I mean...it's more true than saying he fired him based off of AG/Deputy AG recommendation regarding how Comey handled Clinton investigation. Doesn't really have a leg to stand on with any justification for the firing now.
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT3| 13 Treasons Why
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I mean...it's more true than saying he fired him based off of AG/Deputy AG recommendation regarding how Comey handled Clinton investigation. Doesn't really have a leg to stand on with any justification for the firing now.
balladofwindfishes
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So this going down like the Muslim ban, where his own mouth is going to do him in...
The Byrd Rule is still just a rule and requires a Senator to object to a provision as being extraneous, where the Parliamentarian decides on the objection, and the Vice President can overrule the Parliamentarian. The courts cannot rule on it if they follow the procedures as written to overrule the Parliamentarian.
That lie had a very limited lifespan, just the way it needed to be. I feel like it's a constant "he can't keep getting away with it" but it's being applied to a lying moron and everything is just terrible.
At this point do we not think Pence will overrule the Parliamentarian on just about everything they may object to?
A Democrat from California supposed being lumped in with the "justicr Democrats"
And the super left is saying "nope wall street donations lol"
balladofwindfishes
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I don't think so.
I think the CBO report comes out, costs explode, 30 million without insurance, and they put it on "hold" to "retool" it and we never hear from it again.
The GOP is basically at the breaking point for bad PR at this point. The party can't really take much more. This isn't a hill they want to die on.
I start to wonder if this guy has any self awareness and then I remember that he intentionally does that to his hair.
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Sessions recused himself on these matters.
Oh, right. There needs to be more noise made about that as well.
ftfy
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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The focus is on him because he was the "objective" counterpoint to Sessions' obvious Trump ties and recusal from the Russia investigation. He revealed himself to be a tool, in the most literal sense - someone with knowledge of law and how to argue it, willing to use it for whatever his boss wants him to as long as he is not blamed for it.
I mean, this seems fine to me. If the "far left" abandon the Justice Democrats then they (Justice Dems) have no platform left.
Trump could write a damn book about how to be a pro at putting your foot in your mouth.
The orange peel is lying again.
Trump wants the bill passed but his VP will not push it through if provisions are challenged during the reconciliation vote as incompatible with reconciliation? That's wishful thinking.
RustyNails
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I dunno guys, this seems illegal.
No, they'd be perfectly normal Democrats. Deserving of higher scrutiny on the economic front if they label themselves progressives though.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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A Serious Man
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Trump is going to fire Spicer just to try and change the media narrative.
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Holy shit at that clip....
He's lying through his teeth and he's on admitting to all sorts of shit that will get him into real trouble.
He's insane
He's lying through his teeth and he's on admitting to all sorts of shit that will get him into real trouble.
He's insane
At this point, I can't see this happening. They are determined to destroy Obama's legacy. They are determined to cut taxes for the super rich. If they take the bill away, I can easily see them doing what the House did and quietly "retool" it and then pass it before a CBO score.
The old rules of politics are dead. Any sense these guys had for self-preservation seems to have vanished.
His letter was the longest and most detailed and was the only one that offered real justification for firing Comey
Got the Shakes
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Do we have any idea what this is about?
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Developing: FBI confirms agents are executing a search warrant at the office of GOP Fundraiser/Consulting firm in Annapolis
https://twitter.com/jemillerwbal/status/862714093899325440
Jayne Miller‏Verified account
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Developing: FBI confirms agents are executing a search warrant at the office of GOP Fundraiser/Consulting firm in Annapolis
https://twitter.com/jemillerwbal/status/862714093899325440
cartoon_soldier
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Fuck Rosenstein.
NYCmetsfan
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NYCmetsfan
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No and we shouldn't assume its about the russia investigation.
Could be normal campaign finance investigation to a local race or whatever
It's a single freshman democrat out of Silicon Valley district, Ro Khanna.
I mean if you're expecting waves then this isn't it. Guy just came in 2016.
Not gonna stress it for my state.
It's really the rubber-to-the-road moment on whether the GOP actually has any ideology or is merely interested in holding onto power by any means. If somebody really is willing to fall on their sword for AHCA, it's because they at least believe that they're doing something good (even if they're wrong about that), like the Democrats like Perriello in weak districts who voted for ACA anyway, and lost their jobs subsequently. Periello's sacrifice was not in vain, but it was a sacrifice for something he believed in.
NihonTiger90
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Yep. At the moment, we don't know which firm it is they're looking at. We'll need to know that first before anything.
Source for those tweets is the investigative reporter for WBAL in Baltimore, BTW. Keep an eye on WaPo, Baltimore Sun, Annapolis Capitol Gazette as well for possible info on this.
Yes, but the procedure is still a rule that will still not be challenged. The Parliamentarian's role isn't even in the law, just the Vice President's role in making rulings on objections for extraneous provisions. It is just the practice for the VP to defer to the Parliamentarian but the decision is up to him.
I almost think Rosenstein wrote a justification that he assumed Trump couldn't get behind (because it contradicted everything he's said) and was surprised that Trump ran with it anyway
That's the optimistic take, anyway. Either way it was a mistake.
NihonTiger90
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Got pointed out in the Comey thread, but might be these guys:
http://strategiccampaigngroup.com/contact-us
And they got sued in federal court two years ago by the Ken Cuccinelli campaign for using his name to raise a whole bunch of money and then kept it all:
https://www.politicallawbriefing.co....-Conservative-Strike-Force-PAC-Complaint.pdf
http://strategiccampaigngroup.com/contact-us
And they got sued in federal court two years ago by the Ken Cuccinelli campaign for using his name to raise a whole bunch of money and then kept it all:
https://www.politicallawbriefing.co....-Conservative-Strike-Force-PAC-Complaint.pdf
Aaron Strife
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Trump is so addicted to his faux masculine chest-thumping bullshit that he can't stop himself.
In private convo everyone tells him how great he is and how nothing is ever his fault. Including the FBI director investigating him.
He made a list of people he could fire who everyone hates starting with Comey. Spicey was next down the list.
I fucking can't anymore. But I have to becuase the fuckery will continue.
timetokill
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This is giving Trump way too much credit but maybe this happened:
Trump: Can you tell me if I'm under investigation?
Comey: No.
Trump: Tremendous.
Comey: Huh?
Trump: Sorry, gotta jet, Mar-a-Lago awaits. See ya Jim.
Trump: Can you tell me if I'm under investigation?
Comey: No.
Trump: Tremendous.
Comey: Huh?
Trump: Sorry, gotta jet, Mar-a-Lago awaits. See ya Jim.
Didn't Trump talk about that one senator who he said told him he'd be the greatest president, and the senator clarified he could be remembered as one if he took certain actions? Something like that.
That was my guess lol
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