Paratus
Lifer
- Jun 4, 2004
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theeedude
Lifer
- Feb 5, 2006
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America deserves what it is about to get. No need to sugar coat it.
H.L. Mencken has been very prescient about this:
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken has been very prescient about this:
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
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“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
Linda McMahon for SBA chief. She and her husband are the largest donor to the Trump foundation charity. Clinton foundation pay to play? Whatever. This is how it's done. The media creamed themselves over some BS but won't care about this.
squirrel dog
Diamond Member
- Oct 10, 1999
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Oh teh noes, the sky will fall! So basically, they were functioning before obummercare and now are arguing that if we roll back obummercare and go back to exactly as it was before its introduction they can't possibly function anymore. Yep, that sounds realistic
There are aspects of obbumercare that I like and that most of the public would like to keep (pre-existing conditions etc), but we never needed a massive 2000+ pages of crap to accomplish that. Roll back obummercare and replace it with a much more narrower scope law to accomplish the goals.
When you spend a year screaming at the top of the mountain that Trump = Hitler, complaining about such mundane things as pay to play, cronyism etc just doesn't move the needle. Crying wolf for the entire election cycle gets you to where you can't complain about legitimate issues because nobody will care.
Crying wolf not found. Mass apathy for the collective ass raping that is about to occur found however. However I think we chalk your bitching about Hillary to just more conservative projection since everything you whined about her Trump seems to actually be doing.
So I guess the basic rule going forward:
If the GOP is saying someone is doing something bad, it really means the GOP is actually guilty of it.
I know earlier I said the former head of Wells retail banking would be a good fit at the Fed. But given the GOP's hatred of the CFPB they really should put Carrie Tolstedt there to lead it. She will protect consumers bigly, like the best.
imported_tajmahal
Lifer
- Jul 9, 2009
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"Crying wolf not found. Mass apathy for the collective ass raping that is about to occur found however. "
That is funny.
theeedude
Lifer
- Feb 5, 2006
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Where is the Republican replacement? If the opponents can't come up with anything better in 7 years, that tells me that ACA is a pretty good law. You can't accomplish pre-existing conditions non-discrimination without either the individual mandate or the government directly subsidizing private insurance for those with pre-existing conditions. Otherwise, everyone will just wait till they are sick to sign up for insurance, and it will cost even more.Oh teh noes, the sky will fall! So basically, they were functioning before obummercare and now are arguing that if we roll back obummercare and go back to exactly as it was before its introduction they can't possibly function anymore. Yep, that sounds realistic
There are aspects of obbumercare that I like and that most of the public would like to keep (pre-existing conditions etc), but we never needed a massive 2000+ pages of crap to accomplish that. Roll back obummercare and replace it with a much more narrower scope law to accomplish the goals.
Breitbart is not reacting well to some of these appointments...
Trump Expected to Tap Labor Secretary Who Prefers Foreign Labor to American Workers
Trump also announced Gary Cohn, Goldman Sachs president and chief operating officer, as leader of his National Economic Council.
Trump Expected to Tap Labor Secretary Who Prefers Foreign Labor to American Workers
Trump also announced Gary Cohn, Goldman Sachs president and chief operating officer, as leader of his National Economic Council.
imported_tajmahal
Lifer
- Jul 9, 2009
- 10,759
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Haven't the Democrats and the left been talking about Republicans walking in lockstep? Now they aren't? I'm surprised he's done as well as he has.
jman19
Lifer
- Nov 3, 2000
- 11,225
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Shaking up Washington one Goldman banker at a time. Funny given all the outrage at Hillary being bought and paid for by GS during the election. Draining the swamp lol.
MrSquished
Lifer
- Jan 14, 2013
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Senator called his cabinet today: ""I call it the three 'G' Cabinet: Goldman, generals and gazillionaires," "
Trump to pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers for Interior secretary
rumors are also swirling about Rick Perry for Energy Secretary, but we'll see... Rick Perry famously also used a private email server to avoid public disclosure laws, just like Hillary.
rumors are also swirling about Rick Perry for Energy Secretary, but we'll see... Rick Perry famously also used a private email server to avoid public disclosure laws, just like Hillary.
trenchfoot
Lifer
- Aug 5, 2000
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Seems like every cabinet position Trump wants to fill with those Corporate Raiders of the Lost Middle Class, Wall Streeters and Banksters is just another slap and spit in the face to those folks who voted for him based on his ridiculous lies about "saving their jobs" and "draining the swamp" and "ousting the establishment out of gov't" and "giving back the gov't to the people" and on and on and on.
Why oh why oh why aren't these folks storming Trump Tower with pitchforks and torches yet? Why aren't they raising the upside down Stars and Stripes yet? Why aren't they coming out in force and accusing Trump of lying to them and betraying them when it's so blatantly obvious that that's exactly what Trump is doing to them right at this very moment?
These folks that put their "Trust in Trump" banners up all over the heartland are now nowhere to be seen or heard from.
What's with that? These are the very folks who put this lying two-timing two-faced shamelessly crooked con man in office and now they're not doing a single frick'in thing to hold him to his word?
Where are they now when they're needed the most to keep this guy in check? Will it have to be the folks who didn't vote for him to do it for them?
Their silence is not only deafening, it's destructively UN-American.
You don't get to screw something up and just walk away from it like Bush and Cheney did. Or did these two criminals set a precedent and example for all future conservatives to follow? Is that it?
Fuck things up and simply walk away and have the opposition fix it so they can do it all over again?
Not funny. Not funny at all.
Why oh why oh why aren't these folks storming Trump Tower with pitchforks and torches yet? Why aren't they raising the upside down Stars and Stripes yet? Why aren't they coming out in force and accusing Trump of lying to them and betraying them when it's so blatantly obvious that that's exactly what Trump is doing to them right at this very moment?
These folks that put their "Trust in Trump" banners up all over the heartland are now nowhere to be seen or heard from.
What's with that? These are the very folks who put this lying two-timing two-faced shamelessly crooked con man in office and now they're not doing a single frick'in thing to hold him to his word?
Where are they now when they're needed the most to keep this guy in check? Will it have to be the folks who didn't vote for him to do it for them?
Their silence is not only deafening, it's destructively UN-American.
You don't get to screw something up and just walk away from it like Bush and Cheney did. Or did these two criminals set a precedent and example for all future conservatives to follow? Is that it?
Fuck things up and simply walk away and have the opposition fix it so they can do it all over again?
Not funny. Not funny at all.
pcgeek11
Lifer
- Jun 12, 2005
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Dude, He hasn't even been sworn in yet and you think he is burning the country to the ground.
Pssst: He hasn't done anything yet.
trenchfoot
Lifer
- Aug 5, 2000
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I figured maybe a strenuously worded wake the phuck up call to some of Trump's more thoughtful supporters on his proposed appointments that reveal his true intentions to turn his back on the folks who voted him into office might strike a responsive chord or two.
Wishful thinking on my part, but hey, stating the obvious facts of the matter in a provocative way might just get through to someone that could make a difference somehow?
I figure instead of just bitching about Trump's dishonesty, maybe I could do something positive about having him keep his word to the working class folks who put their faith in him.
Being preemptive does have its advantages.
edit - Now, if you will excuse me, UPS dropped off my Asus Strix Gaming Laptop on Friday and I've been so busy since that only now do I finally have a chance to waft and luxuriate through that fragrant scent of a newly opened box of sumptuous electronics goodness.
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imported_tajmahal
Lifer
- Jul 9, 2009
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"I finally have a chance to waft and luxuriate through that fragrant scent of a newly opened box of sumptuous electronics goodness. "
Grats tweaker2, i love that smell and feeling myself.
" Grats tweaker2, i love that smell and feeling myself.
Zorba
Lifer
- Oct 22, 1999
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Looks like yet another cabinet pick that seems to be completely against the role of the agency they will be put in charge of. Trump has inspired me to start donating to the Sierra Club.
At least its not Palin.
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