It’s Tuesday, so here’z the TuesGnuz…
Trump Blames ‘Generals’ For Telling Him Obama Didn’t Call Family Members
H/T C&L
Always has to blame others for his failures and lies. So, is he lying as he blames others for his bullsh***ing?
And
Trump’s Latest Obamacare Attack Triggers Rate Hikes, Lawsuits, Confusion
H/T TPM
Not just raising rates, but forcing insurers out of the market, huge swaths of people to not be able to afford health insurance, and costing the gummint billions…preziduncial.
Finally,
The 4 steps Republicans have to take to pass tax reform
H/T Vox
Phase 1: before cutting taxes, Republicans need to pass a budget
Phase 2: overcome key policy disagreements
Phase 3: actually go through regular order — or so they say
Phase 4: get this bill through the Senate’s obscure budget rules — which is the really hard part
Let’s have a pool on which phase(s) the Republican’ts will fall on their faces. Perhaps giving HeWhoShouldNotBeNamed a __________ fill in the medical condition you prefer…
Open Thread, let’s try to get through the week with our sanity intact.
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Phase 5. Have massive colonoscopy with a note from the doctor that explicitly states that their heads are not up their asses.
Ain’t gonna happen.
There are those that honestly believe in their shrunken amygdala that in order for them to succeed, others must be made to fail or portrayed as failures.
This man tells it like it is.
https://www.thenation.com/article/a-soulless-coward-coach-gregg-popovich-responds-to-trump/
Loved that clear elucidation of the problematic psyche that now sits in the OvulgarOffice
Yesterday, C&L posted this little Trump definer:
Trump Tries To Lie About Obama Not Calling Familes Of Our Fallen Soldiers
Couldn’t resist making this brief comment:
A fellow added this:
The article by Charles Blow is the best I’ve seen on that no-longer-subliminal issue anywhere, so far. Suggest EVERYone in the country read it.
Here we go again, the Very Nice, Very, Very NICE prezidunce threatening Senator McCain
Anybody think the multi term Senator with terminal brain cancer’s going to back off in the face of the Bully-In-Chief’s latest tantrum/tirade?
I lived in AZ when McCain first showed up on the Congressional ballot. I liked him, even voted for him. During Dubya’s tenure, McCain went backwards, no longer resembled the earlier version. He bottomed out with Sarah Palin. I’m pleased to see that in McCain’s waning years, he’s once again standing tall.
Guarantee: if Trump decides to “fight back,” you can bet your ass “it won’t be pretty,” esp. if he fights back before McCain succumbs to his brain cancer. Trump will, at best, try to walk away while bloodied.
I’d love to see it.
Trump has clearly lived his entire life as a ‘soulless coward’ — e.g. Bully. I’ve known my share of bullies in my 75 years, but never did run across one as totally and lifelong-soulless as Trump. He redefines the word(s) bully, asshole, buttcake, POTUS (Piece Of Totally Useless Shit), etc.
Most bullies don’t have the cover afforded by a huge trust fund.
True enough, but those bullies who are so covered are still Bullies, but with a cap. B. They are also, and will forever remain, worthless in every sense of the word.
See: Trump, Donald J. as the prime and perfect example.
Carnival workers: small hands, smell like cabbage.
A United Democratic Party Surges To A Massive Lead On 2018 Generic Congressional Ballot
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/10/17/united-democratic-party-surges-massive-lead-2018-generic-congressional-ballot.html
If the DNC could pay attention to what Bernie is saying instead of whining that he’s not a real Democrat, they might get control and keep it this time.