I’m in a big rush. More tomorrow.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:34 (average 4:37). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: In an indication that he has reached his breaking point with the Speaker of the House, Donald J. Trump is offering a hundred and thirty thousand dollars to keep Nancy Pelosi quiet, White House aides confirmed on Thursday.
According to those aides, Trump floated the idea of a six-figure payment to silence Pelosi during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday night, in which he asserted that he had done “a million of these deals.”
Trump’s effort to mute Pelosi faces a number of obstacles, however, including the fact that the person who has crafted such agreements for Trump in the past, Michael Cohen, is not available to perform such a service now.
Additionally, any agreement to silence Pelosi could face constitutional hurdles, since one of Pelosi’s principal duties as Speaker is to speak.
Dang! Andy, I don’t think the Fuhrer can afford Nancy. RESIST!!
From NBC News: Calls for President Donald Trump’s impeachment grew among Democrats after a report on Thursday said he directed his former lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
BuzzFeed News on Thursday evening reported that Cohen told special counsel Robert Mueller the president personally instructed him to lie to Congressional investigators in order to minimize links between Trump and his Moscow building project, citing two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter. The report also alleged that Cohen was directed to give a false impression that the project had ended before it actually did.
NBC News has not independently confirmed this report.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called the allegation the “most serious to date” Thursday evening and said that his committee would look into the matter.
This is direct evidence of a felony. Tick… Tick… Tick… RESIST!!
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11 Responses to “Personal Update – 1/18/2019”
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NBC: Time for us to pester our House Reps – regardless of party – to call for impeachment hearings. Democrats should be no problem, but Republicans will need some prodding. Remind them that tRump has disgraced the GOP and made the US a laughingstock.
BuzzFeed: More ammo for us to use on the Tangerine Traitor.
Cartoon: Ain’t that the truth!
NYer: Madam Speaker will not shut down, nor shut up for this whiny man thing. She’s got better things to do for the country. Shame dt can’t take $130K to just leave. (far away..) LOL, Andy!!
NBC/BF: He’s been a liar and traitor since he took the helm as president. He’s got to go. (like prison).
Cartoon: Word.
Hope that you have a good day, and that your apartment search goes well for you too. Enjoy your day, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
No, Pat, he was a liar and traitor long before he took, stole, the office.
The orange ogre news gets more interesting by the day. Now the house dems have even more juicy new to investigate.
I hope you were able to find a suitable apartment today. Thank you for all you do TomCat.
3:21 Pretty little thing.
TNY: I bet that thought has crossed Drumpf’s mind more than once. I’m sure we’re all glad he doesn’t have a record for hiring hit men besides sleazy lawyers.
NBC/Buzzfeed: Jeez, with canary Cohen singing a new aria each day Democrats will be so busy with all these investigative committees they have no time to legislate. They’ll have to prioritize really soon!
Off to the outback, i.e. off the grid. Have a good weekend and see you on Wednesday.
5:17 Cute – not a lot of nourishment.
Like everyone else, I am dying to know how the apartment checked out. But I do know you’ll tell us when you are able to do so.
TNY – I know da**ed well Orange Judas could not afford Nancy. There’s not enough money in the world to buy Nancy.
NBC – BuzzFeed may sound like a frivolous name, but the fols there usually know what they are talking about. I would not bet on their being wrong. Personally, I happen to think treason is more serious, but then I’m not in Congress myself. (Update: I barely had time to enjoy this before Mueller’s office denied it. Sigh.)
Cartoon – Yeah. He couldn’t, could he.
New Yorker: Pelosi may turn out to be tRump’s worst nightmare!
NBC/Buzzfeed: What appears top be evidence for treason, on Pres.* Grifter’s part grows faster than his lying nose, but impeachment that will not pass muster in the senate will be horrendous!
‘Toon: Definition of “American Jackass!”
New Yorker: Nancy has the brains…something that the idiot tRump is lacking. She’s full of lots of great ideas for our country. Not like the fool who’s only for himself.NBC News: I pray to goodness that he does get impeached soon. The sooner the better. So our country can get back to some sort of norm.Cartoon: You hit that one right on the nose.
Thanks and Hugs to all. See today’s Open Thread for a brief outing report.
Puzzle — 3:33 No butterfly fricassée tonight.
NBC — AlterNet has an article with Rachel about the SCO denying the accuracy of the report. It would be great if the report were accurate because that could lead to impeachment, but also to a wardrobe make-over in Trump’s favourite colour, orange.
The New Yorker — The Orange Ogre is incapable of keeping a good woman down, just like he is incapable of running the country properly.
Cartoon — Yup!
Sadly, I am represented by Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul so none of my comments to them matter.