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Jun 28, 2017 politics, united states Mark Fiore Comment

Well, I bet Mitch McConnell wishes he could have kept the Senate health care bill secret until after the vote. First that whole representative democracy thing got in the way, then the CBO came out with a report that basically confirmed everyone’s worst fears about this terrible bill.

Jun 28, 2017 politics, united states Mark Fiore Comment

Jun 21, 2017 Mark Fiore 1 Comment

Friend Or Foe

Jun 21, 2017 Mark Fiore 1 Comment

U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East is getting curiouser and curiouser. Soon after President Trump’s recent visit, a major rift happened between Saudi Arabia and Qatar (among others). Trump came out firmly in support of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. If you were just getting a handle on the various Sunni and Shiite players, now add in a rift between Sunni nations.

Jun 21, 2017 Mark Fiore 1 Comment

Jun 15, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

Meanwhile, Besides Russia

Jun 15, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

While the investigations into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election and President Trump’s possible obstruction of justice are vital, don’t forget about all the other political maneuvers going on at the same time. There are so many overlapping “meanwhiles” it’s nearly impossible to keep up.

Jun 15, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

Jun 8, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore Comment

Presidential Pens

Jun 8, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore Comment

President Trump has a cheap showman’s talent for making things look much bigger than they really are. We should count our blessings and be glad he’s not truly efficient and productive when it comes to legislation and actually enacting his policies. Trump loves his Executive Orders— which are really just statements of principles and are basically press releases with extra hype.

Jun 8, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore Comment

May 31, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

The Kushner Kables

May 31, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

I’m sure there’s a perfectly innocent explanation for all of this Russia intrigue, right? Right? This thing keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. The Washington Post reported that Jared Kushner tried to set up a back-channel line of communication with the Russians, going as far as suggesting using Russian communication equipment at their embassy in order to avoid U.S. intelligence snooping. (We know this, apparently, because our snoops intercepted Russian communications with Moscow.)

May 31, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

May 24, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

Storytime With The President

May 24, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

Who knew the CBO score for the House Republican healthcare plan would be so exciting and dangerous? I’ve said before the House Republican plan will kill people, I never knew a House Republican candidate would try to strangle a reporter for asking questions about the CBO score! (Must be a little touchy about that bill.) Now that Trump has been on his first overseas trip, met Pope Francis and did not strangle a single reporter, surely now he is truly presidential.

May 24, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

May 17, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

Taxcutiva

May 17, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

It seems like a lifetime ago that the House Republicans passed their awful American Health Care Act. While the Donald Trump/Russia debacle has been rapidly unfolding let’s not forget about legislation that could, um, kill people. That’s what happens when you provide health care “access” that could keep the old, poor and sick from affording actual care.

May 17, 2017 Mark Fiore Comment

May 10, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore 4 Comments

Make the FBI Great Again

May 10, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore 4 Comments

You just can’t make this stuff up, and if you did, people would say you’re full of it. Yes, on the day after firing FBI Director James Comey, President Trump met with R ussian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and Henry Kissinger. Everything’s fine. There’s no constitutional crisis, just ask Sergey Lavrov!

May 10, 2017 united states, politics, international Mark Fiore 4 Comments

May 3, 2017 politics, united states Mark Fiore Comment

Trump Branded Solutions

May 3, 2017 politics, united states Mark Fiore Comment

So it turns out Trump Branded Solutions work not only in the present but in the past, too! If only the supposedly-Trumpian Andrew Jackson had been around to get a better deal, the Civil War would’ve been averted. Since President Trump knows how to fix up the past, just think of all the good work his administration could do across history.

May 3, 2017 politics, united states Mark Fiore Comment

Apr 26, 2017 international, politics, united states Mark Fiore 1 Comment

The Best First 100 Days Ever

Apr 26, 2017 international, politics, united states Mark Fiore 1 Comment

Here’s hoping we make it through President Trump’s first 100 days quickly, before he tries to ram through any additional executive orders, tax cuts or health care policy. For a guy who doesn’t think the grand measure of First One Hundred Days doesn’t mean anything, he sure looks like he’s a kid cramming to do his homework at the last minute on the bus. (Or in the limo, as the case may be.)

Apr 26, 2017 international, politics, united states Mark Fiore 1 Comment