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Tuesday December 03, 2019 · 1:02 PM PST

2019/12/03 · 13:02

“You'll have a Democrat president. You'll have a Republican House. They’ll do the same thing. Because somebody picked an orange out of a refrigerator and you don’t like it, so let’s go and impeach him.” — D.J. Trump, December 3, 2019

This Is Just To Say

You'll have a Democrat president.

You'll have a Republican House.

They’ll do

The same thing.

Because somebody picked

An orange out of the icebox

Which you were probably

Saving for breakfast.

Forgive me -

They were delicious

So let’s go

And impeach him

(with apologies to W C Williams)

Va Senate Repubs Surprise - Cooch to High Court

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Tuesday March 08, 2016 · 1:45 PM PST

2016/03/08 · 13:45

In a surprise move this afternoon the Republican-controlled Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee advanced failed Republican gubernatorial candidate and avid culture warrior, climate denier, and Planned Parenthood foe Ken Cuccinelli to the Senate floor for a vote to fill a vacant seat on the state supreme court. The seat is vacant because the Republican-controlled Senate earlier ousted Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe’s recess-appointed justice and then failed to get their own nominee through the Senate.

http://bluevirginia.us/2016/03/breaking-virginia-republicans-nominate-the-cooch-to-state-supreme-court

Cuccinelli was Virginia’s former elected Attorney General and took hardline positions requiring abortion clinics to meet hospital-level standards (through interpreting administrative regulations), went after famed climate scientist Michael Mann, and pursued a right-wing agenda. This did not go over well with the voters who rejected him in his gubernatorial bid which saw rookie Democrat McAuliffe handily defeat him.

The Committee action was on a straight party-line vote and was a surprise move, which could lead to floor action and a resulting 12-year judicial appointment as early as this week.

Stealth campaign events

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Tuesday November 06, 2012 · 1:06 PM PST

2012/11/06 · 13:06

If a campaign event does not include the public, does it make a sound?
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrived at the Pittsburgh International Airport for his final stop of the campaign this afternoon, but his two-minute appearance was not public.....His campaign declined to say where he was going....The governor's marathon election day also includes a stop in Cleveland -- also closed to the public

VP More Powerful than Pres -- Texas Experience

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Friday June 22, 2007 · 8:36 AM PDT

2007/06/22 · 08:36

Yesterday, the Vice President's position that he is not subject to laws and executive orders on classified information finally made it to the mainstream press. He has taken this position before, in failing to provide lists of employees. The "rationale" offered for this is that the VP is neither part of the Executive Branch, nor the legislative branch, but is uniquely part of both and is subject to the laws and rules of neither. See Congressional inquiry on this point: http://www.speaker.gov/...

So, is the VP really more powerful than the President? And why would President Bush put up with this? Well....he's been here before...in Texas.
Let's take a look....

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Thursday July 13, 2006 · 6:50 AM PDT

2006/07/13 · 06:50

Two longtime cafeteria workers in downtown Pittsburgh's federal building and courthouse have been tagged as "unsuitable" by DHS. http://www.post-gazette.com/...
Neither has been told why, nor for several weeks how to get a review of their status.

Each has worked in the federal facilities for more than 20 years. Now they are out of work.

"This not knowing when we can go back to work is ridiculous because they screwed up in Washington," Ms. Miller said.

Ms. Broughton, 58, of Crafton Heights, who said she's never been in trouble, agreed. "I can't understand it," she said. Read More

Breaking: Green Groups Announce Plan to Defeat Alito

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Tuesday December 20, 2005 · 7:05 AM PST

2005/12/20 · 07:05

This morning, 5 environmental groups plan to announce their intention to work for the defeat of Judge Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court. This is the first opposition by these groups to a nominee since the Bork nomination back in 1987.

Earthjustice is the only one to have currently posted its press release on the impending announcement. You can access it here:
http://www.earthjustice.org/...

As additional announcements become available, please post them below in comments. Although a lot of issues are live today, this seems to be one worthy of attention. The Administration has requested that the vote on Alito be held by January 20, one month from now.

Pennsylvania: citizen activism works

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Wednesday November 16, 2005 · 10:23 AM PST

2005/11/16 · 10:23

A large pay raise the Pennsylvania legislature voted itself has been reversed in a bill that is now going to Pa. governor Ed Rendell.

The pay raise had passed by overwhelming margins in a 2:30 a.m session during the summer, and party discipline was enforced by both parties to prevent dissenters.

But there was overwhelming and persistent citizen backlash, and the repeal passed the House with only one dissenting vote, and the Senate with no dissenting votes

http://www.post-gazette.com/...

Tonight in House: Federal Land Raid

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Thursday November 10, 2005 · 9:49 AM PST

2005/11/10 · 09:49

Well, we won (temporarily) on the Arctic Refuge, but there is another provision that will come to the floor tonight that could mean that as much as 4,500,000 aces of public lands including large areas within National Forests could be sold nationwide. Rep. Richard Pombo included in the Reconciliation bill a provision that masquerades as mining law reform, but that actually requires the sell-off of federal lands WITHOUT even the minimum provisions of the old 1872 Mining Law, which at least required those lands to contain "valuable minerals" and to undergo federal review. Also, the new bill requires sale of "previously" mined areas on federal forests, and contiguous adjacent lands that don't contain minerals at all.

This will come to the floor tonight, and will not be debated separately -- See Senator Feinstein's letter below for details.... and call your representative.

Following is the text of Senator Feinstein's letter to Chairman Pombo: Read More

Construct the Witness List for Trial

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Friday October 28, 2005 · 1:12 PM PDT

2005/10/28 · 13:12

For those of you concerned that there was only one official indicted, consider for a moment the newsworthiness of the trial which will occur in 2006 absent a plea.

Based on the indictment, the witnesses NECESSARY to prove the offenses will include:

Tim Russert
Matt Cooper
Judy Miller
Ari Fleischer
Official A (that's Karl Rove -- and he's an essential witness to prove that Libby knew of Plame's identity before the Russert conversation. Of course Rove could take the 5th, but imagine that on national TV). More on the flip--

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Thursday July 07, 2005 · 12:44 PM PDT

2005/07/07 · 12:44

In the dead of night the Pennsylvania legislature voted itself a hefty pay raise -- with the rank and file legislator getting an additional $11,000 (for a total of $81,000), but with many legislators getting well over $100,000 based on committee chairs and vice-chairs, seniority etc.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05188/534124.stm

This seems to be a nonpartisan -- or bipartisan -- move in a non-election year.

The bill also provides for automatic increases tied to guaranteeing at least half of the effective salary for U.S. members of Congress...so future pay raises are locked in provided that Congress continues to accept its COLAs and related adjustments.

Although the Republicans control both houses of the legislature, almost all of the spokespersons for the pay raise quoted in the papers are Democrats.

Governor Rendell is expected to sign the bill.

In other news, the legislature slashed Medicaid expenditures (but by less than expected)

House Committe Pulls Fast One

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Tuesday June 14, 2005 · 1:05 PM PDT

2005/06/14 · 13:05

The House Resources Committee has jurisdiction over public lands and many of our nation's most important enviromental laws. Its chair, Richard Pombo (R-CA) has long been an opponent of NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires environmental impact statements for major federal actions and permit decisions. Earlier this year, Mr. Pombo established an ad hoc "Task Force" to investigate NEPA and document its problems, setting up the case for amendment to this important law that has been a mainstay of environmental protection for 35 years.

But the Task Force has pulled a fast one -- More below the fold
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Emperor has no clothes, cash either

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Thursday March 10, 2005 · 6:37 AM PST

2005/03/10 · 06:37

Some really clear reporting from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Comptroller General's testimony yesterday. The major news outlets did not cover this in anything close to these terms.

The government is so deeply in debt, Walker said, that if spending rises at the pace of the growth of the economy and if the president's tax cuts are extended, the money coming into the Treasury in 2040 might only be enough to pay interest on the money the government is borrowing to pay for its programs.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05069/468960.stm

This is a remarkable revelation. If your entire paycheck went to pay interest on debts you had already incurred, you'd have nothing to live on.
The U.S. would have nothing for military spending, aviation safety, federal courts, environmental protection...and of course you can't stiff the bond holders. Well you can -- but that's the path of so many countries with incredibly high unemployment, social unrest, and stratified societies.

Will other countries/multilateral development institutions extend the US more credit?? Not on our terms they won't.

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Stealth campaign events

VP More Powerful than Pres -- Texas Experience

Homeland Security wipes out home cooking

Breaking: Green Groups Announce Plan to Defeat Alito

Pennsylvania: citizen activism works

Tonight in House: Federal Land Raid

Construct the Witness List for Trial

Pennsylvania Pay Raise

House Committe Pulls Fast One

Emperor has no clothes, cash either