Tonight’s rant is brought to you by New York’s fine Senator Chuck “found my spine” Schumer. This is the big one folks. Whatever metaphor you like, the fight over Gorsuch is the most important thing to happen under the current administration. Say it phonetically …
noun: Fill — ih — buss — terrr
Rolls gently off the tongue.
The warning came at a critical moment for Trump and lawmakers still reeling from last week’s decision to abruptly end debate on a Republican plan to rewrite health-care policy. The decision has upended the political dynamic on Capitol Hill, giving Democrats a stronger hand in upcoming debates over the federal budget, potential talks over revamping the tax code and transportation funding — all major priorities for Trump.
Schumer: ‘Virtually impossible’ to avoid a filibuster fight on Gorsuch next week
in WaPo
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Of course the filibuster is a procedural tool that is full of sound and fury, ultimately signifying nothing. That doesn’t matter. If anything, this makes it more important. The filibuster is the emergency hammer behind the glass. Use once, and likely never again, and throw away. Let’s make it matter.
Read the article for any more details on the latest blow by blow on the politics. Now it’s time to talk about the real problem I have this week, Colin Kaepernick is still a free agent with no current prospects of being signed by an NFL team. If you care for sports as protest, continue on. If not, there are some videos and a picture quilt and such further down.
Black Balled
For the best take on what is happening with Kaepernick, check out Fox Sports NFL analyst and Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe has to say on the subject. Sharpe likens the situation to the unspoken collusion of not hiring black quarterbacks.
Sharpe also has a harsh critique of Johnny Manziel, man child who will likely be given yet another chance to fail. Manziel will likely get another shot at an open job at least as a backup this year.
"If Colin Kaepernick isn't good anymore, when has Johnny Manziel ever been good?"
I don’t have much commentary on the subject that isn’t expressed by this picture or by Sharpe. Suffice it to say, kneeling at the anthem is worse than beating your partner, being accused of rape, spending prison time for dog fighting, or being investigated for murder.
Here’s you read for the night:
Primary Care Doctor Explains: “The Problem Isn’t Obamacare…It’s The Insurance Companies”
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Tonight, I bring you Anthony Bourdain from CNN. Parts Unknown is the real deal y’all.
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