Dominican Power
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She gets shit done
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PoliGAF 2017 |OT3| 13 Treasons Why
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She gets shit done
"We aren't stupid."
That's questionable.
Well, maybe not stupid, per se.
Heartless to anyone who isn't white and rich? Absolutely.
Autodidact
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Whom would you suggest to replace her? I want her to be Speaker again, not least of all because I'll relish the series of "How Nancy Got Her Gavel Back" articles that will infuriate Republicans.
Can that be the thread title if the Democrats regain the House?
benjipwns
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I mean outside of personal and political money raising related matters.
Tulsi Gabbard obviously.
Justin Amash obviously.
oh my god this photo: https://www.axios.com/trump-on-an-island-all-alone-2440220392.html
That's more surprising to me, given how much he hates Pelosi.
That's more surprising to me, given how much he hates Pelosi.
Box of Kittens
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I've been burned too many times to get my hopes up, but I'd really love for this to be true. Outside of the political ramifications (and I think they're probably screwed no matter what they do at this point) I don't want millions of people to lose their coverage, and I'd rather Dems be able to focusing on fixing and expanding Obamacare once they get a trifecta rather than also needing to undo the damage of the AHCA.
Cesare Borgia
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It reminds me of that Marlo quote from The Wire: "you want it to be one way, but it's the other way." I think a lot of leaders and interest groups within DC assumed Obama would walk in and rub shoulders with everyone, spread the love, etc. That's never been who he is. There's no question it led to some resentment and confusion, especially within the Congressional Black Caucus.
IMO Pelosi's issue was moreso not like Obama's leadership approach, but all wounds are healed when you win (passing healthcare). But even still, imagine Pelosi's disgust at the 2011 budget negotiations, which were perhaps the president's biggest mistake IMO.
I also wanna say the media overblows all this in regards to relations with republicans. Obama had a decent relationship with Boehner and a few republicans...didn't help a damn thing. Obama being nicer or inviting xyz to dinner or drinking with such and such wasn't going to accomplish jack shit.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Breaking: Ninth Circuit #travelban ruling is imminent, court administrator announces in email to media.
https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/874304080759459840
Wonder if it is going to be another L.
https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/874304080759459840
Wonder if it is going to be another L.
#breakupthe9thcircuit
The only thing that has a chance of passing is some sort of Obamacare opt out for states. Basically like the Medicaid expansion but for the entire law. The only tricky part of that is the taxes, as I guess only residents of opt-in states would be subject to the federal tax hikes that are part of the law. Of course, if they passed this, about the only states that would opt-out are red states with an economy large enough to sustain their own healthcare system and a populous stupid enough to go along with it. Basically just Texas and Florida. It would either be politically impossible or a guaranteed healthcare crisis anywhere else.
balladofwindfishes
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So what you're really saying is Kansas is going to opt out
benjipwns
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A cursory Google search I did about how Pelosi stays in power led to a story in which one anonymous source suggested she does it partly to block him from moving up as they hate each other and she's just trying to outlast him lol
I totally approve of this as a reason for her to be House Democrat Leader for Life and I say that having no specific opinion of Hoyer.
Autodidact
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Why do you think Elizabeth stays on the throne? To prevent Charles's ascension! Queens can be petty.
benjipwns
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Because she keeps winning election: https://twitter.com/eedrk/status/872955951292104704
I noticed it too in a number of R senators' tone and confidence. Further and more tellingly one of them inferred it was really the house bill rather than the senate bill.
Autodidact
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You know, the periodicals of the day published Dickens's novels in installments. Today he'd use Twitter.
BlastProcessing
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He can't cite executive privilege about his conversations with Comey. Did Comey ask Jeffy to protect him? Also no executive privilege about the exact parameters of his recusal. Did he recuse himself from the Manafort case? And of course there is no executive privilege to him answering, under oath, who he met with at the Mayflower Hotel.
ShadowSwordmaster
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I hope so.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
In reference to this:
This is a real response from a Breitbart writer:
These people are morons.
She hates Hoyer so much, it's funny.
benjipwns
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I want to say the first public cabinet meeting of the year is always like this, they introduce everybody and everybody talks about how sweet everything is and how great the President is. And then the President talks about how great the cabinet heads are and how this year is going to be awesome with jobs and no terrorism and bipartisanship.
It'd be funnier if after they went around the table then the President shit talked each of them on how they've disappointed him.
You know, like Festivus. Trump seems ideal to introduce this practice.
It'd be funnier if after they went around the table then the President shit talked each of them on how they've disappointed him.
You know, like Festivus. Trump seems ideal to introduce this practice.
And obviously they would do the feats of strength after.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
BREAKING: U.S. appeals court upholds in large part ruling that blocked Trump's revised travel ban
https://twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/874311473421578241
https://twitter.com/ReutersPolitics/status/874311473421578241
BoogieWoogie
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Take some more Ls you fat orange bitch.
Pandora012
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Don't see why he's pushing this as it has been past the 90 day ban. Sooooo it should be unnecessary now, right?
Dubbedinenglish
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I love the smell of Trump Ls in the morning
2nd court ruling against this Not-A-Travel-Ban travel ban.
They don't call him Donnie 2-Scoops for nothing.
benjipwns
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Stop giving Roberts a reason to deny standing rather than rule against it.
Easy D
Because it was never going to just be 90 days. And at this point, it's about winning in getting it through.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
My guess is they will keep up the charade of it all being false/vindication for another few weeks, and once it becomes clear that that isn't working/didn't vindicate him/he actually IS under investigation, move to some other dumb tactic.
Everything they do is short term.
The Sessions hearing is the real wildcard here. Largely, I know Trunpnis done but had assumed Sessions had some level of intelligence. So I'm curious what the game is with the hearing, and I'm not sure how it's going to play. It's a pretty risky move to offer it up.
ShadowSwordmaster
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Time to hand out the Ls.
His continual crying about the ban instead of discussing any progress on the improved vetting that was supposed to only take 90 days to begin with does a great deal in showing the true aim of the bill.
No No, we want SCOTUS to hear the case and for Gorsuch and Roberts to rule against Trump. Maximum conservative salt.
Pandora012
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Forgot his addiction to winning. That said, he is probably going to use this on his base. Look at all these liberal judges trying to make you unsafe. Please ignore the conservatives that also blocked it.
IggyChooChoo
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You ever seen the Idi Amin documentary? There's a scene where he does just that. And the most disappointing minister is found dead in Lake Victoria not long after.
Aaron Strife
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If today's sample is mediocre for him we could see an all-time low tomorrow. He's just a point away from his previous record (35/59, -24) and I believe the first day of today's sample was "good" for him.
There must be a new spin on events that throws Comey under the bus somehow.
balladofwindfishes
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We absolutely do not want this going to the SC, the record for the SC re-affirming cases lower courts ruled on isn't odds I want to mess with.
Pandora012
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Yeah while I would love that final F-U, I would not like to risk it.
benjipwns
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Which one is that? There's like twenty of them including one he tried to get director credit on.
I've seen like 90% of them probably lol
balladofwindfishes
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The SC reverses about 70% of the cases they take. I don't like those odds, just for "lol GOP salt."
I'd rather they not even pick it up at all and just let the lower courts handle it (which is what they'll probably do).
RustyNails
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When will Trump start giving himself titles? King of Scotland maybe?
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