The Politics Thread

[DRW50]

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/29/cheri-bustos-democrats-diversity-1438867

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/29/top-dccc-staffer-out-amid-diversity-uproar-1439525

[Khan]

 

Perhaps that's the way to beat back Russian attempts to interfere with our elections.  Just sic the Beyhive on the hackers.

 

He couldn't stand the heat, so he got the hell out of the kitchen:

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/02/trump-rep-ratcliffe-out-of-the-running-to-be-national-intelligence-director-1445150

Edited August 3, 2019 by Khan

[marceline]

 

 

 

[Khan]

You know, when people his age start losing their balance like that, it's a pretty good sign that the end is nigh.

[Khan]

Yep, @DRW50 was right: we're never gonna leave the '80's and '90's behind.  Because, here we go again with the "Must be the video games they're playing!" b.s.:

 

https://www.vox.com/2019/8/4/20753725/el-paso-dayton-shootings-video-games-gop-mccarthy

Edited August 4, 2019 by Khan

[marceline]

This was a bad weekend for Kentucky senators.

 

 

[DRW50]

I notice he made sure to mention he got treatment in Kentucky this time. 

 

Another Texas Republican heads for the exits.

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/texas-republican-congressman-to-retire-marking-the-10th-gop-representative-to-step-away-2019-08-05?mod=currencies

[marceline]

I gotta say this was nice to see.

 

 

[JaneAusten]

Beto has had some good moments. His passion he spoke with about the football players kneeling was also heartfelt. I'm frankly glad is got angry at the press and used that language. it's deserved. And they come after him right after he participated in that vigil in El Paso. They have been enablers and moronic.

[DRW50]

It's that time again with our "liberal" media friends.

 

 

Mad TV put it best:

 

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[sivad40]

 A Republican lawmaker from Ohio.

 

Edited August 5, 2019 by sivad40

[DRW50]

Yet another who loves to espouse anti-gay and anti-trans viewpoints while leaving the house looking like she lives under a Glamour Shots.

[DramatistDreamer]

The commentary is pretty self-evident.

 

[DRW50]

We were playing a losing game with China anyway, as they were never going to want to really deal with us and spent most of Obama's last years in office undercutting or trying to degrade him. Taking some kind of action wasn't a bad idea. Unfortunately Trump has handled it terribly, as always. 

[marceline]

 

Obama tried to deal with China with the TPP.  Our farmers would've been able to sell to Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. But now we're on our own and China is slowly cutting us out of those markets.