11 thoughts on “Get More Smarter on Wednesday (March 23)”

1. What years of Brilliant Triangulation™ hath wrought.

    Time for These Two Democrats to Go

   Bill Moyers and Michael Winship start with a few paragraphs teasing that there are two Democrats that are doing the country and HRC no favors by being in the spotlight.

   They then make it explicit:

   No, she should come right out and ask for the resignations of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Democratic National Committee Chair — and Florida congresswoman — Debbie Wasserman Schultz. In one masterstroke, she could separate herself from two of the most prominent of all corporate Democratic elitists.

   Each is a Clinton disciple and devotee, each has profited mightily from the association and each represents all that is wrong with a Democratic Party that in the pursuit of money from rich donors and powerful corporations has abandoned those it once so proudly represented — working men and women.

   The rest of the story details the major sins of each. About Rahm Emanuel: 

   Only after his re-election was the cover-up of the [Laquan McDonald] murder revealed.  In [Rick] Pearlstein’s words, “Given that he surely would not have been reelected had any of this come out before the balloting, a recent poll showed that only 17 percent of Chicagoans believe him. And a majority of Chicagoans now think he should resign.”

   They then take DWS to task; after a few words describing her manipulation of the debate schedule, they spent a few paragraphs detailing her efforts to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s effort to create national standards for the payday-lending industry.

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   1. Rahm is a vestige of the Dem Clintonian DLC R-lite era. Since HRC pretty much is too, her "reinvention" would benefit from cutting an unreconstructed DLCer and arguably most hated Dem mayor in the country loose. DWS is an embarrassment as Party Chair who in no way reperesents the emerging return to fighting for the little guy Dem party values spearheaded by those allied with Warren and Sanders. Even so it's hard to see how HRC, who is simply a private citizen untl she gets elected president as her second ever elected office, has standing to officially demand the resignation of any Dem not under indictment or accused of raping boyscouts from anything.

      She can certainly engage in engineering pretty much whatever she wants within the party establishment but it's unlikely she'd throw DWS under the bus since she owes her loyal lackey for helping the Clinton machine clear the field of any possible strong challengers (except for Bernie who nobody saw coming) far in advance and that would make HRC look pretty back stabber shabby. Lot's of people view both Clintons as pretty shabby already. She'd have to talk DWS into totally falling on her own sword for the sake of party unity and I don't see that happening before the election.

      I'm now bracing myself for another…. with supporters like you who needs enemies, you bad feminist scolding from V.

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      1. Haven't heard much from Moyers lately.  He has to be grateful to Trump for making Moyers only the second most pompous man in America.  As to BC, you nailed it.  Hillary has no standing to be firing mayors, whatever EL Pomposo Segundo thinks.  So you earn another 5 feminist points for your realistic defence of HRC.

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         1. WTF!?!

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2. As Coal Prospects Decline, a Colorado Town Reconsiders Marijuana

   HOTCHKISS, Colo. — This mountain town of coal miners and organic farmers wasted no time in saying no to marijuana. After Colorado’s 2012 vote legalizing marijuana, local leaders concerned about crime and the character of their tranquil downtown twice voted to ban the recreational and medical pot shops springing up in other towns.

   But then coal crumbled. One mine here in the North Fork Valley has shut down amid a wave of coal bankruptcies and slowdowns, and another has announced that it will go dark. The closings added to a landscape of layoffs and economic woes concussing mining-dependent towns from West Virginia to Wyoming. And as Hotchkiss searches for a new economic lifeline, some people are asking: What about marijuana?

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3. Michael Savage urges Trump to be more reactionary and hateful:

   MICHAEL SAVAGE (HOST): Donald, we're only interested in one question, and I heard some of your Today interview today, and that is the Islamo-fascist attack in Belgium. I know that you are shown to be 100 percent right by this attack when you said that you wouldn't admit anymore Muslims into the United States until we "figure this thing out." You were 100 percent right. But here's the question, Donald. What would you do about the radical mosques in America? Would you agree right now on TheSavage Nation that you will consider closing the radical mosques in America? Because even liberal France has been doing this since the Paris terror attacks. I have to repeat this, liberal, socialist France, even they have closed about 20 radical mosques because they decided that they want to live. Mr. Trump, what do you think should be done?

   I wouldn't trust Savage's stats, nor his conclusion nor analysis on this or anything. But, he's on 100s of stations and spouts this, and much worse, daily. And he's the only source of "news" to many of his listeners.

   or maybe he’s endorsing Democratic/Liberal Socialism……..eh, Mike?

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   1. Michael Savage urges Trump to be more reactionary and hateful.

      Is that even possible?

      OTOH, chivalry is not dead. Both GOP front runners came to the defense of their (current) wives today.

      Lying Ted was accused from Der Drumpf of being behind an ad depicting a nude Melonia Trump and introducing her in the raw as our next FLOTUS.

      In response, Drumpf told Ted to cut the crap or he would “spill the beans” about Heidi Cruz.

      I really think Heidi Cruz should be off limits – much like I felt that way about Laura Bush. Hasn’t she suffered enough just being married to the guy she’s married to?

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      1. And, to show you where mainstream GOPerism is now headed, Mittens (yes, that Mittens) said this week, "Donald Trump has had several foreign wives. It turns out that there really are jobs Americans won’t do."

         Mittens made a joke, and, it's actually funny …

         ..  the apocalypse is now officially upon us.

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         1. When Trump wins the nomination do you suppose Mittens will fall in line with support?

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            1. Absolutely! Republicans are notorious for falling in line. Just ask Dio's good friend Moderatus who has been on a long journey (for lack of a better word) seeking a candidate to get behind…..first, Rubio, now Cruz, next Drumpf.

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         2. Maybe not quite the apocalypse. Trump still has the lowest national favorable ratings so maybe the end isn't really imminent. These are the latest poll averages from HuffPost, pretty much in line with RCP averages.

            First Obama's job approval:

            Obama  Approve 49.0%

                         Disapprove 47.6%  – so positive, as it has been for weeks now.

            Next Trump and HRC favorable/unfavorable:

            HRC  Unfavorable 54.0%

                      Favorable 40.7%- – underwater by under 14

            Trump   Unfavorable 61.6%

                          Favorable 32.6%- underwater by 29

            Hope that, in the battle between less than appealing options at least end times (President Trump) aren't quite here yet?

             

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