So basically Trump dropped some bombs just to have some fun and see what the reaction is. Everything has gone silent since then.
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Disappointing if true.
Firstly, the Dems have very little to lose and lots to gain. The Senate elections are in Nov with many swing states going to the polls and a govt shutdown and chaos will play into the Dems hands nicely long term. If they manage to swing the states, it'll cut back on GOP power big time.
Secondly, the wall is a rhetoric that does not even have full support within GOP. The Dems will play hard on Trump's claim that Mexico will fund this and use his own words campaign promise against him. Any expense bill will be under hard scrutiny and a massive one that doesn't make basic sense will never pass through.
Thirdly, many of their financial backers have tightened up the purse strings. The chaos of presidency coupled with failure to do anything significant has put many backers uneasy. With the WH and majority in both houses, it is seen as a glaring ineptitude with some backers blaming Trump and others Ryan. The Trump vs GOP divide will solidify with lines drawn.
The Republicans don't need the Democrats they have a majority. They can pass their own tax bill if they would all just agree with the party line.
Hopefully the FBI investigation will nail them and then the Republican Congressmen who have delayed and obstructed will have a shit load of explaining to do.
The funding bill needs both GOP and Dem support.
For the tax bill....in theory, yes. Practically, we saw what happened with the healthcare bill.
Right the funding bill needs cross party support.
This could be interesting.
I know, it's old already, but the chocolate cake / missiles to Iraq interview simply sticks in my head. That moment when he goes from chocolate cake to how he sent 59 missiles to Iraq, then the reporter intterrupts and corrects him, and he pauses, blinks and repeats what she said - it's simply perfect. Like Trump doing an impersonation of Alec Baldwin impersonating him on SNL. I can't get over it 
'Life imitating art,' as Wilde wrote.I know, it's old already, but the chocolate cake / missiles to Iraq interview simply sticks in my head. That moment when he goes from chocolate cake to how he sent 59 missiles to Iraq, then the reporter intterrupts and corrects him, and he pauses, blinks and repeats what she said - it's simply perfect. Like Trump doing an impersonation of Alec Baldwin impersonating him on SNL. I can't get over it
The GOP will bury this scandal.
Only if they talk/shout/beat some sense in to them about it all. (but I get what you mean)
Meanwhile.. The force is strong with this one.......
The full transcript of the AP interview is a rambling incoherent mess.
https://apnews.com/c810d7de280a47e8...low&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Politics
https://apnews.com/c810d7de280a47e8...low&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Politics
Some drugs have already poisoned his brain 
How can someone be so deluded?
Only if it is budget neutral, which they're having major troubles pulling off. Anything passed via a simple majority has to be free of increased costs or have direct reductions elsewhere to the budget.
The AP transcript is scary as hell.
You think it's bad reading it, the person who was asked to transcribe it is currently sat in a padded cell and being kept away from sharp objects.
Excellent Last Week Tonight this week. John Oliver lays out exactly why people should be worried about Ivanka and Kushner and why neither can be trusted, and why they only really get positive coverage for NOT being Steve Bannon. It's definitely worth a watch.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39671755
I found this very interesting. Trump still has his supporters and they don't give a feck about political correctness or nuance in his policies.
I found this very interesting. Trump still has his supporters and they don't give a feck about political correctness or nuance in his policies.
One of the positives...
Highs: "I love that he helped Flint, Michigan after they had a crisis with their water," she said, referring to a $10m grant for Flint awarded by Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, which had been approved by President Obama.
The fact is, the reasons that Trump is in power have relatively to do with facts, or figures or statistics. It's all about persona, hyperbole and bravado.
The left can't win his constituency over by being hysterical and exasperated in return. That's not the language they engage with.
FWIW, I'm still certain that Trump will fail as a president and poison the well for future demagogues. But a more tactical approach by the Democrats to turn the tide decidedly in their direction.
The left can't win his constituency over by being hysterical and exasperated in return. That's not the language they engage with.
FWIW, I'm still certain that Trump will fail as a president and poison the well for future demagogues. But a more tactical approach by the Democrats to turn the tide decidedly in their direction.
Drumpf getting trolled by Jimmy Carter
CNN is now saying that Trump will NOT insist on funding the wall in the spending bill.
http://www.cnn.com/
That sums the first 100 days nicely. I just hope that we won't see crazy things done this week just to say "I did this, I did that".
http://www.cnn.com/
That sums the first 100 days nicely. I just hope that we won't see crazy things done this week just to say "I did this, I did that".
I read an article by Cornell West in the Guardian today and he said that the party isn't left enough. There is only one way to put this argument for good. Put a hard left candidate who is to the left of Bernie Sanders on the ticket in 2020.
They are a right wing party which is why Bernie still refuses to say he is a Democrat even on the Democrat unity tour.
Is Graham reading this thread?
Looks like they've killed off the senate intel investigation as well
Had high hopes the senate committee would be the one that got the job done and acted in a bipartisan manner.
Had high hopes the senate committee would be the one that got the job done and acted in a bipartisan manner.
Not to mention they fly in the face of the 1st Amendment
I just had a lovey couple come in the pub who were from Minnesota, they must have been in their mid 60's, but very sprightly and fit for their age. Both had worked hard and now the kids have grown up and left home they are travelling the world, but especially the UK and are here for 6 weeks. I said hello and they were (as always) very polite, but instantly and completely out of nowhere they just apologised for Trump and anything he has said or done to offend me and anything he may do in the future. I was pretty shocked and burst out laughing, I showed them the title of this thread as I have the laptop open on the bar, and I explained a little about the thread and opinions etc then I told them not to worry and we (Europeans) don't blame or think all US citizens are to blame. They have just left and we had a really good and enjoyable chat and chuckle for 45 minutes or so, and after the initial introduction and couple of minutes laughing about him, we didn't mention Trump at all.
Anyway, just thought I'd share that as it's not the first couple we have had who have apologised for Trump completely unprompted and out of the blue. I just find it bizarre that at this very moment the world is full of US citizens who are continuously spending their travels apologising to strangers about their President. Just let that sink in for a minute because like everything else about this entire Presidency, it really doesn't make sense at all. It's completely batshit.
We get it from American customers. These are some of the ones we've received:
Looks like they've killed off the senate intel investigation as well
Had high hopes the senate committee would be the one that got the job done and acted in a bipartisan manner.
That might actually be a good thing. It suggests that there's something real there as otherwise they would be falling over themselves to show their innocence. If there's something real there, then the FBI won't back off.
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