ailing Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments, the Trump team began early groundwork for another potential confirmation battle.

I like this detail in their lede:

The White House is reaching out to political allies and conservative activist groups to prepare for an ailing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s possible death or departure from the Supreme Court — an event that would trigger the second bitter confirmation battle of President Donald Trump’s tenure.

"Second" bitter battle? OK, the Kavanaugh brawl dialed it up to Bork-Thomas levels, but the Gorsuch nomination was filibustered and the Republicans went nuclear. Critics later observed that Kavanaugh was sufficiently controversial that Republicans might not have chosen to go nuclear in his defense, but post-Gorsuch the die had been cast. Ah, well, water, bridge... We do have video of the Resistance brainstorming session that led to the Gorsuch filibuster.

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[pagar]

The talking point should be Wall is protection we can't avoid not to have. Democrats just hate America, IMO.

[Threadkiller]

Obama in 2008 discussing luxuries:

We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," 

And McCain lost to him...

#uniparty

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
2m2 minutes ago

Democrats should come back to Washington and work to end the Shutdown, while at the same time ending the horrible humanitarian crisis at our Southern Border. I am in the White House waiting for you!

[Captain Hate]

Reading Janet's Tammy link I happened upon another one where that other Californicate scrunt, Jackie Speier, hauled trash from a national park and dumped it at the White House. In addition to this being a spiteful whore way to try and make a nonexistent point, whatever happened to all the green dickweeds hectoring to haul the GD trash which you produce back with you and dispose of it properly?

Remember the huge contrast between the respectful way the Tea Party people kept the mall free of trash during their rallies and the disgusting lowlifes and fuckheads attending both coronations of Gaylord Focker?

[Threadkiller]

...scrunt..

[anonamom]

Thanks janet!

[Narciso79]

Because McCain had no interest in winning, the huntress was, at the time he was slobbering over Qaddafi, who had largely been a company project re Edwin Wilson for reasons I cant grok

[Threadkiller]

If you really want to see a trash nightmare, go to the border. Many areas I hiked and camped as a Boy Scout are unrecognizable now. Plastic bottles, diapers, wrappers, poop, etc is everywhere.

During a ride along the BP agent told me, as we got out of the truck to track a group, "You will not see an untouched portion of this land. The illegals have destroyed everything." He wasn't kidding.

The Sierra Club never seems to mention that when they set out food and water for the invaders.

As a citizen, good luck not going to jail if you tamper with a protected Manzanita on government property. If you are a fence hopping, trash spreading invader you can burn down thousands of acres of them without a peep.

[Captain Hate]

The Sierra Club is the biggest bunch of lying whores, and the competition is brutal, in the so called environmental movement.

[Account Deleted]

Yeah Captain.

How "green" was it to FLY bags of garbage to DC?
Hello?!...What was the carbon footprint of that stunt?

http://tennesseestar.com/2019/01/10/house-democrats-dump-trash-from-national-park-service-at-the-white-house/

"California Democratic Reps. Jared Huffman and Jackie Speier delivered bins of trash to the White House’s front gates on Tuesday donning the words “Trump’s Trash.” With the help of volunteers, the Bay Area congressmen gathered the garbage from two sites at Golden Gate National Recreation Area over the weekend and flew it across the country to Washington D.C., reported The Hill."

On her Instagram acct. Rep Jackie Speier had the nerve to call President Trump's effort to secure our borders a 'stunt'.

Jackie Speier - "It’s time to end the @POTUS political stunt and get to work "

[Extraneus]

The Rock says millennial-bashing interview ‘never took place’

Johnson took to Instagram Friday evening to “set the record straight” over a story published earlier in the day by The Daily Star. In the interview, he was quoted as lamenting the rise of snowflake culture and criticizing millennials’ need to search for reasons to be offended.

“Earlier today, online, an interview dropped with me, apparently it was with me, where I was insulting and criticizing millennials,” Johnson said in a video posted to his social media page. “The interview never took place. Never happened. Never said any of those words. Completely untrue. 100 percent fabricated.”

...

“I’ve gained such a great trust and equity with you all guys all around the world over the years and you know it’s not a real ‘DJ’ interview if I’m ever insulting a group, a generation or anyone because that’s not me and that’s not who I am and that’s not what we do,” Johnson told his 128 million followers.

[Account Deleted]

((If you really want to see a trash nightmare, go to the border. Many areas I hiked and camped as a Boy Scout are unrecognizable now. Plastic bottles, diapers, wrappers, poop, etc is everywhere.))

SO true.
It has been going on for decades.
There is a beaten path that parallels Hwy 77 through South Texas that we used to call the Ho Chi Mendoza trail.
Garbage is everywhere.
The path would be used to get around the highway checkpoints.

[Captain Hate]

The Rock will have to deliver a Sidewalk Slam, Rock Bottom and People's Elbow on the candy asses of all the jabronies trying to lay the smack down on the People's Champion.

[MissMarple2]

This article makes a great point.

https://amgreatness.com/2018/04/21/another-comey-fbi-failure-the-larry-nassar-case/

Maybe they could have stopped Larry Nassar sooner if they hadn't been spying on Trump and his campaign people.

[Narciso79]

Well who was Michigan states lawyer for a year none other than pat Fitzgerald.

[Threadkiller]

Trump should return the trash to the Golden Gate city park. The bums could rummage all the good needles out of the pile.

[MissMarple2]

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/401116-what-would-the-intelligence-communitys-insurance-policy-against-trump

Really good article by Sharyl Atkisson.

[Account Deleted]

((if they hadn't been spying on Trump and his campaign people.))

Exactly! Think of what all was NOT getting done.

I'm burned out on following the details of the coup attempt...but just seeing the number of people involved in the scheming & the time spent plotting, texting, meeting, etc. is maddening.

Americans were paying the salaries off all those Democrat operatives.

[Captain Hate]

One of my more insightful lib Zuckerberg friends compares AOC to the Tea Party and Freedom Caucus. Before you get a truckload of sand in your knickers, I think the point is valid in terms of opposing an aged and clueless DNCe equivalent to the GOPe and will be marginalized by the establishment tools. In no way do I think AOC is anything other than a brainless ditz with no impulse control.

[Captain Hate]

And I include Blotto in the above category, a-mom.

[henry]

CH, so AOC is the alpha mode of Beto?

[Narciso79]

In so far as such templates cam be considered , I guess she would be the Latina version of julian bond but with less accomplishment

[henry]

WSJ, doing prog homework for them:

A look at how opponents could sue to block Trump’s border wall

https://twitter.com/wsj/status/1084095171862642688?s=21

[Narciso79]

I think you have it backwards, Henry, the progs are putting these trial balloons out there in the journal.

[henry]

WSJ is now full prog narciso. Now just a bird cage liner.

[rse]

RG asked if they had a ham and cheese omelette and they had one with gruyere cheese. I had the smoked salmon/roasted veggies frittata and expected to take some home. Realized all that walking (am up to about 14 miles a week) and just got back from a 3 mile walk made me hungry.

Ate at the First Watch in Brookhaven because of the ease of parking. I also pointed out the Tacqueria del Sol nearby with its wonderful turnip greens.

[peter]

..still chuckling over that "Who 'Dis?" tweet. So clever!

[Captain Hate]

Why yes, henry, she is.

Or Sheila Jackass Lee without a Hoo law degree.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

Thanks, rse, sounds like a healthy and tasty breakfast!

[Jane]

I have an idea. Why don't we switch out CA for Israel.

It's a pool day here. Have fun with your snow!

[henry]

CNBC spells “conformity” wrong:

Kamala Harris preaches unity, hits Trump for border wall 'distraction' at NYC book tour appearance

[Narciso79]

You get the notion she couldn't bubble in the lsat properly.

[Jane]

As I recall Julian Castro is a bit like a moron - actually more than a bit. His will be an interesting race to watch. (He just announced he's running for President)

[Captain Hate]

I can't help but notice a number of these Yellow Jackets are wearing dungarees. My word!
Posted by: George Will at January 12, 2019 09:04 AM (+Tibp)

[Narciso79]

road. Mentioned don surber re the dems 'we're all going to die' template about the shutdown.

[Account Deleted]

The Continuing Coverup

From the comments:

"Avatar
Ellie • a day ago
The minute I heard about the appointment of a special counsel I knew this was all about Uranium One. Why else would Mueller & Rosenstein be leading this “witch hunt”? Notice how hard they are trying to keep Trump from having any interaction with Putin. What are they afraid he will tell them?9

Why would a 72 year old man, who already served an extended term as head of the FBI, want to interview for the position again? And why on earth would Rod Rosenstein accompany him to the interview. Conveniently he was appointed special counsel the next day and continues to have more power than Chris Wray.

This isn’t rocket science... it’s clearly [a] nuclear scam cover-up.

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[Account Deleted]

"I have an idea. Why don't we switch out CA for Israel."

if that idea were seen floating in the water, the pool would get shut down in horror.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

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[rse]

Julian Castro is a huge advocate for the UN's global Habitat III agenda and had HUD implementing it as its secretary. https://medium.com/@SecretaryCastro/a-new-urban-agenda-438652dce7d1 is from 2016

[Jane]

Jim,

Keepem coming. They are hysterical.

[rse]

You know how I warn that the progs see control of the local as the key to obtaining the MH vision? https://www.fordfoundation.org/ideas/equals-change-blog/posts/habitat-iii-local-governments-are-key-to-achieving-international-development-goals/

Castro was also involved with ICLEI as mayor of san antonio. Similar to bob corker's involvement as mayor of chattanooga.

[Account Deleted]

((Keepem coming. They are hysterical.))

Yeah, I'm putting them up on FB.

[Narciso79]

It's like were on lv 426 and the seed pods are everywhere.

[Account Deleted]

At what point does Soros decide his meat puppet Acosta isn't the cost-effective tool he thought he might be?

[Account Deleted]

Jimmy's crooked RayBan knockoffs are a scream.

[rse]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/12/paris-explosion-casualties-feared-huge-blast-french-capital/

just happened

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
3h3 hours ago

23% of Federal inmates are illegal immigrants. Border arrests are up 240%. In the Great State of Texas, between 2011 & 2018, there were a total of 292,000 crimes by illegal aliens, 539 murders, 32,000 assaults, 3,426 sexual assaults and 3000 weapons charges. Democrats come back!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
3h3 hours ago

Democrats could solve the Shutdown in 15 minutes! Call your Dem Senator or Congresswoman/man. Tell them to get it done! Humanitarian Crisis.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
1h1 hour ago

I just watched a Fake reporter from the Amazon Washington Post say the White House is “chaotic, there does not seem to be a strategy for this Shutdown. There is no plan.” The Fakes always like talking Chaos, there is NONE. In fact, there’s almost nobody in the W.H. but me, and...

....I do have a plan on the Shutdown. But to understand that plan you would have to understand the fact that I won the election, and I promised safety and security for the American people. Part of that promise was a Wall at the Southern Border. Elections have consequences!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
1h1 hour ago

We have a massive Humanitarian Crisis at our Southern Border. We will be out for a long time unless the Democrats come back from their “vacations” and get back to work. I am in the White House ready to sign!

[MissMarple2]

BREAKING: Thousands of Yellow Vest protesters are currently marching through Central Paris. #GiletsJaunes #Acte9pic.twitter.com/w8DNyA0DtK

— Global News Network (@GlobalNews77) January 12, 2019

Video at link.

[Narciso79]

There is a degree of kabuki they pretend to be concerned over the shutdown yet they go on vacation. Conversely it cant be much of an emergency if you refuse to invoke it.

[MissMarple2]

Listen to the crowd. These are MSM journalists / photographers knowns as ‘government stenographers’ being heckled by the #GiletsJaunes #ActeIX.

Thrilling to see The People recognise the Lügenpresse pic.twitter.com/mtzbZzEURQ

— Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) January 12, 2019

Video at link. Twitter commenter says "fake press in France having a bad day today."

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/01/12/how-rural-communities-are-encouraging-people-to-return-to-their-roots/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

Salena Zito article.

[pagar]

UPDATE 20! This is wonderful, IMO!

"We have changed mission from we Fund the wall to we BUILD the wall. We will build the wall mile by mile for HALF the cost. We have private landowners lining up to get the wall built!"

Let's get the WALL built. Stop Pelosi and Schumer from Destroying America.

[Tom R]

The NY Times article (which seems to have been triggered by the leak of the transcripts of Lisa Page’s testimony) about the DOJ and FBI opening up an investigation into Trump over concerns he was an agent of Russia moves the needle to almost fully pointing to “Rosenstein is a White Hat” .

A few weeks back there was discussion on this (and IIRC CH said that Jack Straw over at AoS said the same thing) that the main reason Rosenstein appointed Mueller SC was to protect Trump from McCabe who was leading the bogus investigation. If Rosenstein was a Black Hat he would have just allowed McCabe, Strzok, Page and everyone else part of the Obama criminal cabal to continue on with the bogus investigation.

[pagar]

" between 2011 & 2018, there were a total of 292,000 crimes by illegal aliens, 539 murders, 32,000 assaults, 3,426 sexual assaults and 3000 weapons charges."

And not a single Democrat cares about anything except that they vote for Democrats.

[MissMarple2]

Tom R,

One of the funniest things is how upset so many reporters got yesterday that those guys at the Epoch Times got the leak.

"Who are THEY?" "Why would THEY get the story?"

Then about a bazillion Twitter users told them that the leakers wanted to see the story covered accurately and not buries. LOL!

[MissMarple2]

https://www.kyma.com/news/migrants-set-immigration-office-on-fire-in-mexicali/972682145

Fro one of the earlier caravans of people looking for a peaceful, better life.

[D]

Pagar:
I share your dismay that no Dems care about all the crimes of the illegals.
They are going to lose big time in 2020 because they really ignore the needs of their voters.

[MissMarple2]

https://amp.businessinsider.com/ivanka-trump-world-bank-candidate-president-report-2019-1?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=topbar&utm_term=mobile&referrer=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

I believe this is nothing but a planted story so that the press can claim he would have nominated her if they hadn't started the outcry.

[clarice]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/us/politics/veterans-administration-health-care-privatization.html

[Catsmeat]

Good early afternoon from Nebraska where it looks like about seven inches came down in the night--to work! all hands on deck (or blower or shovel!)

jimnj, I much appreciate your links; they complement MM's and other posters' very nicely--fill in the picture, as it were.

narciso, thank you! I read through that Xenophon piece--much was new to me, and it certainly humanized Socrates (and Xenophon himself, who must have been like Socrates a really extraordinarily excellent person).

My check-up on news daily if life is being fairly normal starts at lucianne, goes to freerepublic and then comes here (the comments at the other two sites becomes shallow and if not that they only say what I already know, or they complain: here people say things I don't already know, and when they complain it's usually with more elegance (or, thinking of you, CH, savage invective that rises to the level of art)...

[hoyden]

new thread.

[clarice]

HEH, CATSMEAT. I often want to quote CH--but fear it would shock my readers.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

MSM sponsored "conservative" shows her deep concern for conservative issues.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

With a nickname like "Captain Hate", I think we can all agree that he demonstrated Trumpian unconcern with elitist sensibilities before it was cool.

[President-Elect Jim,SunnyvaleCA]

NEW

[Account Deleted]

"If Rosenstein was a Black Hat he would have just allowed McCabe, Strzok, Page and everyone else part of the Obama criminal cabal to continue on with the bogus investigation."

not necessarily so. let's take a different look.

if appointing Mueller as SC was designed to centralize CONTROL of investigative process (witholding evidence, burying evidence, etc. which is Mueller's historical pattern), then removing the investigating authority and perogatives from McCabe--- even removing him entirely from the FBI--- Rosenstein increased the power AGAINST the President.

to the public, removing McCabe shielded Rosenstein and Mueller from "the bad apples run amok."

McCabe crapped the bed.

something had to be done to minimize risk and exposure after Comey was torched.

in the wake of McCabe's failed schemes, and subsequent revelations, the cabal needed to centralize its investigative power and cork the FBI under Wray, going forward.

Rosenstein was the prime mover in this entire Special Counsel debacle, even to the point of acting unconstitutionally. that was HIS action.

His motive? WGARA?

i am now of the firm opinion that Mueller's investigation is a sandbagging operation to fortify their coverup of many different cabal directed activities.

further, once Mueller has released his report, and the US AG gains access to all work product, the administration will have a fighting chance to reverse engineer- in detail- what the investigation was hiding from the American people by not investigating the obvious (Steele and related players).

i am of this opinion because what we learned from Nixonian folly was the crime isn't the crisis (although these under Obama are devastating!) making incident--- it is the coverup.

the enemy is making a big big mistake in broad daylight. Trump is not interrupting that. this isn't 4D--- it's the art of war.

fire away.

Hope you're feeling rested and renewed, Tom R. Most of all, that you're full of piss and vinegar for the fights ahead!

MAGA!

Kev