Re: The 47th POTUS - Donald J. Trump

[McParadigm]

He just referred to himself in the third person and as a "ratings machine," while I guess mocking his old show?

It's starting feel like watching a breakdown in realtime.

[McParadigm]

I feel like he's laying a lot of groundwork right now to try and make sure nobody is talking about the intelligence briefing he's getting today.

- Crazy Apprentice tweets
- Mexico "Great Wall" nonsense
- uh, this...

In an unprecedented move, the President-elect’s team are reported to have demanded ambassadors appointed by Barack Obama to leave their overseas posts by Inauguration Day on 20 January. The decision to provide no grace period for politically appointed ambassadors marks a significant break with decades of tradition.

The move risks leaving the US without envoys in key countries like Britain, Germany and Canada for months. It also means ambassador’s families have been forced to find places to live in America or their respective countries with very little notice.

[wease]

Goddamn what a fucking ignorant douche.

[Green Habit]

I think if Andrew Jackson lived in the age of Twitter he could give Trump a run for his money in hot takes.

[Green Habit]

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

[McParadigm]

That moment when Arnold Schwarzenegger looks like a pillar of class next to you.

http://time.com/4625886/arnold-schwarze ... m-lincoln/

[bune]

I trust the people in the intelligence industry less than I trust politicians and I don't trust politicians at all.

It's a 0-100 thing, you can't have negative trust.

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

The two party system has failed completely and it started its plummet in 2000. Now we're left with two parties who don't want to compromise anything and a public who thinks that to compromise is to show weakness. It's ridiculous.

[Norah]

I trust the people in the intelligence industry less than I trust politicians and I don't trust politicians at all.

It's a 0-100 thing, you can't have negative trust.

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

The two party system has failed completely and it started its plummet in 2000. Now we're left with two parties who don't want to compromise anything and a public who thinks that to compromise is to show weakness. It's ridiculous.

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

[McParadigm]

Intelligence Agencies: Russia worked to manipulate the election
Journalism: (quotes insiders speaking anonymously)
Trump: the problem is clear: we must investigate journalism.

[Bi_3]

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

It's painful to admit, but chud is right in this instance. BUT. It's going to get worse as GenX gets older.

[bune]

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

Hint: no kidding.

[LoathedVermin72]

I trust the people in the intelligence industry less than I trust politicians and I don't trust politicians at all.

It's a 0-100 thing, you can't have negative trust.

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

The two party system has failed completely and it started its plummet in 2000. Now we're left with two parties who don't want to compromise anything and a public who thinks that to compromise is to show weakness. It's ridiculous.

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

Yeah, and now we have the most radical conservative government in decades. Compromise is not working.

[Bi_3]

I trust the people in the intelligence industry less than I trust politicians and I don't trust politicians at all.

It's a 0-100 thing, you can't have negative trust.

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

The two party system has failed completely and it started its plummet in 2000. Now we're left with two parties who don't want to compromise anything and a public who thinks that to compromise is to show weakness. It's ridiculous.

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

Yeah, and now we have the most radical conservative government in decades. Compromise is not working.

[96583UP]

where

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my



tax cut

[McParadigm]

I'm starting to feel like we need a "how did it all go so wrong" Republican Party thread.

[McParadigm]

I trust the people in the intelligence industry less than I trust politicians and I don't trust politicians at all.

It's a 0-100 thing, you can't have negative trust.

As we were discussing, so it shall be.

I'm going to keep this in mind if the Dems somehow retake the Senate in 2018 and then Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies in 2019 or 2020.

The two party system has failed completely and it started its plummet in 2000. Now we're left with two parties who don't want to compromise anything and a public who thinks that to compromise is to show weakness. It's ridiculous.

Except this isn't true and you're drawing a false equivalency. There are lots of Democrats, and a few Republicans who are all about compromise. Obama tried to make bipartisan compromise the cornerstone of his administration. Boehner was willing to deal before he was exiled, remember the Grand Bargain of 2011?

Yeah, and now we have the most radical conservative government in decades. Compromise is not working.

[McParadigm]

Mitch McConnell in 2009: "Financial disclosures must be completed prior to a hearing being scheduled."

Today: "Hurry up and confirm these guys before the ethics office has a chance to drink their morning coffee."

[Norah]

Why can't we just codify the ethical process for confirming appointees into law?

[96583UP]

it would make it more difficult for politicians to engage in graftmanship

[B]

https://audioboom.com/posts/5471405-the ... er-quote-1