On Jan. 20, 1993, I entered the Oval Office for the first time as president. As is the tradition, waiting for me was a note from my predecessor, George Herbert Walker Bush. It... moreOn Jan. 20, 1993, I entered the Oval Office for the first time as president. As is the tradition, waiting for me was a note from my predecessor, George Herbert Walker Bush. It read:
Dear Bill,
When I walked into this office just now I felt the same sense of wonder and respect that I felt four years ago. I know you will feel that, too.
I wish you great happiness here. I never felt the loneliness some Presidents have described.
There will be very tough times, made even more difficult by criticism you may not think is fair. I’m not a very good one to give advice, but just don’t let the critics discourage you or push you off course.
You will be our president when you read this note. I wish you well. I wish your family well.
Your success now is our country’s success. I am rooting hard for you.
Good Luck — George
No words of mine or others can better reveal the heart of who he was than those he wrote himself. He was an honorable, gracious, and decent man who believed in the United S... less
Any time the advantage is in his court, Graham has to act the big BOSS. Like anyone cares what this gutless wonder is going to do or say next.Now he is flaunting the fact tha... moreAny time the advantage is in his court, Graham has to act the big BOSS. Like anyone cares what this gutless wonder is going to do or say next.Now he is flaunting the fact that he is rebelling against Trump by voting no to what Trump wants regarding Saudi Arabia.SURE. NOW he stands up to him, when he has full knowledge that Trump is despised by a big chunk of people that matter in Congress. Now Graham is changing his FAIR WEATHER FRIEND tune.He and Trump were probably birthed by the same Jakal. Two of a kind. less
I know some wonderful Democrats, but it seems many want to attack anyone who doesn't agree with them, regardless of subject matter...Calm down folks... it's just a game.
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With a majority of seats in the House of Representatives next year, Democrats can initiate impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has admitted his campaign colluded with the Russian government to get elected, failed in his duty as Commander in Chief to defend our democracy, takes money from foreign governments daily, actively obstructs justice, and thinks he is above the law.
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Dave Wasserman, the Cook Political Report's House analyst, says the most under-covered aspect of 2018 is that "a blue wave is obscuring a red exodus." Republican House members are ... moreDave Wasserman, the Cook Political Report's House analyst, says the most under-covered aspect of 2018 is that "a blue wave is obscuring a red exodus." Republican House members are retiring at a startling clip — a trend that senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway told me earlier this year was worrying her more than any other trend affecting the midterms.
What's happening: There are 43 Republican seats now without an incumbent on the ballot. That's more than one out of every six Republicans in the House — a record in at least a century, Wasserman says.
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Why this matters: Just in the past eight months, the number of vulnerable Republican seats has almost doubled, according to Wasserman. Democrats need to win 23 seats to claim control of the House. Today, the Cook Political Report rates 37 Republican-held seats as toss-ups or worse. At the beginning of the year, it was only 20.
The big picture: Wasserman says the most important sign that 2018 will be a "wave" year — with D... less
Could the Lame-Duck House pass a bill (tax cut or immigration bill) and send it to the Senate but McConnell wait until after Jan 3 to vote on it when the new Senate members are sworn in?
The constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexand... moreThe constitution states that the choice to go to war is not the president's decision, but should be delegated to congress. Following remarks of the founding father's........Alexander Hamilton: "The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. . . . It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first General and Admiral of the Confederacy; while that of the British king extends to the declaring of war and the raising and regulating of fleets and armies, -- all of which by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature." (The Federalist, 69, 1788.) ". . . .'The Congress shall have the power to declare war'; the plain meaning of which is, that it is the peculiar and exclusive duty of Congress, when the nation is at peace, to change that state into a state of war. . . ." Thomas Jefferson: "... less
Isn't it odd that people suddenly think that Trump is somehow less legitimate because some voters who supported him are "under-educated," implying that they're stupid dumba$$es, wh... moreIsn't it odd that people suddenly think that Trump is somehow less legitimate because some voters who supported him are "under-educated," implying that they're stupid dumba$$es, when these folks are a portion of the electorate that help decide every presidential election, and they helped deliver the White House to Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, both Bushes, Clinton, and Barack Obama?
