It's too hot for high drama, but nonetheless we persist (Trump cont.)

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I'm all out of inspiration here. The grind is getting us all down, interspersed with terrorist attacks, but we shall overcome. In the meantime, there's gin and camaraderie.

Previous thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2952694

Can you imagine having to defend 'I don't recall' Sessions?

It might be difficult - but at least he'd listen to you, I suppose.

Would it be altogether wrong to slap an elf in this case?

Here is a longer piece about Trump's Whitehouse and how he likes his staff to be in conflict with one another:

medium.com/the-american-singularity/at-the-white-house-duty-without-dignity-d5b330db0cad

More push back:

thehill.com/policy/transportation/338620-senate-to-reject-trumps-air-traffic-control-plan-in-aviation-bill

That first piece is quite sad.

I wonder if 45 and his communications team have realised that the less attention they permit on their own activities, the more attention they'll push onto Congress. The reporters aren't going away.

GA 6 polls close in 35 minutes. I'd expect results to start within 15 minutes. But it's going to take hours for the final results. Andi I wouldn't b surprised if recounts come into play.

We're up camping to beat the 107f at home.

Yay for generators and Dish Network. Lol

So Sessions has lawyered too. Can they be feeling the net beginning to tighten?

107!!!

Lordy.107?

They're hoping for a result by 23.00 your time, I hear. Midnight, perhaps, then.

Yes, it is cozie.

www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/06/is_michael_flynn_cooperating_with_the_fbi.html

Interesting. (Although, to be fair, they mentioned Brandon VanGrack and I just love that name. )

It has something.

For those of you who are still up and who like stats.

NYT Live Results

Current temp FYI

At my house.

@FoxNews appears to be ignoring the fact GA 6 polls are being counted ... isn't that kind of important?

Actually, looking at @FoxNews, you wouldn't even know there had been a poll.

That's toasty Across. Hope you have aircon!

Those results ...

Blimey, Across. Love that 'feels like roasting meat temperature'.

My son is sweltering. DH and I are in the mountains where it's a cool 86.

At the moment, the Republican is ahead by about 5%, with 79% of polls reporting. Looks bad for the good guys.

The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 4m4 minutes ago
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Breaking News: Karen Handel, a Republican, won a House seat in Georgia, according to A.P.

Looks like the NY Times is calling it.

The Hill‏Verified account @thehill 4m4 minutes ago
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JUST IN: Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia special election in crushing blow for Dems hill.cm/F0YQX1f

From that Hill link:

Ossoff’s loss, expected to be about 5 percentage points when the dust settles, is a bitter pill for Democrats. The Democrat outraised Handel by a 5 to 1 margin, raising hopes that the party could finally score a much-needed victory in Georgia.

5% seems quite tight for such a strongly Republican district, no?

Also, for the Brits, 106F = 41C. Hot! It was hotter in my town yesterday than the destination in the Med where we are taking our summer holiday in few weeks. Unlike our holiday villa, there is no pool in our back garden here. 😩

Also, how can the media call the result when they don't actually know the final voynt and %? In our recent GE, some of the candidates were separated by