What better way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the USA Declaration of Independence than by invading another country and forcing a change in their government.

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes..."

For years one of our family traditions has been to splurge on a prime rib for Christmas dinner. This year the price per pound is nearly doubled, which will likely bring an end to our 25 year tradition.

Yes, Trump did that.

Despite the clear evidence of dementia, there is little chance of the 25th amendment being invoked. The cabinet members and the GOP members of Congress are quite content to keep him as a drooling figurehead so they can continue their grift.

Encyclopedia Britannica: "The Watergate scandal of the early 1970s is the gold standard of American political scandals..."

Trump administration: "Hold my beer..."

www.propublica.org/article/us-o...

No badges, no warrants, unmarked cars -- just ICE agents in ski masks to hide their identity. If that doesn't scream illegal activity, then you're not paying attention.

Let's replace the "bull" and the "bear" as metaphors for Wall Street investors. For most market investors, the more appropriate metaphors would be "sheep" and "lemmings".

So what are the odds that everyone in the Trump administration have shorted a bunch of stocks before the tariffs announcement yanked the rug out from under the market?

23AndMe has declared bankruptcy. If you used this service, your genetic data will be sold at auction, and the privacy agreement you signed will be null and void.

Delete your data!

www.theverge.com/news/634680/...

Maybe Trump is playing 4D chess.

By crashing the economy, destroying our social nets, and allowing pollution to run rampant, he will be able to fulfill his first campaign promise: Mexico WILL pay for a border wall to stop Americans going to Mexico to find jobs.

Or maybe Trump is just an idiot.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

Thomas Jefferson

Schurmer, Fetterman, Durbin, and the seven other Democrat senators who voted for cloture ought to look up the meaning of the word Quisling. Shame on them. They have betrayed their country to the rape of the oligarchs.

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

Thomas Paine

Marcus Crassus, the richest man in Rome, used his wealth to buy a place in the government and helped overthrow the Roman Republic.

In his greed for ultimate power he over-reached and ended up being killed by his enemies, his mouth filled with molten gold and his head used as a prop in a play.

The GOP members of Congress who are just sitting back and letting this coup take place fall into two camps: the complicit and the cowardly.

And the cowardly ones will end up getting sent to the camps with the Democrats.