RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:It looks like the missile launch failed, as within hours Assad was able to launch another attack.

I would not be totally shocked if there wasnt collusion between trump and Putin on this. Putin has domestic troubles of his own. Of course, if I'm right, it means Putin\Assad have played trump for a sucker, which is entirely plausible as well.

It was a remote air base chosen because Russia didn't have any known assets there. Of course they still have airstrike capability from other bases.

The US also notified Russia via its deescalation channels that the airstrike would be coming so that Russia could avoid the targeted airbase and the flight path of the cruise missiles. It's a necessary step, but the obvious problem is that Russia can then turn around and warn Assad of the incoming strike.

Not everything is a conspiracy, guys.

slugsrbad wrote:

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 #$!&@, 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.

"Here's the reason ther'es no middle ground," Bannon growled at Kushner. "You're a Democrat."

#$!&@ sounds like a bad fan fic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/06/us/politics/stephen-bannon-white-house.html

Two major insurers said this week that they wouldn't sell insurance in Iowa's Obamacare marketplace, both citing concerns about the current uncertainty around the health law's future. This means that 94 of Iowa's 99 counties will have just one insurer selling on Healthcare.gov when open enrollment starts in November.

Wellmark (Iowa's largest health plan) announced Monday that it would no longer sell coverage in the individual market. Aetna followed on Thursday, with a spokesperson telling Bloomberg it would leave the Iowa market "as a result of financial risk and an uncertain outlook for the marketplace."

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:Not everything is a conspiracy, guys.

pacino wrote:the slow sabotage:

Two major insurers said this week that they wouldn't sell insurance in Iowa's Obamacare marketplace, both citing concerns about the current uncertainty around the health law's future. This means that 94 of Iowa's 99 counties will have just one insurer selling on Healthcare.gov when open enrollment starts in November.

Wellmark (Iowa's largest health plan) announced Monday that it would no longer sell coverage in the individual market. Aetna followed on Thursday, with a spokesperson telling Bloomberg it would leave the Iowa market "as a result of financial risk and an uncertain outlook for the marketplace."

the deadline for insurers is June 21st.

OFFER MEDICARE FOR ALL

Nothing is accurate now because we haven’t made a final determination. We haven’t made a determination as to public/private. There are some things that work very nicely public/private. There are some things that don’t. The federal government, we’re doing very well you saw, a lot of good numbers coming out. You saw our imports. You saw what happened with China. And various other people that this country has been dealing with over the years. You saw the numbers come out today, they’re very promising. Lot of good numbers are coming out. We are borrowing very inexpensively. When you can borrow so inexpensively, you don’t have to do the public/private thing. Because public/private can be very expensive. When you go equity, when you give equity to people who own your highways essentially for a 30-year period, who own your tollbooths for a period of time — come on in, Mike! You know Mike and Reince?

Uh, we’re working on health care. Can I just say, so when you called the health care bill, you know, that was just a negotiation. You didn’t hear me say it’s over. That was a negotiation. You understand? A continuing negotiation. It may go on for a long time or it may go on until this afternoon. I don’t know. It’s a continuing negotiation.

Warszawa wrote:The whole Mideast needs to be re-partitioned

What worries the protocol-conscious Chinese more than policy clashes is the risk that the unpredictable Trump could publicly embarrass Xi, after several foreign leaders experienced awkward moments with the new U.S. president.

"Ensuring President Xi does not lose face is a top priority for China," a Chinese official said.

pacino wrote:update on the infrastructure bill we aren't actually doing:

Nothing is accurate now because we haven’t made a final determination. We haven’t made a determination as to public/private. There are some things that work very nicely public/private. There are some things that don’t. The federal government, we’re doing very well you saw, a lot of good numbers coming out. You saw our imports. You saw what happened with China. And various other people that this country has been dealing with over the years. You saw the numbers come out today, they’re very promising. Lot of good numbers are coming out. We are borrowing very inexpensively. When you can borrow so inexpensively, you don’t have to do the public/private thing. Because public/private can be very expensive. When you go equity, when you give equity to people who own your highways essentially for a 30-year period, who own your tollbooths for a period of time — come on in, Mike! You know Mike and Reince?

Uh, we’re working on health care. Can I just say, so when you called the health care bill, you know, that was just a negotiation. You didn’t hear me say it’s over. That was a negotiation. You understand? A continuing negotiation. It may go on for a long time or it may go on until this afternoon. I don’t know. It’s a continuing negotiation.

pacino wrote:what Xi is worried about while meeting President Mr Trump:

What worries the protocol-conscious Chinese more than policy clashes is the risk that the unpredictable Trump could publicly embarrass Xi, after several foreign leaders experienced awkward moments with the new U.S. president.

"Ensuring President Xi does not lose face is a top priority for China," a Chinese official said.

maybe he'll pull Xi's pants down or something at lunch