Expect the resignation of the turtle's wife

[malaise]

any day now

[edhopper]

1. why?

is there news about her?

[ChubbyStar]

2. Maybe she needs to spend more time with her turtle? n/t

[malaise]

3. The turtle has been absent from the Con.s meetings on the shutdown

The turtle's reelection is way more important to him than backing this motherfucker of a loser

[babylonsister]

4. Or, he no longer gives a shit

and plans to retire.

[malaise]

11. That would be both stunning and interesting

[blm]

26. He doesn't want to be seen with his hands on the wheel when the crash happens

.

[babylonsister]

27. Well, there is that. I think it's too late, at

least I hope so.

[blm]

31. Yeah, as if we'd forget his role in the crash

No. Fvcking. Way.

[FM123]

38. perfect choice of words, blm

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Did Trunp lie to reporters...again?

[malaise]

7. When does he not lie?

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

29. He lies when all he does is fart...nt

[Doreen]

33. When he is no longer breathing.

[marylandblue]

8. He's been helping Trump by not voting on the House budget

His position is that Trump has to agree with Democrats, so he doesn't need to be at the meetings. Which is smart, because if he went, Pelosi would pressure him for a vote.

[edhopper]

13. this is the correct

analysis.

[onenote]

39. Wrong. McConnell was at the Situation Room meeting.

[Buckeyeblue]

6. Should it be a conflict of interest for a spouse or immediate family of someone in Congress to be

In the President's cabinet? Or even be an advisor? It just seems a little shady to me.

[malaise]

10. I agree but it has been going on for way too long

and in both parties. What makes this one particularly offensive is that he is the leader of one of the chambers of a co-equal branch of government.

[Buckeyeblue]

17. I guess I didn't realize it was common

I don't know how you can approach something with an open mind when your spouse is involved. I know I couldn't.

[lostnfound]

12. Someone "in Congress" vs "senate majority leader"

Not to mention they are both corrupt.

[nycbos]

9. I doubt it

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Based on what ?

I'd love to have it revealed that she's been a conduit for foreign influence -- but I have seen no evidence.

If you have something to share, please do.

[WhiteTara]

18. here

This is a column I wrote that talks about both of them and their familial ties and how they are all corrupt together.

http://eureka.news/free-parking-59/

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Thank you ! I had heard about the $2.5M "donation", but it sank down the memory hole ...

The leader of the Senate is on Russia's payroll, and that hasn't raised a stink ?? Maybe 45 really is running interference for them all, with the press too busy chasing the Trumpian clown car to devote proper attention to the rest of the corrupt GOP.

[WhiteTara]

22. If you follow the links

it dives deeper. There's a lot of research out there on how far the tentacles of corruption spread around the world. Balsonaro is a scary one that isn't even really on the radar; but it's a fore shadow.

[saidsimplesimon]

28. thanks for the link, copy of opening below

Sixty-nine percent of Americans support the Mueller probe and want to see it through to the end. Why doesn’t Mitch McConnell? This incredible international drama of intrigue and conspiracy has a new name to add to the cast of characters hastening the downfall of our democracy – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Mitch enters the story through his brother-in-law, Jim Breyer, a global tech venture capitalist. Mitch is married to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, and Jim’s married to her sister, Angela, CEO of the family’s shipping enterprise.

[Kurt V.]

37. wow. the interconnections are mind blowing

[elfin]

15. That makes sense in a strange way. There is no use for her anymore.

I always thought she was there as some sort of side communication channel regarding China business issues -- and not transportation.

Now relations with China are a mess and any personal financial advantage for her may be moot.

I think she has also worked as a useful extra source of inside info to tell Turtle.

She has always been hiding in plain sight and Turtle has milked his position just about as much as possible. So why stay?

The only possible reason for her to stay that I can imagine is IF a big infrastructure/transportation bill gets through, she can screw with it to guide the contracts and get her cut.

[WhiteTara]

20. She's building an enormous fund from

SA and other countries outside the government. Her brother in law is Jim Breyer (Married to her sister Angela) and he brought in Putin/Russia to Facebook and Twitter and is selling our infrastructure to SA and other countries through Blackstone Group. Mitch is in deep with Blavatniks money (Jim's college friend) et all. I posted the link to my column in another post. If you don't find it, let me know.

[HipChick]

23. our infrastructure?

Most companies aim to be global...

[WhiteTara]

24. I didn't think our roads and bridges

etc were to be the collateral is all for their fund.

[HipChick]

25. Our roads and bridges are crap

compared to some other countries..

[WhiteTara]

30. Yes; but do you want to pay a toll to SA

to drive on them? Or ourselves?

[dlk]

16. Elaine Chao's Family Shipping Business, Foremost Maritime Corp., Has More Than a Few Shady Dealings

It would be interesting to know if the Mueller probe has encountered some of them.

[2naSalit]

21. She isn't doing anything anyway, just a placeholder

while her official duties are deferred to MoFOTUS.

[JohnnyLib2]

32. As a Kentucky Dem----

I sure am watching for such a signal from her or Mitch. His history is one of winning in the end; that sure doesn't portend going down with Trump. Is it possible his stance will lead to Repubs dumping Trump with him leading the posse? Good post, Malaise!

[MrScorpio]

34. Did you add her name and date to the Career Death Pool?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211527565

[malaise]

41. Just did

[IggleDuer]

35. When the TSA and Air Traffic Controllers slow down operations...

... she’ll have no solutions.

[malaise]

42. Excellent point

[dalton99a]

36. It's possible that the motherfucker will blame her for the long lines at airports

even though TSA belongs to Homeland Security

[onenote]

40. Doubtful.

But I guess we'll see.

[onenote]

43. Are we at "any day" yet?

[malaise]

44. Not quite n/t