Senator Wyden and I discuss Trump, Musk and his new book "It Takes Chutzpah" in an exclusive interview at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. Plus Q&A from the audience on-hand.
Three who have been are Rudy Giuliani, Kenney Chesebro, Michael Cowan. Giuliani made "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers, and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed effort at reelection in 2020," the New York appeals court wrote in its ruling.
Trump is hoping that the courts will go after him from what I hav read because it will take years just as it did and he never landed in jail. Bar Association can move quicker and become a real deterrent to cheesy lawyers. Have a special panel, like a grand jury whose participants are not made public.
Our checks and balances have failed. The only thing left is legal action so it must be employed; and we need to be armed to respond with legal action beforehand; not load up after we've been hit in the heart. It is war. We are on the field and the bullets are being fired at our democracy with the rapidity of a machine gun. We need to challenge everything using the law. But, how long will that defense hold? That is where we are today. The last stand is the one we take. And we are still discussing it as if someone or something is coming over the hill to save us. No one is coming.
Sidney Katherine Powell. Quick check Wikipedia: The State Bar of Texas' Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline brought a disciplinary action against Powell, alleging that she violated the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers; that proceeding is still pending. The process is slow.
There is no hero coming to save us. Our checks and balances were tested and failed. The final front is the one we, the people form. We have been successful and will prevail. Congress switchboard phones were disabled by the number of calls. We will be joined by many of those who voted for Trump. The strategy is to focus on Musk who draws ire from every American voter. But no one is coming to save us. We are today a nation no longer ruled by law and order. The Democratic PARTY IS in the minority. The gutless Republican PARTY holds the most seats. Yesterday Trump announced he will privatize USPS and take over it from the Executive Branch. We are under fire. GITMO is being expanded not for immigrants but to jail anyone who does not show loyalty to Trump. And the horror story plot goes one. As Stephen King wrote our reality is worse than any piece of fictional horror he has written.
Democrats are not in the minority trump barely won against a woman a black woman who had a couple months to run and a lot of people weren’t ready for a woman of any color and she was not a top pick and whoever handled her and consulted her campaign was waaay off. Republicans and Democrats and the independents are not happy with any of the shit that’s going on right now don’t believe the bots on line that show up to spew their dying support of trump the more the real news of what’s going on gets out the angrier everyone is. This isn’t about party although the party controlling the house isn’t doing a damn thing right now it’s about us all of US and our standards of living, our democracy, our privacy our medical info all of our stuff that Elon’s trying to harness and we have no idea what for, how much they’ve accessed copied and if any code has been written in they’ve fired people from literally every single govt./federal entity all of them even the ones they said were safe the ones protecting people they’ve fired people working at power companies No assessment of what or how important their work was or how much work each person did or does just fired them can you imagine how that is affecting them and the work left behind there was no thought put into this process. He is weakening our communities and our country as a whole. They think they are gonna control everything all his rich friends standing greedily by waiting for their promises kept. No promises to the people have been kept none! They’ve taken drug enforcement agents and others to instead focus on removing migrants instead of our safety. Trumps been running around to Saudi and other countries making Hotel deals with our Presidential seal sitting behind him spewing how great he is on tv or playing golf spending 30 million tax dollars to go to the Daytona and Super Bowl while he’s trimming Govt spending he says. They’ve done nothing but ruin lives while they scheme to try and steal Ukraine’s metals and oil in Greenland and our tax payer dollars. Elon’s made a lot of his wealth off of the Govt and still does he hasn’t cut his funding all he did was try and shut down federal entities that were investigating him like USAID then he runs to shut down the consumer financial protections so him and his buddies will have no oversight that CFPB protects us from their fraud. This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans we all are in this together and together we all need to fight. Elon has broken laws he’s stopped funding controlled by congress he accessed government computers which require clearance and allowed his cronies too with absolutely no transparency at all he thinks bc he owns twitter his personal website he can put out any lies he wants and he does he needs to be fired arrested Govt funding to space X should be halted and any to tesla also. He threatened another astronaut that he would shut down the space program bc he called out Elon and trump on his lie about Biden abandoning astronauts which isn’t true Elon has said he was going to rescue them which he isn’t the plan all along was them to ride back at another time with a different crew 9 or somebody but that was planned since last year. Trumps crypto should be halted all these illegal activities to take advantage of us the people. This is about all of us not just Democrats not just Republicans all of us we all loose if this continues. The country in 1 month is already weaker as is our economy. Our economy was headed upward steadily since COVID we were the envy of other nations bc how fast we were recovering inflation was going down so was the interest rate Dems had got the minimum wages up. Food prices were high controlled by greedy corporations as you can see trump didn’t lower them. If it was so easy the Dems would’ve done it already. Now inflation is up , stocks are down and the interest rate didn’t go down as planned and our foreign partners well do we have any that aren’t dictatorships now.
Excellent summary and it is only four weeks of shit to date.
My reference to Democrats was to the number in the House represents the minority compared with the Republicans. The common reference to the two each party in the House and Senate is Republicans and Democrats. I am an Independent and fully aware that those who did not and, if we get to vote, will not vote for Trump encompass all of us Democrats, Independents and Republicans.
But I agree with you completely on all points, and it is so refreshing to hear from someone who like me sees what is happening not only on the surface but down to the minutiae. I am distressed and frustrated and bored waiting for the level of rage that should be heard around the world not tomorrow but four weeks ago the moment Trump pardoned the close to 2K insurrectionists a day we converted to no longer being a nation ruled by law and order. Where was the rage? No where to be found. Only silence.
When I speak to anyone who did not vote for Trump about my concerns, they are unaware of what is happening, and it is just damn aggravating. You cannot have a discussion if to do so requires you catch folks up on what is happening. And that is rejected in any case because it comes across as know it all preachy.
I'm certain you feel the same way. As for me, I'm driven to distraction over all of it and feel compelled to keep my eye on the ball 24/7 for the past 4 weeks. Not only I see but I can foretell what will happen if we follow the trajectory of doing nothing! And, for all intents and purposes we are leaderless.
Thank you Jim for interviewing my Senator, Ron Wyden. Excellent interview for us. Senator Wyden inspires activism. Will begin reading his book tonight.
I want to thank you for your integrity and courage to report the news. Appreciate being a subscriber - we need trustworthy sources of the news. You have always been one.
Ask your senator why he thought voting for Marco Rubio as Secretary of State was a good idea and why he thinks abstaining in the vote for Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary was helpful. EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR HAS VOTED FOR / ABSTAINED on between two and twelve nominees. Appeasement will not work. I was disappointed to hear NO mention of either of these votes. I was impressed by Wyden’s ardor in speaking with Jim A., but believe that the time is fast approaching to throw down the gauntlet with this. Two votes-one for a man who is helping make the world even more dangerous and electing to take his ball and go home on a vote for a Homeland Security Head who will be a flat out danger is not being a little bit pregnant.
Thank you so much Jim. I really like your reporting style. You don't have to wear a suit, no perfect hair, great questions, honest answers. Kinda like the olden days, like a war correspondent. Because in many ways, it is a war.
Jim... can you please talk about what is going on with Guantanamo and this new concentration camp they want to create. PLEASE... And also, can you discuss what the Nazi salute means to these disgusting human beings -- Trump's daughter and son-in-law are conservative Jews.
GITMO houses immigrants some of whom are not qualified even under Trump's declaration as to who would go there. Trump just fired the head of ICE because the numbers of people in that God awful place are not big enough. He wants more prisoners, now! But first he wants a new Air Force One jet, yesterday!
But look beyond it. GITMO is being expanded by Trump, yes. The threats are direct. The bowing to allegiance is obscene. The fear is palpable. Look beyond all of it and you will realize that GITMO is being built not just for immigrants which is wrong in itself; it is being expanded to imprison anyone who is shown to be not loyal to one man, our King, Trump. What this man will do to one of us, he will do to any of us. Don't doubt it.
I've had darker thoughts which startle me. I'm sure most would not admit they have gone to those dark places as well, if only in their dreams unremembered upon waking.
Wow! Great interview, questions, answers, and intro to Sen Wyden. Really interesting to hear questions from BOS audience. So glad you managed to get posted, and thanks to E Kennedy Institute for allowing.
I am proud to say that Ron Wyden is my senator! He is a man of incredible kindness and integrity! And it behooves me to add that Jeff Merkley is our other great senator in Oregon! He, too, has been active in this existential struggle. You may have seen him interviewed this past month.
Your “no frill “ show was filled with many frills. This was a great event to showcase Senator Wyden and all his efforts . He is a dedicated public servant.
The Senator evaded the questions about what should be done to stop the Trump/Musk steamroller, repeatedly by saying it takes ALL of us, we must ALL mobilize, we must ALL have Chutzpah. We already know that. What we wanted to know Senator, is not your long term plan, but right now, what steps can the Democratic Senators take - exactly. What roll can YOU/THEY play in getting the courts to respond. You talk about privacy being your big thing, but beyond talk, ESPECIALLY, what legal actions can you take, lawsuits based on Constitutional law? What Senate procedural maneuvers can you take? How can you use your staff to help organize a resistance?
Also - I am sick to death of hearing about Republican Senators expressing their concerns and not acting, eg., voting down incompetent nominees for example. (It reminds me of "thoughts and prayers" after gun violence.) If they are not going to act, and Musk is not afraid to threaten primarying them, why should we be afraid of shaming them? Shaming them by flooding your constituents with factual examples in your State of the impact of Musk's wrecking ball on our government.
"This is not the time to talk about this." I was pushed back so harshly energetically by a brother when I tries to express my concern about Muck. I only expressed myself when he asked how I was doing. Thinking that he really cared...but he is of the Maggot alignment and clearly thought I shouldn't even use my voice to convey a real concern. I said "I didn't vote for Muck. I want him out of my data!"
I love our Veteran's they should have everything they need without question!! I heard that suicide hotlines for the Veteran's was stopped under the federal freeze. I hope that didn't happen!! If so, we should be ashamed!! I have a very soft spot for Veterans. I worked with them during my Occupational Therapy career and found them always to be hardworking and never almost ever ask for what they need. One of the most concerning issues for Veterans is the trauma that they experience with little to know therapeutic interventions. Violence has severe consequences on our humanity.
I'm proud to call Ron Wyden my senator. Thank you sir for all of your years of service to Oregon and our country. And thank you Jim for bringing him on your show.
There should be no cooperation if they take any bit of money from Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security. Period and end of story.
Nobody asked for having their health care taken, or their drug prices rising, which is already happening. And still nobody is talking about child care help. Republicans want all of these babies to come, but they stop their interest as soon as they're born.
As someone responsible for the care of her elderly parents, I can tell you that the US does a terrible job taking care of our elderly. I spend more of my time frustrated by the lack of care for people who worked all of their lives, their savings eaten up and their health care diminished the older they're getting. And these are the ones with insurance and pensions. I cannot imagine how bad it must be for someone without either.
America truly fails at caring for the elderly unless, of course, they have a lot of money. It's embarrassing to go overseas and see the quality of life they afford their elderly.
Kash Patel was described by a grand jury and judge as an "unreliable witness". How do you award anyone like this to the head of the FBI, particularly one as biased and unqualified as he is? But I think the lack of qualifications is the point. They're not going to question Trump.
There is HUGE reason to be worried about Kennedy and the HHS. Spending that much on what if they're veering away from research? That is an important part of the HHS. Why do so many Americans feel that we're immune to things happening elsewhere? Or that they
don't spread what's here to the many places Americans travel? Vaccinations save
thousands, but we don't want to be a part of that anymore. I'm baffled by this bizarre belief
that nature and exercise will cure many ills. If that were true, we'd never have had major pandemics killing millions. Measles wouldn't have wiped out the numbers they did, or scarlet fever. This fear and disbelief in Science is unfathomable.
Republicans take turns voting "no." I'm convinced they draw straws to determine who will vote no just to show that they can be moderate, or that they don't all vote in unison. John McCain was the last Republican we've seen to cast a deciding vote that went against his party line. That McConnell voted Yes on Patel tells me he is just playing the R game. As a constitutionalist and devout defender of the law, there is no way that he should find Patel acceptable.
All of our representatives need to not value their jobs more than their ideals and morals. No one should. A strong earmark of an authoritarianism regime to come to power is for a substantial number of people's moral decline. We can look directly at the Republican party circa Donald Trump and see this.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOURTH GOP SENATOR RE VETERANS CUTS
PA SENATOR DEVLIN J. ROBINSON
Following the 9/11 attacks, Robinson requested assignment to the infantry, ensuring him a spot on the front lines. He served one combat tour in Afghanistan and two in Iraq, where as an infantryman in Nasiriyah (ambush alley) his unit fought door-to-door conducting searches in the days leading up to the subsequent rescue of Army POW Jessica Lynch. He also later served in Fallujah.
Upon his honorable discharge, Robinson returned home to Pittsburgh and founded his own company, Veterans Medical Technology and earned a business degree from Robert Morris University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business.
Jim, why aren’t lawyers helping Trump execute his coup being disbarred for not defending the Constitution? Especially Bondi…
Sharon,
Three who have been are Rudy Giuliani, Kenney Chesebro, Michael Cowan. Giuliani made "demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers, and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump campaign in connection with Trump's failed effort at reelection in 2020," the New York appeals court wrote in its ruling.
Thanks…wasn’t Wild Woman disbarred as well?
Trump is hoping that the courts will go after him from what I hav read because it will take years just as it did and he never landed in jail. Bar Association can move quicker and become a real deterrent to cheesy lawyers. Have a special panel, like a grand jury whose participants are not made public.
Our checks and balances have failed. The only thing left is legal action so it must be employed; and we need to be armed to respond with legal action beforehand; not load up after we've been hit in the heart. It is war. We are on the field and the bullets are being fired at our democracy with the rapidity of a machine gun. We need to challenge everything using the law. But, how long will that defense hold? That is where we are today. The last stand is the one we take. And we are still discussing it as if someone or something is coming over the hill to save us. No one is coming.
Sidney Katherine Powell. Quick check Wikipedia: The State Bar of Texas' Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline brought a disciplinary action against Powell, alleging that she violated the rules of professional conduct governing lawyers; that proceeding is still pending. The process is slow.
There is no hero coming to save us. Our checks and balances were tested and failed. The final front is the one we, the people form. We have been successful and will prevail. Congress switchboard phones were disabled by the number of calls. We will be joined by many of those who voted for Trump. The strategy is to focus on Musk who draws ire from every American voter. But no one is coming to save us. We are today a nation no longer ruled by law and order. The Democratic PARTY IS in the minority. The gutless Republican PARTY holds the most seats. Yesterday Trump announced he will privatize USPS and take over it from the Executive Branch. We are under fire. GITMO is being expanded not for immigrants but to jail anyone who does not show loyalty to Trump. And the horror story plot goes one. As Stephen King wrote our reality is worse than any piece of fictional horror he has written.
Democrats are not in the minority trump barely won against a woman a black woman who had a couple months to run and a lot of people weren’t ready for a woman of any color and she was not a top pick and whoever handled her and consulted her campaign was waaay off. Republicans and Democrats and the independents are not happy with any of the shit that’s going on right now don’t believe the bots on line that show up to spew their dying support of trump the more the real news of what’s going on gets out the angrier everyone is. This isn’t about party although the party controlling the house isn’t doing a damn thing right now it’s about us all of US and our standards of living, our democracy, our privacy our medical info all of our stuff that Elon’s trying to harness and we have no idea what for, how much they’ve accessed copied and if any code has been written in they’ve fired people from literally every single govt./federal entity all of them even the ones they said were safe the ones protecting people they’ve fired people working at power companies No assessment of what or how important their work was or how much work each person did or does just fired them can you imagine how that is affecting them and the work left behind there was no thought put into this process. He is weakening our communities and our country as a whole. They think they are gonna control everything all his rich friends standing greedily by waiting for their promises kept. No promises to the people have been kept none! They’ve taken drug enforcement agents and others to instead focus on removing migrants instead of our safety. Trumps been running around to Saudi and other countries making Hotel deals with our Presidential seal sitting behind him spewing how great he is on tv or playing golf spending 30 million tax dollars to go to the Daytona and Super Bowl while he’s trimming Govt spending he says. They’ve done nothing but ruin lives while they scheme to try and steal Ukraine’s metals and oil in Greenland and our tax payer dollars. Elon’s made a lot of his wealth off of the Govt and still does he hasn’t cut his funding all he did was try and shut down federal entities that were investigating him like USAID then he runs to shut down the consumer financial protections so him and his buddies will have no oversight that CFPB protects us from their fraud. This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans we all are in this together and together we all need to fight. Elon has broken laws he’s stopped funding controlled by congress he accessed government computers which require clearance and allowed his cronies too with absolutely no transparency at all he thinks bc he owns twitter his personal website he can put out any lies he wants and he does he needs to be fired arrested Govt funding to space X should be halted and any to tesla also. He threatened another astronaut that he would shut down the space program bc he called out Elon and trump on his lie about Biden abandoning astronauts which isn’t true Elon has said he was going to rescue them which he isn’t the plan all along was them to ride back at another time with a different crew 9 or somebody but that was planned since last year. Trumps crypto should be halted all these illegal activities to take advantage of us the people. This is about all of us not just Democrats not just Republicans all of us we all loose if this continues. The country in 1 month is already weaker as is our economy. Our economy was headed upward steadily since COVID we were the envy of other nations bc how fast we were recovering inflation was going down so was the interest rate Dems had got the minimum wages up. Food prices were high controlled by greedy corporations as you can see trump didn’t lower them. If it was so easy the Dems would’ve done it already. Now inflation is up , stocks are down and the interest rate didn’t go down as planned and our foreign partners well do we have any that aren’t dictatorships now.
Excellent summary and it is only four weeks of shit to date.
My reference to Democrats was to the number in the House represents the minority compared with the Republicans. The common reference to the two each party in the House and Senate is Republicans and Democrats. I am an Independent and fully aware that those who did not and, if we get to vote, will not vote for Trump encompass all of us Democrats, Independents and Republicans.
But I agree with you completely on all points, and it is so refreshing to hear from someone who like me sees what is happening not only on the surface but down to the minutiae. I am distressed and frustrated and bored waiting for the level of rage that should be heard around the world not tomorrow but four weeks ago the moment Trump pardoned the close to 2K insurrectionists a day we converted to no longer being a nation ruled by law and order. Where was the rage? No where to be found. Only silence.
When I speak to anyone who did not vote for Trump about my concerns, they are unaware of what is happening, and it is just damn aggravating. You cannot have a discussion if to do so requires you catch folks up on what is happening. And that is rejected in any case because it comes across as know it all preachy.
I'm certain you feel the same way. As for me, I'm driven to distraction over all of it and feel compelled to keep my eye on the ball 24/7 for the past 4 weeks. Not only I see but I can foretell what will happen if we follow the trajectory of doing nothing! And, for all intents and purposes we are leaderless.
Thank you Jim for interviewing my Senator, Ron Wyden. Excellent interview for us. Senator Wyden inspires activism. Will begin reading his book tonight.
I want to thank you for your integrity and courage to report the news. Appreciate being a subscriber - we need trustworthy sources of the news. You have always been one.
Ask your senator why he thought voting for Marco Rubio as Secretary of State was a good idea and why he thinks abstaining in the vote for Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary was helpful. EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR HAS VOTED FOR / ABSTAINED on between two and twelve nominees. Appeasement will not work. I was disappointed to hear NO mention of either of these votes. I was impressed by Wyden’s ardor in speaking with Jim A., but believe that the time is fast approaching to throw down the gauntlet with this. Two votes-one for a man who is helping make the world even more dangerous and electing to take his ball and go home on a vote for a Homeland Security Head who will be a flat out danger is not being a little bit pregnant.
Thank you so much Jim. I really like your reporting style. You don't have to wear a suit, no perfect hair, great questions, honest answers. Kinda like the olden days, like a war correspondent. Because in many ways, it is a war.
I will "quibble" with you on two points, Susan. First about the need for the modifying phrase in your final sentence. We are way past modifiers.
We ARE at war. On a lighter note, Jim's hair is always "perfectly different" day to day. And always looks good! :))
THIS WOMAN IS CORRECT. MUSK AND PUTIN PLOTTED SINCE 2022 AND THE FBI NEEDS TO BE FREE TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL TREASONOUS CONDUCT BY TRUMP.
What FBI? -- as an agency they have been expunged.
Jim... can you please talk about what is going on with Guantanamo and this new concentration camp they want to create. PLEASE... And also, can you discuss what the Nazi salute means to these disgusting human beings -- Trump's daughter and son-in-law are conservative Jews.
GITMO houses immigrants some of whom are not qualified even under Trump's declaration as to who would go there. Trump just fired the head of ICE because the numbers of people in that God awful place are not big enough. He wants more prisoners, now! But first he wants a new Air Force One jet, yesterday!
But look beyond it. GITMO is being expanded by Trump, yes. The threats are direct. The bowing to allegiance is obscene. The fear is palpable. Look beyond all of it and you will realize that GITMO is being built not just for immigrants which is wrong in itself; it is being expanded to imprison anyone who is shown to be not loyal to one man, our King, Trump. What this man will do to one of us, he will do to any of us. Don't doubt it.
I believe you. I do. I wish he’d have a heart attack and die and I’m a pacifist!!!
I've had darker thoughts which startle me. I'm sure most would not admit they have gone to those dark places as well, if only in their dreams unremembered upon waking.
I feel fortunate, I live in Oregon…Ron Wyden has been one of our champions for a long time time♥️
Wow! Great interview, questions, answers, and intro to Sen Wyden. Really interesting to hear questions from BOS audience. So glad you managed to get posted, and thanks to E Kennedy Institute for allowing.
I am proud to say that Ron Wyden is my senator! He is a man of incredible kindness and integrity! And it behooves me to add that Jeff Merkley is our other great senator in Oregon! He, too, has been active in this existential struggle. You may have seen him interviewed this past month.
Your “no frill “ show was filled with many frills. This was a great event to showcase Senator Wyden and all his efforts . He is a dedicated public servant.
The Senator evaded the questions about what should be done to stop the Trump/Musk steamroller, repeatedly by saying it takes ALL of us, we must ALL mobilize, we must ALL have Chutzpah. We already know that. What we wanted to know Senator, is not your long term plan, but right now, what steps can the Democratic Senators take - exactly. What roll can YOU/THEY play in getting the courts to respond. You talk about privacy being your big thing, but beyond talk, ESPECIALLY, what legal actions can you take, lawsuits based on Constitutional law? What Senate procedural maneuvers can you take? How can you use your staff to help organize a resistance?
Also - I am sick to death of hearing about Republican Senators expressing their concerns and not acting, eg., voting down incompetent nominees for example. (It reminds me of "thoughts and prayers" after gun violence.) If they are not going to act, and Musk is not afraid to threaten primarying them, why should we be afraid of shaming them? Shaming them by flooding your constituents with factual examples in your State of the impact of Musk's wrecking ball on our government.
Yes!!!!
"This is not the time to talk about this." I was pushed back so harshly energetically by a brother when I tries to express my concern about Muck. I only expressed myself when he asked how I was doing. Thinking that he really cared...but he is of the Maggot alignment and clearly thought I shouldn't even use my voice to convey a real concern. I said "I didn't vote for Muck. I want him out of my data!"
I love our Veteran's they should have everything they need without question!! I heard that suicide hotlines for the Veteran's was stopped under the federal freeze. I hope that didn't happen!! If so, we should be ashamed!! I have a very soft spot for Veterans. I worked with them during my Occupational Therapy career and found them always to be hardworking and never almost ever ask for what they need. One of the most concerning issues for Veterans is the trauma that they experience with little to know therapeutic interventions. Violence has severe consequences on our humanity.
I'm proud to call Ron Wyden my senator. Thank you sir for all of your years of service to Oregon and our country. And thank you Jim for bringing him on your show.
Yes, thank you Capitol Officers
Thanks for the bonus, Jim. Much appreciated.
There should be no cooperation if they take any bit of money from Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security. Period and end of story.
Nobody asked for having their health care taken, or their drug prices rising, which is already happening. And still nobody is talking about child care help. Republicans want all of these babies to come, but they stop their interest as soon as they're born.
As someone responsible for the care of her elderly parents, I can tell you that the US does a terrible job taking care of our elderly. I spend more of my time frustrated by the lack of care for people who worked all of their lives, their savings eaten up and their health care diminished the older they're getting. And these are the ones with insurance and pensions. I cannot imagine how bad it must be for someone without either.
America truly fails at caring for the elderly unless, of course, they have a lot of money. It's embarrassing to go overseas and see the quality of life they afford their elderly.
Kash Patel was described by a grand jury and judge as an "unreliable witness". How do you award anyone like this to the head of the FBI, particularly one as biased and unqualified as he is? But I think the lack of qualifications is the point. They're not going to question Trump.
There is HUGE reason to be worried about Kennedy and the HHS. Spending that much on what if they're veering away from research? That is an important part of the HHS. Why do so many Americans feel that we're immune to things happening elsewhere? Or that they
don't spread what's here to the many places Americans travel? Vaccinations save
thousands, but we don't want to be a part of that anymore. I'm baffled by this bizarre belief
that nature and exercise will cure many ills. If that were true, we'd never have had major pandemics killing millions. Measles wouldn't have wiped out the numbers they did, or scarlet fever. This fear and disbelief in Science is unfathomable.
Republicans take turns voting "no." I'm convinced they draw straws to determine who will vote no just to show that they can be moderate, or that they don't all vote in unison. John McCain was the last Republican we've seen to cast a deciding vote that went against his party line. That McConnell voted Yes on Patel tells me he is just playing the R game. As a constitutionalist and devout defender of the law, there is no way that he should find Patel acceptable.
All of our representatives need to not value their jobs more than their ideals and morals. No one should. A strong earmark of an authoritarianism regime to come to power is for a substantial number of people's moral decline. We can look directly at the Republican party circa Donald Trump and see this.
Jim, you've done SO MUCH to push back against 45! You threw your career on the fire! GOD BLESS YOU.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL FOURTH GOP SENATOR RE VETERANS CUTS
PA SENATOR DEVLIN J. ROBINSON
Following the 9/11 attacks, Robinson requested assignment to the infantry, ensuring him a spot on the front lines. He served one combat tour in Afghanistan and two in Iraq, where as an infantryman in Nasiriyah (ambush alley) his unit fought door-to-door conducting searches in the days leading up to the subsequent rescue of Army POW Jessica Lynch. He also later served in Fallujah.
Upon his honorable discharge, Robinson returned home to Pittsburgh and founded his own company, Veterans Medical Technology and earned a business degree from Robert Morris University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business.