Tag Archives: Rick Saccone

Conor Lamb defeats Rick “Trump 2.0” Saccone in the race for the House seat vacated by Tim “I’m anti-abortion until I knock up my mistress” Murphy. This is a good night for Pennsylvania and America.

By Mark | March 14, 2018

Democratic #PA18 candidate Conor Lamb declares victory: “It took a little longer than we thought, but we did it” https://t.co/UaL9pCcksi — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 14, 2018 Now that Lamb has done the unthinkable and won the special election in Pennsylvania, Republicans are scrambling, saying that Saccone’s defeat was more of a referendum on Saccone […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alabama, blue wave, Conor Lamb, Donald Trump, Doug Jones, Pennsylvania, Roy Moore, special elections, Tim Murphy, Virginia | 40 Comments

A few short hours after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggests that Russia was likely to blame for the U.K. chemical attack, Donald Trump abruptly fires him

By Mark | March 13, 2018

When I heard this morning that Trump had fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson by tweet, I assumed it was a preemptive measure, hoping to distract attention away from the neck and neck Congressional special election race in Pennsylvania’s 18th district, which, historically speaking, should have been an easy win for the GOP, even before […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged chemical weapons, Conor Lamb, Donald Trump, England, fired by tweet, John McEntee, nerve agents, Novichok, Olga Skabeeva, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Russiagate, Salisbury, Secretary of State, Sergei Skripal, Stormy Daniels, Theresa May, Vladimir Putin | 33 Comments

Rick Saccone, losing ground to Conor Lamb at a breakneck pace, says liberals have “hatred for our country” and “hatred for God”

By Mark | March 12, 2018

In Pennsylvania, the state where people marry their assault rifles, there’s going to be a big election tomorrow, as Marine-turned-federal prosecutor Conor Lamb faces off against Trump acolyte Rick Saccone in a special election for the House seat vacated by Tim Murphy, the pro-life, “family values” Republican, who was forced from office when it became […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, blue wave, Conor Lamb, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, hypocrisy watch, Pennsylvania, special elections, Tim Murphy | 8 Comments

“The Committee to Defraud America”

By Mark | March 3, 2018

In a move that the conservative Wall Street Journal said would “hurt the economy and his voters,” Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would be imposing steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. [The tariff on steel would be 25%, while the tariff on aluminum would be 10%.] As for why Trump […]