Hoover was a disaster as a President
Nixon was a disaster as a President
Trump is a disaster as President
They’re about 45 years apart
They’re all Republicans
Got it?
Yesterday I blew chunks so hard I pulled a muscle. True story.
How did Chunk’s feel about things?
I posted a follow-up to this in an Elections thread:
You can start chowing down on that popcorn. One of my brothers-in-law just reposted this tripe. Yeah. Those barricades won’t fall due to lack of manning. There are sone pretty good comments blasting the original post, but sadly more than a few reposts/shares of it.
There was an online video I saw (didn’t save the link) where one of the kids said “I thought it was a joke” and another who said “I was expecting steak and lobster.” Most 20-somethings aren’t that impressed by McD’s – even when served by candlelight.
Agreed, but my daughter is eight. Hopefully she will have better taste when she is older (although I can’t deny that some of McD’s food tastes good when it’s fresh, as I’m sure it wasn’t at the WH).
Seconded.
It’s true, and I’d argue that Reagan was worse than Dubya. The Gipper sold arms to the Iranians (in violation not only of the law but of the important principle of never paying ransom for hostages) to illegally divert the proceeds to some horrendous right wing terrorists (“contras”) in Nicaragua. GHWB appears to have been involved in that affair as well. Gerald Ford, for that matter, seems to have made a corrupt bargain with Nixon, based on the neat little resign-and-get-pardoned deal.
Yes, and for my money if the Steele dossier is accurate, that’s actually a much bigger story than 9/11. Is that just me? I mean, “Manchurian Candidate” used to be a wildly fantastical piece of fiction!
I wouldn’t be so sure. They are stuck between a rock and a hard place, but there are several swing-state Republicans up for reelection in 2020 who are facing the following choice:
(1) Stand up for what’s right, possibly get primaried, but go down in history as someone with principle;
(2) Cowtow to Trump, avoid a primary challenge, go down in history as a pathetic toady, and probably lose to the Democratic candidate anyway.
It definitely requires a kind of “gulp” moment of fortitude to choose option (1), but OTOH option (2) is not incredibly enticing.
Option 2 means that when republicans rise again after four years under a non-shitbag and people have time to forget what it’s like to be under a republican, you can run again and reclaim your seat. You have to take a break but your overall career is intact.
Option 1 means the RNC will blackball you as a quisling, the DNC will never look at you because you’re a republican, and you’ll never work again.
These people have bought their careers from the republican cause, and the cost was their soul.
Buzzfeed’s twitter account indicates that a Senator has asked if Kirstjen Nielsen lied to congress.
Maybe some cold waterthrown on that buzzfeed story?
Mueller disputes the Buzzfeed story. Hmm.
They declined to comment in the original story, and the dispute appears to be about the “characterization” and “specific statements”, so I’m inclined to believe that they want to tamp the story down for now.
There is a lot of language about “characterization” and “descriptions of specific statements”, meaning, it’s not an outright, “This is a false story and you’re being irresponsible by publishing it” the way they did in the past.
I’m guessing some of the emails and texts that seemingly prove obstruction aren’t as slam-dunk as they were portrayed. And Republicans in the Senate will take 1% doubt to excuse their lack of action.
Masterfully written statement which can be construed almost any way one wants, imho.
Ronan Farrow, noted journalist and person I’m most jealous of in the world (I mean, fuck you. You’re good at everything, so you should fucking look like a troglodyte),notes that he didn’t run with the story because of problems with the source, but that the lying to Congress part is indisputable.
I love this post. 
Sounds like Mueller wants to scream:“Why can’t you motherfuckers just wait until I’m finished already?!?”
What if Mueller is ready to rock and roll, but Whitaker has ordered him to halt his investigation until Barr is confirmed/not confirmed?
Remember, there are two separate investigations into Cohen, Mueller’s and NY’s. This recent statement seems to be parsing out that the BuzzFeed article is incorrect with respect to the Special Counsel, but it doesn’t speak to its overall incorrectness.