I guess I everything is back to normal...

n’t!

The new Air Force One will be red, white and blue, although not necessarily in that order. Need to check with Putin to make sure he's happy putting the Russian flag on our airplanes first.

When I saw Trump wanted it repainted I was assuming it would be gold.

Wouldn’t and Would both mean the same thing when you’re smart apparently

Real wages fell again. Seems like all those companies didn't get the memo that those tax cuts were supposed to trickle down to their employees.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/wa...nds-2018-07-17

This stuff is pretty out there.

I think it probably comes down to his businesses. Looks like they've been doing a lot of money laundering over the years for Russian oligarchs and they can kind of hold that over him. His loans have always been sketchy too. I don't think it's overt or anything, but he knows he can't really fuck with them.

There's also the part of him that admires authoritarians. And there is a sizable portion of the US who likes that style of rule despite talking pretending to be for democracy and freedom.

KGB vs. KFC

I'm shocked that this seems to be good enough for GOP electeds to move on.

edit: Should be NOT SHOCKED

This is literally my FB feed today...all about the DNC server and the lies of the Obama administration and this summit reaction was all manufactured media outrage.

Sounds fair enough to me :jester:

This is going to revolutionize speech-writing, watch for people to purposefully construct sentences this way in the future. One, you can just adjust on the fly based on the feel of the room and two, retroactively claim you misspoke.


Any chance you have a link at hand ? Really don't want to go off into that particular wilderness right now but would still like to read an article like that.

I was referring to the comments from those supporting how he handled the meeting with Putin, like the commentator on Fox saying "Come on, snap out of it, everybody. The guy is doing what he is supposed to be doing, and that is protecting us… What was he supposed to do? Take a gun out and shoot Putin? Putin said ‘I didn’t meddle in your election.’ So the president should say, ‘Hang on, let me execute this guy.'"

I forget, German does not have contractions, right? Been a minute since I studied it, only thing I really remember is Sheiskopf. Which seems like it should have been Trump's nickname in college.

Thanks for the link :)


There are a few, but not really as many as in the english language and definitely not as 'funky' as yours with the apostrophe and all ;) And none in a way where you turn a 'positive' into a 'negative' like that , more like to differentiate between persons and places/things while still keeping the preposition short and general.

Like for example: Ich gehe zu Marko (going to see Marko) // Ich gehe zum Training (Going to practice) --> Normally it would have to be "Ich gehe zu dem Training" but that would be a useless specification (essentially: Going to that practice), so it's left out.

And now you have a talking point the next time you meet a german and want to prove you actually did take german ;)

Coincidence that this allows non-profits like the NRA to easily commit treason.

Dark Money Groups Get A Little Darker, Thanks To IRS : NPR

Kavanaugh's opinion on foreign donations has already come up in a Mueller case.

And this gives corporations a way to dump millions without their shareholders or customers ever knowing. But that's freedom, right?

Don't know if requesting immunity for five witnesses is unusual in a case like this but it sounds like alot.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/muel...fort-case.html

Trump told Tucker Carlson that he didn't understand the mutual defense obligations of NATO.

And how exactly can a law like this be said to "in no way limit transparency" ? I mean, isn't it enough to say that this is to protect "personal information" and be done with this ? Since when has it become mandatory to not only tout the (real or imagined) positive changes AND then spout nonsense about the negative aspects ?
(certain political parties are doing the same song and dance in germany)

So the DNC has been trying to serve Jared Kushner with a subpoena in their lawsuit against the Trump campaign. He's ignored them or had the Secret Service block any one attempting to serve him. They've had to go to a judge and ask for the US Marshal's service to serve him.


https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000...4-ee7f62cc0000

Thanks Comey but no thanks.

Don't know if Comey caused Hillary the election but he certainly adversely impacted her in the last days. It was certainly a situation where "damned if you do and damned if you don't" but I think "don't" would have been better for the country (and our allies).

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/polit...eet/index.html

It's incredible the incredible ease that he flip-flops and how he says so many things without true conviction (or he forgets about them). It's like lying to get what you want or to sound good and then forgetting what you said before.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/polit...fox/index.html

It only took a few months for this second obvious rebuke of "trickle down" to come out.

What a shock.

Never too soon to speculate for 2020 for the Dem nominee.

73% of Democrats Want ‘A Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee - Rasmussen Reports®

Of the three listed, I don't see Hillary or Bernie. Biden is probably the best of the three since he is relatively untainted by 2016.

I would prefer someone new (Dem or Rep, anyone but Trump).

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/u...ates-2020.html

At some point the sun will burn out, so eventually NK will denuclearize.

Count me in as wanting someone new for the Dems. Clinton just has too much controversy and "smell" about her. Most of the stuff about her was made up by fear-mongering Republicans, but people both Dem and Rep just outright hate her. Biden, Bernie, Warren are just too old for me. Harris and Booker are sure to have the same white supremacist factor against them as Obama, but I need to see more from them in a leadership role if they want to be a serious candidate for me.



There is a guy I've been seeing on CNN and MSNBC (and Fox apparently) recently that I'm intrigued by, but can't remember his name. Think he is from California-Eric maybe, Swarell?

You mean against the guy that won two terms in office?

dola,

Count me in the group that wants a fresh face from the Democrats for president. They seem to do better when there's a youthful idealistic energy from the candidate. See Obama and Bill Clinton.

We all know it's going to be Trump vs Avenatti

It's what we deserve.

The baby boomers have had their chance to run this country. Time for the next generation to take over.

Eric Swalwell, but he has that lip thing going on that bugs me so I can't vote for him.

I hope the Democrats put someone in who is more moderate and younger. I want someone who is a social liberal but fiscally conservative/moderate. I do not want to pay crazy taxes but I am okay if there is a defined plan for the money.

Isn't Obama a Gen X? I know there are not clear lines but always thought 1964 was the last of the boomers.

I'm kinda like you but it doesn't seem "fiscally conservative" survives the first year of the Presidency.

Sanders is 150 years old but, but still worshiped by young far-left liberals who consider him a victim of 2016, not part of the problem like Clinton. He seems to be gearing up for another run and I could see him as the early frontrunner unless someone else steps up to get the angry liberal vote. I don't know how "anybody but Trump" will play out in 2020, whether that's enough to get people to the polls in the way a boring Democrat like Clinton could not, but I think a lot of people will be looking for something "exciting" to oppose him, and that's more important the chronological age.

Or put another way, the top 5 candidates right now include 2 of the leaders of the group who want to disband ICE, Bernie Sanders and Biden, who has said he won't run and will be in his late 70s by the time the election comes around.

The Dems should be able to put forward a moderate candidate and get 50% of the country as a never Trump vote relatively easily, but good luck doing that and not getting torn to shreds by the liberal wing of the party. I can't wait.

+1000

I'd have considered Obama a damn good start to passing the torch to the next generation if we didn't backslide to the current jackass in the White House.

Dola

I would add that I don't want to see an Obama clone next time in terms of leadership style. I personally like Obama's leadership style but think the Dems need somebody with the political capabilities of somebody like Lyndon Johnson. A ruthless politician.

Remember how the Trump folks savaged the CBO for its "partisan" deficit projections? Well the OMB is now projecting a trillion dollar deficit for 2019, and it will only be that low if GDP growth in 2018 and 2019 is greater than 5% annually.

And did I mention that this is with a booming economy and full employment? We're so fucked when the next recession hits.

dola

Holy fuck. Sanders said that Trump is considering handing over the former ambassador to Russia for questioning by Putin.

Thanks for giving me the right name-guess I will have to not look at his lips :)

Manafort loses motion to move trial to Roanoke:


Judge turns down Manafort's bid to move Virginia trial - POLITICO


Edit: And lost a motion to suppress evidence from his home in VA.

If the Presidency doesn't work, he'd make a killer LAX coach.

Biden apparently is the front runner right now.

I don't know how well Biden and Warren mesh but that may be an interesting combination for optics.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...oll/740370002/

Predict It has it: Harris, Biden, Sanders as the clear top three, Warren, Booker, Gillibrand, below them, and then a drop off to everyone else. No Clinton anywhere, people buy that she's disappeared and/or wouldn't be welcomed back.

I can't do Biden, I can't do Sanders. It's got to be strong, fresh blood I'm so tired of the also-rans that they feel like trotting out. It's time to move on.

1 Trump's staff's denials since then take on a whole new light.

2 Mueller's got all of this. They're all fucked.

I still think patience is the name of the game. Speculation only sows the seeds of disappointment and folly.