#CWAA: Can We All Agree™ – 4/21/18 edition
April 21, 2018
Can we all agree, Kim Jong Un, who says he will close his missile testing site and agree to sign a peace treaty with South Korea, isn’t leaving much for Donald Trump to demand, if the two men meet this summer?
Can we all agree, it will be a while before anyone will eat romaine lettuce again?
Can we all agree, James Comey’s notes after his meetings with Mr. Trump don’t reveal any new facts, but tell us volumes about The President‘s personality.
Senator Tammy Duckworth introduces her daughter to the Senate.
Can we all agree, the demise of EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt has been predicted for a month, but it appears to be just wishful thinking, even though he seems to be losing support in the GOP? He is scheduled to testify before Congress this week.
Can we all agree, everyone wishes the late Barbara Bush was still in the White House?
Can we all agree, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, may be the next top level administrator to leave the Trump administration?
Can we all agree, Tammie Jo Shults is the kind of pilot we all want when disaster hits at 30,000 feet?
Can we all agree, Senate Leader Mitch McConnell may not feel Special Counsel Robert Mueller needs protection, but Attorney General Jeff Sessions does?
Can we all agree, the DNC will have to stand in line if they think their lawsuit against the Trump campaign will uncover any new information?
Can we all agree, Senator Tammy Duckworth’s baby could easily replace a number of sitting senators, and the country would be better off?
Can we all agree, Lance Armstrong’s $5million settlement ends a sad chapter in American sports, but it hasn’t done much to clean up competitive cycling?
Can we all agree, Wells Fargo got off easy with a $1billion fine for defrauding millions of Americans and mistreating thousands of employees?
Can we all agree, if Starbucks’ employees don’t know that arresting minority customers who ask to use the bathroom, is wrong, sensitivity training is not going to help?
Can we all agree, adding Rudy Giuliana to his legal team will not save Mr. Trump?
Can we all agree, naming a climate change denier with no science background to head NASA, just politicizes the agency?
Can we all agree, humans have killed parts of the Great Barrier reef and even scientists don’t know the full implications?
Can we all agree, passing another tax cut, when the first one you passed just a few months ago didn’t help the average American, defies logic?
Can we all agree, it’s time for the Trump administration to find the money to fix the Puerto Rican power grid?
Can we all agree, the end of the Castro era in Cuba may not change much on the island?
Can we all agree, Sean Hannity needs to either give up his TV job, or his informal White House post, but he certainly needs a lawyer?
Can we all agree, Kendrick LaMar’s Pulitzer Prize marks a turning point for that award?
Can we all agree, no one knows what mission was accomplished in Syria?
Can we all agree, Carl Kasell and Harry Anderson may have been off the air for a while, but they leave us with fond memories?
Can we all agree, it was nice to have an extra day to file a tax return, but it doesn’t give Americans much confidence in the system, when computers crash on the day they are needed most?
and finally:
Even married couples are now threatened by deportation under the administration’s guidelines.
#CWAA: Can We All Agree™ – 4/14/18 edition
April 14, 2018
Can we all agree, Mr. Trump will have a tough time convincing Americans that his missile attack on Syria was anything more than an attempt to distract attention from his troubles at home?
Can we all agree, the investigation of New York attorney Michael Cohen, could ensnare more people than the Russian investigation? Even Mr. Trump seems to agree.
Missiles in Syria
Can we all agree, Mr. Trump’s unhinged reaction to the Cohen investigation suggests he knows what’s coming?
Can we all agree, the war of words between former FBI director James Comey and Mr. Trump, favors Comey, if only because he knows more words?
Can we all agree, anyone who has raised children, knows Paul Ryan is lying when he says he’s leaving Congress to spend more time with his teenage children?
Can we all agree, Special Counsel Robert Mueller is probably happy to have the focus off his probe of the White House and on New York prosecutors – even for just a day or two?
Can we all agree, Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before Congress proved one thing, elected officials have no idea how technology works?
Can we all agree, the legal pot industry can finally exhale, now that the administration has agreed not to prosecute marijuana users in states where it is legal?
Can we all agree, journalism is under assault from multiple forces determined to push a conservative agenda?
Can we all agree, the courts must continue to protect sanctuary states from the administration’s the vindictive policies?
Can we all agree, there was so much other news this week, no one noticed the continuing flood of ethical issues enveloping EPA chief Scott Pruitt?
Can we all agree, the decision to reconsider the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement, leaves no doubt Mr. Trump’s ‘policy decisions’ are based solely on his ever changing mood?
Can we all agree, the same could be said for his pardoning of Scooter Libby and his investigation into Postal Service contracts?
Can we all agree, whoever thought giving teachers small baseball bats, even as a symbol of defiance, really has no understanding of the mood in our schools after the Parkland tragedy?
Can we all agree, it’s comforting to see The Pope admit that he made a mistake in the Chilean sex abuse scandal?
Can we all agree, it won’t be long before climate science deniers find a way to put a positive spin on reduced ocean circulation?
Can we all agree, after years of railing against budget deficits, it’s pretty clear the GOP legacy will be trillion dollar deficits for years to come?
Can we all agree, no one is optimistic about the administration’s ability to negotiate with North Korea?
Can we all agree, as long as the White House zigzags from one policy crises to the next, there will be no coherent GOP message for their candidates in 2018 and Democrats will benefit?
Can we all agree, it’s ironic that this administration might be toppled by a former porn star and not Special Counsel Robert Mueller?
Can we all agree, travelers to LAX should be cheered by news that an elevated train system is planned to move visitors around the airport?
Can we all agree, the Governor of Missouri needs to resign?
Can we all agree, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney may not has wrecked the consumer watchdog agency, but it’s not because he hasn’t tried?
Can we all agree, there has never been a more unpopular winner of the Masters golf championship?
Can we all agree, the San Francisco 49ers’ response to the domestic violence charges against a player, was shocking – even in the misogynistic world of the NFL?
and finally:
If you attended a March for Our Lives protest, you participated in the third largest demonstration since Mr. Trump took office.
CWAA: Can We All Agree™ – 6/10/17 edition
June 10, 2017
Can we all agree, if Donald Trump testifies under oath, perjury charges and then impeachment are sure to follow?
Can we all agree, maybe Mr. Trump is right about Mr. Comey – if there’s one thing Mr. Trump knows, it’s how to lie?
Can we all agree Speaker Paul Ryan should be embarrassed by his suggestion that Mr. Trump can be forgiven, because he’s “unfamiliar with political protocol?”
Just two guys, Barack and Justin, having a night out in Montreal.
Can we all agree the talk about obstruction of justice is irrelevant in the impeachment debate, because impeachment has nothing to do with legality, it’s all political?
Can we all agree, the Senate and Mitch McConnell, take a back seat to no one in the chutzpah department, by passing healthcare reform, while most of the nation was watching James Comey testify?
Can we all agree, Theresa May’s loss in the British election really makes you wonder if this was the real point to the ISIS attacks in London and Manchester?
Can we all agree Montana should be very proud that they will soon have a politician with an assault conviction representing them in Congress?
Can we all agree we should learn a lesson from the Mayor of London who simply ignored Mr. Trump’s ridiculous tweets?
Can we all agree the best story of the week is the dinner between President Obama and Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau – just two guys having a night out?
Can we all agree the funniest story of the week was the North Koreans blasting Mr. Trump as an egomaniac?
Can we all agree, the more South Korea tries to placate their neighbor to the north the more bellicose North Korea becomes?
Can we all agree when the President says one thing and the Secretary of State says another, one of them will be ignored, and it probably won’t be the President?
Can we all agree the EPA administrator needs to check his facts on coal jobs created over the last few months?
Can we all agree the House of Representatives should really stop wasting it’s time on legislation that has no chance of passage in the Senate?
Can we all agree as the administration’s poll numbers continue to deteriorate, it should be only a matter of time before the GOP abandons the Trump ship of state? But it doesn’t look that way.
Can we all agree, Mr. Trump’s infrastructure plan, announced this week, is little more than a reward for contractors who supported him?
Can we all agree, most Americans doubt that Mr. Trump is really the right person to undo the political crises with Qatar that he may have created?
Can we all agree, after this week’s exchange between Mr. Comey and Mr. Trump, it’s hard to imagine that anyone would want to lead the FBI?
Can we all agree most Americans had little reaction to the ISIS attack on Iran, because they, unfortunately, agree with Mr. Trump’s tweet?
Can we all agree The Chinese had it right this week when they welcomed California Governor Jerry Brown and ignored Energy Secretary Rick Perry?
Can we all agree, at least Mr. Trump’s mention of Pittsburgh, PA, gave the city a chance to show the world how much it has changed since its days as a steel town?
Can we all agree, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s offer to resign, was almost a dream come true for progressives? Which is probably the reason the offer wasn’t accepted.
Can we all agree Uber’s move to fire 20 employees over sexual harassment claims really makes you wonder why anyone would want to work there? Sort of like the White House.
Can we all agree Harvard University’s move to revoke acceptance to students, over their social media activity, is an ominous warning to the millions of immature high schoolers who don’t realize the internet is forever?
Can we all agree the Democratic race for President might make the GOP’s 20-candidate field in 2016 look very small?
Can we all agree the arrest of a private contractor for leaking sensitive documents, could slow the leaks, as sources worry whether journalists will protect their identity?
Can we all agree Republicans support for the administration’s plan to cut 30,000 employees by creating a private corporation, is surprising since it is essentially unraveling the policies of the GOP’s favorite leader, Ronald Reagan?
Can we all agree there might be a glimmer of hope for the GOP, given what’s happening in Kansas?
Can we all agree Megyn Kelly’s interview with Vladimir Putin, just gave him another forum to lie to the world?
and finally:
We should all take a break and head out to see Wonder Woman this weekend.
CWAA: Can We All Agree™ – 5/13/17 edition
May 13, 2017
Can we all agree the hack of numerous computer systems around the world will, once again make us all rethink our reliance on the internet? The US has only seen minor impact, but experts say it’s only a matter of time.
Can we all agree, when you change your story four times in three days, at least three of the excuses for firing the director of the FBI must be lies?
Can we all agree it is amazing that no one on the President’s staff realized firing the FBI chief might touch off a controversy?
Mr. Trump with Russian officials in the Oval Office. No US media allowed. (Photo: Russian foreign ministry photo via AP)
Can we all agree the mental image of press secretary Sean Spicer hiding in the bushes to avoid reporters, may be one of the more enduring images of the week and it’s hard to believe SNL and Melissa McCarthy will let it pass unnoticed?
Can we all agree Mr. Trump may have more in common with Mr. Nixon than he wants if he is forced to produce the ‘tapes’ he alluded to in his tweets? In case you forgot, Nixon’s tapes forced his resignation.
Can we all agree Donald Trump’s ego would make his Twitter threats laughable if he were just a developer in New York, but as President, he doesn’t even realize the implications?
Can we all agree demanding loyalty over honesty should be an impeachable offense, since it clearly suggests Mr. Trump wanted to impede the FBI investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia?
Can we all agree canceling the White House press briefings would hurt the President more than the press, given the daily leaks that spring from the White House?
Can we all agree anyone who believes Mr. Trump’s financial ties to Russia only come from his Miss Universe pageants is naive or delusional?
Can we all agree Jeff Sessions’ move to increase sentences for drug offenses is racist?
Can we all agree Mr. Trump’s panel on voter fraud is a fraud from the start?
Can we all agree Mr. Trump needs to decide if he wants to be a President or a TV critic? He will not win a war of words with anyone on television.
Can we all agree that with all the internal politics going on most of us may not have noticed the decisions to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria or send more American troops to Afghanistan?
Can we all agree using immigration officers to combat drug gangs. particularly when so many are US citizens, seems a bit extraordinary?
Can we all agree the Homeland Security chief’s plan to curtail the cash-for-visa program used by the Kushner family to fund luxury condos, will not happen?
Can we all agree the US public barely blinked an eye when the Russian Tass News Agency was allowed to cover our President in the White House but US media ws barred?
Can we all agree Sinclair’s purchase of Tribune Media has some ominous implications?
Can we all agree our negotiator in chief seems to have swapped a trade deal for Far East security and security was not the winner?
Can we all agree the strong dollar has increased travel to Europe by 26%, but tourists may have a rude awakening when they come home with their laptops packed into their carry-on bags?
Can we all agree, acting FBI Chief Andrew McCabe and former acting Attorney General Sally Yates were the only heroes in Washington this week? Too bad the same cannot be said for Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Can we all agree, as the Trump administration continues to destroy the environment, at least three GOP Senators deserve credit for standing up to him?
Can we all agree Education Secretary Betsy Devoss really has no clue why she is facing so much opposition?
Can we all agree the most under-covered story of the week might be the resignation of the head of the US Census Bureau?
Can we all agree, when a cabinet secretary praises police for jailing a reporter doing his job we have really entered a new era of press relations?
Can we all agree Senate leader Mitch McConnell has no regard for the Constitution or his role as a check on executive branch abuses?
Can we all agree naming a committee of 13 men to write a health care bill that could drastically change women’s health care is absurd?
Can we all agree Speaker Paul Ryan’s defense of his health care bill is no less despicable than McConnell’s actions? Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel had a great response to the GOP as did voters at Republican town meetings.
Can we all agree this Republican Congressman’s statements on health care could become the Democratic anthem for the 2018 election cycle?
Can we all agree, the Democratic race for the White House in 2020 has heated up and California’s Kamala Harris seems to have her running shoes on?
Can we all agree, were it not for the Comey firing we’d all be talking about subpoenas for Michael Flynn and the White House’s 18 day delay in firing him?
Can we all agree elections in France, Germany and South Korea seem to suggest that the rest of the world has learned from our mistake?
And finally:
Can we all agree anyone who has purchased organic produce from outside the US has always wondered about the validity of the label.
CWAA: Can We All Agree – 11/5/16 edition
November 5, 2016
Can we all agree the World Series was a great diversion from the campaign? Maybe that’s why it had the highest TV ratings in 20 years.
Can we all agree both the Cubs and Indians deserved to win?
Fans outside Wrigley Field where the names of generations of Cubs faithful are listed. (AP photo)
Can we all agree, like Red Sox fans in 2004, the most touching stories involved Cubs fans who were not alive to witness the historic win?
Can we all agree Bill Murray’s interview with Theo Epstein was a highlight of the post-win coverage: not to mention the Budweiser ad featuring Harry Caray?
Can we all agree Chicago needed some good news given the record number of murders that have occurred in the city this year?
Can we all agree the contrast in campaign style during the last week, mirrors the differences between the two presidential candidates?
Can we all agree it’s no surprise Mr. Trump’s income may not be all he says it is?
Can we all agree, even Mr. Trump probably thinks his latest newspaper endorsement is probably ill timed?
Can we all agree, reports about Mr. Tump’s ties to Russians who wanted to launder money through his projects, would doom most candidates, but not him?
Can we all agree that both sides are pulling out all the stops in the final week? Donald Trump brought out his wife and Hillary Clinton brought out the President: it was not a fair fight.
Can we all agree that, in one sense, this election will be like many others, since it all depends on voter turnout?
Can we all agree the strangest story of the week might be the link between the Trump campaign and a group of teenage hackers in Macedonia?
Can we all agree we owe the Washington Post a big thank you for compiling a list of the biggest lies of the campaign?
Can we all agree the one thing we are all happy about, is that there are only 3 days left to the campaign?
Can we all agree that based on his agency’s activity of the last 10 days, FBI director James Comey, has some real issues to deal with? I guess the question is, will he be around to deal with them?
Can we all agree the latest jobs report is good news for the Clinton campaign?
Can we all agree it would be hard to believe that two of Chris Christie’s top aides, who were were found guilty of conspiracy, could have planned anything without his knowledge?
Can we all agree that Harvard did the right thing in canceling the men’s soccer team’s season, after their sexually explicit scouting report on the women’s team, came to light?
Can we all agree that Vladimir Putin has good reason to derail Mrs. Clinton’s campaign since, if she wins, he will have to deal with female leaders in Germany, England and the US ?
Can we all agree we’re a bit confused about the ‘controversy” between Beyonce and the CMAS?
Can we all agree, speaking of strange, that the leader of South Korea dependence on a mystic, conjures up memories of Nancy Reagan?
Can we all agree that conducting an opinion poll in North Korea can hardly be considered scientific?
Can we all agree Brexit just got a lot more complicated this week, when the English courts said Parliament had to vote on the exit agreement?
Can we all agree the development of GMO’s was never about saving the world, but was more about making money?
Can we all agree when the Venezuelan president told city dwellers to grow their own food, it sounded a lot like “let them eat cake.”
Can we all agree that Syrian President Assad is dealing with his own version of altered reality?
And finally, this week’s train wreck award goes to:
A Wisconsin high school that made up a story about students killed in a crash, to warn young people about the dangers of drunk driving,
or
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system which paid a janitor over $270,000 in pay and benefits for work in the last year.
Don’t forget to turn your clocks back.