I can already tell it's going to be a good Christmas.
So good in fact that even the God hating democrats are finally beginning to come around.
Remember back a few years when they officially voted to removed God from their Party platform?
I do.
I also remember when they booed him the very next night when an amendment was put forth to override that same vote.
Remember that?
I do.
Fast forward a few years and even a few die-hard democrats seem to have a change of heart.
I know, it's not much.
You gotta keep in mind though that we are talking about the party made up of Godless heathens that have been trying to remove God from the public square for as long as I can remember.
Baby steps.
Anyway, from me and mine to you and yours.
I wish you nothing but the best life has to offer this Christmas.
Kevin McGinty
Right Back at you my friend, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO and EVERY MEMBER OF YOUR FAMILY, Cat and Dog also! Forget the frogs. Hear Me...
ReplyDeleteLOL What goes around comes around. The Clinton Presidential Center announced Saturday that most operations at the center will remain closed throughout the duration of the partial government shutdown.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Kevin, to you, your family, and everyone here at Rm 235
ReplyDeleteHugs~ Rikki
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! I cannot believe how fast this year flew by. Hope you all have a great New Year.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning room 235.
ReplyDeleteMERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL HERE AT ROOM 235...🤶🍻🎄🎅
Well the Ham is in the oven! Step one over with.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning
ReplyDeleteTurkey in the oven, sitting here with a mugs worth of coffee. Got presents wrapped, camera battery charging up for photos, later today I'll work on the mashed potatoes and veggie. Handsome Hubby got the veggie dip made yesterday to go with the chopped fresh veggies, cottage cheese salad also made yesterday (older son requested cottage cheese salad)..... always have green olives on hand for snacking - of course there's my empanadas, deep dish dutch apple pie, Rick's chocolate chip cookies.... going to make a pitcher of brewed tea shortly too - for iced tea to go with the dinner.
oh, btw I scrapped doing the thumbprint cookies - they kept turning into hole-ee cookies meaning the fruit center kept separating leaving cookies in the shape of an O... had good flavor but they looked terrible so I scrapped the thumb prints.
Gary Sandell, my thoughts & prayers are with you today & tomorrow - sending hugs.
Merry Christmas to all!
ReplyDeleteWell everything is under control, now waiting on my two guest Mike and Zach. Everyone enjoy your family and friends. MAGA!
ReplyDeleteThree guys were out partying Christmas Eve. They were in a terrible automobile accident and were killed.
ReplyDeleteThey went up to Saint Peter. Saint Peter explained to them that they picked a bad time. Because, everyone is getting ready for a birthday party and he didn't have time to search their records.
"Because you died on Christmas Eve," Saint Peter said, "you must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven."
The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on. "It represents a candle," he said.
"You may pass through the pearly gates," Saint Peter said.
The second man reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of keys. He shook them and said, "They jingle, so they symbolize bells."
Saint Peter said, "You may pass through the pearly gates."
The third man started searching desperately through his pockets and finally pulled out a black lace thong.
St. Peter looked at the man with a raised eyebrow and asked, "And just what does that symbolize?"
The man replied, "They're Carol's."
It is raining out imagine that.
ReplyDeleteI just finished making sticky pecan rolls. They are in the fridge and will be baked tomorrow morning. Gave my husband a Traeger grill for Christmas. He is cooking smoked chicken thighs on the new grill/smoker right now. Tomorrow he will cook a prime rib roast and we will have his sister over for Christmas dinner. My husband LOVES his new grill. Happy Ho, Ho!
ReplyDeleteFinally got over to my daughter's house in Kansas City and had a little dinner. Looked to me like a little clean up was next on the list so I snuck upstairs to Adam's room while he plays whatever video game he's playing.
ReplyDeleteHe told me not to worry that he wouldn't rat me out for hiding from the rest of the bunch...
Good morning Room 235... Enjoy your day!! 🤶🍻🎄🎅
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to all here on the blog. Stay strong and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteRight back at ya Thomas...
ReplyDeleteSame to you Tom..
ReplyDeleteAbout time you got your butt moving Kevin.. Good Grief!
Lol... Believe it or not I do enjoy sleeping in every once in a while...
ReplyDeleteHa, I don't even know what that means.. Unless I am sick or something.
ReplyDeleteWon't be long now. Looks like that chubby old elf showed up last night. The stockings are all filled and hanging on the fireplace and presents are piled all around the tree. And the first of the grandkids has made an appearance...
ReplyDeleteLol and the fun begins, enjoy it while you can...
DeleteShawn wanted to know why no one else is up yet. I offered to take a metal pan and spoon and wake the rest of the bunch up.
ReplyDeleteHe asked me if I was crazy...
If he would have asked me, I would have been honest and said yes you are, but not my job.. I can be nasty tomorrow but not today.
DeleteLol... well two more kids have emerged so there's no turning back now...
ReplyDeleteApparently attempting the pull my finger prank while the kids are tearing through their stockings is frowned upon.
ReplyDeleteWho knew???
Gross.
DeleteAnd another good day is coming. Being a holiday I will toast too all with Chocolate Cherry coffee and a cherry cigar. Only on special occasions
ReplyDeleteGood Morning room 235'''
ReplyDeleteZkipper I will take the Toast... but you keep the other. Hehehe
Chocolate cherry coffee?
ReplyDeleteGood grief...
sounds totally awesome!
DeleteBlueberry coffee and now chocolate coffee, Good Grief is right!
ReplyDeletevery fine coffees.... (giggles)
DeleteThat chocolate cherry coffee sounds totally de-lish!! (giggles). will have to look for that.
ReplyDeleteIt's also the season for flavored hot chocolate.... they've got a raspberry flavored hot chocolate on the market, will have to find me some. Of course there'a also mint flavored, I'm sure there's more out there.
There's also an awesome flavor that comes out of Albuquerque, NM.... Pinon coffee. made with the flavor of fresh roasted pinons (pine nuts from the pine cone). has a deliciously woodsie / nutty flavor.
If any of you have had fresh roasted pine nuts.... you know how delicious they are.
P.S. I'm about to run out of that wonderful Wild Mountain Blueberry coffee... grocery shopping day is coming up.
New Mexico Piñon Coffee
ReplyDeletehttps://www.nmpinoncoffee.com/
Well Rikki scratch me off your if interested list. hehehe
ReplyDeleteok, more for me (smiles)
ReplyDeleteThere ya go more for you.. heheh
DeleteIf you change your mind on New Mexico Pinon coffee.... let me know (hee hee)
Deletepoor ole Joe..... he's miffed at Obama! Oh say it isn't so.... (sarcasm intended).
ReplyDeleteI don't really much care about who Obama lays blessings on who the Democrat person will be on the 2020 ballot... but this caught my eye... yes I giggled at Biden's expense, heartless I know, but couldn't help myself.
In actuality, the Dems don't have a snowball's chance in hades of winning the 2020 election.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-biden-feels-stung-as-obama-plays-footsie-with-other-democrats-eyeing-2020-bid-report
"Joe Biden feels stung as Obama plays 'footsie' with other Democrats eyeing 2020 bid: Report"
There may be more reason as to why President Trump booted General James Mattis.... Post 1 of 2.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/dec/25/james-mattis-exit-offers-chance-trump-do-over-pent/
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Tuesday, December 25, 2018
One group of Washington operatives not sorry to see Defense Secretary James Mattis leave is the Trump supporters who feel locked out of Pentagon jobs.
Insiders say Mr. Mattis’s chief of staff, retired Navy Rear Adm. Kevin M. Sweeney, preached a “non-political” Defense Department.
They translated his edict as meaning that Trump campaign people and Republicans on Capitol Hill would have limited access to 160 plum, high-paying appointments.
Mr. Mattis gave Mr. Sweeney wide authority over personnel matters, sources said. Mr. Sweeney’s official Pentagon biography states: “He is responsible for providing counsel and advice to the Secretary on all matters concerning the Department.”
Said a former Trump campaign adviser: “General Mattis was briefing Hillary during the 2016 campaign and only became a Trump supporter after the election. He then worked hard to keep Trump campaign advisers and surrogates out of the Pentagon while undermining Trump policies all along. I hope he doesn’t let the door hit him on the way out.”
Sources point to Michele Flournoy as the best example of Mr. Mattis‘ “non-political” department. She served as President Barack Obama’s undersecretary of defense for policy and is a Hillary Clinton supporter. Yet she was Mr. Mattis‘ first choice for the ultra-plum job of deputy defense secretary, to the exclusion of rank-and-file Republicans who had been outside looking in for eight years.
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ReplyDeletePerhaps the Flournoy near-hiring contributed to Mr. Trump calling Mr. Mattis “some sort of a Democrat” on CBS’ “60 Minutes.”
After the Mattis announcement last week, Ms. Flournoy went on NPR to say, “We should be very concerned. Jim Mattis brought a lot of experience and perspective to the job and to a president who has been known for his unpredictability and his impulsiveness and his rash decisions.”
The deputy secretary job ultimately went to Patrick M. Shanahan, a longtime Boeing executive outside the Republican foreign policy sphere. He now will lead the Pentagon as acting secretary beginning Jan. 1 for until a new chief is confirmed by the Senate.
“Mattis mostly hired Democrats, so this is an opportunity for a Trump do-over of political appointees at the Pentagon,” tweeted Christian Whiton, a former senior adviser at the State Department. “Would be nice if it happens.”
One knowledgeable source said that the way to understand Mr. Mattis‘ personnel decisions is that he prefers people he knows or has worked with, as opposed to strangers from a conservative think tank.
This source said he approved James F. Geurts as assistant Navy secretary for acquisition because he knew of Mr. Geurts’ weapons-buying work at U.S. military commands.
Mr. Sweeney, a former carrier strike group commander, worked for the defense secretary as a close aide at U.S. Forces Command and then at U.S. Central Command before Mr. Mattis plucked him out of the private technology world to become his chief of staff.
ok, 3 posts....
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A second source defended Mr. Sweeney. While he stresses a non-political Pentagon, Mr. Sweeney has asked for Republican referrals, only to run up against a tide of “Never Trumpers” who would be dead-on-arrival with White House gatekeepers, this insider said.
“Sweeney has leaned on people to give him names,” said the source, adding that any anti-Trump tweet or blog might disqualify a candidate.
As an example of Republican hiring, this source pointed to Robert Hood, assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs. He learned about Washington as an aide to House Speaker Newt Gingrich and held several posts under President George W. Bush.
Much of the Washington GOP establishment went to war against candidate Trump and supported his party rivals such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio. In August 2016, for example, 50 Republican ex-national security figures signed a protest letter.
“He is unable or unwilling to separate truth from falsehood. He does not encourage conflicting views. He lacks self-control and acts impetuously. He cannot tolerate personal criticism. He has alarmed our closest allies with his erratic behavior,” they said. “All of these are dangerous qualities in an individual who aspires to be President and Commander-in-Chief, with command of the U.S. nuclear arsenal.”
The signers included George W. Bush’s CIA director, retired Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden, who has remained a sharp critic of Mr. Trump’s demeanor and foreign policy.
But not all Republicans shied away from Mr. Trump: Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, a Trump adviser, and James A. Baker abstained.
The Washington Times asked chief Pentagon spokeswoman Dana W. White about complaints that conservative Trump supporters faced hurdles.
“I can personally attest to Kevin Sweeney’s tireless efforts to recruit qualified Republicans for positions within the Pentagon,” Ms. White said. “Unfortunately, much of the Republican national security establishment removed themselves from consideration as self-proclaimed ‘Never Trumpers.’ Therefore, it has been more challenging identifying and vetting politicals for key national security positions.”
Ms. White herself carries solid conservative credentials as a former press aide to House Republicans, an adviser to the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign and program director at the Heritage Foundation.
The former Trump campaign worker said many believe the president turned his back on scores of people who devoted their lives to him and have suffered through the Trump-Russia investigation.
“General Mattis is a cautionary tale for conservatives thinking about getting involved in 2020 re-election campaign,” the ex-adviser said. “Numerous advisers who took significant risks in supporting Trump during the 2016 campaign had their lives destroyed by a cast of thousands. Meanwhile, Mattis fought hard to keep them out of the Pentagon, adding insult to injury.”
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thoughts about the Washington Times article?
ReplyDeleteWell I spent 28 years working in Federal Government and it hasn't changed any until we got Trump and I see good change he is trying to get done.
Deleteagreed, President Trump is the first president in recent history to place America first....
ReplyDeleteMore swamp He should kick every one of those Obamma Hillary sob right out the door. No stopping at go No picking up $200 One swift kick. This would explain him giving him the boot before he was going to go.
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ReplyDeleteOh shit I wanted to read it Skipper.
DeleteLOL I was going to commit about how bad the shut down was hurting the stock market like the libs have been bragging about for days. Seems the DOW is up over 1,000 points since having the worst Dec and Christmas in history. Hmmm maybe this shut down is helping. Bet the libs are having a fit. Go Trump build that wall and screw those Libs let them all rot in H. MAGA
ReplyDeleteThere you go right on. MAGA...
DeleteHate to interrupt your happy happy fun time but Wednesday's blog is finally up and running...
ReplyDeleteI don't want him to back down one inch. Hang it out there for all to see these worthless POS holes for what they are. And just how bad is this shut down. I got paid today and will next month and on. Hope ole Dimm Witt In DC doesn't get his check. He doesn't earn it any way . They could train a monkey to what he does and let him pick up the banana peels and poop.
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