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This would be comedy gold if it were not real life - the Senate is just seeing the skinny repeal now - it was largely written over lunch today - and are going to vote on it tonight. Sounds like it might pass, largely ushering out the pre-existing condition protection etc. People like Lindsey Graham are trying to get guarantees from Ryan that it won't pass the conciliation process with the house, because they don't really want it to become law, because they know how bad it is, but do not have enough of a spine to vote against it. So this horrible bill might go to the next step, because no one can admit they never came up with an alternative and want to keep the ruse going because they have been talking about repealing this law for 7 years, while not really doing anything about it but posture and bluster. This entire week has been some sort of comedy of errors of a rather tragic nature.

Now we just need whatever divine or cosmic source that created him to apologize and fix its mistake.

They are now occasionally going to add some fan letters as part of the press conferences. I am sure the media appreciated being read the answers to Pickle's thoughtful questions. I am not sure you could make this stuff up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AxxWnjhWQQ Oh - then also in the last 24 hours, transgender statement/policy as an impulse, telling stories of illegal immigrants dicing young women, attacking even his most loyal cabinet members, musing about Mt. Rushmore, being second only to Lincoln in presidential demeanor. Even for him, he seems to be piling on extra crazy lately. At least nine year old Pickle seems to be happy.

Funny -- in more of a sad, tragic way -- I was thinking about finding that clip when I made my post.

Sigh....how long before he somehow incorporates his name into the organization. Nice to know there is no event that he cannot be petty against his enemies and make it all about himself. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/24/speaking-boy-scouts-trump-attacks-media-and-demands-obamacare-repeal/506688001/ Highlights included encouraging the kids to boo Obama Talking about healthcare including threatening to fire someone Talking about his great victory and implying if you are successful you can buy a yacht and do "interesting" things on it.

I don't think Nixon was indicted before Ford pardoned him. At the very least he had not been convicted. Trump seems very centered and grounded this morning, dispensing words of wisdom that are reassuring. Truly the right leader for a troubled times. Plus, his party has the morals and conviction to take any necessary steps in putting the countries needs above their own.

If I remember correctly, at Twinsfest this year, he had Seth on for about 30 seconds when some player showed up and Seth was suddenly gone. I will never forgive him for robbing us of that interview. He does have a good rapport with these guys.

That would make it not only an appropriate victory dinner, but it would also then be heart healthy.

Happy Fourth!

It sounds like it was a bone-headed move by the runner, but the team is so much better defensively this year. Not that that has not been said 100 times already, but it is fun to watch them on the field this year not just at bat.

Violet is the dog -- the other one was a cat who she spent half the weekend looking for under the cabin.

It is the Fourth of July weekend - that is when Hollywood traditionally releases the big special effects disaster movies... Gibsobgedon. [Although maybe it will go well and the bullpen probably needs as much rest as they can get].

He and Provuous are a good team-up. And while I have grown to like Dan, I don't always mind when he sometimes disappears for a few innings.

It is stuff like this that makes me a little nervous for any future election and its results. They are going to continue to work at making it difficult for certain people to vote. http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article158871959.html I wish I could say Trump did not reveal his true colors during the campaign, but people actually voted for someone who clearly showed the emotional maturity of a pre-schooler who has 666 behind his ear.

Please tell me someone on this board did not eat Big Bird. That would never be acceptable (OK - maybe for game 7 of the World Series).

Sessions’s testimony highlights Trump’s deep lack of interest in what Russia did in 2016. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/06/13/sessionss-testimony-highlights-trumps-deep-lack-of-interest-in-what-russia-did-in-2016/?utm_term=.07d1ed4d1ecc

I saw a tweet about that and meant to check to see if it was real. There is so much weirdness (in a not good way) happening right now, I read things and have no idea what is real and what is not. Things that would have been too outrageous for the Onion at one point are now happening. I also wanted to say I feel lucky and blessed to be able to read Twins Daily. You truly are the best website in the world, and your knowledge as well as your writing and web design are making the internet great again. you are incredible.

I believe it has been said he is old even in a geological or archaeological context. I believe the same thing has been said about his jokes.

From today's cabinet meeting. Everyone had to go around the table and say something ala The Apprentice. A lot of genuflecting happening. I imagine the annual TD board meeting is similar to this.

I only heard bits and pieces of it, so cannot give an accurate assessment, but from what I have heard I am not sure how his supporters are saying he has been completely cleared. I could see how they would think impeachment is not a given, but I thought there were still enough questions raised that Trump is not exactly off the hook yet. He really could shoot someone, and they would rationalize it. Paul Ryan on saying he is new to this, and did not know the protocol and what might be perceived as obstructing justice is such a crock. He might be the biggest weasel out there. One of the main reasons Trump needs to go down, is that he needs to take his family with him. Don Jr. and Eric have been way to visible this week. They share their father's combination of arrogance, ignorance, greed, and petty vindictiveness.

PBS is doing a best of Ken Burns special tonight and showing clips of past documentaries. They just showed a blurb of Obama and Michele talking about Jackie Robinson. They spoke in complete, sentences, seemed to give some thought to what they were saying, and did not somehow work their comments around to claim credit for Jackie's success. The Obama Presidency seems so long ago... [if you haven't seen it, the Ken Burns Jackie Robinson documentary was well done, which I guess is probably a given.]

I noticed he tweeted about a terrorist incident in Melbourne that killed one person and injured three cops. I must have scrolled too quickly, because I somehow missed his comment on yesterday's workplace shooting in FL. I am not minimizing the seriousness and tragedy of a terror attack, but if Trump cannot use something to his advantage, he does not give a damn.

I would think there are some old school, pre-tea party Republicans who have a 5 x 7 framed picture of Reagan on their desk who are secretly disgusted at his boorish behavior and his using the office for personal gain for his businesses and shocked at the possible ties to Russia, the country they grew up thinking of as the big bad enemy. It would have been nice if more of them would have had a decency threshold to speak up than they have at this point.... Every once in awhile Lindsey and McCain looked like they were going to have a spine, but quickly showed they were mostly talk and not willing to break the party line. Not that I feel sorry for any of these people, but can you imagine what a nightmare it is to work with him at this point. This is a bit judgmental, but nice when he was so concerned about his son's trauma and what is going on in Britain, that he found time to go golfing at his resort both weekend days. Maybe he felt Peyton would be able to help him with the developing situation with Qatar. I am feeling really good about having an arms deal with the Saudis at this point as well.

At least we will know how to blame if we lose...

You can't have historic relief melt-downs every inning - that would get boring.