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[Beer Monkey]

We need the goddamn Senate. They're going to block indefinitely if we don't get it.

They are going to anyway. We have to take the Senate and we have to change the rules aka nuclear option aka goodbye filibuster.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Speaking of the Senate:

Mike Lee explains why the GOP will block Garland even if Clinton wins



Ooooookay.

We need the goddamn Senate. They're going to block indefinitely if we don't get it.

Well the President can make a recess appointment and can convene a quorum to confirm.

 

[Strimei]

We need the goddamn Senate. They're going to block indefinitely if we don't get it.

I admit to not knowing all the rules and such but surely there's some ability to ram someone through at some point if they hold out too long, right? I remember something about recess appointments. They gotta go on break at some point (god knows it seems like they're always on a damn break).

 

[Iolo]

Speaking of the Senate:

Mike Lee explains why the GOP will block Garland even if Clinton wins

Ooooookay.

We need the goddamn Senate. They're going to block indefinitely if we don't get it.

It's not up to Mike "Ted Cruz's best friend" Lee, though, as long as some Republicans vote to confirm.

 

[NeoXChaos]

I thought you needed 60 votes to get rid of the filibusterer? What good does getting rid of it if the House stays Republican?

 

[Voysa Reezun]

Good thing Mike Lee won't have the chance because the Dems will have the Senate.

Though this just seems like he's more ready to rebuff Obama like the punk ass he is than anything else.

 

[theultimo]

I thought you needed 60 votes to get rid of the filibusterer? What good does getting rid of it if the House stays Republican?

Its a Senate thing. The house has nothing to do with it.

 

[whyamihere]

Nothing is a foregone conclusion. Not with Clinton.

oh my god

 

[Revolver]

Um... wow, they really try to own up to every piece of bad press they get, don't they:
https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/786733379567820800

The bottom fell out long ago but I heard a new low on talk radio today. A woman caller was talking about Trump's Access Hollywood comments and how nothing he says could turn her against him. Since she didn't personally know the women it was no big deal anyway. The host asked her if she would feel that way if it had been her daughter he was talking about. She said she would have taken it as a compliment if he found her daughter attractive. I wanted to just tear my hair out.

 

[Cyanity]

I thought you needed 60 votes to get rid of the filibusterer? What good does getting rid of it if the House stays Republican?

You can't filibuster in the house.

 

[jonjonaug]

New York Daily News reporting that Trump may have lied about giving to 9/11 charities: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-lied-donating-9-11-charities-article-1.2829908

 

[Basileus777]

I thought you needed 60 votes to get rid of the filibusterer? What good does getting rid of it if the House stays Republican?

They're talking about judicial appointments which doesn't involve the House. And you can change senate rules with a simple majority.

 

[Blader]

Well the President can make a recess appointment and can convene a quorum to confirm.

It's not as if the Senate hasn't taken any recesses this year. They use some procedure that allows them to still technically be on call even when they're in recess, which has prevented Obama from making any recess appointments.

 

[neoemonk]

Also just gonna go ahead and post this gif for posterity:

Stuff like that just doesn't surprise me anymore after the now-infamous "Chris Brown can beat me up any day!" tweets from crazy people.

The one that surprised me the most were the rash of women that were talking about how the younger Boston Marathon bomber was attractive while the lockdown was under way.

 

[shiba5]

The one that surprised me the most were the rash of women that were talking about how the younger Boston Marathon bomber was attractive while the lockdown was under way.

Not surprising. Even serial killers have groupies.
Hell, Ted Bundy married his.

 

[johnsmith]

It's Trump-rested Development

 

[Kaban]

I've been been going back and forth through channels and saw bits of that Hannity interview with Bill's alleged victims. Anyone else see that?

 

[Pakkidis]

I am sure this has been posted already, sue me if old

http://www.cracked.com/article_24393_8-insane-donald-trump-moments-world-totally-forgot_p2.html

 

[TumblingHippo]

I am sure this has been posted already, sue me if old

http://www.cracked.com/article_24393_8-insane-donald-trump-moments-world-totally-forgot_p2.html

Is Cracked going to do a sequel to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIQbydyHwc

 

[Bowdz]

What is the chance that Schumer will nuke the filibuster for all legislation? Has he personally hinted anything?

I know Reid strongly hinted they would.

 

[Fenderputty]

The Dems had the opportunity to kill the filibuster before and didn't, why do you all think they will now if we gain control of senate?

 

[Loxley]

I'm very LTTP on this, but it managed to give me a chuckle amidst this depressing news cycle we're in the middle of.

 

[thepotatoman]

I wonder if anything will continue to be branded with the Trump name on it after this whole thing is over.

The brand is already in the dumps, and this is before conservatives turn on him for failing conservatism by losing to Hillary.

 

[diaspora]

I wonder if anything will continue to be branded with the Trump name on it after this whole thing is over.

The brand is already in the dumps, and this is before conservatives turn on him for failing conservationism by losing to Hillary.

Conservation?

 

[Captain Pants]

The Idaho Statesman endorsed Hillary. You'll have to open that in incognito mode to get behind the paywall.

Our seven-member editorial board’s vote for Clinton was nearly unanimous, and we decided this before the audio and video surfaced of Trump’s lewd 2005 conversation about women. A few expressed low to medium enthusiasm for Clinton, and one simply would not endorse her. But the board was unanimous on one count: None could endorse Trump.

 

[Slizeezyc]

Ben Jacobs
@Bencjacobs
This is a shirt

Media preview
8:00pm · 13 Oct 2016 · Twitter for iPhone


nooooo

noo



NO



first reply:

"it's also consent."

Pssssssst Trump would say a dick thing about you lady.

 

[Got the Shakes]

I wonder if anything will continue to be branded with the Trump name on it after this whole thing is over.

The brand is already in the dumps, and this is before conservatives turn on him for failing conservationism by losing to Hillary.

Not that he has the ability to be introspective, but you have to imagine at some point after the election the thought is going to have to cross his mind that he burned his entire "empire" to the ground because of this presidential run.

Edit: On second thought he'll just continue to blame everything that happens to him on the media conspiracy and the Democrats.

 

[Basileus777]

The Dems had the opportunity to kill the filibuster before and didn't, why do you all think they will now if we gain control of senate?

There's little reason not to anymore. The modern GOP will nuke it the moment they have the Senate and the Presidency.

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

I am sure this has been posted already, sue me if old

http://www.cracked.com/article_24393_8-insane-donald-trump-moments-world-totally-forgot_p2.html

The lesson being: Stay the fuck away from this asshole.

It's hard to laugh about Trump these days, but that was good.

 

[Captain Pants]

Pssssssst Trump would say a dick thing about you lady.

He absolutely would. If you photoshopped her shirt to say something negative about Trump, he'd absolutely call her a disgusting pig.

 

[HylianTom]

The Dems had the opportunity to kill the filibuster before and didn't, why do you all think they will now if we gain control of senate?

We don't have much to go on, to be honest. It's definitely been discussed.

There's a pretty decent piece on SCOTUS and the filibuster from March:
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/liberals-supreme-court-filibuster-220806

The GOP's standard line has been "let the people decide. Let the next President pick." If they go back on this promise after holding things up for a year, and if they indicate that they're going to obstruct indefinitely into the future, I'm guessing that all bets are off.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

The Idaho Statesman endorsed Hillary. You'll have to open that in incognito mode to get behind the paywall.

Glad to see something good coming from my state.

 

[VendettaRed07]

The Dems had the opportunity to kill the filibuster before and didn't, why do you all think they will now if we gain control of senate?

Because of what happened after they didn't

 

[Captain Pants]

Glad to see something good coming from my state.

Agreed! I was pretty surprised when Crapo unendorsed Trump. Butch is still hanging on.

 

[Fenderputty]

I mean I hope you guys are right.

 

[whyamihere]

UMass Lowell (uh, they do polling?) NH

10/7-10/11 (really? In the field for 5 days?)

Hillary: 45
Trump: 39
Johnson: 9
Stein: 2

RVs is Hillary +7

Hassan (D): 44
Ayotte (R): 45

RVs is tied.

Van Ostern (D): 39
Sununu (R): 41

RVs is Sununu +2.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Agreed! I was pretty surprised when Crapo unendorsed Trump. Butch is still hanging on.

I was surprised by that he did that too, but I wasn't surprised when Butch didn't.

 

[Bonen no Max'd]

Glad to see something good coming from my state.

Agreed! I was pretty surprised when Crapo unendorsed Trump. Butch is still hanging on.

For once, we're not quite the worst.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Wow, this CNN interview with one of the friends of the women that Trump sexuality assaulted. Powerful stuff.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Wow, this CNN interview with one of the friends of the women that ItTrump sexuality assaulted. Powerful stuff.

Yep.

 

[Ashodin]

Trump is a real piece of work

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Hi I hat started following politics can someone describe this Donald trump guy in 6 words or less?

 

[Revolver]

Wow, this CNN interview with one of the friends of the women that Trump sexuality assaulted. Powerful stuff.

Sad that she felt the need to dig up old pictures of herself because she knew her looks would be attacked.

 

[TheAbsolution]

I'm tears right now. What a disgusting man.

 

[rjinaz]

Wow, this CNN interview with one of the friends of the women that Trump sexuality assaulted. Powerful stuff.

Anybody that thinks these two women are liars, is on something. They are totally sincere and really have nothing to gain from this.

 

[TumblingHippo]

Hi I hat started following politics can someone describe this Donald trump guy in 6 words or less?

He's never gonna be president.

 

[Wilsongt]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaas for the new thread. I am here, bitches.

 

[rjinaz]

Hi I hat started following politics can someone describe this Donald trump guy in 6 words or less?

Sexual predator with power.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

UMass Lowell (uh, they do polling?) NH

10/7-10/11 (really? In the field for 5 days?)

Hillary: 45
Trump: 39
Johnson: 9
Stein: 2

RVs is Hillary +7

Hassan (D): 44
Ayotte (R): 45

RVs is tied.

Van Ostern (D): 39
Sununu (R): 41

RVs is Sununu +2.

Go River Hawks!

 

[VendettaRed07]

Almost every senate race poll has been disappointing