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PHILIPPINES: Part 2

But first: War with Iran only getting messier. Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex) could well vote against the Judiciary Committee approval of Todd Blanche for Attorney General.   But even if he does, the official count on this committee should be 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats.  So all the Senate needs to do is appoint Lindsey Grahams sister into the committee, then use a procedural motion allowable in a tie to get Blanche to a floor vote.  In any case, Blanche will make it to the floor for a vote by the end of the month.  Here is where it could really get problematical for Republicans, for it would not be totally surprising for 4 Republicans to vote against Blanche.   This scenario is detailed in my posting yesterday . Canadian wildfires are raging this summer. We toured through Canada this spring, and saw so much of previous wildfires. So far this year, there have been 3500 or so of these fires, enveloping 2.3 million acres.  Alarmed?  Well, star...
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THE PHILIPPINES

Before launching into the Philippines, a few stories of the day. How much is this Iran War costing U.S. taxpayers? White House says around $30 billion. New data suggests a price up to $100 billion !  Todd Blanche faced the Senate Judiciary Committee today for his nomination as Attorney General. Nothing unusual transpired. There are now 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats on the committee.  That is because Lindsey Graham is no longer there.  Will his sister be placed on this committee? John Cornyn (R-Tex) is a member, but not today in the sphere of President Trump.  Yet he most likely will vote to pass on the nomination to the floor.  But what will he do when the final confirmation vote on the floor occurs? A tie vote would mean that Blanche would NOT be passed. However, the Senate has a mechanism for the party in power to bring a nominee to the floor through a discharge motion. Wait and see what happens, for the hearings continue for a second day tomorrow, and the ...
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DINOSAURS IN FILM HISTORY

First: Nothing much has changed about the stalemate in the Gulf of Hormuz . The little sister of Lindsey Graham, 62-year old Darline Graham Nordone, will serve out his term in the U.S. Senate.   She will not run in the Republican primary to replace him. The Manhattan federal court released more than $5.6 million that Donald Trump owes E. Jean Carroll. The U.S. Senate has 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats. John Cornyn (R-Tex), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) will not return to the Senate next year, and mostly because Trump was directly responsible for their situation. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) chose not to run for re-election.  If he never returns to the U.S. Senate, this means that, if the above three Republicans want to leave with a major payback, Democrats would have one vote more than Republicans.   If McConnell does return, he has had a severely strained personal relationship with Trump, that he, too, could well vote like a Democrat.   This ...
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