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Today in Politics, Bulletin 433. 8/4/26

… Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis both served up lame excuses today as they voted to pass AG nominee Todd Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee on a straight 12-10 party line vote.

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Is Mike Johnson going to throw some more Bible verses at us today while continuing to back Max Miller?

Sure, Democrats are not perfect and we have some bad apples. But sexual harassment and abuse of women has become an absolute epidemic among elected Republicans because it is the culture of the party under lifetime serial sexual harasser Donald Trump.

Republican voters in western NC gave us Madison Cawthorn and then replaced him with Chuck Edwards. Obviously character and decency isn’t something that matters very much to them.

I can’t even find many Republicans who are still backing Max Miller after yesterday. Except the moral paragons Donald Trump, Mike Johnson and the Republican leadership of the House.

The reality is that this is exactly what Trump wants. He wants to force Ukrainian capitulation and this is how he wants to do it.

Good riddance. If he had any honor he would leave now, but Mike Johnson needs his vote so Republican sexual harassers need to stay around. Probably want to keep young female staffers away from him though.

I guess Max Miller figures that some Ohio voters keep reelecting Jim Jordan so he might as well stay in.

Pure scum wrapped in fake piety.

Every single campaign donor to Max Milker should be held accountable and answer for it. Every company, every individual. They are financing his career in politics despite what they know. All who write a checks going forward and donors who don’t demand a refund are complicit.

This is why this is not just about Max Miller. It’s about “devout Christian” House Republican leadership who is standing with this guy because they crave power above all else. It’s the culture of MAGA and it comes straight from Trump. Vote them out.

It was over for Max Miller politically when he said his wife couldn’t have been abused because she offered to make him dinner 6 days later. He may not have known it when he said it, but that was the end. You have to be a sick bastard to come up with that as your defense.

Republicans have to believe that either Max Miller is lying and despicable or Bernie Moreno is lying and despicable. It’s a binary choice based on what they both said today. Both cannot be telling the truth. The senator is making false accusations or the congressman is an abuser.

The quintessential MAGA story in 4 parts.

This went a little different than his nightly interviews with Sean Hannity.

Good thing domestic violence prosecutors don’t shrug their cases off as “a family matter” like Republican politicians. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

RAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too

Miller still has Trump, Mike Johnson and House Republican leadership backing him though. May they all enjoy the fires of hell with Rush Limbaugh.

He’s Saruman without the intellect and fashion sense.

This generation of politicians who are the leaders of both parties have saddled succeeding generations with a mountain of crushing debt that continues to rise unabated. When they are all gone, their children and grandchildren will curse their selfishness and irresponsibly. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 14h ago

BREAKING: Republicans are no longer worried about deficits and debt Bessent: "I'm not as bothered by it ... if '26 is flat to slightly up, this isn't wasteful social spending "

Liberation Day for MyPillow employees.

What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.

The same old Susan Collins charade. As soon as a controversial nominee or a bill has enough votes to pass, she announces she will vote no when it doesn’t matter. She never casts a deciding vote against Trump. Now she will claim this shows how she is so “independent.”

Today in Politics, Bulletin 433. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 433. 8/4/26

… Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis both served up lame excuses today as they voted to pass AG nominee Todd Blanche out of the Judiciary Committee on a straight 12-10 party line vote.

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This entire interview was a complete disaster for Miller. Every time he talks about it he sounds more guilty. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 16h ago

Tapper: Senator Moreno said on Sunday that you have admitted privately that you need to get help. Miller: That’s projection. Tapper: Have you ever said that? Miller: No, not to him. Tapper: To anyone? Miller: I think a lot of people within this country see a therapist

He's accusing his ex-wife of violating their shared custody agreement because she took their daughter to the emergency room with a broken collarbone? bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 16h ago

Max Miller: When I was reported for child abuse, for my daughter, for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days, and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan

All that’s left for Max Miller at this point is to publish a book called, ‘If I Did It.’

Where can I get these 78 cent eggs? bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

Tom Emmer on Republicans trailing Dems by 8 points in the generic ballot: "Right now there are great things happening in our economy. Nobody wants to talk about 78 cent eggs, nobody wants to talk about milk that's under $2. No no. They want to focus on gas prices."

But Trump doesn't think Miller should resign or drop out of the race.

Another disaster from our incompetent Builder-in-Chief.

NEWS: For nearly 20 years, Epstein moved over $1B through the major banks. The banks looked away. Sen. Wyden’s 3-year probe exposes it all. But most damning? How Trump and the GOP tried to bury it.

Follow the Money: How Wall Street Bankrolled Epstein, and How the Trump Administration and CBS are Blocking The Truth

For nearly two decades, Jeffrey Epstein moved more than a billion dollars through some of the biggest banks in America. He withdrew millions in unexplained

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