A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Weaponize THIS Jim Jordan’s sham “weaponization” committee was dealt a blow when the FBI revoked the security clearances of three agents “who either took…
Because TPM folks are feeling a bit stressed these days, some world class kitties.
Also, I highly recommend this deep dive article from an hour ago, going into all the tradeoffs in what Biden’s dealing with in the debt limit brouhaha. It’s long but worth making the time to read it through.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1457885
As we approach the so-called “x-date,” President Biden seems to be looking for a deal with congressional Republicans. Who has leverage in any such negotiation (now or in the future) depends very heavily on the question of what happens if there’s no deal. That is my subject in this post. Many journalists, pundits, and politicians seem to assume that if there is no deal, the President has only two options: default (stop paying some of the nation’s obligations) or else pursue the “Fourteenth Amendment option” — a way to “work around Congress” and keep paying the bills. But this way of looking at the problem has it backward. Default would thwart the will of Congress. Default would also violate the Fourteenth Amendment, which is not an “option,” but a bedrock of our constitutional order — it’s there whether anybody invokes it or not. The Biden administration has a constitutional duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” That means all the laws Congress has enacted, not just the debt-ceiling law.
Is Prof Krugman right?
At first I read Jim Jordan stripped of security clearances… Oh well
The rhetorical construct of the “Deep State” should topple over under the weight of its own ridiculousness.
Or just maybe the “Deep State” is actually the conservative/reactionary/fascist machinations of the right-wing…
Hmmmmmmmm…….
So, how’s that GQP takeover of the House going? Smooth as silk…not.
Well, at least they admit that it’s not the will of all Americans, only thier base.
Mike Luckovich has it right.
I’m shocked about these allegations that George Santos stole funds from his fellow Republicans. Yet, his fellow House members are willing to keep him in the caucus.
That snotty tone used by MTG in the last clip makes her sound particularly stupid. Quelle surprise.
Still Trying To Get Your Head Around The Durham Report?
Another tight summary from the NYT’s Charlie Savage of the various crosscurrents involved in Durham’s appointment, investigation, failed prosecutions, and deeply misleading final report.
The rhetorical construct of the “Deep State” should topple over under the weight of its own ridiculousness.
But the Rethugs insist on being allowed to be as stupid as they want to be, so it makes sense to them.
Your OneWordAnswer™: No.
The headline, Things Went Very, Very Badly In Abortion Pill Case, is an understatement. That oral arguments pivot off questions delivered in a mocking and sarcastic tone underscores the prejudice of these judges.
My mechanical virtual cat is the bomb.
CNN Still Reeling From Trump ‘Townhall’ Disaster
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour went public with her objections to the so-called “townhall” format the network gave Donald Trump last week, telling a Columbia University audience she had a “very robust exchange of views” with CNN CEO Chris Licht about the matter.
Duh.
Sampling The Gosar Coverage
Hunter Walker Rocks.
Re Kevin Kruse’s tweet about EmptyG:
Most dogs are smarter than her. And certainly more valuable.
She was channeling her BFF (Lauren Boebert) there. They think acting like a “Valley Girl” makes them look, “oh so cool to the boys.”
That is first post materiel. I don’t know when, or what the occasion should be, but it will happen.
on Twitter: “Marjorie Taylor Greene said she spoke to Speaker Kevin McCarthy about her plan to impeach several Biden cabinet calling it the “will of the base.” https://t.co/dgEMFk6rHv” / Twitter
