The Politics Thread

2 minutes ago, marceline said:

 

Not Cheney. He's every bit as evil as what we've already got. I'm still hoping 2016 works its magic on him.

Amen. This is one person at a minimum who should be in prison for treason and charged and convicted for war crimes.

And yeah sure looks like he won't be draining that swamp. He isn't going to do anything he promised his supporters. They are in for a rude awakening.

25 minutes ago, Khan said:

If Cheney or Quayle care to pitch in, I say, let 'em.  John McCain?  Fine.  Bob Dole?  Wheel his ass on in there.  Let HIM be Secretary of State.

 

I mean, c'mon, we're this close  -- THIS CLOSE -- to having Rick Perry as the next secretary of the department even he couldn't name!  So this is no time to be holding grudges against the Republican establishment!

 

Is it true he's going to make Palin secretary of something? (interior?) just ugh 

5 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

And yeah sure looks like he won't be draining that swamp. He isn't going to do anything he promised his supporters. They are in for a rude awakening.

Paul Ryan was right. They are going to overwhelm him with bills in his first hundred days including gutting medicare. The seniors at my moms retirement community are already freaking out. My mom is financially solvent so while it's not welcome, she will be fine. But she's shaking her head at some of them saying I told you so.

 

As the democrats unite behind that dinosaur Bernie Sanders,

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by JaneAusten

5 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

Is it true he's going to make Palin secretary of something? (interior?) just ugh 

Bottom of the barrel .....so sad....I wouldn't even hire Palin to take care of my dogs.

All this talk of a Muslim registry is deeply disturbing.

5 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

Is it true he's going to make Palin secretary of something? (interior?) just ugh 

 

Palin as Secretary of the Interior...and Omarosa as Secretary of Defense.

 

You know it's coming.

1 minute ago, JaneAusten said:

Paul Ryan was right. They are going to overwhelm him with bills in his first hundred days including gutting medicare. The seniors at my moms retirement community are already freaking out. My mom is financially solvent so while it's not welcome, she will be fine. But she's shaking her head at some of them saying I told you so.

 

Bless her. Tell her to keep saying it.

 

I'm glad your mom is in a decent position. It's the same with mine. It won't be fun but the house is paid off and most of her income comes from my dad's pension and some annuities. I shudder to hink about all the people who live off these so-called "entitlements."

Per Gallup, Obama's approval rating up to 65% a jump of 7  points just in this past week.

 

That great advocate Bernie Sanders now says he is willing to work with Trump on upping min wage to $10/hour while he slammed Clinton and Obama non stop on their proposals. I'll ever get behind this man so the democrats better find someone else. How about a democrat. He never introduced one bill in all his years in the senate and his greatest accomplishments were getting 2 post offices in Vermont renamed.

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by JaneAusten

Bernie Sanders needs to retire and go away. I didn't even bother seeing his appearance on The View this week.

^ Bernie is really too old to be the leader of the party. Is he really going to run for President at 78 years old? Perhaps I'm being ageist, but I don't mean to be. It just doesn't seem practical at all.

 

As for he gutting of entitlements, seniors vote. Maybe it's going to take that pain to make seniors and their children rethink things a bit.

Edited November 17, 20169 yr by Juliajms

25 minutes ago, JaneAusten said:

The CEO of JP Morgan Chase, you know one of the banks that the Fed Govmt gave 12 billion dollars to in 2008, turned down the Sec of treasury position. Next up CEO of Goldman Sachs.

 

And if they turn it down?  Lou Dobbs.

8 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

All this talk of a Muslim registry is deeply disturbing.

Well it's unconstitutional for one thing and I saw the head of the ACLU on Maddow last night. They have gotten record donations this past week, more people willing to volunteer than ever. The money they have raised is the most since their inception. But he says they are prepping for this.

 

But also a muslim activist on twitter said they already have one. It's called the no fly list which includes a lot of muslim immigrants including children by the way. He wasn't condoning it simply saying that there are already lists the government uses, FBI operatives in Muslim communities and his point was why haven't people been up in arms before now.

15 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

All this talk of a Muslim registry is deeply disturbing.

 

I saw something about one of his lackeys on Faux News saying it was justified because of the Japanese internment camps. Megyn Kelly (clearly on her way out at the network) said comparing anything positively to the internment camps is a nonstarter. 

 

I saw a comment from someone saying they were in the grocery store and saw a cashier there who normally wears her hijab and no longer does, and was clearly uncomfortable and frightened. It's really shameful how many can no longer feel like this is their country. 

^ I would say that when it comes to FBI operations most Americans wouldn't feel qualified to know when that is justified and when it isn't. It's not like we have the information to make that decision. Obviously children on a no fly list doesn't make sense and anyone can see that is wrong, but when it comes to adults how could individual Americans ever know what that is justified and when it isn't? A registry is much more clearly wrong and worrisome.

Also this article is arguing that a registry would be constitutional. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/donald-trump-muslim-registry-constitution-231527

Edited November 18, 20169 yr by Juliajms