The hoi polloi of the Republican party must be wondering just what the hell is going on with their "leaders" (i.e.: representatives) in DC. They would appear to be unraveling at the seams with a circular firing squad blasting away at will. Despite controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, they haven't been able to get anything done. After marching in lockstep to block the Democrats' efforts for several years, they've found that when it comes to passing what they want (and it's not just a symbolic vote), suddenly (and fortunately for the country), they realize there is a spectrum of philosophies in their congressional members who have to face the reality of what will happen when they actually pass what they proclaim.
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34 comments (Latest Comment: 07/20/2017 19:16:32 by livingonli)

Good morning.

Still here with a dead computer, so blogging by Kindle Fire this am.

We'll start this morning with an archeological dig. In August of 1776, General Washington was losing the battle of Long Island when he was bailed out by some sailors from Marblehead. After the battle, the Hessians bayoneted some 250 prisoners and dumped them In a mass grave. Archeologists think they may have found the site.
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16 comments (Latest Comment: 07/19/2017 03:05:28 by BobR)

Good morning.

So I wake up this morning to a dead computer.

I ain't got time for this shit.
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 07/15/2017 12:55:48 by BobR)

As we continue the long slow death march of the tRump pResidency, we are all getting a crash course on the insidiousness of Russia and its power players and their activities in the U.S. At this point, we know that DTJr was solicited for a meeting with a Russian lawyer by a Russian businessman with whom tRump and DTJr had previously worked. DTJr, Kushner, and Manafort attended that meeting, then tRump immediately commented about some info that was going to come out in a few days.

We already know that Putin himself ordered the hacking of the DNC, and the information collected was the information that the Russian lawyer was promising. That info was released by WikiLeaks and pushed into social media by Russian bots.

We know of tRump's infatuation with Putin (and likely his absolute power), and his business dealings with various Russian players prior to becoming president.

But like most corruption investigations, the more you look, the more dirt there is to uncover. Here are a few things that have gone a little under the radar...
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39 comments (Latest Comment: 07/13/2017 21:31:52 by Mondobubba)

Good Morning.

We'll dive right in this morning, but we've gone through an anomaly - I'm starting nearly a quarter-century ago now, after the first Gulf War. I have some friends that served during that era. One was aboard a US Navy submarine, so despite his service, that isn't quite the same (He's said as much himself - "Are we even in the same war???"). Another was the first over the berm in Iraq, but he is now long deceased.
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43 comments (Latest Comment: 07/11/2017 21:33:44 by BobR)