I'VE GOT TO TALK SOME IMPEACHMENT AND STUFF TODAY Because it's happening and I think you should pay attention. I've got some stuff and things on what happens next.
THE DEMOCRATS HAVE THE VOTES TO IMPEACH And it will probably happen by Wednesday. I'm a bit concerned about the people rejoicing in impeachment on Twitter who seem to think that if Trump is impeached he's automatically going to be removed from office. Or not get re elected because of it. I think some people are going to lose it when they realize that it's not going to happen. The vote which Nancy Pelosi said a couple of months ago MUST be bipartisan is not going to be bipartisan as it stands now according the AP, except in opposition.
THIS MOMENT WAS MADE FOR MITCH MCCONNELL And I say that as someone who really can't stand the man. But this impeachment hearing in the Senate is tailor made for the Senior Republican for Kentucky and all his strong arm and back room deals. If anyone can keep the Republican caucus in line, it's old Mitch. And he's not suffering fools already and is making it crystal clear to his Democratic colleagues that he's in no mood to help them go fishing for actual evidence.
WILL THE DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS? It's a valid question, as this is a political process and they are political opponents who would benefit from a guilty verdict. Alas, the answer is likely a firm no, but this column asks the question.
THE FISA COURT CLAPS BACK AT THE FBI I wonder if James Comey is going to get all butt hurt about being called out by a FISA judge for his "sloppiness". JK, I don't care if he does. The Presiding Judge of the very secretive FISA court has taken the unprecedented step of publishing a four page letter to the FBI chastising them for being really at their jobs and asking how the FBI is going to fix it. Read the actual letter by clicking here. Be sure and read the footnotes. This after James Comey copped to being super wrong about the FBI not making any mistakes, but he's still defending the agency he lead down the crapper. What I find the most interesting is that if the FBI was NOT politically biased in their decision making, then they are completely incompetent. Like Keystone Cop incompetent. And if that's the case, they certainly need to be stripped of the sort of power a FISA court gives them before they accidentally incompetently destroy anymore lives.
IT'S A LIVING: BACHATA EDITION! Chuck has a bonus daughter. Her name is Tanja Kensinger and she goes by the alter ego La Alamena in the dance world, where she and her partner Jorge are rock stars in the world of Bachata. What is Bachata? Tune at 2 to find out! This is her first video on YouTube from 11 years ago which has almost 98 MILLION views!
BEFORE YOU LET YOUR CHILD ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PLEASE READ THIS And I must warn you, this article is PROFOUNDLY DISTURBING and features very graphic discussions of sex between a child predator and what he thinks is an eleven year old girl who is thankfully a 37 year old woman instead. But DAMN every parent needs to read this. Now.
JUST TO REITERATE, YOUR CHILD DOES NOT NEED UNFETTERED ACCESS TO THE INTERNET And this column includes a mention to the horrifying story above and adds MORE horrifying stories. Now I'm concerned about what Q is going to see at slumber parties or elsewhere on someone else's smartphone. Because she's not getting one any time soon.
EVEN THE WAY WE'VE WASHED DISHES HAS CHANGED And although this alleged news story is probably a press release from Dawn repackaged as a story, it sort of makes a point. I wash as I go so I don't have a big stack of stuff I have to wash, and now Dawn has some sort of soap spray that's supposed to be better or something. I'll keep doing it my way.
JIM GAFFIGAN TALKS HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET YOU TO MOVE TO TOPEKA? How about 15 grand? Choose Topeka is a new program that gives people money if they move to Topeka, Kansas. If you rent, you get 10 grand, but if you buy or rehab a house, you get to pocket a cool 15 grand. Is that enough to move to Topeka? Maybe. Especially for young, broke people who haven't really gotten a start on their careers yet. I think this is a stellar idea.
BRITT HUME IS THE ONLY GUY SAYING THE OBVIOUS ABOUT ADAM SCHIFF Adam Schiff, who always seems to find an open microphone somehow, is a liar. He's been demonstrated to be a liar over and over again, but no one in the media seems to remember that. Britt Hume does.
JON CALDARA NAILS IT WITH THIS COLUMN About the difference between wealthy political donors on both sides of the aisle. I've long believed that when you have a room full of progressive donors there is a good chance there will be a lot of inherited money. People who inherit their money don't see any problem with forcing other people to give theirs to the government because they didn't earn it so no big deal, right? Caldara goes one step further with this and points out that rich liberals usually earned their money quickly and mostly without dealing with government intervention. He's 100% right.
BECAUSE THE DIA RENOVATION IS GOING SO WELL, LET'S DO MORE OF THAT Anyone who thinks that the public private partnership that tore up the Denver International Airport is going well is deaf, dumb and blind. To be clear, I am not opposed to teaming up with a private company to get projects done that otherwise we couldn't afford, but we need to make sure it's done RIGHT. Denver apparently can't do these right for some reason. So what do they do? Take a minute to figure out what went wrong? Nope, they jump into a new one for the National Western Complex. I'm sure this one will go right. I'm sure of it.
THIS WOMAN IS SUPER FUNNY AND TOTALLY RIGHT ABOUT SKINNY JEANS
IS ANYONE GOING TO MISS THESE CARS? Because these nine cars won't make the cut after this year. The only one I like is the Ford Flex, but just because I like it doesn't mean I want to buy one. Note that small cars are dying.
HOW MANY OF THESE LANDMARKS HAVE YOU BEEN TO? Trip Advisor has released it's annual list of the top attractions in the US and it's a good one. How many have you been to? If you haven't been to them, make it a point to check them out because they do represent so much of what's great about our beautiful country.