The Politics Thread

[Juliajms]

Me too, which is my point.  It was never about the baby to me, but the fact that she was conceived while his wife battled cancer and he denied her. He denied his baby daughter and she will know that. It's despicable.  I feel character should matter, but all I care about are results right now. Well, not all. I do have limits, but they aren't what they used to be.

[hsfolk]

Is Justice Anthony Kennedy set to announce his retirement on Monday?

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4635308/Big-cases-retirement-rumors-Supreme-Court-nears-finish.html

[DramatistDreamer]

Is this what passes for the "Art of the Deal" these days?

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[JaneAusten]

And then the insurance companies can charge you 30% more

[DramatistDreamer]

People have taken to calling the GOP's replacement bill, The Unaffordable Care Act.

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2017 by DramatistDreamer

[Roman]

I'm sitting here just shaking my head. just. plain. evil and sick. 

The Deuce. I mean they are just telling everyone....."YES! we are stealing all your money and don't  care if you live or die."

[DramatistDreamer]

I meant to post this earlier but didn't have the time, then got wrapped up in so many other things.

 

This article is somewhat interesting because it discusses the fact that the U.S.' lack of engagement under Trump has changed how other countries are structuring their trade deals compared to when Obama was President.

 

Europe and Japan Near Trade Deal as U.S. Takes Protectionist Path

 

Although there are big trade deals underfoot involving Asian countries like Japan and China with the EU, they seem to be ignoring issues like environmental and worker protections.  

During the Obama administration, trade deals seemed to be structured to add protections against things like over-fishing, tightening up lax standards in the timber industry and implementing rules against exploitation of factory workers with the countries that the U.S. was entering into trade agreements with.  And as a result other countries seemed to do likewise.

The implication is that now that the Trump administration has show indifference toward things like human rights, environmental standards, other countries have also backed off pursuing some type of standards for these things in formulating their trade agreements.

 

So now the 'virtuous cycle' in trade deals seems to have dissipated after the departure of the Obama administration, for the time being.

[DRW50]

 

So much for Europe showing us who's boss in protecting the environment.

 

There have been so many insane things going on that people never really had time to laugh at just how ludicrous him being in the peace process was. I actually didn't even think he would have any meetings with them and it was just fake job title. Clearly he would have been better off keeping it fake.

[DramatistDreamer]

No big surprise but more Trump supporters now say they feel betrayed. 

 

Carrier workers facing layoffs feel betrayed by Trump

Edited June 25, 2017 by DramatistDreamer

[Khan]

 

#sorrynotsorry

[Wendy]

 

What Khan said. And I'll add #dumbasses for good measure.

[DramatistDreamer]

So Trump is not content to try to undo all of Obama's legacy, now he's fixing to undo the one truly good thing that George W. Bush was known for doing.

 

[Roman]

he's a vile pig. all of them are. it will take years after this admin. for this nation to start fixing all the crap they are doing. 

[Juliajms]

And that's a fact.Then there are the lives that till be lost or damaged forever. It's just so sad and infuriating.

[sivad40]

The Supreme Court reinstates parts of Trump's travel ban.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/26/politics/travel-ban-supreme-court/index.html