Juliajms

So true. I said something like this a couple of months ago and it's still getting worse by the day. Also, I sure do remember. Whenever the press references "The President" I still think of Obama first and then I remember, like a bad dream, that's not who they mean.

^You'll be happy to know Bernie hurt more than he helped. Like I mentioned before, Jean used that endorsement to trash Mello in her ads. 'Socialist Bernie Sanders endorses my opponent. That's not Nebraska values'.

What kind of CEO allows his own employee's to investigate him? Can this administration get any more insane?

Not only do I not feel sad, I'm thrilled. He's getting what he deserves, imo. Then again, now we have to fear who comes next, so I guess I shouldn't be too happy.

I'm thrilled France rejected the crazy, but at the same time 33% of voters agreed with Le Pen. That's not insignificant. I have to admit I wasn't paying attention to how much of a hold the far right was getting in the west until Trump started gaining ground in the Republican primary. Of course, I had heard the rumblings from occasional articles, but I didn't get it until these nutjobs started coming closer than they ever should have to gaining power.

Here is a guide to some things we can do to help stop this atrocity. http://www.indivisibleguide.com/stop-trumpcare/ Robert Reich posted this, which I find hopeful and didn't realize: To become law, Trumpcare has to go through 4 additional steps: 1. Pass an amended version in the Senate 2. Go to “conference“ to hammer out differences between the House and Senate 3. Pass in the House again 4. Pass in the Senate again

No. It has to pass the Senate and there are a lot of people who think it won't. There is still hope, but we have to call,write and let them know we are watching. Do not give up.

^ I detest these people more than I ever thought possible. One thing I'll say about Elizabeth Warren is she makes a good attack dog. Not sure I want her to run in 2020, but I like her where she is right now.

Even though this could suck for me, I'm kind of glad. People with jobs and money tend to have more power than poor people, so let this bill mess with everyone's insurance, so they (we) have to wake up already.

^ I may be wrong, but I feel like they can't really touch the Obamas in the same way as the Clintons. First because neither of them will be running for office again, but also because they are well loved by a large percentage of the population. Plus the Obamas have a much better reputation then the Clintons. Fair or not, they just do. As for the speeches, I'm with Debbie Wasserman Shultz. It's no one's business. I truly don't get why Elizabeth Warren or anyone else feels the need to comment on what a private citizen does. If Wall Street is dumb enough to pay someone nearly half a million dollars for one speech, I say take that money. Who wouldn't?

That makes sense. The Obamas donate 2 million for summer jobs in Chicago. Not that I think they owed anyone this, but it still make me happy. http://thehill.com/homenews/news/331788-obamas-donating-2m-to-chicago-summer-jobs-programs

The radical evangelicals, who else? I've had so long to get used to how insane things have become and I just can't. I can't wrap my head around it.

^ What a great sound bite for ISIS recruitment. Killing Muslims as entertainment for rich Americans. I used to sort of look down my nose at people who said they are embarrassed at being American, but the Trump administration certainly has made me more sympathetic to those who feel that way.

F*ck him. My first instinct is to bring up children, but no. It doesn't matter how old someone is, they should be able to get the healthcare they need, instead of getting moral judgement from some arrogant jackass.

Thank god. If they fail enough maybe they'll quit. At least for awhile.

I really hope this latest healthcare bill isn't passed.

^ I think one thing that hurt Hillary is that the working class want jobs period. I don't think she had it in her to tell the big lies about jobs that Trump did and people just aren't ready to hear the hard truth on that front yet. Like we've said in this thread many times, no one can bring back high paying coal and manufacturing jobs. It's going to take good communicators like Bill Clinton and Obama to make people understand that we need to accept other ways to fight income inequality. More refundable tax credits and shoring up the social safety net seem like the low hanging fruit to me, but getting people to accept that is the difficulty. One thing that the Republicans are right about is work brings dignity to a lot of people. It's where a large part of their self esteem and purpose comes from. Trump got a lot of mileage from convincing people he could bring that back. And sure, maybe all of those people were stupid for believing him, but I still feel bad for them. As for Bill Clinton's record of helping the lower classes, I can't claim to be an expert. I was just starting college when he was elected. I remember it as a time of optimism, but his policies I can name off hand did more harm then good. His attempts at welfare reform seemed to have hurt the truly poor, especially single mothers. I think he's actually apologized for some of his crime initiatives because they had such a destructive effect on minority communities. Hopefully, someone else on the board remembers the good he did. I'm sure it exists. Oh, and the reason I said Hillary gave up on the WWC is because there were stories that came out right after the campaign about tensions between Bill Clinton and her campaign strategists over that. We discussed it here at the time. They told her that the WWC had gone over to the Republicans and were never coming back (which I refuse to believe) so she shouldn't waste her time, but Bill wanted to her to at least try. Who knows if it would have made any difference in that crazy election anyway? I want to read that book that just came out about her campaign "Shattered". I'm sure it has more details about her strategy. It's all too fresh though. I'll have to wait a couple of years to read it.

^ I think Bill Clinton was right and the party shouldn't have completely given up on the WWC. If they can appeal to both the base and the WWC going forward they should. That doesn't mean they should put the WWC at the center of everything or cater to them over others. I would just say treat them like another part of a larger coalition, instead of choosing to concede that part of the electorate. Maybe it's too late though. Maybe there is just this hopeless split and the economic elite have managed to divide us for the foreseeable future. It's one the most frustrating aspects of politics to me. How can anyone who isn't filthy rich resent the poor of any race more than the ultra wealthy? I'll never understand it.

They all are though and I care to some extent when they are actually running for office. Obama is done, so why is Elizabeth Warren concerned about it? It's irrelevant. I rolled my eyes at Megan McCain who said something like "Obama is a dirty capitalist like the rest of us. I hope he gets filleted like Hillary did." When did he ever claim he wasn't? I had no problem with people noting that Hillary had a lot of ties to big money. It should be noted. However, now we live under a regime where conflicts of interest are openly flaunted and no one in power even cares. So what difference does any of it make? I wonder if we will ever go back to an age when the Presidency won't be so openly exploited for personal gain or has Trump changed the game for good. Trump has taken all dignity and honor from the office and no one can say that about Obama without their nose growing. I'd love to know if Bernie met with Warren Buffet when he was in town for Mello. It would not surprise me one bit. A politician without donations isn't about much. Whenever a politician comes to Omaha I pretty much know they are making a beeline for Warren. There's not much other reason to be here unless it's an election year second stop after doing the rounds in Iowa.

I thank God he isn't competent. Also that the Republicans have their own infighting to worry about. At the very least these issues are slowing down their destructive agenda.

Well, I don't know how impotent it was. I feel pretty well fucked over.

The chutzpah these people have continues to amaze me. The Republicans propose to exempt themselves from the worst of their own healthcare plan. https://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment

I agree. While I deeply resent being ruled by billionaires, once someone is out of office, I don't care how much money someone makes. I say good luck to him and make that money.

You make some good points. I'm hoping someone with real talent and charisma comes along to bring people together. I guess at this point we can also hope that Trump screws up so badly that the Democrats 2020 message is irrelevant. Someone asked Michael Moore if he thought Trump would be impeached and he said something like "Yes, somewhere in the middle of his second term". Normally, I can at least smile at gallows humor, but not this time.

Women's health care in Haiti going to hell thanks to Trump. This is truly infuriating. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/opinion/sunday/trump-thinks-this-is-pro-life.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0