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

kinda like how everyone in probably each of our workplaces knows that shit's totally unfair since some people (many bosses!) are in positions of authority for no reason beyond class privilege. but we can't talk about the emperor's new clothes, because that would be unproductive and *unprofessional*

yea I'm pretty sure there were like 12 people on my Twitter feed who knew about the Steele dossier a couple months before it was released

i tell em give me whatever but just
pass the steele dossier

'Pon the left hand side, even (that dum-dum piddling Trump).

lmao

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mississippi-governor-appoints-cindy-hyde-smith-to-the-senate--and-draws-a-backlash-from-the-white-house/2018/03/21/0d88e03c-2d22-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html?utm_term=.e315aac6e23d

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appointed state Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday — a decision that has already drawn concerns from fellow Republicans, including some inside the White House....

But White House officials told Bryant that Trump did not support the pick at least for now, according to three people familiar with their conversation, who like others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks. A Bryant spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment....

White House officials have not thoroughly vetted Hyde-Smith and asked for more time, Republicans familiar with the process said, which Bryant declined to grant.

“No one has ever met her,” one Republican involved in the process said.

she's gotta be better than Chris McDaniel

because how could she be worse

if she’s a republican she can plumb way more depths

objectively hilarious tweet

Crazy Joe Biden is trying to act like a tough guy. Actually, he is weak, both mentally and physically, and yet he threatens me, for the second time, with physical assault. He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way. Don’t threaten people Joe!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018

jesus fucking christ

that has to be satire

So glad I'm not American.

i suspect so but typically for this Golden Age, have doubt

xp

we lose

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/22/trump-attacks-crazy-joe-biden-after-the-former-vp-said-he-would-have-beat-the-hell-out-of-trump-for-disrespecting-women.html

on a side note, Biden needs to go the fuck away

can't kill RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM and the FRONTIER SPIRIT, let 'em duel it out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner

excellent, an elderly gypsy brawl for 2020; gabbneb's dream

Trump was a pro wrestler. Romney boxed. I say bring it on. Trump already looks like a Punch Out opponent.

Anita Hill could've used a fraction of this posturing from JB way back when

just two septuagenarians at the highest levels of american politics threatening each other with physical violence, nbd

Eh, if it occupies their time. I can't think of anything less consequential.

they're fucking public servants, they're not supposed to be filling their time with dick-measuring contests

i don't understand why snowflakes accuse the US of having a culture of violence

"on a side note, Biden needs to go the fuck away"

eh, no; I have a feeling he won't run and he's just playing the agitator for now.

they're fucking public servants, they're not supposed to be filling their time with dick-measuring contests

― playing in his high school band “The Velvet Pickle” (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, March 22, 2018 7:11 AM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

(sadly crumples up and discards civil service application)

Some more details on this front

NEW: Mueller gave Nader immunity in a deal for his cooperation. Nader has now been called back from abroad to provide more testimony. Mueller wants to know about Nader's contact with Trump officials and his role in funneling Emirati money to Mr. Trump’s political efforts. https://t.co/XT1owEGHTV

— Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) March 22, 2018

Mr. Nader tempted the fund-raiser, Mr. Broidy, with the prospect of more than $1 billion in contracts for his private security company, Circinus, and he helped deliver deals worth more than $200 million with the United Arab Emirates. He also flattered Mr. Broidy about “how well you handle Chairman,” a reference to Mr. Trump, and repeated to his well-connected friend that he told the effective rulers of both Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. about “the Pivotal Indispensable Magical Role you are playing to help them.”

Remember when they were saying, during the campaign, that Donald Trump is giving great speeches and drawing big crowds, but he is spending much less money and not using social media as well as Crooked Hillary’s large and highly sophisticated staff. Well, not saying that anymore!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2018

report how much in-kind PR the kremlin gave you, dickhead

Interesting comment on LGM by a person who interned at the US attorney's office in DC, answering the question, "What happens if Trump fires Mueller?"

'd be surprised if Mueller held a press conference -- so not his style. But I'm sure he understands what is happening and the importance of this investigation. I'm also sure he fully intends to get to the truth.

After all, this is a guy who retired from DOJ after a distinguished first career and went into private practice in DC to (apparently) rake in bundles of cash to put his kids through college as per usual. But he f-cking hated that work and was ill-suited for it. A lawyer who worked with him then said Mueller was known to meet with prospective white collar criminal clients, listen to their stories, and say: "Well, it sounds to me like you should go to jail."

After less than three years Mueller called Eric Holder (then the US Attorney for DC) and asked if he could use another homicide prosecutor. So Mueller goes back into government as a line prosecutor in the Homicide division of the DC USAO. Not exactly glamorous work (I interned there for a while not too long before he came back -- when I was there I was told their average caseload was 21 first degree murder cases) but he apparently loved it.

Robert Mueller was born to do what he's doing and -- even though many here might not like him much under other circumstances -- its hard to imagine someone better suited to lead this investigation and chase after Trump and his crew. He's just a few years older than Trump, and he and his life are a living rebuke to Trump and almost everything Trump stands for.

Yeah, but he's a cop, so he sucks, am I right?

He's just a few years older than Trump, and he and his life are a living rebuke to Trump and almost everything Trump stands for.

Every time someone gets a big ol' honor chubby for Mueller remember actual shit he's been involved in

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/conflicts-of-interest-and-ethics-robert-mueller-and_us_5936a148e4b033940169cdc8

here we go again

Did u guys know thare is more than one side to an story, becuz Simon does and he will tell u

lmao sorry that fuckin starry-eyed prose just sets me on edge, I'll stop now y'all have an excellent thursday

for being a socialist, Simon, you should understand dialectical thinking.

They can start the Lock Him Up chants after he takes down Trump. And then they can just move down the list until they hit, like, the White House janitor, who probably has only committed a few minor crimes in office.

I don't even see what's so starry-eyed about that portrayal. It's just an argument that the dude is doing work he's very well suited to. And that he takes orphans on weekend outings and builds shelters for the homeless with his bare hands.

Mueller was known to meet with prospective white collar criminal clients, listen to their stories, and say: "Well, it sounds to me like you should go to jail."

come on this is hilarious if true

I laughed

"crooked cop" rather quaint atm

The stigma at this point is such that I don't know why a halfway decent person would even want to be a cop anymore.

Bodes well for the future.

what future?

at this rate little lib kids are gonna grow up playing G-Men while the kids of actual cops abhor the FBI, nutty times

Little lib kids have been aspiring to be prosecutors and special agents for decades tbf

in a generation or two kids will be growing up with aspirations to be the warlord of their tribe of post-apocalyptic cannibal mutants

That's always been my aspiration, tbh.

you'll get there buddy, keep at it

Robin Hood is abt due for a renaissance