Midknight Review -- new and revised: Did the NY Times just admit its own malfeasance in supporting and driving the fantasy that Trump was a secret Russian agent?

David E. Sanger / New York Times:

Putin's Bet on a Trump Presidency Backfires Spectacularly — A little more than a year after the Russian effort to interfere in the American presidential election came to light, the diplomatic fallout — an unraveling of the relationship between Moscow and Washington on a scale not seen in decades — is taking its toll.

Editor: "unraveling of the relationship between Moscow and Washington" is code for the unraveling of the so-called relationship between Putin and Trump. Take it to the bank, Trump is the stronger force.

That the Senate passed a bill requiring the President to leave Congressional sanctions in place was not just a slap in the face of President Trump, it was thoroughly unnecessary except as a Presidential insult.

The vote, 98 - 2, proves the Senate's opposition to all things Trump. The legislation levied comparative harsh sanctions on Russia as it required Trump to honor sanctions against Russia, and, Iran. It also reaffirmed Article 5 of the NATO treatise which speaks to the commitment of NATO members to defend to any member nation if attacked by outside forces. This is what the Senate does when it is not on vacation. It works against our President as it grabs another fake headline that reads, "Senate protects the nation against a Presidency spinning out of control."

Understand that President Trump signed this bill, insults and all. Clearly, the President is on the same page as the Senate, but (!), guaranteed, the Prez will continue to do what he deems best. Because of Obama, we all know that Trump does not have to support any bill passed by Congress. Barack brought that reality to light.

More than this, the Senate action proves to me the fact that we no longer need the Senate. The part of Congress that responds to the people, is the House of Representatives. We no longer need to (a) what congressional grass grow, and (b), support a Senate of 100 individuals who summarily ignore bills sent to the them from the House (we are talking about hundreds of bills including the House's health care reform).

The arrogance and buffoonery of this body of Overlords is palpable. The Senate can't fulfill a promise made seven years ago (the repeal of ObamaCare), but has time to mirror the conduct of those in the Congressional Black Caucus. Drop dead.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."