Delaware Liberal

Open Thread For October 9, 2017

Pence Went To Colts’ Game So He Could Leave When Players Knelt. Oh, and because Trump told him to. Stunt cost taxpayers about $250K. What a tool.

Corker Vs. Trump. Finally, an R who has had it and won’t mince words any more:  “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.”

Trump Proposes Hardline Immigration Deal. In exchange for DACA.  Among his demands:

…overhauling the country’s green-card system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building President Donald Trump’s promised wall along the southern border. Many are policies Democrats have explicitly said are off the table.

Trump Has Lost Support In Rural America.  He had a 55-39 approval rate upon taking office. It’s now 47-47, according to this new poll.

D’s Embrace Expansion Of Public Health Insurance As The Future. With Rethugs sabotaging the ACA and with insurance companies as untrustworthy as ever, It’s Time.

Russians Recruited Rappers To Cut Videos Attacking ‘Racist Bitch Hillary’.  The mind reels.

Some Mildly Encouraging News On CO2 Emissions.  They dropped 1.7% in the US in 2016. Of course, Trump has set about to reverse this trend.

Alabama’s Doug Jones Tries To Thread The Needle.  You know? He could win.  Might be worth some shekels.

Supreme Court Right-Wingers Seek To Kill Public Employees Unions.  Again, it depends on how Justice Kennedy feels the day the decision is voted on.

What do you want to talk about?

 

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