Spending Plan Approved
Link to Quote: House Passes Johnson’s Plan to Avert Shutdown in Bipartisan Vote - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Last night 209 House democrats voted with 127 Republicans to pass a temporary government funding bill. The bill was devoid of budget cuts and aid to the Ukraine. All of that was left for another day. Remarkably there was no call from certain Republican member to vacate the chair. It was a moment to savor for Speaker Mike Johnson, who has now weathered another storm and will now have until next year to craft a true spending bill. He will have a lot of work to do on that with government spending now such a critical threat to the nation's economic stability. This past Friday Moody’s Investors Service lowered the US’s credit-rating outlook to negative from stable.
Israeli Forces continue their operations in Gaza and are now undertaking a delicate mission rarely if ever encountered in traditional warfare: the taking of a command center which has been placed under a hospital, in order to use the patients and medical personal as shields. That hospital is the Al Shifa Hospital.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a "public emergency" over the rampant crime in the nation's capital. Stores have left the downtown area as they have in California cities. Elder DC citizens will have a long bus ride to get prescriptions. Car jackings are commonplace and CVS has most products locked up with pictures of the products displayed on the shelves. You may be wondering what Bowser is calling for? Will it be more police with more authority and DAs who ardently enforce the law? Nope! The emergency declaration allows the district to make room for more kids ordered into care by judges. They need tender loving care, you see. I'm betting that DC will continue to be a hell hole.
Then there is this very revealing story:
WASHINGTON − More than 500 U.S. officials sent a letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden criticizing his policy in the Israel-Hamas war and calling for an immediate cease-fire, revealing a divide between Biden and many within his administratio n over his backing of Israe l.
The letter, reported Tuesday by the New York Times , reflects the opposition Biden faces from many progressives - even some who work for him - for his unflinching support for Israel as it ratchets up airstrikes in Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel.
The signees, who span 40 government agencies and include political appointees and staffers, are remaining anonymous, the Times reported, citing concerns of losing their jobs and their personal safety.
Letter to Biden from hundreds of admin officials demands cease-fire (usatoday.com)
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At this moment Israeli forces are storming Al Shifa Hospital.
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W ASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryanne Trump Barry, former president Donald Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge, has died at age 86, according to family members.
The former president remembered his late sister in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.
"A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a presence like no other, she was also a tremendous student, intellect, and Judge, in charge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court," he wrote. "She was a great Judge, and a great sister. She will be truly missed!"
Donald Trump’s older sister Maryanne Trump Barry dies at 86 (msn.com)
Our condolences to the Trump family.
estranged since 2020, after leaked audio of his sister pinpointing the many character flaws of her brother to his niece, trump says the obligatory now to further obscure his true feelings about any of his family members.
Trumps sister resigned from the federal bench early, in order to dodge an ethics inquiry of her, concerning the Trump family tax fraud. An ethics inquiry finding against her could have jeopardized her judicial pension.
Maryanne Trump Barry benefited financially from the Trump family tax fraud scheme.
I'm not sure it's entirely fair to describe anything as "early" when the person is 82.
And there we have it. Liberal left shitting on somebody's death.
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Something I would never do.
And these are the people who claim to have the "moral high ground". Disgusting.
Not a surprise at all.
Whenever I think of the phrase the "moral high ground, I think of Gov Newsom demanding that CA residents wear masks and then he gets caught at a restaurant without a mask.
That's everyday hypocrisy of the left and Democrats. Sadly they see nothing wrong with that. Just like Pelosi wondering why there are no uprisings in the streets then prosecuting those who rose up against Democrats.
As I recall she said of the 2020 rioters: "People are going to do what they are going to do."
The Biden administration has extended a sanctions waiver that will grant Iran access to roughly $10 billion from Iraq in exchange for electricity purchases.
The 120-day waiver, signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, is identical to one issued in July, but comes amid increased attacks against US forces by Iranian proxies and just over a month after Iran-backed terror group Hamas slaughtered 1,200 people in Israel on Oct. 7.
Under the conditions of the waiver, Iran will receive nearly $10 billion being held in escrow accounts in Iraq that may only be used for humanitarian trade, US officials told the Associated Press.
The waiver extension will also allow the Iranian regime to transfer the electricity payments to accounts in Oman, which can then be converted to other currencies for the Islamic Republic to purchase non-sanctioned products, according to the outlet.
Biden admin renews sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion from Iraq (nypost.com)
Welcome to a liberal run city in America.
And as Jessica Tarlov pointed out, no matter how bad it gets out there, they are going to keep voting democrat.
I think that is where the phrase you can't fix stupid came from.
Yup, it definitely came out of a democratic district.
He's busy pushing ethics investigations on other Republicans.
Savor? Maybe a sigh of momentary relief. The Dems had to come in and save him as many of his own party voted against the bill. The only way the new Speaker passes legislation is with Dem help, and getting Dem help means ignoring the far right he is supposed to represent.
“…and getting Dem help means ignoring the far right he is supposed to represent.”
Just a matter of time before the ‘mike drop’.
Ooo so true, Johnson did nothing different than McCarthy to keep the government open ... not sure it will be a 'mike' that drops though : )
Maybe somebody screamed squirrel and Gaetz was out the door.
So much partisan bullshit in this comment it is hard to know where to start. If you are wondering why our republic may be fucked going forward, look no farther than this comment.
“If you are wondering why our republic may be fucked going forward, look no farther than this comment.”
“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
What part of my post is untrue?
Look no further than the House Freedom Caucus and the committees Jordan and Comer chair. Talk about partisan bullshit...
Of course you neglect the lefts own crazies, Yes the freedom caucus is a far right nutbag group. no different than the crazy fucks in the squad.
The Dems had to come in and save him as many of his own party voted against the bill. The only way the new Speaker passes legislation is with Dem help, and getting Dem help means ignoring the far right he is supposed to represent.
isn't that why mccarthy got the heave ho? what's different? did johnson appearing on TV yesterday with his endorsement of a criminal defendant with multiple indictments make the difference?
...and can I get an Amen!
Peace my friend : )
Heave ho for doing his job - mind boggling and now McCarthy is being accused of all kinds of random things - I think it is Gaetz that needs investigated!
Is that relevant to my post? If so how?
Then you should be able to articulate how its untrue. Did the Dems not vote for the Speaker's Bill? Did many Republicans not vote against the bill? Did not the pervious spending bill with far right wish list items not die before it could be voted on? Please tell me where I've gone astray.
McCarthy got the heave ho because he's a political weasel and the Dems took advantage of the schism.
you're claiming to be non-partisan?
mccarthy got what he deserved. his historic impotence as speaker.
Lets break this down to the difference between partisans and Americans, though i must say Colour did an excellent job simplifying it for you below.
Thank you for proving my point, democrats put party over country.
Yup. Pretty much what I said.
I wish it were true. Should and supposed to are not what always happens and is irrelevant to my original post.
There's so much partisan spin on the rest of this post that, again doesn't have anything to do with what I posted, but you seem to agree to my actual point. Perhaps you shouldn't read more into what I posted than the actual words printed on the screen.
Yup. Both parties play politics. It's the nature of the beast, making one side out to be better in this regard is the real partisan bullshit.
Agreed, but I am curious if you see the 'both side'ism" regarding individuals chairing committees, be they (D) or (R)?
I get it that the party of (R) has lost its way in the house, yet I see it as a 2-sided street - (D)s could have stepped in and elected a moderate (R) for Speaker, but the (D)s chose Johnson as speaker ... granted that is not a committee, but it makes me want to scream nonetheless!
That's a lie. seriously? do i need to remind you what you said?
Lucius evidently didn't live in DC.
You spent a lot of time and effort to oppose "save", but still agreed to all my other points. Bravo! It doesn't change any of the dynamics going on in the House one bit, but if it make you happy (shrug). I have better things to do with my day that go word for word through our posts again. We all know who's playing partisan games here.
Agreed, but I am curious if you see the 'both side'ism" regarding individuals chairing committees, be they (D) or (R)?
The Jan 6th committee was as much a political punchline as the current Jordan/Comer committees.
They could have, yes, but what would that have gained them politically? I'm not saying they were right to do so only that they used it for political advantage. Conversely the moderate Republicans could have made a deal with the moderate Democrats - those talks did go on, but BOTH parties continued to play politics in that situation and here we are.
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That is rather mild, yes it was partisan to very partisan ish, yet it was a given that the former president screwed the proverbial pooch that day. In the movie westerns, he may have been lynched for what he did .. [something to be said about the good old days : ] I honestly cannot believe that there was no one else that could have gotten help to the Capitol that day besides the former president .. DC police were blocked because of traffic... such a dark spot in American history
I was thinking more along the lines of the Russian probe / special prosecutor or possibly Ukraine where the world learned the definition of 'quid pro quo'? in regard to partisanship.
Exactly .. 'Ultimate Cozmic Power' ... but it may have gained them a bit more respect from those of us that recognized what was at stake from the chaos in the house .. from either side of the aisle, all it would have taken was for one person / moderate to have reached out. Alas moderates are a dieing breed!
When Jordan comes up with 36 indictments we can talk about that.
I'd have to refresh myself on this one. I don't remember a lot other than the House Impeachment bullshit. Without having an actual trial in the Senate no matter what one does in the House it will only amount to a political circus. As we've seen the House Republicans are repeating the mistakes of the Dems.
Respect doesn't fill their campaign coffers as much as outrage does. Both sides are great at playing the outrage card.
Took me a second, yes there were indictments that came out of Mueller's counterintelligence investigation, but that is not really what it was about was it? Adam Schiff about turned himself inside out waiting for the irrefutable evidence that the former president colluded with Russia in order to get elected.. Thankfully Jordan / Comer are not requesting a special counsel.
Agreed, rinse / repeat seems to be the nature of the beast in DC ..
True enough, and I guess when it comes down to it, everything we have discussed today ultimately is about what garners votes. Rather scary that the US government is so partisan and shallow..
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The (D)s were doing their job / part in keeping the government open, nothing more, nothing less..!
Politics is a funny thing these days. They didn't have to vote for the bill. I'm glad they did, but they did not have to. Too often these things are played for political partisan reasons and not for governing reasons.
Let's not forget this is only a CR for a couple of months. I'm not convinced the House can pass new spending bills as long as the Freedom Caucus is in charge. I expect some type of barely palatable CR to fund most departments until after the election...again.
True, and power is the name of the game in Congress .. my favorite line in 'Aladin' is "Ultimate cosmic power, itty bitty living space" that is congress in a nutshell - all are trying to rub the lamp and get their 3 wishes granted. Jafar just went to far : )
It is a mind melt that like 8 people can be so destructive (it is a 2 way street) - or for that matter one man in the Senate .. I believe in checks and balances, but allowing small numbers of individuals in congress to determine policy / law is a bit over the top. Running a government takes compromise and respect for others - 'we' are not seeing that very often.
This was McCarthy's ultimate failure.
Yep! McCarthy rolled the dice and doing his job bit him in the ass hard!
Making a deal with the pieces of crap in Gaetz group of 8 was his first mistake, Giving an idiot like Gaetz that much power is like giving a toddler a loaded gun, then being surprised when they pull the trigger.
Agreed .. my terminology would have slightly varied from yours, but I could not have said it better myself : )
As an aside, thanks to C and e, and on another thread to drak and Kavika…for showing us what a reasonable discussion could and should look like. We’re all better for the example and the possibilities that mutual respect can bring to the table
Do continue and peace all around!
"Then there is this very revealing story:"
Other than 500 people in an ocean of 3.5million, what exactly was revealed?
Ah Charlottesville, we remember you well.
The rest of the 3.5 million don't work in the State Department, nor do many of them share that view.
Ah Charlottesville, we remember you well.
Which do you remember: the Nazi's or the antifa thugs?
Error in my typing, that should read 350 million.
The Nazi's ... must have been due to all of the extermination camps I have visited. Antifa are scout cubs compared to the "we shall not be replaced" gang.
I guess it even happens to the elite.
But you don't visit Hamas genocide,
Are you serious? You think the antisemites on campus are cub scouts compared to ...... (fill in blank)? For fucks sake the only difference between the 'supremist groups and the antifa / student antisemitic 'cub scouts' .. is in Charlottesville the 'bad' guys had tiki torches!
The last thing Israel needs right now is a tourist in a wheelchair with numerous other health conditions.
Very!
I recommend Cinnamin rolls for breakfast and then a two mile walk.
A'ight !
That's not the only difference between antifa and those bad guys, who really are the bad guys here, those tiki torch bearing scumbags were white supremacists marching and chanting that 'Jews will not replace us". Again, carrying tiki torches was not the only difference.
I would like anyone to name anytime anti-fa has done anything recently, or even in the past that compares in any way to antisemetism or white supremacy, because they can't.
And I wouldn't lump anti-fa with student antisemetic cubscouts - has nothing to do with them
the religious right has been smarting over anti-fascism ever since their side lost WWII...
I consider them to be the ''"religious'"reich
History doesn't seem to be your forte.
oh really? which side has this wish list?
as well as not following a conversation very well, alas........
JUST IN: Former President Trump files motion for mistrial in New York fraud case.
"This appearance of bias threatens both Defendants' rights and the integrity of the judiciary as an institution," Trump's counsel wrote in the 30-page motion.
Trump files motion for mistrial in NY fraud case | The Hill
I don't expect this to take long.
Nor do I, and if Trump's legal history is anything to go by it should land with a resounding fizzle fit for an O.W. tale of wet hubris.
That trial looks legit to you.
They called Norman Mailer a "male Chauvinist" remember?
It looks like the 3-ring circus Trump and his lawyers are trying to turn it into. As do all the other current cases he is involved in and you know it.
Do you know why it's a civil case? Because if it was a criminal case it would be laughed out of court.
This one gets overturned..
Possibly, but then your history of predictions is truly woeful.
... more like hilariously inaccurate almost every time.
How can it get overturned??????????????????? It's already been proven that the scumbag conman has been dealing in a continual fraud over many years, it's just how much the turd will have to cough up.
Actually, very accurate starting with the Russia hoax being a hoax.
That's why you avoided betting on them every chance you had.
Ask Iggy how good I was. It cost him two months of self-imposed suspension. That was the bet he made that Trump wouldn't finish his term.
You were here for that. Too busy with your shenanigans, I guess.
If you feel that strongly we can always make a little wager on it.
What bias?
The one that wreaks to high heaven.
In Merriam-Webster, this idiom is defined as " to seem to be (something) according to appearance yet not necessarily so in reality". Lawyers don't usually use idioms like this because of the nebulous meaning -- it is saying there isn't necessarily bias, but it just looks to me like maybe there is. So if the person saying this doesn't really believe there's bias, why should the person they're claiming is biased be affected?
The mere fact that an AG actually ran on "getting Trump" makes the "appearance" almost a physical thing.
Irrelevant. Look at your picture, it accurately portrays who Trump's lawyers are talking about. Not the AG.