Why did 8 Republican senators go to Moscow last July 4?

Clearly Republicans go where the money is, which I guess is mob-ruled Russia. What I want to know is: who came up with the brilliant idea and set this trip up?

https://mavenroundtable.io/theintellectualist/news/why-did-8-republican-u-s-senators-spend-july-4th-in-moscow-ZeNcDyijN0iJ2ZK7j_q5Mw/?utm_source=Amplify&utm_medium=Intellectualist&utm_campaign=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2l8rcAWQtObfxaBxw65C_w_LaMBcEjgtUbpx5prs3LxX9ePu9MID7XvO8

Muieller might share his report with the Senate and House committees

I've read a lot about Mueller being a strictly by-the-book guy. But I think it's possible that he may even be an even greater patriot and send copies iof his report House intelligence and Senate judicial committees. Maybe the house Finance committee too. I feel fairly confident that in one way or another, we the public will get to read it.

Vanity Wall

President Vanity Wall -- I love it! "Vanity Wall" is such a great meme. Will go down in history as "the vanity wall screw up." And from now on, any boondoggle project of any politician will be called Gov/Senator/Congressman/Mayor's XXX's vanity wall. Vanity wall will be as well known as the bridge to nowhere.

When will the Iranians buy the GOP?

Hey, it worked for the Russians. The whole world now knows that the GOP is for sale.

Can you feel it now? Trump's crimes are coming to light

Like some stupid ghost in a 1950s horror movie. I imagine wind blowing the curtains in the WH. Electricity snapping in the air in the rose garden. Toilets backing up. Exploding sofas. eerie music. And there is no where for Trump to hide. His lies will get more ridiculous and contradictory. More staff will leave. If you see Javanka go to Russia for a "vacation," can Trump's final denouement be far behind?

Justice is a virtue.

Want to see the email that I got back from Sen John Cornyn?

John Cornyn, Sr. Texas senator, part of Sen Republican leadership. His email is his response to my email about voting to open the gov and NOT build a TexMex border wall. All those Republican Texas border ranchers are none-too-pleased about losing property to imminent domain.

Cornyn never met an oil lobbyist, whom he didn't like. Corporate GOP all the way. He doesn't really say anything in his email, but my goodness! He sure does know how to speak boardroom serious-sounding platitudes.

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Dear Ms Lyons:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the current operations of the federal government. I understand the importance of funding programs that support our national defense and protect our borders, and I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this important matter.

A partial federal government shutdown creates further uncertainty and instability in the economy. I am eager to end the partial shutdown and move ahead with the fiscal and economic reforms our country so urgently needs. In 2018, Congress enacted five appropriations bills that provide funding for 75 percent of the federal government agencies in Fiscal Year 2019, including the Departments of Defense, Energy, Labor, Health and Human Services, among others. However, on December 22, 2018, funding for certain federal agencies lapsed due to disagreements over funding levels for important border security priorities, resulting in a partial federal government shutdown.

I share the frustrations of many Texans, and I will continue to work with my colleagues on a path forward to end this partial shutdown. It is my hope that an agreement can be reached quickly to reopen the all federal agencies, while strengthening security at our nation’s borders.

I am honored to represent Texas in the United States Senate, and I will keep your views in mind as the appropriations process moves forward. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.

Sincerely,

JOHN CORNYN
United States Senator

How Trump could get out of his predicament with grace

Now I doubt that this will happen, but there is a graceful way out of his self-inflicted gov shutdown. It is to simply agree to what Pelosi and Schumer have offered and tell McConnell to bring the bill for a vote. He doesn't have to explain anything. Or he could claim that Americans need their paychecks. That would be the graceful way out of it. To simply admit that his wall has been defeated, like a poker player folding a losing hand.

Alas, Trump is not gracious.

Trump's speech -- just more of the same

Same old, same old. I laughed when he got to the tear-jerker part about how these illegal immigrants were being victimized. I wasn't laughing at the immigrants, but at the sure certainty that Trump was bullshitting about actually caring about the immigrants. Phoney baloney. He doesn't give a hoot about anyone else.

My email to Ted Cruz and John Cornyn

Cornyn was on TV this morning, blathering some bullshit about working to resolve the gov shutdown. So I know that he must be sweating over it, given that so much of the action is in Texas. Texans are hurting. So here's the email that I sent him and Cruz. It's time for all of us to contact our Republican senators and tell them to end this shutdown NOW!

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False Pride is Poison! Texans, living on the edge, will miss a pay check this week. I'm really sorry for all the pain and financial anxiety that Trump's gov shutdown is causing us. I'm sorry that our very pressing bills for rent, utilities, insurance, food, meds, car gas, etc are happening, because Trump lies about needing a wall on the TExMex border. I'm really sorry, but I guess that is it what it will finally take -- our pain, worry, and sufferings at the hands of Trump and his enablers. The first step that you must take to move us out from under Trump's gov shutdown is to finally admit to yourself that you made a mistake, when you supported Trump. OK? Hey, it didn't work out the way you imagined it would . So just swallow your pride and admit that Trump is a disaster. And not just for the gov shutdown, but also for his ineptitude at everything else. Trump is a terrible president. He's a disaster. I promise that swallowing your pride about him is not fatal, but continuing to swallow his bullshit might very well be fatal. Reopen the gov and just forget about building Trump's stupid wall, because he said Mexico would pay for it. Fat chance for that happening, right?

Phoney Romney

That's mmy nick-name for him. What's yours?