This is an excellent article by Dan Balz on Trump voters in the Midwest and what they think of him now.
Month: May 2018
John McCain
The “joke” about John McCain made by a White House staffer was disgraceful. The White House reaction is even worse – the employee is still working there. Trump’s attitude encourages this behavior. Remember how he said McCain was not a war hero,
This is an excellent column by Chris Cillizza. It also covers Hatch’s comment (which he later apologized for) that Trump should be invited to McCain’s funeral and a remark by a former general who called McCain “Songbird” with no basis.
The only Republican, as far as I know, who has criticized the joke and White House reaction was Lindsay Graham.
An opinion column: How many more funerals will Trump have to skip?
I don’t agree with John McCain on many issues but I have enormous respect for him as a person. The way he has been treated by many in his own party is disgraceful.
Sad!
The White House is treating this as a leak scandal.
It gets worse:
Covers: Wooly Bully
“Wooly Bully” was originally recorded by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965. It was their biggest hit but they have many other songs worth listening too, the best of which are collected on Pharaohization.
It was covered (in French!) by Michael Doucet and Cajun Brew in 1987.
Tax cuts for the top 0.1%, SNAP cuts for the poor
Trump only cares about his base
Sad!
James Shaw, Jr.
Trump has said nothing about the Waffle House hero. Sad!
Trump administration language
The Trump administration has edited mission statements and other documents to remove references to climate change, discrimination, etc
Overview of changes to mission statements
“Trump is editing democracy out”
A draft Pentagon report had 23 references to climate change. The final version had one.
Yet one more roundup of Pruitt articles
I still don’t understand how this guy keeps his job. He must go!
Pruitt used a military helicopter to visit a coal mine
Pruitt’s security detail broke a door when they couldn’t reach him
Pruitt met with an industry group without telling reporters:
Trump’s extreme lies poison any chance for a reasonable discussion
This is 100% correct!
Background on Michael Cohen
Excellent article on Michael Cohen
It states: “While he has not been charged with a crime, many of his associates have faced either criminal charges or stiff regulatory penalties. That includes partners in the taxi business, doctors for whom he helped establish medical clinics and lawyers with whom he worked.”
Sad! 