National Popular Vote for the Reich

Posted by TomCat at 1:24 pm Politics

Sep 292017

I imagine I must have you scratching your heads wondering how the Republican Reich could possibly support the National Popular Vote, since they depend on the Electoral College to circumvent the will of the people. I wasn’t referring to Republican Reich, the Reich on the right that is always wrong. I was referring to the Reich on the left that is always right, Robert Reich.

We must make sure our democracy doesn’t ever again elect a candidate who loses the popular vote. That means making the Electoral College irrelevant.

Here’s how: As you probably know, the Constitution assigns each state a number of electors based on the state’s population. The total number of electors is 538, so any candidate who gets 270 of those Electoral College votes becomes president.

Article II of the Constitution says states can award their electors any way they want. So all that’s needed in order to make the Electoral College irrelevant is for states with a total of at least 270 electors to agree to award all their electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.

If they do that, then automatically the winner of the popular vote gets the 270 electoral college votes he or she needs to become president…

Inserted from <Robert Reich>
Graphic credit: Daily Trojan

Here’s the video:

Robert didn’t convince me. Click here and here for two earlier examples of my NPV support.

Unfortunately, the NPV is in trouble here in Oregon, because one Democratic Senator has joined the Republicans to hold it up.

I just called his office in Salem.

Please support National Popular Vote.

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 9/29/2017

Posted by TomCat at 1:23 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Sep 292017

Please pardon my brevity. One of the other tenants overloaded the power and kept knocking my AC out. Eventually the clerk found which one and helped him spread the load, but I missed sleep during and more sleep after, because I was so tense.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 2:47 (average 4:44). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (GQ Channel): Trump’s Nine Russia Scandals

Imagine, if you will, the wailing and gnashing of teeth we would see from Republican hypocrites had they had 1/10 this much filth on Obama. And there’s still much more that we do not yet know. RESIST!!

From YouTube (RWW Channel): RWW News: Jack Posobiec Recruits 4chan To Help Him Harass A Veteran

Barf Bag Alert!!

And these Republican Nazis claim to be patriots. What a crock! RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: In a ringing endorsement from the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos said on Thursday that she did the math on Donald Trump’s tax plan and that she estimates it will save the United States roughly eleventy krillion dollars.

“I took out a pencil and paper and figured it out the old-fashioned way,” DeVos told reporters. “I wound up going through a lot of paper, because eleventy krillion has ten hundredteen zeroes.”

DeVos stressed that the eleventy-krillion figure was actually a conservative estimate. “The exact number was between eleventy and ninety-quelve, but I rounded down to eleventy,” she said.

Dang Andy!! She sure is using her PhD in Bullshitology! RESIST!!

Cartoon:

I hope that dawg gives Roy Moore a triple dose!

Friday Fun: Postponed to Saturday …

Posted by SoINeedAName at 8:43 am Politics

Sep 292017

I suppose I could tell you my allergies have been acting up …

But I don’t have allergies.

Or maybe I’ve been having some GI problems …

But that wouldn’t be accurate.

The truth is I’ve been trying to come up with a topic – but had Bupkis …

Until last night when one of Trump’s advisors stepped up and provided me with my topic!

But it’s evolved over time, and I want to get it right. Plus I HAVE to core aerate the lawn today. And if any of you have ever rented a core aerator … well, my condolences!

It’s my least favorite yard chore – and it’s a helluva a lot of work … especially turning the damn monster around. I’ll be sore for a couple of days.

The Republican Tax Plan

Posted by TomCat at 1:11 pm Politics

Sep 282017

An outline of the Republican Tax Plan is out, and Republican’s claim that it’s a middle class tax cut that will pay for itself and does virtually nothing to help the rich. Of course, like Republican claims about the RepubliCare fiasco, the truth and Republican claims about it could not be further apart.

The tax plan that the Trump administration outlined on Wednesday is a potentially huge windfall for the wealthiest Americans. It would not directly benefit the bottom third of the population. As for the middle class, the benefits appear to be modest.

The administration and its congressional allies are proposing to sharply reduce taxation of business income, primarily benefiting the small share of the population that owns the vast majority of corporate equity. President Trump said on Wednesday that the cuts would increase investment and spur growth, creating broader prosperity. But experts say the upside is limited, not least because the economy is already expanding.

The plan would also benefit Mr. Trump and other affluent Americans by eliminating the estate tax, which affects just a few thousand uber-wealthy families each year, and the alternative minimum tax, a safety net designed to prevent tax avoidance… [emphasis added]

Inserted from <NY Times>

The Gray Lady is being far too generous when they speak of modest gains for the middle class. In fact a couple with two kids earning $79,000 a year would pay MORE under this Republican welfare for billionaires package.

Lawrence O’Donnell discussed the plan with Bruce Bartlett and David Cay Johnston.

Here’s the bottom line. Republicans plan to take YOUR money and give it to billionaires. It must not pass!

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Samantha Bee from 9/27

Posted by TomCat at 1:10 pm Politics

Sep 282017

It’s that time of week again, so here are four excellent video clips from Sam’s show last night. Enjoy!!

Great Job, C U Next Tuesday!

Bush said "Heck of a job, Brownie". Trump substituted himself.

Samantha Bee’s Sport Roundup

"Trump is taking us backwards." AMEN!!

The Federalist Society: Trump’s Shit Judge Pipeline

We shall be well and truly fucked by the extreme right Republican judiciary for decades.

Wake Up to Gabe Fleisher

We need more young nerds like Gabe. We need more adults like Gabe too. And we need far more kids like the little girl that flipped off that Info Wars Nazi.

Done laughing?

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 9/28/2017

Posted by TomCat at 1:10 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Sep 282017

I’m running late today. I overslept, and have more to share than I can fit in my normal two articles. Wendy thanks you for your support for her proud but empty nest syndrome.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:44 (average 4:35). To do it, click here. How did you do?

Short Takes:

From YouTube (GQ Channel): How the Pittsburgh Penguins Became Trump’s Political Pawns

Before I can say whether or not I agree with Keith, I need to know what the players’ position is here. If any wish to attend, given the clear statement that it implies no support of the Fuhrer and his deplorable ways, that must be their choice, even though I disagree. If any wish not to attend in protest against the Fuhrer and his deplorable ways, that must also be their choice. RESIST!!

From YouTube (Liberal Redneck Channel): Take a Knee, Y’all

Amen Y’all! RESIST!!

From Exposed by CMD: A new study of registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee Counties who did not vote in the 2016 presidential election found that approximately 17,000-23,000 eligible voters in those counties were prevented or deterred from voting by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. Due to financial constraints, the social scientists were only able to do a study of two of Wisconsin’s 72 counties, but the authors say that extrapolating statewide as many as 45,000 people stayed home because of the law.

Donald Trump won the state of Wisconsin by only 22,000 votes, the first GOP presidential victory in the state since Ronald Regan in 1984. The shocking upset garnered national attention and helped deliver the electoral college to Trump as the popular vote went to Clinton.

Republicans plan to establish a permanent, fascist Republican Reich in which elections exist for show only, because Republicans would control who may vote, and who may not! RESIST!!

Cartoon:

Republicans on Parade – 9/27/2017

Posted by TomCat at 12:54 pm Politics

Sep 272017

Here is the ninety-seventh article in our Republicans on Parade series, featuring individuals who personify what the Republican Party has become. Today’s honoree is Republican Senate Nominee Roy Moore. He is so honored for his proven Ammosexual, White Supremacist and Dominionist stances on virtually every issue.

Roy S. Moore, a firebrand former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, overcame efforts by top Republicans to rescue his rival, Senator Luther Strange, soundly defeating him on Tuesday in a special primary runoff.

The outcome in the closely watched Senate race dealt a humbling blow to President Trump and other party leaders days after the president pleaded with voters in the state to back Mr. Strange.

Propelled by the stalwart support of his fellow evangelical Christians, Mr. Moore survived an advertising onslaught of more than $10 million financed by allies of Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader. His victory demonstrated in stark terms the limits of Mr. Trump’s clout…

Inserted from <NY Times>

Since Trump abandoned Strange while appearing on his behalf and seemed so pleased that Moore won, I have to suspect that the only reason he supported Strange at all was because Bought Bitch Mitch didn’t want another Senator he can’t control.

Lawrence O’Donnell discussed Moore with his panel.

I owe you all an apology for never having put Moore on parade before. He combines all the worst traits of Trump and Pence, making him a most representative Republican, who certainly deserves his parade. If he wins in December, Ted "Uranus" Cruz will no longer be the most insane Republican in the Senate.

RESIST THE REPUBLICAN REICH!!

Open Thread – 9/27/2017

Posted by TomCat at 12:53 pm Open Thread, Personal, Politics

Sep 272017

With 85° forecast, I expect a high near 90°, but after tomorrow, several cool days will follow. Store to Door delivered my groceries, and I just finished lunch, after putting them away. Fantasy football players, set your lineup by tomorrow evening. Wendy is now returning from Seattle, where she took her son to the airport. He is spending a year in Spain, as an ESL teacher. I am very sticky and ready for my shower. I figure she’ll need a hug, because, as proud as she is that her chick is leaving the nest, she’s still a mother hen.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today’s took me 3:37 (average 5:14). To do it, click here. How did you do.

Short Takes:

From YouTube (GQ Channel): Trump is Destroying Puerto Rico

Monday’s national outcry against the Fuhrer’s criminal inaction prompted his handlers to send a hospital ship and other tokens of relief, but way short of the need. We need to deploy thousands of US troops to establish communications, rescue and evacuate those who need it, allocate and direct resources to where they are most needed, and keep order. RESIST!!

From YouTube (MoveOn Channel): Voting Rights Restrictions and White Supremacy

The racist Republican War on Voting Rights must be opposed. RESIST!!

From The New Yorker: Saddened and more than a little wistful, Senate Republicans acknowledged on Tuesday that their long-standing dream of keeping poor people from living longer was at its end.

Choking back tears, Senator Lindsey Graham admitted that his crusade to halt the longevity of the poor had turned out to be a quixotic one at best.

“We made a solemn promise to the American people that we would do everything in our power to keep the poor from living so darn long,” he said, his voice quavering. “We didn’t get it done.”

Andy is reporting straight news again. That bill was a death panel on steroids. RESIST!!

Cartoon:

0927Cartoon

It’s the only way his tiny hands are useful!

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