Former FBI Director James Comey is on the Defensive Now

Now there is this new Former FBI Director Comey report.  It’s a report by congress (?) on the “mistakes” that the FBI and Comey made in 2016 with his investigation of both Hillary and Trump.  There is nothing in it to point the finger of blame at him and yet the Trump people are going to try and say that the whole FBI was somehow corrupt and bad judgement was used.  Statements were made biased and incompetent in their investigation.  We’ll hear more about it on the network evening news tonight.  Of course if we move on to the past year it does seem as if confidence in Muller is going down in the eyes of the general public.  And of course all this time Trump’s numbers have gone up eight points.  I have been saying for months now that Muller better come up with something big or else.  We keep hearing that this or that aid is going to turn against Trump.  But in the end nothing happens.  It would just seem that the liberal media is so caught up in a desperate hope of something happening to break this story wide open in a way that it hasn’t been yet.  We now hear that Trump's attorney Coehn is going to turn state's evidence.  Trump repeatedly has also lost confidence in Coehn and no longer speaks glowingly of him as he once did.  We'll see.  It hasn't panned out till now. 

.  Let’s find out more about President Trump’s meeting.  President Trump has agreed to stop military exercises off the coast of Korea.  No more war games.  President Trump says we’ll save a lot of money.  Contrary to what Norman Goldman says, a President Sanders would not dare make such a bolt move for “peace” because of the enormous blow-back he’d get from the Republicans.  President Hillary would never make such a move.  Meanwhile Kim has given us nothing but only the promise of peace in the future and the de-nuclearization of the Korean peninsula.  I had the program on till about eight to four and then went down to dinner.  I stopped off to get my iron pill.  

(Monday evening)  Of course there was exciting news.  At six NBC news came on and announced live coverage of President Trump and Kim Jung Um’s visit to Singapore for their peace conference.  They exchanged remarks at first that weren’t audable but then exchanged other more public remarks.  Kim knows a little English.  Later on like today we hear it announced that the meeting was a success.  Apparently Trump got a good feeling about Kim in the first minute.  There was a lot of touching going on- - and it seemed as if Trump was dominating in his body language.  The liberal talk media is talking like a Bush fan in the middle of the last decade.  We hear talk like “We can’t militarily withdraw because it will invite weakness and that’s how the Korea War began to begin with.  Apparently all of our troops were pulled out just before June of 1950.   They had the coverage till past six thirty and at some point I changed it to KABC and then they went on into the regular news. 

My blogging hasn't been up to speed lately.  I'm still preoccupied with troubling events in my personal life.  I told Dr Messina yesterday that hopefully things will get back to normal in the summer and even later this month.  I haven't done a rock compilation since late March.  Of course there was a period of years and years that I didn't do any so that's pretty much normal.  What was unusual was the number of compilations I did in a year and a half period from the fall of 2016 to the early spring of 2018.   

President Trump and Kim Jung Um Prepare for Singapore Peace Talks

President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jung Um in about twelve hours.  Of course you know the process of how he got to this point.  It was by saying he has a bigger “button” than Kim and Kim responded by calling Trump a “Dottard”, which means fool.  Then over the weekend Trump was attending the G 7 economic conference in Quebec in Canada.  Trump wanted it to be the G 8 because he wanted Russia back in the mix.  We haven’t forgiven him for annexing Crimea yet or the rebel activity in Ukraine.  Also there is the downing of that jet.  Trump walked out of the conference calling Prime Minister Trudeau a bunch of names on Saturday right before he departed for Singapore.   How is it that a President Sanders would be roasted by the right wing media had he been guilty of the same actions.  John Mc Cain and Lindsey Graham have never trusted Trump and have been criticizing the President at every turn, and rightfully so.  But the Republicans have lost their political moorings.  They are all caught up in this Trump cult where they follow “Their leader” right or wrong, and never question it.  As you know President Trump says he’ll know almost instantly, “within a minute” whether the Peace talks will work out or not.  He claims to be a person “in touch”.   And if Trump doesn’t get the right vibe right away then he’s pulling up stakes and leaving.

 KKFS AM 910 in San Francisco has gone blue again so I will be checking out that station tomorrow.  It’s a “really big deal”, you know.  Trump’s ratings are still in the forties, which isn’t that great.  He’s gone up from six to eight points depending how you count, but he’s still well below half, and in any other world would be said to be in real political trouble.  This economy is basically running on fumes right now.  What if these new terriffs are enough to put the economy over the edge and push us into a recession?  Where will Trump be then?   Stay tuned because I think in the next year it will become clearer where this economy is headed.  Perhaps Hartman should change the title of his book to “The Crash of 20 20”. 

The suicide rate has gone up as the two surprise deaths last week highlight.  Of course the consumption of Xeanex and other vallium type products has gone up steadily over the years due to the increased stress the average American is under due to the activities of President Trump and all of the by-products that entails.

I have almost all of the data now back on my new computer.  I want to re-download both Google Sketch and also "Photo Impressions 4" from my personal CD ROM collection.  

The Democratic Blue Wave is Fizzling Out

To me it seems evident that the democratic tide is ebbing. I am not at all happy with this but I see signs all around me as this article reflects. I suspect that Trump's PR campaign- - - as tacky as it is- - is working. People are buying it. they aren't buying Stephanie Miller and her commentary or any other liberal talk show host's commentary. We see it in Muller's apparent "stalling out" and I'm afraid he's just going to end the investigation without any more indictment and make some lame excuse about it. I'm not sure Muller has the guts. You see in in Cox coming in second in California giving the Republicans some kind of hope in taking over the governor'sship. People are just "getting tired" of the scandals and would prefer to imagine they weren't there. A sub class of that is "Trump has established the New Normal". Just think about that one a bit. As much as liberals say we need the liberal agenda- - the average heartland American just doesn't want it because they are convinced "There's nothing in it for them". FOX news has done its brainwashing job well. The democrats have been losers for ten years and there is no indication that THIS trend is abaiting.

Is a “blue wave” really coming to sweep Republicans out of office?

For a while, it seemed Democrats were poised for a historic election that would bring them back into power in one or both chambers of Congress.

At one point last December, a CNN/SSRS poll gave Democrats a whopping 18-point advantage in the generic ballot. (Polls like this ask voters if they are likely to pick a Democrat or Republican for Congress.) As the Times pointed out, a 13-point advantage would be comparable to or larger than the one Democrats had when they retook the House and Senate in 2006.

Other factors seemed to suggest that things were moving in Democrats’ favor. A record number of House Republicans — including Speaker Paul Ryan — have announced their decisions to retire in lieu of facing battles for reelection.

But with midterm primaries underway, some of that early momentum appears to be flagging. In light of booming economic growth, Republicans are starting to make some inroads of their own, including narrowing voter margins on the generic ballot and a steady rise in President Donald Trump’s approval ratings. The electoral math on a number of crucial districts is also beginning to look tougher for vulnerable Democrats, with relatively safe states like Florida and Ohio emerging as possible battlegrounds.

“The blue wave may not be crashing, but its seeming inevitable ascendancy has certainly flattened out,” says Tim Malloy, an assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. “Our surveys show the president’s numbers rising, gradually building on a surging economy.”

I talked to 11 experts to get their take on the likelihood of a blue wave actually coming to fruition. Here’s what I learned.

Trump Pardons Hard Core Cocaine Dealer

Well, the Miss America contest as we have known it for decades is now a thing of the past.  Feminists have stormed the gates and taken over.  There will be no swim suit contest and they don’t have to wear evening gowns if they don’t want to.  Some have even said that sub-standard looks won’t count against you.  I have questioned their “beauty” choices for years.  To me it’s been a thing on make-up and hair styling more than any natural beauty. 

President Trump has pardoned 63 year old Alice Johnson.  She was involved in a massive sale of cocaine and intimately connected with a dangerous drug cartel.  But Kim Cardassian of whatever - - approached the president about a pardon and I guess Trump is all Show Buis so he did it.  She was convicted in 1996 and was serving a life term.  I would left her to rot in prison.  At the same time that Alabama democrat - - - Spiegler or something - - was brought up on charges of campaign corruption for which he was completely innocent and it was all a part of a political vendetta, and he still has this conviction on his record.  People have said that with the pardon power that Trump is feeling his oats or whatever and reveling in his power.

That eight year old Latino kid who was tortured by his mother and her boyfriend- - - of course died in 2013 or something and sentencing has now been handed down.  The boyfriend got the death penalty and the other got life.  But the boyfriend should have gotten life and been allowed to remain in the general prison population where of course he would get beaten up and perhaps murdered, being dealt the sort of justice he dealt out to that innocent kid.  He said the eight year old was gay but that’s far too young of an age to know whether you are gay or not.  Apparently he was one of these kind hearted kids and smiled at everybody he met.  The authorities knew about all abuses the kid suffered but didn’t do a thing about it. 

Last night was depressing if you’re a Cleveland Cavileers fan.  They played the game in Cleveland and Cleveland got off to a twelve point lead.  But you saw that lead whittle down to six in the first half and soon in the third quarter the lead disappeared entirely.  There was no line for medication.  Actually I had nausea after dinner yesterday.  I wasn’t entirely pleased with the “Recovery” directory of the Hitachi disk because “My Music” and “My Pictures” were completely missing.  Fortunately I already had most- - of those on the computer hard drive already.  Anyhow I became hyper and nauseous.  I went out to the store and got a large Nestcafe and a pack of cigarettes.  About an hour after this I felt better.  I was looking forward to seeing the Cavileers win at least one game.  But the score got worse and worse and I finally changed it to Super Girl.  I think the final score featured a lead in the teens.  At nine it was “The  Originals”.  I went to bed and had a dream that I was failing all my college courses.  I have dreams like this all the time.  But today they had done a switch of classrooms.  The class Glen was in taught the same subject at the same hour.  I kind of said something stupid like “What did you teachers to anyhow- - change rooms?   But I also knew that I was a zillion assignments behind. 

They didn’t have election coverage on Tuesday night till ten they said and I didn’t feel like staying up that late.  As usual it was the ABC network news and the ABC game shows.  The evening med line hasn’t been a problem.  In the morning they had coverage.  Gavin Nusin or however you spell it came in first in the election and Viragosa is out because he came in a weak third.  This makes Trump candidate Cox at second and he will be on the ballot in November against Nussin.  Hernandez, my choice for Lt Governor came on second and he will be on the ballot.  I have yet to see the results for the other state offices such as Attorney General or State Superintendent of schools.  Most of the state-wide propositions passed.

NCIS featured a guy who was being framed for a murder he didn’t commit after serving eleven years in prison.  But there was this one guy who steadfastly thought he was guilty despite all of the fresh evidence.  It turns out this gizer had his own agenda.  Then on “Bull” there was this old lady whom Bull thoughtwas faking symptons of mental illness because they were a grab-bag of all different illnesses.  Besides she was a savvy person knowing when to shut up and stop talking when her attorney said so.  Sometimes I feel like my whole life has been a “frame-up” and secretive people have been conspiring against me all these years.  The thought also occurred that if God is true- - and the Bible appears to support the liberal agenda more than the conservative agenda, then why is God with his sovereign power allowing Trump to prosper? 

Trump Assumes Near Royal Power

The big news over the weekend is that Trump has asserted dictatorial powers.  He claims he has the unconditional power to STOP any investigation that is ongoing.  He also has the power to pardon himself according to his new attorney, Giuliani, over the weekend on the news shows.  The WH press secretary says “Of course the President would never pardon himself because he’s done nothing wrong”.   I am not a bit satisfied with that answer if for no other reason than President Trump lies literally about everything.  Thom Hartman read out of the constitution and it says that the president has the power of reprieves and pardons except in cases of impeachment.  It also says that “After impeachment, the president is liable for the usual prosecution”.   Now Thom Hartman has advanced the theory that the President can voluntarily step down and let Pence take over and the Vice President can pardon Trump and then the president has the choice whether to continue out of office, or he can exercise the option to again assume his duties as president under the 25^th Amendment.  Clearly this shows how far the president has sunk.  There are jokes about the president shooting Muller and then pardoning himself for his murder.  Hartman brought up conversations that occurred in the Nixon administration in mid 1974.  Every time I don’t think my opinion of President Trump could sink any lower in terms of personal respect, he surprises me. 

The Supreme Court decision today said it was OK for a Colorado baker to discriminate against a gay couple and not bake them a wedding cake.  What else could be expect from a Trump Supreme Court?  Actually the vote was 7 to 2 so it wasn’t close.  Also we are informed that it’s not a general ruling but the provisions are limited to just this case.  If it were me I’d serve anybody that came into my shop if they were polite and well behaved and didn’t ask me to do anything that was against the law, even if it were a white supremacist group.  My philosophy is “their money is as good as anybody’s”.   I don’t think I could argue that “since I am a Christian therefore I am not a bigot and thus could not compromise my principles”. 

The situation in Afghanistan is so bad now that ambassadors and other government officials can’t even travel down a two mile road by land vehicle and have to be transported by helicopter.   If the country is that unsafe it’s clear that after nearly seventeen years we need to pull out all of our troops from Afghanistan.   In terms of North Korea I wouldn’t count too much on that summet on June 12^th.  This country should stop throwing good money after bad and instead make friends with our allies like Canada rather than slap terrifs on them.  We stick it to our friends and alienate governments in Europe yet cozy up to every despot dictator all over the world.  It makes no sense.  There are certain bad dictators we should just leave alone. 

Saudi Arabia has at long last begun issuing drivers licenses to women.  This is a good start at bringing themselves out of the nineteenth century.  Some people argue that prior to the Iranian revolution of 1979 that Saudi Arabia was a much more moderate country.  I guess the end of Ronadon is coming up in a week or so.   This is the holiday where they fast during the day and eat at night.  They celebrate when it’s over.  I think the Moslems should conduct a public relations campaign to convince the world that the religion is just not a haven and an excuse for terrorism.  I assume there are sufficient things in the Koran that are a civilizing nature.  I’ve seen them myself.   Rather than burn the Koran maybe people should take time to actually read it.  The vast majority of Islamic Americans are good citizens after all who go to work and live “quiet lives” and go home to their wife and kids every night.  

On “Days of our Lives” my feeling about Brady throwing Teresa out of the house is that it’s less about her leaving Clowie behind as captive in Mexico and a lot more about “buyer’s remorse”.  He regrets taking her back to begin with and is looking for a way to get out of it without looking stupid.  Now he’s bringing all that stuff about Teresa from their past together but these things have always been true.  They didn’t change overnight.  The other thing is Trip deciding to make love to Claire and then backing out of it while well under-way.  Then that very moment Sierra decides to return after saying in no uncertain terms that she didn’t want to have anything to do with Trip even spending one more night together in that house.  Now she has to be very careful what she says to Trip or she’ll lose him for good and Trip and Claire will pick right up where they left off having sex.