drsmooth wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:He's trying to walk through a minefield to pass tax reform and healthcare reform. He will be ignoring all tweets until these things are either done or it's clear they cannot be done.

& then he'll grow principles. Ah, yes, it all makes sense now, thanks

jerseyhoya wrote:But he is choosing strategies off of a list that lacks a good option.

Softbank $50B investment...

Taiwan's FoxCon looking at expanding its US footprint.

On Monday, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have strictly limited the state’s use of solitary confinement. Had the bill passed, state prisons would have been barred from placing vulnerable populations—including pregnant women, children, seniors, LGBTQ people, and those with mental illnesses—in solitary.

Two days after Mayor de Blasio formally asked President Obama and Congress for up to $35 million in federal restitution for security outside traffic-snarled White House North, Congressional Republicans indicated that they are interested in fronting only a small percentage of the City's ask. A stopgap federal spending bill introduced Tuesday night includes $7 million for overtime incurred by state and local law enforcement between the November 8th election and President-elect Trump's January 20th inauguration.

"New York City taxpayers should not be on the hook for 80 percent of the national bill to protect our President-elect and his family's residence," the mayor said in a statement Wednesday. "We are counting on Congress to step up in the coming months to pay back what it owes our city. This is a national responsibility and the burden cannot fall alone on our city and police department."

The cost of protecting Trump, a known homebody, has been estimated at about $1 million a day (though Mayor de Blasio's $35 million ask comes to $500,000 per day).

Discussing Trump on “60 Minutes,” [Ryan] had a manner that was borderline coquettish. He said that Trump, with his tweets, was “basically giving voice to a lot of people who have felt that they were voiceless.”

Sometimes, yes. But many times, Trump is giving a green light to kooks and the finger to the dignity that Americans rightly expect of a president and that Ryan should demand of him.

Ryan is sacrificing too much for too little, and it’s time he rummaged through his wobbly endoskeleton and made fresh acquaintance with his spine. Until that happens, this sadly groveling Boy Scout will be lost in the woods.

JFLNYC wrote:Cancel order!

Youseff wrote:it's beyond obvious Ryan is tucking his dick between his legs until he gets things done, but it should help destroy any notion that he's a good or principled human being.

Youseff wrote:

On Monday, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have strictly limited the state’s use of solitary confinement. Had the bill passed, state prisons would have been barred from placing vulnerable populations—including pregnant women, children, seniors, LGBTQ people, and those with mental illnesses—in solitary.

Werthless wrote:

Youseff wrote:it's beyond obvious Ryan is tucking his dick between his legs until he gets things done, but it should help destroy any notion that he's a good or principled human being.

That's kinda weird, youseff. He is certainly not the first person to subvert his personal dislike for a politician in order to get his policies enacted. If it was another context, and you agreed with the politician's policy, your reaction would likely be different.