US Politics, March 2018: Why do people leave the White House for good?

obama and hillary were working with the russians the entire time, trump has been trying to tell us this since before the election, he said it was rigged, many people are saying trump was the leader on this

heard the depressing possibility the other day of the 2020 presidential elections going like this
Trump loses
Trump declares there WAS russian interference this time
refuses to leave office

― Rabbit Control (Latham Green), Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:48 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

fuck

but he like, fucking hates this job, right?

Regardless of how it ultimately plays out, anyone expecting Trump to leave gracefully at the end of his duly elected tenure as POTUS has done an amazing job of not learning a goddamn thing about the fucker currently befouling the White House.

also cmon he's gotta have a big mac heart attack sometime in the next 24-48 months doesn't he he old as hell

looks like Junior's getting a divorce. Sad! they had such a cute story

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVi2OKJV4AAGVkb.jpg

xp

Don Jr. and wife headed for divorce, according to Page Six.

love is a lie, folks

one thing re Space Force -- do you doubt we'd weaponize space no matter who's prez? This clod just shouted it, is all.

yeah, the space force thing is funny just because "space force" sounds goofy but morbs otm weaponizing space seems like an inevitability

isn't space already weaponised

yeah the air force & the army have been jockeying over who's gonna get to run the show above the atmosphere for years

Hiring Bolton is well within the mainstream of the Democratic Party like we all agreeed was “otm” yesterday tho?

Now that Trump is discovering the areas where he legally has a free rein to decide pretty much whatever he wants, he's probably warming up to the job. He still bumps into legal limits on his power as he gropes around in the pitch darkness of his ignorance, but once he's fully surrounded by nothing but yes-men and rasputins, he'll be like a hog in a wallow.

Don Jr. looks and acts like he was kicked in the face by a mule. Maybe tthis guy:

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/0/0c/Pinocchio_Disney-_Lampwick_as_a_donkey_smoking.png/revision/latest?cb=20141206020721

I just envisaged Paul Westerberg writing "Big Mac Heart."

looks like Junior's getting a divorce. Sad! they had such a cute story

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVi2OKJV4AAGVkb.jpg

― frogbs, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 4:08 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

1/2 scoop heave ho :(

https://pagesix.com/2018/03/14/donald-trump-jr-and-wife-headed-for-divorce-friends-say/

i forgot that since Pruitt's already been sworn in as cabinet member, he wouldn't have to have a senate confirmation hearing.

Not the case, according to Gabriel Sherman's VF story today. I was wondering about that myself.

but...that's where i read it!

...ah, i see they've added a correction to the article: Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Pruitt would not have to undergo a Senate confirmation hearing.

ok, that makes me feel a little better then. now we can count on the bold leadership of democrats and republicans to block his confirmation, if it comes down to it

Surely the divorce news is unrelated to his dropping his Secret Service protection and this subsequent event - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/nyregion/donald-trump-jrs-wife-white-powder.html.

She was not, however, who I imagined Johnny McEntee just might be having an affair.

heard the depressing possibility the other day of the 2020 presidential elections going like this
Trump loses
Trump declares there WAS russian interference this time
refuses to leave office

― Rabbit Control (Latham Green), Wednesday, March 14, 2018 7:48 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

fuck

― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 4:04 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

nah trump will leave office he'll just tweet about the election being rigged over and over and over for months on end

basically the same thign as when he won

Question: Is there a possible Trump nominee that congressional Democrats should not oppose on principle? (I mean any likely nominee, for any position.)

Question: Is there a possible Trump nominee that congressional Democrats should not oppose on principle? (I mean any likely nominee, for any position.)

― I leprecan't even. (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 15 March 2018 08:14 (eight minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Whichever turkey trup nominates to be pardoned in November?

Thanks, Ed, now I'm imagining Jared in feathers

Is there a possible Trump nominee that congressional Democrats should not oppose on principle?

I would say no, but if you are playing the game on the 'centrist wins' hypothesis, you'd probably think that the appearance of inflexible ideology and unreasoning obstruction will hurt you among the hypothetical voters in the middle. (as if this ever hurts the republicans.)

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https://i.imgur.com/2UVyQpk.jpg

I would say no, but if you are playing the game on the 'centrist wins' hypothesis, you'd probably think that the appearance of inflexible ideology and unreasoning obstruction will hurt you among the hypothetical voters in the middle. (as if this ever hurts the republicans.)

― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:26 PM (ten minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Does it not? George W. Bush ran on "compassionate conservatism" (and lost). Donald Trump ran on a somewhat ideology-free form of 'nationalism' that essentially promised big government to 'white' people (and lost). Bernie Sanders made some similar promises to some similar people, and may be a quite salable candidate for it, against expectation, but I think his fans are insufficiently concerned about the number of people of various colors and stripes he might alienate from the coalition (myself not included, absent a third-party candidate with a better chance of beating Trump).

The main reason Trump wants a new Attorney General is so that he can stop the Mueller investigation, so no, unless they recuse themself before the vote, there is not even theoretically anyone the Democrats should support.

Meantime...

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer @MichaelAvenatti tells @NicolleDWallace that more women have come to him seeking representation against the President.

— Bianna Golodryga (@biannagolodryga) March 14, 2018

Guv Cuomo gettin' cool v naturally

https://splinternews.com/when-you-totally-fit-in-1823766219

As I said - https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/03/14/rally-tea-party-governor-should-pick-mcdaniel-cochran-seat/423749002/

Would not be surprised if MS ends up being closer than TX

Meantime

Paul Manafort has a new lawyer, Richard Westling, per new court filing pic.twitter.com/kTyrEaC0NR

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) March 14, 2018

Unlike Davis's lawyer, this guy apparently is more for one trials -- especially ones where the government comes down hard.

More one for trials, rather.

Just noticed how much Stormy's lawyer looks like Sterling Archer:

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/904853634344673280/24mvBwiQ_400x400.jpg

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/45/eb/d845eb9944375ec0d9c453d75a11a80f.jpg

A face u can trust

?? he looks like a dimestore lance armstrong

Dick Westling indeed

a dime store Don Draper more like

Westling, by musket and sextant

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DYRh1P9VMAAAs0l.jpg:small

https://i.imgur.com/UaDMwQm.jpg

these people are truly our betters

Lots of chatter about a "blood bath" with more @realDonaldTrump staff changes. Top of the list - H.R. McMaster to be replaced by @AmbJohnBolton . Sources say McMaster departure is "imminent". More changes expected as well

— John Roberts (@johnrobertsFox) March 14, 2018

This made me laugh before I gagged.

I actually took a screenshot of my favorite troll a couple days ago. I laughed so hard I couldn't even respond. When someone can't even insult you correctly ( you're all welcome. Enjoy) pic.twitter.com/KcTGns82xw

— Stormy Daniels (@StormyDaniels) March 9, 2018

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