-by Noah For those of you who may still not know, Steve Schmidt is a conservative who worked on several Republican campaigns including those of Arnold Schwarenegger, George Dubya Bush, and John McCain. President Donald J. Biohazard, however, was a bigly bridge too far for a conservative with the smarts of Schmidt.
Louis & Donald Fix The Post Office by Nancy OhanianThe House hadn't voted since it passed the Pentagon budget on July 31. Then on Saturday, there were 4 votes on the post office, including a Republican motion to prevent a vote from taking place at all. That Republican vote to recommit failed 223 to to 182. The 144 who voted, all voted to recommit.
As you may know, I love the work the Lincoln Project does, especially their attacks on Trump, which are very harsh and very effective and, by all reports, driving Trump insane. The Lincoln Project, I should mention, is made up of conservative Republicans (and in some cases, conservative ex-Republicans) who, generally speaking, would like to overturn women's Choice, slash government regulation of predatory businesses, Make War Not Love and gut Social Security and Medicare. Other than that... I love these guys.
38,386 new cases today-- you running from that, Pig Man?Yesterday saw a horrifying new high in cases in states across the country thanks to Trump and, in most cases, the foolish governors (and idiot citizens) who echo-ed his ignorant pronouncements about COVID-19. From the beginning, Trump refused to take the pandemic seriously, which s why the U.S. has been hit so much harder than any country in the world.
Remember the Suffolk County protestors we looked at on Saturday? These idiots aren't finished making news...
The other day, we warned about not getting sucked into the political perspectives of conservatives on MSNBC, like "non-practicing Republican" Nicolle Wallace, "ex"-Republican Steve Schmidt, #NeverTrumper Rick Wilson and right-of-center Democrat Adam Schiff, just because they are anti-Trump. Anti-Trumpism is important... but that isn't what it means to be progressive-- and none of them are. That said...
Self-described "non-practicing" Republican Nicolle Wallace sat in for Rachel Maddow Tuesday night. I kind of like her MSNBC appearances. Her guest-- at around the 1:30 point on the tape-- was ex-Republican Steve Schmidt. I like his appearances too. Just watch the clip above and you'll see why I enjoy these two so much-- especially the mouthy Schmidt, who just skewers Señor Trumpanzee like there's no tomorrow. But I have a warning for you, an important one. These are both conservatives (who not all that long ago were working to elect Sarah Palin).
Mario Diaz-Balart-- still stuck like glue to TrumpI guess everyone figured out Trump-- and apparently Kellyanne-- have abandoned the Kellyanne Conway tele-prompter approach and that he's back to counting on rage, bluster and anger to get him through. Deranged neo-Nazi crackpot Steve Bannon has got to be a happy camper after Trump's bizarre performance last night.
One's indictable and one's… another BushThe University of Florida released a poll last night showing Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio (and Hillary) with the highest popularity ratings in the Sunshine State's newest twist on a 2016 presidential survey.
