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The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns. The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: No smocking guns.

02-16-2017 , 02:57 PM
this man is certifiably insane. "MOSUL MOSUL MOSUL"
02-16-2017 , 02:57 PM
The British give it as good as they get.
02-16-2017 , 02:57 PM
BBC trolling him
02-16-2017 , 02:58 PM
He's talking incredibly quickly.

Did he do a couple of lines of speed before starting the press conference?
02-16-2017 , 02:58 PM
What does that mean when even the sportsbooks are pulling their Trump related bets?
02-16-2017 , 02:58 PM
what. is. this.
02-16-2017 , 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Huehuecoyotl
I'm actually curious what "obstructions" Democrats can do with the cabinet. I know I've heard they've been "obstructing" but what specific procedural things have they been doing?

My basic understanding is that they are using rules that require that, say, a certain amount of time passes between a committee vote and the full floor vote, or that up to 30 hours of floor debate may occur before the vote can be held. You can take shortcuts with some of these procedures, but doing so typically requires unanimous consent, and the Dems are withholding that.

So they are not really blocking the nominees because they don't have the votes, but they are insisting that every procedural i and t is dotted or crossed, which makes everything take more time.

(Also, some of the nominees took longer than usual to fill out the disclosure forms, probably because many of them had very complex finances).
02-16-2017 , 02:59 PM
This is more uncomfortable than watching porn with your parents
02-16-2017 , 03:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigoldnit
My basic understanding is that they are using rules that require that, say, a certain amount of time passes between a committee vote and the full floor vote, or that up to 30 hours of floor debate may occur before the vote can be held. You can take shortcuts with some of these procedures, but doing so typically requires unanimous consent, and the Dems are withholding that.

So they are not really blocking the nominees because they don't have the votes, but they are insisting that every procedural i and t is dotted or crossed, which makes everything take more time.

(Also, some of the nominees took longer than usual to fill out the disclosure forms, probably because many of them had very complex finances).
Cool, thanks.
02-16-2017 , 03:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ASAP17
What does that mean when even the sportsbooks are pulling their Trump related bets?
Almost certainly that they now consider the actual probabilities now to be well out of line compared to what had been posted, and that things are changing too fast for them to reasonably post a new line.
02-16-2017 , 03:00 PM
Let's find a friendly reporter...
02-16-2017 , 03:01 PM
Sit down lying jew media person
02-16-2017 , 03:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ASAP17
What does that mean when even the sportsbooks are pulling their Trump related bets?
It means they are waiting for this **** show to be over to adjust the line.
02-16-2017 , 03:03 PM
"plz, don't ask me complicated question"
02-16-2017 , 03:03 PM
So Trump admits dreamers are ****ed but he feels bad about it.
02-16-2017 , 03:03 PM
Stop asking multi-part questions, you'll never get both parts answered.
02-16-2017 , 03:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ASAP17
Huge news on Trump betting/impeachment:
“@thePatMorrow: So...we've temporarily suspended any Donald Trump related props at @BovadaLV”
holy ****, just got it in this morning at around 8am whew. I have a feeling someone out there has the orange fuhrer on tape, hes dumb and egotistical enough to not care and say stupid **** on the phone
02-16-2017 , 03:06 PM
If the suggestion is that bookies are pulling impeachment bets because they know he's about to be impeached, that's ludicrous.

Basically what MrWookie said
02-16-2017 , 03:06 PM
I'm shocked trump hasn't gone scorched earth on the New York Times for the reporter who called Melania a hooker
02-16-2017 , 03:07 PM
he forgot what the question was about wrt melania
02-16-2017 , 03:08 PM


Trump is certifiable
02-16-2017 , 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DVaut1
Right. Don't get me wrong -- there's a tons to believe THE WORST. Like Trump's Administration looks guilty as ****. BY THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR.

I can't make sense of it either. But I feel like if the reality is close to the bottom end of the range for Trump (e.g., he's corrupted by Putin) then Congressional behavior here is inexcusable.
There's a political angle to this. As you know, the only way Trump gets impeached is if Republicans decide to do it. Conceivably it's much more difficult for them to pull the trigger if it's Democrats explicitly sourcing the damning information on Trump. It makes is more partisan, whereas if it's anonymous leaks showing up in the newspaper, it's Trump vs the nonpartisan (or even R-leaning) intelligence community. Not sure that those kind of calculations are really driving anyone, and it doesn't make the harms to democracy any milder, but it's something to think about.
02-16-2017 , 03:08 PM
THE AFRiCAN AMERICAN VOTE. omg
02-16-2017 , 03:09 PM
Chicago worse than the middle east! lololol
02-16-2017 , 03:10 PM
Set up the meeting!

      
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