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Oneself knew Mnuchin as a classmate at Jale. Intelligent and reasonably politically moderate. He must feel himself in Hell today. Steven Mnuchin's Deal Staved Off Catastrophe. Can He Make Another One? https://news.yahoo.com/steven-mnuchins-deal-staved-off-183653170.html

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(AND the donut too !)

As the initial shock settles and the polls come out, my guess is this will help the Democrats on balance. Specifically, it will intensify Democratic turnout. It will likely help Biden win at the margin. It will likely help Democrats win the Senate at the margin. Although the Senate races vary depending on whether it's a red state or blue state or in between. What do others think? Does this help President Toxic and Republicans, or Biden and Democrats? I'm going to go through a bunch of things I found noteworthy in the articles I've been reading. First, Biden has said he won't comment on Court packing, which he has opposed before. He said he doesn't wan…

Believe it or not, I'm not the most verbose guy around. I'm citing two articles that are both very long, and very well written. The first is Ezra Klein on why it makes sense to get rid of the filibuster. The definitive case for ending the filibuster Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked. By Ezra Klein I can make the argument in one sentence. Getting rid of the filibuster is the only way President Biden can succeed. Period. That's assuming he has a Senate Democratic majority, which is looking more likely by the day. But he won't have 60 votes. If McConnell has the opportunity to replay 2010 to 2016, he's already said h…

Jesus fucking Christ on a raft. No surprise, of course. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/08/economy/deficit-debt-pandemic-cbo/index.html

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Is this the group Trump is supporting?

Good luck to him and Melania & Barron

https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-pelosi-pence-prepares-risk-004527031.html

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Biden Speaks with Rev. Barber: ‘Everyone’s Entitled to Be Treated with Dignity and Respect’ https://cardinalpine.com/story/biden-speaks-with-rev-barber-everyones-entitled-to-be-treated-with-dignity-and-respect/?

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/02/pence-trump-covid-coronavirus-sick-425329

This is pretty good... https://www.cracked.com/article_25516_5-crazy-scenarios-you-didnt-know-constitution-allows.html

Shut off his microphone may not work. He can scream

Thinking people have known that a real billionaire doesn't have to whore himself out on TV and at Macy's, but it sure would be nice if others would wake up. Meanwhile (honest to god) on FOX: ...I guess that's how his supporters manage to stay so uniformed. And even if Fox covered it, it's be "fake news".

Roger B. Taney Roger Brooke Taney (/ˈtɔːni/; March 17, 1777 – October 12, 1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He delivered the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sandford(1857), ruling that African Americans could not be considered citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories of the United States. Prior to joining the Supreme Court, Taney served as the United States Attorney General and United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson. …

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This is a September 19th tweet from Steve Schmidt of The Lincoln Project. Do Not Be Afraid. Do Not Tremble. Do Not Waiver. Do not doubt either the goodness of our people or the possibilities for our future. Do not let small men with tyranny and malice in their heart, or hypocrites with no core, make you afraid for our future or of your countrymen and women. Do not let the fascists, racists and conspiracy theorists make you afraid of your neighbors or the strangers who could be your friend. We should all be grateful that we have been chosen by this rancid and dangerous hour to stand up and fight. What we do now matters. Our Capitol is occupied by a cabal of small…

Below are two articles that I view as two sides of the Make America Great Again coin. I agree with the prognosis of the first article, from The American Conservative. As I read it, it's the voice of pre-Tea Party Ronald Reagan/George Will "principled" conservatism. The article predicts that the MAGA effort is doomed to end in failure. The second article talks about the challenge facing Democrats and Biden if we win, as seems likely. If the Republicans couldn't make America great again, can Democrats? And is there any hope that some of the people who voted for President Toxic can be nudged into the Democratic Party - if not in 2020 then further down the l…

Section 4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, he shall re…

Trump opens Wisconsin rally blasting Biden for 'disastrous global sellouts' that 'surrendered' US jobs Until today I thought "It's the economy, stupid" was the one thing Biden still needed to focus on to close the deal. Now the race has changed. I loved you, RBG. It's going to take a while to see how that plays out, and who it may help or hurt. That said, in the debates I think the above Trump attack is what Biden needs to be prepared for, and turn back on President Toxic. I think he should portray President Toxic as what he is: a great jobs destroyer. Here's a few minute segment from President Toxic and Hillary on NAFTA and trade in 2016. Not sur…

Good Lord. The extreme emergency of the situation. Scientific American backs Biden in its 1st presidential endorsement https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientific-american-mag-endorsement-biden-trump-first-in-175-years-172808739.html