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ViperMagnum357 Since: Mar, 2012
#339876: Nov 17th 2020 at 2:44:04 PM

@nova92: We got stuck with Lepage for 8 years, which he used to run this state into the ground in every way that matters. The first 4 years of that was enough to give something different a try; getting Jared Golden in 2018 proved that it worked, so I was not surprised to see it pop up a few places.

Edited by ViperMagnum357 on Nov 17th 2020 at 5:45:07 AM

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#339877: Nov 17th 2020 at 2:44:54 PM

I don't know either. I was surprised by how crazy he was acting by the time he became Trump's lawyer.

Oh, so it's like Cuomo? National and international audiences only see the great moments, while New Yorkers know the crazyness underneath?

Edited by Redmess on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:46:29 AM

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Imca (Veteran)
#339878: Nov 17th 2020 at 2:49:53 PM

Yup, pretty much exactly like that.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#339879: Nov 17th 2020 at 2:59:23 PM

Graham becomes center of Georgia storm because of question about whether/suggestion that the Secretary of State of Georgia can throw out mail in ballots on dubious reason.

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#339880: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:00:53 PM

Lindsey Graham may have committed a federal crime there. Will he be prosecuted for it? Ha.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#339881: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:01:05 PM

In good news on the subject of Canada's relationship to the US election (because god knows, I need that right now), the House of Commons has unanimously invited Biden and Harris to Ottawa. Of course the whole pandemic thing will likely delay any such event, but at least the entire political spectrum has acknowledged the outcome of the race.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7466044/joe-biden-canada-official-visit/

[up]It is possible that he violated Georgian law as well?

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Nov 17th 2020 at 7:01:35 AM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#339882: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:07:37 PM

Redmess mentioned Obama's memoirs earlier. I haven't read it, but I've seen bits of it mentioned here and there. Apparently he describes Graham as "the guy in the spy thriller or heist movie who double-crosses everyone to save his own skin."

And he displayed this perfectly today. While still going to bat for Trump's election lies all this past week he was also in the Senate today giving Harris a congratulatory fist bump for winning the election.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#339883: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:10:23 PM

He also had an unsurprising account of Mc Connell flat out saying he didn't care about legislation that would help people.

clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#339884: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:12:35 PM

[up]x4 Biden's Justice Department could open an investigation into if Graham committed a crime. It of course would be easier if the Senate seats in Georgia are won, but with the way the Republicans are treating Georgia right now, I think the seats are looking more and more attainable by the Dems.

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AngrokVa indighost from america, unfortunately Since: Feb, 2012 Relationship Status: Saddled with unnecessary feelings
indighost
#339885: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:12:47 PM

So, has it been mentioned here that the US is cutting troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq?

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Lost in Space
#339886: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:14:12 PM

Yeah, it's more of Trump trying to mess things up for Biden. Not that I'm happy about our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but sabotaging our international military position doesn't help us; it helps Russia, and Trump may be trying to hedge his bets with Putin in case he needs to flee the country.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#339887: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:17:32 PM

I'm surprised he isn't pulling troops from Korea and Europe at this rate...

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#339888: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:26:44 PM

What’s the timeline on the troop count reduction? Because if the Pentagon are really opposed to it and think Biden might reverse course I could see there being some delays.

[up] The Pentagon would almost certainly play bureaucratic games if anything of scale was tried for Europe or South Korea. They could withdraw some troops while sending others, schedule a withdrawal but not have it kick in for a while, schedule a withdrawal but make it the responsibility of a sub-command that doesn’t have the capability/money to do it, shit they could probably keep troops there simply by saying that it will take 3 months to get the home barracks COVID safe, which is probably true.

Think how long it takes a person to play a family holiday, now imagine something on a much grander scale, and the person planning it doesn’t actually want it to happen and just has to delay a couple months and it won’t have to happen.

In other news, Chuck Grassley has tested positive for COVID.

Edited by Silasw on Nov 17th 2020 at 11:31:01 AM

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clemont107 Mega Togekiss?! from Land of Missed Opportunities (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Mega Togekiss?!
#339889: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:29:30 PM

[up]Is Grassley one of those Republicans who know the virus is deadly and doing precautions to prevent it from spreading, or is he one of those anti-mask Trumpsters?

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nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#339891: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:38:36 PM

I think the withdrawals are supposed to be completed in mid-January, weeks or even days before Biden takes office.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#339892: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:49:12 PM

Yeah that doesn’t seem very likely, even if the Do D isn’t going to play bureaucratic games, when do government projects ever come in on schedule?

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#339893: Nov 17th 2020 at 3:55:06 PM

I suspect the Do D will ignore the orders and then make plausible excuses for it.

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#339894: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:14:31 PM

AP News: FBI is investigating Texas AG Ken Paxton

The FBI is investigating allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton broke the law in using his office to benefit a wealthy donor, according to two people with knowledge of the probe.

Federal agents are looking into claims by former members of Paxton's staff that the high-profile Republican committed bribery, abuse of office and other crimes to help Austin real estate developer Nate Paul, the people told The Associated Press. They insisted on anonymity to discuss the investigation because it is ongoing.

It's a bad sign that when I saw the article, my first thought was, which set of crimes are they investigating?


The Detroit News: Wayne Co. canvassers deadlock on certifying Nov. 3 election results

The Wayne County Board of Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 Tuesday along party lines on whether the county's Nov. 3 election results should be certified as at least four state and federal lawsuits sought to stop the process.

The decision came after a number of absentee ballot poll books in Detroit were found to be out of balance, a situation that did not stop the same board from certifying the results in the August primary or the county's November 2016 general election results.

A county board that fails to canvass within 14 days after the election must give all of its documentation to the Secretary of State's office and Board of State Canvassers, which then has 10 days to complete the work, canvass and certify the results, according to the board's canvassing manual.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#339895: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:28:47 PM

And Trump just fired the Director of Homeland Security for refuting his fraud BS.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/17/politics/chris-krebs-fired-by-trump/index.html

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#339896: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:31:42 PM

[up] Trump fired Chris Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the DHS, not Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary. He "directly tied it to Krebs' statement that said there 'is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes, or was in any way compromised.'"

Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#339897: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:34:40 PM

I wonder if Trump will burn through his entire administration before January at this rate.

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#339898: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:37:42 PM

And how many of them (namely the competent ones who know how to do their job impartially) are going to be picked up by Biden?

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#339899: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:40:02 PM

No man involved with the Trump Department of Homeland Security should have anything other than a jail cell.

Edited by CharlesPhipps on Nov 17th 2020 at 4:40:18 AM

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Perseus Since: Nov, 2009
#339900: Nov 17th 2020 at 4:40:29 PM

Do such people still exist at this point?


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