palmerreport--2020-02-16--The trouble with Bernie Sanders

The trouble with Bernie Sanders

It ’ s a family tradition that I am related to two presidents , which is certainly not my fault .
Family folklore has it I am indirectly descended from the clan of the one-term nobody named Franklin Pierce ( the usual comment is , “ who ?
” ) and directly descended from James Madison .
The latter has the distinction of being the very first American president to lose the popular vote and win the presidency .
So far there have been five presidents who have done that .
I won ’ t go into the details of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pulled off .
Each happened according to the political machinations of the time , and each was largely different from the others .
You can look it up .
The point is it happens , and we all know about the fifth , most recent , most dreadful instance of the phenomenon .
In any case , as a son of the first instance and a victim of the fifth , I take the whole thing personally .
If I am on the brink of seeing it happen again then this time I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about it .
What I have to say is going to piss some people off .
Again , that ’ s not my fault , that ’ s the fault of the phenomenon .
There simply isn ’ t any way on earth to talk about Bernie Sanders without pissing someone off .
So be it .
Bernie Sanders and I share 99 % of the same political DNA , but it ’ s not unlike the way chimpanzees and I share 99 % of actual DNA .
That is , I like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Donald Trump , much the same way I might like a chimpanzee okay and prefer him to Donald Trump .
A literal monkey in the Oval Office is a far , far better alternative to the corrupt disaster that ’ s currently there .
That doesn ’ t mean I don ’ t think Bernie could do a better job than a chimp .
I think he could .
I also think he might not .
That remains to be seen of any of them .
I do know this : Bernie Sanders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ candidates will be a million times better than Donald Trump .
Anyone who says any of them “ are just as bad as Trump ” is an idiot .
Donald Trump isn ’ t just the worst president in history , he ’ s worse than the worst human being you ever met personally in your entire life .
He isn ’ t just a bad guy , he ’ s a monster , a psychopath , a rapist , a thief , a liar , an amoral , narcissistic gangster who would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He ’ s also prepared to risk your life , my life , the lives of your children and the lives of every man , woman , child and animal on the face of this earth for the sake of his vanity .
Don ’ t you dare say the “ corporate Democrats ” are just as bad .
Don ’ t you dare .
No one is worse than Trump .
No one .
The human race may not survive another four years of Trump .
It ’ s just that simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any more , and Donald Trump not only ignores it , he ’ s making it worse .
He isn ’ t just your garden variety climate science denialist either , oh no .
Trump is so stupid he doesn ’ t even understand what global warming is .
He thinks it has something to do with clean air and clean water .
Like I said , Trump is a monster .
He ’ s also a moron .
Meanwhile I ’ m hearing some very alarming things on social media .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from people who are saying that if Bernie Sanders doesn ’ t get the nomination they are going to vote for Trump .
They are saying , in effect , that this will be their punishment to the DNC and the Democrats for not nominating Bernie .
They are , in effect , holding the future of the planet hostage if they don ’ t get their way .
The adolescent impulse that makes them say this staggers the imagination .
Given what Trump is and what he is going to do to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cut-rate Bond Villain nonsense isn ’ t just immature , it ’ s positively evil .
I ’ m also hearing a lot of people say that if Bernie gets the nomination they won ’ t vote for him .
Again , this is stupidity in its purest form .
We simply can not hand the presidency back to Trump .
We simply can ’ t .
The identity of the next president is incidental , trivial really , next to the fact that it simply must not be Donald Trump .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Warren .
If she doesn ’ t get it then I will be 100 % behind whoever does .
That ’ s how all of us should be , because we are facing a monolith of unity in the Republican Party .
None of them are confused about who they are voting for .
Right now Donald Trump is historically unpopular .
The only way he can win is to win a plurality , and the only way that will happen is if we are anything less than monolithic ourselves and we split @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first to aver that the mirthless , monochromic , self-righteous , money-seeking cabal that the Democratic Party has become needs to be seriously overhauled .
And I believe it will be .
But this is not the time .
We need to defeat Donald Trump first , no matter what .
You can ’ t reform Wall Street ’ s hold on the party if we are all dead .
A person dying of thirst in the desert can ’ t afford to quibble because the canteen of water they are offered isn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
If you don ’ t have the patience for it you ’ re in the wrong game anyway .
There will be other elections where we can take the time and enact the reform that needs to be enacted .
We must defeat Trump this time .
Nothing else matters if we don ’ t .
Maybe it ’ s the DNA of the two dead presidents rattling around in my chromosomes speaking , but we must preserve , protect and defend the presidency of this great Democratic Republic , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if we are to survive .

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It’s a family tradition that I am related to two presidents, which is certainly not my fault. Family folklore has it I am indirectly descended from the clan of the one-term nobody named Franklin Pierce (the usual comment is, “who?”) and directly descended from James Madison. The latter has the distinction of being the very first American president to lose the popular vote and win the presidency.
So far there have been five presidents who have done that. I won’t go into the details of how these acts of political legerdemain were pulled off. Each happened according to the political machinations of the time, and each was largely different from the others. You can look it up. The point is it happens, and we all know about the fifth, most recent, most dreadful instance of the phenomenon.
In any case, as a son of the first instance and a victim of the fifth, I take the whole thing personally. If I am on the brink of seeing it happen again then this time I have a thing or two to say about it. What I have to say is going to piss some people off. Again, that’s not my fault, that’s the fault of the phenomenon. There simply isn’t any way on earth to talk about Bernie Sanders without pissing someone off. So be it.
Bernie Sanders and I share 99% of the same political DNA, but it’s not unlike the way chimpanzees and I share 99% of actual DNA. That is, I like him okay and would prefer him to Donald Trump, much the same way I might like a chimpanzee okay and prefer him to Donald Trump. A literal monkey in the Oval Office is a far, far better alternative to the corrupt disaster that’s currently there.
That doesn’t mean I don’t think Bernie could do a better job than a chimp. I think he could. I also think he might not. That remains to be seen of any of them. I do know this: Bernie Sanders and any of the other current Democratic candidates will be a million times better than Donald Trump. Anyone who says any of them “are just as bad as Trump” is an idiot.
Donald Trump isn’t just the worst president in history, he’s worse than the worst human being you ever met personally in your entire life. He isn’t just a bad guy, he’s a monster, a psychopath, a rapist, a thief, a liar, an amoral, narcissistic gangster who would betray his own mother for money. He’s also prepared to risk your life, my life, the lives of your children and the lives of every man, woman, child and animal on the face of this earth for the sake of his vanity. Don’t you dare say the “corporate Democrats” are just as bad. Don’t you dare. No one is worse than Trump. No one.
The human race may not survive another four years of Trump. It’s just that simple. Global warming cannot be ignored any more, and Donald Trump not only ignores it, he’s making it worse. He isn’t just your garden variety climate science denialist either, oh no. Trump is so stupid he doesn’t even understand what global warming is. He thinks it has something to do with clean air and clean water. Like I said, Trump is a monster. He’s also a moron.
Meanwhile I’m hearing some very alarming things on social media. I’m reading a lot of comments from people who are saying that if Bernie Sanders doesn’t get the nomination they are going to vote for Trump. They are saying, in effect, that this will be their punishment to the DNC and the Democrats for not nominating Bernie. They are, in effect, holding the future of the planet hostage if they don’t get their way. The adolescent impulse that makes them say this staggers the imagination. Given what Trump is and what he is going to do to us with four more years, this cut-rate Bond Villain nonsense isn’t just immature, it’s positively evil.
I’m also hearing a lot of people say that if Bernie gets the nomination they won’t vote for him. Again, this is stupidity in its purest form. We simply cannot hand the presidency back to Trump. We simply can’t. The identity of the next president is incidental, trivial really, next to the fact that it simply must not be Donald Trump.
My personal favorite for the nomination is Elizabeth Warren. If she doesn’t get it then I will be 100% behind whoever does. That’s how all of us should be, because we are facing a monolith of unity in the Republican Party. None of them are confused about who they are voting for.
Right now Donald Trump is historically unpopular. The only way he can win is to win a plurality, and the only way that will happen is if we are anything less than monolithic ourselves and we split the party.
I will be the first to aver that the mirthless, monochromic, self-righteous, money-seeking cabal that the Democratic Party has become needs to be seriously overhauled. And I believe it will be. But this is not the time. We need to defeat Donald Trump first, no matter what. You can’t reform Wall Street’s hold on the party if we are all dead. A person dying of thirst in the desert can’t afford to quibble because the canteen of water they are offered isn’t Evian.
Political reform takes time. If you don’t have the patience for it you’re in the wrong game anyway. There will be other elections where we can take the time and enact the reform that needs to be enacted. We must defeat Trump this time. Nothing else matters if we don’t. Maybe it’s the DNA of the two dead presidents rattling around in my chromosomes speaking, but we must preserve, protect and defend the presidency of this great Democratic Republic, and we must unite to defeat Donald Trump if we are to survive.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Nancy Pelosi just said something important about the 2020 election

Right now we ’ re seeing various Democratic 2020 presidential candidates make their big push .
Supporters of each candidate are trying to explain why their first choice is the best choice , and in some instances , explain why their least favorite Democratic candidate shouldn ’ t be the nominee .
But at the end of the day , only one thing matters – and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just reminded us of it : I am grateful for all of our candidates who are putting themselves out there .
Know this : every one of them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ current occupant of the White House .
We *will* defeat him .
-NP pic.twitter.com/5mgiu5bq7n There are a few things that stand out in this video .
First , as Nancy Pelosi spells out , all of these Democratic candidates would make a far better president than Donald Trump .
Second , as Palmer Report keeps pointing out , Pelosi is reminding everyone that Iowa and New Hampshire don ’ t necessarily tell us much about who ’ s going to be the nominee .
Third , and perhaps most importantly , Speaker Pelosi @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of all this is how we eventually unify behind the Democratic nominee .
Sure , it ’ s fine for everyone to make an argument now for why they think their preferred candidate is better than the others .
We don ’ t have to pretend that the Democratic candidates are all equally suitable .
But one of them will be the nominee , and either that nominee or Donald Trump will be president for the next four years .

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Right now we’re seeing various Democratic 2020 presidential candidates make their big push. Supporters of each candidate are trying to explain why their first choice is the best choice, and in some instances, explain why their least favorite Democratic candidate shouldn’t be the nominee. But at the end of the day, only one thing matters – and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi just reminded us of it:
I am grateful for all of our candidates who are putting themselves out there. Know this: every one of them would be a better President than the current occupant of the White House. We *will* defeat him. -NP pic.twitter.com/5mgiu5bq7n — Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) February 16, 2020
There are a few things that stand out in this video. First, as Nancy Pelosi spells out, all of these Democratic candidates would make a far better president than Donald Trump. Second, as Palmer Report keeps pointing out, Pelosi is reminding everyone that Iowa and New Hampshire don’t necessarily tell us much about who’s going to be the nominee.
Third, and perhaps most importantly, Speaker Pelosi is making clear that the important part of all this is how we eventually unify behind the Democratic nominee. Sure, it’s fine for everyone to make an argument now for why they think their preferred candidate is better than the others. We don’t have to pretend that the Democratic candidates are all equally suitable. But one of them will be the nominee, and either that nominee or Donald Trump will be president for the next four years.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Sorry, Bill Barr, nice try

Sorry, Bill Barr, nice try

Palmer Report predicted that William Barr ’ s little speech about “ president ” Donald Trump ’ s tweets making it “ impossible ” for Barr to do his job is merely another attempt at snowing the American public .
Other outlets are also questioning Barr ’ s claims .
CNN suggests that “ there may be more than meets the eye.
” You think ?
This is just another stunt from the Trump White House , especially when Trump turns immediately around and tweets that he has “ a legal right ” to demand Barr ’ s intervention in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Politico .
This dog and pony show isn ’ t fooling anyone .
Perhaps to someone who hasn ’ t been paying attention , Barr came across as asserting his independence from the White House .
The vast majority are paying attention , so he came across as disingenuous and insincere .
It is highly unlikely that Barr honestly wants to show independence from the White House .
He has been there to cover for Trump from the beginning .
CNN speculates that Barr is protecting his reputation ( not that he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as trying to stem the tide of departures from his department .
Barr sticks his head in the sand even more than Trump , so it ’ s possible that he thinks he has some sort of reputation to protect .
Unfortunately for Barr , we are far , far beyond that .
He killed his reputation from the moment he entered office , from abruptly ending Robert Mueller ’ s investigation to whitewashing Mueller ’ s report .
CNN spoke to White House officials , who opined that “ Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that Barr made .
Of course he wasn ’ t .
In fact , he went right back to tweeting about what he wanted from the Justice Department as if the interview never occurred .
Keep in mind that Trump does whatever he wants , so his post-interview tweeting could simply be Trump being Trump , but don ’ t be fooled by these antics .
While CNN contends that Barr ’ s interview was a “ brush-back ” against Trump , and some White House officials termed it a “ rebuke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ publicity stunt by two men who think they ’ re smarter than everyone else .
They ’ re not , and this stunt is failing by the moment .
Barr claimed in the interview that Trump has never asked him to “ do anything ” with respect to criminal cases , but Trump has to show his “ power ” by tweeting “ This doesn ’ t mean that I do not have , as President , the legal right to do so , I do , but I have so far chosen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think he ’ s some type of dictator , claiming rights that do not belong to a normal president .
The media is trying to make this out to be more than it is by claiming that Trump typically lashes out at critics and that Barr ’ s “ reputation began to outweigh his deference to a president tearing at basic judicial norms.
” Nothing of the sort is happening .
Barr and Trump are merely playing a “ bait and switch ” game that most Americans are far too savvy to accept @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ president.
” Both men do nothing more than bring shame to the offices they hold .

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Palmer Report predicted that William Barr’s little speech about “president” Donald Trump’s tweets making it “impossible” for Barr to do his job is merely another attempt at snowing the American public. Other outlets are also questioning Barr’s claims. CNN suggests that “there may be more than meets the eye.” You think? This is just another stunt from the Trump White House, especially when Trump turns immediately around and tweets that he has “a legal right” to demand Barr’s intervention in federal criminal cases, as reported by Politico. This dog and pony show isn’t fooling anyone.
Perhaps to someone who hasn’t been paying attention, Barr came across as asserting his independence from the White House. The vast majority are paying attention, so he came across as disingenuous and insincere. It is highly unlikely that Barr honestly wants to show independence from the White House. He has been there to cover for Trump from the beginning. CNN speculates that Barr is protecting his reputation (not that he has much of one these days), as well as trying to stem the tide of departures from his department. Barr sticks his head in the sand even more than Trump, so it’s possible that he thinks he has some sort of reputation to protect. Unfortunately for Barr, we are far, far beyond that. He killed his reputation from the moment he entered office, from abruptly ending Robert Mueller’s investigation to whitewashing Mueller’s report.
CNN spoke to White House officials, who opined that “Trump wasn’t bothered by the comments” that Barr made. Of course he wasn’t. In fact, he went right back to tweeting about what he wanted from the Justice Department as if the interview never occurred. Keep in mind that Trump does whatever he wants, so his post-interview tweeting could simply be Trump being Trump, but don’t be fooled by these antics. While CNN contends that Barr’s interview was a “brush-back” against Trump, and some White House officials termed it a “rebuke,” this was a carefully planned publicity stunt by two men who think they’re smarter than everyone else. They’re not, and this stunt is failing by the moment.
Barr claimed in the interview that Trump has never asked him to “do anything” with respect to criminal cases, but Trump has to show his “power” by tweeting “This doesn’t mean that I do not have, as President, the legal right to do so, I do, but I have so far chosen not to!” Trump really does think he’s some type of dictator, claiming rights that do not belong to a normal president.
The media is trying to make this out to be more than it is by claiming that Trump typically lashes out at critics and that Barr’s “reputation began to outweigh his deference to a president tearing at basic judicial norms.” Nothing of the sort is happening. Barr and Trump are merely playing a “bait and switch” game that most Americans are far too savvy to accept at face value, especially with this “president.” Both men do nothing more than bring shame to the offices they hold.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Bill Barr just got caught red handed

Bill Barr just got caught red handed

When Attorney General Bill Barr brazenly tried to meddle in the Roger Stone criminal case this week , it was widely portrayed as proof that Barr has a magic wand and can do anything he wants , and that it means Donald Trump is now emperor .
But that ’ s not how anything works .
Back in the real world , every political action comes with a reaction .
It turns out what Barr really did this past week was to put a bullseye on his own back .
Now that the media has a better sense of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it comes to Bill Barr ’ s antics , it knows more about where to dig for dirt .
and those on the inside of government who are outraged by Barr ’ s latest stunt are more motivated to leak dirt about him , in an effort at taking him down .
Sure enough , someone has leaked to CNN that Barr has been trying to block the SDNY from criminally pursuing Trump-connected Turkish bank Halkbank .
We don ’ t know who leaked the story .
But as a general rule , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a leaked story , that ’ s usually the person who leaked it .
In this instance the “ hero ” of the Halkbank story is the U.S. Attorney in charge of the SDNY , Geoffrey Berman .
So take that for whatever it ’ s worth .
But the upshot here is that because Barr did something so stupidly brazen in the Stone case , he ’ s now getting caught red handed in other matters like the Halkbank case .
Of course this Halkbank story is nothing new .
Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for months , but it finally has legs as a result of Barr ’ s Stone overreach .
Wyden tweeted this today , citing the CNN story : “ I ’ ve been investigating Trump ’ s interference in the investigation into Turkish-owned Halkbank , and my suspicions were just confirmed .
Attorney General Barr — at Trump ’ s request — was trying to orchestrate a sweetheart deal to please President Erdogan .
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When Attorney General Bill Barr brazenly tried to meddle in the Roger Stone criminal case this week, it was widely portrayed as proof that Barr has a magic wand and can do anything he wants, and that it means Donald Trump is now emperor. But that’s not how anything works. Back in the real world, every political action comes with a reaction. It turns out what Barr really did this past week was to put a bullseye on his own back.
Now that the media has a better sense of what kinds of things to look for when it comes to Bill Barr’s antics, it knows more about where to dig for dirt. and those on the inside of government who are outraged by Barr’s latest stunt are more motivated to leak dirt about him, in an effort at taking him down. Sure enough, someone has leaked to CNN that Barr has been trying to block the SDNY from criminally pursuing Trump-connected Turkish bank Halkbank.
We don’t know who leaked the story. But as a general rule, whoever comes off looking like the hero in a leaked story, that’s usually the person who leaked it. In this instance the “hero” of the Halkbank story is the U.S. Attorney in charge of the SDNY, Geoffrey Berman. So take that for whatever it’s worth. But the upshot here is that because Barr did something so stupidly brazen in the Stone case, he’s now getting caught red handed in other matters like the Halkbank case.
Of course this Halkbank story is nothing new. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden has been pursuing it for months, but it finally has legs as a result of Barr’s Stone overreach. Wyden tweeted this today, citing the CNN story: “I’ve been investigating Trump’s interference in the investigation into Turkish-owned Halkbank, and my suspicions were just confirmed. Attorney General Barr — at Trump’s request — was trying to orchestrate a sweetheart deal to please President Erdogan.”
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Rudy Giuliani suffers bizarre late night Twitter malfunction

Rudy Giuliani is in need of professional help .
That ’ s been increasingly obvious for awhile .
We like to poke fun at his fumbling , but only because he ’ s committing serious crimes against the United States , and words are the only tools we have for fighting back against him until his arrest finally comes .
The thing is , though , his condition is getting really bad .
On Friday night , Rudy tried to do a Google search , but instead he ended up tweeting his Google search query .
Okay , fine , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There ’ s nothing unique about that .
But on Saturday night , he did something far more strange .
He has a new website called rudygiulianics.com where he posts his largely incoherent podcast episodes .
Rudy doesn ’ t seem to know his own website , though , because he tweeted a link to watchrudygiulianics.com which redirects to a drug and alcohol rehab website .
No , really .
This is the site that Rudy linked to : This isn ’ t funny , of course .
It ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
WHOIS records don ’ t say who owns watchrudygiulianics.com but they do reveal that it ’ s been registered since 2016 ( long before he registered his actual website rudygiulianics.com ) , so it ’ s not as if someone else ran out and registered this site as a prank after Rudy made his typo .
When you put this within the context of Rudy ’ s recent media interviews , which have seen him drooling and walking into walls , the guy seriously needs professional help .
Then again , he @ @ @ @ @ @

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Rudy Giuliani is in need of professional help. That’s been increasingly obvious for awhile. We like to poke fun at his fumbling, but only because he’s committing serious crimes against the United States, and words are the only tools we have for fighting back against him until his arrest finally comes. The thing is, though, his condition is getting really bad.
On Friday night, Rudy tried to do a Google search, but instead he ended up tweeting his Google search query. Okay, fine, so he’s bad with technology. There’s nothing unique about that. But on Saturday night, he did something far more strange. He has a new website called rudygiulianics.com where he posts his largely incoherent podcast episodes. Rudy doesn’t seem to know his own website, though, because he tweeted a link to watchrudygiulianics.com which redirects to a drug and alcohol rehab website. No, really. This is the site that Rudy linked to:
This isn’t funny, of course. It’s not even clear what’s happening here. WHOIS records don’t say who owns watchrudygiulianics.com but they do reveal that it’s been registered since 2016 (long before he registered his actual website rudygiulianics.com), so it’s not as if someone else ran out and registered this site as a prank after Rudy made his typo. When you put this within the context of Rudy’s recent media interviews, which have seen him drooling and walking into walls, the guy seriously needs professional help. Then again, he also needs to be arrested.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Susan Collins sinks to a whole new disgusting low

The thing about taking a bribe – even if it ’ s merely a corrupt one and not an illegal @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t want to be too obvious about it .
Republican Senator Susan Collins @ @ @ @ @ , even though she since basically admitted that her rationale at the time has turned @ @ @ @ @ Now she ’ s bragging about the millions of dollars that came her way as @ @ @ @ @ .
Susan Collins tweeted this : “ Great news !
19 Housing Authorities in Maine @ @ @ @ @ $ 9.5 million to preserve & modernize affordable housing units that serve individuals with disabilities @ @ @ @ @ ” Uh , obvious much ?
Collins is bragging about the millions of dollars that @ @ @ @ @ state ’ s way almost immediately after she voted to acquit Trump .
Responses to @ @ @ @ @ : It turns out Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski pulled the same crap for the same @ @ @ @ @ around and tried to brag about it .

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The thing about taking a bribe – even if it’s merely a corrupt one and not an illegal one – is that you don’t want to be too obvious about it. Republican Senator Susan Collins voted to acquit Donald Trump, even though she since basically admitted that her rationale at the time has turned out to be BS. Now she’s bragging about the millions of dollars that came her way as a result of acquitting Trump.
Susan Collins tweeted this: “Great news! 19 Housing Authorities in Maine have been awarded more than $9.5 million to preserve & modernize affordable housing units that serve individuals with disabilities & low-income individuals and families.” Uh, obvious much? Collins is bragging about the millions of dollars that have suddenly been thrown her state’s way almost immediately after she voted to acquit Trump. Responses to Collins were anything but positive:
You are such a disappointment. — Tracy (@Tracy2227) February 14, 2020
The only good news for Mainers would be if you were not representing them. — Arse Grammatica (@ArseGrammatica) February 14, 2020
It turns out Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski pulled the same crap for the same reason, and also turned around and tried to brag about it.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--What a bunch of crap

What a bunch of crap

Donald Trump has tweeted a number of things that have been dishonest , distasteful , racist , threatening , horrifying , you name it .
A number of his tweets have constituted felonies .
But on Saturday , he reached a new kind of low – and an inexplicable one at that – when he retweeted a video of a guy being heard taking a dump on a hot mic .
We only wish we were making this up .
A man named Paul Samuel tweeted a video of the Mayor of Georgetown leaving a city council meeting to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his lapel mic off .
Donald Trump then retweeted the video without adding any additional comment .
You can watch the video here if you want , but it ’ s crass and pointless .
The real story is that Trump retweeted it all .
Can you get any more unpresidential than a video of a guy pooping ?
This is just so embarrassing .
But then came the truly odd part .
If Trump had bothered to check Paul Samuel ’ s Twitter feed before retweeting the video that Samuel had posted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I have no doubt that Donald Trump will be recorded as the most corrupt POTUS in US history.
” That ’ s right .
Not only did Trump post an absurdly unpresidential video , he got it from an anti-Trump person .
Also , the mayor in the video is a Republican – so Trump is making fun of a guy from his own party .
Moreover , various media outlets dug in and determined that while Samuel just posted the video today , it originally went viral five years ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So much for Donald Trump becoming more “ emboldened.
” In reality he ’ s just becoming even more open about his true offensive nature .
We ’ re also left to wonder Trump targeted the Mayor of Georgetown with his retweet because Trump ’ s nemesis , former U.S .
Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch , was given a standing ovation at Georgetown University earlier this week .

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Donald Trump has tweeted a number of things that have been dishonest, distasteful, racist, threatening, horrifying, you name it. A number of his tweets have constituted felonies. But on Saturday, he reached a new kind of low – and an inexplicable one at that – when he retweeted a video of a guy being heard taking a dump on a hot mic. We only wish we were making this up.
A man named Paul Samuel tweeted a video of the Mayor of Georgetown leaving a city council meeting to use the bathroom, and forgetting to turn his lapel mic off. Donald Trump then retweeted the video without adding any additional comment. You can watch the video here if you want, but it’s crass and pointless. The real story is that Trump retweeted it all. Can you get any more unpresidential than a video of a guy pooping? This is just so embarrassing. But then came the truly odd part.
If Trump had bothered to check Paul Samuel’s Twitter feed before retweeting the video that Samuel had posted, Trump would have found this: “I have no doubt that Donald Trump will be recorded as the most corrupt POTUS in US history.” That’s right. Not only did Trump post an absurdly unpresidential video, he got it from an anti-Trump person. Also, the mayor in the video is a Republican – so Trump is making fun of a guy from his own party.
Moreover, various media outlets dug in and determined that while Samuel just posted the video today, it originally went viral five years ago. This isn’t even something new. So much for Donald Trump becoming more “emboldened.” In reality he’s just becoming even more open about his true offensive nature. We’re also left to wonder Trump targeted the Mayor of Georgetown with his retweet because Trump’s nemesis, former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, was given a standing ovation at Georgetown University earlier this week.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--The real story behind Mike Bloomberg supposedly picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate

This morning , Drudge Report exclusively reported that according to its sources , Mike Bloomberg is considering picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate if he wins the 2020 Democratic nomination .
This has led to widespread debate about whether the story is true , and if so , whether it ’ s a good idea .
But this misses the point entirely .
Let ’ s make this simple : the story isn ’ t true .
If it were true , a right wing site like Drudge Report would be the last to stumble upon it .
Drudge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ story of a scandal surrounding a Democratic politician .
But try to imagine the incredibly small number of people who would be involved in the discussions between Bloomberg and Hillary , and then ask what the odds are that Drudge somehow pried that information loose from one of them .
So the story itself isn ’ t real .
What is relevant here is who leaked this false story to Drudge , and why .
One of these three things has to be true : 1 ) Mike Bloomberg leaked the fake Hillary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today about him mistreating women .
2 ) One of Bloomberg ’ s Democratic opponents leaked it , under the belief that attaching Bloomberg to Hillary would hurt him .
3 ) Trump and/or the GOP leaked the story for the same reason .
Hillary remains incredibly popular .
But when she decided to bait Bernie and his supporters into attacking her so they ’ d have less time to attack his democratic opponents , she made it pretty clear that she ’ s not looking to ever run for anything again .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that she wants to be on a ticket at this point .
And no , Hillary didn ’ t leak it herself ; she ’ d gain nothing by doing so , and would actually undermine her current position as an outside commentator on the 2020 race .
Whoever did leak this false story , why give it to Drudge of all people ?
They surely knew he ’ d publish it , because it ’ s a controversial story involving Hillary , whether they were able to provide any solid evidence to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But really , this story wasn ’ t designed to be believed , right ?
It was merely designed to dominate the headlines for a day or two .
If it came from Trump ’ s camp , look for Trump himself to start tweeting about it soon .
Whenever his people plot something like this , he never can keep his mouth shut and keep up the ruse .

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This morning, Drudge Report exclusively reported that according to its sources, Mike Bloomberg is considering picking Hillary Clinton as his running mate if he wins the 2020 Democratic nomination. This has led to widespread debate about whether the story is true, and if so, whether it’s a good idea. But this misses the point entirely.
Let’s make this simple: the story isn’t true. If it were true, a right wing site like Drudge Report would be the last to stumble upon it. Drudge might be the first to have the story of a scandal surrounding a Democratic politician. But try to imagine the incredibly small number of people who would be involved in the discussions between Bloomberg and Hillary, and then ask what the odds are that Drudge somehow pried that information loose from one of them. So the story itself isn’t real. What is relevant here is who leaked this false story to Drudge, and why.
One of these three things has to be true: 1) Mike Bloomberg leaked the fake Hillary story to distract everyone from the story today about him mistreating women. 2) One of Bloomberg’s Democratic opponents leaked it, under the belief that attaching Bloomberg to Hillary would hurt him. 3) Trump and/or the GOP leaked the story for the same reason.
Hillary remains incredibly popular. But when she decided to bait Bernie and his supporters into attacking her so they’d have less time to attack his democratic opponents, she made it pretty clear that she’s not looking to ever run for anything again. It’s almost impossible to imagine that she wants to be on a ticket at this point. And no, Hillary didn’t leak it herself; she’d gain nothing by doing so, and would actually undermine her current position as an outside commentator on the 2020 race.
Whoever did leak this false story, why give it to Drudge of all people? They surely knew he’d publish it, because it’s a controversial story involving Hillary, whether they were able to provide any solid evidence to back up the story or not. But really, this story wasn’t designed to be believed, right? It was merely designed to dominate the headlines for a day or two. If it came from Trump’s camp, look for Trump himself to start tweeting about it soon. Whenever his people plot something like this, he never can keep his mouth shut and keep up the ruse.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Now we know why Lisa Murkowski voted to acquit Donald Trump – and it’s not pretty

When Republican Senator Mitt Romney voted to convict and remove Donald Trump , his rationale was clear enough .
He ’ s more popular in his home state than Trump is , he doesn ’ t have to seek reelection for a few more years anyway , and his prior statements make clear that he despises Trump .
So why not vote to convict a guilty man ?
But all above criteria also apply to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski .
So why didn ’ t she also vote to convict Trump ?
Now we have our unfortunate answer .
She @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says all that needs to be said : That ’ s right , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s wife Elaine Chao has just steered $ 20 million to Lisa Murkowski ’ s home state of Alaska – just a few days after Murkowski fell in line and voted with McConnell to acquit Donald Trump .
This is bribery at its worst .
To give you an idea of just how negative the reaction to Murkowski has been , her tweet got about five hundred likes , and about seven thousand negative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when Murkowski faces a Democratic challenger for her Senate seat in 2022 .

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When Republican Senator Mitt Romney voted to convict and remove Donald Trump, his rationale was clear enough. He’s more popular in his home state than Trump is, he doesn’t have to seek reelection for a few more years anyway, and his prior statements make clear that he despises Trump. So why not vote to convict a guilty man?
But all above criteria also apply to Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski. So why didn’t she also vote to convict Trump? Now we have our unfortunate answer. She posted this tweet, which pretty much says all that needs to be said:
Thank you to @USDOT & @SecElaineChao for allocating a $20M Port Infrastructure Development Program grant to the Port of Alaska to help offset the 1st phase costs of the Port’s desperately-needed modernization program, enabling safe, cost-effective, & reliable Port operations. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) February 12, 2020
That’s right, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao has just steered $20 million to Lisa Murkowski’s home state of Alaska – just a few days after Murkowski fell in line and voted with McConnell to acquit Donald Trump. This is bribery at its worst. To give you an idea of just how negative the reaction to Murkowski has been, her tweet got about five hundred likes, and about seven thousand negative comments. We should all remember this when Murkowski faces a Democratic challenger for her Senate seat in 2022.
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palmerreport--2020-02-16--Donald Trump’s “Act Three” isn’t going the way he’s hoping

Donald Trump , IMPOTUS the Third , is becoming more and more open about his corruption .
With his team of water carriers defending him regardless of the accusation , as well as his personal attorney Bill Barr running interference , Trump has chased the Vindman twins out of the White House and made other corrupt vindictive moves .
His narcissism was on full display Saturday morning , when he quoted from a Peter Baker column in the New York Times in a tweet series : “ Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate Impeachment Trial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strike at the King , Emerson famously said , “ you must kill him.
’ Mr. Trump ’ s foes struck at him but did not take him down .
A triumphant Mr.Trump emerges from the biggest test of his presidency emboldened , ready to claim exoneration , and take his case of grievance , persecution and resentment to the campaign trail.
” Peter Baker @ nytimes The Greatest Witch Hunt in American History !
The posting immediately evoked a reaction from various legal folks and others , who cautioned about the audacity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With Rudy Giuliani as his court jester , and Barr acting as his guardian , with almost 200 of his nominees sitting on the federal benches , Trump might have grand illusions of his power .
However , like many a Shakespearean character , act three is coming and the fall is ahead .
There is a way to end this tragedy like Shakespeare would have done , and that is to make sure the emperor has no clothes and has no position .
Vote him out in November .

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Donald Trump, IMPOTUS the Third, is becoming more and more open about his corruption. With his team of water carriers defending him regardless of the accusation, as well as his personal attorney Bill Barr running interference, Trump has chased the Vindman twins out of the White House and made other corrupt vindictive moves. His narcissism was on full display Saturday morning, when he quoted from a Peter Baker column in the New York Times in a tweet series:
“Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump. ‘When you strike at the King, Emerson famously said, “you must kill him.’ Mr. Trump’s foes struck at him but did not take him down. A triumphant Mr.Trump emerges from the biggest test of his presidency emboldened, ready to claim exoneration, and take his case of grievance, persecution and resentment to the campaign trail.” Peter Baker @nytimes The Greatest Witch Hunt in American History!
The posting immediately evoked a reaction from various legal folks and others, who cautioned about the audacity of Trump posting such a statement. With Rudy Giuliani as his court jester, and Barr acting as his guardian, with almost 200 of his nominees sitting on the federal benches, Trump might have grand illusions of his power.
However, like many a Shakespearean character, act three is coming and the fall is ahead. There is a way to end this tragedy like Shakespeare would have done, and that is to make sure the emperor has no clothes and has no position. Vote him out in November.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--This one is already coming back to bite Donald Trump

Donald Trump probably felt pretty confident delivering his State of the Union address this year – one that pundits called uplifting , even if most of what was in it was far from accurate .
Aside from the typical racist and xenophobic nonsense that usually comes out whenever Trump opens his mouth , Trump did something else despicable in the address , revealed this week by AP : lying about a formerly homeless veteran to prop up one of his administration ’ s programs .
“ After struggling with drug addiction , Tony lost his job , his house and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said , pointing out the former homeless Army veteran Tony Rankins in the crowd .
“ But then Tony found a construction company that invests in Opportunity Zones .
He is now a top tradesman , drug-free , reunited with his family.
” The trouble is that Rankins actually got his job four months before the Treasury Department determined which neighborhoods were eligible for the Opportunity Zone tax break .
The job site where Rankins worked turned out to be in a neighborhood of Nashville that was not eligible .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despicable enough – but it points to something even worse .
The Treasury Department is currently investigating if wealthy individuals like Rankins ’ employer have been abusing the tax break program , using their connections with Donald Trump .
If this is true , Trump specifically thanking Rankins ’ employer in the same speech should come as no surprise .
This also coincides at a time that the administration is having a hard time explaining why the job growth is so lackluster compared to what Republicans promised we would see .

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Donald Trump probably felt pretty confident delivering his State of the Union address this year – one that pundits called uplifting, even if most of what was in it was far from accurate. Aside from the typical racist and xenophobic nonsense that usually comes out whenever Trump opens his mouth, Trump did something else despicable in the address, revealed this week by AP: lying about a formerly homeless veteran to prop up one of his administration’s programs.
“After struggling with drug addiction, Tony lost his job, his house and his family. He was homeless,” Trump said, pointing out the former homeless Army veteran Tony Rankins in the crowd. “But then Tony found a construction company that invests in Opportunity Zones. He is now a top tradesman, drug-free, reunited with his family.”
The trouble is that Rankins actually got his job four months before the Treasury Department determined which neighborhoods were eligible for the Opportunity Zone tax break. The job site where Rankins worked turned out to be in a neighborhood of Nashville that was not eligible. The fact that Trump lied about this is despicable enough – but it points to something even worse.
The Treasury Department is currently investigating if wealthy individuals like Rankins’ employer have been abusing the tax break program, using their connections with Donald Trump. If this is true, Trump specifically thanking Rankins’ employer in the same speech should come as no surprise. This also coincides at a time that the administration is having a hard time explaining why the job growth is so lackluster compared to what Republicans promised we would see.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--Donald Trump tries to declare himself “king” – and misses badly

The media continues to push the ratings-friendly narrative that Donald Trump ’ s acquittal has “ emboldened ” him and now he ’ s magically unstoppable – even though the facts say something rather different .
The latest to try to milk the “ emboldened ” narrative for website traffic is the New York Times ’ Peter Baker , who quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson today while referring to Trump as a “ king.
” Declaring anyone a “ king ” – at time when he as a 40 % approval rating and is thus far more likely to be in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be on a throne – is journalistic malpractice .
But the panicked hysteria continues unabated , and if nothing else , Baker ’ s ratings-driven stunt did bait Trump into making a fairly stupid mistake .
Trump tweeted this today : “ Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump .
‘ When you strike at the King , Emerson famously said , “ you must kill him.
’ Mr. Trump ’ s foes struck at him but did not take him down .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ test of his presidency emboldened , ready to claim exoneration , and take his case of grievance , persecution and resentment to the campaign trail.
” Peter Baker @ nytimes The Greatest Witch Hunt In American History !
Yep , the idiot just referred to himself as a “ king.
” It doesn ’ t matter that was quoting someone else who was quoting someone else .
He still used the word in reference to himself , meaning it can be used against him .
Coming out of acquittal , the most dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been to suddenly start talking and acting normal .
That ’ s something that could potentially have boosted his approval rating and finally gotten him into 2020 contention .
Instead we ’ ve got Trump saying things that will only serve to turn off those who haven ’ t yet made up their minds whether or how to vote in 2020 .
For Trump , this was a narcissistic swing and a miss .

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The media continues to push the ratings-friendly narrative that Donald Trump’s acquittal has “emboldened” him and now he’s magically unstoppable – even though the facts say something rather different. The latest to try to milk the “emboldened” narrative for website traffic is the New York Times’ Peter Baker, who quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson today while referring to Trump as a “king.”
Declaring anyone a “king” – at time when he as a 40% approval rating and is thus far more likely to be in behind bars a year from now than to be on a throne – is journalistic malpractice. But the panicked hysteria continues unabated, and if nothing else, Baker’s ratings-driven stunt did bait Trump into making a fairly stupid mistake. Trump tweeted this today:
“Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed to foresee the lesson of the Senate Impeachment Trial of President Trump. ‘When you strike at the King, Emerson famously said, “you must kill him.’ Mr. Trump’s foes struck at him but did not take him down. A triumphant Mr.Trump emerges from the biggest test of his presidency emboldened, ready to claim exoneration, and take his case of grievance, persecution and resentment to the campaign trail.” Peter Baker
@nytimes The Greatest Witch Hunt In American History!
Yep, the idiot just referred to himself as a “king.” It doesn’t matter that was quoting someone else who was quoting someone else. He still used the word in reference to himself, meaning it can be used against him. Coming out of acquittal, the most dangerous thing Donald Trump could have done would have been to suddenly start talking and acting normal. That’s something that could potentially have boosted his approval rating and finally gotten him into 2020 contention. Instead we’ve got Trump saying things that will only serve to turn off those who haven’t yet made up their minds whether or how to vote in 2020. For Trump, this was a narcissistic swing and a miss.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--Donald Trump hits a wall

Donald Trump hits a wall

Trump ’ s border wall is viewed by many as one of the most socio-politically regressive , blatantly xenophobic , and holistically pointless government projects in modern United States history .
I think it should become even more of a waste if a Democrat takes the White House this year .
As far as I know , no Democratic candidate has made stopping the border wall and/or tearing it down a true focal point of his or her platform , and to be frank , I don ’ t know that it should be .
It ’ s something that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every Democratic candidate , but that isn ’ t to say it ’ s an obvious or even an easy policy to espouse .
In my book , tearing down the wall is a must : it is the closest thing we have as a monument to Trump , and it ’ s the physical embodiment of xenophobia .
But it will be a spectacular political flashpoint to tear it down , even among some liberal voters .
Why ?
Tearing down something that cost so much money will be seen as wasteful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even ask : “ Why tear it down ?
It ’ s already there and we can let people in with better immigration policies even if it ’ s there ; plus we should deter illegal immigration and the wall will do some of that.
” In my view , these points belie the fact that it was wasteful to begin with , and that tearing it down would at least serve this bruised nation some well – needed catharsis .
But tearing down the wall is much more than catharsis — it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values looking forward .
What is more important for the health of the Republic and how we ’ re viewed by the rest of the world ?
Being perceived as complicit pragmatists , or being perceived as having a strong moral compass and keenness to solve difficult problems rather than sweep them under the rug ?
We have an angry segment of voters in the country who think Trump is a demigod .
Many of these people think the wall is the best thing since prepackaged PB & J sandwiches .
They will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they will be very vocal about such a decision .
But tearing down the wall wouldn ’ t be about them — it would be about everyone else .
We already let a minority of largely low-information voters , primarily in Middle America , choose the fate of this country and its foreign affairs for four years .
The backlash from the Obama years has been extreme and in so many ways , highly destructive .
Do we really want to keep the wall up just to please the forty-ish percent of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base ?
Do we really want to let their tribalism , irrational and illogical prejudices to stand as monuments ?
I ’ m very much an advocate for bipartisanship , compromise , and exploring others ’ paradigms , but I ’ m afraid there ’ s only one right answer here—the wall must be torn down .
None of this is to mention the extreme environmental damage , the questionable use of eminent domain by the feds , and the exacerbating of the refugee crisis at our border that the wall has caused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to vote , and make sure a Democrat takes Trump ’ s seat in the White House this year .
A lot rides on your ballot .

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Trump’s border wall is viewed by many as one of the most socio-politically regressive, blatantly xenophobic, and holistically pointless government projects in modern United States history. I think it should become even more of a waste if a Democrat takes the White House this year.
As far as I know, no Democratic candidate has made stopping the border wall and/or tearing it down a true focal point of his or her platform, and to be frank, I don’t know that it should be. It’s something that’s probably on the mind of every Democratic candidate, but that isn’t to say it’s an obvious or even an easy policy to espouse. In my book, tearing down the wall is a must: it is the closest thing we have as a monument to Trump, and it’s the physical embodiment of xenophobia. But it will be a spectacular political flashpoint to tear it down, even among some liberal voters.
Why? Tearing down something that cost so much money will be seen as wasteful. Advocates for keeping the wall might even ask: “Why tear it down? It’s already there and we can let people in with better immigration policies even if it’s there; plus we should deter illegal immigration and the wall will do some of that.” In my view, these points belie the fact that it was wasteful to begin with, and that tearing it down would at least serve this bruised nation some well – needed catharsis. But tearing down the wall is much more than catharsis — it would be a strong symbol of our values looking forward. What is more important for the health of the Republic and how we’re viewed by the rest of the world? Being perceived as complicit pragmatists, or being perceived as having a strong moral compass and keenness to solve difficult problems rather than sweep them under the rug?
We have an angry segment of voters in the country who think Trump is a demigod. Many of these people think the wall is the best thing since prepackaged PB&J sandwiches. They will not support tearing down the wall, and they will be very vocal about such a decision. But tearing down the wall wouldn’t be about them — it would be about everyone else. We already let a minority of largely low-information voters, primarily in Middle America, choose the fate of this country and its foreign affairs for four years. The backlash from the Obama years has been extreme and in so many ways, highly destructive. Do we really want to keep the wall up just to please the forty-ish percent of voters who make up Trump’s base? Do we really want to let their tribalism, irrational and illogical prejudices to stand as monuments?
I’m very much an advocate for bipartisanship, compromise, and exploring others’ paradigms, but I’m afraid there’s only one right answer here—the wall must be torn down. None of this is to mention the extreme environmental damage, the questionable use of eminent domain by the feds, and the exacerbating of the refugee crisis at our border that the wall has caused. Register to vote, register others to vote, and make sure a Democrat takes Trump’s seat in the White House this year. A lot rides on your ballot.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--Donald Trump’s stooge Jim Jordan sinks to a whole new low

Yep , taking off your jacket and rolling up your sleeves is never going to be the same .
When writer and witty composer of bons mots François de La Rochefoucauld said “ Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue ” he probably had someone like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan in mind .
In case you ’ ve spent the last couple of years in a coma , allow me to explain .
When Jim Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University from 1987 to 1995 , the team doctor , Richard Strauss , sexually @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This went on unabated and unchallenged and with the full knowledge of the coaching staff , including Jim Jordan .
Jordan denies this , of course , despite the testimony of at least eight former wrestlers who said that Jordan had been aware of , but did not respond to , allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss .
Of course , there ’ s nothing quite like false allegations of sexual misconduct to bring liars and fortune seekers out of the woodwork .
I ’ m being sarcastic here .
The truth of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glare of public scrutiny with accounts of sexual assault is one of the most humiliatingly difficult and courageous things a human being can do .
I ’ m personal friends with two of Bill Cosby ’ s victims and I have it from them firsthand how soul-murdering it can be .
But it ’ s also cleansing and , however painful , sometimes essential in order for the victims to get on with their lives .
Eight people have come forward and made these allegations that Dr. Strauss molested them and Jim Jordan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and so should you .
Mike DiSabato was the first to come forward about the abuse in 2018 .
On Tuesday Adam DiSabato , brother of Mike DiSabato , said that Jim Jordan called him — on the Fourth of July last year no less — and begged him to come forward and contradict his own brother ’ s testimony .
DiSabato said Jordan was , “ crying , groveling … begging me to go against my brother … That ’ s the kind of cover-up that ’ s going on there.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who got shoe-horned onto Adam Schiff ’ s Foreign Relations Intelligence Committee so he could serve as the Republican chief exponent of moral outrage .
Now imagine him crying and groveling . )
DiSabato went on to say , “ He ( Jordan ) is throwing us all under the bus , he is a coward .
A coward .
He is not a leader , he ’ s a coward … I was Captain of our team , I would never abandon our Team .
He abandoned us.
” You ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when it comes to being a shill for sexual abusers he sure is consistent .
After all , we know about Donald Trump and his history of rape and sexual assault .
The thread linking Jordan ’ s careers , first as a coach then as a Congressman , is carrying water for sexual criminals .
Jordan is phony and his moral outrage is phony .
There are few people more disgustingly criminal than Jim Jordan , who belongs not in Congress but in prison .

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Yep, taking off your jacket and rolling up your sleeves is never going to be the same. When writer and witty composer of bons mots François de La Rochefoucauld said “Hypocrisy is a tribute that vice pays to virtue” he probably had someone like Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan in mind.
In case you’ve spent the last couple of years in a coma, allow me to explain. When Jim Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University from 1987 to 1995, the team doctor, Richard Strauss, sexually assaulted several members of that team. This went on unabated and unchallenged and with the full knowledge of the coaching staff, including Jim Jordan. Jordan denies this, of course, despite the testimony of at least eight former wrestlers who said that Jordan had been aware of, but did not respond to, allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss.
Of course, there’s nothing quite like false allegations of sexual misconduct to bring liars and fortune seekers out of the woodwork. I’m being sarcastic here. The truth of the matter is coming forward into the glare of public scrutiny with accounts of sexual assault is one of the most humiliatingly difficult and courageous things a human being can do. I’m personal friends with two of Bill Cosby’s victims and I have it from them firsthand how soul-murdering it can be. But it’s also cleansing and, however painful, sometimes essential in order for the victims to get on with their lives. Eight people have come forward and made these allegations that Dr. Strauss molested them and Jim Jordan covered it up. I believe them and so should you.
Mike DiSabato was the first to come forward about the abuse in 2018. On Tuesday Adam DiSabato, brother of Mike DiSabato, said that Jim Jordan called him — on the Fourth of July last year no less — and begged him to come forward and contradict his own brother’s testimony. DiSabato said Jordan was, “crying, groveling … begging me to go against my brother … That’s the kind of cover-up that’s going on there.” (Recall that Jordan was the guy who got shoe-horned onto Adam Schiff’s Foreign Relations Intelligence Committee so he could serve as the Republican chief exponent of moral outrage. Now imagine him crying and groveling.)
DiSabato went on to say, “He (Jordan) is throwing us all under the bus, he is a coward. A coward. He is not a leader, he’s a coward … I was Captain of our team, I would never abandon our Team. He abandoned us.” You’ve got to hand it to Jim Jordan, when it comes to being a shill for sexual abusers he sure is consistent. After all, we know about Donald Trump and his history of rape and sexual assault. The thread linking Jordan’s careers, first as a coach then as a Congressman, is carrying water for sexual criminals. Jordan is phony and his moral outrage is phony. There are few people more disgustingly criminal than Jim Jordan, who belongs not in Congress but in prison.
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BANANA REPUBLIC

Considering how overwhelmingly corrupt Donald Trump and Bill Barr are , it ’ s a good thing they ’ re not particularly skilled at it .
Sure , they ’ ve each been committing crimes left and right since taking their respective offices .
But Trump is limping along with a near-fatally low approval rating , and Barr just keeps finding new ways to strike out .
Now they ’ ve succeeded in severely pissing off a judge .
By September of last year , Palmer Report and others were already pointing out that the supposed indictment of former FBI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to actually exist , and that Bill Barr had simply leaked a phony story to the media just to make Trump ’ s socks roll up and down .
By November of last year it was pretty clear that this was eventually going to blow up in Barr ’ s face .
Now that day has arrived .
When Barr ’ s DOJ admitted to a federal judge yesterday that there wasn ’ t going to be any indictment or prosecution of McCabe , the judge promptly lambasted Barr and his people over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a conservative by any measure , went so far as to blast them for running a “ banana republic ” because it was clear that Barr had been taking his marching orders in the case from Trump .
Therein lies the problem for both these guys .
Donald Trump is so narcissistic , or impulsive , or just plain deranged , he can ’ t simply sit back and let Bill Barr do his corrupt dirty work for him .
Trump has to tweet insults and threats and complaints in the direction of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without even a sliver of deniability .
Meanwhile Barr is so middling at this , the best he could come up with was to pretend McCabe had been indicted .
Trump and Barr won ’ t stop trying their bumbling yet corrupt antics .
As always , vigilance is the key to containing the damage they can do , until we can throw them out in the election .

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Considering how overwhelmingly corrupt Donald Trump and Bill Barr are, it’s a good thing they’re not particularly skilled at it. Sure, they’ve each been committing crimes left and right since taking their respective offices. But Trump is limping along with a near-fatally low approval rating, and Barr just keeps finding new ways to strike out. Now they’ve succeeded in severely pissing off a judge.
By September of last year, Palmer Report and others were already pointing out that the supposed indictment of former FBI official Andrew McCabe didn’t appear to actually exist, and that Bill Barr had simply leaked a phony story to the media just to make Trump’s socks roll up and down. By November of last year it was pretty clear that this was eventually going to blow up in Barr’s face. Now that day has arrived.
When Barr’s DOJ admitted to a federal judge yesterday that there wasn’t going to be any indictment or prosecution of McCabe, the judge promptly lambasted Barr and his people over the matter. Judge Reggie Walton, a conservative by any measure, went so far as to blast them for running a “banana republic” because it was clear that Barr had been taking his marching orders in the case from Trump.
Therein lies the problem for both these guys. Donald Trump is so narcissistic, or impulsive, or just plain deranged, he can’t simply sit back and let Bill Barr do his corrupt dirty work for him. Trump has to tweet insults and threats and complaints in the direction of Barr’s targets, leaving Barr without even a sliver of deniability. Meanwhile Barr is so middling at this, the best he could come up with was to pretend McCabe had been indicted. Trump and Barr won’t stop trying their bumbling yet corrupt antics. As always, vigilance is the key to containing the damage they can do, until we can throw them out in the election.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--Bill Barr scrambles as his shell game starts falling to pieces

Even the biggest of fatalists were forced to acknowledge today that Bill Barr doesn ’ t have a magic wand after all , when his Department of Justice announced that the longtime sham investigation into former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was being dropped .
This comes months after Barr used media leaks to try to create the false impression that McCabe was being indicted on imaginary charges .
Just like that , Bill Barr ’ s three-card Monte scheme collapsed .
Barr obviously never could have gotten a grand jury to indict Andrew McCabe , when the case against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lies that Trump had tweeted about McCabe .
But Barr wanted to please Donald Trump , and so he spent all this time pretending he was taking McCabe down .
Trump , who is clueless about how most of these things work , appeared to have fallen for it .
As of today , Trump knows that Barr doesn ’ t have nearly as much corrupt power as he ’ s been pretending he had .
Barr had another card trick up his sleeve , of course .
He forcibly changed the DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which has the net effect of accomplishing literally nothing , because the judge has sole discretion over the sentence .
Barr can ’ t magically reduce Stone ’ s sentence any more than he can magically reduce the size of a giraffe .
Barr simply changed the recommendation to what he thinks the judge was always going to give Stone anyway , in the hope that Trump would then mistakenly think Barr helped him .
The thing is , Barr may not be able to keep up this ruse for long , either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stone a significantly longer sentence than Barr is guessing , then even an oblivious Trump will be able to see that Barr ’ s antics were all for show .
Now that Bill Barr ’ s McCabe ruse has collapsed , and his Stone ruse could collapse by next week , he needs to make yet another move to convince cabbage-brain Trump that something is being done to advance Trump ’ s petty agenda .
So today Barr leaked that he ’ s asked outside federal prosecutors to examine how the criminal case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s cute , but this can be expected to go about as far as any of Barr ’ s other superficial schemes .
Of course all that matters is whether Trump believes this latest move is somehow going to take down the people who dared to investigate Flynn , or whether Trump finally figures out that Barr is just playin him .
Keep in mind that because Bill Barr came into office and immediately committed several counts of felony obstruction of justice in the Mueller probe , Barr is going to prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s no question the DOJ will immediately move to make an example out of Barr for his criminal antics .
Barr ’ s only hope is that Trump pardons him on his way out the door .
No wonder Barr is so desperate to convince Trump that he ’ s helping him , at a time when it ’ s becoming more clear by the day that Barr is nothing more than a corrupt but bumbling empty suit .

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Even the biggest of fatalists were forced to acknowledge today that Bill Barr doesn’t have a magic wand after all, when his Department of Justice announced that the longtime sham investigation into former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was being dropped. This comes months after Barr used media leaks to try to create the false impression that McCabe was being indicted on imaginary charges.
Just like that, Bill Barr’s three-card Monte scheme collapsed. Barr obviously never could have gotten a grand jury to indict Andrew McCabe, when the case against McCabe consisted of nothing more than the lies that Trump had tweeted about McCabe. But Barr wanted to please Donald Trump, and so he spent all this time pretending he was taking McCabe down. Trump, who is clueless about how most of these things work, appeared to have fallen for it. As of today, Trump knows that Barr doesn’t have nearly as much corrupt power as he’s been pretending he had.
Barr had another card trick up his sleeve, of course. He forcibly changed the DOJ’s Roger Stone sentencing guidelines – which has the net effect of accomplishing literally nothing, because the judge has sole discretion over the sentence. Barr can’t magically reduce Stone’s sentence any more than he can magically reduce the size of a giraffe.
Barr simply changed the recommendation to what he thinks the judge was always going to give Stone anyway, in the hope that Trump would then mistakenly think Barr helped him. The thing is, Barr may not be able to keep up this ruse for long, either. If the judge ends up giving Stone a significantly longer sentence than Barr is guessing, then even an oblivious Trump will be able to see that Barr’s antics were all for show.
Now that Bill Barr’s McCabe ruse has collapsed, and his Stone ruse could collapse by next week, he needs to make yet another move to convince cabbage-brain Trump that something is being done to advance Trump’s petty agenda. So today Barr leaked that he’s asked outside federal prosecutors to examine how the criminal case against Michael Flynn was built. That’s cute, but this can be expected to go about as far as any of Barr’s other superficial schemes. Of course all that matters is whether Trump believes this latest move is somehow going to take down the people who dared to investigate Flynn, or whether Trump finally figures out that Barr is just playin him.
Keep in mind that because Bill Barr came into office and immediately committed several counts of felony obstruction of justice in the Mueller probe, Barr is going to prison if Trump loses the election. There’s no question the DOJ will immediately move to make an example out of Barr for his criminal antics. Barr’s only hope is that Trump pardons him on his way out the door. No wonder Barr is so desperate to convince Trump that he’s helping him, at a time when it’s becoming more clear by the day that Barr is nothing more than a corrupt but bumbling empty suit.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--The thing about Donald Trump that no one is talking about

The question keeps popping up , in the media and across social media : if Donald Trump is so clearly unhappy being president , why is he even bothering to run for a second term ?
He ’ s the kingof self-delusion , so he could easily convince himself that he accomplished so much in his first term , he doesn ’ t need a second one .
Here ’ s the thing , though : he can ’ t not seek a second term .
We don ’ t know for sure if Trump truly wants another term .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ hating the job .
He surely likes being able to use the office to pick the nation ’ s pockets .
And for all we know , Vladimir Putin may have told him he should run again .
But even if none of the above is enough to convince Trump to seek a second term , there ’ s one ironclad reason why he absolutely has to seek re-election : his life is over if he doesn ’ t .
Donald Trump is absolutely , 100 % certain , without any shadow of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the minute he ’ s no longer in office .
The fatalists go completely off the deep end whenever I bring this up , which is probably why you don ’ t hear a ton of other pundits bringing it up either .
But it ’ s just a fact .
New York State has a widely documented grand jury targeting Trump for indictment .
The only reason he hasn ’ t been arrested yet is that he ’ s still in office .
So if Donald Trump doesn ’ t seek re-election @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he ’ ll be arrested – for the kind of cut and dry financial crimes that always result in conviction .
No , Trump can ’ t just magically stay in office if he loses .
No , he can ’ t magically cancel the election .
No , he can ’ t just magically avoid arrest by never going back to New York .
This is the real world , where no one ever has a magic wand .
Donald Trump has to seek re-election because otherwise he ’ ll spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confinement .
Trump ’ s inevitable arrest is not only driving his re-election bid , it ’ s also a factor in just about every single move he ’ s making at this point .
Most pundits are understandably afraid to discuss this for fear of incurring the wrath of the fatalists , who will accuse them of “ pushing fantasies ” and “ selling false hope ” for daring to point out that Trump isn ’ t just automatically going to get away with it all .
But we should be discussing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of every major storyline about him , because it plays at least an ancillary role in every one of those storylines .

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The question keeps popping up, in the media and across social media: if Donald Trump is so clearly unhappy being president, why is he even bothering to run for a second term? He’s the kingof self-delusion, so he could easily convince himself that he accomplished so much in his first term, he doesn’t need a second one. Here’s the thing, though: he can’t not seek a second term.
We don’t know for sure if Trump truly wants another term. Perhaps he likes the prestige, despite hating the job. He surely likes being able to use the office to pick the nation’s pockets. And for all we know, Vladimir Putin may have told him he should run again. But even if none of the above is enough to convince Trump to seek a second term, there’s one ironclad reason why he absolutely has to seek re-election: his life is over if he doesn’t.
Donald Trump is absolutely, 100% certain, without any shadow of a doubt, going to be arrested the minute he’s no longer in office. The fatalists go completely off the deep end whenever I bring this up, which is probably why you don’t hear a ton of other pundits bringing it up either. But it’s just a fact. New York State has a widely documented grand jury targeting Trump for indictment. The only reason he hasn’t been arrested yet is that he’s still in office.
So if Donald Trump doesn’t seek re-election, or if he loses in 2020, he’ll be arrested – for the kind of cut and dry financial crimes that always result in conviction. No, Trump can’t just magically stay in office if he loses. No, he can’t magically cancel the election. No, he can’t just magically avoid arrest by never going back to New York. This is the real world, where no one ever has a magic wand.
Donald Trump has to seek re-election because otherwise he’ll spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement. Trump’s inevitable arrest is not only driving his re-election bid, it’s also a factor in just about every single move he’s making at this point. Most pundits are understandably afraid to discuss this for fear of incurring the wrath of the fatalists, who will accuse them of “pushing fantasies” and “selling false hope” for daring to point out that Trump isn’t just automatically going to get away with it all. But we should be discussing Trump’s inevitable arrest as part of every major storyline about him, because it plays at least an ancillary role in every one of those storylines.
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palmerreport--2020-02-15--SDNY just gave the finger to Donald Trump

The DOJ officially acknowledged today that the sham criminal probe into Donald Trump ’ s longtime nemesis Andrew McCabe has been dropped .
This confirms Bill Barr was full of it when he leaked to the media a few months ago that McCabe was supposedly being indicted .
Of course this comes even as Barr is attempting to meddle in the Roger Stone case .
The thing is , Bill Barr doesn ’ t have a magic wand .
He ’ s actually been quite bumbling , if certainly felonious , in how he ’ s been screwing with these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Barr and Donald Trump a conspicuously timed middle finger .
The Feds at the SDNY just leaked to the Washington Post that they ’ re still going full speed ahead in the criminal case against Rudy Giuliani .
Why do this ?
The SDNY must figure that it ’ s best move is to publicly document that it has a strong case against Giuliani , so as to make it harder for Barr to shut it down .
This is notable , considering Bill Barr oversees the SDNY .
But he couldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Giuliani ’ co-conspirators Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman , so it ’ s not shocking that the SDNY believes it can stop Barr from meddling in the Rudy case too .
The reality is that , for all his sleight of hand tricks aimed at convincing Donald Trump that he ’ s helping him , Bill Barr just doesn ’ t have the muscle .
Barr ’ s inability to lay a glove on Andrew McCabe is a reminder that while he is Trump ’ s most effective henchman , even he ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

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The DOJ officially acknowledged today that the sham criminal probe into Donald Trump’s longtime nemesis Andrew McCabe has been dropped. This confirms Bill Barr was full of it when he leaked to the media a few months ago that McCabe was supposedly being indicted. Of course this comes even as Barr is attempting to meddle in the Roger Stone case.
The thing is, Bill Barr doesn’t have a magic wand. He’s actually been quite bumbling, if certainly felonious, in how he’s been screwing with these cases. Now the SDNY is giving Barr and Donald Trump a conspicuously timed middle finger.
The Feds at the SDNY just leaked to the Washington Post that they’re still going full speed ahead in the criminal case against Rudy Giuliani. Why do this? The SDNY must figure that it’s best move is to publicly document that it has a strong case against Giuliani, so as to make it harder for Barr to shut it down.
This is notable, considering Bill Barr oversees the SDNY. But he couldn’t stop the SDNY from arresting Rudy Giuliani’ co-conspirators Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, so it’s not shocking that the SDNY believes it can stop Barr from meddling in the Rudy case too.
The reality is that, for all his sleight of hand tricks aimed at convincing Donald Trump that he’s helping him, Bill Barr just doesn’t have the muscle. Barr’s inability to lay a glove on Andrew McCabe is a reminder that while he is Trump’s most effective henchman, even he’s not very good at this.
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palmerreport--2020-02-17--Bill Barr has a whole new problem

Bill Barr has a whole new problem

Turns out , the scandal involving Attorney General William Barr and the Roger Stone sentencing is just the tip of the iceberg .
Barr has shut down numerous investigations into Donald Trump .
Don Winslow , who has written extensively and excellently on the drug wars , tweeted recently : I have multiple sources inside the Justice Department that tell me when Barr became Attorney General he shut down *six* separate investigations into Trump and Trump related companies and surrogates .
I ’ m told Barr has also prevented *two new* investigations from moving forward .
This is serious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ is illegal , and it shows that Barr is the most corrupt attorney general that this nation has ever seen .
Former Department of Justice employees , prosecutors , officers and civil attorneys , both Republicans and Democrats , signed onto a letter en masse calling for Barr to resign .
Whether he pays any attention to the demands are open to question .
Last week , the New York City Bar Association wrote a remarkable letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in connection with the Stone sentencing , writing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deep concerns about the impartial administration of justice in connection with the prosecution of Roger Stone in federal court in Washington , D.C. , and to call for immediate investigations by Congress and by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General .
Recent actions by the U.S. Attorney ’ s Office for the District of Columbia , a component of the United States Department of Justice , raise serious questions about whether the Department of Justice is making prosecutorial decisions based not on neutral principles but in order to protect President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In our criminal justice system , a single standard must apply to all who are accused or convicted of violating the law — unequal treatment based on political influence is to be deplored in all cases but is especially dangerous if it emanates from the presidency .
How long Barr survives , with news coming out daily about the nefarious behavior he is engaged in , remains to be seen .
But the reality is , he will be unable to be the street sweeper following the GOP elephant to clean up his @ @ @

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Turns out, the scandal involving Attorney General William Barr and the Roger Stone sentencing is just the tip of the iceberg. Barr has shut down numerous investigations into Donald Trump. Don Winslow, who has written extensively and excellently on the drug wars, tweeted recently:
I have multiple sources inside the Justice Department that tell me when Barr became Attorney General he shut down *six* separate investigations into Trump and Trump related companies and surrogates. I’m told Barr has also prevented *two new* investigations from moving forward.
This is serious. It is obstruction of justice, it is illegal, and it shows that Barr is the most corrupt attorney general that this nation has ever seen.
Former Department of Justice employees, prosecutors, officers and civil attorneys, both Republicans and Democrats, signed onto a letter en masse calling for Barr to resign. Whether he pays any attention to the demands are open to question.
Last week, the New York City Bar Association wrote a remarkable letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees in connection with the Stone sentencing, writing in part:
We write to express our deep concerns about the impartial administration of justice in connection with the prosecution of Roger Stone in federal court in Washington, D.C., and to call for immediate investigations by Congress and by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General. Recent actions by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, a component of the United States Department of Justice, raise serious questions about whether the Department of Justice is making prosecutorial decisions based not on neutral principles but in order to protect President Trump’s supporters and friends. In our criminal justice system, a single standard must apply to all who are accused or convicted of violating the law — unequal treatment based on political influence is to be deplored in all cases but is especially dangerous if it emanates from the presidency.
How long Barr survives, with news coming out daily about the nefarious behavior he is engaged in, remains to be seen. But the reality is, he will be unable to be the street sweeper following the GOP elephant to clean up his own poop.
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