US Politics, February 2018: Our country was founded by geniuses, but it’s being run by idiots

"Let me tell you all, being tackled while gardening does wonders for a man!"

ha! he's talking about the FEMA contract for 350 million meals in Puerto Rico that went to the clueless person who went to a wedding caterer for help.

it seems that rand paul has identified things that he views as wasteful spending

veeery interesting

god, what a tool

i remember a guilty lol during one of the republican primary debates when trump openly made fun of rand paul's hair. and i don't even care about his hair. but damn it was funny to watch him have to deal with it

(in addition to guilty, it was also a strange lol because of the spectacle of someone famous for having bad hair (trump) making fun of someone else for the same problem)

ha it'd be like if he called someone a liar or crooked!

ok he is actually gonna run the clock down, there's gonna be a shutdown

wonder if this whiny ambulatory sac de douche will have the stones to call out Donnie’s little toy soldier temper tantrum parade

someone beat his ass again pls

xpost That's what I would do if I were Rand Paul. That's why Rand Paul exists! It would be like Ted Cruz not being an asshole. He's Ted Cruz, of course he's an asshole!

(it’s on mute in the gym and I just can’t stomach listening to his voice. my apologies to Raayynd if he’s already hit it)

WH says prepare for shutdown.

Rand is such a sanctimonious piece of shit. He should fire himself to save money.

the saving grace here thank god is that we have a president who knows how to make deals, one of the great dealmakers

Slippery shits like Ted Cruz are one thing, but dudes who vote to cut a trillion in taxes, instantly inflating the deficit, who then complain about the deficit, that's a different kind of shit.

Xpost not sure what the report is, but if there’s 24 hours to go til a shutdown, you should always prepare, right?

Not 24 hours to go, 5 hours, right?

I assume Rand got some opiates when he broke all those ribs. Someone should give him some more. Chill out, dude. You're not making any sense.

He is currently railing against $300K apparently spent to see if Japanese quail are more sexually promiscuous on cocaine.

He's done ranting, so I guess ... life goes on.

It is an unavoidable fact of life that our national politics are currently gone to shit. It will have to be addressed locally, in thousands of counties, by tens of thousands of unpaid and underpaid activists.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/cocaine-and-the-sexual-habits-of-quail-or-why-does-nih-fund-what-it-does/

When both parties are happy, they're usually looting the Treasury. And that's what this bill does.

— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 8, 2018

G.K. Butterfield says Dems are overwhelmingly opposed to the deal. He guesses there are only 40 or 50 Dems in support of the bill.

That very well could sink this bill.

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) February 8, 2018

Rep. Yarmouth said it would be hard if Republicans need 75 Dem votes. I asked about, say, 40. He said that's doable. So, somewhere between 40 and 75 Dem votes for this.

— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) February 9, 2018

"It's not going to be okay."

omarosa otm btw

wow, i just now read about the pathetic defensive mike pence tweets about Adam Rippon (https://splinternews.com/mike-pence-is-having-a-full-blown-meltdown-over-being-c-1822837382)

also...when did pence start saying #FAKENEWS ? is that a new development or has he been doing it all along?

Pretty sure he gets a kickback every time it's a used.

we're just a couple years away from a trump-funded state newspaper called FAKENEWS which 30% of the country habitually reads without irony

but we've got FOX.

FAKENEWS has won more Fake News Awards than any other, but Fake News "media" ignores! Fake!

no, we never said fakenews was a bad thing. we just said it was always there but no one wanted to talk about it. you better believe we're talking about fakenews, which we're seeing more and more of, and you can subscribe now so you don't miss a thing

but we've got FOX.

...and the print tabloid industry, which is also in Two Scoop's pockets.

Chris Hayes hammering Luis Gutierrez about the muddled Dem message, reminding him/them that Ryan needs the Dems to pass the budget more than he needs the GOP.

pence'll say whatever shit keeps him in the mix

headline at NYT is

Paul Holds Up Vote on Budget; Shutdown Now Appears Likely

Lmao

Last 3 hours, bunch of Rs reaching out unsolicited to echo that sense of disgust — wishing they hadn’t stayed on the Hill to see this day, ashamed they look so nakedly hypocritical, wondering what their party even stands for anymore.

— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) February 9, 2018

#schumershu... oh wait, #Trumpsh .... #pelosishutdown? #paulshutdown!

the people cry out for bold leadership from Senator Skepta

Wondering what their party even stands for anymore? Give me a break. As McConnell clearly told them nearly a decade ago, it stands for getting, keeping and using power. Nothing else.

you forgot keeping brown people out

I don't get what they're so worked up about? Are they pissed about a deal that might get a few Dem votes?

Trump griping to Priebus about Kelly and asking others what they think of Mick Mulvaney as chief of staff. https://t.co/xRzspSsjFB pic.twitter.com/tHbvnRtAMP

— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) February 9, 2018

Doesn't he have two jobs already?

pic.twitter.com/ba6epQY2PI

— Dave Weigel 🦅 (@daveweigel) February 9, 2018

Make sure to click through for the punchline.

oh man

someone really wants kelly out https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/08/john-kelly-rob-porter-security-clearance-400987

we have a shutdown btw

Just to recap:

This week: spousal abuse
One week ago: the memo.
two weeks ago: Trump moved to fire Mueller, against lawyer's wishes
three weeks ago: shutdown!
four weeks ago: "shithole" and porn star payoff
five weeks ago: "Fire and Fury" and Bannon excommunication
six weeks ago: New Year's Day

you have to kind of admire rand paul's commitment to pissing people off