A Day In The Life Of An Impeachment. Yes, you need a Times subscription to read it. My favorite tidbit was this:
Republicans angrily pressed the White House in private about the revelations from a manuscript by John R. Bolton, the former national security adviser, that said Mr. Trump wanted to continue freezing security aid to Ukraine until he got help with investigations into Democrats. They said they were blindsided by the former adviser’s account — especially because the administration has had a copy of it since Dec. 30.
Got it? They knew that Bolton had the goods, but they didn’t know that the Administration already had a copy of the draft. Meaning, they can’t now pretend that they don’t know what they do know. What a bunch of phonys.
BTW, Bolton Reportedly Told Bill Barr That Trump Was ‘Doing Favors’ For Chinese And Turkish Strongmen. If the Rethugs stand strong with Trump, they will lose the Senate.
Washington Post Suspends Reporter For Telling The Truth About Kobe Bryant. Did Bezos have courtside seats or something? If it’s good enough for Bob Costas, who didn’t cover up the rape story, then surely it’s good enough for a reporter to tweet about.
Why Is Wilmington Buying Up Market Street Real Estate? Seriously, has Mayor Mike done anything for underserved communities? His rationale here is, to put it mildly, sketchy:
“This is a critical property and I didn’t want to see it go the wrong way.”
What, they were gonna put a Japanese massage parlor in there? So, state legislators quietly funnel the money to the city for–what, exactly? To quote the former director of Downtown Visions, Will Minster:
“I don’t know that [with] that building, somebody would have necessarily bought it and done the wrong thing.”
This stinks, just like the entire Buccini/Pollin mayoralty of Mayor Mike.
Delaware City Refinery Gets Yet Another Slap On The Wrist. Let’s be honest here. Everybody knows that this refinery is a disaster for Delaware’s air quality. A serial polluter of gargantuan proportions. But nobody wants to lose those jobs. A devil’s bargain. $70K. Chump change.
What do you want to talk about?