Hi everyone,

Welcome back!  Come on in, have a seat.  How are you? We're supposed to get a little bit of snow today, though it doesn't look like much has fallen yet.  I've got a few errands to run, but I just remembered the businesses might be closed for Presidents' Day.  Hmm.  Well, there are still a couple of things that can be taken care of from the office, but it might ended up being a movie day for our staff.  Speaking of BDH and Little Buddha, they say the coffee is ready, so grab yourself a nice medium DD, and let's clear out some Monday Clutter.

The White House is indicating that Donald Trump will veto any congressional attempt to stop his emergency declaration to build the border wall. It makes sense for Trump do it, because the longer this controversy continues, the longer he gets to use it as a distraction for his base.  That would give Republicans a clear choice:  Do they follow the Constitution or continue to surrender their authority to Trump?  They've been in bed with this corruption and likely treason for years now, so it seems likely the courts will have the final say on this issue.

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says a border wall is more important than a good school for Kentucky kids. At this point, the question is if Donald Trump is blackmailing Graham to be his lapdog, or if Graham is just this awful of a human being.

"Being able to read is overrated, kids."  (pic via abcnews.go.com)

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, currently on a book tour, is blunt about the FBI's concerns regarding Donald Trump's relationship with Russia.

Donald Trump said on Friday that Japanese Primer Minister Shinzō Abe nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize.  What the Great Pumpkin forgot to mention was that the White House requested the nomination.  Is there any way Trump could be more desperate for attention?

British lawmakers have accused Facebook of deliberately violating privacy laws, and they're calling for regulation and oversight of the company's dealings with users in the United Kingdom.  Facebook denies the claims, which is about as believable as anything Donald Trump says about his wall.

Boston Red Sox DH/outfielder J.D. Martinez has a chip on his shoulder about whether or not he gets enough respect.  His comments yesterday about never having a chance at the MVP award last year sound like some passive-aggressive whining to us, but if that's what he needs for motivation to have another outstanding year, so be it.  The fact that his first opt-out clause kicks in after this season also doesn't hurt.  Look out, American League pitchers.

This is interesting:  Colin Kaepernick's attorney thinks the former quarterback will return to the NFL, and he predicts the two most likely landing spots are the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers.  That would be surprising, since one would think the NFL owners would not want this story to return yet again and might have negotiated that into their collusion settlement with Kaepernick and Eric Reid.   We'll see if Mark Geragos has some inside information, or if he's just making things up off the top of his head, but the Patriots could certainly use a solid back-up quarterback, and the subsequent Twitter meltdown from Donald Trump would be fun to watch.

Cheers to actor Don Cheadle for standing up for transgender kids while he was hosting this week's Saturday Night Live.  Bonus points for his Russian Trump jersey at the end of the show.

The members of Motley Crue think KISS is ripping off the stage the Crue used for their farewell tour in 2014-2015, and they don't appreciate it.

Okay kids, that's going to do it for now.  Oh, we've gotten a little snow after all.  Let's have Neil Young close things out with a tune that hits close to home now just as much as it did when he released in in 2006.  The more things change, the more they remain the same.  Here's, "Let's Impeach the President," for today's, "Song of the Day."

Thanks for stopping by, everyone.  It was great to see you, as always.  Enjoy the rest of your day, be good, and we'll catch up with you again for more fun and coffee soon.  Until next time, that's today's Clearing out the Clutter, and we are outta here.