Wonderful tribute by Trey Gowdy:

Trey Gowdy @TGowdySC

Elijah Cummings was one of the most powerful, beautiful & compelling voices in American politics. The power and the beauty came from his authenticity, his conviction, the sincerity with which he held his beliefs. We rarely agreed on political matters.

We never had a cross word outside of a committee room. He had a unique ability to separate the personal from the work. The story of Elijah's life would benefit everyone, regardless of political ideation.

Read the rest here:

Wow, wow, wow. Follow the link to watch Jamie Gangel's report:

Josh Campbell @joshscampbell

A Republican source inside the Trump-Pelosi meeting described attendees as "shaken" and "shell-shocked" by the President's demeanor.

"He is not in control of himself. It is all yelling and screaming."

Unbelievable:

The Daily Show @TheDailyShow

Trump vs. Trump: Kurds Edition

Here's another good article on the topic:

Stealthy Russian Hacker Group Resurfaces With Clever New Tricks

Largely out of the spotlight since 2016, Cozy Bear hackers have been caught perpetrating a years-long campaign.

:-)

Evan Rosenfeld @Evan_Rosenfeld (Social Media Editor NBC/MSNBC

Mattis: "I'm the most overrated general. I'm honored to be considered that by Donald Trump because he also called Meryl Streep an overrated actress. So I guess I'm the Meryl Streep of generals, and frankly that sounds pretty good to me."

Why what Mulvaney says about Ukraine is important:

Mulvaney, Perry, Sondland Put in Charge of Ukraine Pressure

A senior State Department official who oversees our policy in Ukraine told a Congressional committee that the entire project to pressure that country to investigate Biden was taken out of his portfolio and that Trump instead had it run out of the White House by Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Ambassador to the E.U. Gordon Sundland.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney organized a meeting this spring in which officials were determined to take Ukraine policy out of the traditional channels, putting Energy Secretary Rick Perry, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and special U.S. envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker in charge instead, a top State Department official told lawmakers Tuesday.

So the Press Secretary, in response to a request from the Press, says that "we do that all the time" and everyone (including CNN and MSNBC) circle flaps like he just testified under oath.

Mulvaney is the Acting White House Chief of Staff. Stephanie Grisham is the WhiteHouse Press Secretary. She's busy tweeting about "LIVE: POTUS at Louis Vuitton Ribbon Cutting".

Aaand --- ---- --- Pence brokered a ceasefire.
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#41 | POSTED BY DIXVILLENOTCHWow that shut the left down.
*crickets
#42 | Posted by phesterOBoyle

Piotr Zalewski @p_zalewski (Turkey correspondent for @TheEconomist)

Turkish FM avuolu just now: "We will suspend the Peace Spring operation for 120 hours for the PKK/YPG to withdraw. This is not a ceasefire."

Video of Pelosi explaining her side of the story:

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Speaker Pelosi on that now famous photo of her standing up to Trump: "I think I was excusing myself from the room ... At that moment, I was probably saying, 'all roads lead to Putin'.

David Jolly @DavidJollyFL

So Pence is announcing that as long as the Kurds flee their villages and homes they won't be bombed or shot at.

Pelosi hit back hard at Trump, telling him that "all roads with you lead to Putin".

I wonder what Trump's response to that was.

Why is Trump calling a meeting on what to do in Syria now? He had no problem pulling US drops out without consulting anyone but Erdogan. The horse has left the barn.

The best people!

Winning!

Turkey's Erdogan 'threw Trump's Syria letter in bin'

How Marie Antoinette': Ivanka Trump ignites a wave of mockery with her latest out-of-touch tweet
October 14, 2019

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner Made More Than $82 Million While Working at White House

According to the Washington Post and Politico, Trump earned $3.9 million from her share in the Trump International Hotel, $5 million from her clothing brand

Logo = Lago Although Mar-a-Loco would have been good too.

They can frame the original at Mar-a-Logo someday.

He embodied JFK's famous dictum:

"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country."

RIP, sir.

Without more proof to the contrary, it seems obvious to me that Chuffy simply forgot to give the link for his quoted post. Unless he is a very unskillful plagiarist, why else would he include the following, emphasis mine:

"Sometimes outsiders will come by and make concern troll-like statements sincerely. Some are sincere but stupid. Some may be insightful, and justified iconoclasts, merely making valid observations unwelcome to the dominant ideology or culture of the forum (the Cassandra syndrome[note 1])."

We are all this woman:

John Heilemann @jheil

Welcome to the Splash Zone, Italian Translator.

"Pelosi's twitter feed:
twitter.com"

The only woman at the table, the third highest ranking politician in the country and someone who doesn't seem to be afraid of Trump.

Raging narcissist on display:

Manu Raju @mkraju

Trump at meeting, per Dem source, also insulted his first defense secretary - Jim Mattis, calling him "the world's most overrated general. You know why? He wasn't tough enough. I captured ISIS. Mattis said it would take 2 yrs. I captured them in 1 month"

I wonder if Trump had gotten wind of this article before the meeting?: