Green With... Laughter?

Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez launches her Intersectional Environmentalism proposal to de-carbonize the US economy and solve every social problem within ten years.

Megan Mcardle, David Harsanyi and Jon Chait wack the pinata. I'll give Megan props for the best headline:

‘We’re nuts!’ isn’t a great pitch for a Green New Deal

But this proposal, and especially the accompanying (and withdrawn) fact sheet isn't merely ludicrously ambitious and devoid of common sense (Eliminate air travel?!? Retrofit "every" building in America?!?). It also reveals a stunning absence of basic knowledge of history and public finance.

One wonders whether Ms. AOC actually has the time and temperament to collaborate with experts and study an issue (yet another reason she is the Trump of the left!). Or did Democratic leadership cut her loose and send the real Washington hands off on other projects? Let her primary herself!

On to specifics. This passage on how the extreme environmental makeover might be financed may have sounded great in a college dorm. A freshman dorm. But this is a frightening level of ignorance about the structure, legal authorities, independence and role of the Federal Reserve when it comes from a Congressperson as part of a legislative package (my emphasis):

How will you pay for it?

The same way we paid for the New Deal, the 2008 bank bailout and extended quantitative easing programs. The same way we paid for World War II and all our current wars. The Federal Reserve can extend credit to power these projects and investments and new public banks can be created to extend credit. There is also space for the government to take an equity stake in projects to get a return on investment. At the end of the day, this is an investment in our economy that should grow our wealth as a nation, so the question isn’t how will we pay for it, but what will we do with our new shared prosperity.

Ah, well, what? The Federal Reserve is an independent entity - it won't be financing this green agenda just because AOC thinks it ought to. As to their legal authority, well, it is widely agreed the Fed can purchase government backed debt. They crept beyond that during the 2008 financial meltdown and used their lending authority to finance parts of the AIG bailout in what was widely perceived as an dire, backs against the wall, emergency meltdown scenario. But it is not at all obvious why an independent Fed would choose to finance these green projects or whether it would be within their legal scope.

Back on the history front, this JFK/Ike/FDR nostalgia is ahistorical nonsense:

Americans love a challenge. This is our moonshot.

When JFK said we’d go to the by the end of the decade, people said impossible.

If Eisenhower wanted to build the interstate highway system today, people would ask how we’d pay for it.

When FDR called on America to build 185,000 planes to fight World War 2, every business leader, CEO, and general laughed at him... At the time, the U.S. had produced 3,000 planes in the last year. By the end of the war, we produced 300,000 planes. That’s what we are capable of if we have real leadership.

One at a time: Kennedy first laid out the man-on-the-moon vision in May 1961. The US was losing the space race to the Soviet Union, which had the first satellite and the first man in space (their legacy rocket program from WWII gave them a head start).

Did people say "impossible"? The relevant Senate Committee unanimously approved funding a few weeks later. Polling was scattered: per Forbes, in 1959 52% thought a man on the moon was doable within 20 years; in early 1961, 65% approved of the attempt. Well, until the price tag was announced: per Wikipedia, 58% opposed the use of funds for that purpose. But "impossible"? Not seeing it.

And Ike? Well, he didn't wait for people to ask how we'd pay for the highway program - he asked Congress to extend the gasoline tax in his original proposal. No, fiscal conservatism wasn't invented last weekend to thwart Green Dreams.

As to FDR, my goodness: his speech calling for a massive rearmament effort was delivered on May 15, 1940, five days after Germany began their invasion of France. The French collapse along the Meuse was well underway, although the public (and possibly Allied military leadership) may not have been fully aware. The Times front page, with the Roosevelt speech in the upper left:

Although AOC is surely hearing laughter today, people were not laughing in May of 1940 (Geez, did she see "Churchill"? "Dunkirk"? How about "Avengers - Infinity War"?). In fact, FDR pressed into service William Knudsen, the head of General Motors, to dial up America's industrial base. Here is how historian Arthur Herman described Knudsen's approach:

“I’m no soldier,” Knudsen told Roosevelt when he got to Washington that May, “But I know if we get into war, the winning of it will be purely a question of material production.” He persuaded FDR that three steps were needed to get America’s businesses and factories ready for getting back to work, and getting ready for war.

The first was to rethink Roosevelt’s own anti-business instincts, and to bring industry leaders into the administration to deal with the production crisis.

The second was to scrap many of the New Deal’s anti-business regulations and tax policies, in order to give businesses an incentive to switch to wartime production and hire workers, retool, and expand their plants.

The third was to take control of the war mobilization process away from Washington bureaucrats and give it to America’s most innovative and productive companies.

That sounds sort of the opposite of the AOC plan to put the government in charge of everything.

Well. Other than showing no grasp of common sense, history or public finance I would say AOC is good to go.

Comments

[Jim,SunnyvaleCA,USA]

pagar: "I'll report probably tomorrow on PDFescape. I am totally wore out and going to bed."

That sounds frustrating.

Does the form involve sensitive personal data like SocSecurity or bank acct number that one might not want to share?
Is it feasible for one of us to do data entry on your behalf then send you the form for you to submit?

[daddy]

So if Governor Coonman has to read "Roots," what book does Lt Governor Fairfax have to read, "To Kill a Mocking Byrd?"

[daddy]

don't forget while you're in Sydney to pick up a kangaroo scrotum change purse.

It's on my "to do" list, JimmyK:)

[Narciso79]

So Bezos who along with counterparts at the Times flagrantly scoured through the huntress emails with no discretion then published in vast detail what manning and Snowden had leaked but now private lives and papers are off limits

[Narciso79]

So the times are coming up with fizbin rules no need to force officials out if the results are a party switch, fime till they change their mind, 1.2.3...

[The Infamous Ignatz]

A real man, [which leaves out the Navy] would break out his giant Bowie knife and collect his own kangaroo scrotum.
Then like the Inuit, he would chew and chew it until it was velvety soft.

[Narciso79]

And Jay inslee as is his wont is freaking over a few inches of snow.

[daddy]

I recall recently that Chief Justice Roberts took exception to Trump saying there were Left wing Judges and Right wing Judges, by replying there were no such things, there were only Judges.

If that's true, what to make of RBG? If Hillary was President would RBG be clinging so strongly to her seat? Not in my opinion she wouldn't, because she'd know exactly the type of Judge Hillary would appoint to replace here, and she also has to know that she's now not qualified physically to sit on the bench as a Justice, and she won't ever be again. In my opinion the only reason she's clinging on so desperately to her seat is precisely because of what Justice Roberts says doesn't exist---personal political bias in a Judge---she is trying to outlast Trump so that a different President will come along and replace her with a Justice of her preferred political stripe. RBG's refusal to step down is my reply to John Roberts bogus opinion.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

--by replying there were no such things, there were only Judges--

To say that he has to be either abysmally stupid or quite dishonest.
He ain't dumb.

[daddy]

So Bezos who along with counterparts at the Times flagrantly scoured through the huntress emails with no discretion then published in vast detail what manning and Snowden had leaked but now private lives and papers are off limits

Odd how that works, Narciso. I'm standing by for the outrage when folks learn that the WaPo's Woodward and Bernstein actually got their leaks from a Government employee.

[daddy]

a Government employee with a grievance, no less.

[daddy]

A real man, [which leaves out the Navy] would break out his giant Bowie knife and collect his own kangaroo scrotum.

Iggy,

I keep waiting for the cucked husband of Ms Sanchez to collect Bezos's scrotum with a Bowie knife, but I guess in our new age of Starbucks frapucinno's with Gluten free soy milk, expecting guys to get angry at whoever seduced their wives is as passe' as the age of Queen Victoria. Still, I would have expected at least a whimper from that colossal pussy, whoever he is. Unless of course he found the dick pics himself and turned them over to the tabloids in order to get a "No Fault Divorce" in LA. I bet Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot would have fingered him as the likely culprit in a minute.

"Her husband must be the guilty party because he is the only one completely not upset at being cuckolded in front of the whole world by a cuckolder who is completely is unashamed and unrepentant, yet the husband is the only one who should be upset."QED.

[jim nj]

I hope these people aren't voters.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2019/02/08/how-the-boiling-water-challenge-can-land-you-in-the-hospital/#1aad41cd488a

[jim nj]

Glenn Greenwald has some fun at Bezo's expense.

https://theintercept.com/2019/02/08/jeff-bezos-protests-the-invasion-of-his-privacy-as-amazon-builds-a-sprawling-surveillance-state-for-everyone-else/

[jim nj]

https://www.thewrap.com/kimmel-fallon-blackface-ralph-northam/

Guess who has worn black face?

[jim nj]

https://freebeacon.com/national-security/southcom-says-venezuelan-military-center-of-gravity-in-crisis/

Interesting quote:"Faller said Venezuela's military has some 2,000 generals—more than all of NATO combined. "The majority of them are on the payroll of Maduro via illicit drug trafficking and corrupt businesses and that's what he's using to buy their loyalty and their protection," he said."

2,000 generals?

[jim nj]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/07/isis-leader-believed-to-have-fled-coup-attempt-by-his-own-fighters

What some think is going on with ISIS and the short time they have left.

I'm looking at realcleardefence and may post more.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

Difficult story of a brilliant guy hounded to suicide by a fake news PC feeding frenzy.

I think his project was misguided and very dangerous but nobody deserves the high-tech lynching he got.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

--https://www.thewrap.com/kimmel-fallon-blackface-ralph-northam/

Guess who has worn black face?--

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess Kimmel and Fallon.

[The Infamous Ignatz]

Goodnight Jim. Sorry I can't stay up.

[jim nj]

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/02/turkey-syria-faces-serious-odds-in-manbij-and-idlib.html

Things are not going Turkey's way. US pressure on Manbij, Russian pressure on Idlib. Turkey complaining and nobody cares.

[jim nj]

Iggy goes to bed when I want to tell him bingo on Fallon and Kimmel.

Read his 2:53. I agree.

[jim nj]

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/02/08/how-the-syrian-battlefield-is-preparing-the-corps-for-a-fight-with-russia-or-china/

While fighting in what is a low-intensity war for the Marines they are coming up against hi-tech that has caused them to re-learn old big power warfare techniques.

[jim nj]

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Report-Russia-attacks-targets-held-by-Iranian-militia-in-Syria-579924

Quoting a Kurdish news source. I think I saw a post here earlier on this. I can't find any other confirmation.

[Captain Hate]

I recall recently that Chief Justice Roberts took exception to Trump saying there were Left wing Judges and Right wing Judges, by replying there were no such things, there were only Judges.

I think what he objected to was identifying judges by the President who nominated them, which was just as dumb by that establishment tool.

[jim nj]

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/.premium-in-the-glass-house-called-syria-iran-has-thrown-one-too-many-stones-1.6916405

Iran apparently moving its' operations out of the Damascus airport.

"But apparently the heart of the Iranian operation will move far from the border with Israel in the Golan Heights to the T4 Syrian air force base located between Homs and Palmyra (Tadmor). The Iranians’ move from Damascus, if it indeed happens, will spare embarrassment to Bashar Assad’s regime and the Russians. However, it will not remove the Iranian weapons systems from the range of harm by Israel."

[Captain Hate]

Here's Establishment Roberts getting his clock cleaned:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/11/did_chief_justice_roberts_just_urinate_on_my_leg.html

[Pinandpuller]

daddy

A cook your own steak restaurant sounds suspiciously like Kramer's make your own pie pizzeria.

[jim nj]

https://www.mysanantonio.com/technology/businessinsider/article/Sweden-says-it-built-a-Russian-fighter-jet-killer-13602444.php

Marketing hype that all fighter manufacturers engage in or...

"The Gripen can't carry the most weapons and has no real stealth. And it isn't the longest-range, the fastest, or even the cheapest jet. But it has a singular focus that makes it a nightmare for Russia's fighter jets."

"Several years ago the Gripen pilots got tired of being made fun of by German Typhoon pilots and came to play with their wartime electronic warfare and gave them a hell of a hard time," Bronk said. One of the Gripens was "reportedly able to appear on the left wing of a Typhoon without being detected" by using its "extremely respected" jamming ability, Bronk said."

Apparently, in past warfare games they dialed back their EW capabilities so people wouldn't know how good they are.

It's interesting to ponder how a major air battle might occur in the future. Considering that other air forces aligned with us might take advantage of different or linked capabilities or strategies might factor in.

For instance, Sweden might be able to keep Balkan airspace clear, while we took on penetration strikes. Or South Korea and Japan could launch fake strikes against China, raising all Chinese aircraft into the air. They retire and we sweep in with fresh planes while the Chinese are running out of fuel.

Too speculative?

[Pinandpuller]

Measles warning as man tests positive after flying to Australia
Health authorities have issued an alert for measles after a man tested positive to the disease after arriving on a flight to Sydney.
https://unv.is/news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/health-safety/measles-warning-as-man-tests-positive-after-flying-to-australia/news-story/0008508eccdb727cdf549ddab9c29aee

[Pinandpuller]

World War Two Radio Chatter- Lancaster Crew

https://youtu.be/8R5NI-IrUU0

[Pinandpuller]

His left hand was his dominant hand, and indeed, the hand with which he was holding a beer in the picture of him alone in a cowboy hat — next to one that could yet alter the course of his political career.

That convinces me the Coonman is innocent.

How 'bout you guys.

Posted by: daddy | February 08, 2019 at 10:28 PM

I've never been able to oppress other races with my right hand.

[Pinandpuller]

Zoinks

[Pinandpuller]

Old story but I guess the guy died:

A longtime San Diego physician will close his medical practice December 31, and will not challenge accusations of gross negligence in patient care, and unprofessional conduct, during an altercation outside a local abortion clinic.

The Medical Board of California detailed those allegations in a 25-page accusation filed July 17 against Dr. Robert Santella. The Medical Board claimed Santella over-prescribed narcotics to six patients and botched an abortion on another patient. The Board also cited Santella's "aggressive" and "outrageous" behavior outside the Family Planning Associates abortion clinic on Miramar Road in June 2016 as a cause for revoking his license.

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-Abortion-Doctor-Says-He-Will-Surrender-Medical-License-441328223.html

[jim nj]

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26305/f-15x-will-come-in-two-variants-and-no-it-wont-cost-100m-per-copy

Interesting considering my post on the Swedish Grippen fighter jets and different fighter capabilities. The US plans to build more F-15X's to bulk up the air fleet.

Can't get enough F-35's fast enough and the F-15C/D pilots can transition to the new F-15X with only one or two flights.

Might open up an export market for nations that don't want the F-35 yet.

I wonder if they can network it with the F-35 as a support craft. F-35' lead the way and F-15X follow up on the breach.

[Pinandpuller]

It's shoe polish. It's personal lube. No, it's both!

[hoyden]

Woohoo!!!! TWIP. Just in time for my second cuppa.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/02/the-week-in-pictures-state-of-the-union-edition-2.php

[jim nj]

powerline TWIP

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/02/the-week-in-pictures-state-of-the-union-edition-2.php

[hoyden]

Steven's intro presages an awesome lineup.

This is one of those weeks where all the incoming lines are jammed. Virginia Democrats vying with Venezuela for the Best Meltdown in a Socialist Role. House Democratic women vying for the Worst Imitation of the Stepford Wives remake. Jeff Bezos trying out a new slogan, “Make Tabloids Great Again.” Elizabeth Warren revealed (again) to be Chief Big Fraud. A “Green New Deal” offered up as the greatest satire of trolling ever conceived. But above all, Season 3 of The Trump Show is off to a boffo start, with Nielsen ratings up more than 10 points from last year’s season opener. And yet people think Trump is dumb.

[jim nj]

Missed it by seconds. Hoydwn rules.

[jim nj]

s/b Hoyden. I got my direction mixed up w vs. e.

[hoyden]

jim nj, good news shared twice doubles it's enjoyment.

[MissMarple2]

Good morning!

Thanks to both of you for TWIP! I love that feature!

[jim nj]

It's late. I'm tired. It's past my bedtime.

I'd like to post more but I'm becoming incoherent and I need to leave before I get elected to something.

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/02/08/ami-investor-shrugs-off-national-enquirer-probe-its-all-bulls-t/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter

[MissMarple2]

https://apnews.com/9aea07b87d14493589a508f0c5a20988?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

UK scraps Brexit ferry deal with firm that has no ships

[hoyden]

This is your brain infected with believing Democrats.

THE WEEK IN PICTURES: STATE OF THE UNION EDITION

[MissMarple2]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-07/amy-klobuchar-bad-boss

Besides this article, from another source comes this high-turnover chart about senators, in which Tulsi Gabbard is the leader:

For non-right clickers:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyzwAqqX0AAwBes.jpg:large

"You don't want to elect her - she's a bitch" seems to be the next democrat phase we will go through.

[hoyden]

Sleep well, jim nj. I'm still reading through several of your links.

A couple days ago I made a pot of chili. It turned out okay but jeez, it's deadly. Not Blazing Saddles deadly, but definitely not suitable for serving with polite society.

It's -13F but forecast high of +10F. I think I'll stay inside and noodle around with several projects. Yesterday morning, while clearing the driveway and front walk, I had to stop twice and go inside to warm my hands indoors it was so cold.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mollyhensleyclancy/amy-klobuchar-staff-2020-election

Three articles seems to me like a coordinated hit job.

[hoyden]

MM, coordinated hit job that needed hitting. AK's act needs to be exposed for being an iron fist inside a velvet glove.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/victor-davis-hanson/victor-davis-hanson-column-the-return-of-ancient-prejudices/article_ef5c0c01-712d-5294-8f17-cd4726e72214.html

[MissMarple2]

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/sdny-investigation-real-peril-for-trump/

Andy McCarthy giving hope to the Never Trumpers.

[MissMarple2]

hoyden,

I sisn'r know anything about her. Still, it's interesting that all 3 articles appeared on the same day.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-music-dolly-parton-idUSKCN1PY08B?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=5c5eb9d404d30178956ff9bc&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Dolly Parton became the first country singer to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year award on Friday, taking to the stage with jokes about hillbillies, fighting and pornography.

[MissMarple2]

https://thedcpatriot.com/2019/02/09/beto-orourke-to-headline-anti-border-wall-march-in-el-paso-opposite-president-trumps-first-make-america-great-again-rally-for-2020-campaign/

This is so annoying. I hope his crowd is small.

[MissMarple2]

https://nypost.com/2019/02/07/frozen-cat-found-buried-in-snow-thawed-by-animal-clinic/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

Click over to see the pictures. When they say frozen, they aren't kidding!

[MissMarple2]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8367760/aborted-baby-body-parts-sewn-mice-experiments-us-labs/

Disturbing article which seems accurate.

[MissMarple2]

https://radio.foxnews.com/2019/02/07/the-todd-starnes-show-february-7th-2019/

This has 3 separate interviews on video. One is one of the attorneys for the Covington kids.

[Jim,SunnyvaleCA,USA]

It's a good TWIP.
The "IKEA book" is clever.

[Buckeye]

"You don't want to elect her - she's a bitch" seems to be the next democrat phase we will go through.

They weren't fast enough on their feet to think of that before Curb Dive stole the '16 primaries:)

[Buckeye]

Lets see if I have this correct Hoyden.

You can fly an airplane, fix a snow blower, and make killer chili.

And you are female.

If there is a Mr. Hoyden, does he know how lucky he is???

[hoyden]

MM, "Andy McCarthy giving hope to the Never Trumpers."

At the same time shining a bright light on the Democrat's deliberate enforcement of their Rule of Man over America's Rule of Law.

[James D.]

Andy McCarthy giving hope to the Never Trumpers.

Andy McCarthy can go eff himself with a jagged and rusty hand tool, as far as I'm concerned.

And that's the nicest thing I can say about him.

[Gentlejim]

This is so annoying. I hope his crowd is small.

Posted by: MissMarple2 | February 09, 2019 at 07:06 AM

I guarantee his crowd is small and the National Enquirer will have the pics to prove it. Ask Bezos. :)

[MissMarple2]

http://thefederalist.com/2019/02/08/the-biggest-threat-to-press-freedom-is-the-media-itself/

This is a rather long but good article.

[hoyden]

Buckeye, sadly, no Mr. Hoyden, or Ms Hoyden ;-) I never met someone who found my particular set of attributes and skills attractive.

Now I've been single for so long I cannot even imagine what it would be like to live with someone. I've learned how to be my own best friend and companion. I have dear friends so I'm never lonely or bored.

[Gentlejim]

If there is a Mr. Hoyden, does he know how lucky he is???

Posted by: Buckeye | February 09, 2019 at 07:56 AM

If hoyden shares steph’s ideas on gift receiving and Valentine’s Day she’s damn near perfect. :)

[MissMarple2]

Gentlejim,

Ha on the Beto/Bezos comment!

[MissMarple2]

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/02/04/the-insurgents-behind-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-224542

[Catsmeat]

mike in houston, thank you for finding the Traveller book--what a surprise that it was by Richard Adams!

And daddy, when you catch up, that recollection of Lee's return to Virginia was beautiful--"battle harness" indeed.

Now to go through TWIP! (thanks, hoyden and jim nj)

[MissMarple2]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/divided-conservatives-can-unite-over-this

An excellent argument for opposing abortion.

[hoyden]

PL chimes in...

Senator Klobuchar gives the appearance of moderation, yet she has already expressed her support of the idiotic Green New Deal resolution released this week (see tweet below). She participated with Cory Booker, Kamala Harris et al. in the Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats’ coordinated disruption of the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing. In committee on Thursday she voted the party line against the confirmation of William Barr as Attorney General.

Klobuchar’s moderation is superficial. It is part of a political persona that is a matter of appearances versus reality.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/02/klobuchar-kicks-off.php

[MissMarple2]

sbw,

You might find this article interesting. I am unsure if this group is a positive citizen involvement or a bunch of buttinsky libs who want to shape community discussions.

https://www.100daysinappalachia.com/2019/02/05/virginia-nonprofit-forges-new-model-for-community-journalism/

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
1m1 minute ago

It was great meeting some of our outstanding young military personnel who were wounded in both Syria and Afghanistan. Their wounds are deep but their spirit is sooo high. They will recoverer & be back very soon. America loves them. Walter Reed Hospital is AMAZING - Thank you all!

[MissMarple2]

😂 The difference between males on the left and the right.. pic.twitter.com/hJNhCeWS7Z

— TheSpeaker2018 (@TheSpeaker2018) February 9, 2019

Ha! Photos at link!

[Narciso79]

Odd how that politico piece leaves out the infrastructure provided by uygur it's almost as if they are just printing press releases.

[lurkersusie]

Obama holdovers working in Trump White House now
working for Schiff

Schiff Recruiting Former White House Officials To Investigate Trump - Sara A. Carter

https://saraacarter.com/schiff-recruiting-former-white-house-officials-to-investigate-trump/

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/02/08/exclusive-house-gop-plans-sustained-effort-to-expose-leftist-democrats-on-abortion/

This includes actual statements to Breitbart from GOP leaders and representatives, as well as video of floor statements.

[Narciso79]

Yes I pointed that out last night, contrast that to when Nunes staff collaborated with the White House on the unmaskings.

[Narciso79]

Ah snorfle:

https://mobile.twitter.com/gelles/status/1094223120041418753

[Narciso79]

So you see an axis Turkey iran and venezuela:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-08/mysterious-turkish-firm-helped-maduro-move-900-million-in-gold

[Jane]

Hoyden,

At age 7 I decided I would never get married. My parent's divorced and my 93 year old mother is still embarrassed (it was the 50's) so it seemed like the correct decision.

At age 60 I suddenly thought: What on earth did I do. At age 66 (today) I believe it was a brilliant decision!

[Extraneus]

Dem. Rep. Green: VA Blackface Controversy Shows Why Trump Should Be Impeached

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) said the refusal of both Virginia’s governor, Ralph Northam (D), and the state’s attorney general, Mark Herring (D), to resign after admissions of wearing blackface in the past “is but a symptom of a greater syndrome that currently plagues our country as a result of not acting on President Trump’s bigotry.”

Green argued that the pair has been emboldened “to a great extent because the Trump presidency has sent a message that you can be immune to the consequences of bigotry, by daring those with the authority and power to constitutionally remove you from office.”

(Click to open.)

.@RepAlGreen: "There will be a vote on impeachment regardless as to what the Mueller Commission says." pic.twitter.com/07Nk0YxTHZ

— CSPAN (@cspan) February 7, 2019

[pagar]

I want to thank all those who helped with my PDF filler problem. Once I found out where to enter the URL of the document it was done in an hour and printed.
I was especially moved by Jim of Sunnyvale,Ca, offer to help which he put up about midnight last night.

Stephanie, that PDFescape site worked so easy. Once I got to the site it was so easy to see where I entered the URL info. I got it filled out a printed so easy. I can see why you like it.
There were others that suggested it too, thanks to everyone. I think this is a fine example of what makes JOM so great.

[Extraneus]

So why does Green believe the Virginia scandals and the allegations of bigotry against Trump are remotely comparable?

Answer: He doesn’t, and he revealed it in his very next sentence. Again, via The Hill:

“We no longer stare bigotry down; bigotry now stares us down,” Green said in a statement, released late Thursday night. “Further, an argument that Governor Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring should resign will subject us to accusations of political hypocrisy if we refuse to take on a bigoted president.”

In other words: If Northam and Herring must be sacrificed by Democrats, then Trump must be sacrificed by Republicans.

[Narciso79]

Good grief, he can walk and chew gum at the same time.

[Narciso79]

Curioser and curioser
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/02/mysteries-of-the-mueller-probe-contd-3.php

[pagar]

IMO,there is no trick that the Democrats won't pull every trick in the world to try to steal the 2020 election. If they succeed, IMO, America will never recover.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/the_hijacking_of_a_presidential_election.html

[Old Lurker]

This CNBC story "triggered me" first thing today:

"If you failed to withhold enough tax in 2018, the IRS has a nasty surprise for you. Some early filers took to Twitter to complain about owing taxes or receiving smaller refunds after submitting their 2018 tax returns."

We really are in a very deep hole when so many people are so clueless as the year progresses about how much tax they are going to owe and how much they are paying with each paycheck. I have all sorts of issues with that lack of awareness, especially how it conditions one to accept that whatever the state lets you keep from what you produce is OK with them, and the size of a refund is like Christmas. This is all part of the "financially ignorant passivity" that MM complained about in her daughter who did not have any idea what the interest rate was on her mortgage.

Sheep make really good Shish Kabob, especially tender young lambs.

[Narciso79]

Isn't it on their pay stub, we've gone full eloi bring on the morlocks.

[Old Lurker]

Pagar, the bartender on the Ledge wants to know if you have special requests when he restocks next week.

:-)

[pagar]

Truer words were never spoken.

https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/02/islam_the_wests_most_formidable_and_persistent_enemy.html

"Barbary pirates and Crimean slavers captured and sold approximately five million Europeans. "

Now they have taken over the Europeans again.

[Narciso79]

So mr. Potter had a point, ot turns out be was right about the savings and loan, I imagine capra based him on the head of Sears in the 40s

[Old Lurker]

Raise your hand if you think any person who supports AOC now or HRC in 2016 will be upset if the Dems blatantly steal elections in 2020. Be prepared to show your work to the teacher.

...one of the consequences when We the People accept a two pronged system of justice.

[Narciso79]

They think that's the way it should be, one sees why there is an impasse with the yellow jackets they haven't sufficiently gotten macrons attention.

I lived in very blue Broward, it's just the way it is over there.

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
26m26 minutes ago

The Democrats in Congress yesterday were vicious and totally showed their cards for everyone to see. When the Republicans had the Majority they never acted with such hatred and scorn! The Dems are trying to win an election in 2020 that they know they cannot legitimately win!

[MissMarple2]

Donald J. Trump
‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump
24m24 minutes ago

We have a great economy DESPITE the Obama Administration and all of its job killing Regulations and Roadblocks. If that thinking prevailed in the 2016 Election, the U.S. would be in a Depression right now! We were heading down, and don’t let the Democrats sound bites fool you!

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by President Trump. Link goes to article.

TRUMP: “Not only did Senator Burr’s Committee find No Collusion by the Trump Campaign and Russia, it’s important because they interviewed 200 witnesses and 300,000 pages of documents...” https://t.co/T8pmS0iSC1

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) February 8, 2019

[MissMarple2]

Retweeted by President Trump. Link goes to article.

https://t.co/rhKgdlJt8X

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) February 8, 2019