Yesterday was a bad day for everybody. After the republicans held a gun to the heads of the Democrats, tying border reform to funds for Ukraine, the Senate wrote a bipartisan bill that gave the republicans everything they wanted. Everything. Then the orange ectoplasm started making phone calls, telling the republicans not to support the bill. Apparently there really isn't a a crisis at the border, it's all talking points for the orange guy. Even Minority Leader Mitch the spineless reptile McConnell withdrew support three hours after a closed door meeting telling his people to support it. Spokesman-Review has a good article on it.
So, the border deal is dead, as is aid to Ukraine.
In news of the positive, the vote to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas failed. In a stunning failure to accurately whip the number of votes available for impeachment, Speaker Mike brought it to the floor and lost. Lost! Apparently they will bring it to a vote again once Rep. Scalise returns from life saving stem cell treatment (funding for which he voted against). Reptiles! We're surrounded by reptiles. WAPO has a fascinating blow by blow of how things went south for Speaker Mike.
So, that was yesterday. Today it's windy, and it's cold, and it's supposed to rain. While this winter hasn't been as steenking cold as last winter in the AirBnBs, it has certainly been wetter. December is supposed to be the wet month, but I suppose what with climate change and all, and California being hit with rains and flooding of biblical proportions, Tucson weather will change, as well.
This was taken Monday, the last good weather day. It was windy, but the skies looked good.
This is today. Dark, gloomy.
I feel bad for the propane guys. It's doing to be wet and miserable for them today.
My six bags of coffee just arrived from Amazon. Yay! Behold my giant bags of Cheerios, with two more in the bedroom closet. We have achieved peak breakfast cereal.
So, that's what's shaking in Ye Olde Pueblo.
we're have perfect weather. now if it would just stay this way.
ReplyDeleteif the republicans think they have something to hammer Biden with, meaning the border, they just shot themselves in the foot. they demanded border reform tied to aid to Ukraine, etc because they really thought the dems would balk but what happened was the dems called their bluff. oh you want a severe border reform bill? OK, here. and now they refuse to vote for it proving that all their bluster about the crisis at the border was a lie.
That's a lot of cheerio necklaces! One for every congressman on the GOP side of darkness- dipped in Fentanyl please. I am feeling a bit mean...sorry, universe, Satan take the wheel!
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