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[nature boy]

So is this Menendez trial anything to shit bricks about.

Press building it up as something huge, but it would take a lot of circumstances for a Republican to take his spot.

 

[aspiegamer]

TIL there is actually a FEMA director who was confirmed in June, and the guy seems massively qualified. I mean that outright, and not just in a "compared to everyone else" sense. Well, get him to Texas ASAP.

 

[BigWeather]

TIL there is actually a FEMA director who was confirmed in June, and the guy seems massively qualified. I mean that outright, and not just in a "compared to everyone else" sense. Well, get him to Texas ASAP.

That's great to hear. Hopefully the response will be competent if the forecast verifies.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

So is this Menendez trial anything to shit bricks about.

Press building it up as something huge, but it would take a lot of circumstances for a Republican to take his spot.

I don't think it's "a lot" of circumstances. If he's forced to resign before Christie is out, then the GOP will gain an additional senator until 2018.

 

[Diablos]

Mendendez better not fuck this up

 

[chadskin]

Trump retweeted this image:

 

[Nrocinu777]

Trump retweeted this image:

Jesus christ how petty can he be. He's so fucking obsessed with Obama. :/

 

[kadotsu]

Trump retweeted this image:

Does this mean we'll get Obama back in 6 months?

 

[benicillin]

Trump retweeted this image:

Much like an eclipse, it only happens briefly because if it stayed that way we'd be in trouble.

 

[ivajz]

Trump retweeted this image:

Wow.... he really did... I had to go double check. He really is a tiny man, everything he does makes Obama more popular.

 

[Host Samurai]

Trump retweeted this image:

So presidential

 

[Blader]

I don't think it's "a lot" of circumstances. If he's forced to resign before Christie is out, then the GOP will gain an additional senator until 2018.

It would only be a problem if he was convicted before January and then voluntarily resigned. McConnell could put a vote to have Menendez expelled from the Senate as soon as he's convicted, but that requires a two-thirds majority, which Schumer can easily knock down on the grounds that an unpopular, lame-duck governor who is a few months away from leaving office should not be allowed to appoint a senator for a full year. Just call it a variation on The McConnell Rule!

 

[kess]

Trump retweeted this image:

Obama is the sun, Trump is a moon rock

 

[jtb]

He is fucking deranged

 

[nature boy]

Leigh Ann Caldwell‏Verified account @LACaldwellDC 22m22 minutes ago

Trump is "serious" about a government shutdown if he doesn't get funding for his border wall reports @PeterAlexander

I don't think it's "a lot" of circumstances. If he's forced to resign before Christie is out, then the GOP will gain an additional senator until 2018.

- Convicted
- Resigns or 2/3s Senate votes to impeach;
- All before January

Very tight deadline if you ask me

 

[sazzy]

Bermann on CNN: Perhaps the President is indicating he's a dark, inanimate object obstructing a source of light.

re: the eclipse tweet

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Here's my question, why did Sessions recuse himself in the first place? I suppose he didn't see this shit spiraling out of control/never foresaw Comey getting fired in the first place?

 

[Blader]

Here's my question, why did Sessions recuse himself in the first place? I suppose he didn't see this shit spiraling out of control/never foresaw Comey getting fired in the first place?

Believe it or not, an actual regard for the law.

 

[dramatis]

I don't think Sessions was going to stick his neck out for Trump. The nature of Trump's admin is that everyone is literally in it for themselves.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Believe it or not, an actual regard for the law.

That argument is somewhat blasted away considering how much he's committed perjury so far.

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Just when you think Trump wouldn't do anything stupid, the next day happens.

 

[Wilsongt]

Huh. Some GOP members got jokes.

http://www.thestate.com/news/politi...-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article168743892.html

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Here's another fun tweet from the guy who made that eclipse meme:

 

[shadow_shogun]

Bermann on CNN: Perhaps the President is indicating he's a dark, inanimate object obstructing a source of light.

re: the eclipse tweet

Lol I couldn't believe he said said that, I had to rewind it.

 

[nature boy]

*sigh*

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Will he show you his beautiful letter to me?

 

[Wilsongt]

Yeah, that is straight out of Hannity last night.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Remember when Megyn Kelly said he threantened her with his "beautiful twitter".

 

[Hubbl3]

Will he show you his beautiful letter to me?

It's mind-blowing that he's (allegedly) a native English speaker.

 

[jtb]

It's mind-blowing that he's (allegedly) a native English speaker.

Beautiful is not an easy word to spell.

 

[Plinko]

Bermann on CNN: Perhaps the President is indicating he's a dark, inanimate object obstructing a source of light.

re: the eclipse tweet

That eclipse thing was done weeks beforehand with Obama in front of Trump.

 

[IggyChooChoo]

Here's another fun tweet from the guy who made that eclipse meme:

Huh. Jews are bad drivers, too? That's a new one.

 

[Ernest]

Here's another fun tweet from the guy who made that eclipse meme:

Trump retweeting shit from his anti-Semite supporters? Sounds about right.

 

[RumbleHumble]

Trump retweeting shit from his anti-Semite supporters? Sounds about right.

Gotta play to that base.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

So is Pual Ryan saying there will be no government shut down for the wall? building a bigger division between Trump and Gop?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

So is Pual Ryan saying there will be no government shut down for the wall? building a bigger division between Trump and Gop?

Ryan can't do shit if Trump vetoes it. Lil Paul is going to have to grow a spine.

 

[kess]

That 360 pivot was quick

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Ryan can't do shit if Trump vetoes it. Lil Paul is going to have to grow a spine.

He could do a veto override.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

He could do a veto override.

Wouldn't he need a big majority of the votes for that though?

 

[Futurevoid]

Wouldn't he need a big majority of the votes for that though?

They can override a veto with a 2/3rds super majority. If the House and Senate work out a deal with Democrats that will keep the government open and handle the debt ceiling issue -I don't see why they wouldn't be able to do just that. i.e. Russia sanctions bill.

I said it a month ago, Democrats are in a surprisingly good position from a leverage standpoint thanks to Trumps public nonsense. If the wall is the hill he wants to die on, Dems aren't going to help. They'll let the R's take the hit for shutting the government down. They can try to blame Democrats all they like but when you control Congress and the White House - the shit falls squarely on your shoulders.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Wouldn't he need a big majority of the votes for that though?

2/3

Not impossible if he gets the entire Democrat party on board with a deal of some kind. The GOP minus the crazies + 99% of Democrats would do it.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Does the freedom caucus want the wall?

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Does the freedom caucus want the wall?

They want what's worst for our country so yes.

 

[Random Human]

That picture just reinforces that the primary ideology of Trump is sticking it to Obama. What a petty asshole.

 

[Poodlestrike]

He could do a veto override.

Need dems for that. He'd have to make concessions on the budget... again.

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

Does the freedom caucus want the wall?

They want a Wall of Flesh and bones and screams.

pretty sure The Freedom Caucus symbol should be this.

 

[sangreal]

Does the freedom caucus want the wall?

Theyre all aboard the Trump train, yes

 

[Futurevoid]

Need dems for that. He'd have to make concessions on the budget... again.

By any measure, he's going have to make concessions anyways. Pelosi will exact her pound of flesh before that budget gets setup for a vote.

Theyre all aboard the Trump train, yes

Not all. There's a fiscal conservatives wing of that caucus like the Justin Amash's of the world who have been vocally against the wall. I can't say the number is high on that front, but you may see some defections in that regard.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Need dems for that. He'd have to make concessions on the budget... again.

He's going to have to. He doesn't have the votes without the Democrats because enough of his party is insane enough to bring the entire country down.

 

[ivajz]

*sigh*

Fun fact. Trump had a banner on his twitter that claimed Clapper, said he saw no collusion.