a little bit of everything

Under major scrutiny as the current underground railroad for pedophile priests, the catholic church, under orders from the pope himself, had hundreds of priest gather for a retreat in Mundelein BUT sexual abuse or any discussion thereof, was not on the agenda. NOT ON THE AGENDA.

a quick catch up on recent developments: in august, a grand jury DOCUMENTED bishops and other church leaders in pennsylvania covering up sexual abuse of children by HUNDREDS of priests over the last 70 years.  

in october, the pope ordered the retreat for the bishops so they could pray and reflect. (praying that they don't get arrested)

finally, in december, illinois attorney general LISA MADIGAN released a report that revealed 690 accusations in illinois but the church has decided to only reveal 185 of the perverts to the general public.

how do we solve this problem? with prayer and self-reflection. ugh.
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The high wire act continues at the white house where little donnie has decided that building a wall at the mexican border is now a national emergency.  

now little donnie, let me help you out on what IS a national emergency:  opioids, crumbling infrastructure, nutrition for kids, education, lack of a strong military, lack of doctors & nurses, inadequate hospitals and health care. why don't you work on those emergencies first?

the democrats will continue to offer up an IMMEDIATE back to work budget (that doesn't include the wall) and the prez will continue to veto it, keeping almost a million workers at home and some of the more basic effects will follow: longer airport delays, trashed national parks & monuments, families unable to pay for educating their kids because there's no money for tuition or even a hot lunch because the parents are laid off. and if you take the time to think about it, the domino effect of the shutdown keeps getting worse and worse.

i wrote it the other day and little donnie knows that it's true: he has to fold his current poker hand because his bluff isn't working and there's no way in hell he EVER gets 5 billion from the democrats so this "national emergency" smokescreen is his last gasp.  and he is almost guaranteed to be challenged in court on what constitutes a national emergency. 

JUST CURIOUS....when he realizes the money will never be in the budget AND THEN declares his national emergency to get funding for the wall, will he then end the shutdown while the courts decide because the budget then has nothing to do with his wall?

oh, to be a fly on the wall....................

have a great day!