From ProPublica

Come to find out, on February 10th an addendum was added to the original trust, which was already as flimsy as a bride’s nightgown, that says …

Trump can draw money from his more than 400 businesses, at any time, without disclosing it.

The previously unreported changes to a trust document, signed on Feb. 10, stipulates that it “shall distribute net income or principal to Donald J. Trump at his request” or whenever his son and longtime attorney “deem appropriate.” That can include everything from profits to the underlying assets, such as the businesses themselves.

Holy damn crap.  I guess you can do any crazybutt thing you want when your approval rating is at 35%.  I mean, what do you have to lose?

Propublica put it online line by line.  Go have look-see for yourself.

Okay, so Donald Trump got himself worked into a raging lather of sassy this weekend and announced in the Financial Times (sorry, subscription only so you’ll just have to trust me) that he has a plan for North Korea.

He says that during the upcoming Great China Golf Tournament and Talks About Trump Investments, he will ….

“Yes, we will talk about North Korea. And China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won’t. And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don’t it won’t be good for anyone.”

That’s a lot of little words meaning, “North Korea will be a subject for discussion.”

Then with a little twinkle in his eye, he added …

Well, if China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you.

Somehow, that doesn’t make me feel better.

This is from Alfredo over at the Dairy Queen, everybody’s favorite hamburger flipper.  It is the honest to God stone cold dead solid perfect truth.

Deep in your heart you always knew this was true, but now it’s the law.

Last Thursday, U.S. District Judge Andrea Wood ruled in the case of Foster v. Schock, No. 15-cv-03325 (N.D. Ill.) that a candidate’s campaign promises are worthless.

Or at least not actionable. An Aaron Schock donor, Howard Foster, had sued Schock for mail and wire fraud for soliciting campaign contributions on the basis that he was an honest politician.

Aaron Schock, a former Republican congressman from Illinois, was indicted on fraud charges last November after an investigation revealed that he allegedly used taxpayer money to fund lavish trips and events.

Judge Wood wrote, “The parties in this case have not cited any precedent involving fraud claims based upon campaign speech or solicitation of political candidates, and this Court’s research has revealed none. But courts reviewing communications in other contexts have long referred to campaign speech as the paradigm of unreliable puffery. . . . [G]eneric claims of honesty and integrity . . . are too vague to be considered definitive representations upon which Foster, or any reasonable person, could rely. The elevated skepticism directed toward political communications only pushed Schock’s statements further into the realm of inactionable puffery.”

Whether or not eventually Aaron Schock goes to jail, he will go down in history for setting the precedent that a candidate’s campaign promises are worthless.

There is no truth to the rumor that the champagne was flowing in the White House Counsel’s Office last Thursday upon learning of Judge Wood’s decision. In addition, there has been no independent verification of this alleged quote from White House Counsel Don McGahn: “Judge Wood is a brilliant jurist. The President is relieved to know that the Trump fortune will always be protected from the legal claims of 50,000 unemployed coal miners.”

UPDATED: This explosive story is breaking on every network:  About 30 minutes ago, Donald Trump renounced his affiliation with the Republican Party, saying he’s going to switch to the Democratic and form a political alliance with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.  He also announced that he’s introducing legislation on Monday to expand Medicare to everyone in the US, including undocumented immigrants.  He will also donate his entire fortune, including real estate interests, to Medicaid.  In making this announcement, Trump said:

“When I awoke this morning I was hit with the revelation that I’ve been spending far too much time on Twitter and have not been doing my job since being inaugurated.  From now on, I will work 24/7 to get healthcare for all, to protect the climate, and to stop Russians from interfering with our elections and government.  To prove my commitment, I’m giving all of my worldly goods to Medicaid to help assure its solvency.  Further, I’m requiring all of my billionaire cabinet members to also give their fortunes to Medicaid.  Failure to do so will disqualify them from membership in the cabinet.”

This shocking story is still developing today, April 1, 2017.

UPDATE: In a follow up announcement, Trump revealed that Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to distribute all of Trump’s fortune through the Clinton Foundation.

Texas Republican Congressvarmint Jodey Arrington represents Randy Neugebauer’s old west Texas district, which is the 12th most Republican district in the whole damn country.

If you thought Yachting Randy Neugebauer was the most hypocritical arrogant thing west of anywhere east, you haven’t met Jodey.  Jodey is hypocritical, arrogant and mean.

For example, Jodey is totally against the SNAP program, which is a temporary help to people who have been laid off.  For example, a single person with no children can get $194 a month for food for only three months in a three year period.  Other details here.

But, Jodey loves to cherry pick scripture. He is very fond of 2 Thessalonians 3-10

For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”

Bless his heart, Jodey doesn’t know the difference between unwilling and unable.  Let me give you an example, during Katrina, Bush appointed Arrington as “Deputy Federal Coordinator and Chief Operating Officer” of the Office of Federal Coordination for Gulf Coast Rehabilitation.  Obviously from the outcome, Arrington was willing to work but, you know, unable.

Maybe he needs to find a Bible verse to explain this, which may also explain how he screwed up (pun intended) Gulf Coast recovery.

Thanks to Brian and Kary for the heads up.