Obama's Long Game

Over the weekend, President Trump sent out the following tweet:

Naturally, people went crazy. Trump's supporters called this the biggest overreach in Presidential history. Trump's critics replied that he provided no evidence of this, and said that even if this was true, this would be a Department of Justice investigation, not issued by the Obama administration.

Jon Favreau, President Obama's former speechwriter, replied with this tweet:

Personally, I think Trump has a case here. Obama is well aware of the 22nd Amendment which states that "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once."

Obama ordered the wiretapping knowing that the Justice Department would find something that would lead to Trump's impeachment and subsequent removal. With the executive branch in chaos, somehow the presidential line of succession would disappear. Despite both the House and Senate being under Republican control, Obama knew that this was a way to get around the 22nd Amendment and plans to become President again instead of Mike Pence, Paul Ryan, Orrin Hatch (yes, he's third in line to be President), every Cabinet Secretary, and Designated Survivor, Kiefer Sutherland.

You heard it here first.

Eric Massa: AbilityOne Champion

I’ve probably shared that I read the Express cover to cover on the Metro each day. The paper is a great way to get a summary of the news and avoid eye contact with my fellow commuters. On Tuesday, I noticed the following advertisement for NIB, National Industries for the Blind.



Prior to yesterday, I had never heard of the organization. However, putting a full-page ad in the Express with a list of “Congressional AbilityOne Champions” got my attention and probably earned notice from other folks in the DC community. That happens when the names Arlen Specter, Orrin Hatch, Harry Reid and Barney Frank are included in your ad. However, one name certainly stood out among the 100 or so Members of Congress. I’ll give you a minute to see if you see it too. It’s okay; I’ll wait.

If you chose the last name under New 2010 AbilityOne Champions, Rep. Eric Massa, you win! (I guess the title of this post may have helped too.) I have a feeling that NIB may not include now former Rep. Massa in future ads. Companies don't generally like being associated with former members of Congress who allegedly groped staffers and engaged in "tickle fights" and "inappropriate language" (not allegedly on these last two).