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This is the 90th time we have named the person who had the greatest influence, for better or worse, on the events of the year. So which is it this year: Better or worse? The challenge for Donald Trump is how profoundly the country disagrees about the answer.
It’s hard to measure the scale of his disruption. This real estate baron and casino owner turned reality-TV star and provocateur—never a day spent in public office, never a debt owed to any interest besides his own—now surveys the smoking ruin of a vast political edifice that once housed parties, pundits, donors, pollsters, all those who did not see him coming or take him seriously. Out of this reckoning, Trump is poised to preside, for better or worse.
House passes sweeping legislation to aid veterans
IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME
“More veterans, including many at risk of homelessness, will receive the care and benefits they need and deserve,” he continued. “VA hospitals will have better management of mental health counselors and emergency room doctors. Veterans’ families will be helped by extending critical education benefits to surviving members. Work will finally begin to help descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances.”
The bill, which now moves to the Senate floor, was part of Congress’s response to scandals within the Veterans Affairs Department that saw soldiers waiting so long for doctor appointments that some died. Some VA health clinics were over-prescribing opioids, and the VA had a massive backlog of claims benefits.
Disabled vet, service dog form dynamic duo on the job
WHEN YOU HAVE HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS, I URGE YOU TO SHOP LOWE’S
Luthy, a disabled Air Force vet, had been struggling to find work since he needed his service animal, a dog named Charlotte, to be with him. But he got hired for a part-time job at a Lowe’s in Abilene, Texas. Hiring Luthy meant Lowe’s was also hiring Charlotte.
“We were interviewing people for his position. And he was one of the applicants. And so he showed up for the interview and he had Charlotte with him,” Jay Fellers, a human resource manager at Lowes, told CNN affiliate KRBC.
Trump Announces Japanese Telecom Co. Will Invest $50 Billion to Create 50,000 Jobs in U.S.
SON SAID HE WOULD NOT HAVE MADE THE INVESTMENT HAD HILLARY WON
In the wake of reports that SoftBank Group Corp. founder and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son was set to meet with Donald Trump in New York, the President-elect announced that the Japanese telecommunications company will invest up to $50 billion in the U.S. which includes plans to create 50,000 new jobs here.
Jill Stein is heckled and called a ‘common criminal’ during a press conference outside Trump Tower while as her recount continues
LOOK AT ME!I’M GONNA BE A RICH BITCH!
Stein gave updates on recount effort in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin
Stein is seeking an emergency federal court order for a recount in Pennsylvania after dropping a state court case due to the required $1million bond
In Michigan, a hand recount began Monday on the orders of a federal judge
Stein says intent is not to help Hillary Clinton, but to verify accuracy of the vote
She has suggested, with no evidence, that votes were susceptible to hacking
Bikers for Trump secure space for inauguration amid several planned protests
THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF GROWNUPS TO KEEP THE ADOLESCENTS IN LINE
Groups planning to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month monopolized the National Park Service permits to use public spaces around Washington during the event — until Bikers for Trump showed up.
Bikers for Trump founder Chris Cox said he had to negotiate with National Park Service officials to find space for the motorcyclists because anti-Trump groups had scooped up nearly every location for their “disruption” events surrounding the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Securing a designated area for the thousands of bikers expected to roll into Washington to watch Mr. Trump take the oath of office is crucial to avoiding clashes between the two sides, he said.
“We’ve already won. There’s no reason for these guys to be going shoulder to shoulder against the Black Lives Matter and the rest of the [protesting] guys,” Mr. Cox said. “This is a victory tour.”
The bikers are accustomed to being outnumbered and face-to-face with protesters, having often set themselves up as buffers between demonstrators and supporters at Trump rallies.
GOP Readies Cuts to Federal Workforce Under Trump Reductions part of long-sought civil service overhaul
One major plan is being readied by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Utah Republican calls it “high on our agenda.” While details remain sketchy, it would likely mean big changes to the generous retirement benefits given federal workers, mainly by looking to shift new employees from a defined benefit into a market-based 401(k).
He is also interested in making it easier to fire workers who perform badly and wants to reduce the federal civilian workforce, which currently numbers 2.1 million employees, not including U.S. Postal Service employees.
Georgetown Installs Work of Art Honoring Hillary Clinton as ‘Beacon of Dignity and Guiding Light’
Tax-funded installations help residents ‘move forward’ after Clinton defeat
OH GOOD LORD
The artwork, titled “Red, White, and Hillary Blue Diamonds,” consists of five aluminum frames illuminated by LED lights. The diamond-shaped structures are installed in three locations, where they serve “as gateways into Georgetown.”
The installations are “dedicated to former Senator Hillary Clinton, who is the beacon of dignity and guiding light, as a thank you for her strength as we move forward,” according to a placard next to the art.
For GOP lawmakers, an attempt at harmony — and a potential collision course with Trump
When Trump talks protectionist tariffs, Hill Republicans discuss “comprehensive tax reform.” When Trump says he will build a border wall, GOP lawmakers refer to “securing the border,” perhaps without a physical barrier. When Trump talks about getting tough with China, lawmakers play down any major policy shift.
Kerry ‘fesses up about Obama’s ‘red line’
THESE TWO ASSCLOWNS WOULD F*CK UP A ONE-CAR FUNERAL
Secretary of State John Kerry told a painful truth on Sunday, admitting that President Obama’s “red line” fiasco in Syria “cost us significantly” by leading other nations to see America as weak.
UH, LURCH, THEY ALREADY KNEW YOU WERE WEAK
Kerry on Sunday fell back on two excuses. First he argued that it was a “misperception” that Washington had been weak, since Assad did give up (many of) his chems. But even he had to admit that “it doesn’t matter. It cost. Perception can often just be the reality.”
He also faulted Congress for not immediately OK’ing the use of force once the president asked — without noting that Obama, in the year after he drew the red line, never laid a bit of groundwork with Congress (or with America’s allies) for enforcing it.
If you issue a threat, then don’t even prepare to make good on it, all you’ve really made is … an empty bluff.
Uh Oh: Half Of Detroit’s Ballots Might Be Disqualified Due To Errors
CORRUPTION IN DETROIT? I’M SHOCKED! SHOCKED!
Michigan’s largest county voted overwhelmingly for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but officials couldn’t reconcile vote totals for 610 of 1,680 precincts during a countywide canvass of vote results late last month.
Most of those are in heavily Democratic Detroit, where the number of ballots in precinct poll books did not match those of voting machine printout reports in 59 percent of precincts, 392 of 662.
Massive voter fraud in Pennsylvania has been identified. The final certified results in Pennsylvania show Donald Trump winning the state with 2,961,658 votes, while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won 2,913,903 votes. The difference is 47,755 votes. This is what is now reported after absentee ballots were counted as reported on Friday, December 2nd.
In addition, there were 41,120 more votes cast for President than for the Senate race in Pennsylvania when looking at the final tallies. This too is suspect.
SO NICE TO HAVE FEDERAL JUDGES ON THE PAYROLL WHEN YOU NEED THEM
Senate Democrats are preparing to put Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks through a grinding confirmation process, weighing delay tactics that could eat up weeks of the Senate calendar and hamper his first 100 days in office. Multiple Democratic senators told POLITICO in interviews last week that after watching Republicans sit on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court for nearly a year, they’re in no mood to fast-track Trump’s selections.
“Trump carried the Evangelical vote by an overwhelming 81-16 margin,” Lift the Vote said in a statement released last week, citing preliminary exit polling data from a Pew Research report released on November 9, the day after the election.
HOMEGIRLS WANNA GET THEY HUSTLE ON
CHIEFTAIN? DID HE REALLY USE THAT WORD?
A REAL TOUGH GUY
This is the department perhaps most in need of help and a competent hand. It should be someone whose experience really can change things.
THINK THE LEFT HATES TRUMP? IMAGINE IF THE MAMA GRIZZLY WERE IN THEIR FACES
THIS IS ROBIN MAYNARD.
WAAHHH! THAT MEAN OLD FOX NEWS WOULDN’T KISS MY RING LIKE THE REST OF MY WHORES!
LURCH, KINDLY SHUT THE HELL UP AND GO SPEND YOUR WIFE’S MONEY
AS THINGS ARE NOW, YOU CAN ONLY GET INTO COLLEGE IF YOU’RE A FOREIGNER, AN ILLEGAL, OR BLACK, UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT…IF YOU CAN FIND AN OPENING.
IF YOU WANT A PROSPEROUS NATION, YOU START WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO MANAGE BUSINESS SUCCESSFULLY.
WE JUST WENT THROUGH 8 SOLID YEARS OF LESS THAN 3% GDP GROWTH. WORST IN HISTORY…EVEN DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION.
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE JOKE. THESE KIDS START SMOKING CIGARETTES AT 8, WEED AT 12. WHO’S GOING TO ENFORCE THIS NO SMOKING RULE?
AFTER BEING CAUGHT CO-ORDINATING WITH THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN AND PURPOSELY BURYING ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HER, THEY PROMISE TO DO BETTER. DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH.
HE’S TRYING TO CAUSE AS MUCH PAIN AS HE POSSIBLY CAN BEFORE HE’S KICKED OUT
THEN ONE LAST WORLD TOUR ON OUR DIME
The president will travel to Athens on Monday, then to Berlin on Wednesday and finally Lima, Peru, on Friday. He’s expected to return to Washington, DC, on Sunday.
HER LEFTIST BUDDIES ARE NOT HAPPY
The Republican congressional leadership is seriously considering an unprecedented procedure to guarantee that its and President-elect Donald Trump’s highest priorities are quickly enacted soon after Congress convenes next year.
WE JUST HAVE TO TRUST HE HAS A PLAN.
HE’S GOT ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE PISSED AT HIM
I THINK ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS THAT HE’LL HIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE BEST AT WHAT THEY DO
IF I WERE TRUMP I WOULDN’T DO ANY TAPED INTERVIEWS, GIVEN THE MEDIA’S PENCHANT FOR “SELECTIVE EDITING”
Gwen Ifill, the longtime news anchor who had served as a co-host of PBS’s NewsHour and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed. She was 61.
Hmmm. You mean they’re all terrified they might now lose their jobs, and you suddenly realised you’d also lose your $40 million contract with Netflix and your gated mansion in Bel Air, and have to eat paella for the rest of your life.
In February of 2016, The New York Times reported that everyone in Clinton land thought they were going to slaughter Donald Trump. It was hubris. It was typical elitism from the liberal elite. And in the end, the Trump campaign smashed the face of the Clinton operation with a brick, doused it in gasoline, and set it on fire. It was an upset that no one, except for white working class America and die-hard Trump supporters, saw coming, which explains the epic temper tantrums emanating from the Left.
OBAMA AND CLINTON WOULDN’T TURN DOWN A PLUGGED NICKEL. IT’S NOT LIKE THEY EVER HAD A REAL JOB OR ANYTHING.
I’M SO SICK OF THIS PRICK I JUST WANT HIM TO GO AWAY.
“Her campaign is all about her, and there is nothing about what she has done in her years in politics that has any concrete value for me,” the 33-year-old says. He’s voting for Donald Trump.
OLD PURPLE LIPS IS CAMPAIGNING FULL TIME TO TRY TO CARRY HILLARY’S DEAD ASS OVER THE LINE
“If you don’t vote, that’s a vote for Trump,” Obama said during an interview on “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” broadcast Wednesday. “If you vote for a third-party candidate who’s got no chance to win, that’s a vote for Trump. So the notion somehow that, ‘Well, you know, I’m not as inspired because Barack and Michelle, they’re not on the ballot this time, and, you know, maybe we kinda take it easy’ — my legacy’s on the ballot. You know, all the work we’ve done over the last eight years is on the ballot.”
THAT’S RIGHT… THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR FELONS NO LONGER IN PRISON. THEY’LL SOON CHANGE THAT TO ALLOW THOSE “DISENFRANCHISED” FOLKS STILL VICTIMIZED BY THE RACIST PENAL SYSTEM
I’M BETTING NEITHER ONE OF THESE MEDIA PARASITES EVEN FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL.
LOOKS LIKE HE JUST REMEMBERED HE FORGOT TO PUT ON UNDERWEAR
WAIT UNTIL SHE GETS THAT FIFTH JUSTICE. THEN IT’S ALL OVER.
Dr. Vanessa Kerry’s nonprofit – called Seed Global Health – pledged to send 90 volunteer doctors and nurses to between 10 and 14 Third World countries in 2016, documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show. Instead, just over 70 volunteers were sent to only five countries.
The responses to Trump’s plan to mandate six weeks of paid maternity leave I saw this morning did nothing to change my mind. When I scan Twitter and see conservative journos and consultants and think-tank types decrying this as “a betrayal” on the part of Trump—and even “socialism”—I can’t help asking, “How many of you have wives who work at CVS?”
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