Loser
What a news day yesterday!
A no-no by Framber!
JV is back!
“A screaming indictment” said MSNBC’s Ari Melber.
My takeaway from the indictment document is when Vice President Mike Pence, the White House Counsel and Counsel Office higher ups, Department of Justice leadership, the Director of National Intelligence, Homeland Security officials, key GOP elected officials in contested states, and top campaign staff – all GOPers – told Donald Trump that he was a loser. Trump then went along with co-conspirators who some media outlets have identified as Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Sidney Powell, Jeffrey Clark, and Kenneth Chesebro, all nut jobs.
This is from former VP Pence:
“Today’s indictment serves as an important reminder: anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States…Our country is more important than one man. Our Constitution is more important than any one man’s career.”
Trump was told he was a loser and he still tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
This isn’t something cooked up by Democrats. Sadly, many GOPers will continue to defend this loser.
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More on the UH Hobby School poll on City of H-Town issues. Here are some highlights:
City of Houston likely voters are closely divided between those who believe things in the City of Houston are headed in the right direction (47%) and in the wrong (53%) direction.
83% believe that crime should be a top priority.
72% believe that flooding should be a top priority.
65% believe that road and street conditions should be a top priority.
65% believe that the economy and jobs should be a top priority.
50% said roads and streets in bad condition have a major negative impact.
48% said violent crime has a major negative impact.
45% said home and car break-ins have a major negative impact.
54% of likely voters oppose (34% strongly and 20% somewhat) the recent conversion by the City of Houston of motor vehicle lanes into dedicated bicycle lanes, while 41% support this policy (17% strongly and 24% somewhat).
The three Texas and Houston area political figures evaluated with the highest combined favorable ratings among likely Houston voters are Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (52%), Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (48%) and Texas Governor Greg Abbott (38%).
The Houston Astros are the favorite professional sports team of 57% of Houston likely voters, followed by the Houston Texans (10%), Houston Rockets (7%), Houston Dynamo (3%), Houston Dash (1%), Houston Roughnecks (1%) and Houston SaberCats (1%). One in five (20%) likely voters does not have a favorite team.
I would like to see the crosstabs on the pro sports team favorites for sure.
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One of Commentary’s favorites is turning 42 today. Happy Birthday, Dylan Dreyer! Dylan is a meteorologist on Today, the third hour.
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And the other big news from yesterday, we got Justin Verlander back in an Astros uniform. Nice job, Jim Crane.
From a tweet by Mark Feisand from MLB.com and the MLB Network:
Verlander is owed $58 million in 2023-24, of which the Mets will pay $35 million, per source. If Verlander’s $35 million option for 2025 vests, the Mets will pick up $17.5 million, bringing their total to $52.5 million in the trade – all of which will count against their CBT.
From owner Jim Crane:
“We needed starting pitching. He’s been throwing well. And I think the other factor is they ate a lot of the contract. So, it wasn’t a really hard decision.”
That’s called MLB economics.
And a no-no by Framber Valdez. The 16th no-no in team history. Seventh highest among MLB clubs. Not bad at all.
