The Many Faces of US Politics...

[seafoid]

Some good stuff on twitter recently

Evan McMullin

@Evan_McMullin

Trump is consistent about three things: 1) Love of self. 2) Love of Putin. 3) Hostility toward the FBI. And that is a very troubling combination.

The whole system of the U.S. was supposedly designed to keep people like Donald Trump away from power, and if they somehow slipped into power, to control them while there. That system is failing," says @davidfrum



David Axelrod

@davidaxelrod

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Note to those who fired back about the supreme authority of the @POTUS: The oath the AG and federal agents take is not a pledge of fidelity to the president. It is a pledge to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States."

David Axelrod

@davidaxelrod

What is clear is that this @POTUS believes that the @FBI and DOJ are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Trump, there to protect his interests, not the country's. He's dangerously wrong.


@NormOrnstein

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Must be pure coincidence. Oh, wait....

Adam Schiff

@RepAdamSchiff

Mueller subpoenas Bannon, Nunes produces spin memo; Mueller interviews Sessions, Johnson claims secret society in FBI;


Secret FBI society wants to overthrow govt.

 https://mobile.twitter.com/joshtpm/status/955968310541193217/video/1

[Eamonnca1]

What do you think, lads? Is Donald banging Nikki Haley or what? She looks like his type.

[Eamonnca1]

Democrats can breathe a sigh of relief now. Oprah has ruled out a White House run.

It's a shame we've gotten to the point where a celebrity making a rousing speech is enough to trigger a wave of speculation about presidential ambitions.

[stew]

Democrats can breathe a sigh of relief now. Oprah has ruled out a White House run.

It's a shame we've gotten to the point where a celebrity making a rousing speech is enough to trigger a wave of speculation about presidential ambitions.

Fasten your seat Belt kid, The Rock is considering a run in politics as is Kid Rock, I am waiting for the Democrats to announce Tom Cruise is running ffs!

[Gabriel_Hurl]

That Kid Rock thing was all promotion for a new album he was releasing. 

"F‑‑‑ no, I'm not running for Senate. Are you kidding me?" Kid Rock said on Stern's SiriusXM show. "Who couldn't figure that out? I'm releasing a new album. I'm going on tour, too."

[Eamonnca1]

Fasten your seat Belt kid, The Rock is considering a run in politics as is Kid Rock, I am waiting for the Democrats to announce Tom Cruise is running ffs!

Are you seriously mocking Democrats for having celebrities running for president? Who do you think is president now?

[stew]

Fasten your seat Belt kid, The Rock is considering a run in politics as is Kid Rock, I am waiting for the Democrats to announce Tom Cruise is running ffs!

Are you seriously mocking Democrats for having celebrities running for president? Who do you think is president now?

Eh no I am not mocking democrats, I am merely stating facts! Ronie Reagan was a celebrity, Clint Eastwood was Mayor of Carmel and a Republican, Arnie was Governor of California and a Republican.

[Gabriel_Hurl]

In serious news - looks like Donnie is willing to bend on the Dreamers

The White House's immigration plan will offer a path to citizenship for 1.8 million immigrants living in the country illegally, according to details shared by administration officials on a call for allies that Axios listened to. The administration proposal will be shared with Congress today, the officials said.

The big picture: The plan is "a compromised position" that includes "some extremely generous provisions that should make Democratic support to get to 60 votes a given," White House adviser Stephen Miller said on the call.

By the numbers: That includes establishing a path to citizenship for 1.8 million younger immigrants with work or education history and "good moral character." That number, substantially larger than the 800,000 DACA recipients, includes individuals who did not apply for DACA but met its requirements. "That is a very dramatic concession from the White House that should ensure 60 votes for the framework," Miller said.

The concession on DACA comes with the ability to terminate the status of individuals seen as a threat to national security based on criminal history, Miller said.

The White House's plan also includes...

• An end to the visa lottery program and chain migration.
• A "$25 billion dollar trust fund for the wall system."
• "Historic investment in northern border security."
• "An appropriation for filling personnel deficiencies" in border patrol and at the Department of Homeland Security.
• "Same treatment of illegal aliens, regardless of country of origin."
• "Closing loopholes in the system that make it almost impossible to deport illegal immigrants," such as the court backlog or the "catch and release" policy through which immigrants are released while awaiting a hearing

His base won't like that at all

[seafoid]

 This is very good

https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/551402/

[Gabriel_Hurl]

This isn't a good look for Donnie

WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the firing last June of Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel overseeing the Russia investigation, according to four people told of the matter, but ultimately backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than carry out the directive.

The West Wing confrontation marks the first time Mr. Trump is known to have tried to fire the special counsel. Mr. Mueller learned about the episode in recent months as his investigators interviewed current and former senior White House officials in his inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice.

Amid the first wave of news media reports that Mr. Mueller was examining a possible obstruction case, the president began to argue that Mr. Mueller had three conflicts of interest that disqualified him from overseeing the investigation, two of the people said.

First, he claimed that a dispute years ago over fees at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., had prompted Mr. Mueller, the F.B.I. director at the time, to resign his membership. The president also said Mr. Mueller could not be impartial because he had most recently worked for the law firm that previously represented the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Finally, the president said, Mr. Mueller had been interviewed to return as the F.B.I. director the day before he was appointed special counsel in May.

After receiving the president's order to fire Mr. Mueller, the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, refused to ask the Justice Department to dismiss the special counsel, saying he would quit instead, the people said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified discussing a continuing investigation.

[heganboy]

And after a period of prayerful reflection with his wife and kids Meehan is not seeking reelection. How bad must that have been?
I mean if porn stars and interns can be brassed out what the hell did he do?

Also stop trying to put Donnie bone spurs down for campaign finance issues on the payoff, if you're gonna be a bear be a polar...
Go big or go home. Russia or obstruction of Justice, though it's always the money gets them in the end...

[J70]

Fasten your seat Belt kid, The Rock is considering a run in politics as is Kid Rock, I am waiting for the Democrats to announce Tom Cruise is running ffs!

Are you seriously mocking Democrats for having celebrities running for president? Who do you think is president now?

Eh no I am not mocking democrats, I am merely stating facts! Ronie Reagan was a celebrity, Clint Eastwood was Mayor of Carmel and a Republican, Arnie was Governor of California and a Republican.

As is Kid Rock and Dwayne Johnson, although I don't think "the Rock" is hard right and could well run as a Dem.

[screenexile]

Did anyone see Hannity??!! It was priceless . . .

Get a load of this!!

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/956729170700259329

[theskull1]

Imagine that fob off by a supposed respectable political commentator in this part of the world? Crazy 

[Milltown Row2]

loved the retweets on the car crash!

Our sources cannot confirm his identity..."

Minutes later: "Alright, so our sources can confirm that the driver is Trump, but so what? He's the president, if he wants to lead police on a dangerous high-speed chase, that's his right. We'll have more on this tomorrow."