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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Or would have any reason to go talk to Putin.
"In the end, Trump is uncontrollable because he lacks the attention span to care."
Pretty sure that there is at least one way to grab Trump's attention and hold it like a starving dog in a butcher's shop: wave some money in his face.
(The other way is pee on him, but I dont think even the Koch Bros would go there)
I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.I have nothing good to say about Mattis even in comparison to Trump.
One of the chief benefits of Trump's firing is that he's left so many shitty people's careers in shambles.
Especially since the private sector windfall they expected isn't happening either.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Jan 6th 2019 at 8:19:14 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.The Mooch is actually doing fairly okay, all things considered. Investment Banker, so it doesn't matter who winds or loses - he's got his chips and is doing fine.
I hold the secrets of the machine.I'm with Galadriel on the point that Dems need to keep ostensibly voting good budget bills. They need to push the narrative that they're doing their job and the senate isn't.
If McConnard wants to draw the blame away from Trump by not showing him veto the bills, so be it, but the blame must be steered towards him for doing Trump's vetoing job in his stead.
"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."And apparently Mexico is the USA's single biggest provider.
Though I'm not familiar with the source.
Meth and marijuana are the most common drugs coming across the border, though that’s been changing now that marijuana is legalizing. Cocaine is currently in third place but will probably overtake marijuana soon.
Nope. Most of the meth in the US comes from the Sinaloa cartel.
Edited by archonspeaks on Jan 7th 2019 at 4:11:49 AM
They should have sent a poet.In a bit of entertainment news that slips into politics, Christian Bale thanks Satan for inspiring his role as Dick Cheney in the film Vice during his acceptance of the Best Actor award at the Golden Globes.

Turns out the whole “leaving Syria” thing isn’t actually going to happen after all. Bolton (and Trump) are now both saying there’s no timetable to leave. [1]
They should have sent a poet.