Longest Shutdown In History

The Guardian reports today, “US government shutdown becomes longest in history.

The US government shutdown is now the longest such closure in history. On Saturday, day 22, members of Congress were out of Washington, Donald Trump was unmoved in the White House, his border wall unbuilt, and around 800,000 federal workers were still without pay and facing mounting hardship.

George H.W. Bush – RIP

The *Chron reports, “Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94.

George Herbert Walker Bush, whose lone term as the 41st president of the United States ushered in the final days of the Cold War and perpetuated a family political dynasty that influenced American politics at both the national and state levels for decades, died Friday evening in Houston. He was 94.

George H.W. Bush Sky Diving at 90

Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren Eats Humble “Pow-Wow Chow” Pie

It’s not been a good couple of days for Elizabeth Warren.  Her so-called DNA proof of her so-called Cherokee heritage turned out to be as genuine as, well, her so-called Native American recipes.

A Note To Sen. Jeff Flake Regarding Final Kavanaugh Vote

Jeff.  You should be afraid…, very, very afraid of your new friends.  Not saying you lack testicular fortitude now, Senator, but if you don’t vote YES for Brett Kavanaugh, you’re guaranteed to catch a bad case of “Low T“.  So will you vote to keep your hair (among other things), or vote to look like Senator Chris Coons?

Rod Redactenstein’s Meeting With Trump Postponed Again

The Guardian reports, “Trump meeting with Rosenstein may be delayed again, says White House.”  Well, hell yes!!  Rod’s got a whole lot of work to do with that jumbo Sharpie he uses.  And he’s got to do it himself–no delegation, because it’s oh, so secret.

Donald Trump’s high-stakes meeting with deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein could be “pushed back another week” as the fight over supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continues, the White House said on Sunday.

Whether or not Trump will fire the deputy attorney general, and thereby endanger Mueller’s independence, has fuelled Washington gossip for months.

Earlier this month, the New York Times reported that Rosenstein discussed wearing a wire to record conversations with Trump and the possibility of removing the president via the 25th amendment.