Just a little twist for today.

He wanted to say “THE MOST rat and rodent infested place every in the history of rats and rodents.” But he couldn’t because dammit he wasn’t able to take away the funding.

And, by the way, I found out this morning that DeeCee has more rats than Baltimore.  I wonder if they counted the ones wearing suits and neckties.

Although their bark has always substituted for their bite, the Federal Election Commission is all that stands between you and every damn crooked politician in America.

And now, they are at a full stop.

Vice Chair Matt Petersen Resigning, Leaving Agency Without A Quorum and a Dysfunctional Agency Even More Powerless

Now the FEC will not be able to hold meeting, initiate audits, vote on enforcement matters, issue advisory opinions or engage in rule making.

This is every politicians sweetest dream.  No adits, no enforcement.

You know what I think?  I think Donald Trump is just waiting for everyone to resign so he can declare himself king, get a sash ribbon and some metals, carry around a sword poking things, and make Melania stop looking at Justin Trudeau that way.

That’s what I think.

I have to admit that I did not foresee a Trump challenge from the further right.  I believed there was nothing further right than Trump. I got fooled.

Joe Walsh.

Please pray for us.

“He’s unqualified, he’s unfit, he’s a child, he’s reckless, he’s erratic, he’s a narcissist, he’s mean, he’s cruel, he lies every time he opens his mouth.”

— Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R), in an interview on Morning Joe, on why he’s challenging President Trump in a Republican presidential primary.

Joe Walsh, the same guy who thinks it’s a dandy idea to teach kindergartners to shoot guns, is proving that even blind squirrels can find acorns.

And then, to remind us that he’s crazy as Trump, he goes on MSNBC to say …

“I wouldn’t call myself a racist, but I would say I’ve said racist things on Twitter. There’s no doubt about it. And an apology is not enough.”

You’re not a racist but you say racist things? What does that make you?  Presidential timber?

And here’s a clue, Walsh, we’re all real damn tired of presidential announcements on Twitter.

If you’re wondering why Trump’s new press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, is not talking to the press or holding press conferences it’s because she’s … well … probably drunk or stealing something.

She was arrested for driving under the influence, speeding, and driving with an invalid license in 2013, according to the report, and the charges were later reduced to reckless driving. Grisham was also arrested for driving under the influence in December 2015, ultimately pleading guilty. She paid a fine and was ordered by the court into a treatment program.

One of the DUIs took place while she was a press aid to Trump’s campaign.

Her previous employment also seems a bit underwhelming.

Grisham reportedly left AAA after facing allegations of filing false claims for travel and other expenses and lost the job at Mindspace for plagiarism.

She also worked for an Arizona Attorney General who was fined for campaign finance violations and defeated for reelection.  During that time she called the press “overreaching, an invasion of privacy and abusive use of your role in the media” when they asked questions about it.

All the best people.

Thanks to S Gray for the heads up.

It seems that the economy ain’t chugging along full steam.

The economy had about 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019 than the Bureau of Labor Statistics initially calculated in its survey of business establishments. That’s the largest revision since the waning stages of the Great Recession in 2009.

Market Watch says, “The newly revised figures indicate the economy didn’t get a huge boost last year from President Trump’s tax cuts and higher federal spending.”  Well, surprise, surprise, surprise. Tax cuts for the rich have worked so well in the past, and we know that is true because Trump and Mitch McConnell tell us it’s true.

By the way, the new NBC / Wall Street Journal poll shows that a large majority of Americans say they are angry at the nation’s political and financial establishment and increasingly anxious about their economic future.

The poll finds that 70% of Americans say they feel angry “because our political system seems to only be working for the insiders with money and power, like those on Wall Street or in Washington.”

The anger is reflected across all demographic groups, regardless of age, race, income and party identification.

It’s going to be a change election which I think is why we’re seeing the upswing for Elizabeth Warren.