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What It Should Not Be About! Ephemeral Whims!


This past year has been an eye opener. The Congress has all but capitulated to the whims of Trumpelstilskin. The evidence of his malfeasance and downright criminality shows in every sector of America and our allies on all sides. Without making an impossibly long list, look at his increase in wealth on the backs of citizens medical plans, tariffs which affect American consumers and general ignorance of the role of President. His cabinet choices are disasters and have been the reason for medical crises, job losses and the desecration of public buildings inside and out. One of the most egregious acts is an attempt to push legislation that would prevent he and his family from prosecution for his outright theft of public funds.

What if??


Suppose we were able to have all of the past legislators (and some current) from both parties who really spoke and worked for the voters and the country, would we be better off? With all of the negatives we have experienced from various members of Congress we should be smarter in voting, yet we are not! I struggle to remain as neutral as I can in politics but the past political climate from pre-civil war until now has shown me that the political parties fail regularly, it comes down to who fails the least or causes the least harm to voters. Flexible voters should be our goal-not locked in parties.

The success of a country depends largely on the people being engaged in the election process by a reasonable knowledge of what their elected officials are doing on their behalf. We have all heard, seen or experienced political rallies that promise actions and fail to deliver. Denigrate their opponents to get votes and still do not deliver! It ONLY takes a little more reading or listening to several news sources for a realistic view of what is happening in our daily lives. Politics seems to have two primary effects on those who run for office and win, they either go high or they go low each extreme land on the heads of the voters. This constantly moving event causes irrational voting and understanding of what is being done leaving the door open for misinformation and division between voters according to their place in life.

I am sure everyone who looks at any news has seen or heard any news understands (or should) that the current administration is corrupt and dishonest. We all marvel at how people we elect (some of them) go into the office poor (so to speak) and leave well heeled. Prime examples: Mitch McConnell, Mike

Madigan. The dailies on the current Presidiot are jaw dropping! Truumpel went into the office a mere Millionaire (if we are to believe him) and is now in less than a year is a billionaire! Congress has said nothing or done nothing except chase down Dr. Anthony Fauchi. Voters have the power to end it

John Thune casts aside ‘Trump’s whims’ as ‘GOP bickering’ rattles party: report


Alexander Willis

July 22, 2026 8:41AM ET I had to add this article to show how screwed up the legislature is and Trumpelstilskin’s hold on them affects their work! MA

John Thune casts aside 'Trump's whims' as 'GOP bickering' rattles party: report

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press while walking with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), to the Senate Republican Steering Committee lunch at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 24, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has been forced to cast aside President Donald Trump’s “whims” amid a “formidable” dilemma facing Congressional Republicans this week, a week that serves as one of the party’s “last” chances to advance the White House’s agenda, Punchbowl News reported Wednesday.

Under the leadership of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), House Republicans are pushing to advance a reconciliation package that includes $60 billion for the Pentagon to help cover costs of the deeply unpopular U.S. war against Iran. The House will adjourn for a five-week recess on Thursday, giving House lawmakers a short window of opportunity to advance the legislation.

On Tuesday, however, Thune spoiled Johnson’s plans by declaring he “wouldn’t advance” the reconciliation package – scheduled for a House vote on Wednesday – until the Senate finds a path toward advancing a broader government funding bill for next fiscal year, Punchbowl News reported.

“Let’s be clear about how disastrous it would be to jam through a [continuing resolution] via reconciliation,” Punchbowl News’ report reads. “It means Democrats could force an unlimited number of amendment votes at a simple-majority threshold on pretty much any topic.”

“Thune is looking to protect his vulnerable senators from yet another vote-a-rama. As he finds himself increasingly at odds with Trump, Thune is looking out for his Senate majority – not Trump’s whims.”

Further complicating matters is the SAVE Act, Trump’s controversial voter ID bill. While the House has passed the SAVE Act multiple times, Thune has repeatedly stated that the bill lacks enough support to advance in the Senate.

“Senate Republicans are skeptical they can get any of the SAVE Act included in the reconciliation bill,” Punchbowl News’ report reads. “That will cause major problems with House Republicans.”

The report emphasizes the widening rift between two powerful GOP leaders.

“We’re seeing once again the massive gulf between Johnson and Thune,” it states. “The two top Republicans seem to have different motivations at the moment and are handling their jobs very differently.”

What The Hell Is Congress Doing!


What the Hell is Congress waiting for? Trumpel has put the country and our allies (if they still are) with this ill-conceived war. His search for greatness has left our country the weakest it has ever been in 250 years. It is time to dump this zero and his minions. We are losing to a small country who apparently has nothing to lose. Iran is taking to our allies as well as our troops in the middle east. Secretary of war is asking for billions more to fight Iran, Trumpel is assessing more tariffs on Canadian goods while inflation is doing a mega creep upwards. Trumpel in his spare time is netting millions for himself and his family but stomping on American voter’s rights and wellbeing.

Congress (GOP) is trying hard to pass the SAVE act before this year’s elections to please the President while not fully invested in its content and purpose. If Congress is really the protectors of the people and the nation, then there should not be a question of passing bill that weakens the voting system and disenfranchises voters. It is becoming increasingly obvious that our national leader is unfit to serve and should be removed. It is time for Congress to save the nation and clean house at the “Peoples House”!

Mad Man In The Whitehouse (“The Peoples House”)


Madman in The Whitehouse.

Each day “Trumpel” proves his unfitness for the office he was elected to. What baffles me is the support he still has from his base and members of Congress. “Trumpel” has pulled no punches about what he would do if reelected. To that end with the tacit approval from Congress and the high court he has perpetrated some of the most nefarious schemes to steal from the voters and the country. To show that he is unfit to serve, he is outright committing war crimes under the guise of protecting the USA. There are no lines he won’t cross on a whim. His latest 20 minutes of garbage has said something and nothing. The something is his ill-fated plans for Iran (in a war he illegally started), the nothing is the rehashing of disproven lies about the 2020 election. His continuing denigration of the voting system is designed to prevent full engagement of all voters. It worth noting that his base is not showing up in the numbers seen previously

Getting quite Good At Being Poor!


“The big, beautiful bill” which benefitted the rich (anyone making a million or so annually). The one thing that was fobbed off on us was the $12000 deduction for Senior Pairs which wiped out most if not all available tax deductions leaving them getting low to zero refunds. The money kept back by this bill sends that cash to the richest and some middle-class folks. We have been grifted again by the best scammer since Bernie Madoff or perhaps Ponzi. Think about his picks for his cabinet who are fealty choices with little to no knowledge of the job other than the trickling’s from the brain of an idiot riddled with possible mental diverticulosis.

Mental Diverticulosis: deterioration of Brain Cells?


Possible Trumpelstilskin affliction?


Background: Diverticular disease is common in the western hemisphere with approximately half of the United States population aged 50 and over being affected. The spectrum of diverticulitis ranges from uncomplicated microperforation to large-scale macroperforation resulting in feculent peritonitis. Treatment modalities are governed base on Hinchey classification. Extra-abdominal manifestations of diverticulitis, such as brain abscesses, remain exceedingly rare with only five previously reported cases in the literature. The bacteria involved in this phenomenon are commonly flora of the Streptococcus milleri group and of the Enterococcus faecium species, both of which were isolated in this patient.

Case Report: In this report, we describe a case of a 64-year-old female with diverticulitis resulting in brain abscess formation, present the clinical and radiologic features, and discuss the treatment options.

Conclusions: Brain abscess secondary to diverticulitis are seldom reported in the literature, it is our hope that reporting these unusual instances will raise awareness of disease manifestations and allow for earlier diagnosis and treatment. Possible Trumpelstilskin affliction?

The Believable Unbelievable!


Over the past several days, I looked at as little news about our Presidot and his minions as I could. I have concluded that Dumnald has told us time and again that he was going to steal from us. Looking back at the uproar created by Watergate and subsequent resignation of the VP Anew first, Then President (Richard M) who declared “I am not a crook!”. It was clear that after being in office he covertly (and overtly in some cases) committed financial crimes, while doing the nation’s business moderately (China Initiative was part of doing business). Watergate was the end and lingered for a while. Now DJT said many times if we did not vote for him, we wouldn’t have a country except he said it backwards, we almost don’t have a country now. We are involved in an unwarranted war, inflation is high, tariffs have crippled our economy, his family and friends have enlarged their fortunes due to his overt actions though “presidential orders”. 

 The cost to the voters (red and blue) is crushing in some cases. All the while the GOP Congress does nothing and defends his negative actions against their supporters as necessary. Underneath all of this Presidiot continues to blame Democrats for all failures. The current administration is politically and morally corrupt and beholding to a gold blinded, self-serving child.

The suspect proved to be unreliable!


Trumpelstilskin’s latest scam inviting the participation of all of the states in a 250th anniversary fete in Washington D.C., some have agreed others have not and will not participate. Each day the “sad” clown thinks of ways to fool the voters with a new scam. We have the renaming of buildings, the tariff scheme, the immigration ruses, the massive pardons, etc. This may become a template on how not to govern from Washington. It is unfortunate that so many currently serving legislators are kneeling before a “needy” leader with a poor track record in business and finance (all of his failures are projected as triumphs on the surface) yet he is still hawking Trump branded merchandise much like a carnival barker. America we are being and have been scammed!

It Has Occurred to Me.


We are in the clutches of a corrupt President with a complicit GOP and a willing High court. There are always a few outliers in both of those groups but not enough (usually) to fall to the will of a corrupt official. The high court has only their integrity and their qualifications to support their appointments. Unfortunately, in the last 20 plus years the integrity portion seems to have waned and overlooked or explained away (privately) while Congressional approval moves forward. below are the details of a Justice’s appointment and removal-a bit of a long read MA

A Supreme Court justice can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.

Constitutional Basis and Lifetime Tenure

Supreme Court justices are appointed for life under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, serving until they resign, retire, die, or are removed through impeachment. This lifetime tenure is designed to protect judicial independence, ensuring justices can make decisions without political pressure. Justices cannot be removed by the president, Congress, or public vote outside of the impeachment process, and their salaries cannot be reduced while in office legalclarity.org+1.

Impeachment Process

  1. Initiation in the House of Representatives: A member of the House introduces articles of impeachment, formally accusing the justice of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” legalclarity.org+1. The House Judiciary Committee investigates, holds hearings, and decides whether to send the articles to the full House. A simple majority vote in the House is sufficient to impeach, which formally charges the justice but does not remove them The Hill+1.
  2. Senate Trial: After impeachment, the Senate conducts a trial to determine guilt. The justice has the right to defend themselves, present evidence, and be represented by counsel. The presiding officer is typically a Senate-designated official; the Chief Justice presides only if the president is being tried legalclarity.org+1.
  3. Conviction and Removal: Conviction requires a two-thirds majority of senators present. If convicted, the justice is removed from office and may also be barred from holding future federal office legalclarity.org+1. This high threshold makes removal extremely rare.

Historical Context

Only one Supreme Court justice, Samuel Chase, has ever been impeached (in 1805). He was accused of political bias and misconduct but was acquitted by the Senate and remained on the Court until his death in 1811 verisonalaw.com+2. No justice has ever been successfully removed through impeachment, highlighting the rarity and difficulty of the process.

Alternative to Removal

A justice may also leave the bench voluntarily through resignation or retirement, which is the most common way justices depart from the Supreme Court legalclarity.org+1.

Key Takeaways

Justices typically leave the Court through resignation or death, not removal.
This framework ensures accountability while maintaining the impartiality and stability of the Supreme Court.

Removal is constitutionally limited to impeachment and Senate conviction.

The process is intentionally difficult to protect judicial independence.

Historical precedent shows that removal is extraordinarily rare, with only one impeachment and no successful convictions.