It’s a tired/painful day here in the CatBox. Yesterday, WWWendy and I got all our chores done. I feel very tired. Tomorrow, I expect to be be back in the saddle again. Oh God, it’s Monday!
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:13 (average 5:11). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Cartoon:
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Donald J. Trump will act as his own defense attorney at his impeachment trial after receiving a law degree from Trump University.
Trump bestowed the degree upon himself in his capacity as the dean of the Trump University School of Law, where he graduated first in his class.
In his first official statement as the lead attorney of his defense team, Trump vowed not to quit the team “like those other losers.”
Andy, what a wonderful idea! Trump** will get the quality of representation he deserves! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From Crooks and Liars: Tucker Carlson rants about anyone in the media that has dared to call out Fox for it’s dangerous rhetoric egging on white supremacists, and attacks AOC as a “tool of corporate power” for saying there are white supremacist sympathizers in Congress.
Barf Bag Alert!!
AOC is a tool of corporate power. The Pope is Jewish. And bears never, ever shit in the woods! RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From Daily Kos: A counterproposal by ten supposedly “moderate” Republican senators that would reduce COVID-19 pandemic emergency funding to a fraction of what’s being proposed by Democrats is landing with a wet thud today, despite the ten Republicans framing their effort around alleged “bipartisan” cooperation. That’s not a surprise; it’s difficult to believe the proposal, led by the perpetually concerned Sen. Susan Collins and including Sens. Mitt Romney, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis, and Rob Portman, was meant as genuine proposal. And Democrats, to their credit, seem appropriately skeptical about its earnestness.
The proposal sketched out by the ten Republicans in a letter to President Joe Biden on Sunday is most notable for its slashing of proposed pandemic funding. Biden and Democrats are moving towards a $1.9 trillion plan; the Republican senators are instead proposing just $600 billion, less than a third of that amount. It would reduce proposed survival checks from $1400 to $1000, and cut them off for Americans earning over $50,000 a year or families earning $100,000.
It also cuts school pandemic funding, with Bill Cassidy telling Fox News Sunday that the “real problem” is not ongoing pandemic dangers but “teachers’ unions telling their teachers not to go to work.”
The ten Republicans are attempting to sell the fractional measure as bipartisanship, and major news outlets are predictably gobbling those claims, with The Washington Post musing that “the GOP offer presents a challenge for Biden, who campaigned on promises to unify Congress and the country” and Reuters framing the measure and its supporters with the much-cherished “moderate” label. (It should go without saying that the nine of ten Republican senators who voted to nullify consequences for Trump attempting to extort a foreign leader for personal gain cannot be sensibly called “moderate.”) Of special note, the Republicans are framing their proposal as a way to dodge the partisanship of Democrats passing the Biden-backed proposal using reconciliation rules, rather than caving to Republican filibuster.
Well, you know what Republicans mean when they say “bipartisan”.
RESIST the Republican Reich!!
From YouTube (a blast from the past): New Kid in Town (2013 Remaster)
Ah… the memories. RESIST the Republican Reich!!
Build the Future. It Belongs to YOU!
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Still cold here. Glad the chorees are done. Do rest.
Cartoon – Well, some did.
TNY – LOL! Actually it just got even better. He has now hired Jeff Epstein’s and Bill Cosby’s attorneys. I am not making this up.
F Carlson – The stupid, it burns.
DKos – With Bernie chairing the budget committee, we can get ours through the Senate with reconciliation. So why don’t we?
Blast – ‘Fraid I don’t remember this one.
I think we can, but we can only use reconciliation twice per year. If we’re going th have to Nuke the Filibastards anyway, shouldn’t we do on an issue so important that even DINO Joe will go along?
If we can, absolutely. But it’s also too important not to achieve.
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Cartoon: Used to go to AC to see the pageantry years ago, while staying in OC. Remember Copper Kettle Fudge and Salt Water Taffy on the boardwalk? Great! memories of that time.
NYer: Finally! What a great and novel idea for Mr. Loser. lol, Andy!
BBA: Nope. He lies. Bigly. Just can’t listen to this guy, sorry!
DK: Unfortunately…all they care about (R’s), is themselves. I’ll believe it when I see it happening.
BFTP: Great song.
Glad that you got all your chores done w/Wendy there. Get your rest and a nap, take good, good care, and Thanks, Tom.
*This just in: “Great strategy by Nancy Pelosi, she is not one to suffer fools. The GOP is getting a lot of negative press and they are being exposed for the frauds that they are. Their hard core racist, misogynistic basewill always be there but they will lose a lot of people from the fold. It will happen slowly over time when they see how craven the GOP truly is.” ~ Luckner L. ~
2. “Average American can stand 4 seconds of Ted Cruz.” ~ Andy Borowitz ~
3. “And here we though windmills lowered property values. I guess the orange blowhard loser is the major cause re: Mar-A-Lago.” ~ Charles F. ~
4. “Any (R) lawmaker who refuses to comply with protocols – whether going through a metal dectector, or taking a Covid-19 test, or wearing a mask, should be subject to 3 strikes and you’re out!” ~ Wendy G. ~
5. “Trump et al., did not make America racist. They made the racists comfortable enough to show their faces in public.” ~ Alicia B. ~
TJI #4 – The fines are probably not prohibitive, especially for the richest ones, but they are substantial. And they are deducted from the Congressperson’s pay before the checks are issued.
TJI #5 – So true.
TJI #5: And that really is the sad, SAD truth for America.
TJI#5: Something that’s been said often enough on PP.
REMEMBER?!!? I was in both at least once a week!
TJI #5: So True!!
‘Toon: Never got caught up in that scene.
New Yorker: Except that the GOP will to vote to convict, the thing ought to be quite a comedy!
C&L: Carlson, obviously is the tool…of the powers of darkness.
DK: There is no hope that the GOOP (typo, but I like it) will work cooperatively!
The Eagles: Love their sound.
TJI’s, are all good, but #6 is especially so!
#6 ???
Cartoon: Never realized it was that old.
TNY: I heard today about the crazy attorneys he picked today. They’ve got to be really suffering to want to work for tRump.
C&L: Can’t stand even watching the fool.
DK: They’ve been together all afternoon. Can’t wait to see what the rotten R’s have to offer.
BFTP: Didn’t recognize the title, but did after listening to it. Great tune.
Hope you got some rest today and will sleep well.
Take care. Thanks TomCat
It’s saddening that you’re in pain and very tired almost continuously now, TomCat. I’m sure you’ve considered upping the dosage of your patches again, but the downside of that may be more tiredness and possibly more drowsiness. It must be difficult to find that ever-shifting balance between pain, being tired and having a clear mind. You’re always in my thoughts, dear friend.
3:58 Can’t do it much faster left-handed.
TNY: I think Trump may actually have considered this, Andy. He didn’t go through with it because he knew he wouldn’t get paid.
C&L: Just the heading with Tucker Carlsson calling AOC a tool of corporate power was enough to keep me from watching the video. Apart from not being able to stand the man for more than two seconds, that is. He’s getting really desperate, isn’t he? He’s getting his derogations all mixed up now; first, AOC’s a socialist, now she’s a tool of corporate power. Make up your mind, Tucker.
DK: Bipartisan? Then I’d like to know the names of those Democrats who signed for this dud. Republicans should know by now not to use Trumpian phrases like “Someone told me” expanding into “Most people are saying”, it never worked in Democrats to start with. Biden and Democrats should delete “Bipartisan” from their list for the next few months and just go for it. As Joanne and Mitch already said, Bernie is there to take care of their original proposal.
BFTP: This ‘New Kid in Town’ from an Eagle’s remastered ‘Hotel California’ is very appropriate at the moment. Mitch McConnell should consider it for a new GOP anthem.
Thanks and Hugs to all!