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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#190501: May 25th 2017 at 10:52:03 AM

[up] 40% from a FOX News poll? Ouch.

edited 25th May '17 10:52:29 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#190502: May 25th 2017 at 11:05:13 AM

[up] Keep in mind that when you read "Fox New Poll" in the news it's almost never a poll of Fox News viewers, it's a traditional phone poll administered at least in part by Fox News.

And while they aren't the best polling firm by a long shot (they correctly call 65%-72% of races depending on who they are partnering with according to 538) they are a legitimate one and don't have an enormous Republican bias.

edited 25th May '17 11:05:35 AM by Falrinn

SciFiSlasher from Absolutely none of your business. Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#190503: May 25th 2017 at 11:09:38 AM

Duško Marković, the Prime minister of Montenegro, was literally just shoved aside by Trump.

Jesus fucking Christ, Trump...

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
#190504: May 25th 2017 at 11:12:47 AM

[up] And the rest of NATO pretty much told Trump to go fuck a cactus in response to his complaints about their spending.

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#190505: May 25th 2017 at 11:17:00 AM

4th Circuit Appeals Court upholds injunction against Trump's Travel Ban.

I don't really have much to say about it other then "Good".

edited 25th May '17 11:17:12 AM by DingoWalley1

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#190506: May 25th 2017 at 11:17:30 AM

Just saw this notification pop up

"U.S. Appeals Court in the 4th circuit keeps block to Trump's travel ban in place" - Get updates at Reuters.com

edited 25th May '17 11:17:46 AM by sgamer82

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
Euodiachloris Since: Oct, 2010
#190509: May 25th 2017 at 11:53:14 AM

But, two terrorists down, amirite? (How many created from the loved ones of the "collateral damage"?) tongue

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#190510: May 25th 2017 at 11:55:06 AM

The story is that the "precision strike" also hit the terrorists' explosives.

Gee, who could have guessed that a couple of terrorists had explosives around?

edited 25th May '17 11:55:51 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#190511: May 25th 2017 at 11:57:20 AM

Surely not the greatest military power on the planet.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#190512: May 25th 2017 at 12:15:37 PM

I'm beginning to suspect that certain individuals within the US government are perfectly fine with letting the chaos in the middle east continue forever.

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#190513: May 25th 2017 at 12:23:35 PM

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin demands Congress increase the Debt Ceiling before August. Democrats will do it if it's not combined with Republican Policies; Teapublicans won't do it unless it is combined with Spending Cuts.

These next 3 months are going to be fun, aren't they?

EDIT: Michael Flynn, already subject to 3 Subpoena's from the Senate (one of which he's pled the 5th on), is now being subpoena'd by the House.

Flynn's life is crashing before his eyes. He might as well give them the documents and accept whatever fate befalls him.

edited 25th May '17 12:26:49 PM by DingoWalley1

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#190514: May 25th 2017 at 12:24:50 PM

The debt ceiling is such a terrible idea. Wish they'd just scrap it.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#190515: May 25th 2017 at 12:28:33 PM

It's too valuable as a source of political theatrics for anyone to get rid of.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#190516: May 25th 2017 at 12:32:32 PM

If they can ensure he will squeal on everyone else, it might be worth it to offer Flynn immunity. He's already ruined, but he might be able to take down a lot of still dangerous people.

edited 25th May '17 12:33:36 PM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#190517: May 25th 2017 at 12:44:35 PM

We don't want an Oliver North situation.

If they're 100% confident they can avoid that...

Fuck it.

Give it to him, and let him squeal like a canary.

New Survey coming this weekend!
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#190518: May 25th 2017 at 12:50:07 PM

Remember the executive order that allows the "review" of national monument designations. Well here's the public comments for it:

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOI-2017-0002-0001

edited 25th May '17 12:59:59 PM by megaeliz

math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#190519: May 25th 2017 at 1:13:40 PM

I'm beginning to suspect that certain individuals within the US government are perfectly fine with letting the chaos in the middle east continue forever.

A good war is always good for continuing to savage democracy in the name of freedom and security. The longer they can keep that circus going, the better.

And yes, this is unfortunately a bipartisan situation.

edited 25th May '17 1:13:49 PM by math792d

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#190520: May 25th 2017 at 1:16:22 PM

[up][up]I'm planning to leave a comment myself. This is an issue that is very near and dear to me.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#190521: May 25th 2017 at 1:30:34 PM

I'd love to chant Love him up as Flynn is put away for life. But pragmatism is the way to go, and Flynn will lose whatever friends and allies he has left if he turns to the state.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#190522: May 25th 2017 at 1:45:24 PM

A good war is always good for continuing to savage democracy in the name of freedom and security. The longer they can keep that circus going, the better.

And yes, this is unfortunately a bipartisan situation.

Yep. Reps and Dems along with the media.

Here's Newt talking shit and Ron Paul actually spitting out some truth:

Ron Paul is right but he gets booed. And then he gets cheered after he brings it back to bringing their troops him.

And Newt talks about killing their enemies and he gets cheered.

Their ideal solution is to build terminators for the Middle East.

edited 25th May '17 1:54:17 PM by MadSkillz

LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#190523: May 25th 2017 at 1:49:24 PM

I wonder what the actual economic effects of National Monuments are

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#190524: May 25th 2017 at 1:50:00 PM

@the handshake: I think we won.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#190525: May 25th 2017 at 1:51:47 PM

[up] OTOH...Macron actually had to touch Trump. tongue

Disgusted, but not surprised

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