jerseyhoya wrote:Democrats officially with the first partisan filibuster in Senate history for a Supreme Court nominee. Unprecedented partisan obstruction!

slugsrbad wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:Democrats officially with the first partisan filibuster in Senate history for a Supreme Court nominee. Unprecedented partisan obstruction!

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What Democrats are doing will be the first, and last, successful partisan filibuster of a #SCOTUS nomination in the history of the #Senate.

I hate the Turtle so much.

swishnicholson wrote:

pacino wrote:

"Our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," Haley told a small group of reporters. "Our priority is to really look at how do we get things done, who do we need to work with to really make a difference for the people in Syria."
"We can't necessarily focus on Assad the way that the previous administration did," she said.

there was a chance several years ago but Obama did not want to go in....because then what? It's a tough situation, an impossible one where the inability to figure it out will be Obama's biggest failure, but the mixed signals being sent here by the new administration are basically a green light to Assad to continue his rampage.

The Obama administration was certainly guilty of mixed signals. This was not a mixed signal at all. This was a green light. I certainly hope more people draw a direct line between this and the hacking out destroyed lungs in Syria.

NickSixers wrote:Genuinely confused why Nunes would step aside now. He lost any credibility a long time ago. Why step aside now? Seems like the choices would've been to step aside at the beginning or ride this until the very end.

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Joe Manchin is the only Senator who opposed killing the filibuster in 2013 and 2017.

traderdave wrote:

NickSixers wrote:Genuinely confused why Nunes would step aside now. He lost any credibility a long time ago. Why step aside now? Seems like the choices would've been to step aside at the beginning or ride this until the very end.

Statement from Nunes -

"Several leftwing activist groups have filed accusations against me with the Office of Congressional Ethics. The charges are entirely false and politically motivated, and are being leveled just as the American people are beginning to learn the truth about the improper unmasking of the identities of U.S. citizens and other abuses of power. Despite the baselessness of the charges, I believe it is in the best interests of the House Intelligence Committee and the Congress for me to have Representative Mike Conaway, with assistance from Representatives Trey Gowdy and Tom Rooney, temporarily take charge of the Committee's Russia investigation while the House Ethics Committee looks into this matter."

Bucky wrote:i fear you're joking

CIVIL WAR

Steve Bannon Calls Jared Kushner a ‘Cuck’ and ‘Globalist’ Behind His Back

Donald Trump’s two closest aides are fighting “nonstop” and often “face-to-face,” officials say — and it’s even uglier in private.

Donald Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides, several Trump administration officials told The Daily Beast.

The fighting between Kushner and Bannon has been “nonstop” in recent weeks, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s been an “open secret” that Bannon and Kushner often clash “face-to-face,” according to senior officials.
One official said Bannon has lately complained about Kushner trying to “shiv him and push him out the door” and likened him to a fifth column in the White House.

“[Steve] recently vented to us about Jared being a ‘globalist’ and a ‘cuck’…He actually said ‘cuck,’ as in “cuckservative,’” the administration official told The Daily Beast.

thephan wrote:

Bucky wrote:i fear you're joking

No joke: Banon on Kushner from Daily Beast. Other news outlets available. Sell out globalist (no shit, and also a religious slur appearently) says grease ball.

CIVIL WAR

Steve Bannon Calls Jared Kushner a ‘Cuck’ and ‘Globalist’ Behind His Back

Donald Trump’s two closest aides are fighting “nonstop” and often “face-to-face,” officials say — and it’s even uglier in private.

Donald Trump’s chief strategist Stephen Bannon has called the president’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner a “cuck” and a “globalist” during a time of high tension between the two top aides, several Trump administration officials told The Daily Beast.

The fighting between Kushner and Bannon has been “nonstop” in recent weeks, according to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. It’s been an “open secret” that Bannon and Kushner often clash “face-to-face,” according to senior officials.
One official said Bannon has lately complained about Kushner trying to “shiv him and push him out the door” and likened him to a fifth column in the White House.

“[Steve] recently vented to us about Jared being a ‘globalist’ and a ‘cuck’…He actually said ‘cuck,’ as in “cuckservative,’” the administration official told The Daily Beast.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:lololololol

JFLNYC wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:lololololol

Bannon gave him that vest.