Trump, May 2017: 100 days of [unintelligible]

Hi! What have I missed?

http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/333838-senate-intel-panel-asks-comey-to-testify-publicly

where is that thread where we voted on whether trump would be impeached by the midterms? i may want to reconsider my vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agkr-Ihs6xQ

CNN's Pamela Brown: The source I spoke to said Comey did not do this with President Obama in part because he had fewer one on one conversations with the president, and as the source said, in Comey’s view, there was no need to document the conversations with people that are truthful or situations that are routine.

H Rodham Clinton is a doorstop

morbsbot appears to be malfunctioning particularly badly today, someone reboot pls

Comey thought Trump was "crazy" so that probably also had something to do with it

@ Treesh

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2012/05/14/nr-rand-paul-obama-gay.cnn

fucking makes my skin crawl

(fuck rand paul, in case that wasn't clear)

ah, So u persecute Justin Amash just because he has different beliefs? Do Tell. (shakey gets mad at me) Sorry. Im sorry. Im trying to remove it

that vid not playing try this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi7bmXFU70

(fuck rand paul, in case that wasn't clear)

oh i hear you. and he's prob not actually 'dumb', but just so undeservedly smug.

Haberman's got some good stuff today. First, state of play:

There is a shift in the senate, per ppl close to talks - concern moving among Rs to rip the Comey bandaid off quick before leg agenda sinks

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 17, 2017

They could subpoena quickly https://t.co/71VYCMr3oX

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 17, 2017

Second: she and Thrush were at the Coast Guard ceremony, and:

One friend/relative on bus line after ceremony complaining that potus was supposed to make the grads feel good. "Not tell us how he feels."

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 17, 2017

"It could have been worse," another man says. "I'm sure that's true," the first man says.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 17, 2017

it's too late to save their legislative agenda, there is no "quick resolution" to this

esp when Trump's liable to make it worse within the next 24 hrs, as is his wont

Senate Judiciary now wants documents

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2017/live-updates/trump-white-house/trump-comey-and-russia-how-key-washington-players-are-reacting/senate-judiciary-committee-also-asks-fbi-for-documents/?utm_term=.e2dd36328f89

coast guard commencement speech roundup: http://taskandpurpose.com/trump-coast-guard-graduation-speech

you get some occasional (and usually completely ineffectual) grandstanding against his party on some nat'l security shit (usually either motivated by privacy concerns or isolationism)

Oh, heavens. If Dem leaders did a little 'grandstanding' on some NS shit or privacy concerns, maybe i'd have a tad more respect for the party.

More profiles in courage!

"I’m not saying the news articles are wrong. I’m not saying that they are right," @marcorubio said, urging patience. https://t.co/2CneK29glw

— Alex Leary (@learyreports) May 17, 2017

Meantime, how's that healthcare talk coming along

Hatch says he's open to keeping ACA's individual mandate via @axios https://t.co/R8m0Iylz5Z

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) May 17, 2017

2018 democratic congressional majority doesn't indict benedict donald and the lot of the koch/mercer/bradley/scaife/olin/coors/ALEC traitors in exchange for passing medicare / social security for all forever or gtfo

Democrats will waste this leverage, guaranteed.

don't think we're gonna have a congressional majority that soon, even with the crazy shit going on now

Hm hm hm

Per @FEC filing: VP @mike_pence has formed a new political action committee, the "Great America Committee" https://t.co/oykOemLmn2

— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) May 17, 2017

Per @rebeccaballhaus, this is a legal move to move Pence assets -- donor files, email lists -- from Indiana to the federal level. https://t.co/I73IDxoCIp

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 17, 2017

Probably means nothing...so far.

Not since Einstein

.@SenJohnMcCain reacts to reporters' string of questions on if a special prosecutor is needed to investigate Pres. Trump's ties to Russia pic.twitter.com/Xb8xbQWqp2

— Tom Williams (@pennstatetom) May 17, 2017

don't think we're gonna have a congressional majority that soon, even with the crazy shit going on now

fwiw

3 generic ballots out this week: Democrats +8 avg. with an expanding lead. Even at this point, the poll question has been fairly predictive. pic.twitter.com/Yo8UNSW3Ke

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 17, 2017

iirc something like +4 D is consistent with taking back the house?

Oh, heavens. If Dem leaders did a little 'grandstanding' on some NS shit or privacy concerns, maybe i'd have a tad more respect for the party.

you mean like when Pelosi voted against extending the Patriot Act

why do I even bother

xp

yeah the house is the doable one since everyone is always up for re-election. but iirc the 2018 senate outlook is much bleaker? i'd love to be wrong

senate is v unlikely bc way more dem seats up than rep

Dems have p much no chance of taking the Senate in 2018, much less getting the 2/3rds required for impeachment. Which is why Trump will not be removed from office - the GOP in the Senate votes won't be there.

VP @mike_pence has formed a new political action committee, the "Great America Committee"

http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/pimages/Six_Flags_Great_America/1978_Marriotts_Great_America_Park_Brochure_-_Marks_Postcard_Paradise/gam_looney_tunes_790x600.jpg

currently we're looking at a likely scenario of the GOP losing the House, which would mean impeachment proceedings that would then die in the Senate. Things could change, of course.

Dems have p much no chance of taking the Senate in 2018, much less getting the 2/3rds required for impeachment. Which is why Trump will not be removed from office - the GOP in the Senate votes won't be there.

if house flips that kills the GOP legislative agenda dead at which point if trump is completely toxic the calculus for keeping him / impeaching him changes. esp if they're killed in 2018 and get scared that it's bc of trump. better to rip that band-aid off.

it seems significantly more likely that he'll just drop dead as opposed to resigning or getting tossed out.

you never know. reagan's tax cuts might finally kick in, prosperity happily trickling down

I can't remember if in early 2005 both House and Senate looked good for Dems. Someone give me data. I thought the House in 2006 was a given, but the S3nate a surprise.

Please don't mention trickling down in connection with Trump.

Republican contempt for the American people has never been so palpable

http://68.media.tumblr.com/0fcf9398f3c26ac6ac792f7cafb1f01b/tumblr_oo41bbx2yr1vm193ao1_500.jpg

esp if they're killed in 2018 and get scared that it's bc of trump. better to rip that band-aid off.

these guys don't do long-term planning. well, McConnell does I guess. But impeaching him with votes from his own party won't really do any good for their legislative agenda either - it will be an admission of defeat

I can't remember if in early 2005 both House and Senate looked good for Dems. Someone give me data. I thought the House in 2006 was a given, but the S3nate a surprise.

― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, May 17, 2017 11:28 AM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Senate in 2006 flipped largely because George Allen called SR Sidarth "macaca" on camera.

Tillerson: "No way to know" if Russians bugged Oval Office during meeting https://t.co/paGh8JdLl1 pic.twitter.com/UnAPaUDUY7

— The Hill (@thehill) May 17, 2017

it is a mystery

Senate in 2006 flipped largely because George Allen called SR Sidarth "macaca" on camera.

One of my friends helped break this story to the press, btw

Republican contempt for the American people has never been so palpable

― Violet Jynx, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 1:33 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I guess your perspective depends on what color of American people you are.

I can't remember a time when the GOP didn't show contempt for public.

it's kind of their schtick

any republican senator who votes to remove trump from office is killing their future senatorial prospects dead. i'm not saying we won't get to the point where 20 or so republicans are willing to never eat lunch in dc again in order to get rid of him, but they have a pretty strong disincentive to throw the bum out.

I can't remember a time when the GOP didn't show contempt for public.

mid 19th century?

btw Yam used "surety" in that Coast Guard speech

hey c'mon he's not THAT old

xp

I can't remember the 19th century

Spicer says Trump will interview JOE LIEBERMAN for FBI chief later today, along with 3 other candidates.

— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) May 17, 2017

yesssss