Here's a write-up in The New York Times about the tweets this morning
And here's the other really wacky tweet he posted earlier this week...
He's meeting at Camp David with Republican Leaders this morning and they had a press conference, standing together...
After watching the press conference, I'm struck by how warped our politics have become. I don't blame Trump for this although he's certainly exacerbated it...he said "We need more Republicans..."
It really is this all or nothing game now. Democrats all stick together and Republicans all stick together. It's not healthy. The party system is kinda goofy anyway - which I've felt ever since I went to a legislative district caucus back in the 80's or 90's. The party creates a platform and everyone who wants the party's financial support would, in theory, be signing on to that platform. But, that's not the case - the party makes choices. There has to be a party candidate in every race, and sometimes they have to compromise the party principles just so they can get someone with an R or a D behind their name in order to claim some kind of victory.
That candidate, if they win, now becomes a number in the R or D camp, but they might not even fully believe in the R or D platform completely. But, they're supposed to vote in a block or something.
I don't know - it's crazy and doesn't even make sense anymore.
We really need to get right on this political system. And that's not even including Donald Trump.
Also, the Republican leadership are very excited about a right of center country. They feel they're on track for that and this will make them very happy.
If it was just a 'right of center' country, maybe I could go along for a while. Unfortunately, I feel it's a Religious Right country they want. Nothing 'center' about it. Just Right, White, and Religious.
I'm sure it's not quite that stark for many R's, but it feels that way with Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions and Bannon and all these weird things happening in our country in 2017.
It's also odd to me that reporters don't ever question President Trump about his patently false statements.
He says it's been proven there's no collusion.
Really Mr. President? Where was it proven? Are ANY of the investigations concluded? If not, it hasn't been proven.
He says if you don't have anything to hide you are very free with access and transparency, just like his administration has been related to the Russia investigations.
Really Mr. President? Would you believe that theory also applies to tax returns?
He says his poll numbers are way up.
Really Mr. President? Who says that?
There is proof that Hillary and the DNC colluded with Russia.
Really Mr. President? Where is that proof?
The reporters just let him say stupid things and move on.
Wasted time and effort. And so disappointing.
My current dream is that in 2018 the Democrats - or anybody who disagrees with President Trump and Michael Pence and Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell - will win a lot of victories. Enough victories to change the House of Representatives (is it mathematically possible? we're so gerrymandered, maybe it's not possible) and we can start investigating the President. Or, we can take back control of the Senate so no more of those conservative, right-wing, religious judges get approved.
I don't think Mueller is going to save us. If he had an airtight case, we would have known about it by now. He has circumstantial evidence, at best. And that will get us nowhere. Again, it would only matter if people in charge wanted to do something about it. If Mueller were to hold information until the Democrats were in charge and then suddenly everything comes out about Trump - even I'd think that was a little peculiar. I'd be happy about it - but I wouldn't blindly throw my allegiance behind it. If the Republicans maintain control (which will make me feel very bad about the people in our country) there'd be no point in putting the information out there.
I think Mueller has to be finished by the elections. And it has to be far enough before the elections so people don't act like they did about the Comey info re Hillary's e-mails.
I hope it will be by April of this year.
I have a feeling Donald Trump's companies have always been involved in laundering money for the Russian oligarchs.
I have no proof and I don't even care to look for it, but it makes sense to me.
Too bad Donald Trump won't show us his tax returns.
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