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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I'm reminded of a joke on the Conan sketch "What Am I Watching?" Footage of The Apprentice appeared, and the info button description was, "Vintage footage of America's last president."
That goddamn weasel is controlling the battlefield. He's just as complicit in this as anybody else - why should he even get a say?
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."![]()
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And he won't try to do that; I seriously doubt he'll try to stay on past his term limit or even try to repeal it. It's very likely though that he will seek to establish his own political "dynasty" along the lines of the Bush family.
I'm not sure Putin isn't serious about wanting better relations with the United States; there's murmurs going around about the possibility of a Russian power play in central Asia against China and a cooling of Sino-Russian relations, which is something geopolitical experts predicted would happen eventually prior to the annexation of Crimea. That's the main context in which a Russian pivot of that sort makes sense. Unfortunately that just exchanges one extremely hazardous standoff in eastern Europe for another in central Asia and the south China sea.
edited 12th Dec '16 8:52:52 AM by CaptainCapsase
Whoever made that comic should've had it with a SMRT button for maximum dark humor.
edited 12th Dec '16 8:53:18 AM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Mind you, this is after they finally got things in the air without it catching fire and began pushing unit costs downwards.
So basically he's trying to take credit for someone else's work again.
"Yup. That tasted purple."I, for the sake of the aerospace industry and a lot of countries air forces, hope Trump is just spewing hot air. There is no replacement for the F-35, and for all its faults too many countries have invested in it (plus three branches of the US military). Its too big to kill.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.This is probably the most accurate drawing/cartoon of our current situation.
States Rights
can help the Democrats now...especially in California. They apparently have the right to refuse to enforce any law they disagree with.
Yup, the Michigan recount is a goner. It's absolutely asinine and is yet another thing that's just greasing the sides of the chute into hell.
"Sure, 87 voting machines broke on Election Day. In other news, there's no need for a recount."
It's the goddamn GOP in Michigan, blocking and sabotaging. It was their AG who did this.
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."McConnell Backs Investigation Into Russian Hacking. McCain Calls It ‘Warfare.’ Trump Denies.
The Russian involvement might actually get the GOP to implode if we're lucky. The nation security buffs like Mc Cain are practically frothing with rage at this point.
Don't trust McConnell. He's half the reason we're in this mess in the first place, by squashing the story months ago. And coincidentally, his wife is being considered for a position in the Trump cabinet. How convenient.
The man's a complete weasel, and he's only doing this because he's buckling to pressure while trying to still maintain control of the situation. When someone is walking and talking, watch their feet.
"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."

Trump is already well on his way to being the worst POTUS we have ever had, and he hasn't even taken office yet.
Fuck.
Disgusted, but not surprised