Retired US army general likens Trump foreign policy to Dolly Parton song

"I'm a big fan of Dolly Parton – do you remember her song Jolene?" McChrystal replied, referring to the country star's Grammy-nominated 1973 hit. "This poor wife says, 'Jolene, please don't take my man; don't take him just because you can.  

"And that's what worries me – I think we might be in a period where we think what we can do, we should do because we can. And I think the world is starting to view us that way."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/jolene-doctrine-us-foreign-policy-stanley-mcchrystal

 

MUST-WATCH: Lifelong Republican SLAMS his OWN party over Texas map scheme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IX9Flw1d94

Young Democrats are right: There is no reason to date or befriend Trump voters - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

… The anger on the right over this polling, in turn, shows that this isn't really about liberal "intolerance," but an ugly sense of entitlement among conservatives. It's fueled by a belief that they should be as obnoxious, cruel, and bigoted as they want, without having to pay any social penalty for it…
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-supporters-dating/

Want To Avoid Raising Entitled Kids? Don’t Do These 4 Things. | HuffPost Life

Don't overlook the power of chores.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/4-things-parents-do-that-inadvertently-raise-entitled-kids_l_606208a1c5b67593e05b000b

Dem-aligned group launches ads targeting GOP senators over Social Security cuts | TheHill

A Democratic-aligned group is launching a multistate ad campaign targeting several GOP senators over the president's recent comments about possible cuts to Social Security and other benefits. American Bridge announced Tuesday that it would launch ads in five states targeting Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) that highlight the senators' support for President Trump and GOP efforts to address spending on Social Security, Medicaid and other programs. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486896-dem-aligned-group-launches-ads-targeting-gop-senators-over-social-security

Kellyanne caught mid-lie, called out BY FOX NEWS live on air - YouTube

Kellyanne Conway just got caught mid-lie and was called out by Fox News live on air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzvECiG0yQ

Dems Pounce After President Trump Says in Fox News Town Hall That He Intends to Cut Entitlements

President Donald Trump said he intends to cut entitlement programs during a town hall forum in Pennsylvania on Thursday night. When Fox News host Martha MacCallum suggested that if “you don’t cut something in entitlements, you will never really deal with the debt,” Trump jumped in right away.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-pounce-after-president-trump-says-in-fox-news-town-hall-that-he-intends-to-cut-entitlements

What Mitch McConnell is up to is even worse than Democrats say - The Washington Post: Opinion

Let the money flow when there's a Republican in the White House, then clamp down if a Democrat is elected. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/10/18/what-mitch-mcconnell-is-up-to-is-even-worse-than-democrats-say/

Paul Krugman's prediction about the Republican Party was just vindicated - Raw Story

Republicans have been lying through their teeth. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/10/paul-krugmans-prediction-republican-party-just-vindicated/

The Trump administration's Medicaid announcement isn't really about 'work' -- CNN

Allowing states to decide the eligibility of low-income people based on work requirements is all about weakening ACA's Medicaid expansion...
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/11/opinions/medicaid-work-requirement-solomon/index.html

Paul Ryan Sees His Wild Washington Journey Coming to An End -- POLITICO

He felt he was "made for this moment." But now, on the verge of achieving his long-sought legislative dream, he's got his eyes on the exits. ...
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/14/paul-ryan-retire-speaker-ready-leave-washington-216103?cid=apn

Republicans’ tax bill could trigger a $25 billion cut to Medicare -- Vox

Unless Congress acts, the CBO says this bill will cause a sequestration. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/14/16651184/gop-tax-bill-medicare-cut-paygo

The brewing new health care fight in Congress, explained -- Vox

Republicans want to pay for CHIP and health center funding by cutting Obamacare and entitlement spending. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/3/16413936/voxcare-health-care-fight-chip-ipab

Is Medicaid driving the budget deficit, as Pat Toomey said? | PolitiFact

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Penn., defended the Senate health care bill’s curbing of Medicaid spending by calling Medicaid the single-biggest driver of the federal budget deficit. Toomey said the proposed cuts to Medicaid spending would slow the growth of entitlement programs, which he claimed are "driving the fiscal train wreck we’re on" in a Morning Joe interview on July 10, 2017....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jul/12/pat-toomey/medicaid-driving-budget-deficit-pat-toomey-said/

Conservative Hardliners Are Already Threatening the House GOP's Health Care Plan (Slate)

Late last week, a draft version of the House GOP's evolving Obamacare replacement leaked to the media, offering the most detailed peek yet at what Republicans might have in mind for health reform. But those still young, painstakingly laid plans already look like they might be in trouble, as North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who chairs the powerful and hardline House Freedom Caucus, has told CNN that he'd vote against the legislation were it to hit the floor of Congress tomorrow....
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/02/27/conservatives_are_already_threatening_the_house_gop_s_health_care_plan.html