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...do conservatives in the House and Senate start bearing responsibility for their continued inaction in handling the breach of US election systems?
It's unconscionable that the GOP continues to protect a president that shows neither concern nor curiosity about what is arguably the most direct attack on US sovereignty since the war of 1812 simply because it's politically convenient to do so.
Read MoreOver the course of my life, I've seen just about every side of the political landscape, from attending fundraisers for Republican candidates like Ronald Reagan and George Deukmejian as a child to casting my first presidential ballot for Ross Perot to proudly ticking the box signifying my selection for Barack Obama in the 2008 & 2012 elections. To a lot of people this would say that my values and opinions have changed over the course of my life, and to a relatively minor extent, they have. That's not the whole story. A large chunk of this story is just how far the politics in the country have shifted to the right and authoritarian, while the social scale has shifted left. I wonder if these two things are bound - the further left social opinion is, the harder right the political spectrum tends to turn.
Read MoreEconomist: "What is Trumponomics and how does it differ from standard Republican economics?"
Trump: "We have nations where…they’ll get as much as 100% of a tax or a tariff for a certain product and for the same product we get nothing, OK? It’s very unfair."
This betrays his fundamental misunderstanding of trade between nations and competitive advantage.
Read MoreExcerpts from the Republican Party's platform:
"We believe America is exceptional because of our historic role — first as refuge, then as defender, and now as exemplar of liberty for the world to see."
No longer. Republicans no longer believe that America is a refuge. They no longer believe that we are defenders. Now too, they have used voter suppression and gerrymandering to ensure that we are not a shining example of liberty and democracy.
Read MoreIf you ever wondered what the primary motivator is for Americans buying guns - you now have some good data: the stock prices of publicly traded gun manufacturers.
What you see here is the result of an October and November run-up because it looked like Hillary Clinton would win the election. The second that Trump was elected, their shares got crushed, and they've been hammered hard ever since then.
So what drives sales? Fear. Fear that those Democrats are going to take away all of the guns.
It will be interesting to see if this trend continues deep into a Trump presidency.
"SENATOR FRANKEN, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OF THOSE ACTIVITIES. I HAVE BEEN CALLED A SURROGATE AT A TIME OR TWO IN THAT CAMPAIGN AND I DID NOT HAVE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE RUSSIANS, AND I'M UNABLE TO COMMENT ON IT."
Read MoreIf you're a supporter of the 45th President, and think that this whole Russia thing is overblown nonsense, honestly ask yourself two questions:
Seriously? Perry for Energy Secretary?
Didn't he propose closing the department? I'm being a little bit charitable, because he literally forgot the name of the department when he was trying to list the names of the departments he wanted to close.
He was quoted 15 minutes after the video below as saying, "By the way that was the department of energy I was reaching for a while ago."
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Oh, did I fail to mention that Trump's hotel is one of the ones on offer for the "Select Inaugural Hotels" for these packages? The ones that don't come included?
I'd say I feel like I'm taking crazy pills, but really, I just think that the US is.
Trump leases his Washington DC hotel space from the US Postal Service. Part of that contract (and indeed, any contract with federal leases) includes the stipulation that no elected officials may be involved in the lease.
The Post Office Lease differs from many of Mr. Trump’s other business arrangements. That’s because, in writing the contract, the federal and D.C. governments determined, in advance, that elected officials could play no role in this lease arrangement. The contract language is clear: “No ... elected official of the Government of the United States ... shall be admitted to any share or part of this Lease, or to any benefit that may arise therefrom...”
The language could not be any more specific or clear. Donald Trump will breach the contract on Jan. 20, when, while continuing to benefit from the lease, he will become an “elected official of the Government of the United States.”
Maybe the GSA needs to revoke his lease. Oh, but wait, when he steps into office, he'll be the one employing them. This is a massive conflict of interest. It's time we start doing something about this. Trump cannot be allowed to hold public office while this kind of issue persists.
