Honeycombe8
Honeycombe8's JournalIf ever there was an example of the difference between a Democrat & a Republican....
the tax bill is it.
The DIFFERENCE between a blue dog Democrat and a yellow dog Democrat is indistinguishable in the votes for the tax cut bill. The objections to Democrats because they're too progressive or too moderate melt, as the votes for the tax cut bill are made.
There IS a difference between ANY and ALL Democrats...and Republicans. It is far, far better to have a Democrat, even one who doesn't hold the same views as you or me, than a Republican, even a Republican we like.
$179Billion in Medicaid cuts in the "Tax Cut" bill
Just saw on MSNBC a clip of Claire McCaskill giving Orin Hatch a hard time because, as she read from the CBO report, part of the tax cut bill is being funded by a REDUCTION in Medicaid of $179 Billion. That's a HUGE amount of money. That's more than double what the GOP Health care bill cut from Medicaid.
She also noted that other money is coming from people who earn less than $50,000 a year.
Wow. Just wow. Just to go to the very rich.
I've never seen such a cruel, in-your-face giveaway to the rich. This is historical.
The men continue to drop like Dominoes. Dustin Hoffman & chef on "The Chew"
The chunky chef on the show "The Chew," who is married, has been fired for sexual allegations.
Dustin Hoffman is facing several sexual harassment (and one assault, I think) of 16-22 year olds. One was his daughter's bff. Hotel room. Shower & towel. You get the picture.
Haven't heard that Hoffman's lost any work, though. Yet.
Geez.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/15/entertainment/dustin-hoffman-sexual-allegations/index.html
Trump going to fire Mueller when Congress leaves for Christmas?
Bill Crystal tweeted:
https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/941073107145641990
If this is true, I'm thinking they're planning on firing Mueller when Congress is least able to address it: After they leave for Christmas? As a plus for Trump, his nemesis, McCain, is indisposed right now due to health treatments.
Warning: Once the tax bill is passed, Medicare will be on the chopping block
Having Doug Jones in the Senate SURE helps to protect against them having a majority to cut Medicare. But they can still do it, if all Repubs vote for it. I believe that, after Jones is seated, Repubs will have 51 seats in the Senate, enough to cut Medicare.
We desperately NEED to win seats in the 2018 elections. In the meantime, thank goodness Jones won! Even if only Susan Collins doesn't vote for steep Medicare cuts, they can't do it.
(I can't imagine they'd get the votes to cut Social Security; they'd need 60.)
Oops, I forgot the link. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-the-new-tax-plan-mean-the-end-of-social-security-and-medicare-as-we-know-it-2017-12-13
Thanks to the black women who did it in Alabama!
And thanks to all women, who are doing it across the country! (Nothin' against men...but let's give some due where it's due. Black women showed up in droves to vote for Doug Jones in Alabama and made the difference!) And all women showed up in the last elections to help make it a sweep for the Dems!
Moore: We need to meet w/the Sec of State & see what's what. The results...
won't be certified for a while. We still have the military votes coming in.
Just a hint of "what's what"....allegations of fraud?
A question for the men.
Do you have any concerns, given the current climate, that someone from your past may pop up and make allegations of improper behavior by you? A touch, a comment..anything. I was just wondering. But maybe it's mainly focused on men who are famous or work in media or entertainment.
Added: Not necessarily that you DID anything. That someone alleges that you did.
MSNBC'S Stephanie Ruhl: Dems Forcing Out Franken Is Disgusting
http://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbcs-stephanie-ruhle-dems-forcing-out-franken-disgusting-makes-him-sacrificial-lamb/Ruhle was speaking with New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg, who called for Franken's resignation in a column before quickly reversing herself and defending him.
Goldberg told Ruhle and co-host Ali Velshi that there is "clearly a double standard, in that you have Democrats and kind of liberal-leaning institutions cleaning house" but not Republicans. She said that Republican Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.), who announced he will resign after House officials learned that he had discussed surrogacy with two female staffers, does not exactly count, because it is such a "strange example."
Ruhle went on to approvingly say that the Daily Beast argued that, by forcing out Franken, Democrats fell into a "Roger Stone trap."
"Roger Stone gave a heads up on Twitter about Al Franken's accuser 12 hours before it happened. The Ethics Committee never got to do their job," Ruhle said.
Darn it. Had to flip channel from Meet the Press.
I'm no longer going to watch any of those who jumped on the fire Franken bandwagon. So I'm watching Meet the Press, one of my favorite political programs, when up pops Bernie Sanders. Darn. I don't care what he has to say. Flip channel and try to time it to return to the show...5 minutes maybe?
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