tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4924237673201222901..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: SnippetsAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-74265148954593251262017-12-09T18:42:56.255-05:002017-12-09T18:42:56.255-05:00Anyone hear about the Daniel Shaver trial?Anyone hear about the Daniel Shaver trial?Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-70628077450469750252017-12-08T10:21:02.466-05:002017-12-08T10:21:02.466-05:00Bev, the House Press Gallery maintains a Casualty ...Bev, the House Press Gallery maintains a Casualty List. <a href="https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/casualty-list" rel="nofollow">pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/casualty-list</a>tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-43972820358965371282017-12-08T04:19:50.469-05:002017-12-08T04:19:50.469-05:00Bev,
I'm not saying he will be the next to fa...Bev,<br /><br />I'm not saying he will be the next to fall but this Texas who used 84K in taxpayer money to settle a harassment suit will fall at some point. <br /><br />https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/house-ethics-blake-farenthold_us_5a29d3d2e4b069ec48ac1a37?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009<br /><br />The House Committee on Ethics voted Thursday to investigate Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) over allegations that he sexually harassed a former staffer and then used $84,000 in taxpayer money to settle her claim.<br /><br />The decision follows a report by Politico last week that identified Farenthold as the legislator behind the payout, which came from a little-known congressional fund that can be used to settle lawsuits filed against lawmakers.<br /><br />The Ethics Committee will investigate the claims, which were filed by Farenthold’s former communications director, Lauren Greene, in December 2014. In the lawsuit, Greene said her boss sexually harassed her and created a hostile work environment. She also levied accusations of gender discrimination against him.<br /><br />Another Farenthold aide told Greene that the congressman said he had “sexual fantasies” and “wet dreams” about Greene, she said, and when Greene complained, she was fired.<br /><br />Greene’s case was settled and the lawsuit dropped, Politico reported.<br /><br />The Ethics Committee said it would investigate the claim and other allegations that Farenthold made “inappropriate statements to other members of his official staff.” However, it noted that “establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred.”Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-12312866539743945942017-12-08T03:53:27.895-05:002017-12-08T03:53:27.895-05:00The independent counsel was never going to present...The independent counsel was never going to present enough about Russia to get the Republican controlled Congress to impeach Trump. <br /><br />Along those lines both fringes are focused on different things. Liberal media is filled with Russia stuff Trump et al lied about or fails to remember. Conservative media is filled with evidence about the biases of the investigators.<br /><br />The most important variable for the general public is Trump and Putin have toned down their public displays of affection. As long as that remains the case Trump is unlikely to be damaged by any revelations.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86229281350969554502017-12-07T20:24:13.773-05:002017-12-07T20:24:13.773-05:00Hey, all! Sorry I have been MIA lately. A trial ...Hey, all! Sorry I have been MIA lately. A trial assignment has me crazy busy thru the end of the year. So, I see more resignation in Congress today! Looks like the swamp is being cleared at an alarming rate. Anyone keeping score in the Resign-apaloosa?<br />BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-21614381818549481482017-12-07T18:36:07.107-05:002017-12-07T18:36:07.107-05:00Harold Ford, Jr got fired from Morgan Stanley for ...Harold Ford, Jr got fired from Morgan Stanley for his behavior to women...well, that apple didn't fall far from the tree..his pappy loved women, or tried to. Years ago Junior came to our airbase in Memphis. He saw my name tag and mistook me for one of the rich Democratic members of my family...I thought I was going to have to call the cops to get him off me...he finally left me alone when he realized I didn't live in Memphis or have any money. Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-56151481580623166482017-12-07T17:47:21.489-05:002017-12-07T17:47:21.489-05:00Representative Trent Franks (R-Arizona) is expecte...Representative Trent Franks (R-Arizona) is expected to resign. Not clear why but rumors of sexual misconduct have swirled around him for years.<br />Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-22437306348175702692017-12-07T17:39:40.458-05:002017-12-07T17:39:40.458-05:00Robert Mueller's investigation is imploding. ...Robert Mueller's investigation is imploding. First, you have an anti-Trump agent openly talking with his anti-Trump mistress about the case. She was part of the team at some point too. Now you have an attorney who previously represented the Clinton Foundation.<br /><br />None of this may be legally wrong, but for these people to be involved in clearing Clinton and damning Trump reeeeeeks of political bias.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-25840039310757624192017-12-07T16:30:59.356-05:002017-12-07T16:30:59.356-05:00Toss Harold Ford onto the pile. I love how everyo...Toss Harold Ford onto the pile. I love how everyone going down right now for harassment is a liberal. Ha ha.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-50831890472659620962017-12-07T14:50:02.048-05:002017-12-07T14:50:02.048-05:00So Franken has resigned and it's come out that...So Franken has resigned and it's come out that Conyer's son was recently arrested for domestic violence after his then girlfriend called 911. It should be noted he wasn't charged due to a lack of evidence.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-32539773424201414732017-12-06T20:50:40.911-05:002017-12-06T20:50:40.911-05:00Jed, The nepotism of our political class never sur...Jed, The nepotism of our political class never surprises me.<br /><br />Agreed on money ruining sports.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-47223472621262303662017-12-06T20:49:40.404-05:002017-12-06T20:49:40.404-05:00tryanmax, I agree completely.tryanmax, I agree completely.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-49154333925972471992017-12-06T20:48:55.101-05:002017-12-06T20:48:55.101-05:00Anthony, The Democrats have turned on him. I thin...Anthony, The Democrats have turned on him. I think they got a lot of blowback for supporting harassers.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-36740436116114307422017-12-06T20:48:08.732-05:002017-12-06T20:48:08.732-05:00Jed, I don't think their choice makes sense ev...Jed, I don't think their choice makes sense even without politics. First, it's a cop out not to pick one. Secondly, they just seem to be naming people who are in the news, not people who made any real impact.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-48613985681538345212017-12-06T20:36:27.697-05:002017-12-06T20:36:27.697-05:00Time's person of the Year has lost a lot of it...Time's person of the Year has lost a lot of it's mojo. 50 years ago, it was still a relatively respected weekly national general interest news magazine. I dumped it when they became so blatant with their political bias in all areas, not just politics.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-33140339099961443612017-12-06T17:20:23.055-05:002017-12-06T17:20:23.055-05:00Franken is going to make an announcement about his...Franken is going to make an announcement about his political future tomorrow. This is playing out a lot like the Clinton years.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-82364699608469909872017-12-06T14:13:55.985-05:002017-12-06T14:13:55.985-05:00Have not followed the Markle story. My favorite Mo...Have not followed the Markle story. My favorite Monarch was E2, I suppose because she was a dead ringer for my mother. She always struck me as oozing class (in a good way.) next generations ... not so much although Andrew seems ok despite his father. If Markle is peddling that line, I agree mucho lamer<br /><br /> Olympic is guilty of power 5 college football. Big money, particularly tv money, has long destroyed the fantasy and innocence of amateurism.<br /><br />Congers passing it to his son does not surprise. Congress is a cesspool of power and influence paddling. I do think the left so believes the dangerous Trump must go by any means, they are willing to sacrifice any of their own if they can get himTennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-42283323441920879522017-12-06T10:22:35.006-05:002017-12-06T10:22:35.006-05:00TIME's person of the year is "The Silence...TIME's person of the year is "The Silence Breakers." I think it's a cop-out any time TIME names something other than an individual. Heck, I'll even grant leeway to name a small group of people (not to exceed the average membership of a boy band) as persons of the year provided they did whatever they did as a group. Pretty sure the magazine doesn't want to name the next Hitler, seeing as they named the last Hitler. <br /><br />They speak a great deal about how the person of the year is the most influential for good or ill, but anymore they hand it out as an accolade. We all know it. If they really took the for good or ill stance, they'd name Weinstein. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-77229640791014262042017-12-06T03:11:42.264-05:002017-12-06T03:11:42.264-05:00Trump is going to take concrete steps to move the ...Trump is going to take concrete steps to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (a process which will take at least a few years). Congress and the evangelical community have long favored this move (which would be a first by any country) but presidents have been reluctant to do it outside the context of the Peace process because it would upset Muslims in general and Palestinians in particular. <br /><br />The Peace process has been moribund for years and Trump Muslim relations can't get appreciably worse so I think this move will do minimal damage abroad (Muslim terrorists might murder Americans and Israelis under that banner but murder is what terrorists do) and domestically it is good politics. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124128949343301445noreply@blogger.com