" ...the most childish official statement ever issued by a u.s. secretary of state..."

By: John Russell  •  News & Politics  •  5 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  an hour ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed on Saturday, that he was misled by an NPR reporter  who asked him about Ukraine.The reporter, Mary Louise Kelly, says Pompeo shouted obscenities at her and demanded she find Ukraine on a map that showed the outline of world countries but no names....

Songs You Like To Listen To When High

By: John Russell  •  Entertainment  •  59 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  19 minutes ago

“let's stipulate we are talking about back in the day”

let's stipulate we are talking about back in the day. If your day was last week, good for you, post it.  THE LAST RIDE -  Todd Rundgren US AND THEM -  Pink Floyd FROM THE BEGINNING -  Emerson , Lake and Palmer  EVERYTHING'S COMING OUR WAY  -  Santana A TOWN CALLED PARADISE...

GOP Begins Trump Defense Case At Impeachment Trial

By: John Russell  •  The Zoo  •  28 Comments  •  1 Like  •  12 hours ago

As the presidents lawyers are set to begin the defense case at 10 am eastern today, preparations are being made in the area of the Senate - ASSOCIATED PRESS FACT CHECKERS ASSIGNED TO COVER THE TRUMP DEFENSE REPORT FOR DUTY AT THE AP WASHINGTON DC OFFICE...

Trump's reelection looks more like a long shot than a slam dunk

Via: John Russell  •  News & Politics  •  22 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  6 hours ago

“And if you think this election will favor Trump, ask yourself this question: When was the last time his approval rating was above 45 percent and...”

Trump's reelection looks more like a long shot than a slam dunk And while the Republican majority in the Senate may reject removing Trump from office, they cannot remove the still-metastasizing scandal that surrounds his actions with regard to Ukraine. The Senate can ignore,...

Does the Lev Parnas Recording Company Have More Tapes of This President*? --- Trump could have just fired Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, but he got Rudy Giuliani's bagmen involved instead.

Via: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  0 Comments  •  yesterday

“In any event, the language from the White House is taking a turn toward what the Godfather script would have read like had it been written by...”

  Who knows how many tapes   exist of the president* proposing who knows how many crimes?  WASHINGTON—Friday was the last day that the House managers would “control the time,” as they say here in the world’s greatest deliberative body, and it was the day they dedicated to demonstrating their...

US Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Harangues Reporter With Claim That No One Cares About Ukraine

By: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  98 Comments  •  7 Likes  •  53 seconds ago

Mike Pompeo sat today for an interview with NPR.  The reporter asked Pompeo about Iran and Ukraine.  In the course of the questions about Ukraine the reporter asked Pompeo if he owed the one time ambassador  Marie Yovanovitch  an apology for the way she was treated before and at the time of...

Waste Of Time

By: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  30 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  14 hours ago

  I know this is an utter waste of time, but I will say it anyway.  Trump asked Zelensky to announce an investigation of Biden, and then Trump lied about it.  According to you guys, Trumps lies have no ramifications.  If the whistleblower had not come forward, there would be an...

Consciousness Of Trump's Guilt - GOP Senator Attacks Purple Heart Recipient as "Unpatriotic" because he revealed info on Trump Zelensky phone call

By: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  11 Comments  •  1 Like  •  2 days ago

“It appears for all the world that she has been on a twitter crusade this afternoon that mainly incriminates Donald Trump, at least in terms of the...”

Marsha Blackburn is a Republican senator from Tennesee. She is a first term senator, I believe, after years as a big mouthed right winger in the tea party republican House of the Obama years.  It appears for all the world that she has been on a twitter crusade this afternoon that mainly...

Where Is Rudy's Evidence? Trump Is Drowning And Needs A Lifeline

By: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  72 Comments  •  5 Likes  •  28 minutes ago

“Giuliani has repeatedly bragged that he has the goods on the Bidens, I think he recently said he has a 20 page report detailing Biden's corruption...”

I've been watching and or listening to the impeachment prosecution , some, for the last two days, and it seems to me that they've got Trump wrapped up in a big bow and ready to send him up the river.  Dates, times, names, this is enough information to lock Trump up for the rest of his life, were...

Young Americans Want Trump Gone

By: John Russell  •  Op/Ed  •  109 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  yesterday

“Almost 2/3 of Americans age 18-29 think President Trump should be found guilty in his impeachment trial and removed from office, according to a new...”

Almost 2/3 of Americans age 18-29 think President Trump should be found guilty in his impeachment trial and removed from office, according to a new poll released by Pew research.  "63% of those under 30 say the trial should lead to Trump’s removal." I wonder how many of that 63% will be...