sorry to see the melt down w Steve Bannon

http://thehill.com/homenews/ad...on-has-lost-his-mind

"When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind," Trump said in a statement. "Steve was rarely in a one-on-one meeting with me and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue, whom he helped write phony books."

"Steve pretends to be at war with the media, which he calls the opposition party, yet he spent his time at the White House leaking false information to the media to make himself seem far more important than he was," the president continued.

Meaningless. Unimportant.

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Originally posted by feersum dreadnaught:
one dude's thoughts on the Bannon / Trump "crisis"

DID THE TRUMP/BANNON TAG TEAM JUST PULL THE GREATEST POLITICAL RASSLIN’ MOVE OF ALL TIME?

So the other day Drudge ran a headline kicker above the electronic fold about Steve Bannon giving El Donaldo a verbal smackdown and threatening to toss his Hat In the Ring from the top rope come 2020.

If you missed it, the Media-ite story is linked here. But that’s not the story.

The real story is the one ripped from the playbook of any long-running episode of All Star Rasslin’.

You know, the one where the World Champion Tag Team partners have a falling out, one goes Good Guy, the other goes Bad Guy and the story line gets milked For All It’s Worth until the Inevitable Make Up in the Big Finale where one of ’em (usually The Good Guy) is getting the tar wailed out of ’em in a dastardly and underhanded manner, complete with folding chair head bashes and Lotsa Scalp Blood on the mat.

It looks like Situation Hopeless for Our Hero, when suddenly outta the dressing room The Former Friend Turned Foe comes charging to The Rescue.

Holy Heads Into Turnbuckles!

Flying drop kicks.

Forearm smashes.

Double-teamed body slams

Feats of daring-do and then the Rest of the Undercard Stable come racing down all the aisles for the Battle Royal and Triumphant Triumph of The Old Pals as the Reunited Conquers stand above The Carnage.

Trust me, this pre-ordained script is completely lost on Progressive SJW’s. They have never seen a single episode The Sport of Deplorables and are salivating at the thought of The Big Feud.

Let them.

Encourage them.

Chew your fingernails for them.

And then laugh at them snidely and with mega-snark when It All Collapses Around Them.

Do it for The Mad Dog and The Baron.

Grrraaawwww!!!!

https://www.spartareport.com/2...in-move-of-all-time/

I’ve made the analogy to pro wrestling several times in the recent past.

Rep Jim Jordan still asking good questions

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...for-the-fbi-n2429649

18 questions in 2018 about Russia and the FBI. The American people deserve answers...

1) Did the FBI pay Christopher Steele, author of the dossier?

2) Was the dossier the basis for securing FISA warrants to spy on Americans? And why won’t the FBI show Congress the FISA application?

3) When did the FBI get the complete dossier and who gave it to them?

Dossier author Christopher Steele?
Fusion GPS?
Clinton campaign/DNC?
Sen. McCain’s staffer?

4) Did the FBI validate and corroborate the dossier?

5) Did Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, or Bruce Orr work on the FISA application?

6) Why and how often did DOJ lawyer Bruce Orr meet with dossier author Christopher Steele during the 2016 campaign?

7) Why did DOJ lawyer Bruce Orr meet with Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson after the election? To get their story straight after their candidate Clinton lost? Or to double down and plan how they were going to go after President-elect Trump?

8) When and how did the FBI learn that DOJ lawyer Bruce Orr’s wife, Nellie Orr, worked for Fusion GPS? And what exactly was Nellie Orr’s role in putting together the dossier?

9) Why did the FBI release text messages between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page? Normally, ongoing investigation is reason not to make such information public.

10) And why did FBI release only 375/10,000+ texts? Were they the best? Worst? Or part of a broader strategy to focus attention away from something else? And when can Americans see the other 96% of texts?

11) Why did Lisa Page leave Mueller probe two weeks before Peter Strzok? This was two weeks before FBI and Special Counsel even knew about the texts.

12) Why did the intelligence community wait two months after the election to brief President-elect Trump on the dossier (January 6, 2017)? Why was James Comey selected to do the briefing?

13) Was the briefing done to “legitimize” the dossier? And who leaked the fact that the briefing was about the dossier?

14) The New York Times reported last week that George Popadopoulos’ loose lips were a catalyst for launching the Russia investigation. Was President-elect Trump briefed on this?

15) Why did Fusion GPS founder Glenn Simpson meet with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya before and after her meeting with Donald Trump Jr.?

16) Why was FBI General Counsel Jim Baker reassigned two weeks ago? Was he the source for the first story on the dossier by David Corn on October 31, 2016? Or was it someone else at the FBI?

17) Why won’t the FBI give Congress the documents it’s requesting?

18) And why would @SenSchumer, leader of the Democrat party, publicly warn President-elect Trump on Jan. 3, 2017 that when you mess with the “intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you?”

It doesn’t work that way in America. We are not ruled by unelected bureaucrats, police forces, or intelligence agencies. In America, We The People ELECT officials who govern.

Bannon wants to holler the loud funny words...

President Trump must be planning something big. He has totally distracted the media again with his tweet about how his nuclear button is bigger than little fat boy's. The President always tweets something epic to get the media having hissy fits while he is taking care of the real business of Making America Great Again without the media getting wind of it. I am still not tried of winning Mr. President !

This is a disappointment


President Trump announced late Wednesday that he had disbanded his controversial "election integrity" commission and blamed a refusal by more than a dozen states to provide what he called "basic information."

"Rather than engage in endless legal battles at taxpayer expense, today President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to dissolve the Commission, and he has asked the Department of Homeland Security to review its initial findings and determine next courses of action," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

The commission, led by Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, had asked all 50 states and the District of Columbia to hand over reams of personal voter data, including voters' names, voting histories and party affiliations.

Trump's decision Wednesday "was a change in tactics," Kobach told USA Today.

Multiple states -- including Virginia, Kentucky, and California -- as well as D.C. declined to comply with the commission's requests.

Trump, during the commission's first meeting, questioned the motives of states that refused to comply with the commission's requests, suggesting they had something to hide.

The requests drew heavy criticism from privacy advocates, as well as civil and voting-rights groups who maintain that there is no definitive evidence of widespread voter fraud in the United States.

While there have been isolated cases of people voting illegally, and many voter rolls often contain outdated data, there is no evidence voter fraud is a widespread problem in the United States or has impacted election results.

A study by a Loyola Law School professor found that out of 1 billion votes cast in all American elections between 2000 and 2014, there were only 31 known cases of impersonation fraud.

Critics also viewed the commission as an attempt to distract from the ongoing investigations into Russian election meddling and allegations of collusion between Moscow and Trump campaign aides. The intelligence community concluded that the Russian government mounted a campaign to help Trump win.

"The commission never had anything to do with election integrity," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement. "It was instead a front to suppress the vote, perpetrate dangerous and baseless claims, and was ridiculed from one end of the country to the other.

"This shows that ill-founded proposals that just appeal to a narrow group of people won’t work," Schumer added, "and we hope they’ll learn this lesson elsewhere."


http://www.foxnews.com/politic...t-data-requests.html

Looks like the President is trying a bigger hammer:

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Kansas Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach says the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity will be “handed off” to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “more effectively” investigate voter fraud without being “stonewalled” by Democrats.

In an interview with Breitbart News, Kobach said the news that President Trump is dissolving the voter fraud commission should not be grounds for leftist organizations and Democrats — who sought to stop the investigations into double voting and ballots cast by non-citizens — to celebrate, as the investigations will continue under DHS.

“What’s happening is a tactical shift where the mission of the commission is being handed off to Homeland Security without the stonewalling by Democrats,” Kobach told Breitbart News.

“I’ll be working closely with the White House and DHS to ensure the investigations continue,” Kobach continued.

Kobach, who served as vice chairman of the voter fraud commission, blasted organizations like the ACLU and NAACP, along with Democrats in Congress and on the commission who attempted to halt the panel in its tracks.

“They have absolutely no interest in stopping voter fraud,” Kobach said. “It’s truly extraordinary that one party in our system has made clear that they don’t care.”

“Some people on the Left were getting uncomfortable about how much we were finding out,” Kobach continued.

Thus far, the voter fraud commission has revealed:

938 convictions for voter fraud since the year 2000
Fewer than 1 in 100 cases ends in a conviction
In Kansas, alone, there are 127 known cases of non-citizen aliens registering to vote
In 21 states, there were 8,471 cases of double voting discovered

The commission will now more soundly operate without hold-ups in courts, lawsuits, and political battles, a move that Kobach says Democrats brought onto themselves.

“The investigations will continue now, but they won’t be able to stall if through litigation,” Kobach told Breitbart News.

“The investigation will continue. And it will continue more efficiently and more effectively,” Kobach said. “By throwing their food in the air, they just lost their seat at the table.”

http://www.breitbart.com/big-g...stonewalled-by-dems/

Today was the deadline for DoJ and FBI to deliver documents to Nunes' House Intel Committee.

Rod Rosenstein (DoJ) and Christopher Wray (Dir FBI) met w Paul Ryan about this issue today.

Per Speaker Ryan spox, "Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein and FBI Director Wray asked to meet with the speaker and we accommodated the request."

No details on the mtg.

Then there is :



Maybe Nunes can clarify the status tomorrow.

adding: Fox / WSJ reporting that Nunes is saying he has agreement from DoJ that they will supply the docs.


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http://www.washingtonexaminer....-doj/article/2644927

“After speaking to Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein this evening, I believe the House Intelligence Committee has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice that will provide the committee with access to all the documents and witnesses we have requested," Nunes, R-Calif., said in a brief statement.

"The committee looks forward to receiving access to the documents over the coming days."

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I don't trust Rosenstein. We'll see.

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A study by a Loyola Law School professor found that out of 1 billion votes cast in all American elections between 2000 and 2014, there were only 31 known cases of impersonation fraud.

Washington State is dealing with 74 voter fraud cases from just 2016.
http://www.theolympian.com/new...rticle173609901.html
Including Oregon, there are 128 cases being investigation.
http://www.kgw.com/news/politi...l-election/475291817

And a long history:
http://www.discoverthenetworks...Category.asp?id=2216

Recall a election where
A man voted his dead wife's ballot.
A man moved. He got ballots at his old and new address. He voted both.
A woman was upset with the lack of supervision and registered her dog as a voter. She then returned the ballot with a paw print and a note explaining it.
Guess who got charged with voter fraud.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...-tax-reform-n2429686

1
Effective in 2018, Aflac makes the following commitment to our U.S. workforce: 1. Increase the company’s 401(k) match, from 50% to 100% on the first 4% of employee contribution, while making a one-time contribution of $500 to every employee’s 401(k) plan
Aflac expects to increase overall investment in the U.S. by approximately $250 million over three to five years...“We are pleased that these tax reforms provide Aflac with an opportunity to increase our investments in initiatives that reflect our company values

2
Total System Services Inc. (NYSE: TSS) is crediting tax reform for cash bonuses going to their team members worldwide.
team members would receive a "special one-time cash bonus of $1,000" as "a result of the company’s continued success and the recently passed U.S. tax reform legislation."

3
AAON announced Tuesday that people employed by AAON on Jan. 1, 2018, excluding officers, will receive a $1,000 bonus in recognition of the new tax reform law. AAON, which manufactures industrial and commercial HVAC equipment, employs about 2,000 at facilities in Tulsa and Longview, Texas.

4
Delaware Supermarkets Inc. is handing out $150 bonuses to 1,000 non-management and union-represented employees as a result of the recent tax reform bill being signed into law. The bonus is in addition to holiday and performance bonuses.

5
All Nexus Services, Inc. employees will receive a 5% raise, starting in January 2018, CEO Mike Donovan announced today. Also, Nexus unveiled plans to hire another 200 workers over the course of 2018 – doubling the size of Nexus Services, Inc. workforce nationwide

6
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp today announced a $1,000 bonus for nearly 60,000 employees, a new minimum wage of $15 per hour for all hourly employees

7
Dallas-based Comerica also provided a $1,000 bonus for its non-officer employees and boosted its bank-wide minimum wage to $15.

8
First Financial Northwest, headquartered in Renton, Wash., said it would pay a $1,000 bonus to all of its non-executive employees.

9
Bank of the James, Lynchburg, Va., raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour for employees with more than one year of service, added vacation days and substantially increased its charitable giving plans for 2018.

10
First Farmers Bank and Trust in Converse, Ind., said that it would raise its minimum hourly wage by $2.50, provide a 2017 year-end bonus of $750 for all full-time employees, invest at least $250,000 annually in community development activities and spend at least $150,000 per year on employee professional development.

11
Zions Bancorp said Tuesday it would pay $1,000 bonuses to nearly 80% of its workforce and increase compensation for nearly 40% of employees as a result of the tax legislation passed late in December

12
A Spokane-based bank gave out raises and bonuses to its 200 workers in anticipation of a windfall from corporate tax cuts.
After Congress passed a sweeping federal tax reform bill last month, INB announced it would raise its starting wage to $15 per hour and provide $500 year-end bonuses to all employees except senior executives.

13
Going into 2018 with a sharply lower corporate tax rate, OceanFirst Financial Corp. plans to increase the minimum wage of tellers and customer service workers to $15 an hour
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the new law will also reduce taxes for 80 percent of all US taxpayers, including 91 percent of the middle class.

My company is giving 1000 dollars to every employee on the 8th. A win is a win.

No, wait- let's get Barry the Wonder Puke in here to give us some of that good commie, business-killing wisdom.

Y'see, Barry, President Trump was a businessman before becoming POTUS. Whereas, you- well you were a junior senator who had never in his life held even one legitimate job.

See the difference? No, huh?

Just out of curiosity (and sorry if this is a sidetrack) why is everyone giving out exactly $1000 bonuses? Is there some tax loophole or implication for that amount that benefits the company?

My company currently has one of the most toxic employee/management relationships I've ever seen, which is saying a lot for 20 years in the airline biz. Yet, out of the "goodness" of their hearts, they gave out exactly $1000 bonuses to every single employee. Not that I'm not going to cash that check as soon as it comes in, but its just seems like there is some magic to that number.

I'm not aware of a provision that includes the $1k figure in the tax code. The maximum for a 1099MISC $600 though...

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just out of curiosity (and sorry if this is a sidetrack) why is everyone giving out exactly $1000 bonuses? Is there some tax loophole or implication for that amount that benefits the company?

Honestly I just think that $1K is a nice round number. Looks good in print, sounds good when you say it. "A Grand". Sort of majestic, wouldn't you say? Who dosen't want "a grand" stuffed in their trowser pocket? Ten Benjimins? Walking around money to some, but able to pay meaningfull bills to others.

I got two Washington's and a crappy Sackajaweea something piece of worthless tin in my pocket right now. I'd rather have ten Benjimins.

I can't speak for anyone else, but my portfolio of stocks and bonds has NEVER looked as good as it has the last few weeks!!!! Thank you Mr. President for Making America Great Again. I am really starting to like this "winning thing".

The amazing thing-- if you think about it-- is that no matter how dramatically the economy improves, the liberals will-- no matter what-- keep up their smug, condescending ridicule of Trump, and their adoration of that incompetent, utter failure, Barack Obama.

There is no way that this makes any sense at all unless you realize that for liberals politics is actually their religion. Cult, in fact. We joke about "drinking the Kool Aid" but they are in fact mindless true believers bowing and scraping at the feet of the Obamas and the Clintons.