Love was in the air.
Yesterday Mr Marxist/Socialist, the anti-Semite went to Washington. He is the son of a far left professor at Columbia. AOC brought Zohran Kwame Mamdani to the Capitol to meet democrat lawmakers. AOC says you have to get to know him. The spaceshot from the Bronx just wants democrats to give her new love a chance. It's always a tough sell. AOC's last love pulled a fire alarm and lost the following election.
So, what is she selling this time? It is none other than the man who made "Globalized Intifada" part of everyday language. The same man who said he wants to tax whites (even though the wealthiest group in America are Indian Americans.) AOC kept Zohran in a room and brought democrat House members in one at a time to meet the new face of the democrat party. Jayapal meted down right in front of him.
Many praised Mandani for being "authentic." Oh, the irony!
I guess time will tell on how long the love affair lasts.
In other news:
The Senate has approved a Trump administration request to cut $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding in a victory for the president.
The vote, early Thursday morning, was passed 51 to 48 following 12 hours of amendment votes, despite two Republicans objecting to the surrender of congressional control over federal funding. The President gets another legislative victory.
Adam Schiff is facing allegations of mortgage fraud.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday called on Congress to swiftly give him an unspecified amount of money so he can modernize America’s aging air traffic control systems in just a few years, along with changes to permitting requirements that he said have drawn out previous efforts.
Israel responded to Syrian attacks with an attack on Syrian military centers.
Another Biden aid takes the 5th at Congressional hearing into the Biden fitness coverup.
President Trump pulled the plug on California's expensive train to nowhere project.
President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, are considering a “mega deal” that would see the US buy battlefield tested Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv agreeing to buy a swath of weapons from America.
Germany, Austria and Poland have set up vehicle search checkpoints to crack down on migration.
Months after Trump announced sweeping tariffs, inflation remains under control, the job market is strong.
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I'm sure that would come as a surprise to about 99% of the population.
Most haven't heard of it until Zohran told us all how he feels.
Hearing about something on the news one time doesnt make it a household word.
It may have been one time on CNN, MSNBC and network news, but it has been analyzed many times on the nation's leading Cable News Station.
Ok then, its only 95% of the population that has never heard of it.
They do now.
Too bad real news outlets can't be censored.
We know he can't even denounce the phrase. He knows supporting terrorism like the burning of Jews in Colorado won't hurt him among his base.
The governor of New York is concerned that he is alienating Jewish Voters. She urged him to assure them that he isn't antisemitic.
How does he accomplish that?
Since he is a mayoral candidate who has refused to denounce the term I am sure many will hear it in the near future.
In New York? The voters there have proven they are not very smart. Maybe if he says he is not antisemitic enough times they will believe it. Of course an antisemitic AOC is pulling for him.
For now, we have to console ourselves with two things:
1) In the democrat primary only 13% of the voters turned out and democrat primaries are usually manipulated by the far left. He still may lose the general election.
2) Win or lose, we make Zohran the face of the democrat party.
Wow! It even LOOKS like Zohran Mamdani.
Hochul tells MSNBC that she told Mamdani, “‘You have a lot of healing to do with the Jewish community. Many of your words have been hurtful and hateful to people in their interpretation.'”
NY governor says she told Mamdani he has ‘a lot of healing to do with the Jewish community’
Do you think he can convince New York's Jewish voters to vote for him?
I believe there is a minor ultra-Orthodox anti-Israel sect that might.
That is sad.
No big deal. There aren't that many to make any kind of difference.
Then how about the white population of NYC, whom Mamdani vowed to tax. Will they vote for him?
Or how about the black population, whose identity Mamdani misappropriated on an application for Bowdoin College. Will they vote for him?
Or how about Italian American New Yorkers after Mamdani famously posted a picture of himself giving a statue of Columbus the finger. Will they?
He seems to have alienated many people.
Well, then maybe he won't get elected. Wouldn't that be a Pocketfull of Miracles.
Let's hope for that.
Former FBI director James Comey's daughter Maurene Comey was fired from her federal prosecutor job in the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office on Wednesday, according to reports.
No need for tears. She should have no problem getting a great job at a prominent law firm.
Ambassador Huckabee stopped by what some regard as a Stalinist trial against PM Netanyahu in Tel Aviv yesterday.
That is what happens when a nation's judicial branch is taken over by leftwing ideologues.
The AP released a poll on the DOJ's Epstein report, which wasn't what many had expected. The two-day poll, which closed Wednesday, showed 69% of respondents thought the federal government was hiding details about Epstein's clients, compared to 6% who disagreed and about one in four who said they weren't sure."
The poll didn't provide party affiliation.
The Epstein mess should be dumped in Kash Patel's lap. The FBI did the investigating, can review the material, and release the credible information.
Pam Bondi needs to learn how to delegate.
All we can say now is that once upon a time something bad happened and some very powerful people were involved.
Patel has already said there was no list.
Patel wanted the ball, give it to him. Bondi seems to be smart and tough. Patel is expendable.
We need Bondi a lot more than we need Patel. Delegate. Someone is going to be sacrificed over the shit stirred by Patel, so let's sacrifice Patel.
According to Alan Dershowitz, most of the credible information has previously been released. He's also stated that he doesn't know of a 'client list', just a redacted FBI affidavit from accusers. The names were redacted by judges in New York.
As I understand it, news organizations could go to court to have those names released but Trump and/or the DOJ do not have the authority on their own to release the names.
I would like to see a full accounting of this but I doubt we ever will unless Ghislaine Maxwell decides in the future to write a tell-all book.
you can't make stupid like this up:
And as always, Chucky Scumer adds to the stupidity:
Amy is right, we don't get weather reports otherwise / S
They are either gaslighting or trying to censor somebody.
They're gaslighting that they are trying to protect something. Maybe their propaganda outlet.
Remember when they assured us that the border was secure?
Mamdani sad that he never advocated defunding the police, yet there is extensive evidence that he did just that.
Where should we begin?
And now they are calling ICE detentions "kidnapping". But then again these are the fools that keep blathering that the riots in LA are "peaceful".
Please tell us specifically who these people are Chuck.
The voices in his head?
A winner in New York and he doesn't even need a majority of the vote.
I'll bet you are proud.
We are going to tie him around the dems necks. Good luck in the mid-terms.
Looks like you got a crush on him.
Mohmdani is the future and the past of the democratic party. He combines the racism with old school communist economics. George Wallace meets Henry Wallace.
I guess he has it all.
We should be grateful to AOC that she put him on the national stage.
He is the visual representation of what they are, racists and antisemitic.
He promised to seize the means of production.
I wonder where he got that from?
cut the comedy
He might save it John.
Are they really going to elect a pampered radical who once tried to apply to Bowdoin College as an African American?
You support the wrong side.
Republicans could have imposed broadcast standards on PBS. Republicans could have established a review function to address bias in PBS broadcasts. Republicans could have redirected funds to specified types of programming by PBS.
But no. TEA Party Republicans have to use their Big Beautiful Budget knife to whack off their own peckers. Now the only leverage Republicans have over PBS is to threaten its broadcast license. TEA Party Republicans have been chasing this pooch for years and they've finally screwed it. What now?
The TEA Party runs the government the same way they run business -- the stupidest way possible. Is it any wonder the United States cannot compete with Vietnam?
Did you notice that they barely passed that bill? It went down party lines and the GOP had 2 defections. I think the bigger question Nerm is if they had so much trouble on a minor thing like that, how in the world are they going to solve the big problems surrounding Medicaid and preserving the solvency of Social Security?
That's why I call the One Big Beautiful Bill the Libertarian's and TEA Party's last gasp. They've been whistling up these pooches for decades and now have screwed them. There's nothing left.
That may be a temporary dilemma. Suppose the GOP wins the midterms big?
Then I see a lot of change. I'd love to see the GOP enact a comprehensive immigration bill that reserves citizenship for LEGAL immigrants ONLY.
Or how about compulsory voter ID laws?
A super majority in the Senate would do it, although I know it is one of those elections where the Republicans will be defending a lot of seats. The fact is the democrats are just plain poison for so many now.
They can't. The big problems, and there is none bigger than the trillions in unfunded liability, can't be solved without both parties buying in. Given the democrats hyperventilating over cutting benefits to foreigners, that's seems impossible at the moment. So we will continue to borrrow money from future generations and kick the can down the road until it explodes.
What are Republicans going to run on? They can't run on government waste and fraud. They can't run on fiscal responsibility. They can't run on taxes. They can't run on business friendly government. They can't run on immigration enforcement. They can't run on Free Trade. They can't even run on DEI.
Libertarian and TEA Party Republicans have made themselves obsolete. What's left? Are Republicans going to run the same sort of campaign that Kamala Harris ran?
How are these minor issues going to provide red meat to the base voters? The Epstein list is receiving more attention from the base than Republican legislative accomplishments. Who is singing praises for Republicans passing the One Big Beautiful Bill and rescission? It's not independent voters.
Democrats are going to be running on kitchen table economics and restoring government. Republicans are going to be on the defensive for the major campaign issues. Republicans are going to have to show that what they've done has improved the lives of ordinary people.
Republicans are wasting time on dog whistle issues that they are removing from their campaign quivers.
So they say, but recent history shows that they really don't know kitchen table economics and all they have on restoring government is the cry to defend democracy. For too long they have been on the wrong side of most of the desires of the majority of the voting public. They came out of the last election spouting the only problem they had was in messaging.
I think they have a long road ahead of them. A bigger problem for the country (IMO) is that the far-left progressives have been out-raising the moderates in campaign cash. How many moderates will be in the crosshairs of the far-left before the general elections?
I believe you named three strengths.
Are Republicans going to run the same sort of campaign that Kamala Harris ran?
Speaking of the Harris campaign, have you seen the poll numbers for democrats?
The Epstein list is receiving more attention from the base than Republican legislative accomplishments.
For now. Trump's only mistake to date.
Who is singing praises for Republicans passing the One Big Beautiful Bill and rescission?
That is to be determined by the state of the economy a year from now.
Democrats are going to be running on kitchen table economics and restoring government.
Again, tell me what the economy will be like in a year. Today we got a solid earnings report that sent the Market soaring to a new high for the 4th time in Trump's second term. Trump is no longer in a rush to get trade deals done. Last month for the first time in decades the Treasury reported a surplus all based on tariff revenues.
Republicans are going to be on the defensive for the major campaign issues.
And Trump has worked on doing as he promised. Come the showdown, that is the hand I want to be holding.
Harris had to run away from the kitchen table issue of inflation since it was her team that brought it on. But now it's Trump's tariff baby that's going to stick to Republicans.
Republicans can't throw red meat to the base with dog whistle issues because the OBBB was supposed to be the answer for all those issues. All those red meat issues have been put to bed. Now Republicans have become the establishment defending how it governs. Now Republicans have to tackle the big issues like entitlements, deficits, and the full faith and credit of the United States. More TEA Party austerity won't bolster the country against the risk of recession, security threats, and out of control national debt.
The polling indicates there is no longer a national Democratic Party. Base voters are not supporting and are much less likely to follow party leadership. Democrats can now use the same asymmetric, hit-and-run, insurgent politics used by the TEA Party in 2010. Democrats are not embracing Zohran Mamdani because he is an anti-Semitic Democratic Socialist. Mamdani did not run on party unity or restoring the Democratic Party. Mamdani is not an establishment politician. Mamdani sniped at his party's establishment stars the same way the TEA Party did to Republicans in 2010. Mamdani is an insurgent hero forcing change onto the Democratic Party; he's not playing Big Tent politics.
Republicans won't have the luxury of running against the Democratic Party. Democrat candidates will be running against the Democratic Party's moderate establishment the same way the TEA Party ran against the Republican establishment in 2010. Democrats have to regain power up and down the ballot before worrying about party unity.
If Republicans think they can fall back on the status quo political playbook, they're going to be in for a shock. Democrats are going to be sniping targets of opportunity the same way the TEA Party did in 2010. The TEA Party didn't try to revive the Reagan legacy and strengthen the Republican Party.
If Republicans and TEA Party acolytes think I'm being harsh then they better start digging a deep, deep hole. They're not ready for what they are about to receive.
What will massive increases in sales taxes do to a consumer economy? Tariffs work the same way as sales taxes. Sales taxes are a regressive tax that directly affects consumer buying decisions.
If consumers balk at the prices of imported goods then how would that affect the domestic economy? We're already seeing the effect on the global economy. Can Republican's big wins survive the Christmas season? Profits are going to suffer and the kneejerk business austerity to protect those profits will drive the economy into recession. Are these businesses going to sacrifice themselves for Trump? Or are they going to follow Musk's lead?
Republicans just chopped down the magic money tree with DOGE and the OBBB. The private sector is on its own now. How will the private sector overcome the headwinds of massive sales taxes (tariffs) now that government has stepped back? The supply-side economy won't prevent what's coming unless passive investors are whipped into building factories to replace imports and create jobs. How are Republicans going to convince the selfish to become selfless?
The voting public has become so accustomed to politicians promising one thing and doing another that Trump's kept promises may turn into a liability. Defending Trump's agenda requires Republicans rallying around establishment politics. The TEA Party demonstrated that establishment politics can be a liability defending against asymmetric insurgent politics.
The showdown is coming. That's unavoidable. Republicans will have little red meat to whip up voters. Democrats can run TEA Party inspired insurgent campaigns. And Trump's kept promises can become a liability with one business bankruptcy or one bank failure.
The United States is struggling to supply Ukraine. And that's an industry propped up by taxpayer money. How will the private sector replace imports by Christmas? The country is not in the mood to sacrifice.
Success and preserving the America First agenda.
How are these minor issues going to provide red meat to the base voters?
I don't see them being relevant. They don't last long.
The Epstein list is receiving more attention from the base than Republican legislative accomplishments.
Last night the President ordered the AG to release the Epstein Grand Jury Transcript.
Who is singing praises for Republicans passing the One Big Beautiful Bill and rescission?
So far, the Trump haters have been dead wrong about "recession."
Democrats are going to be running on kitchen table economics and restoring government.
You mean Mamdani, AOC and Sanders? I couldn't ask for anything better.
Republicans are going to have to show that what they've done has improved the lives of ordinary people.
I happen to think that is going to be easy.
I live in Trump country and signs are disappearing from the sides of barns. It's kind of noticeable. Overall the country is in no mood to make sacrifices. And people are not seeing positive benefits from Trump's policies. Trump and Republicans are losing independent voters.
Trump's tariffs have only been in place for 4 months. And the tariff levels have been all over the place. Consumer sentiment has been off and hasn't recovered to last years levels. Business closures and bankruptcies are increasing. Foreclosures are up significantly over last year.
The OBBB ended most government stimulus that could counter the affects of tariffs. The OBBB did not include any new tax cuts of significant size. The rescissions are small but the impact will be immediate.
What do you think increasing regressive sales taxes and curtailing government stimulus will do to the economy?
Do you really believe that retail establishment politics are going to be a winning strategy with Democrats like Mamdani, AOC, and Sanders on the ascendency? These candidates are getting attention because the Democratic base has turned their backs on party establishment politics. The Democratic base wants activists, insurgents, and fighters. They're not looking for party unity.
Which way are independents going to lean for the midterms?
I happen to think that over confidence will be a loser this election cycle. Republicans are setting themselves up to run the same sort campaign as Kamala Harris ran. Deflection, dodging issues, fluff, and pandering pabulum won't work any better for Republicans than it did for Harris. Republicans won't have the luxury of resting on their laurels. Republicans cannot win without independent voters.
Are they in the mood to go back to the Biden years?
It isn't about establishment politics vs activism.
It is about a revolution that has been confronted by a counter revolution.
I may sound optimistic, but I am.
It's okay to be optimistic. But it is unwise to let optimism blind a clear eyed view of what is happening.
Optimism doesn't overcome the reality of increasing regressive sales taxes and curtailing government stimulus.
Businesses are announcing that tariff induced price increases are going to be passed on to consumers; businesses are in no mood to make sacrifices. Thinking voters won't notice may be optimistic. Are the midterms going to be driven by optimism? That doesn't seem very likely.
We have over a year to go. We shall see.
Or the government could just not fund state media. If you like NPR, give your own money to it.
Now that's been done. It's a win. Put the trophy on the shelf and move on. Stop whining about it like a Democrat. What do you want, a rainbow flag?
Post 10 seems to be the only whining I see.
And post @10.2 doesn't look like a victory lap. Beating dead horses is what Democrats do.
Zohran Mamdani said NYPD shouldn’t respond to domestic violence calls in resurfaced podcast interview.
Zohran Mamdani said NYPD shouldn't respond to domestic violence calls in resurfaced podcast interview
I'm sure more will come out every day, because he is a pampered, privileged anti-American, antisemitic leftwing activist and he just can't help telling us how he feels.
Makes sense that the guy that wants guys in girls locker rooms would be OK with guys kicking the shit out of a woman and not be held accountable.
It is chilling where they want to take this country.
Can he really become mayor of New York City?
The daily "news" on Newstalkers forgot this one
"crickets"
Maybe Trumps mental deterioration isnt news anymore.
was it ever?
More likely doubting people that kept saying Joe was mentally capable when they talk about Trumps mental capability. Kind of a credibility issue.
If mental deterioration ever mattered to you you would have been all over biden after the 2020 debates because it was very clear he wasn't all there.
The blunt fact of it is you people have absolutely no standards you hold Trump to, mentally or behaviorally.
Another one of those baseless accusations no one pays attention to instead of actually responding to the comment
Lol. He's racking up wins.
That's why Trump took the test and Joe didn't.
Except that he's been right about everything.
It was pointed out to the site yesterday that, even though Trump nominated him, Biden also did, and it was approved. So yes. Biden held onto him and therefore, deserves at least half of the blame. Hell, maybe even more since there was some history to Powell's ability to "perform".
I suppose, if your goal is to change the subject of Trump forgetting he appointed the man to the position. If Biden did that none of you would have shut up about it.
The only problem with Powell is that he never liked the guy who appointed him.
Powell has to worry about the obscene restoration of the Treasury building. That may be looked into. Who approved all that money?
Not quite a news story John.
I suggest Mr. Morrow do a little investigative reporting on what's happening in the Democratic Party. Recent polling suggests that support for the leadership of the Democratic Party has collapsed. Congressional Democrats are no longer steering the Democratic boat.
What are some of the implications? There isn't a national Democratic Party now. Democrats aren't constrained by party discipline or a national agenda. Democrats are free to run local campaigns on specific impact of Republican's national agenda. Democratic candidates can now encompass the political spectrum of left to right without concern over the party's platform or national agenda.
The Republican Party is now the 'establishment'. And, by extension, the Republican Party is now the Deep State. Republicans are confined by the requirements of a national party and their institutional establishment. Republicans can't afford maverick candidates who threaten Republican establishment politics.
The asymmetric politics that worked well for maverick Republican candidates running against Obama won't work today. Democrats now have that advantage.
I think I might just be a civic duty. I'm already looking at the activities of Neera Tanden.
What are some of the implications? There isn't a national Democratic Party now. Democrats aren't constrained by party discipline or a national agenda. Democrats are free to run local campaigns on specific impact of Republican's national agenda. Democratic candidates can now encompass the political spectrum of left to right without concern over the party's platform or national agenda.
They were already a revolutionary party. They are dominated by the far left. That is where all the energy is.
Democrats now have that advantage.
That remains to be seen.
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Another Trump hater bites the dust.