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Millions of American’s Will Lose Their Health Coverage With Trump’s Pick

Millions of Americans will lose their health coverage with any of Trump’s choices for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement.

Millions of American citizens depend upon the coverage for preexisting conditions.

Millions of Americans depend upon the coverage of their children until the reach the age of 26.

Trump and many republican attorney generals are in court right now trying to take away these protections under the Affordable Care Act.

Trump and the Republicans have already tried eight times and failed to cancel and remove the Affordable Care Act that so many American citizens have come to depend upon.

When they failed that they tried to chip away at the protections and provisions it provided.

One of those protections was that all insurance plans the companies offered had to provide coverage that met minimum standards.

All of the Conservative choices that Trump has suggested as a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg are opposed to some of the protections the Affordable Care Act gives Americans.

It is almost assured that if Trump gets his choice for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement millions of Americans will lose their health coverage.

Trump and the Republicans have worked to pack the Supreme Court with conservative judges and if Trump

 gets his pick again the court will have six conservative judges opposed to the Affordable Care Act and the protections millions of americans have come to depend upon and only three liberal leaning judges.

The Republicans have been promising for eight years they would replace it with a better plan but have yet to come up with anything.

As Trump made clear at a televised town hall meeting last week when questioned by both the interviewer and American citizens who were concerned about their health care and asked the president questions they still don’t have a plan. All Americans have is Trumps empty promise that he has a beautiful replacment plan ready. But when questioned repeatedly could provide no specifics.

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Reading Trump’s “Tell” Will Save You A Ton Of Time

If you are not farmiliar with the term “tell” its a term used in cards and poker. It is a mannerism or a phrase that gives away or “tells” what the person is trying to hide. You can see the usefullness of being able to read the “tell” of the person you are playing against in polker. If he is trying to hide the fact that he is holding a winning hand or has nothing and is bluffing, and you can read his “tell” whether it be a mannerism, a phrase, an eyeblink, sweating, etc you can use that to your advantage.

If you can read Trump’s tell it can save you a ton of time listening to useless and misleading information.

In Trump’s case if you hear him say “That’s what I hear” of “People tell me” you know everything that follows that will be either a lie or misleading and you can just ignore what follows.

 

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Vet Responds to Trump Insults

Despite his denials Trump has had a long history of disparaging those who sacrificed and served in the military. By now we all know Trump’s shameful record of lieing to the American people. I think one newspaper has the count of the number of lies he has told since his has taken office at 15,000.

I respect and honor the sacrifices Harvey and the men who fought with him have made in defense of our country and democracy. The video above was posted by the daughter of her father who served  and sacrified for us.

I think we should all feel the hurt and anguish Harvey feels at hearing the president disparage the military and those who served.

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Red Christmas Trees Line Russia’s Promenade of Conquest

I can't erase the image in my mind of Putin strutting down Russia's Promenade of Conquest - you know the one lined by red Christmas trees at the Whitehouse. To really get the full effect you have to watch the video from I think it is either the Times, Newsweek or some other news organization as they do a pan down the long promenade of red Chrismas tree.

Then I have to listen to commentators say it is not acceptable because it is blood red - it is a scene out of a horror movie. Another commentator said its unacceptable because it is so jarring from our expected green Christmas tree and psychologically jarring and damaging. And then, of course, I listen to Mrs. T blather about the color red being the color of valor.

Bull-pucky.

It's Russian Red, Kremlin Red Square red. In my mind, Putin struts down the promenade of conquest at the White House and out to review the Soviet Military Parade.

With all of the Russian allegations swirling around him. Especially now that Robert Muller seems to be closing in and several of Trump's inner circle have testified under oath that Trump asked them to reach out to Putin you would think Trump would have whispered to Milania - "please not red Honey, not Now."

The only conclusion that I can come to is when Trump said he could shoot someone and his supporters would still stand behind him he really believes he can get away with everything. Including giving away our country, giving away the United States to Russia. Of course in the bargain, he gets a Trump Tower in Moscow that reports say will enrich him by several hundred million dollars - and all he gives Putin is a penthouse apartment in Trump Tower Moscow and of course the United States of America.

But that's all Trump cared about from the beginning - enriching himself.

Don't let all of this recent noise about Trump's high-level changes at the Whitehouse divert your attention from what's important. Trump was willing to bargain away our country - yours and mine to Russia to enrich himself. It's just a pattern - whenever the news is not in Trump's favor he gins up some controversy to distract us. But thank goodness some of the media and some of the voters are not falling for Trump's game and keeping their eye on what's important.

Let me know what you think.