I have read the speaker of the house does not have be a member of the house.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 17, 2018:

Ideally tRump will be gone before the end of this year, and Pence with him [fn1]. I suspect Ryan will also be gone [fn2]. That means the new speaker will probably be a Republican, but this is where it gets interesting. The Republicans may well not be able to get 218 votes for any one person. The Democrats could actually nominate a moderate Republican that they could work with. With 24 Republicans voting with them, they could choose the next President. I would really it rather be a moderate Republican instead of Hillary. Hillary is far to divisive a figure and our country needs healing, not further division. Besides, a Republican could set about undoing a lot of what tRump has done with much less resistance from McConnell (assuming he is still there, which he may not be [fn3]). Stock up on popcorn, boys and girls, the rest of this year is going to be very interesting. _____ **Footnotes** fn1: * it should be obvious that: • tRump has become toxic for the Republicans; Orange County, California, went completely blue this year. (In related news, meteorologists are saying global warming may be sufficient to thaw Hell out within the next two to three years.) • enough Republican Senators are up for re-election in 2020 that impeachment charges with strong evidence against tRump brought six months before the election will force the Republicans to vote tRump out or be voted out themselves. • with the indictments coming out, even McConnell will realize that the Democrats will be able to remove Pence and tRump before the 2020 election and put their Speaker into the White House. • the only way for the Republicans to prevent the Democrats from taking the White House by impeachment is to dump tRump while the Republicans still control the House. fn2: Ryan was very much aware of the Russian influence in the 2016 election. fn3: So was McConnell.

Well they did screw up the vote and the recount proved it but still not enough for me to come ahead ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 16, 2018:

More than nine of them will probably die off between now and the next election.

Trump to nominate handbag designer as new South African ambassador [reuters.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 16, 2018:

For decades the Republicans were carpetbaggers. Under tRump they've sunk to the point of being mere handbaggers.

Somehow this is just so wrong.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 15, 2018:

Because nothing says "Peace on earth" like flying lead.

I remember researching this in high school but I was in an independent study program so I had more ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 14, 2018:

I remember in high school I was one of the students selected for the International Relations class (the alternative was an extremely lame social studies class of some type). The teacher was outstanding. He vaguely hinted at this, but I had forgotten about it completely until I saw this. Thanks for posting.

Make up your minds, already!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Amen!

Trump is a national embarrassment.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 12, 2018:

Captain Obvious sends his regards, Sherlock.

[worldcat.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 11, 2018:

Chris Conrad, Jack's co-editor on the later versions, also wrote a book worth finding and reading, *Hemp: Lifeline to the Future*.

The California wild fires are direct effects of climate change and a seven year drought.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Good friends of mine lost their home to the Camp Fire. They are lucky that they have insurance, but there are a lot of things insurance doesn't cover.

On the 100 anniversary of WWI trump started his shit upon the French president about wanting to ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 10, 2018:

Those **are** his better ponits. At least on a good day.

If your IQ is 120 or higher then you have a 90% chance of being the smartest person in a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

A lot of the time it's not a problem. But it can lead to serious frustration at times. And I get damned tired of saying, "I told you so."

I just had the ‘pleasure’ of watching and listening to the orange idiot in charge.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

That "phony hoax" has resulted in how many: • Indictments? • Arrests? • Guilty pleas? • Convictions? • Plea bargains? Sell your bullshit elsewhere, you fraud, I'm not buying it.

We are living "1984"

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Clearly documented in an edited video. BULLSHIT!!!

Did any of you go to the "No one above the law" rallies tonight?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Over 400 of us in Long Beach, California.

Speaking of protest rallies, are any of you fine folx going to protest at 5pm your local time?

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

Long Beach, California. Crowd during the march stretched for six blocks.

NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW—MUELLER PROTECTION RAPID RESPONSE! BREAKING: PROTESTS CALLED FOR ...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 9, 2018:

There were over 400 of us in Long Beach, California. Our U.S. Rep., Alan Lowenthal showed up and spoke. During the march from Harvey Milk Plaza to the courthouse the line was over six blocks long.

We did it.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

It must feel really good. I know that I have a great Representative, but the district next door (ok, not literally; it's four miles away) has had Comrade Dana Rohrabacher for decades. We have finally manged to get rid of him.

On the bright side, now the democrat-controlled House can climb up 45's ass and investigate the shit...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Guess who will be in charge of the Finance Committee issuing the subpoenas? Maxine Waters!!!

Dems have won the House!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 7, 2018:

Guess who is in charge of the Finance Committee that will be issuing subpoenas for tRump's records? Maxine Waters!!!

Best thing about living in NY is all the options for vegan vegetarian food

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

I believe Long Beach has at least six vegan restaurants with more coming soon. There are also a number of other restaurants that serve primarily vegetarian and have some really good vegan selections. Not bad for a city of 250,000.

Stupid is as stupid does...

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 4, 2018:

Food for thought....TRUMP!!!!

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 3, 2018:

I am waiting for someone to take that oath seriously. I believe Robert Mueller is taking it very seriously.

Saw some new ones that I thought you might enjoy.

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 2, 2018:

And people say tRump is not an inspiration.

From Jesus and Mo [jesusandmo.net]

mcgeo52 comments on Nov 1, 2018:

And I thought it was all the baby boomer women having hot flashes.

Grammar Terror

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

I might have given them the benefit of the doubt and written, "Not my next, maybe yours."

?????????????

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

Finally he is getting to Hispanics

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 31, 2018:

El pendejo mas bigley.

The next claim by the current administration that is backed by facts, objective research, and ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

And it will happen on the sixth Tuesday of the second month after Hell freezes over for the 13th time.

Congress had better push back if Donald moves forward with this idea that he can override amendments...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 30, 2018:

He swore an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. Maybe we should file a breach of contract suit?

What I find beyond believe is that the media will not tell, show, or call out trump and his ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

@ of-the-mountain, I think you are confusing tRump, the symptom, with the reality of who controls our country, the disease. "The media" is over 95% controlled by half a dozen corporations, all of which benefit from tRump's policies. If you are not familiar with it, research the Business Plot, an attempted coup in 1933 thwarted by Gen. Smedley Butler, USMC, Ret. The other thing to research, again assuming you are not familiar with it, is the Powell Memo published August 23, 1971. The people who commissioned and implemented it were the heirs (in some cases literally bloodline heirs, in other cases only ideological heirs) of the people behind the Business Plot. One of the objectives set forth in the Powell Memo was control of the media. What I would find beyond belief would be the media telling, showing, or calling out trump and his republican cohorts as Fascists.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I would question whether or not the good Baron might have been confusing cause and effect? Case in point, Donald Trump. While he is arguably the most powerful man in the world at this point, I would argue the he sought the power because of his corruption, rather than was corrupted by the power.

With all the violence going on in America, formerly a beacon of freedom, now a hate spewing country ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 29, 2018:

I refer to it as "Plan C" as in Canada, Costa Rica, County Cork, Czech Republic. I've been doing research. No conclusion, yet. Seriously hoping that we can turn things around.

Criminal masterminds!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

That is an insult to some honest villains.

Early voting started this last week in Texas and my wife and I happened to be out early from a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

You can have all the democracy you want as long as we get to count the votes.

Forget the penguins!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 28, 2018:

Yes, they do. https://www.neaq.org/blog/do-penguins-have-knees/ Next tim just Google it then go get some sleep.

Some nice words from the Donald.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I wonder who wrote this for him?

Seems like every time Windows updates on my Windows 10 machine I need to go in and clear a bunch of ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

They're Microsoft. They don't care. They don't have to.

How we got here

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

I trace this back to Reagan eliminating the fairness doctrine. Our first order of business as a country should be to reinstate the fairness doctrine. P.S. If Tucker wants to know the problem, he should look in the mirror and ask who signs his paycheck.

ABC staff condemn Trump. [documentcloud.org]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

The press needs to simply declare a full boycott of reporting anything tRump says unless it can be verified as fact. Of course Faux News would never go along with that. But the other networks could report on Faux News as a blatant propaganda machine.

Nailed it

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

Excellent analogy.

Donald Trump is a......

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

But give the dude a break. Those things are only true on days ending in "y".

Donald Trump is a......

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

---> Clear and present danger to the Republic.

"It's Christmas in October": Michael Avenatti vows to put Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh 'on ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 27, 2018:

This is beautiful. To sum up what is happening in DC right now: Grassley and McConnell are playing checkers, Avenatti is playing chess, Mueller is play go, in three dimensions, and Trump is still trying to learn tic-tac-toe. I'm with Avenatti. Let's have a real investigation done by the FBI, not the sham that was done to whitewash Kavanaugh. When the FBI reports that Kavanaugh perjured himself in his testimony to the Senate, we need to take to the streets demanding the resignations of Kavanaugh, Grassley, and McConnell.

Can't do normal (whatever that is).

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Two whole minutes? I'm impressed.

This sadly is what the country is going through!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

Ouch! Truth hurts.

Drumps newest portrait..

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 26, 2018:

The Apprentice WTF!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

And after his apprenticeship...

Cum November 6th.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

She only wants me for my poll.

Hahahahahahaha. Ha

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Needs a longer tie.

My mother in law is a child predator, we do not know for sure how deep it goes as there is also ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

I can't believe that Child Protective services would not at least investigate this. All that costs is a few minutes and a phone call.

Seriously, go ahead...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

As a public service...

I'm a big fan of The Young Turks (TYT).

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 25, 2018:

Loved the part at the end about the last gasp of the dying Republican Party.

There’s only one way to stop global warming

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 24, 2018:

No, Donnie, nuclear winter is not an acceptable answer to global warming.

Does anyone know if the skulls of your enemy are dishwasher safe? Asking for a friend.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

The real question you should be ask is whether or not the dishwasher is skulls safe?

This was true for me last year and it still holds true...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

The first thing on the next Congress's agenda should be the reinstatement of the fairness doctrine.

Why would the dems pay those in the central American caravan to try to cross the border , It's more ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Is this tRump's lie du jour (or at least one of them)? He's already had to back down from his bullshit claim about Mid-easterner terrorists infiltrating the caravan so they could get into the US. Just another tRump lie told for the sole purpose of sowing fear and division.

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

So, Melania may be a genius after all.

Who is still feeling that is was wrong to confirm a man to the supreme court that fibbed outright in...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

He perjured himself regarding his high school days, his college days, and his time in the Bush II White House. The last is the most troubling because there is absolute evidence he was guilty of felonies regarding stolen property in that position, and he lied about it under oath to the Senate in his original confirmation hearing, as well as to the Judiciary Committee in his latest hearing. What is even more troubling is the fact that the Republicans KNEW that they were railroading a perjurer on to the Supreme Court. Mitch McConnell is a treasonous, unprincipled, sorry excuse for a human who has done more damage to his state than any post-Civil War carpetbagger ever did.

The Old Guard won and the Progressives lost :( I got routed and so did the other progressive ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

How many of them will die off in the next four years? Will you run again then?

Can't we pass an amendment saying that if you're involved with the WWE it disqualifies you from ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

That, or do we need Jesse Ventura to run against tRump?

Today's the day, Monday Oct 22nd is municipal election day in Ontario, Canada.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

When do we get results?

A still relevant article on achievement that trump can only wish for [tericarter.wordpress.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 23, 2018:

Any decent and reasonable person would see Obama's legacy as something to build on. In case you get the impression I am implying something here, let me just state it unequivocally, tRump is neither decent nor reasonable.

My brain is mush with code right now.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

I resemble that remark. The good news in my case is that this project is almost done.

Trump Pathalogical Liar

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 22, 2018:

Captain Obvious sends his regards, Sherlock.

Not just anti-Trump

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

It left out: I'M PRO-CIVILITY I'M PRO-EDUCATION I'M PRO-ENVIRONMENT I'M PRO-ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT I'M PRO-FIRST AMENDMENT I'M PRO-NET NEUTRALITY I'M PRO-SCIENCE And I'm sure there are at least a few more.

WHAT IF THE REPUBLICANS WIN EVERYTHING AGAIN?

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

Costa Rica, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand (if I can get in). Decisions. Decisions.

Which was your first cell phone? ( mine was 16) ??

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

13

Is he two faced, or just stupid?

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 21, 2018:

What "or"? They are not necessarily mutually exclusive. He's proof.

yes we do!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Painfully true.

I imgine this story has been posted on this site somewhere, but I didn't see it, so I'll post it ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

Thanks. I needed some comic relief.

How I wish this were me instead! The plane would have had to have made an emergency landing in my ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 20, 2018:

For the $350,0000 in fines this could cost him, he could have flown charter and brought along an escort or two.

I think I might adopt this idea.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

I love it when the trash takes itself out.

Ugh! No shit,

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

And in a related story, authorities are warning there may be a shortage of Halloween candy in Canada this year.

This could be a key piece of the puzzle to do in 45: [youtu.be]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

This would not be enough to do in any other President during normal times. I would refer you to the case of Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport built to replace Love Field, the international airport in Dallas. The land that the federal government bought to build DFW on was owned by Ladybird Johnson. These are (ICYMI) not normal times. This won't even start to do in tRump.

Name off all of the problems that you see in the world and why you think they started or why you ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

The most obvious and urgent from a global perspective is greenhouse gases and global warming. Perhaps less obvious, but almost as pressing is the need for fresh water. On a national level in the US, we need universal health care, affordable education, and a livable minimum wage. Having listed those, I have come to the conclusion that the most pressing issue in the U.S. should be the restoration of the fairness doctrine. People are coming from such disparate backgrounds that we can no longer communicate with each other to solve problems.

Wow! She's good

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Is that a loaded question?

Be impeccable with your word.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 19, 2018:

Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements, probably 20 years ago (i.e, 1998 ) if I remember correctly.

Happening now in South Dakota

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 18, 2018:

Republican logic at its finest.

I really want venison

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 18, 2018:

Catfish isn't bad eating if you eat fish.

This is why being a sloth is a sin.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 18, 2018:

Just for fun: 5,700 mi x 5,280 ft/mi = 30,096,000 ft 6 ft/min x 60 min/hr = 360 ft/ hr 30,096,000 ft / 360ft/hr = 83,600 hrs 83,600 hrs / 4 hrs/day = 20,900 days (fn1) 20,900 days / 365.25 days/yr = 57.22 yrs. Life expectancy of a sloth in the wild is 20 to 30 years. footnote 1: This assumes the entire four hours the sloth is awake is used for travel in the most direct line. A more realistic assumption is two hours per day travel, which would also include adjustment for minimal detours. This would increase the overall time to more than a century.

Not My President Ever

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 18, 2018:

For those who don't understand the emoji:

Horseface...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 18, 2018:

Let the real criminal go

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 17, 2018:

Trek cat...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 16, 2018:

"I will defeat that red dot, yet!"

Great thoughts from a great man. Take notes GOP and Trump.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 16, 2018:

He was the last legitimately elected Republican President. His policies were slightly to the left of Bernie Sanders.

WAHOO!! A new anti-Ted ad from Linklater. Discussion on Morning Joe. [youtube.com]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 16, 2018:

Carrot cake muffins, they look delicious.? [tasty.co]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

Looks yummy, but for the frosting I would substitute crushed pineapple for the maple syrup and vanilla. It's healthier, tastier, and less expensive.

Trump Hangs ‘Tacky’ Fantasy Painting of Himself With GOP Presidents in White House Maxwell ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

How bad does it have to be to be an insult to Richard Nixon?

I don’t think there is anything new here not even my desire just to bang my head against a wall! ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

From the point of view of the paper...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

With all due respect, shit can be useful as a fertilizer to grow woderful things like flowers and vegetables. Trump is far too toxic to be shit.

What are some of your favorite atheist/agnostic songs and song lyrics?

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 15, 2018:

I have been doing graphic arts and editorial cartoons since elementary school. The 7 January 2015 attack on the Paris office of Charlie Hebdo hit way too close to home. I felt I needed to say something about the kind of insanity behind the violence. The result? https://soundcloud.com/geo-mccalip/to-those-who-kill-in-the-name

[facebook.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Obviously trump knows nothing of Schrodinger. I'm not sure he even knows what a cat is.

From now on I dub thee...the toxic dreamsicle!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

And that's on a very good day.

Let's not get on the hate train because this is it's final destination.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

Have some fun with this.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 14, 2018:

I'll consider the possibility that the law might be reasonable if you can show me where in the Constitution We, the People, gave the government the right to tell us what we can or cannot grow in our own soil and what we can or cannot put in our own bodies. Since you won't be able to show me that, this part really doesn't matter; having considered all of the arguments that I have ever heard in favor of prohibition, no, the law is not reasonable.

Trump started with Reagan!

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Reagan was the greatest acting president ever. He was the show, but he was not running the show. Trump started way before Reagan. The movement that led tRump started with the defeat of Goldwater, and the right's determination to come back from that loss. It crystalized in the Powell Memo published on August 23, 1971. If you are not familiar with the Powell Memo, look it up and read it. It is the step by step game plan that the oligarchs have used to stage their slow, silent coup to take over this country. The final stage was to, as Grover Norquist said, have a President just smart enough to sign his name on the bills that the Republican congress would pass.

A Dull Moment Would Be Nice

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Do they really come much duller than these two?

Mayoral Race Update Well we had the big all candidates meeting the other night, put on by the old ...

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

It sounds like you have a real shot at this. It all comes down to registration and turn out. Do you have an organization in place to get out the vote?

I'm going to go make some. ? [tasty.co]

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

I notice the recipe calls for vanilla extract. If you haven't bought any lately be prepared for sticker shock. When I bought some a few weeks ago the store manager had to get it out of the office; they don't leave it on the shelf any more. This is not an exaggeration.

Today's offensive, fiery, provocative, but NOT derogatory to any of the following voter blocs.

mcgeo52 comments on Oct 13, 2018:

Please don't insult horsefuckers.