It will be interesting to keep a running log of the Washington goings on.
Since for the Office of President, the American public has NOT elected a chronically lying self-admitted sexual predator whose announcements and edicts are often restricted to 140 characters, it will be convenient to have much of the D.C. business encapsulated in a list form.
He will never release his foreign commitment laden tax returns.
Mexico is going to pay for his wall.
He knows more than U.S. generals.
He has seen "thousands and thousands of people cheering" the Trade Center collapse.
He has already made lots of money for his brand as President elect.
...and on and on...
He acts as if he is big buddies with the Russian dictator. Normally friendship is good. Some of the media and certain members of government are talking how awful are his attitudes regarding sanctions for the reporting of foreign election hacking. Well, these critics might be a little overwrought in describing his response to the President's actions. Afterall, if things work out President-elect's way, maybe we'll become a satellite and then will all be one big happy family with Russia!
Wow! What changes a few decades make!
After the last three U.S. Congress' being the least productive in history, with the 114th working the fewest days ever; 110 days. (Although Marco Rubio did sponsor an ACA sabotage in 2015, removing the 'risk corridors' provision - insuring that Obama would be blamed for insurance companies raising premiums a lot in 2016.) Good job 'little Marco'.
Excitedly anticipating the departure of the pointed object of their do-nothingness (Obama), Congress is getting ramped up to do a 180⁰.
January 2, 2017 House GOP in secret voted to eliminate the Independent Ethics Office. This office was installed to report ethics problems with members and staffers, but that function (or lack thereof) would be handled going forward by Congress itself. They would police themselves. This will exclude any reporting or exposure to the American public of any Ethics problems in Congress.
What could be wrong with that?
January 3, 2017 the new Congress is due to be sworn in. What is known to be on tomorrow's to-do list:
- Repeal ACA
- Cut Medicaid
- Eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Repeal the Dodd-Frank effort at Wall St. corrective measures
- Privatize the V.A.
- Create more tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations
Phew! busy busy busy...must be the "Change" we've heard about.
January 5, 2017 the past few days have been busy on the hill. Planned Parenthood is defunded. Obamacare is at the head of the line to the chopping block. Schumer's comment is good, "they (Teapublicans) are like the dog who caught the bus". They don't know what to do with it now since they have no idea for a replacement and don't know what to do with those 30,000,000 people who have health insurance under Obamacare.
And gotta love that Mitch McConnell who finds it astounding that the Dems would entertain the idea that anyone would think of not filling the empty Supreme Court slot. So you've been doing what again Mr. Senate leader for the past 10+ months since Scalia's death? Oh yeah...nothing.
Teapublicans have put the Cabinet nominees' hearings on the docket for next week. There are six of them I think, all to be heard during a two day window. This technique is like trying to get a four year college degree in one year. Just getting to all the classes is insane, much less digesting any of the content therein. Jeff Sessions seems to be the most alarming (worse than Exxon's Tillerson?!). Teapublican chair in the matter, Chuck Grassley (who finds it challenging to stay awake in regular session), has determined the Dems can have no more than four witnesses. Maybe he's afraid he'll fall asleep if there are any more than that. Creating a well-rounded picture of an entire life of bigoted speech and action will be challenging with only four presenters. A lifelong Southern racist, bubbling over with hate speech and actions doesn't really seem to be appropriate for the nation's chief law enforcement position.
It could all be such a nice change. The Teapublican Congress afterall has been sworn to do nothing for the past six years. All this flurry of activity gives one pause, wondering if their working legs remember how to walk after the atrophy of intentional sabotage of do-nothing.
I've been working for several decades. I can think of no occupation where I could have held my position if I'd done my job the way they have been doing theirs. But then I never had a job where I only had to show up 110 days out of the year, get full socialized medical coverage, AND get big bonuses from constantly orbiting corporate toadies.
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