Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

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Romney to vote to convict and remove Trump for abuse of power

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 05, 2020 148 Comments

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) confirmed the Republicans' worst fear. He will vote yes to convict and remove President Donald Trump from office on the charge of abuse of power.

#PelosiTantrum: Social Media Still Talking About Pelosi Tearing Up Trump’s SOTU Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 05, 2020 39 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi threw a tantrum last night after the SOTU by ripping up President Donald Trump's speech.

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Vulnerable Alabama Dem Sen. Doug Jones Will Vote to Convict Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 05, 2020 22 Comments

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) announced he will vote to convict and remove President Donald Trump from office later today. Experts have said that Jones is the most vulnerable Democrat up for re-election this fall.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/iowa-caucuses-live-results-coverage-2020/index.html

Buttigieg Leads in Iowa With 26.9% of Delegates With 62% Precincts Reporting

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 55 Comments

The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) released results from 62% of its precincts reporting. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has a slight leader over Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), 26.9% to 25.1%.

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1224803602981584903

Susan Collins Will Vote to Acquit Trump on Both Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 31 Comments

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) just announced that she will vote to acquit President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment.

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Trump Reaches Personal Best Job Approval Rating Despite Impeachment Trial

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 4 Comments

I almost feel bad for the Democrats because this week has been absolute hell. ALMOST. If they weren't so righteous and cocky I would. Gallup just threw more egg on their face by revealing President Donald Trump's job approval reached his personal best despite the impeachment trial. Plus, 52% of Americans want the Senate to acquit Trump.

Rand Paul Explains Rejected Impeachment Question on Senate Floor

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 29 Comments

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) received a lot of criticism about his question that Chief Justice John Roberts rejected during the impeachment trial. Roberts rejected the question because it supposedly names the whistleblower even though people insist no one knows the identity of said whistleblower. Paul used his allotted time on the Senate floor to explain his question and push back against those who called him a hypocrite.

Iowa Caucus Problems Stem From App Started by Former Hillary Clinton Staffers

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 41 Comments

Everything I write about in this post will no doubt add to conspiracy theories surrounding the Iowa caucuses. After all, it centers around failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Tulsi Gabbard Sends ‘Love and Best Wishes’ to Rush Limbaugh

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 16 Comments

Rush Limbaugh announced yesterday he has advanced lung cancer. He will miss some airtime due to treatments. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard tweeted out her best wishes for Limbaugh. As far as I can tell she is the only candidate to do this for him.

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MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: ‘Democrats Can’t Even Get a Three Car Funeral Organized’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 39 Comments

The Democratic Party became a laughingstock late Monday night, even amongst its staunchest supporters, due to the messy Iowa caucuses. MSNBC's Chris Matthews did not hold back his feelings.

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Iowa Caucus Chaos: Results Not Released Due to ‘Inconsistencies in the Reporting’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 04, 2020 47 Comments

What a way for the Democrats to begin their 2020 election season! They still do not have a winner in the Iowa caucuses due to "inconsistencies in the reporting:"

“In addition to the tech systems being used to tabulate results, we are also using photos of results and a paper trail to validate that all results match and ensure that we have confidence and accuracy in the numbers we report,” Mandy McClure, the state party’s communications director, said in a statement.

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Iowa Caucuses: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Kick off Election Season

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 49 Comments

The 2020 presidential election officially begins tonight at 8 p.m. ET across the state of Iowa.

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Murkowski: ‘I Cannot Vote to Convict’ Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 29 Comments

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced she will vote not to convict President Donald Trump.

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Swing-Vote Democrat Manchin Suggests Senate Censure Trump, Not Impeach Him

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 34 Comments

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) bragged about his bipartisan ways during his floor speech on President Donald Trump's impeachment trial as a way to point out the obvious: The Senate does not have the 67 votes to convict Trump. Instead, he suggested the Senate censure Trump.

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1224423705071190016

Schiff: If You Don’t Convict Trump He Might Give Alaska Back to Russia

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 47 Comments

President Donald Trump has literally broken Rep. Adam Schiff. I've enjoyed the House managers, especially Rep. Zoe Lofgren, but Schiff foams at the mouth and rants like a lunatic. In his closing statement, Schiff made up a whole bunch of unlikely scenarios to scare the Senate into convicting Trump.

Rush Limbaugh Announces He has Advanced Lung Cancer

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 49 Comments

The Hill's Joe Concha tweeted that Rush Limbaugh announced of his radio show that he has advanced lung cancer.

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Lindsey Graham Wants Senate Intelligence Committee to Call Whistleblower ‘to Understand How All This Crap Started’

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 17 Comments

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said on Sunday Morning Features that his committee will call the whistleblower behind impeachment after the trial.

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LIVE: Trump’s Team, House Managers Give Final Closing Arguments Followed by Floor Speeches

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 03, 2020 14 Comments

President Donald Trump's defense team and House managers will give their closing arguments on the Senate floor for the impeachment trial. It starts at 11 a.m. ET and will last four hours. Senators will then have an opportunity to speak on the floor on why or why not the chamber should convict Trump.

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