The Politics Thread

[DRW50]

 

I think that's a part of it, but if so I also don't put that on Ivana's dark schemes. That part seems a bit silly to me. The rest I can believe. 

[Vee]

[DRW50]

"under-competence" and "a slight amount of insecurity." They may be insane but they know how to dish out insults that are going to sting for a long time. 

[Khan]

I always said I wanted to know what life was like during the Watergate era.  #bcarefulwhatuwish4

 

That's especially true now that we've had our first Monday Night Massacre.

 

Again, I say, Vee is right: this [!@#$%^&*] cannot go on.

[JaneAusten]

I believe every bit about Preibus. I don't think any of these people have a clue how to manage the white house and all are like bulls in a china shop. Clinton if I recall replaced his CoS after a year due to problems and the lack of structure and organization. That's when Panetta became CoS.

 

[Khan]

 

The thing is, Congressional Republicans might reach that point BEFORE they can accomplish everything on their agenda.  I, too, wonder whether they expected this amount of pushback from the public.  I could be wrong, of course, but provided the protests and efforts to resist continue at this level or intensify, Congressional Republicans will soon have to make that choice: either screw their agenda (and possibly, their final grasp at relevance) and save the damn country, or press ahead, even if it means the entire United States being broken apart permanently.  Silence and passivity will no longer be options.

 

At this point, I think we have to prepare for the worst.

[Juliajms]

Dems thinking of not fighting the first SCOTUS pick too hard.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/30/politics/democrats-supreme-court-battle/index.html?sr=twCNN013117democrats-supreme-court-battle0211AMStoryLink&linkId=33950547

Edited January 31, 2017 by Juliajms

[YRBB]

Our dear friends, the Russians, just voted for domestic violence to be decriminalized. Figured we'd remember things suck elsewhere, too. But, remember, beat your wives WITHOUT causing substantial bodily harm and ONLY once per year. Sorta like the purge, get it out of your system.

 

I wonder, will he see this and think, "Great idea!"?

 

 

This is why I made my most recent status update. It really wasn't a joke. Things can get to that point SO easily, as many, many countries have discovered.

 

Yeah, the "pawn" phrasing may be taking it too far. But a mother manipulating her daughter in such a way sounds very plausible, though.

Edited January 31, 2017 by YRBB

[DRW50]

 

I'd say state-level laws are more of a concern on this issue than Trump. Or something snuck into a larger bill that Congress passes. I'd seriously look to states like North Carolina to push this type of law. 

[Vee]

In case you hadn't had enough:

 

 

[DRW50]

So basically a fancy way to say they'll be spying on students? Or is this an excuse for propaganda?

[Roman]

The Pawn? You mean John Black is really Ivana Trump?

[Khan]

It makes more sense than whatever he's supposed to be now.

[Vee]

200 State Department employees sign a letter opposing Trump's immigration ban.

[Khan]

So that's 200 more people out of work.

Edited January 31, 2017 by Khan