Liz Cheney just announced that her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, will be voting for Kamala Harris. Wow.
Judge Merchan, the judge who oversaw Trump’s criminal case in NYC has ruled that he will sentence Trump after the election. It could be seen as a win for Trump, but I’m not sure. It’s bad news for Trump’s fundraising hopes, as I am sure the campaign was hoping a sentencing would provide more fodor for Trump to play the victim. Speaking of which, today Trump spent 45 minutes in a Manhattan courtroom hallway ranting to the press about all the women who accused him of sexual abuse or harrassment. He was there for something having to do with the E. Jean Carroll civil case, in which he was found guilty of sexual assault.
But what seems to be making the most news re Trump was from yesterday, when answering a question about child care in this country, Trump went on an incoherent rant. Here it is, in part:
“Well, I would do that, and we’re sitting down, and I was, somebody, we had Sen. Marco Rubio, and my daughter Ivanka was so, uh, impactful on that issue. It’s a very important issue. But I think when you talk about the kind of numbers that I’m talking about, that, because, look, child care is child care is. Couldn’t, you know, there’s something, you have to have it — in this country you have to have it.” Here is a link to it on twitter.
Harris has a $110 million cash advantage over Trump, which is huge. She lost out on the decision by ABC to keep it that the mics will be muted between answers at the debate next week. It would have been to Harris’ advantage to have the mics live. My hope is that any reporters within earshot can recount the crazy and hostile asides Trump makes.
I watched this morning as the 14 year-old boy accused of murdering four people at his high school in Georgia sit in a courtroom to hear from the judge. It is beyond heartbreaking for the families of the dead, but also sad for this boy who clearly was not given the care he needed. His father is also charged with manslaughter, which I think is a good idea, knowing what little we know.
See you tomorrow. Thanks for being here.
Liza, I understand how the woman in your first cartoon feels. But I have no intention of staying inside until this election is over. Your second drawing is just one of many reasons why I’m fired up about it.
My proposal. Guns don't kill people, bullets do. I propose a total ban on the production and sale of all ammunition. Ammunition is not protected in the Constitution. No bullets, no bodies. No chance of this happening of course. The manufacture of ammunition must be an enormous industry. Liza, your gun drawing is unfortunately accurate.