Donald Trump

bendertherobot

bianchimoon wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

It's odd because you want to keep your enemies close. A load are going to tumble, Spicer is out there, Priebus may follow, John McCain must be feeling pretty pee'd off (not Government of course). The dirt is going to get dished. And they still have no effective government. Posts unfilled, and might also start bleeding votes. It will be interesting to watch, will Alaska turn democrat because of Trump? Or will it simply re-enforce support for a brave republican representative?

was watching CNN last night, they were interviewing in the rust belt, even a couple of people wearing 'make america great' hats, said they were embarrassed by his behaviour. Shep Smith on Fox, saying why do this admin keep on lying and lying, if Bannon, Preibus and Sessions forced out the whole thing will implode even quicker

Yet there's no mechanism. We end up with Ryan. Who cried when the first repeal bill failed to pass.

bendertherobot

And, if there's a disaster for Trump, and 'brave' Republican reps stand up against him and actually do succeed in making America great again (or just steering the ship in an ok way) then I can see those reps being rewarded at the next election and the Republicans getting in again.

Was thinking earlier about the ticket, I've not looked, when was the last time a sitting President didn't get the nomination?

bendertherobot

googled, answered my own question. Once, Franklin Pierce.

bianchimoon

bendertherobot wrote:

googled, answered my own question. Once, Franklin Pierce.

good point, for someone as narcissistic as Trump that will be the ultimate insult

rick_chasey

bendertherobot wrote:

And, if there's a disaster for Trump, and 'brave' Republican reps stand up against him and actually do succeed in making America great again (or just steering the ship in an ok way) then I can see those reps being rewarded at the next election and the Republicans getting in again.

Was thinking earlier about the ticket, I've not looked, when was the last time a sitting President didn't get the nomination?

Trump would win any run off anyway.

pointless.

rjsterry

And there goes Priebus. At this rate they will be able to dispense with the need for chairs.

pinno

They're paranoid about leaks...

http://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizz ... eve-bannon

I think Trump is building up a huge list of enemies and detractors and ultimately, it will come back to bite him (in the ass).

bianchimoon

Bring in the military when democracy doesn't work for you. The Implosion starts!

bianchimoon

1 down bannon and session to go

pinno

bianchimoon wrote:

Bring in the military when democracy doesn't work for you. The Implosion starts!

North America................................North Korea.

Same spectrum. Both run by idiots with silly hair cuts and a belly. Apparently. Kim Jung was very good at golf.

bianchimoon

Pinno wrote:

bianchimoon wrote:

Bring in the military when democracy doesn't work for you. The Implosion starts!

North America................................North Korea.

Same spectrum. Both run by idiots with silly hair cuts and a belly. Apparently. Kim Jung was very good at golf.

Plenty of stories about about trump cheating as well perhaps they're long lost twins?

bendertherobot

Some rather incredible theories that McCain stage managed the whole vote for then vote against thing. Apparently, by doing so, he allowed the bill onto the floor, then killed it. Because it's a budget bill there can't be another of this type this year. (That may be session though). It's still on the calendar, it seems, but looks like he killed it. So those calling for his head when he voted yes a few days ago are now calling him a master tactician.

mr_goo

The extraordinary phenomenon that is the Trump administration is just like watching House of Cards. But the frightening thing about it is that it's for real.

rick_chasey

bendertherobot wrote:

Some rather incredible theories that McCain stage managed the whole vote for then vote against thing. Apparently, by doing so, he allowed the bill onto the floor, then killed it. Because it's a budget bill there can't be another of this type this year. (That may be session though). It's still on the calendar, it seems, but looks like he killed it. So those calling for his head when he voted yes a few days ago are now calling him a master tactician.

Economist makes the rather obvious point that Trump could just order the funding to be stopped anyway, and so in practice effect what he wanted to do via legislation.

bendertherobot

Rick Chasey wrote:

bendertherobot wrote:

Some rather incredible theories that McCain stage managed the whole vote for then vote against thing. Apparently, by doing so, he allowed the bill onto the floor, then killed it. Because it's a budget bill there can't be another of this type this year. (That may be session though). It's still on the calendar, it seems, but looks like he killed it. So those calling for his head when he voted yes a few days ago are now calling him a master tactician.

Economist makes the rather obvious point that Trump could just order the funding to be stopped anyway, and so in practice effect what he wanted to do via legislation.

There's practical and political. He knows he has to share the blame but take the credit.

tailwindhome

rjsterry wrote:

And there goes Priebus. At this rate they will be able to dispense with the need for chairs.

As someone wittier than me said, every time anyone leaves the Trump administration the Oompa Loompas should do a song about greed and stupidity

bendertherobot

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orraloon

letap73 wrote:

Scaramucci, Scaramucci, can you do the fandango, thunderbolts and lightning, very very frightning:

http://www.newyorker.com/news/ryan-lizz ... eve-bannon

Must have done the fandango right enough.

surrey_commuter

Does anybody else think that it feels like the beginning of the end?

tailwindhome

Oompa Loompa doom-pa-dee-do
I have a perfect puzzle for you

orraloon

It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

mfin

And now Scaramucci has been sacked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40782299

Chuck the TV on for the press briefing now.

mr_goo

mfin wrote:

And now Scaramucci has been sacked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40782299

Chuck the TV on for the press briefing now.

Don't bother watching the latest series of House of Cards. This is even better...... getting to the point of being a real life sitcom now.

mfin

Mr Goo wrote:

mfin wrote:

And now Scaramucci has been sacked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40782299

Chuck the TV on for the press briefing now.

Don't bother watching the latest series of House of Cards. This is even better...... getting to the point of being a real life sitcom now.

It is actually embarrassing to watch unfold isn't it?

If this was made into a TV series people would be switching it off whilst moaning that it is stupid and completely unrealistic.

surrey_commuter

mfin wrote:

Mr Goo wrote:

mfin wrote:

And now Scaramucci has been sacked

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40782299

Chuck the TV on for the press briefing now.

Don't bother watching the latest series of House of Cards. This is even better...... getting to the point of being a real life sitcom now.

It is actually embarrassing to watch unfold isn't it?

If this was made into a TV series people would be switching it off whilst moaning that it is stupid and completely unrealistic.

Surely only embarrassing for US metropolitan liberal elites? Half the country think he is doing a good job

cougie

I love it when he tweets there's no Chaos in the White House.

You'd only have to do that if there was chaos there but you're pretending there isn't.

bendertherobot

And now reports that Trump dictated Jnr's Russia denial statement.

kingstongraham

Well he won't be trusting a reporter again.

kingstongraham

Just seen his only tweet from yesterday afternoon. Perfect.

dinyull

Like bender said a few pages back, the internet is brilliant...

https://twitter.com/Aiannucci/status/892116375199723520