Jeb Bush: Trump is ‘a distraction in and of himself’

Reading the title of this article I was ready to rip Bush a new one. After all, this is the same guy who once said concerning illegals:

"They come here out of love."

Remember we're a party of elephants. For conservatives, that statement alone was an awakening tantamount to the Titanic's introduction to the iceberg. 

That said, what he says below makes a lot of sense. Conservatives are pulling for Trump to succeed.  Fuck Schwarzenegger, Rosie, Alec Baldwin, etc. Trump has got to stick to the business at hand.  You want to use Twitter to go over the head of the lying MSM? Fine. But RUN the country and don't get caught up in trivialities. 

One thing I disagree with Bush is the wiretapping. “He should stop saying things that aren’t true, that are distractions from the task at hand." Can't prove could be substituted for "aren't true".  We know they tapped James Rosen and Dennis Kucinich. Would Trump be a far stretch? As the story unwinds Trump was 'accidently' caught up in the incidental surveillance net. And Lynch was talking to Bill about golf and grandchildren. Surely a one-sided conversation since she dosesn't play golf and has no grandchildren.

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Jeb Bush says President Trump’s evidence-free claims are kneecapping his first 100 days in the White House.

“He should stop saying things that aren’t true, that are distractions from the task at hand,” Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday on Miami’s WFOR-TV. “He’s a distraction in and of himself. He’s got a lot of work to do, and some of these things — the wiretapping and all of this stuff — is a complete distraction that makes it harder to accomplish the things I know he wants to do.”

But Bush, who did not endorse Trump after losing to him in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, was surprisingly complimentary to the president on other issues. During the bruising campaign, Bush was a prominent critic of Trump — who in turn relentlessly mocked the former Florida governor.

“The president made some really good appointments,” Bush said, including Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and Judge Neil Gorsuch, whom Trump nominated for the Supreme Court.

“These are all top-notch people,” Bush said.

And Trump has “acted decisively on some areas I think are important, particularly on the regulatory side,” Bush continued. “But he’s going to stymie his agenda by focusing on these tweets that distract people from doing the tough work.”

In Bush’s view, the president has still not made the transition from candidate to commander in chief.

“He hasn’t shifted to being president in the way that people are used to,” Bush said. “And I think that’s the problem.”

He added: “Our country is at a crossroads right now. I think we need sober, serious leadership. And it’s a huge opportunity for the president to win over a whole lot of people.”

According to the Miami Herald, the discussion with WFOR-TV was Bush’s first in-depth local interview since dropping his bid for the 2016 Republican nomination.

Bush also reflected on his resounding defeat in the GOP primary, saying Trump had the right message at the right time. In the early stages of the campaign, Bush was thought to be the frontrunner and had a well-funded super PAC.

“Reasoning, in this environment where people are angry, is hard, and I wasn’t capable of giving them a sense that there is a better path,” he said. “They wanted to have their anger remediated — more than a five-point plan … President Trump’s great skill was to understand that. He understood it better than any other candidate.”

Bush also said the 2016 campaign was a crash course in understanding the way news is consumed.

“It’s not necessarily ‘fake news,’” he said. “It’s that people customize their news to validate what they believe, and it makes them increasingly less tolerant of other people’s views that rely on another set of facts. That is dangerous for our democracy.

“I have so many stories of people that were just passionate about a particular view that they held, based on a set of facts that were inaccurate,” he continued. “And as a candidate, you can’t, like, say, ‘Hey, you’re wrong.’ There’s a point where that doesn’t help you win people over. But that’s where we are.”

And while Bush would not rule out running for office again, he also sounds content at his home in South Florida.

“I sleep at night at home more often than not, and I’ve got my life organized pretty nicely,” he said. “My church, my gym, my golf course. My office is less than a mile from my home, and it’s two stop signs away. You can’t beat that, man.”

Jeb Bush: Trump is ‘a distraction in and of himself’

Sessions takes aim at 'dangerous' sanctuary cities, warns on funding

Liberals are stupid. No two ways about it. Engulfed in their insane ideology they never cease to amaze me.

Example:

1. People come here, live here, illegally.

2. They commit various crimes including murder and rape.

3. Liberals want them back on the street rather than turned over to ICE...that is until something happens to someone close to them. 

Think about it. Why would they want someone who is not only here illegally but perpetrated a crime on a fellow American released back into OUR society? No matter how you slice it or dice it this makes no sense. 

This diagram illustrates perfectly the liberal mindset.

Another classic.

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired a broadside at so-called "sanctuary cities" Monday, telling reporters local policies of noncooperation with immigration authorities are "dangerous" and will cost communities federal funding.

In the Trump administration's most pointed warning yet, Sessions said federal law allows withholding of federal funding to sanctuary cities, and signaled that such measures will soon be taken. Sessions, who took the podium at White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's regular media briefing, warned of a pending crackdown by the administration.

"Such policies cannot continue. They make our nation less safe by putting dangerous criminals back on the street."

While not a technical term, "sanctuary cities" are communities that have refused to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials after detaining illegal immigrants. By federal law, they are required to inform the feds when they have an illegal immigrant in custody, even if he or she has not been convicted of a crime.

Several big cities, including New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, as well as dozens and possibly hundreds of smaller counties, cities and towns, also refuse to notify ICE, which can then come and take custody of the illegal immigrant, possibly for deportation.

“LAPD has never participated in programs that deputize local law enforcement to act as immigration agents, and on my watch they never will,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said last week.

A spokesman for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the administration's plan to hold back federal funds was "no different than what was in the Executive Order [travel ban] the president signed weeks ago."

"The administration's plan to deny federal funds to cities that are standing up for their values is unconstitutional," said Matt McGrath, a spokesman for Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel. "Chicago is proud to stand with 34 cities and counties across the country in asking a federal court to prevent the federal government from illegally withholding federal funds."

Immediately after Sessions spoke, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a staunch critic of Trump, said he will fight any efforts to defund sanctuary communities in the Empire State.

“My office will continue to ensure local governments have the tools they need to legally protect their immigrant illegal communities – and we won’t stop fighting to beat back President Trump’s un-American immigration policies,” Schneiderman said in a statement.

But Sessions said such policies put citizens' safety in jeopardy.

"The American people know that when cities and states refuse to help enforce immigration laws, our nation is less safe," Sessions said.

Perhaps telegraphing action President Trump warned of during his campaign, Sessions said the administration will pull billions in federal funding to sanctuary communities if they remain in noncompliance.

Sessions said communities applying for Department of Justice grants will be required to show they are following immigration law.

The DOJ will withhold, and could potentially "claw back" grants to localities out of compliance with federal immigration law, Sessions said. He noted one Justice Department office alone was expecting to award more than $4.1 billion in grants this fiscal year.

"Failure to deport aliens who are convicted of criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk, especially immigrant communities in the very sanctuary jurisdictions that seek to protect the perpetrators," Sessions said.

Check it out.

Death By Illegal

Sessions, an early supporter of Trump's candidacy, is a longtime illegal immigration hawk who helped drive Trump's winning platform plank on the subject.

Early in Trump's candidacy, in July 2015, a woman named Kate Steinle was killed in San Francisco by an illegal immigrant who had been deported previously and had recently been freed by local authorities. The murder became a rallying point for the campaign.

More recently, a 14-year-old Maryland high school girl was raped in a school bathroom allegedly by two men, at least one of whom is an illegal immigrant. That case has reignited the debate about illegal immigration and sanctuary policies.

Just days after his inauguration, Trump ordered the Department of Homeland Security to publish a weekly list of all detainer requests turned down by local jails. Trump said the list will "better inform the public regarding the public safety threats associated with sanctuary jurisdictions."

Sessions takes aim at 'dangerous' sanctuary cities, warns on funding

Jackson's crime has its reward — $138,400 per year in workers’ comp

Mobsters live and work under certain principles such as protecting their own. Congress and the federal government, likewise, always find a way to take care of lawmakers even when they are convicted of crimes.

This is a crime onto itself. In my lifetime I have never met anyone who is receiving $138,400 per year in workers compensation benefits and Social Security disability. And who's fucking paying for it!!!

BTW I wonder what his X-wife is getting after serving a year for tax fraud. After all, she served as alderman in the 7th ward and after the messy divorce I'm sure she could file a claim for 'emotional distress'. The sad part is. If these two cockroaches could run again (tomorrow) in their district they would win in a heartbeat. History proves it. These are the facts. 

http://hemingwayreport.blogspot.com/2013/01/mel-reynolds-ex-congressman-and.html

In their district... it's like you have to be a crook or a pervert to get elected.

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We all know being a congressman is a grueling demanding job, right? Congressmen are in session about 133 days per year, and clock in more than 250. They get extended time off and vacations. They don't have to worry about meeting payroll or overhead. They have an office where they can read and respond to constituents. They adjourn for several hours per day to a health club and gym in the Capitol. If an inch or two of snow comes to Washington, D.C., it's cause to close the Capitol.

It's somewhat similar to being in La Cosa Nostra, where guys get up about 10 a.m. They then take a steam at some bath house before visiting a coffee shop to chat with the crew to see what is going down on the street. At about dinner time, they head home for red wine and pasta. As one of the Godfathers once said on tape, "(L)et's not kid ourselves. This life of ours; this is a wonderful life. If we can get through life like this, and get away with it, hey, that's great."

I mention this because Jesse Jackson Jr., our former congressman, is claiming his lawmaker's job was so stressful, it caused a breakdown in his psyche, entitling him to workers' compensation benefits.

Jesse, 51, now is out of jail after pleading guilty in 2013 for violating federal campaign laws. Both Jesse and his wife now have filed for divorce.

Divorces have a way of exposing sordid details. As reported in the Chicago Tribune, this divorce has brought out the fact Jesse has been receiving $138,400 per year in federal workers' compensation benefits and Social Security disability benefits. The bulk of this money ($100,000) falls under federal workers' compensation, which he receives for his claim his job as congressman caused bipolar disorder and depression for which he is under treatment.

You need an occurrence date for a case similar to this. Jesse picked June 1, 2012, as the date his condition commenced.

So, here's a question you can ponder: Did the demands and rigors of Jesse's lawmaking job as of June 1, 2012, cause a mental breakdown leading to a bipolar disorder and depression entitling him to worker's compensation?

Jesse, you might recall had been in Congress for 17 years when he decided to run for re-election in 2012. Up until that point, no evidence was reported of mental issues that affected his daily conduct and performance. From June 1, 2012, to June 8, 2012, he cast 72 roll call votes. Later that month, his office advised he was on leave of absence because of "exhaustion." He then disappeared, checked into the Mayo Clinic at some point and never returned to Congress.

When I entered the voting booth in Bourbonnais on Nov. 6, 2012, not supporting Jesse and voting for the Republican candidate for Congress seemed like a no-brainer. By this time, Jesse was weighted down with serious problems. He was under federal investigation for misuse of his campaign funds, which has a way of messing up peoples' minds. In addition, there were 2008 allegations being investigated by the House Ethics committee for offering to raise $6 million in campaign money for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a U.S. Senate seat.

As incredible as it might appear, when the election results came in, Jesse, without even campaigning, walked away with 63 percent of the vote. After the election, Jesse made a public appearance, thanking everyone for their vote. He stated he looked forward to serving us. Two weeks later, he resigned stating he lacked the ability to serve his constituents for health reasons. This left us footing the expenses for a special election. What followed, thereafter, for Jesse was an indictment, a plea of guilty and prison time.

Following his release from jail in 2015, he started to receive about $100,000 per year in tax-free workers' compensation benefits, which will be payable until he is no longer disabled. There exists a Congressional Research Service Report that states federal workers' compensation can be more lucrative than a federal pension.

So, getting back to my question, was it Jesse's job and duties as a congressman that caused his bi-polar disorder and depression? You decide.

Mobsters live and work under certain principles such as protecting their own. Congress and the federal government, likewise, always find a way to take care of lawmakers even when they are convicted of crimes.

Jackson's crime has its reward — $138,400 per year in workers’ comp

Schumer's take on Gorsuch “He did not win anybody over with his testimony.”

Sometimes I get caught up in a dilemma. This is one of those times. Which one is the more glaring dumbass? One told us we should vote for ObamaCare to find out what's in it. I believe she followed her own advice because she had no idea WTF was in it herself.

The other had this to say about Gorsuch, “He did not win anybody over with his testimony.” If you decipher that statement 'anybody' means Democrats. Anyone who watched Gorsuch getting grilled by Democrats and how he handled it could not have been more impressed regardless of party lines.

So who wins the final vote. I'm going with Pelosi. When it comes to being a dumbass she makes Aaron Hernandez look like Einstein. 

Although Schumer only lost by a hanging chad.

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Schumer was among five senators to declare their opposition to Gorsuch Thursday, even before the Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination had ended.

Schumer said he would lead a filibuster against Gorsuch, criticizing him as a judge who “almost instinctively favors the powerful over the weak.” Schumer said the 49-year-old Coloradan would not serve as a check on Trump or be a mainstream justice.

“There’s been an almost seismic shift in the caucus [against Gorsuch],” he told Politico. “He did not win anybody over with his testimony.”

The vote is expected in early April. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not indicated whether he will employ the option.

Senate Democrats vowed Thursday to impede Gorsuch’s path to the Supreme Court, setting up a political showdown with implications for future openings on the high court.

Still irate that Republicans blocked President Obama’s nominee, Democrats consider Gorsuch a threat to a wide range of civil rights and think he was too evasive during 20 hours of questioning. Whatever the objections, Republicans who control the Senate are expected to ensure that President Donald Trump’s pick reaches the bench, perhaps before the middle of April.

A Supreme Court seat has been open for more than 13 months, since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Like Scalia, Gorsuch has a mainly conservative record in more than 10 years as a federal appellate judge.

Shortly before Schumer’s announcement, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, who faces re-election next year in a state Trump won, also announced his opposition. Casey said he had “serious concerns about Judge Gorsuch’s rigid and restrictive judicial philosophy, manifest in a number of opinions he has written on the 10th Circuit.”

Democratic Sens. Tom Carper of Delaware and Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, also said they would vote against Trump’s nominee, among at least 11 senators who say they will oppose Gorsuch in the face of pressure from liberals to resist all things Trump, including his nominees.

Schumer's take on Gorsuch “He did not win anybody over with his testimony.”

Medicare Part G

On a tip from Ed Kilbane 

If you are an older senior citizen and can no longer take care of yourself and need Long-Term Care, but the government says there is no Nursing Home care available for you, what do you do?  You may opt for Medicare Part G.

The plan gives anyone 75 or older a gun (Part G) and one bullet.  You may then shoot one worthless politician.

This means you will be sent to prison for the rest of your life where you will receive three meals a day, a roof over your head, central heating and air conditioning, cable TV, a library, and all the health care you need.  Need new teeth?  No problem.Need glasses?  That's great.  Need a hearing aid, new hip, knees, kidney, lungs, sex change, or heart?  They are all covered! 

As an added bonus, your kids can come and visit you at least as often as they do now!

And, who will be paying for all of this?  The same government that just told you they can't afford for you to go into a nursing home.

And you will get rid of a useless politician while you are at it.  And now, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay any more income taxes! 

Is this a great country or what?

Now that you have solved your senior Long-Term Care problem, enjoy the rest of your week!

Medicare Part G