Beware the Ides of March -- U.S. Politics March 2021

ha i saw that headline while trying to find the latest news about the stimulus bill -- dogs sent back to Delaware

one thing that was nice about the trump white house is that they didn't have any pets. because they were definitely the kind of family to send their new $20 million puppy to the pound because it shit in the corner

Jared Kushner can't be around dogs because, well, look at him.

for reasons no one can understand, all canines - even those that are well-trained and have made the cover of Dog Magazine in two different decades - attack Jared Kushner on sight

Lol

White House on $1,400 stimulus payments: "The checks will be signed by a career official at the Bureau of Fiscal Service"

Not Biden's name. Dems have talked about making clearer that they are responsible for government aid -- but not this way, I suppose

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 9, 2021

I really can’t believe that this matters at all. Maybe (doubt it) close to an election but not now.

that guy's going to be our next president

Dems very much need to push the fact that every GOP Senator voted against one of the most popular bills in US History

Stupid west wing watcher decision. They should call them bidenbucks and have his face on the checks. I’m serious.

Nah, that was an authoritarian move by Trump to slap his name on the checks, some of that shit needs to be rolled back.

Totally agree they need to hammer that Republicans voted against this, ideally every day from now until November '22.

"As you're paying rent and your car payment this month, it's essential to remember that Senator Graham voted to make you homeless and car-less."

xpost yeah, but think about how many Dr. Suess related events may occur before then

love you boo

I know a lot of smart people are out there saying the GOP was so focused on Dr. Seuss that they couldn't mount effective opposition to the COVID plan. I think they need to learn what I've started learning — more voters will remember Seuss when they vote than the COVID plan.

— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) March 9, 2021

He's right, I actually wrote in The Lorax for our district attorney.

If Joe Biden's name is not in the memo of people's stimulus checks they might forget where they came from and think the money is stolen, leading to an escalating, A Simple Plan-esque web of betrayals and paranoia. Few are talking about this.

— Zack Budryk (@BudrykZack) March 9, 2021

He doesn’t need to sign the checks but it would probably be a good idea to mail every recipient a letter informing them that they’ve received the payment and whether their representatives in Congress voted for it or not.

Nah, that was an authoritarian move by Trump to slap his name on the checks, some of that shit needs to be rolled back.

unilateral disarmament in the norms wars is a bad idea.

and it's not an authoritarian move when you're the leader of the party that voted for it, no one in the other party voted for it, and you're fishing for votes in 2022. it's a smart move.

How about as a compromise Uncle Joe tosses a wallet-sized glamour shot of himself into the envelope

However they do it, the Democratic party needs to hammer away at the message that not a single Republican voted for the $1400 checks or the $300/week unemployment insurance boost or money to help reopen schools, etc. Make sure all the popular provisions are known as widely as possible and the fact that the Republicans voted 'NO' to all of it.

Stamping Biden's name on the stimulus is important, whether its done on the checks, in an accompanying letter, in a coordinated messaging campaign, or preferably all three of these. Why let Republicans take even a smidgen of credit for what they unanimously rejected?

They should call them bidenbucks and have his face on the checks. I’m serious.

The "Bidenbucks" idea is great; it's catchy, like Obamacare. The face on the checks is a bit ott. Especially since it would delay them and make people mad.

does Erick Erickson have brain damage

is water wet

unilateral disarmament in the norms wars is a bad idea.

Some norms matter tho. This was always going to an issue coming in after Trump, I think it's important for them to try to restore whatever standards of executive behavior they can.

does Erick Erickson have brain damage

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he's a perpetual holder of the "idiot ball"

1) A quick thread on what we, in TV writing, call the Idiot Ball. This is a term used to describe when one character, in order to make the show work, has to behave, uncharacteristically, like a complete idiot. It is usually a different character each week. https://t.co/UVAmmxcJpj

— John Rogers (@jonrog1) March 8, 2021

xp ok, i promise they can do that if they keep the house in 2022 thus avoiding spending 2 years on impeachment proceedings before losing the presidency.

does Erick Erickson have brain damage

y'all not to sound sanguine i'm PRETTY sure the people running against the NO-voting republicans know the basic gist of a "senator x voted NO against Y" attack ad. "wrong on supporting our schools. wrong on checks for struggling families. wrong for tennessee." shit writes itself.

tho I suspect Erik’s weird fat head is just the result of corn fed beef gristle and chicken fried chicken batter, a healthy part of any “own the libs” diet

can we not do "fatshaming is okay when the person is evil" again please?

we should shame him for shooting holes in his newspaper that one time instead

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) yells at the GOP over union organizing bill: “Heaven forbid we pass something that’s going to help the damn workers in the United States of America.”

He adds: “Now stop talking about Dr. Seuss, and work with us …” pic.twitter.com/0RbmxQUPxB

— The Recount (@therecount) March 9, 2021

can we not do "fatshaming is okay when the person is evil" again please?

I would hope Democrats aren’t running on $1400 checks in 20 months.

appreciate it, will.

np, appreciate you calling me on a bad post

The Senate version of the bill (which the House is going to rubber-stamp, as discussed above) ignores/wipes out the Hyde Amendment. Anti-abortion types are pissed; Republicans were too busy shouting about Dr. Seuss to notice, even while they were forcing it to be read on the Senate floor. Whoops!

lmao score

The ultimate poster, this dude got mad paid by a Democratic PAC to express his fear of Phoebe Bridger and now be a one man army for Cuomo.

Brooklyn Dad being a paid Dem op is pretty unsurprising, it absolutely does pay to have/promote shitty political opinions in America. pic.twitter.com/ByYZFYXaq9

— Polyamorous Tantric Sex Guru (@BethLynch2020) March 9, 2021

hate that fucker

Hm hm hm

NEWS: Prosecutors have charged a *second* Oath Keeper associated with Roger Stone for a role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Joshua James was one of the militia members IDed by the Times as a Stone security guard on Jan. 5-6. https://t.co/BOr164cGKB pic.twitter.com/0751JzRxJr

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 9, 2021

C'mon guys this is the real story

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-s-german-shepherd-major-involved-white-house-incident-resulting-n1260169

“We feel pretty confident,” Pelosi said. “I’m so excited. I just can’t hide it.”

She's about to lose control and she thinks she likes it.

when she does the neutron dance, stand back

the dog thing sucks actually

My GF has a rescue dog, he growls at pretty much everybody/everything.

I mean remember FDR's dog

The Coolidges had a raccoon called Rebecca.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_(raccoon)#/media/File:Grace_Coolidge_and_Rebecca.jpg

I mean remember FDR's dog

my rescue chihuahua turns into a Tasmanian devil the second she's placed on the bed and covers herself with the duvet. you can't even walk into the room without her flipping out and growling. anyway she is otherwise very sweet and I'm not sending her to Delaware.

i wanna get stimulus, stimulus
i wanna get stimulus
let’s get into stimulus
never mind the centrist bloc