We need to talk about Donald: cursing and swearing allowed

[Brian Peacock]

Have you seen what the first letter of each paragraph spells?

[pErvinalia]

He has - http://www.rationalia.com/forum/viewtop ... 5#p1723727

[Tero]

Trump, Ryan, Pence, who else? These guys are "running for 2020."

[Brian Peacock]

He has - http://www.rationalia.com/forum/viewtop ... 5#p1723727

Apparently the mass-resignation letter of the Arts and Humanities board yesterday spelled out 'RESIST'.

[pErvinalia]

[Alan B]

Trump is as slippery as an eel with the attitude of a Snake Oil merchant and the lying cunningness of a used car salesman - and not much else.

I suspect he could last the term - mores the pity...

[Hermit]

Trump is as slippery as an eel with the attitude of a Snake Oil merchant and the lying cunningness of a used car salesman - and not much else.

I suspect he could last the term - mores the pity...

I hope he'll last. Pence would be worse. He'd get things done.

[Brian Peacock]

Also the longer he's in the more harm he's doing to the Republican party. They find themselves in total control of all three branches of government: they have absolutely no excuses for not doing whatever they've promised to do and yet they still can't get anything done. This highlights what they are, that they're not a 'party' unified around a set of core values and policies in the traditional sense, but an economic confederation of competing special interest groups who can't agree with each other. After Trump people will be crying out for dull but competent administrators rather than messianic saviours - hopefully.

[Tero]

Trump looking for scape goats:
"You can see the emerging theme from Trump world is that Trump doesn’t fail; Trump has been betrayed," said longtime Ryan acquaintance Charlie Sykes, a prominent conservative commentator based in Wisconsin. "They’re going to line up the scapegoats... No matter how much [Ryan] appeases Trump, it won’t take long for Trump for turn on him."

Most of Trump's ire has lately centered on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in retribution for failing to pass a bill to repeal Obamacare. But the Trump-Ryan marriage has always been one more of convenience than true love, so many are wondering how much longer it will last.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/2 ... ads-241956
He has no control over Democrats as a whole so he has to pick on people he can punish.

[Jason]

Psychiatrists tell Congress Donald Trump is 'a clear and present danger' to the world
'It no longer takes a psychiatrist to recognise the alarming patterns of impulsive, reckless, and narcissistic behaviour,' group claims

A group of psychiatrists has written to Congress to warn Donald Trump poses a "clear and present danger" to the world.

Among them is Dr Bandy Lee, of Yale University, who is also reportedly consulting with Democratic members of Congress on setting up an expert panel to give advice on the President's mental health.

She is concerned by Mr Trump's "dangerousness", Dr Lee told USA Today.

The group's letter, sent to members of both parties, said: "It no longer takes a psychiatrist to recognise the alarming patterns of impulsive, reckless, and narcissistic behaviour — regardless of diagnosis — that, in the person of President Trump, put the world at risk.

"We now find ourselves in a clear and present danger, especially concerning North Korea and the President’s command of the US nuclear arsenal."It comes after Democrats proposed creating an 11-member, cross-party Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity which would be responsible for examining the US president’s mental and physical health.

First tabled by Maryland congressman Jamie Raskin, and now backed by more than two dozen members of the House, the bill would see Mr Trump or any other US president forced from the Oval Office is he or she is deemed to be mentally or physically unfit for the role.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 11621.html

[pErvinalia]

There was another group letter by shrinks a while back proclaiming him to be unstable. Maybe they should get the secret service to put meds in his water supply..

[Animavore]

Says it best.

[JimC]

Also the longer he's in the more harm he's doing to the Republican party. They find themselves in total control of all three branches of government: they have absolutely no excuses for not doing whatever they've promised to do and yet they still can't get anything done. This highlights what they are, that they're not a 'party' unified around a set of core values and policies in the traditional sense, but an economic confederation of competing special interest groups who can't agree with each other. After Trump people will be crying out for dull but competent administrators rather than messianic saviours - hopefully.

I can do "dull but competent" really, really well...

[Tero]

Elsewhere:

The Real McCoy says:
You missed the point! The Democrat party is being led by a bunch of people that the majority of Americans think are clowns. They need fresh faces to renew the party, if they ever hope to regain the losses they are sustaining. The Republicans aren't much better but at least the tea party is bringing in some fresh thinking. So until the two parties change their style and start doing the work of the people instead of looking for power the voters will turn on them. Trump still packs them in to his rallies so that should tell you that the voters want change.

Tero responds

McCoy! Get with the program! The people don't know what Democrats do in congress and don't care. Ask the average voter and they will name Sanders and their own 2 Senators. Maybe.

So basically anyone can run now. If they can tweet they can run.

To generalize, nobody is going to be president anymore unless they can get their message into tweet size bits.

[Tero]

HOUSTON—Battening down the hatches as the potentially disastrous situation unfolded, Texans braced themselves Friday for President Trump’s response to Hurricane Harvey. “I don’t know how bad it’s going to be, but I’m preparing for the worst,” said resident Jacob Hoyt, echoing the sentiments of millions of residents along the state’s coast who were hunkering down for what many predict will be a catastrophically inept relief effort. “This won’t be easy. If nothing else, I’m hoping it’ll be over with pretty quick.” At press time, frightened Texans had learned that Trump’s response in the aftermath would likely be worse than even the most dire forecasts.