Update to If Republicans succeed in killing the U.S. Postal Service, there will be no mail voting. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” — only hostile Republicans who want to kill the U.S. Postal Service can accomplish this. The New … Read more
Like a mob boss, Donald Trump believes that he should never be held accountable for his actions by anyone, especially by those gumshoe government inspectors whose job it is to protect the public interest in the inspector generals office. In recent days, Trump has declared war on the governments’ inspector generals, mostly because they are … Read more
Quick Take updates to earlier posts: The Washington Post reports, Protective gear in national stockpile is nearly depleted, DHS officials say: The government’s emergency stockpile of respirator masks, gloves and other medical supplies is running low and is nearly exhausted due to the coronavirus outbreak, leaving the Trump administration and the states to compete for … Read more
I warned you yesterday that “It only takes one member to object to a voice vote to force a recorded vote.” I previously predicted that “Oh, you know someone is going to force a recorded vote.” It only takes one asshole: Libertarian Republican from Kentucky, Rep. Thomas Massie, confirmed that he will ask for a roll-call … Read more
This is what putting the U.S. economy into a “lockdown” to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic looks like in a graph — this is historic and previously unimaginable. The AP reports, 3.3 million seek US jobless aid, nearly 5 times earlier high: Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — … Read more