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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I mean, they don’t literally have buttons. In the case of the US the metaphorical button exists to ensure presidential authorization can reach the military in times of crisis. It’s more like the military has the button, and the president has the key to the cover.
edited 23rd Mar '18 3:08:34 PM by archonspeaks
They should have sent a poet.The Right (and Russian Bots)
are all up in arms about Passing the Omnibus bill.
Heard about that, it's rather excellent. Their anger is exactly the kind of anger that translates into electoral suffering for their side.
edited 23rd Mar '18 3:55:06 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangWhat a mixed reaction kind of day.
The good: The latest budget was basically a screw you to Trump. Some have even gone so far as to say his presidency is effectively over; I wouldn't quite go that far but there's no denying this is a loss for his agenda.
The bad: John Bolton; stocks falling due to the trade war; the terrorist attack in France; the power players of Cambridge Analytica have started a new company
, likely to continue the same mischief as before.
Attorney says Roy Moore supporters offered him $10,000 to drop client who accused the Senate candidate of sexual impropriety
Alternate link at the Hill: Attorney: Roy Moore supporters offered $10K, Bannon meeting to drop accuser as client
BIRMINGHAM — Days after a woman accused U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual impropriety, two Moore supporters approached her attorney with an unusual request.
They asked lawyer Eddie Sexton to drop the woman as a client and say publicly that he did not believe her. The damaging statement would be given to Breitbart News, then run by former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon.
In exchange, Sexton said in recent interviews, the men offered to pay him $10,000 and promised to introduce him to Bannon and others in the nation’s capital. Parts of Sexton’s account are supported by recorded phone conversations, text messages and people in whom he confided at the time.
The effort to undermine Leigh Corfman’s allegations — beginning on Nov. 13, a month before the election — shows how far some of Moore’s most fervent supporters were willing to go to salvage an Alabama campaign that many hoped would propel a nationwide populist movement and solidify Bannon’s image as a political kingmaker.
edited 23rd Mar '18 4:07:35 PM by sgamer82
Going by a quick Twitter scan, a lot of voters on the right are pissed at the bump stock move as well.
Good, stay pissed off. Stay at home on election day. Spoil your ballot. Vote Libertarian or Constitution party (are they still a thing?). Anything that depresses the GOP vote is a good thing.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.![]()
It doesn't do a bunch of stuff Trump wants it to do, like the Wall or increasing the number of ICE agents (IIRC he wanted 1000 and they just increased it by 100).
This too.
edited 23rd Mar '18 4:14:48 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangI'm not sure if this was in the spending bill Trump signed today, but the House spending bill which was passed on Wednesday had funds for Trump's wall, but barred it from going through the Santa Anna National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Texas.
So, yeah, someone was trying to put hole's into Trump's border wall even if he got any money for it.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Seems even Trump's base are turning on him over Bolton's appointment and the Omnibus bill, according to several topics on Game FA Qs linking to his supporters' reactions on various social media sites.
edited 23rd Mar '18 5:09:00 PM by Wariolander
Not that most people here speaks in absolutes to begin with, but still, interesting.
That is interesting.
I love how it talked about religious Democrats, it really annoys me how for some reason people never talk about the religious left (hint: it's because they're minorities).
edited 23rd Mar '18 6:07:48 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangThis is actually hilarious! I've found that their are two responses to this:
anger
My feelings exactly!! I'm still in shock he became part of the establishment. I can no longer defend or vote for him. [2]
I REALLY SUPPORTED YOU SIR. I'm so terrible sad .. You fool. The new Congress will IMPEACH YOU before you get another real shot. I don't know why on Earth you would throw your Presidency away like this! They really got you this time man. This is very bad. I wish you luck sir. 😢 [3]
@realDonaldTrump You may have just lost re-election after signing that omnibus bill. You yourself said you didn’t know what was in it. You’ve lost my confidence and support. [4]
And desperately trying to rationalize:
However, I think @realDonaldTrump has something up his sleeve. He is not going to tell us because he can't.
removing filibuster vote is big. [5]
They have also convinced themselves that an Omnibus bill is not a budget.
You guessed right. Trump fooled them all. This was an omnibus bill not a budget. He has to adhere to a budget not an omnibus bill. He can pretty much spend what he wants. [7]
1/2 All is not lost: It’s not an official ‘Federal Budget’, It’s an Omnibus bill, not a Budget! Trump outsmarted them again & Congress basically screwed themselves by not passing a Budget. [8]
edited 23rd Mar '18 6:22:06 PM by megaeliz
That's just delightful, not just for the obvious schadenfreude related reasons but also because if his core base starts abandoning him (or even just 1/10th of it) then this could cause horrific damage for him come November and 2020.
edited 23rd Mar '18 6:13:07 PM by Fourthspartan56
"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji YangMy favorite though has to be this one:

If it's any comfort, Bolton has no authority to actually order a strike, he can only advise. It's up to the Do D and the Joint Chiefs to manage any military action, and they presumably still have some pull with Trump (or at least can fall back on Mathis' old Marine hand to hand training to keep Trump's little fingers off the button).
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.