My latest essay is a response to FNC's ongoing gullible incompetence in discussing Trump's well-justified first impeachment.https://t.co/bOQikdMcQR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023
Earl Campbell
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023Of course, the most corrupt POTUS in recent American history, Frumpy Grumpy Trumpie, is defending Paxton. I'm a native Texan and I wish I had the deciding vote to convict Paxton.https://t.co/EHAgYtub1t
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023
FNC points out mayo may overtake ketchup as the top burger condiment. I am a mustard guy and have been since the Whataburger years of high school. You can even order Whataburger mustard from https://t.co/sNBTgMLR1h.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023
I graduated from high school and earned all 4 of my college degrees in Texas. I've never been to a Pizza Inn. When it comes to brands, it's hard to beat Blue Bell ice cream or Whataburger.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023
"Pizza Inn" https://t.co/RzhbBEkO0C
I'm sure that Trump thought his pardon power was so absolute he could pardon himself for any and all crimes, past, present and future simply by thinking it. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 29, 2023
Doocy
I think Dom Dom needs to demand satisfaction from Seth Rollins for putting his arm around Mami's shoulders.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 30, 2023
Shawn Michaels https://t.co/idts7K2QmS
I am a pragmatist on practical politics. The fact is the Dems have paid a price for not raising the debt limit last session when they could have done it through budget reconciliation. McCarthy has a razor-thin majority & probably did as good as could be expected from a weak hand
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 30, 2023
I have a relative who has Alzheimer's and is in hospice care. Many other families experience the same. It's hard to see a loved one go through this; it tests one's patience and breaks your heart every day. God bless Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter; thoughts and prayers for Amy & family https://t.co/h3dcviNWqG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 30, 2023
We hear from the Nursing Home Killer of the pandemic.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
"Andrew Cuomo" https://t.co/LOgz1dgLhB
Thomas Massie is a fellow libertarian whose votes are somewhat perplexing. (I never understood his backing Frumpy Grumpy Trumpie, even after the corrupt narcissist tried to primary him.) There is no Congressman more principled conservative or smarter than Massie.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
If Ron DeSantis gets a Trumper tantrum entering the race, just imagine Trump's message to Mike Pence joining the race.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
I am somewhat annoyed by Republicans who say they like Trump's policies, without Trump's personal toxic baggage. I'm a real conservative and Trump has no salvageable policies. Trumpism is basically a right-wing populist facelift on Big Government built on personality.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
I had some sympathy for DeSantis joining the 2024 primary knowing Trump's pathetic obsession and juvenile behavior. Of course, DeSantis, unlike Trump, is competent on executive skills and public policy, ability to get things done, But DeSantis needs more of a Reagan tone.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
I'm fascinated by the legislative sausage making on Capitol Hill. It was clear that McCarthy was going to need some Dem votes just to pass the rule to bring the bipartisan debt ceiling package to the floor as a bunch of kamikaze right-wingers abandoned the majority.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
Trump's hypocritical, unconscionable call for Congressional Republicans to let a default happen is a reminder of his failed leadership and his unfitness for higher office.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
I have personally supported Congressmen Harris and Mace, but their actions against the debt ceiling compromise are unacceptable.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
Although in the Trump era, I no longer am a Republican, I continue to look at the primary. Politics are weird; who would have guessed a failed twice-impeached President would get a surge in support because of an indictment and a sexual misconduct verdict?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
Republicans have failed to win a plurality of votes for POTUS in 7 of the last 8 elections. I attribute a lot of it to tone, a type of inclusive, Reaganesque optimism. I see hints of that in Tim Scott's candidacy; I just wish he had more public sector executive experience.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 31, 2023
Congratulations, Speaker McCarthy, on getting the bipartisan debt ceiling bill passed, with at least 313 votes
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
LOL. Donald Trump is upset that the Babylon Bee didn't give him exclusive access to satirical humor, jealous that Ron DeSantis has access, too. Trump has become his own Babylon Bee parody.https://t.co/efUltqpEJ6
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
Who would have ever thought MTG would be the voice of reason over Freedom Caucus Trumper Tantrums over the bipartisan debt ceiling bill targeting Speaker McCarthy? Recall Biden for months refused negotiating anything more than a clean debt limit bill.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
Of course, Trump is going after Gov. Abbott for not publicly backing impeached Texas AG Ken Paxton. Trump, like Paxton, is a corrupt SOB. The last thing we need is an Impeached Mutual Admiration Society and Trumpkins seeing corruption as a feature, not a bug.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
I remember as a UTEP professor I once sanctioned a bright coed who violated my academic honesty policy. She furiously insisted she didn't need to cheat; she was an A student and no one would believe me. I had compelling evidence, and she outed herself in front of the whole class.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
It turned out Trump had donated to Rand Paul's eye surgery charity in Central America where Paul himself donates his professional services. It was dishonest of Trump to suggest it was a political donation. Not to mention a large percentage of his donations have been to Dems,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
I still recall Trump in the 2016 primary arguing that he had bought off his rivals in the past (as if buying people off was moral). Campaigns cost money, and if only rich people could run... But I remember he argued it against Rand Paul, the most principled person on the stage.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. It looks like Cherokee Lizzie has a fellow Native American in the Senate: Sen. Mark Mullin (R-OK). Time for this Paul Revere and the Raiders classic:https://t.co/FG2YZhqtIFhttps://t.co/F6LvgUv3BL https://t.co/6crfQKrqdk
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
I think we should avoid overanalyzing the size of GOP no votes on the bipartisan debt bill. A lot of that was enabled by sufficient Dem votes to carry the bill, allowing some worried about Trumpkin challengers to vote without undermining McCarthy's effort.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
#DebtCeilingBill
So, anyone these wingnuts would nominate would face the same weak cards McCarthy holds. I find it hard to believe any Republican could have improved over McCarthy's results. And the majority of Republicans back McCarthy. I suspect some Dems might vote to make up any difference.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Biden fell again, this time at the AFA in Colorado. Let's hope he doesn't break his hip next time. Lots of falling (in love) songs, Here's one of my favorites from the late 80's.https://t.co/5WNwqJBa6P
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
I stopped shopping at the local Aldi a long time ago; I never cared for the gimmick of carrying around change just to get a shopping cart.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
I don't want to subsidize costly loans for unmarketable degrees and dropouts or to underwrite expensive post-graduate degrees enabling 6-figure incomes (and don't get me started on helping yuppies buy EV's costing twice as much as my hybrid)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
Lori Lightfoot teaching at Harvard? If you could read my mind... At least her DEI credentials are more credible than Cherokee Lizzie's. But are Harvard students paying all that money to find out how a one-term mayor ran a city into the ground?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 1, 2023
"Lori Lightfoot"
"President Kamala Harris" What is this? Stephen King's latest horror novel?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
What game? Shuffleboard?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
Bruce Springsteen https://t.co/ENN31wkcVG
Nope. Unlike leftists, Sinema isn't trying to bribe deadbeat borrowers on the backs of taxpayers. Unlike lawless Biden, she is following the law. https://t.co/DWGHvgjStn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
What the hell? CNN just announced the Senate passed the debt limit bill and I couldn't find a single news outlet carrying the vote live.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
The final debt ceiling vote was 63-36. I can't find a cross break vote but I think about 17 Republican senators voted aye. Majority Leader Schumer showed his typical lack of class, refusing to acknowledge that both chambers needed GOP votes and leadership to pass it,
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
I didn't watch Frumpy Grumpy Trumpie's townhall with Hannity, but an NBA finals game was playing, and you can still find Gov. DeSantis' announcement on Twitter. I bet Hannity didn't ask Trump about his being caught on tape with possession of a classified document post-Presidency.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Biden tripped over a sandbag. You know what that means: an America classic https://t.co/I5LpVQ4UZa
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
This is Soft Rock America. Biden's issue with sand reminds me of widow Beth Nielsen Chapman's beautiful ballad: https://t.co/IX3qISmsI7
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
"I'm Easy" / Nashville: Best Song Oscar 1975. (I still think Diana Ross was robbed, i.e., Theme from Mahogany.)
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
#ASongOrMovieForAnythingEasy
Second, the reason Iowa farmers lost China buyers is because of Trump's unprovoked trade war with China. Iowa farmers do not want to depend on the USG; they want a POTUS who will expand their market opportunities, not a protectionist picking winners and losers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
I remember when I used to be able to eat carbs. I remember Dad taking me to breakfast including a powdered doughnut and milk. My all-time favorite is a cream-filled doughnut, although I fondly remember glazed doughnuts at post-Mass socials.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
#NationalDonutDay
Well, the current belts are tarnished because Reigns defends them so infrequently.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
"WWE Championship"
Just a reminder that Braxton Bragg was a West Point graduate and an accomplished veteran of the Mexican-American War. The local area chose the name after the only NC general. a Confederate, during the Civil War. Should we rename the state of Washington because he owned slaves? https://t.co/uDZ0kERCGh
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
Biden is a pathological liar. Not 1 Republican threatened to cut a single penny from senior entitlements. But both programs are unsustainable, unable to rely on insufficient payroll taxes. Reserves will dry up by 2028 and 2034. Biden has done ZERO to shore up these programs.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
There are lots of problems with Biden's Politics of Envy schemes. It's extremely difficult to administer mark-to-market systems, given liquidity issues of many assets. Having to liquidate assets to pay taxes can destabilize markets. Tax revenue can collapse under downturns.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
Where the Liar-in-Chief gets his 8% tax is by trying to tax mark-to-market unrealized capital gains, say, by treating paper gains on Bezos' unsold Amazon stock as income. Currently, capital gains are taxed at lower tax rates (if held long enough) when stock is sold.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 2, 2023
At "Start of the Pandemic", the national debt was about $23.2 T. By the recent end of the national emergency. It's about $31.5 T. Consider that federal revenue has been up to $4.7 T/year. Federal spending has been at an obscene level.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
I don't get America's Got Talent judging. A female acrobatic trio, Three G, had a couple of dangerous spills during their act. With all due respect for the intrinsic difficulty of their routine, one spill and you're done on my scorecard. I have no idea how AGT pushed them through
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
Interesting WWE Bloodline storyline. I thought they were hinting at an Usos/Reigns & Solo program. But Solo quickly sided with his brothers. Did I smell a swerve? Yup. I keep waiting for Rikishi as Daddy Uce to join the storyline.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
I was confused by Biden's partisan address Friday evening. I thought he might try to use the occasion as the start of a bipartisan agenda on immigration et al.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
I also thought he would be signing the bill publicly. Apparently, he'll do it over the weekend. I guess it takes time
I love playing with words. I used to write Trump has megalomaniac delusions. I think I'll tweak that to MAGAlomaniac delusions.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
Let's not forget Trump, who has this obsession with authoritarian leaders, had a weird one with Kim Jong Un, and National Archives had to fight Trump to get his correspondence with Rocket Msn. https://t.co/CtrlMGmAjd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
What are the fights all about? The best hash browns option? I myself am partial to the jalapeno version.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
"Waffle House"
Wow, all this drama, Biden signs the debt limit increase bill into law, and I don't even get an email alert. https://t.co/tkZWQX3sJp
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
Wow, leftists are as delusional as Trumpkins. Biden is a corrupt, incompetent, career political whore and partisan hack. There is no such thing as a "best President in modern history"; I've lived longer than most Twitter users, and every POTUS in my lifetime has sucked. https://t.co/AN7REF8ESZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
We know His disciples complained that His words were too hard. Carter's view of Christ is inauthentic, a progressive reinvention for political purpose. It is true that Christ was/is forgiving of all us sinners but like the woman He spared from stoning: "Sin no more."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
Trump lost the 2020 election. The Electoral College vote results were made public on 12/14/20. Under the 12th Amendment, Pence had no constitutional authority to reject state votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 4, 2023
Sore Loser Trump's attempts to steal the election were criminal, impeachable, and immoral.
Wow, leftists are as delusional as Trumpkins. Biden is a corrupt, incompetent, career political whore and partisan hack. There is no such thing as a "best President in modern history"; I've lived longer than most Twitter users, and every POTUS in my lifetime has sucked. https://t.co/AN7REF8ESZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) June 3, 2023
