On 4/16/2018 at 8:31 PM, DRW50 said:

I can't believe Trump and the GOP Congress have rising poll numbers even with all this mess. I don't know what it says about this country. 

Let's say this isn't true. That his approval rating is 35%.  That means over  1/3 of our population is ok with this administration.

 

So much about American mythology (pull yourself up by your boot straps, the rugged individual, upward social mobility) is self defeating. It gives us an excuse not to teach our children how to live in a pluralistic society from a young age. At least in the short term we are screwed, imho.

 

The even bigger question is what does the state of the world say about our species overall?  It seems to me we are a petty, tribal lot that will be lucky if we don't destroy ourselves.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Trump would forget about the tax law- a man with a notoriously short attention span who is too busy picking fights on social media to follow up on a major piece of legislation that he pushed. 

Also, it hasn't yielded the results that he bragged about happening, so it follows that this would fall through his consciousness like liquid through a sieve.

 

No One’s Talking About the New Tax Law

 

And Trump has reversed himself yet again--what a surprise NOT!  Someone must've reminded him that the TPP was conceived in the Obama White House and you know...Obama.

 

Trump, in Another Apparent Reversal, Says Trans-Pacific Trade Pact Has ‘Too Many Contingencies’

 

No surprise, countries are holding back from initiating any trade deals with the U.S. with so much indecision, backpedaling and a demonstrative lack of knowledge about what or even who is involved by this administration.  The U.S. looks unreliable, inept and foolish, to say the least.

Edited April 18, 20187 yr by DramatistDreamer

can he stay consistent for one minute?!

Sure he can!  Look at his comb-over!  He's had the same, exact comb-over since the George Bush administration!  That's consistency, baby!

Such a nice guy, huh? And such appropriate, considerate behavior.

 

Roger Stone Disses Barbara Bush as a ‘Nasty Drunk’ on News of Her Death

2 hours ago, Khan said:

Sure he can!  Look at his comb-over!  He's had the same, exact comb-over since the George Bush administration!  That's consistency, baby!

 

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Such a nice guy, huh? And such appropriate, considerate behavior.

 

Roger Stone Disses Barbara Bush as a ‘Nasty Drunk’ on News of Her Death

Yeah, he's an ass. She wasn't perfect, but who among us is? I'm very glad that no one cared enough to record my every word and deed for the last 44 years.  Makes it a lot easier to live those worst moments down.

 

BREAKING: FULL TEXT: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has been found in contempt of court: “For the reasons explained below, the court grants Plantiffs’ motion for contempt“ https://t.co/Cok0GG5ruY pic.twitter.com/GEIQus35VB

— Evan Rosenfeld (@Evan_Rosenfeld) April 18, 2018

So 45 is on tack to spend 1/10th of a billion dollars on golf trips by the end of his first term .

 

http://trumpgolfcount.com/

 

 

This is a national shame.

NEW: Michael Cohen, President Trump's lawyer, has dropped his lawsuit against BuzzFeed over the media organization's publication of the Steele dossier. https://t.co/e8mxQ9Tiyl

— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 19, 2018

I made the mistake of going on Twitter and seeing someone smugging it up about Trump and North Korea. Talk about counting your chickens before they hatch. He will probably be on there within the night talking about Rocket Man.

A genuine kakistocracy is what the U.S has become.

 

 

I just confirmed this w/the Philippine Embassy: the embassy will hold its June 12 Independence Day party at...@realdonaldtrump's hotel. That comes after Trump has praised Duterte, and vice versa. https://t.co/eaeFYpiDd4

— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) April 19, 2018

27 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

A genuine kakistocracy is what the U.S has become.

 

 

this is just.......Lord. I mean Lord. 

McConnell is just the worst.  He even blocked a bill to protect Mueller from being fired.