Amazingly, I think we are drawing live for a violent removal from office for Trump.

Angry scolding liar was to lower expectations so that friendly jovial liar could get the job done.

I can understand this strategy concerning Rubio et al., but what has McCain got to gain/lose. He must be 115 or something. Lindsey Graham should also be old enough to retire. If you can't take a principled stand then, when will you do it? Losers.

i was relieved he didn't yell things and storm out without taking questions. #LoweredExpectations

My guess is they are concerned that total refutation of Trump in isolation will leave them on a veritable island, powerless and without allies, and might rightfully cause a revolt in their caucus (not a bad bet). Joe Lieberman could have hung on as a super powerful Senator for another decade and traded most of it in for some high-fives from FNC pundits. You can question the wisdom of it in hindsight. McCain especially seems to cherish his role as Chair of the Armed Services Committee. Graham just got done running for President and also seems to remain ambitious and want power. From there you can justify your principled stand as, well, I'm better as a Trump foil from my powerful Senate position than totally on the sidelines.

In other words, I don't think these guys are D*AGF mode yet. They're exercising the boundaries but falling into line in the end. That's probably good enough for Trump for now but I still think the LIFO model applies and he will have far less political capital than other Presidents, no matter how much we think he violates all of the old rules, no one can fade facts forever. If he has a few bad events and the public sours, these guys (Rubio, Cruz, McCain, Graham et al) are going to jump hard and fast imo.

Two types of men.

Marks out of 10 for day one of Trumps presidency?

I realize it's about their careers and influence, but McCain is 80 and just won reelection, for Trump's sake.

Anyway, this video from Dutch television, introducing the Netherlands to the new POTUS is absolutely fantastic. Believe me, you've got to see this. It's great:

erg goed

When you live your adult life as a politician, politics often becomes the principle. McCain always feels the pull of partisanship and the desire to cozy up next to power. It resides deep in his soul. The idea of becoming isolated fills him with fear.

rofl amazing

Grab em by the pony and Netherland Second was wonderful

Scaryanne now says Trump will release his taxes once the audit is complete. JFC

they stopped bull****ting us on this issue for 2 days and got major backlash, so now they're back to straight up lying to everyone

WTF is patriotic devotion? This is some scary ****.

Spicer said there was 1 or 2 calls to Russia during conference.

Actual calls from sources: 5

WTF? Has the IRS confirmed that he is or isn't under audit?

They've confirmed he's under audit but also confirmed that doesn't stop him from releasing a god damn thing.

No one gives a **** about Clinton anymore stop deflecting.

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I wonder what's it like to be the guy at the IRS responsible for his audit.

No they have not. They are prohibited from discussing individual situations. So they can not confirm if he was being audited. They did give a general "nothing prohibits a person from sharing their own tax information." But that is as far as they are allowed to go.

Lol, THATS the big Patriotism Day? He basically renamed his inauguration Donald Trump Day? Did he award himself the key to the city while he was at it?

But according to trump he has been under audit for last fifteen years so still never.

Lol he really does want it to end up Donald trump day.

Never seen a guy so bothered about getting credit for winning an election before, he seems obsessed with having won the election and not anything about doing the actual job.

Perhaps it is an issue if presidents never ran for any office before. We might need a lower level of government to let out these glory hounds.