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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Also, about Romney playing up more mainstream conservative positions for political expediency: in 1994 he said he believed abortion should be legal in the country, and he said the same in 2002.
It's completely plausible that he changed his mind but even now he says he finds it understandable in the cases of rape, incest, and when the mother's life is at stake.
He's done shitty things like promising to nominate judges to overturn Roe vs Wade but it still shows that he views things with a degree of nuance that a lot of Republicans in the last several years don't.
He seems like the kind of guy who actually cares about policies, implementation, and the nitty-gritty of such. Kind of like Obama in that regard. I think he would've made a decent president even if I don't agree with a lot of his views. At least he's got way more credentials in terms of overseeing the the administration of things than Trump does.
edited 17th Nov '16 5:10:22 PM by AlleyOop
You know, what really irritates me is that it's entirely possible if Trump doesn't fuck up TOO badly that he might end up being reelected simply because he's shameless enough to take credit for Obama's policies that are starting to pay off in regards to the economy and immigration without looking like he's bullshitting.
This explains so much about why Trump is such a fan of Michael Flynn
(besides the Islamophobia and Russophilia).
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That's pretty standard political behaviour. It's normal for politicians in power to take the credit for the fruition of work that was performed by their predecessors, especially when they're from the opposition's party.
edited 17th Nov '16 5:50:00 PM by Wyldchyld
If my post doesn't mention a giant flying sperm whale with oversized teeth and lionfish fins for flippers, it just isn't worth reading.I don't expect this to have any substantial effect on the cronyism and crookedness of the Cabinet.
The hell. Blanket bans on lobbyists isn't going to be the solution either, as a lot of them are essentially knowledgeable outsiders who are around to provide info on issues politicians don't have time to become experts in. This is throwing the baby out with the bathwater while pretending to tackle the issue of dirty cribs.
You know it's going to work in terms of placating his base too. I'm sure several people are going around saying "see he really DID drain the swamp!!! he'll fix everything!!!", because they don't actually understand how politics work and want to believe in an insipid strongman myth.
edited 17th Nov '16 6:07:40 PM by Draghinazzo
Romney May be in, Gingrich Out of Trump Cabinet
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From the looks of things, Gingrich is definitely out.
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My feeling is that he will be like Maduro and embarrassing himself and everyone around him not soon after he take the job, blame everyone of is own falling and demands things to be "fair" with him.
edited 17th Nov '16 6:20:57 PM by unknowing
"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"I really don't want this to become "Christie and Gingrich are out, bring on Ted Cruz!"
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