by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 10.
- ‘What the f*ck is wrong with this guy?’: Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert rail against ‘sociopath’ Trump
- Trump Allies Fear His Corker Feud Is Putting the GOP Tax Plan at Risk (“Corker will be key vote with narrow Republican Senate majority”)
- Trump to Executive Branch: Don’t Worry About Puerto Rico (“By minimizing the destruction in numerous ways, he’s sending a terrible message to the federal relief effort.”)
- Puerto Rico’s economic recovery may now take more than a decade
- Puerto Ricans fleeing their hurricane-ravaged island are pouring into the U.S. mainland
- Trump picks cultural fights to distract Americans from his policies and their results
- Amid a Widening Rift, John Kelly Has a Mar-a-Lago Strategy to Contain Trump
- Why Republican Sen. Bob Corker is so scared Trump will start World War III (“And he’s far from the only one.”)
- Bob Corker Is Responsible for Trumpism, Too (“Don’t let his recent change of heart compensate for a string of terrible decisions.”)
- American Kakistocracy (“From cabinet officials jetting around on the public dime, to Trump’s shattering of ethical norms, to disregard for congressional procedure—there’s a case to be made that the United States is governed by the least scrupulous of its citizens.”)
- Wildfires Sweep Across Northern California; at Least 10 Dead
- Trump has more than three years left in his term. What are we going to do? (“This crisis isn’t about conservative governance vs. progressive governance. It’s about soundness of mind and judgment.” He definitely needs to be removed from office, either via impeachment of the 25th amendment. Not that crazy extremist Mike Pence would be any better, though…)
- Trump is guilty of conduct unbecoming a president
- What to do with an unfit president
- Trump’s cruel sabotage of the ‘dreamers’
- Democrats see path to Senate majority in 2018 (“The odds remain long for a takeover, but Republicans are still growing concerned.”)
- White House aides lean on delays and distraction to manage Trump (“In interviews, senior staff and others close to the president have described a series of guardrails they use to push the president away from rash decisions.”)
- EPA head announces plan to eliminate Obama’s signature climate policy (“His decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan would make it tough for U.S. to fulfill the Paris Climate Agreement.” Pruitt is evil.)
- A ‘pressure cooker’: Trump’s frustration and fury rupture alliances, threaten agenda
- Trump Plays Down Health Hazard in Justifying Climate Rule Repeal
- EPA chief: I’d ‘do away with’ wind, solar tax credits (Only if the government halts ALL subsidies, direct AND indirect – including not putting a price on their pollution – for fossil fuels.)
- ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for anthem tweets (What a bunch of b.s.)
- Corker Told the Truth About Trump. Now He Should Act on It.
- Trump’s Fight With Corker Threatens Slim Edge in Senate
- Bob Corker Denounces Donald Trump. What Will the G.O.P. Do Now?
- The Problem With ‘Containing’ Donald Trump (“When Bob Corker says officials are trying to ‘contain’ the president, he’s pointing to a long-term threat to democratic stability.”)
- Paul Krugman: Virginia Is for Haters (“Ed Gillespie, the G.O.P. candidate, is trying to pull off an upset by going full-on Trumpist, doing all he can — with assistance from the tweeter in chief — to mobilize the white nationalist vote…Whatever happens in Virginia, the consequences will be huge. If Gillespie pulls this off, all the worst impulses of the Trumpist G.O.P. will be empowered; you might think that things can’t get even worse, but yes, they can…If, on the other hand, Northam wins and Democrats make big inroads in the state legislature, it won’t just probably mean that hundreds of thousands of Virginians will get health insurance, and it won’t just be an omen for the 2018 midterms. It will also encourage at least some sane Republicans to break with a man they privately fear and despise”)
- In Trump-free debate in Southwest Virginia, Northam and Gillespie clash over ‘showing up’ (Amazing that Gillespie’s supporter Trump didn’t come up.)
- In their final debate for Va. governor, Northam and Gillespie spar over records, economy, taxes
- Jill Vogel embraces the Trump agenda in her Virginia race
- Is Dominion already planning a pipeline expansion? (“Virginians are learning on the eve of a critical vote that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline might much bigger project than thought” Completely unacceptable.)
- The Virginia Governor’s Race Is Not A Good Political Barometer
- Editorial: Should students’ addresses and cellphone numbers be available to marketers?
- For Amazon’s second headquarters, Virginia Governor McAuliffe backs site adjacent to Dulles International Airport (“McAuliffe does not yet have a single, favorite site for Virginia’s pitch to Amazon”)
- Moore: The real Virginia (Comparing the debate over taking down Confederate statues to ISIS destroying ancient artifacts is completely unhinged. This guy actually teaches at UVA???)
- Virginia police issue warrant for black man brutally assaulted by neo-Nazis in Charlottesville
- Sen. Louise Lucas calls Portsmouth’s top prosecutor a liar, accuses her of teaming up with sheriff (“‘I wouldn’t trust her standing on a stack of Bibles,’ he said of Lucas.” Quote of the year in Virginia politics? LOL)
- Richmond City Council rejects charter change proposal to limit mayor’s access to closed meetings, backs employee bonus fund
- Charlottesville wades into legal morass over white nationalist rallies
- Warmth and clouds hang around today, showers return tomorrow
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