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May 2017 archive
May 17 2017
The Russian Connection: It’s Only Wednesday
This administration has been non stop self-inflicted crisis. On Monday we learned the Trump met with the now fired FBI Director James Comey on February 14 to ask him to drop the investigation into Lt. General Michael Flynn’s, his just fired national security adviser, Russian Connection. After the usual denials by the White House, it …
May 17 2017
All able-bodied children and grandchildren of members of Congress – A Sing Along –
Fortunate Son Trump Has to Decide: 50,000 Troops to Afghanistan? Eli Lake, Bloomberg A new Afghanistan war strategy approved last month by President Donald Trump’s top military and national security advisers would require at least 50,000 U.S. forces to stop the advance of the Taliban and save the government in Kabul, according to a classified …
May 17 2017
The Breakfast Club (Resolution)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 16 2017
The Russian Connection: For Your Eyes Only
For someone who was so concerned as Trump was about national security and revealing American secrets while he was on the campaigned trail, he’s pretty loose with the information when it comes to the Russians. Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador By Greg Miller and Greg Jaffe, The Washington Post …
May 16 2017
I Know Erick Erickson
Well, kinda sorta. I’ve only ever been banished from 2 blogs (Open Left and dK, one of them twice) and surprisingly both of them were Institutional Democratic ones that considered themselves “progressive”. More progressive than Blue Dogs maybe but not much more than that. I of course am a lefty, probably to the left of …
May 16 2017
The Breakfast Club (Slow Internet)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 15 2017
Mr. Bucksbaum
Thomas Friedman Shows Yet Again the Economy Still Has Good Paying Jobs for People Without Skills by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research 11 May 2017 The people who run the economy have really screwed it up over the last four decades from the standpoint of ordinary workers. This is a bipartisan issue, …
May 15 2017
Comey, Republicans, and New Zealand
Oh, and the web exclusive- ‘Follow Up On Net Neutrality’ Comey and Republicans New Zealand Net Neutrality
May 15 2017
The Breakfast Club (Worse Case)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 14 2017
The Man In The Tin Foil Hat
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are thou amongst woman, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners. No happy about it though I hope it amuses. I’m a stone cold atheist but I was raised Methodist not Catholic. I’d …