by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 27.
- Democrats demand lawmakers protect Mueller after Trump moved to fire him
- Trump Leads the World, Backward
- Trump’s Efforts to Oust Mueller Show the ‘Cancer’ on This Presidency
- Trump Hasn’t Fired Mueller — Yet
- The Republicans’ Real Fake Scandal (“Devin Nunes works to divert attention from the Russia investigation.”)
- Why Does President Trump Fear the Truth? (“For a man who insists he has done nothing wrong, he sure acts like he has something to hide.”)
- The bar is so low that no one noticed Trump’s inept Davos remark about the border wall (“When it comes to incredibly important policy questions — ones that involve human rights, security and fiscal responsibility — it is impossible to figure out what Trump intends to say.”)
- The Obstruction Case Is Getting Solid (“Trump’s attempt to fire Mueller makes clear he tried to interfere with the Russia investigation and lied about his reasons.”)
- Air Force One’s new refrigerators cost $24 million (Can you imagine if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton had done something like this???)
- What Happens to Trump If He Fires Robert Mueller? (“Republicans may genuinely hope Trump does not fire Mueller. They may even wish that he would resign in favor of Mike Pence. But whatever he does, as long as he occupies the presidency, he will be their man.”)
- White House plan would reduce environmental requirements for infrastructure projects (100% unacceptable.)
- How Trump Built an Obstruction of Justice Case Against Himself (“The president’s pattern of behavior may be enough to surmount the high legal threshold for proving that he sought to stifle the special counsel’s investigation.”)
- How Long Can the President’s Aides Restrain Him?
- Shall we protect Robert Mueller now, Mr. McConnell? (“The Senate’s excuses for inaction have evaporated.”)
- For conservatives, character counts — when you’re a Democrat (“I’m still looking for the Bible verse that spells out this distinction, but it must be in there somewhere.”)
- Republicans redefine morality as whatever Trump does (“The pull of tribalism is so strong that we’ve reached a point where partisanship outweighs morality.” Yep, for Republicans,
mindless tribalism “trumps” – pun intended – everything else.) - 2017 was bad. It may have been Trump’s high point. (“The president’s effective attacks will certainly continue. They may worsen.”)
- What are you hiding, Mr. President? (“Republicans’ attempts to explain away the writing on the wall fall way short.”)
- Even now, Republicans are ignoring the storm clouds (“President Trump’s GOP lacks the good sense to get in out of the coming deluge.”)
- Melania Trump aide blasts rumours as Jimmy Kimmel show books Stormy Daniels (The question is why anyone would marry Donald Trump, let alone stay married to him. The only thing I can think of is $$$$, lots of it.)
- The rot in USA Gymnastics goes beyond Larry Nassar (“By valuing our entertainment more highly than the safety of athletes, fans bear some of the blame, too.”)
- Trump Launched Campaign to Discredit Potential FBI Witnesses
- Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission. (“Presidents who take on the Bureau rarely win.”)
- Schumer rejects Trump’s immigration proposal (“The White House plan to win over Democrats by providing citizenship for Dreamers in exchange for sharp restrictions on legal immigration isn’t working.”)
- Trump’s latest interview shows he’s not really the president (“He’s holding the office but not doing the job.”)
- Donald Trump woos business but attacks media at Davos (“Some members of the audience of business leaders, politicians, academics and media representatives at the World Economic Forum responded to the president’s renewed onslaught by hissing.”)
- 12 hours of Fox News’ reaction to Trump wanting to fire Mueller: From denial to confirmation to “do you even care?” (Fox is a continuing poison in the American body politic.)
- Hannity tried to call the Trump-Mueller report fake news — and failed spectacularly (“He had to backpedal 40 minutes into his show.” Hannity is Satan incarnate.)
- Dozens of People Recount Pattern of Sexual Misconduct by Las Vegas Mogul Steve Wynn (“He is a former casino-business rival of President Donald Trump, who said in 2016 that Mr. Wynn was a “great friend” whose advice he valued. After Mr. Trump’s election, Mr. Wynn became the Republican National Committee’s finance chairman.” I can see why they’re “great friends”;
they have a lot in common, including being sexual predators.) - RNC Silent So Far About Contributions From Steve Wynn After Allegations He Forced Women Into Sex (“The committee tarred Dems for taking campaign cash from Harvey Weinstein. Now they have to figure out what to do money from the mogul accused of being a pervy predator.”)
- The Burns Strider report highlights how far Democrats have to go in managing their own predatory men (“The #MeToo movement isn’t a place where Democrats can afford to be merely less-bad.”)
- Prominent Republican joins House climate caucus with praise for fossil fuels (The combustion of fossil fuels is destroying the planet; to praise them is sociopathic.)
- NC approves Atlantic Coast Pipeline permit through 8 counties (Complete crap.)
- Barry DuVal: Virginia needs energy that’s safe, reliable, competitively priced (More pro-Dominion propaganda, this time from the President/CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, where Dominion sits on the Board of Directors – but of course!)
- Schapiro: Religion on redistricting? Not really
- As pipeline moves closer to construction, Virginia officials brace for confrontations
- Editorial: Virginia still needs to fix its Catch-22 on court fines (“If a defendant in Virginia fails to pay court fines and fees — for whatever reason — the state suspends his or her license. That makes it much harder for the defendant to get to work to earn the money to pay the debt.”)
- Va. congresswoman will give contributions from embattled GOP House colleague to charity (“Comstock’s announcement follows Rep. Patrick Meehan’s decision not to seek reelection after being accused of harassment.”)
- Senator Ted Cruz endorses Cynthia Dunbar in the 6th district (That tells you all you need to know about crazy extremist Cynthia Dunbar.)
- Va. Democrats cheer Guzman, tapped for Spanish-language response to Trump (“First-time delegate from Dale City has had a whirlwind rise in the General Assembly”)
- The courts may address partisan gerrymandering. Virginia and Maryland, take note. (“It shouldn’t take a court order to get lawmakers to do the right thing.”)
- Virginia House panel kills bills to expand hate-crime protections for sexual orientation, immigration status (Virginia Republicans strike again!)
- Franklin County nears easement agreement with Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Virginia middle school will change name to Cesar Tarrant, slave and revolutionary war hero (“After white supremacists organized a rally in Charlottesville, the Hampton Branch NAACP requested the school board reconsider a name change.”)
- Budget bill seeks to raise governor’s Cabinet members’ salaries by $1,146 to $13,034
- Alexandria mayoral candidate gets support of two former mayors in primary race (“Euille and Donley line up behind Vice Mayor Wilson as he challenges incumbent Silberberg.”)
- Redistricting bill clears state Senate by 22-17 vote
- General Assembly sets joint subcommittee on elections reform
- Nice today, some needed rain tonight and Sunday, then chillier with maybe some snow
