In the past three years, it has so often felt like things were reaching the breaking point. But the image of Trump on the balcony of the White House last night, defiantly taking off his mask as he gasped for breath, truly looked to me like the beginning of the final chapter.
When rejecting further negotiation with Pelosi, Trump said he had made a "generous" proposal. The use of that word is a clue to Trump's view of himself as some liege lord who is offering largesse to his subjects. It is ironic that he thinks using taxpayer money to support taxpayers is generous given that he doesn't pay any taxes. The end of his "dynasty" can't come soon enough.
Thank you, Heather, for all your efforts in keeping us informed! This edition gives me hope for the future.
This is what a President of the United States sounds like:
“Today we are engaged once again in a battle for the soul of the nation,” Biden said. “After all that America has accomplished, after all the years we have stood as a beacon of light to the world, it cannot be that here and now, in 2020, we will allow government of the people, by the people, and for the people to perish from this earth.
“You and I are part of a great covenant, a common story of divisions overcome and of hope renewed," he said. "If we do our part, if we stand together, if we keep faith with the past and with each other, then the divisions of our time can give way to the dreams of a brighter, better, future.”
Reading today’s Letter, and in other moments when evidence of Trump’s pernicious behavior fills the news, I am reminded of Adam Schiff’s concluding remarks at the Senate trial of Donald Trump, remarks that fell on deaf ears as the Republicans, with one exception, voted to acquit.
“If the truth doesn’t matter, we’re lost. The framers couldn’t protect us from ourselves, if right and truth don’t matter. And you know that what he did was not right. That’s what they do in the old country, that Colonel Vindman’s father came from. Or the old country that my great grandfather came from, or the old countries that your ancestors came from, or maybe you came from. But here, right is supposed to matter. It’s what’s made us the greatest nation on earth. No constitution can protect us, if right doesn’t matter any more. And you know you can’t trust this President to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for Donald Trump. He’ll do it now. He’s done it before. He’ll do it for the next several months. He’ll do it in the election if he’s allowed to. This is why if you find him guilty, you must find that he should be removed. Because right matters. Because right matters and the truth matters. Otherwise, we are lost.”
Adam Schiff
Friday, January 24, 2020
Donald Trump is a fraud as are the Republicans who supported him then and continue to support him to this day. The tide appears to be turning, and I am encouraged. I am encouraged because it is becoming clearer each day that this man and his enablers will finally receive the inglorious mandate they so richly deserve: You fired – please remove your personal items from the premises as you leave.
I was thinking that Amy Coney Barrett should withdraw or decline her nomination, especially if she is as Christian as she seems to be. Her presence will continue to cause infections and eventually deaths from hearings, meetings, and demonstrations (both pro and con) in the next few weeks. Even from a selfish point of view, her reputation as a juror will always be tainted by having been pushed forward by Trump.
Just tell everyone you know, Republican or Democrat, to watch Michael Hayden on Twitter or the Republicans Against Trump ad. It is arguably the most moving and powerful political endorsement this year.
Thank you for always including Biden. I hope more journalists will notice he is not just a backdrop for Trump's antics but a critical part of this story. His speech yesterday was inspiring and full of hope.
Whether it's the steroids or all on his own, it appears Trump is having a mental breakdown. His grip on reality, always tenuous, seems to have snapped. How obvious, or oblivious, will it have to get before VP Pence, AG Barr, and congressional Republicans led by McConnell, all of whom are now scheming how each can come out ahead, get together to invoke the 25th Amendment? All were hoping, I'm sure, that Trump would at least make it through the election. To remove him before the election would be political suicide for most Republicans running on Nov. 3; and by god don't they deserve it. All of it. Especially McConnell.
All those White House and West Wing staffers working at home are polishing their resumes and wondering who is going to stab whom (I'm old school) in the back on the way out.
Thanks again, HCR. I read you first every morning.
It would seem that the American people are in the proverbial "eye of the storm"; a telling moment in which there is a semblance of calm while all around nature is exacting a terrible vengeance. The storm however is starting to collapse under its own weight and to dissipate as it consume's its own energy trying to maintain the fear that it once inspired and shore up the idea that it is actually going somewhere. There is a new "high pressure system" on the horizen bringing back much healthier, predictable and clement times and pushing the foul weather into oblivion..
While reading today’s news summary, I am almost embarrassed to say that, by the time I was finished, I had tears of joy in my eyes, and cautious feelings of hope in my heart.
From the White House we are beginning to see corona justice. In parenting children, it's called "natural consequences."
Statistically, given the COVID-19 mortality rate of 3-4%, some of trump's super-spreader event attendees are going to prove trump dead wrong when he said, “Don’t be afraid of Covid.”
Thank you for putting this together so brilliantly. I so appreciate your work and reading the thoughtful intelligent comments. Although still weary and concerned, I am deeply grateful for the wise hope.
"Deputy press secretary Brian Morganstern told NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly that the White House still does not require masks because “everyone needs to take personal responsibility.”"
Everyone needs to take personal responsibility? Coming from ANYONE from Donald "I don't take responsibility at all" Trump's White House? WOW!
Thanks, Dr. Richardson. I got to listen to the last few minutes of Biden's address yesterday, and was totally inspired by his words. Then watched him sprint up the rise as he left the area! Please, major networks, make Biden part of the major news every day, and make it equal coverage. I realize he isn't the president...yet...but he will be, and that should deserve coverage. I'm sick to death of Trump's ranting and showboating and all the minions who suck up the air behind him. Please...let's get this over with!
When rejecting further negotiation with Pelosi, Trump said he had made a "generous" proposal. The use of that word is a clue to Trump's view of himself as some liege lord who is offering largesse to his subjects. It is ironic that he thinks using taxpayer money to support taxpayers is generous given that he doesn't pay any taxes. The end of his "dynasty" can't come soon enough.
Thank you, Heather, for all your efforts in keeping us informed! This edition gives me hope for the future.
This is what a President of the United States sounds like:
“Today we are engaged once again in a battle for the soul of the nation,” Biden said. “After all that America has accomplished, after all the years we have stood as a beacon of light to the world, it cannot be that here and now, in 2020, we will allow government of the people, by the people, and for the people to perish from this earth.
“You and I are part of a great covenant, a common story of divisions overcome and of hope renewed," he said. "If we do our part, if we stand together, if we keep faith with the past and with each other, then the divisions of our time can give way to the dreams of a brighter, better, future.”
Thank you, Professor Richardson for all you do.
Reading today’s Letter, and in other moments when evidence of Trump’s pernicious behavior fills the news, I am reminded of Adam Schiff’s concluding remarks at the Senate trial of Donald Trump, remarks that fell on deaf ears as the Republicans, with one exception, voted to acquit.
“If the truth doesn’t matter, we’re lost. The framers couldn’t protect us from ourselves, if right and truth don’t matter. And you know that what he did was not right. That’s what they do in the old country, that Colonel Vindman’s father came from. Or the old country that my great grandfather came from, or the old countries that your ancestors came from, or maybe you came from. But here, right is supposed to matter. It’s what’s made us the greatest nation on earth. No constitution can protect us, if right doesn’t matter any more. And you know you can’t trust this President to do what’s right for this country. You can trust he will do what’s right for Donald Trump. He’ll do it now. He’s done it before. He’ll do it for the next several months. He’ll do it in the election if he’s allowed to. This is why if you find him guilty, you must find that he should be removed. Because right matters. Because right matters and the truth matters. Otherwise, we are lost.”
Adam Schiff
Friday, January 24, 2020
Donald Trump is a fraud as are the Republicans who supported him then and continue to support him to this day. The tide appears to be turning, and I am encouraged. I am encouraged because it is becoming clearer each day that this man and his enablers will finally receive the inglorious mandate they so richly deserve: You fired – please remove your personal items from the premises as you leave.
I was thinking that Amy Coney Barrett should withdraw or decline her nomination, especially if she is as Christian as she seems to be. Her presence will continue to cause infections and eventually deaths from hearings, meetings, and demonstrations (both pro and con) in the next few weeks. Even from a selfish point of view, her reputation as a juror will always be tainted by having been pushed forward by Trump.
Just tell everyone you know, Republican or Democrat, to watch Michael Hayden on Twitter or the Republicans Against Trump ad. It is arguably the most moving and powerful political endorsement this year.
Thank you for always including Biden. I hope more journalists will notice he is not just a backdrop for Trump's antics but a critical part of this story. His speech yesterday was inspiring and full of hope.
Whether it's the steroids or all on his own, it appears Trump is having a mental breakdown. His grip on reality, always tenuous, seems to have snapped. How obvious, or oblivious, will it have to get before VP Pence, AG Barr, and congressional Republicans led by McConnell, all of whom are now scheming how each can come out ahead, get together to invoke the 25th Amendment? All were hoping, I'm sure, that Trump would at least make it through the election. To remove him before the election would be political suicide for most Republicans running on Nov. 3; and by god don't they deserve it. All of it. Especially McConnell.
All those White House and West Wing staffers working at home are polishing their resumes and wondering who is going to stab whom (I'm old school) in the back on the way out.
Thanks again, HCR. I read you first every morning.
It would seem that the American people are in the proverbial "eye of the storm"; a telling moment in which there is a semblance of calm while all around nature is exacting a terrible vengeance. The storm however is starting to collapse under its own weight and to dissipate as it consume's its own energy trying to maintain the fear that it once inspired and shore up the idea that it is actually going somewhere. There is a new "high pressure system" on the horizen bringing back much healthier, predictable and clement times and pushing the foul weather into oblivion..
While reading today’s news summary, I am almost embarrassed to say that, by the time I was finished, I had tears of joy in my eyes, and cautious feelings of hope in my heart.
From the White House we are beginning to see corona justice. In parenting children, it's called "natural consequences."
Statistically, given the COVID-19 mortality rate of 3-4%, some of trump's super-spreader event attendees are going to prove trump dead wrong when he said, “Don’t be afraid of Covid.”
Thank you for putting this together so brilliantly. I so appreciate your work and reading the thoughtful intelligent comments. Although still weary and concerned, I am deeply grateful for the wise hope.
"Deputy press secretary Brian Morganstern told NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly that the White House still does not require masks because “everyone needs to take personal responsibility.”"
Everyone needs to take personal responsibility? Coming from ANYONE from Donald "I don't take responsibility at all" Trump's White House? WOW!
Everyone needs to take personal responsibility = let them eat cake!
Also it’s becoming clearer Rosenstein was a double agent
Never underestimate the power of voter suppression. This is far from over.
I wonder how many of the Gold Star families are positive now, adding to those 34 cases. Without contact tracing, we will never know.
Thanks, Dr. Richardson. I got to listen to the last few minutes of Biden's address yesterday, and was totally inspired by his words. Then watched him sprint up the rise as he left the area! Please, major networks, make Biden part of the major news every day, and make it equal coverage. I realize he isn't the president...yet...but he will be, and that should deserve coverage. I'm sick to death of Trump's ranting and showboating and all the minions who suck up the air behind him. Please...let's get this over with!