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On our agenda this week…
The best is yet to come … at least for newly anointed U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle. The now-spurned former finance of Donald Trump Jr. is headed halfway around the world compliments of The Don, but only because “Ambassador to Mars” isn’t a thing yet. And there’s so much more:
- Gold sneakers, gold coins, leather-bound Bibles, digital junk collectibles, red hats, camo hats, crypto currency, and now cologne and perfume. That’s the current potpourri of products being shilled by the president-elect who once claimed he could be more presidential than any of his predecessor … while his current wife sells Christmas ornaments and a ghost-written book, and his son-in-law sells his soul to the Saudis for a tidy $2-billion and his son announces three new licensing deals with the Saudis.
The next logical step for Donald Trump: getting his fans to part with their cash: reverse mortgages. Look out Tom Selleck - And another first for Time Magazine: A “Person of the Year” story attached to a 2,300-word fact check debunking much of their cover story.The new administration’s appointments by the numbers:
- 13 billionaires
- 3 family members, including sending Junior’s ex-fiance halfway around the world
- 13 former Fox News on-air employees
- 15 one-time losing candidates for various elective offices
In the world of actually governing —
- Three announced candidates for chair of the Michigan Democratic Party are meeting with county parties in the run-up to the February 22 state party convention. In contention to succeed Lavora Barnes as MDP chair: MDP Rural Caucus chair Mark Ludwig, MDP activist Al Williams, and former state Senator and Whitmer staffer Curtis Hertel Jr.
- Legislative Democrats are working overtime to take maximum advantage of their soon-to-be-lost trifecta control of state government
- Three Michigan natives gave their valedictory speeches on Capitol Hill in the last few days – all three examples of what’s right with public service: Debbie Stabenow, Dan Kildee, and Mitt Romney.
Jeff Timmer is off this week, with the always lovely Walt Sorg sitting in!
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