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by **thephan** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 22:32:29

I am completely worried, Pac has been sitting out the crazy train's stop at crazytown. We are all dead.

by **thephan** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:39:45

Going Gestapo tacit on Tester.

by **pacino** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 18:26:36

Been too busy for stupid shit from them

by **Rococo4** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 22:03:24

thephan wrote:Going Gestapo tacit on Tester.

kinda like what he did to Ronny Jackson, no?

by **pacino** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 22:04:58

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 08:03:07

Not even comparable rococo. while keeping in mind that Adm. Jackson withdrew himself from the confirmation process after his sponsor stated publically that he though he should as he has nothing to prove. In the easy math, the cards were on the table between his inexperence with a gigantic job, not to mention Johnny Isakson kicking the ball off on stating public concerns. Tester was one of several voices, and while his statements lacked tact, I give you @RealDonald's twitter account as Exhibit A.

Now all that spewed forth, Doc Jackson will not be returning to his post as Don's doctor. Isn't that curious.

by **The Sarge** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:51:19

What the hell? From the President's twitter.

Numerous countries are being considered for the MEETING, but would Peace House/Freedom House, on the Border of North & South Korea, be a more Representative, Important and Lasting site than a third party country? Just asking!

by **Monkeyboy** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 11:51:49

He desperately wants to be involved so he can take credit for it. He'll take credit anyway, of course.

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:18:11

Monkeyboy wrote:He desperately wants to be involved so he can take credit for it. He'll take credit anyway, of course.

Apparently they renovated Peace House/Freedom House for the discussions, and made it aesthetically appealing, as well as it obvious symbolic nature. So, as you point out, that train is moving out of the station without him being able to take credit, aside from him taking undeserved credit.

Now to make him crazy, get Moon that nomination for the Peace Prize.

by **The Crimson Cyclone** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 12:36:58

Richard Painter, the grumpy ethics guy who's been on MSNBC is running 3rd party for Minnesota senate

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 13:17:06

Netanyahu making news showing what Israel got their hands on about Iran's nuclear program. A very specific presentation in English talking about over 55,000 files. Not so sure what a file is as they also have CDs on parade, and he talked about the weight of the haul. All very damning... when authenticated.**

** I say this because the 8x10 color glossies handed out to the press, and the camera ready presentation, was presented in English, as noted above, before any Hebrew was spoken on the mater for any length of time. This clearly is to help the Iran deal along to its demise, making Bolton, Big Mike, & Don feel good about flipping it like a turtle in the hot sun.

by **traderdave** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 15:11:45

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a financial hardship waiver to an oil refinery owned by billionaire Carl Icahn, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, exempting the Oklahoma facility from requirements under a federal biofuels law, according to two industry sources briefed on the matter.

The waiver enables Icahn's CVR Energy Inc to avoid tens of millions of dollars in costs related to the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The regulation is meant to cut air pollution, reduce petroleum imports and support corn farmers by requiring refiners to mix billions of gallons of biofuels into the nation's gasoline and diesel each year.

The Small Refiners Coalition, which represents companies that operate small refining facilities, has defended the EPA's waiver program, saying the EPA is required by law to help small refineries struggling with the RFS and that the exemptions are crucial to their financial well-being.

What a shocking outcome.
#Drain the Swamp

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 15:19:26

I think there was a question to Pruitt about this last week, that question was about helping them with these onerous regulations. Could have been a WV firm that I am thinking of that wanted to get some of that really cool blue water for their residents.

by **traderdave** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 17:19:24

File under "No Fucking Shit Sherlock":

Sen. Marco Rubio says big businesses aren’t investing much of their windfall from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts into their workers despite GOP promises during last year’s debate.

“There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American workers,” Rubio, R-Fla., told The Economist in a story release Monday. “In fact they bought back shares, a few gave out bonuses; there’s no evidence whatsoever that the money’s been massively poured back into the American worker.”

https://www.apnews.com/04d7a22dd8f6484e ... ssion=true

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 17:53:08

My local rep is a member of the GOP, and she has an ad sponsored by Business Roundtable talking about how hiring is up, salaries are up, and paychecks are up thanks to the tax cuts. Here's the heart Ugly Truth, this is a high-income area so the increases were nominal and not really noticeable with employers telling their employees to watch their paychecks to make sure they're right, which none of us know what that means. On top of that I don't know a single person who got a bonus, we're struggling to hire because we don't want to pay Market much less over, and there's really nothing to applaud.

I saw that same-store sales at McDonald's for up Nationwide, so that speaks to somebody getting money, but at the same time we're talking about spending it at McDonald's so what are we really talking about. I know that if I talk to somebody who has a trumpet they roll it out and blow it that they've gotten hundreds of dollars more in their paychecks. These are learning people, but that's b*******. If it's not, then they're in for a hell of a surprise next tax year. I had a discussion with him accountant the other day and he thinks that a lot of people are going to be very shocked come tax day, because he thinks that there are some companies that are Towing the line and arbitrarily dumping more money into paychecks and listen to taxation that will come home to roost next year.

Businesses however, instead of counting confirmed, are really doing it on the Wild Side. Their profits are way up because they're paying less taxes. My own company, bought back tens of thousands of shares of stock, and then promptly found someone to buy us so that we're merging into a gigantic organization. None of us work or type folks, that include Senior Management, has any stock at all unless we buy it.

by **Gimpy** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 19:08:43

Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a defamation suit against President Donald Trump for a tweet that said a forensic sketch of a man who allegedly threatened her in 2011 was "a total con job."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/st ... et-n870171

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 19:12:57

Multiple reports from WH staff that have Kelly calling Donald an idiot, and saying that he is holding it all together.

Kelly takes to the megaphones me to say “nothing to see here”.

unwatchable fake news that Donald made millions for

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 19:44:41

Breaking news, the house has drafted articles of impeachment!

Yes it’s true, there are people in the house who want to impeach Rod Rosenstein

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus — led by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), a Trump confidant — finalized the draft in recent days. It came after weeks of disputes with Rosenstein over the Justice Department’s response to congressional requests for documents about the decisions and behavior of federal law-enforcement officials working on the Russia investigation and other federal probes, including the investigation into 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email server.

I can’t really believe that this is not a major headline at the moment. Maybe it’s because it’s a draft. Some position of last resort, sort of a documented threat turned over to the White House for review and a big old thumbs up.

by **thephan** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 20:24:23

Vice President Mike Pence's physician privately raised alarms within the White House last Fall

Who knew that Senator Testor is Mike Pence’s physician.

by **Monkeyboy** » Mon Apr 30, 2018 22:43:22

traderdave wrote:File under "No Fucking Shit Sherlock":

Sen. Marco Rubio says big businesses aren’t investing much of their windfall from President Donald Trump’s tax cuts into their workers despite GOP promises during last year’s debate.

“There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American workers,” Rubio, R-Fla., told The Economist in a story release Monday. “In fact they bought back shares, a few gave out bonuses; there’s no evidence whatsoever that the money’s been massively poured back into the American worker.”

https://www.apnews.com/04d7a22dd8f6484e ... ssion=true

wow, that's quite the admission since that's the GOP economic plan in a nutshell. He's basically saying his party has been wrong for 30+ years.

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