JUburton wrote:If I just got elected to a six year term I wouldn't do one either. No consequences for these asshat.

"It's going to go through a process, and we expect the House and the Senate will get this to the president to sign this year, and we couldn't be more excited about the progress we've made," the Treasury secretary added.

In a speech Wednesday in Missouri, President Donald Trump stressed the need for tax cuts to make the U.S. more competitive globally. The administration's plans thus far have been short on details, but they generally seek to lower the corporate tax rate from the highest in the world at 35 percent to as low as 15 percent.

Mnuchin said the 15 percent rate is ideal, but he did not commit to that level.

"Wherever we end up, the objective is to get a competitive business rate," he said.

jerseyhoya wrote:A Beating in Berkeley - Great, infuriating read from Matt Labash

Matt Labash wrote:Likewise, the advertised docket of speakers was to include “three blacks, two Hispanics, one Asian, one Samoan, one Muslim, two women, and one white male.” If becoming a liberty movement fixture doesn’t work out for Gibson, he has a promising future as a UC Berkeley admissions officer.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Per the Hill: Mueller has original draft of Trump's firing letter to Comey. The letter was nixed by the WH attorney and redone by Rosenstein and Sessions. No report if it had Russia investigation mentioned as reason

mozartpc27 wrote:Been a long time since I've been this righteously pissed at something I read. Disgusting.

Julie Pace‏ @jpaceDC
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Smoke seen pouring from chimney at Russian consulate in San Francisco after Trump administration orders its closure.

Robert Humphrey‏ @RobertCHumphrey
Fire coming from top of #russianconsulate In Sf. What you guys burning?

https://twitter.com/RobertCHumphrey/sta ... 5320216576

RT‏ @RT_com
BREAKING: US security services to search Russian consulate in San Fransisco on Saturday – Moscow

Joyce Karam‏ @Joyce_Karam
It's 92 degrees in San Francisco, what is #Russia burning?

NBC Nightly News‏ @NBCNightlyNews
An official at the Consulate tells firemen that there is no problem after smoke was seen coming from the Consulate's chimney.

Kyle Griffin‏ @kylegriffin1
Curious timeline:
Wed—Trump calls Grassley to talk 'ethanol'
Thurs—Grassley raises Qs about Comey-Clinton
Fri—Trump tweets Grassley news

jerseyhoya wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:Been a long time since I've been this righteously pissed at something I read. Disgusting.

Good to be on the same page

Foreign Policy‏ @ForeignPolicy
EXCLUSIVE: Here's the fire in back of about to-be-closed DC Russia trade rep building. @janawinter on the scene.

https://twitter.com/ForeignPolicy/statu ... 5095805953