Headlines

Schumer call on Azar to resign over political meddling in virus response

Pelosi blasts GOP ‘skinny’ deals, doubles down on call for large coronavirus relief deal

Biden visits Florida after court requires ex-felons to payoff fines before voting

Jerry Brown mocks people who want to leave California: ‘Where are you going to go?’

Turkish ship’s return home raises hopes of Greece-Turkey tensions cooling

The Federal Reserve will stay on hold until 2023, according to CNBC survey

President Trump’s says coronavirus vaccine could be approve ‘in a matter of weeks’

Junk Science: Biden climate speech ‘one falsehood after another’

Justice Department watchdog is probing handling of Roger Stone case

Coronavirus live updates: Global deaths rising, Bill Gates calls for equitable distribution of any vaccine

Freudian slip? Kamala talks plans ‘during a Harris administration’

LASD sheriff challenges LeBron James to match reward money in manhunt

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Imitating Immaturity

We are now in the midst of an pandemic. No, not the coronavirus, but Trump imitators.

Admittedly, President Trump has a sandpaper personality ... although less so recently ... and with offsetting policy pluses. This unattractive part of his temperament has spawned lots of obnoxious copy cats ... over-paid jocks, Nancy Pelosi, CNN commentators, many state governors, Chuck Schumer, Blue State mayors, snow-flake protestors, some foreign heads of state, Hollywood twits ... and many ... too many others ... without the good policy offsets ... a very disappointng gaggle of juvenile adults.

In 2016 Marco Rubio learned the hard way that trying to trade insults with the Orangeman was a huge mistake ... but this lesson was apparently not learned by the above sophomoric simps.

The real conundrum is why Trump elicits such a tide of imitators ... particularly since such aping does not compliment the apers ... it makes them appear petty and truculent. If they hate Trump so much, why try to emulate him? This is counterintuitive and I certainly can’t explain it.

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Supreme Court rejects Nevada church plea to allow larger congregations

Here comes one of the newsiest and most critical weeks of the summer for markets

NYC homeless encampments grows after de Blasio’s suppressed crackdown

Cuccinelli: Fed agents could sue Pelosi for libel

Cuomo, then Schumer accuse DHS officials of possible criminal activity

U.S. coronavirus deaths top 1,000 for four straight days

Rep. Swalwell: FBI spied on Trump — and they were right to do so

Pro-life Democrats urge party to drop embrace of abortion

House passes massive spending bill in bid to thwart election year shutdown

Hurricane Hanna heads for Texas coast as state struggles with coronavirus outbreak

CDC says schools should reopen in fall

Big supermarkets refuse to enforce mandatory mask law

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Voters in deep-red Oklahoma weigh Medicaid expansion as virus cases soar

Top CEOs see business impact from coronavirus lingering through 2021

LOL, Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over death of Soleimani

Supreme Court strikes down abortion safety law

Schumer, Pelosi to McConnell: Move on coronavirus relief

NY malls can’t open without air systems that filter coronavirus, Cuomo says

Oklahoma DA hits rioters with terrorism charges — ‘This is not Seattle’

New Jersey Democrats charged with mail-in voter fraud

House Dems propose strengthening Congress’ contempt powers to break administration’s stonewalls

Supreme Court leaves CFBP standing, but backs president’s ability to fire director

One dead and another critical after ANOTHER CHAZ/CHOP shooting

Over 60 shot, 16 killed, during weekend in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago

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Fringe groups point finger back at Trump, Democrats

GDP is now projected to fall nearly 53% in the second quarter, according to Fed gauge

Police chief: I knelt to show black lives matter ...

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer: Trump ‘cowardly, weak anddangerous’

Episcopal bishop says Trump’s message is ‘antithetical to the teachings of Jesus’

Coronavirus: Tokyo issues stay-home alert, Canada film industry seeks government support

Cops drop to knee before protesters ... Troops gather around DC ...

St. Louis police: 4 officers shot in overnight riots

FoxNews’ Tucker Carlson goes after Trump and Kushner over protests

Civil rights leaders say they’re are ‘disappointed and stunned’ after call with Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Cop shot in the head on Vegas strip ...

Left rips New York Times over front page: ‘Endorsement of fascism’

Quotable Quote

I keep trying to see Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’s point of view, but I can’t seem to get my head that far up my ass. — John N. Kennedy, Senator Louisiana

Today’s Poser

Who is our contemporary P.T. Barnum:

Elon Musk?

Rep. Chuck Schumer?

Sir Richard Branson?

President Donald J. Trump?

Rep. Adam Schiff?

Jeff Bezos?

Mayor Bill de Blasio?

President Barack Obama?

Kim Jong Un?

Headlines

Schumer to introduce legislation to prevent Trump from signing stimulus checks

Supreme Court declines to rule on its first Second Amendment case in over a decade

Update: 1 in 4 NYC residents test positive for [coronavirus] antibodies ...

Nancy Pelosi endorses Joe Biden: ‘The personification of integrity’

5G arsonists turn up in continental Europe

Coronavirus live updates: Poll finds outsized impact in New Jersey, governor warns of ‘Armageddon’

Carnival Cruise bailout draws fire ...

Thousands of Californians flock to beaches despite stay-at-home order

Cuomo eyes construction, manufacturing for regional reopen in New York

Supreme Court suggests it is looking for a way out of Trump financial records case

Tyson: ‘The food supply chain is breaking’ ...

Murder, burglary and theft soar in NYC during coronavirus

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China’s virus death toll revised up sharply after review

Coronavirus live updates: Sanofi says it can mass produce vaccine, if it works, cases in Russia jump

U.S. deaths pass 33,000 ...

Wuhan death toll jumps 50% after ‘city-wide investigation’

Barr, Pompeo cheer FCC as agency backs Pentagon in airways fight

Coronavirus bill talks will go through the weekend after small-business funds dry up, Schumer says

Trump pushes big reopen ... Shutdown backlash brews  ...

Cotton, Crenshaw unveil bill to allow Americans to sue China for COvID-19 damages

Newsom sidesteps chance to voice support for Biden

Nearly 3 million borrowers have been granted mortgage relief,  and the industry is crying for help

Australia could keep coronavirus restrictions for a year!

Democrats float impeachment over Trump’s W.H.O. funding halt

Full Moon

From Diagones’ Middle Finger blog

Take that Schumer! This is likely Photoshopped ... but I love it anyway!

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Small businesses slammed by coronavirus, plead for quick help

Coronavirus live updates: Schumer says stimulus deal is close, U.S. mayors ask for equipment ‘now’

Loss of smell highlights unusual [coronavirus] marker ...

Dems dig in: Pass our agenda or no relief

Sanders wins Democrats abroad primary

Potential wave of mortgage delinquencies could bankrupt the payment system

Barrack: Commercial mortgages on brink of collapse ...

Report: Dems push pork for Planned Parenthood in coronavirus bill

Fed announces vast new emergency effort to boost economy

This was the fastest 30% sell-off ever, exceeding the pace of declines during the Great Depression

Fauci and Trump clash ...

Cuomo approves chloroquine trial tests

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Elizabeth Warren drops out

10-year treasury yield hits all-time low below 0.9% as virus fears  fuel demand for US debt

Saudi empties Muslim’s holiest site ...

Spike Lee casts Trump supporters as house slaves

Romney could derail Republican subpoena targeting Biden

Coronavirus live updates: Congress passes emergency funding as San Francisco confirms new cases

Mortgage rates all-time low ...

Mitch McConnell: Schumer threat to justices was ‘unhinged,’ ‘shameful’

Judge agrees to give House Democrats more time in Trump tax-returns case

A Princess Cruise ship is — again — the source of a potential coronavirus outbreak

Biden can finish off Bernie in Michigan ...

Chief Justice John Roberts condemns Schumer’s ‘dangerous’ threat

Panic!

“Never let a crisis go to waste” — Rahm Emanuel

Pandemic! World health crisis! The Trump virus is coming here! Many will die! The stock market is crashing! The Democrats are fanning the flames of panic to try to blame the spread of the coronavirus on President Trump. In a way this reaction, however despicable, is to be expected.

Obviously, Trump has had nothing to do with the origin or spread of this disease. In fact, he stopped flights in from China early on ... and was called a racist in the process. The stock market is in correction territory. And Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, taking their cue from Rahm Emanuel, have castigated Trump for his “inaction.” Bernie Sanders says that the president’s response is ‘disgusting!’ The New Yorker says Trump has blinders on. What?

I guess this anti-Trump meme is responsible for anything bad. And anything good was Obama’s legacy. Do Democrats have ay idea how silly they look with this puckish childishness?

Be prepared dear reader ... when next we learn that Trump, not Hillary, killed Epstein!

For an update see: The Latest Virus Numbers.

Headlines

Barr offers skepticism on Giuliani’s offer of info on Bidens

Amazon wants to depose Trump after losing $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract

We’re all Parasites! Politics dominate Oscars

Crossfire Hurricane: Texts suggest that FBI considered using agent’s connection to Mike Pence aide

Manchin: Trump needs ‘to act like a responsible adult, and he’s not’

Justice Department indicts four members of Chinese military for Equifax hoax

Greta Thunberg gets TV series ...

Sanders: ‘I’m not a Communist,’ Trump doesn’t know the difference

Schumer asks inspectors general to investigate whistleblower retaliation after Vindman firing

Coronavirus updates: WHO says 15% of patients get pneumonia, WeWork closes 100 buildings

More quarantine centers open up at U.S. military bases ...

Florida man arrested for allegedly driving van into GOP test

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Schumer demands new documents for impeachment trial

5G may reveal actionable data in everything — from vehicle health to storm drain efficiency

Obama talks up Warren behind closed doors

Activists plan $3 billion city to solve California’s homeless problem

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

Millionaires support a wealth tax — as long as they aren’t getting taxed — CNBC survey

McConnell NOT closing door on impeachment trial witnesses ...

Donald Trump approval rating surpasses Barack Obama

Corey Booker would rather defeat Trump at the polls

GM, Ford and others cut thousand of jobs and closed factories to save billions in 2019

Blind mystic predicts Russian meteorite and war for 2020 ...

Boeing CEO resigns amid MAX 737 aircraft problems

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‘Family Feud’: Trump still grumbling about witness-free impeachment trial

Elizabeth Warren releases $10.7 trillion plan to create 10.6 million green jobs

NOONAN: Crazy won’t beat Trump ...

Iceland’s 30 feet of snow: ‘We’ve never had on this scale’ ...

Democrat legal expert: Trump isn’t impeached until articles go to Senate

Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill passes Commons vote

Boeing Starliner fails key NASA mission as autonomous flight system malfunctions

Apple wants to bypass mobile carriers ... Beam Internet right to your iPhone ...

Federal funding bill gives Democrats $25M for gun violence research

Trump lashes out as Christian magazine calls for his removal

Trump says he had a ‘very good talk with President Xi’ about China trade deal

GDP unrevised at 2.1% ... Record 9,300 stores closed in ‘19 ...

Schumer: Pelosi withholding impeachment articles is a ‘win-win’ for Democrats

Headlines

New York judge tosses state fraud charges against Manafort

The thing that freaked everyone out about a recession is now moving in the other direction

Dems ordered not to victory dance ...

Nancy Pelosi wears all black on ‘somber day’ of impeachment

Susan Collins will run for re-election in Maine

Uncertainty remains on Wall Street about China-US phase one agreement: ‘More trade truce than deal’

Secret Surveillance court demands answers from FBI for errors, omissions in campaign investigation ...

Schumer admits Trump impeached ‘without the facts coming out’

Pelosi: Unless we impeach Trump, ‘say hello to president-king’

Trump’s economic approval hits highest level in year as Americans remain split on impeachment

French strikers angry about pension reforms, cut power to homes, businesses

Lisa Page on Maddow show: ‘This is not how public servants should be treated’

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McConnell rejects Schumer’s opening offer on impeachment

‘Trump totally unchained’: Second term could mean more trade wars, Powell exit, tax cuts

Manafort hospitalized after cardiac event ...

McConnell suggests Senate will move to dismiss impeachment after opening arguments

Hispanic Caucus, progressives revolt on border funding bill

Alan Greenspan says inflation ‘is inevitably going to rise’ as deficit rises to over $1 trillion

Trump to attend Davos ... Boris to boycott ...

Lofgrem on impeachment: Graham, McConnell ‘to rig the trial’

Boeing temporarily to halt manufacture of 737 MAX

Cramer compares China’s lead in next generation 5G wireless to how Russia beat America to space

NKorea ‘Christmas gift’ could be long-range missile test ...

House Judiciary Committee Report misquotes Trump again on Article II

Headlines

Trade rep: China will determine success of trade deal

With Xi’s backing China looks to become a world leader in blockchain as US policy is absent

USA secretly expels Chinese diplomats breached military base

Donald Trump: Nancy Pelosi’s teeth ‘falling out of her mouth’

Larry Kudlow: New trade deal will give economy 0.5% boost

Schumer proposes Bolton, Mulvaney testify in Senate impeachment trial

Trump: FoxNews will die ... calls Comcast ‘Commiecast’ ...

Six illegal aliens accused of sex trafficking underage girl

Trump hints at jail time after Comey says ‘I was wrong’ about FISA process

Lighthizer says phase-one trade deal is ‘totally done’ and will double exports to China in two years

Boeing weighs halting 737 Max production ...

Cruz: Investigating Hunter Biden ‘perfectly’ legal

The Senate Trial

President Donald J. Trump will shortly be impeached in the House ... and early next year he will be tried in the Senate. There are really only two plausible scenarios for this Senate trial’

1)  Open all the windows, call all the relevant witnesses and air all the attempted cabal dirty linen in front of the American people on live television. This is the type of trial that Trump is vehemently requesting.

2) Follow possible Mitch McConnell’s lead and short-circuit everything to keep things quick, terse and perfunctory ... with no real intention to deal with all the issues surrounding the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the Mueller Report, the involvement of foreign intelligence agencies and the whole Ukraine brouhaha.

Now, both options will lead to Trump’s exoneration ... but my suspicion is that the second scenario will be what transpires. And the obvious question is why?

Kind reader, if this prediction does come true, it will likely be because of Ukraine and its history of corruption and payoffs. We now know that the prior Ukraine administrations were putrid to their eyeballs and did buy off Obama’s Ukraine point man, Joe Biden ... by slipping over $3 million of legal graft to his son Hunter.

The question then answers itself —- how many other US politicians benefited from Ukraine grease? And in particular, how many Senators (McConnell? Blumenthal? Feinstein? Graham? Schumer? Leahey? etc.) might be implicated if wide-ranging testimony is allowed in Trump’s Senate trial? (Not an original thought,)

This would be the most obvious reason for trial brevity. And it might also allow the Dems to claim GOP bias to negate the obvious Democrat show hearings in the House. You might even see some Dem Senators voting for quick acquittal for this very reason.

Curious!