neurosisxeno
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Hope Hicks. Trump loves Hope Hicks, and if Spicey gets the ax I could see her filling in for a bit.
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Hope Hicks. Trump loves Hope Hicks, and if Spicey gets the ax I could see her filling in for a bit.
McConnell is 75 years old and his either in the middle of his last or second-to-last term. If he begins thinking that the GOP's other legislative priorities over the next 1.5 years are going to be hard to pull together as healthcare was, then confirming Gorsuch will be the only win this Republican Congress has -- and McConnell will get the credit for it.
I fully expect Gorsuch to be confirmed in the next two weeks. I do agree that between Russia and the AHCA collapse, Senate Dems have more capital, but I think that just means McConnell won't get his eight defections and will simply nuke the SCOTUS filibuster to get Gorsuch on the bench. Unless there's some Bill Cosby-esque allegation that breaks about Gorsuch in the next few days, I don't think anything is stopping the Senate from sending him to SCOTUS asap.
AntraxSuicide
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True, I forgot about her.
Haha, Sean Hannity's attempt at countering Ted Koppel saying Hannity and his show were bad for America.
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/846146281890365440
Sean Hannity‏ @seanhannity
If you pay attention Ted was saying ALL opinion shows are bad for America. But he was saying this while giving us HIS OPINION #hypocrisy
https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/846146281890365440
Sean Hannity‏ @seanhannity
If you pay attention Ted was saying ALL opinion shows are bad for America. But he was saying this while giving us HIS OPINION #hypocrisy
NobleXenon
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I haven't seen any of the Gorsuch hearings; but did ANYONE ask if he was influenced by Russia?
BoogieWoogie
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Tax reform has far more moving parts and WAY more interests involved.
The biggest roadblock will be when it adds a ton of money to the deficit the freedom cocks will demand cuts to domestic programs to make up for it which won't happen. As I said before there are some powerful interests against the border adjustment tax as well.
Also tax reform will most likely have winners and losers. And those losers will not be happy.
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Trump is in a pickle here. He has a bit of time to test the waters and see if the groups that caused his bill to fail can be effectively pushed back by attacking them, but if that fails then he would screw pretty much any future move, such as those on taxes.
What do you think he will do? Make them more powerful by giving them more sway on policy, or try to shame them and make them lose support openly? I would think the later considering his temperament, but either case doesn't look good for the GOP.
Trump wants to focus on taxes now, so they will definitely try to force their stuff through, whatever he proposes they can ask him to go further if they feel like it.
Edit: Sure looks like Trump can kiss his infrastructure bill goodbye. Watch markets tank over the next two weeks.
What do you think he will do? Make them more powerful by giving them more sway on policy, or try to shame them and make them lose support openly? I would think the later considering his temperament, but either case doesn't look good for the GOP.
Trump wants to focus on taxes now, so they will definitely try to force their stuff through, whatever he proposes they can ask him to go further if they feel like it.
Edit: Sure looks like Trump can kiss his infrastructure bill goodbye. Watch markets tank over the next two weeks.
StormBrute
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I'm becoming hopeful that, even barring impeachment or the Russia stuff panning out, Trump is going to prove completely ineffective as the Republican Carter completely at-odds with his Congress.
That still leaves him a lot of room to do harm via executive action, but at least it curbs the possibility of worse. Small favors.
That still leaves him a lot of room to do harm via executive action, but at least it curbs the possibility of worse. Small favors.
balladofwindfishes
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This is exactly what will happen. The FC will want the tax cuts offset by cutting stuff, but the stuff they'll want to cut will be ridiculous stuff no GOP person besides the FC will want cut.
Exactly. If he can't get everyone on the same page for healthcare, there's no way he manages it for tax reform. Everyone and their grandmother is going to want a piece of this one and keeping everyone on the same page will be key for passage.
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Basileus777
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Tax reform is always hard, let alone trying to do it while conforming to reconciliation rules without cutting a ton of entitlements that would make the entire thing toxic.
Real tax reform requires supermajorities or the ability to get bipartisan support (like Reagan did)
BlastProcessing
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One of the reasons that healthcare came first was that they needed the savings from axing Obamacare to pay for their tax cuts.
When are they gonna run down the existing deficit tho 🤔
Hope Hicks has avoided the spotlight this entire time. I just don't see her changing that anytime soon.
Based on the sad parody world we live in now, I think Omarosa is more likely than Hicks.
What about Katrina Pierson? Or is she on a shit list somewhere?
Bam Bam Baklava
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Tax reform seems like the kind of thing that would pass the House and then get destroyed in the Senate.
I can't wait to see Trump threatening big name Senators. They may be less ideological than the FC but I think they'd be way more openly dismissive of Trump.
An article floating around said she threw a fit and got relegated to the nonprofit foundation or some such. Basically she was too toxic even for this administration.
Edit: Found it.
Damn was hoping for some bullet necklace or
aborted fetus necklace
neurosisxeno
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That's true. I was saying if he got rid of Spicer he would probably get either Hicks and/or Conway to fill in until they find a full time replacement.
"How can we be racist? We have a black woman as our Press Secretary!"
Dubbedinenglish
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Omarosa would legit stab somebody as Press Sec. She is full tilt crazy.
She couldn't handle a reporter from Cosmo. Not a chance in hell she's walking into the press room.
Nah, she gonna be speaker after Ryan's forced out.
Dubbedinenglish
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*walks into briefing room wearing clothing line dress and jewelry*
*Stops, turns, faces press pool*
*walks out*
"Thanks all for coming to today's press briefing!"
neurosisxeno
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Have some self respect Paul...
CoffeeJanitor
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need photographic proof
Yea I'll sure bet they take him seriously as speaker, lol
This week really has been quite delicious. I was shocked and devastated over the election results, but even last year I really thought we were looking at a 1-term Hillary who would get blown out in 2020 by, probably, Ryan (if not a Cruz or a Cotton or something).
This might end up working out more or less after all if we can destroy them again in 18 and 20.
Except, of course, for the supreme court spot which I have no optimism about. And god forbid any more before the next election.
This might end up working out more or less after all if we can destroy them again in 18 and 20.
Except, of course, for the supreme court spot which I have no optimism about. And god forbid any more before the next election.
How many L's can Ryan take jfc
For this bill, he needed full prostration.
balladofwindfishes
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How could Ryan possibly get any respect at all after this? How will he possibly lead his party for votes if he had to grovel to random congressmen to pass a bill he had been working on for 3 years and his party had promised for 7
Never? That isn't something Republicans do.
Got the Shakes
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Still trying to run the country like a business.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.5581e969ef80
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...489b735b3a3_story.html?utm_term=.5581e969ef80
talisayNon
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Anyone watching the Circus on showtime?
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