The Politics Thread

“Like a sports press conference with a coach who knows he's about to be fired.” - @natfrum on the Trump presser

— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 16, 2017

This is the second time in as many days, I heard someone say how stupid they think Trump is and both are from other countries.

Other countries really do think he is a big joke, everyone could well be laughing at this fool. Well, maybe except for Italy because...Berlusconi.

Haha even Fox News is like "Yiiiiikes" pic.twitter.com/zLhgHSq4DS

— Kyle Buchanan (@kylebuchanan) February 16, 2017

5 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

This is the second time in as many days, I heard someone say how stupid they think Trump is and both are from other countries.

Other countries really do think he is a big joke, everyone could well be laughing at this fool. Well, maybe except for Italy because...Berlusconi.

My mother lives in Italy and they are laughing despite Berlusconi because they live in that special we're the best at everything place as well.

 

While orange wax was melting in front of those hideous gold drapes (please forgive me to anyone who actually likes the drapes), Paul Ryan said the GOP has a replacement plan for the ACA.  Naturally, they cannot share the plan because the cost of the bill has to be estimated by the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation.  So why not wait until that was done before announcing it?  Because they can pretend they've done something before they go on their break.

I still can't believe that Agent Orange is actually our president.  Why bother to call that a press conference.

Captain Marmalade in all his orange glory

 

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds HAS to be his favorite song. 

Just now, Roman said:

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds HAS to be his favorite song. 

 

a close friend of mine has told me Trump has launched his re-election campaign. NO. JOKE. 

#BREAKING Trump withdraws appeal of travel ban suspension

— AFP news agency (@AFP) February 16, 2017

I wonder how many Trump supporters know this.

 

 

The biggest beneficiaries of the government safety net: working-class whiteshttps://t.co/qbwm7tKoTA pic.twitter.com/mtHYKxDJnH

— Ally (@newscat44) February 16, 2017

Somebody clearly said 'entrenched power structure' to him yesterday:

 

"I am talking -- and really talking on this very entrenched power structure -- and what we're doing is we're talking about the power structure; we're talking about its entrenchment. As a result, the media is going through what they have to go through too often times distort - not all the time - and some of the media is fantastic, I have to say - they're honest and fantastic."

2 hours ago, Roman said:

a close friend of mine has told me Trump has launched his re-election campaign. NO. JOKE. 

 

It's true:

 

http://theslot.jezebel.com/donald-trump-is-kicking-off-his-2020-reelection-campaig-1792431407

 

He's clearly doing this so he can get the hell out of DC and go back to a safe space (hooray for irony!) where people are fawning over him again. 

At this point I want Obama to announce his 2020 campaign just to screw with him. 

4 minutes ago, marceline said:

At this point I want Obama to announce his 2020 campaign just to screw with him. 

Him or even Michelle, his head would EXPLODE