tomo, when Trump says something is fake, he is at least 97% correct.

97% of people who accuse Trump of faking or lying, are liars themselves.

Not "liking" Trump is logical and rational, but I am respecting him more,

Two months before the presidential election, Lisa Page wrote to fellow FBI official Peter Strzok that she was working on a memo for then-FBI director James Comey because Obama 'wants to know everything we're doing.'

tomo, what was the cost to taxpayers of wasting 8 hours of the House of Representatives time?

Have US Taxpayers benefitted?

For all the good work she may have done in her political career, Pelosi will be remembered for wasting time and money, whilst obstructing justice.

Who or what does she still need to protect?

GolfCharlie. It has been brought to our attention that your posts are displaying a very worrying trend - an increasing number lack any mention of "climate scientist", "hockey stick" or " 97%". On this discussion thread alone such posts have reached an alarming 12.56%. Pull yourself together Gwen, we need your production of posts with approved wordage to climb back to their customary 97%. Take it as read that you are under scrutiny. Ignore this and your country bumkin status with be revoked (with extreme prejudice).

Feb 8, 2018 at 9:37 AM | Supertroll

I do apologise for my lapses, I only hope that Trump starts calling out lying Climate Scientists, including Mann and his curiously bent Hockey Stick (that defies any logical or scientific explanation), and the 97% of corrupted opinion pollsters who believe that tripe can change the weather.

Most of the World's population has benefitted from improvements made in weather forecasting, that have been possible due to some of the billions spent on Climate Science. Climate Scientists have always been adamant that they do not do weather forecasts or predictions (once it was obvious that all their predictions were wrong), so they need not apply to Meteorologists for employment when their cash cows are killed off.

How will Climate Scientists rebrand themselves to gain useful employment?

Those that disowned the travesty of Mann, and 97% of his bent Hockey Stick when it was first suggested on this blog, are more likely to be seen as honest. A sudden rush now, would just confirm that Climate Science is 97% full of dishonest chancers, short of a bent stick to support them.

If Trump pushes for the EPA to annul the "CO2 is a pollutant" farce, that should drain and flush much of the toxic Green Blob Swamp that remains.

As someone who did a weeks voluntary work for the WWF (yes, really!) 35ish years ago, I look forward to genuine environmentalists being allowed to get on with genuine work, to preserve and enhance the environment, without political motivation and influence.

I also look forward to Red v Blue politics being restored, without a hint of Green. I think Corbyn and May would agree on that, if nothing else. Merkel certainly wishes so, and US Democrats are probably realising some of their mistakes were driven by Green hot air.

I wonder that Putin hasn't promoted the operator of the London Embassy Twitter feed to Washington....

Feb 8, 2018 at 4:52 PM | tomo

But the FBI are probably still intercepting that under instructions from the Obama era, justified because a Russian Ambassador had once met Putin, or something.

tomo, the "Russians" have kept quiet. All of the rival factions have probably been assuming that another fraction of a different faction has been involved, and wanted to stay out of the firing line. Some may be pleased and relieved that the new POTUS is not easily blackmailed, corrupted, bribed and compromised. On one of the many other hands, some may be disappointed that St Hillary is not POTUS, as they knew her track record, had "donated" to the Clinton's "charitable" foundation, and now cannot cash in on their investment.

Have you tried googling Clinton Blumenthal and Libya? Google wants to include Gold aswell, the tons of it that Gaddafi did have, but someone else does now....

Media outfits from the centre/left have not been impressed by St Hillary and her choice of Libya as a package holiday destination for NATO, especially those that just made a flying visit:

https://theecologist.org/2016/mar/14/why-qaddafi-had-go-african-gold-oil-and-challenge-monetary-imperialism
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-kovalik/clinton-emails-on-libya-e_b_9054182.html

If NATO forces, including French and British, got dragged into this due to another DODGY DOSSIER, those in the US may google Dodgy Dossier, and learn more about the abuse of Special Relationships, and the wealth that can be generated by former Premiers.

With St Hillary's assistance, Obama's name may be compared with some of the all-time greats, like Richard Nixon.

https://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/why-fisa-gate-is-scarier-than-watergate/

tomo 2:04

It would "not be unreasonable" for Republicans and Democrats to make further enquiries into the Dodgy Dossier, by trying to establish contact wth sources, and verify them. It is entirely possible that this source-checking was simply to establish how rich the source was, and was hoping to become.

The "ends justify the means" defence, is a classic dilemma for ANYONE trying to investigate ANYTHING, particularly if they have started with a conclusion, but lack any evidence to prove it. The Fake Sheik and entrapment scandals, along with phone-tapping by journalists, spring to mind. Did I mention Climate Science?

Just because some "evidence" is not admissable in Court, does not mean it can't be used to justify further investigations! Spooks and Secret Squirrels rely on this, but the ability to self-police, to prevent abuse has been lacking. Did I mention Climate Science?

Feb 9, 2018 at 2:22 AM | tomo

Trump has a sense of humour! The faked photos/images cost a fortune, and are going to cost some their careers, pensions, credibility and freedom.

Did I mention Mann's Hockey Stick?

tomo, this Wikipedia entry may need updating, as Devin Nunes appears to have further questions:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investigation_into_the_2012_Benghazi_attack

"On November 7, 2013, Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) wrote a letter to House Speaker John Boehner a week ahead of congressional hearing with CIA contractors who were on the ground during the attack. Nunes wrote that if questions remain unanswered or "if some answers differ substantially from the established narrative and timeline of the attack, then it would be warranted to take new measures to complete the investigation and synthesize the information obtained by the Intelligence Committees and other committees investigating the Benghazi attack."[8]

On August 1, 2014 the House Intelligence Committee has concluded that there was no deliberate wrongdoing by the Obama administration in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya,[9] and that news briefing given by the administration reflected the conflicting intelligence assessments in the days immediately following the crisis.[10] Representative Dutch Ruppersberger stated that "the intelligence community warned about an increased environment, but did not have specific tactical warning of an attack before it happened".[11] A report, released November 21, 2014, stated that it found no intelligence lapses, that Susan Rice's talking points were "flawed", and was seen as invalidating several theories;[12][13] the report was criticized by survivors and politicians, including Senator Lindsey Graham."

This Washington Post may need a supplementary
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/22/the-benghazi-controversy-explained-by-7-numbers/

tomo, the cover-up of the mistakes before/during/after the Benghazi attack would have remained buried if St Hillary had beaten Trump. The failed cover-up will now lead to more damage.

I don't know if Trump could offer some form of amnesty to whistleblowers, but at the moment, I expect he is relaxed and eating popcorn. A Progressive collapse of public sympathy for Clinton and Obama suits his purposes for the Mid-Term Elections.

The Democrats have tried every trick to discredit Trump and cause him problems. Why should Trump help the Democrats drain their own swamp?

Republicans can now ditch those that bought, and bought into Steele's dodgy dossier. All Democrats bought into it, after more than 50% of them had bought into St Hillary over honest Bernie Sanders. It would be better for Democrats across the USA, if some of their well known big hitters, got hit, and stayed down. But the big hitters are still in denial that they have any responsibility for the problems that may wreck their plans for a comfortable retirement.