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[Greigor The Fellhand]

positive news, the more trump threatens mcconnell means its more likely they'll push through a bill that removes the presidents absolute power to nuke and start wars.

 

[Plinko]

McConnell has survived a lot, this prick isn't even a challenge lol

If he can survive Krang, he can easily handle Trump's attacks.

 

[Lucky Forward]

Gingrich: Trump ‘Can’t Disassociate Himself’ From O’Care Repeal Failure

“The fact is, with a very narrow margin, 52 people, Mitch McConnell got 49 out of 52. I think the President can’t disassociate himself from this. He is part of the leadership team,” Gingrich said, appearing on “Fox and Friends.” “He is not an observer sitting in the stands. He is on the field. It was a collective failure.”

“This may take three or four or five years or 10 or 12 bills. I’m not sure anybody is smart enough to write a single bill to replace Obamacare in one giant step. … I’m equally afraid they will mishandle the tax cuts exactly the way they mishandled health care. If that happens, we’ll be at the end of the year with a disaster,” he said.

 

[VendettaRed07]

I have a feeling that if a younger person starts parroting Bernie they'll bail.

They'll need a quality history of supporting their positions rather than just parroting him.

Also the question of "why didn't he/she endorse Bernie last cycle if they really allign with his ideas"

Really the only notable Dem younger dem who was a full on Bernie supporter until the end was..

nvm forget it there was no one.

 

[Futurevoid]

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Ben Jacobs‏Verified account @Bencjacobs 2m2 minutes ago
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Per pool, Trump said he is drafting up paperwork to officially declare the opioid crisis a national emergency.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

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Here we go

 

[CrimzonSamurai]

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Oh great he can probably do whatever he wants with the National Guard with that

 

[B-Dubs]

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This is going to turn out well...

 

[Teggy]

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I thought we just had to tell kids not to do drugs?

 

[Wilsongt]

Are we dead yet?

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

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But will he do something about it though?

Are we dead yet?

Yes.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

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5/1 he gives power to ICE/Immigration to handel opiod crisis further giving them more power over municipalities

 

[Teggy]

Will a single Republican senator stand up against the confirmation of POS Sam Clovis?

 

[sangreal]

Okay but that's not likely at all to be the case in 2019.

Nobody (rational at least) ever talks about the GOP gaining seats in the senate in 2019.

They will gain a seat this year if Menendez is convicted

But I'll again point out that the GOP was never one vote away from passing repeal. They only had the votes for skinny repeal on the condition it wouldn't get a vote in the house. They'll also have to start over in the house if they want to bring it up after tax reform

 

[Futurevoid]

A few other nuggets from the press pool:

Matt Berman‏Verified account @Mr_Berman 1m1 minute ago
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Trump: “When I was growing up, they had the LSD"

Jeremy Diamond‏Verified account @JDiamond1 51s52 seconds ago
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Trump on Mattis statement: "Mattis may have taken it a step beyond what I said."

Ben Jacobs‏Verified account @Bencjacobs 12s13 seconds ago
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Trump: If North Korea does anything in terms of thinking about attack . . . they should be very very nervous

lesley clark‏Verified account @lesleyclark 4m4 minutes ago
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"I just want him to get repeal + replace done," @realDonaldTrump says of @SenateMajLdr . "Where's the bill, I want to sign it."

Jeremy Diamond‏Verified account @JDiamond1 4m4 minutes ago
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Trump on North Korea: "We'll always consider negotiations, but they've been negotiating now for 25 years..."

Jeremy Diamond‏Verified account @JDiamond1 6m6 minutes ago
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Trump on "fire and fury" comment --> "Maybe it wasn't tough enough...we're backed 100% by our military and we're backed by everybody."

Jeremy Diamond‏Verified account @JDiamond1 56s57 seconds ago
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Trump says "people of this country should be very comfortable." Says N. Koreans should be "nervous" if NK considers attacking US or allies

 

[Plinko]

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I mean...ok? This screams "I need to make a show of something while not actually doing anything about it yet I'll claim I did."

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

A few other nuggets from the press pool:

I'm so confused on what Trump is trying to do here. I think he is trying to not be involved and yet trying to act strong here.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

A few other nuggets from the press pool:

The LSD and the jaazzzzzz

 

[RumbleHumble]

I mean...ok? This screams "I need to make a show of something while not actually doing anything about it yet I'll claim I did."

This. It's all sounding like hot gas. So much for Fire and Fury.

 

[sangreal]

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Didn't they say the other day that they wouldn't?

 

[Futurevoid]

Didn't they say the other day that they wouldn't?

Secretary of HHS said they would not be, yes. Apparently, as with most things in this White House the left hand has no fucking clue what the right hand is doing.

The other option is that Trump is drawing up the paperwork "just in case" it gets to that. That would be giving him far too much credit though.

....and this month is supposed to be the vacation month!

 

[whyamihere]

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

LSD doesn't kill people, wtf is Trump on.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Also he seems to be stressing response to an "attack" which is status quo instead of letting his big fat flapping mouth fly about responding to a "threat" like he did yesterday

 

[Plinko]

Hot take: Republicans don't actually want to deal with the opioid crisis because it is ravaging rural areas and it keeps that social class in the same position.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Also he seems to be stressing response to an "attack" which is status quo instead of letting his big fat flapping mouth fly about responding to a "threat" like he did yesterday

It's the classic Trump move. Gaslight us about the red line and how that was always an attack and that was always what he meant and that he's new to the job and that he was joking off the cuff.

We'll see how NK reacts.

 

[dakini]

Was this posted? It was retweeted by Ben Jacobs.

If Amy runs, she's got my vote in the primary.

 

[Deleted member 231381]

Would be really happy to see Klobuchar run if Franken or even Brown don't.

we 100% need more midwestern politicians in the mix. The current lineup is too coastal heavy

I agree. Harris is the least disagreeable to me of those four politically, but she needs to be tested by a politician of Klobuchar's type before I'd get too confident of Harris' winning chances.

 

[RumbleHumble]

If Amy runs, she's got my vote in the primary.

I don't think she'll go far, but she's got my vote too.

 

[RustyNails]

Kloubachar lacks the x factor. Her speaking style makes me want to take afternoon naps.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Kloubachar lacks the x factor. Her speaking style makes me want to take afternoon naps.

This. I'm really happy with a great deal of her voting record, but she's not exactly oozing with charisma in the same way some of the other proposed candidates are.

 

[Hubbl3]

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How much do you want to bet that even though this opioid "crisis" effects white and rural areas the most, Trump and the keebler klansman are mostly going to go after black and brown people in the cities and suburbs

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Hot take: Republicans don't actually want to deal with the opioid crisis because it is ravaging rural areas and it keeps that social class in the same position.

Is this really a hot take when it's likely pretty close to accurate?

 

[whyamihere]

Was this posted? It was retweeted by Ben Jacobs.

#TeamAmy #TeamKamala #TeamGillary

 

[Deleted member 231381]

I don't think there's room in the electoral market for Booker and Gillibrand to run against each other. They fill the same niche, and both would block the other from winning if they stayed in for the long-run. I think one of them will be effectively pressured out by the invisible primary.

 

[TiredofWinning]

Hot take: Republicans don't actually want to deal with the opioid crisis because it is ravaging rural areas and it keeps that social class in the same position.

Also it can be used to direct animus at people of color especially Hispanics that they claim are bringing drugs into the country.

Keep the rural shmucks mad, alone and miserable.

 

[kirblar]

Yeah, out of those 4 it's #TeamAnyoneButCoryPlease

 

[Aaron Strife]

I don't think there's room in the electoral market for Booker and Gillibrand to run against each other. They fill the same niche, and both would block the other from winning if they stayed in for the long-run. I think one of them will be effectively pressured out by the invisible primary.

I think Booker is solid VP fodder provided there's not some nuclear scandal waiting to blow up.

 

[shadow_shogun]

 

[kirblar]

I think Booker is solid VP fodder provided there's not some nuclear scandal waiting to blow up.

He's from Jersey.

 

[Random Human]

Oh shit

 

[Valhelm]

Trump wants to fight someone. That has to be the explanation here.

Going to war with the world's most unpopular country is a smart way to distract from your disaster of a presidency

 

[AntraxSuicide]

I agree but at the same time idk how beneficial that would be even if we managed to get an ID to everyone in the country if polling locations continue to be tactically closed down.

Oh it's not the only thing I'd do. I'd make a new Voting Rights Act that passed vote-by-mail and expanded the election from a single day to a week or two, minimum.

 

[Electric Eye]

Oh shit

That explains Trump tossing him under the bus with National Enquirer batboy stories.

 

[AndyD]

Didn't they say the other day that they wouldn't?

He probably watched some news about his "briefing" that asked why this wasn't declared. SO now they are exploring how to do it while giving themselves more power. Clearly they are focused on enforcement and not prevention. And certainly not on anything anti-drug companies.

 

[Random Human]

That explains Trump tossing him under the bus with National Enquirer batboy stories.

Yup, good point.

 

[Blader]

I think Booker is solid VP fodder provided there's not some nuclear scandal waiting to blow up.

Not sure I agree. To me, the choice of running mate boils down to two things: that they have strong relationships on the Hill (ideally with both parties) and that they can shore up the left flank (assuming the nominee at the top of the ticket isn't Bernie). I think Booker is okay on the former, but the wrong choice for the latter.

Given that criteria, I think Gillibrand or Brown would be good choices for VP. They've got Senate relationships they can lean on, they can reach across to blue-collar rural voters, Gillibrand has become strongly progressive since her days as a blue dog in the House and Brown especially can rely on some Bernie backing.

 

[Kusagari]

I think Booker is solid VP fodder provided there's not some nuclear scandal waiting to blow up.

I'd rather someone like Franken or Hickenlooper as VP.

 

[kirblar]

Not sure I agree. To me, the choice of running mate boils down to two things: that they have strong relationships on the Hill (ideally with both parties) and that they can shore up the left flank (assuming the nominee at the top of the ticket isn't Bernie). I think Booker is okay on the former, but the wrong choice for the latter.

Given that criteria, I think Gillibrand or Brown would be good choices for VP. They've got Senate relationships they can lean on, they can reach across to blue-collar rural voters, Gillibrand has become strongly progressive since her days as a blue dog in the House and Brown especially can rely on some Bernie backing.

Just pick Biden again!

 

[VendettaRed07]

Kloubachar lacks the x factor. Her speaking style makes me want to take afternoon naps.

It's also possible spending her time in Minnesota, despite the lack of an "x" factor that gets coastal liberals excited she has a better pulse on how to appeal to the rust belt voters that Hillary did poorly with than Harris or Gillibrand. But that's just speculation