Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has offered to argue the frivolous lawsuit filed by indicted Texas attorney general Ken Paxton and joined by 17 other red states if it reaches the Supreme Court, several media outlets reported on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (read CNN story here). Meanwhile, with Rudy Giuliani ou[...]
Archive for December, 2020
December 9th, 2020 - 10:25 pm § in Misc.
Ted Cruz to argue GOP’s frivolous election lawsuit at Supreme Court
December 9th, 2020 - 9:39 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
IG slams Veterans Affairs boss’ quest for “damaging information” on sexual assault victim
The Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general “told prosecutors this fall that his investigation of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie had turned up possible criminal conduct,” CNN reported on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (here), citing reporting by the Washington Post (here). Wilkie (pho[...]
Apollo 11 countdown (video)
This is the best video I’ve found of the historic launch. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
December 9th, 2020 - 7:03 pm § in Misc.
Scandal grows over Florida governor’s SWAT raid against Covid-19 whistleblower
An extreme abuse of power is unfolding in Florida, where GOP governors have compiled an ugly record of suppressing, intimidating, and punishing state employees for bringing science into policy discussions. The previous GOP governor, Rick Scott (now a U.S. senator), prohibited state employees prohibi[...]
Federal prosecutors looking at Hunter Biden’s taxes
Federal prosecutors are investigating Hunter Biden (photo, left) for potential violations of “tax and money laundering laws in [his] business dealings in foreign countries, principally China,” CNN reported on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The investigation has been ongoing since 2018, but[...]
December 9th, 2020 - 2:14 pm § in Health
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine isn’t for people with allergies
People with a history of allergic reactions to “a vaccine, medicine, or food” shouldn’t receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, British health authorities warned on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, after two U.K. health care workers suffered allergic reactions. Both had a history of s[...]
December 9th, 2020 - 1:49 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Sore losers: 17 deep-red states ask Supreme Court to throw out election
“Seventeen states whose elections were won by President Donald Trump told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that they support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bid to file a lawsuit that could effectively reverse President-elect Joe Biden’s projected Electoral College victory,” CNBC[...]
December 8th, 2020 - 8:08 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Why Trump failed at governing
“It’s the economy, stupid,” James Carville, Bill Clinton’s campaign manager, offered as explanation of a rare defeat of an incumbent president in 1992. Three presidents and 24 years later, frustrated by the slow recovery after the Great Recession, some voters thought “a[...]
Biden fills 2 more cabinet posts
Department of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack Bio: Grew up in Pittsburgh, attended Hamilton College and Albany Law School; married, moved to his wife’s Iowa hometown, practiced law and entered politics. Elected mayor, state senator, and governor; ran for president in 2008; a finalist for vice preside[...]
Biden defends his SecDef pick
President-elect Biden has come under fire from his own party for choosing retired 4-star general Lloyd Austin as his secretary of defense (but Colin Powell calls him a “superb choice;” read about that here). So Biden has decided to explain the decision. First, and true to Biden form, he [...]