Will Wrey Quit? Will Nunes Put Out His Eye with an Editing Pencil? Will Trump Admit He Can’t Read? UPDATED
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I want to say one damn thing: I am so glad we have Adam Schiff on our team.
And I am terribly afraid of this damn president.
UPDATE: this is the damnest thing I’ve seen all week, which is saying something.
MSNBC’s Pete Williams reported on Thursday that House Republicans could read a controversial classified memo on the House floor without declassifying it to prevent the FBI, which has opposed the disclosure, from giving a full-throated rebuttal.
The House rules say they can disclose publicly any information that’s been classified,” he continued. “That doesn’t declassify it technically. It just makes it public. Only the executive branch can declassify. So, the FBI’s hands would be tied in terms of how they can respond.”
I’d rather insult a tiger while having two pork chops in my back pocket than trust Devin Nunes.
This memo could include the Trump video from the Russian hotel room and I wouldn’t believe that either because … Nunes.
Thanks to SGray for the update heads up.
“Tune in tomorrow…”
With Trump in office it’s always “… same batty time, same batty bat channel.”
1You should be afraid. Very afraid:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/02/01/trump-administration-strips-consumer-watchdog-office-of-enforcement-powers-against-financial-firms-in-lending-discrimination-cases/?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-main_cfpb-101pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.e0afbac18442
2Amen, sister! In November, vote them out. Vote them all out.
3“Trump cannot reason” quote, David Frum, Atlantic Magazine, Feb. 1, 2018. “His writers, will not, and do not.”
4One wonders whether Trump has scheduled an attack on North Korea for October…
5On a brighter note, the consumer protection office that wingnuts hate has been found to be constitutional. And wingnuts have finally given up repeal of the ACA.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cfpb-court/appeals-court-upholds-structure-of-u-s-consumer-bureau-idUSKBN1FK29S
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/01/obamacare-repeal-republican-status-381470
6Nunes seems almost purposeful in his hamfistedness.
Ryan and McTurtle are only willing to promote party power.
Are there *any* rank and file Repubs that place their oath to nation above self interest?
Same bat shot time, same BS channel….
7“The House rules say they can…”
House rules?
8Like a casino?
With House rules, the House always wins.
What do folks think about this response to a release of the memo?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/democrats-should-counter-the-nunes-memo-by-spilling-classified-info-on-trump.html
9Jan, we love First Lady Obama. Her advice “go high, when they go low” was good up to the point McFuddle decided there were two sets of rules for the Senate in a totally undemocratic double standard. While Lyin’ Ryan continues to push the perversion of the old pervert’s Hastert Rule and allow clowns like Nunes, Issa, Farenthold and so many others to run amok, it’s time to ‘itch slap the ‘rules’ out of snacilbuepR hands.
So, counter, play rough, and call out their hypocrisy for what it is. Take no prisoners, unless Mueller plans to send them away for 20+.
10Jan: I’m not sure how that works being in the minority, as far as getting the floor to do that within parliamentary rules. Which seems to be what the author is suggesting. Sounds great if it can be done. And if it can’t be done completely aboveboard? Then I’ve gotta go with Jane and PKM. We’ve had our asses handed to us for far too long by taking the high road.
11Well, the NYTimes broke the Pentagon Papers; why don’t we let the Washington Post drop all the incriminating documents they can find about Traitor Trump and all of his accomplices?
I for one am tired of having Putin’s boys tripping in and out of the Oval Office at their pleasure.
ITMFA
12As someone who worked in the intelligence world with an SCI clearance for 5 years, this is scary. The 5 time draft dodger’s understanding of what’s important is beyond comprehension. All he understands is $$$, and pu$$y.
13@Larry from Colorado
Just a note on Drumpf’s Gnu Yawk accent, he loves Rusher and Pushy.
14There is no classified information contained in Hillary’s emails or this con job of a memo.
15Trump and his Repug minions have allowed Russian spies to infiltrate our country, refused to enforce newer Sanctions on Russia, which were passed by Congress, grabbed millions in that god-awful tax bill, destabilized the health insurance market and given the nutjobs free reign. The inmates are really running the asylum and it seems we have no power to stop them.
16America is doomed.
The irony is they wanted to lock Hillary up in case she might have disclosed classified information (totally false) in an email, and yet they disclose classified information on the House floor.
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