First, an update to Unaccountable: fourth Inspector General fired in a retaliatory discharge, re: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Wow, this scandal has been building fast since the “Friday night massacre.” Since I can’t possibly keep up with all of the crimes and corruption of the Trump Swamp, Steve Benen has a good summary to … Read more
Another “Trump true crime story” lost in the maze of craze, from earlier this week. It appears the Trump crime family of grifters and con men are still engaging in pyramid schemes, even after getting nailed for Trump University and the Trump Foundation. Grifters gotta grift I guess. Newsweek reports, Federal Judge Rules Lawsuit Against … Read more
This morning, “Mafia Don” Trump was once again engaging in his favorite crime, extortion, this time threatening to withhold federal aid to Michigan and Nevada simply because those states are mailing absentee ballot applications to all registered voters as a reasonable precaution in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Steve Benen provides a good analysis. As … Read more
OK, I’m back in the saddle again. Back in the Arizona House, that is. To be safe, I am doing Floor sessions on the Floor with my mask and gloves but all other meetings remotely. Today, we had a very interesting Democratic Caucus meeting in the morning. ASU data modeling scientists presented data and answered … Read more
When Jimmy Carter picked Walter Mondale to be his Vice President in 1976, he selected someone who could be a partner in governing. When Bill Clinton selected Al Gore to be his running mate in 1992, he picked a candidate who could share governing responsibilities in the new Administration. When Barack Obama offered the Vice … Read more