Congressional representatives blaming Biden for a Supreme Court ruling... sigh. I wonder - honestly - if half these representatives know the difference between Article 1, Article 2 and Article 3 of the Constitution. The cynicism is enough to make a serious person weep.
The Orange Snake's position is that the presidency AKA him is the supreme authority on the Constitution, and BTW, he didn't take an oath to support it. Nobody else matters.
Great as always. You were terrific on TNB, btw. The descriptions of your observation of Trump rallies over the years was moving and edifying. Good luck to the Niners.
Every criticism Haley utters of Trump softens him up for the general election. I'm a total Biden supporter, but I'm giving money to Haley so she can keep talking. https://nikkihaley.com/
RE: Michael McCaul's defense of Greg Abbott's mission to thwart and obstruct the Supreme Court; “Governor Abbott is doing the right thing. He’s taking the bull by the horns. He’s prioritizing safety.”
I'd say that W.C. Fields was much closer to the mark: "There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation."
Would need vote for Hall in the general, but hopes she keeps nattering at TFG. It enrages him. Maybe apoplexy will claim him. I just hope one of his demented followers doesn't assassinate her. She isn't my cup of tea, but doesn't deserve that.
As to the other two topics, Texas first. My father was born and raised in Brownsville, right across the border from Matamoros, Mexico, which he liked better. He left as soon as he could, as he could not abide the racism. Spent his career in the Navy, got a Purple Heart at the Battle of Leyte Gulf when a Japanese shell hit his destroyer knocking him from an upper deck to the main deck, shattering both of his heels. Lost what would have been his last promotion because he had the gall to invite the only two black officers in the Pacific Fleet to our home in Honolulu with their families for picnics and barbecues. Got marked down on his fitness reports for that by his racist superior officers. One of my best friends, Texas born, a grad of UT and its law school, utterly loathes the place. Left after law school for Los Angeles, has never returned.
I want to high school in the extreme SE corner of Kern County, so sometimes went to Porterville High for debate tournaments. Most of Kern County is deep red. They gave us Kevin McCarthy, after all. Miserable place. I have a MAGAt brother-in-law who lives there, in the "big city", Bakersfield. We do not see him much. No loss at all.
Texas needs to be reminded that it is no longer part of the Confederacy, though Abbott cited language from, I believe, South Carolina's articles of secession to "justify" his conduct. Just shows we should have hanged all the Confederate leaders like Davis, Lee, others who violated their oaths to the Union they took as U.S. Army officers and rebelled, because they were traitors. If Abbott keeps it up, he is, or should be, looking at a similar fate.
I think that there is a bipartisan immigration bill out there being presented and eventually voted on. From the reporting I have read, it's heavy on what the GOP wants, light on what the Dems want and addresses a lot of what the Congressman said he wants. Yet, he can't take that win?
My reading of it is that it gives House MAGA/Republicans about 90% of what they wanted.Just as I thought a couple of weeks ago.Biden could totally call their bluff but they won't take it because they want it as a campaign issue. I'm getting close to saying I told you so.(Not you Hortense).
They gave up abortion as an issue to gin up the base. Since the GOP has nothing to offer to govern on, they need something to keep the outrage ramped up and the base distracted. Immigration, it is. This they won't easily give up.
The right wing of the court has done a lot of despicable and disgusting things, but 4 votes for the confederate position Texas put forward is certainly the most constitutionally contemptible.
I generally don't pay attention to legendary fashion designers that I have never heard of.
And when it comes to creative work I tend to care nothing about the personal lives and narratives (the buzzword of the day) of the creatives themselves and judge their work on its own merits. This applies to books, theater, movies, music, fashion and architecture.
If are a sissy boy in an intolerant conservative community success and living well is the best revenge and Rick Owens has done that.
But I really liked his sharing about his mother's last days in Venice. He disappeared into the story and touched the universal that touches every human heart.
Thanks for including that excerpt from the interview.
It is encouraging that Haley has gone all in when attacking Trump.That is how you go after him.You poke,goad him and provoke him into responding the way he does.Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project has shown the way to campaign against Trump.He has run anti trump ads on FOX in the Palm Beach market.The object? So Trump sees them.I like Nikki's new attitude.But the skeptic in me says that in about a month she will bend the knee, kiss the ring or whatever phrase you want to use.I want to be wrong on this one.But we'll find out soon enough if she becomes the full Lizz or goes back to the full Nikki.
"I think the bigger issue for me is the, the [sic] [law] that allows for local law enforcement to detain illegals and whether that is constitutional"
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Will someone please inform Rep McCaul that his semantics, rhetoric and deflection doesn't quite ring true. He himself uses the word "detain," and not "prevent." Gov Abbott's actions *prevent* immigration (a right reserved by the federal government), and not as McCaul seems to claim that they are just detaining the undocumented already in Texas.
Immigration=/=invasion:
"The causes of and solutions for the current migration surge are fairly debatable. However, the claim that a large increase in the number of would-be migrants gaining entry at the southern border constitutes an “invasion” under Article IV is constitutional nonsense. It cannot be sustained by any reasonable reading of the text of the Constitution, the original understanding of the Constitution, or subsequent interpretations of the Constitution by courts or constitutional scholars." https://www.justsecurity.org/91543/immigration-is-not-an-invasion-under-the-constitution
and
"Section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 added a new 8 U.S.C. § 1252c which provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain an individual who (1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and (2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported" https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1918-arrest-illegal-aliens-state-and-local-officers
Note that both characteristics in the federal statute again states that the immigrant in question *is already on American soil* and not just trying to enter illegally.
By ignoring the SCOTUS order and blocking federal prerogatives Gov Abbott is an insurrectionist. The Repub governors supporting his defiance should also be considered insurrectionists for giving comfort to him. And the Marigold Malignancy is compounding the possibility of being removed from balloting by the 14A Sec 3 by calling on the MAGAdroids to fully back the illegal actions underway in Texas.
Nikki may be getting bolder because she is getting positive feedback to her actions. Where this ends up is still in the air. Reward the behavior you want or get the behavior you reward.
A great newsletter, really appreciate your analysis of Abbott and his supporters' increasingly reckless approach to Federal supremacy. Also, the mental image of Haley going Super Saiyan made me laugh out loud.
Don't you just love Nikki: “I absolutely trust the jury, and I think that they made their decision based on the evidence.” Her 'trust' in the jury and her belief in their decision are both equally irrelevant. She has previously claimed that she is not a lawyer (you got that right, Nikki), but now she is sounding like a judge...
We've gotten to the point where a Republican candidate for high office basically saying "I support the rule of law and our justice system" is newsworthy and laudable, because it is no longer the norm.
Congressional representatives blaming Biden for a Supreme Court ruling... sigh. I wonder - honestly - if half these representatives know the difference between Article 1, Article 2 and Article 3 of the Constitution. The cynicism is enough to make a serious person weep.
I seriously doubt it.
The Orange Snake's position is that the presidency AKA him is the supreme authority on the Constitution, and BTW, he didn't take an oath to support it. Nobody else matters.
It's worse: they (or at least most of them) know, they are simply committed to a politics where they can't care so they up the antenna instead.
Great as always. You were terrific on TNB, btw. The descriptions of your observation of Trump rallies over the years was moving and edifying. Good luck to the Niners.
Every criticism Haley utters of Trump softens him up for the general election. I'm a total Biden supporter, but I'm giving money to Haley so she can keep talking. https://nikkihaley.com/
I was wavering after reading the today’s Triad. But I think you made the right call.
I’ve thought about sending money to Haley - in one of my trumpkin kid’s name
I have donated money to her campaign too, for similar reasons.
Exactly!!
I've been tempted to do the same.
Hey. Send 5 bucks and then if she says something really good, you'll feel responsible.
RE: Michael McCaul's defense of Greg Abbott's mission to thwart and obstruct the Supreme Court; “Governor Abbott is doing the right thing. He’s taking the bull by the horns. He’s prioritizing safety.”
I'd say that W.C. Fields was much closer to the mark: "There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation."
Would need vote for Hall in the general, but hopes she keeps nattering at TFG. It enrages him. Maybe apoplexy will claim him. I just hope one of his demented followers doesn't assassinate her. She isn't my cup of tea, but doesn't deserve that.
As to the other two topics, Texas first. My father was born and raised in Brownsville, right across the border from Matamoros, Mexico, which he liked better. He left as soon as he could, as he could not abide the racism. Spent his career in the Navy, got a Purple Heart at the Battle of Leyte Gulf when a Japanese shell hit his destroyer knocking him from an upper deck to the main deck, shattering both of his heels. Lost what would have been his last promotion because he had the gall to invite the only two black officers in the Pacific Fleet to our home in Honolulu with their families for picnics and barbecues. Got marked down on his fitness reports for that by his racist superior officers. One of my best friends, Texas born, a grad of UT and its law school, utterly loathes the place. Left after law school for Los Angeles, has never returned.
I want to high school in the extreme SE corner of Kern County, so sometimes went to Porterville High for debate tournaments. Most of Kern County is deep red. They gave us Kevin McCarthy, after all. Miserable place. I have a MAGAt brother-in-law who lives there, in the "big city", Bakersfield. We do not see him much. No loss at all.
Texas needs to be reminded that it is no longer part of the Confederacy, though Abbott cited language from, I believe, South Carolina's articles of secession to "justify" his conduct. Just shows we should have hanged all the Confederate leaders like Davis, Lee, others who violated their oaths to the Union they took as U.S. Army officers and rebelled, because they were traitors. If Abbott keeps it up, he is, or should be, looking at a similar fate.
Carroll didn't just "accuse him of sexual assault," he was found by a jury to have committed sexual assault.
in other words;rape
I think that there is a bipartisan immigration bill out there being presented and eventually voted on. From the reporting I have read, it's heavy on what the GOP wants, light on what the Dems want and addresses a lot of what the Congressman said he wants. Yet, he can't take that win?
Trump can't, and that's what matters.
Grrrrrr.
My reading of it is that it gives House MAGA/Republicans about 90% of what they wanted.Just as I thought a couple of weeks ago.Biden could totally call their bluff but they won't take it because they want it as a campaign issue. I'm getting close to saying I told you so.(Not you Hortense).
They gave up abortion as an issue to gin up the base. Since the GOP has nothing to offer to govern on, they need something to keep the outrage ramped up and the base distracted. Immigration, it is. This they won't easily give up.
The right wing of the court has done a lot of despicable and disgusting things, but 4 votes for the confederate position Texas put forward is certainly the most constitutionally contemptible.
I generally don't pay attention to legendary fashion designers that I have never heard of.
And when it comes to creative work I tend to care nothing about the personal lives and narratives (the buzzword of the day) of the creatives themselves and judge their work on its own merits. This applies to books, theater, movies, music, fashion and architecture.
If are a sissy boy in an intolerant conservative community success and living well is the best revenge and Rick Owens has done that.
But I really liked his sharing about his mother's last days in Venice. He disappeared into the story and touched the universal that touches every human heart.
Thanks for including that excerpt from the interview.
It is encouraging that Haley has gone all in when attacking Trump.That is how you go after him.You poke,goad him and provoke him into responding the way he does.Rick Wilson of The Lincoln Project has shown the way to campaign against Trump.He has run anti trump ads on FOX in the Palm Beach market.The object? So Trump sees them.I like Nikki's new attitude.But the skeptic in me says that in about a month she will bend the knee, kiss the ring or whatever phrase you want to use.I want to be wrong on this one.But we'll find out soon enough if she becomes the full Lizz or goes back to the full Nikki.
"I think the bigger issue for me is the, the [sic] [law] that allows for local law enforcement to detain illegals and whether that is constitutional"
-----
Will someone please inform Rep McCaul that his semantics, rhetoric and deflection doesn't quite ring true. He himself uses the word "detain," and not "prevent." Gov Abbott's actions *prevent* immigration (a right reserved by the federal government), and not as McCaul seems to claim that they are just detaining the undocumented already in Texas.
Immigration=/=invasion:
"The causes of and solutions for the current migration surge are fairly debatable. However, the claim that a large increase in the number of would-be migrants gaining entry at the southern border constitutes an “invasion” under Article IV is constitutional nonsense. It cannot be sustained by any reasonable reading of the text of the Constitution, the original understanding of the Constitution, or subsequent interpretations of the Constitution by courts or constitutional scholars." https://www.justsecurity.org/91543/immigration-is-not-an-invasion-under-the-constitution
and
"Section 439 of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 added a new 8 U.S.C. § 1252c which provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent permitted by relevant State and local law, State and local law enforcement officials are authorized to arrest and detain an individual who (1) is an alien illegally present in the United States; and (2) has previously been convicted of a felony in the United States and deported" https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1918-arrest-illegal-aliens-state-and-local-officers
Note that both characteristics in the federal statute again states that the immigrant in question *is already on American soil* and not just trying to enter illegally.
By ignoring the SCOTUS order and blocking federal prerogatives Gov Abbott is an insurrectionist. The Repub governors supporting his defiance should also be considered insurrectionists for giving comfort to him. And the Marigold Malignancy is compounding the possibility of being removed from balloting by the 14A Sec 3 by calling on the MAGAdroids to fully back the illegal actions underway in Texas.
fnord
BARRED. PERMANENTLY!!
We are talking prison bars here, are we not?
Nikki may be getting bolder because she is getting positive feedback to her actions. Where this ends up is still in the air. Reward the behavior you want or get the behavior you reward.
A great newsletter, really appreciate your analysis of Abbott and his supporters' increasingly reckless approach to Federal supremacy. Also, the mental image of Haley going Super Saiyan made me laugh out loud.
Thanks, Joe
All I can say per Nikki "But for how long?"
Don't you just love Nikki: “I absolutely trust the jury, and I think that they made their decision based on the evidence.” Her 'trust' in the jury and her belief in their decision are both equally irrelevant. She has previously claimed that she is not a lawyer (you got that right, Nikki), but now she is sounding like a judge...
And she's said she'd pardon the bastard. Or has she now changed her tune.
I don't trust her one bit.
We've gotten to the point where a Republican candidate for high office basically saying "I support the rule of law and our justice system" is newsworthy and laudable, because it is no longer the norm.
Shocking!