We Need To Talk About Donald

[Brian Peacock]

You're not a 'fascist' or a 'racist moron' if you voted Trump into office - you were hoodwinked and lie to and sold a fantasy about the perilous state of the union and how Trump would fix it that appealed to deep-rooted doubts and fears about the trustworthiness of other people. And those doubts and fears came from people just like Trump.

[Tyrannical]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-trudea ... 47290.html

While other world leaders have been disparaged by Donald Trump or faced ire at home for trying to woo his White House, Canada's progressive Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struck up an unlikely alliance with the US president.

No mystery there really, Trudea doesn't call Trump Hitler, Trump doesn't go on a twitter tirade against Canada.

Instead Trump says nice things

Trump commended Canada twice in his maiden address to Congress late last month, after heaping praise on Trudeau during his earlier visit to Washington.

"America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbor like Canada," Trump told a joint press conference with Trudeau at his side.

Trudea doesn't have to agree with Trump to play nice with Trump. Shocking

Powers said there are people, including in Trudeau's own party, "who would like Trudeau to go after Trump for some of his behavior and statements" -- for example, those demeaning to women and Muslims.

"But Trudeau helping Trump helps Canada," he said, adding that Trudeau was "smart not going after Trump, as other leaders did, during the American election campaign... I think it was noticed by the US."

"Wisely, he isn't letting ideological differences affect how he deals with Trump," echoed University of Toronto politics professor Ryan Hurl.

[Tero]

(Trump: he's a pussy, Has ugly wife) Cruz found a way for Republicans to force Democrats to SHUT THE FUCK UP, pleasing Trump greatly:

According to Cruz, however, a provision in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 would allow Republicans to both drastically increase the scope of their new health care reform bill and still let it fall under reconciliation by essentially bypassing the parliamentarian and leaving that decision up to Vice President Pence.

As Cruz put it:

“Under the Budget Act of 1974, which is what governs reconciliation, it is the presiding officer, the vice president of the United States, who rules on what’s permissible on reconciliation and what is not.

That’s a conversation I’ve been having with a number of my colleagues."

Who exactly those colleagues are remains unclear, though it's known that the Texas senator did meet with both President Trump and Vice President Pence over the course of the last week

Possibly Cruz will be allowed to the Congressional locker room, though he is still a pussy.

[Brian Peacock]

That would be a blatant move to side-step scrutiny of the bill in the legislature. Makes sense I suppose - I mean, Republicans criticised Democrats for 'ramming through' ACA even with a detailed draft and after six months of committee hearings, reports, and budgetary analysis. Side-stepping that whole inconvenient process must seem very appealing, particularly if there's a handy way for the VP to pass it through on the nod.

By the way - Jeff Sessions lied under oath to the Senate oversight committee and should be removed, and possibly arrested.

[pErvinalia]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-trudea ... 47290.html

While other world leaders have been disparaged by Donald Trump or faced ire at home for trying to woo his White House, Canada's progressive Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struck up an unlikely alliance with the US president.

No mystery there really, Trudea doesn't call Trump Hitler, Trump doesn't go on a twitter tirade against Canada.

Instead Trump says nice things

Until Trump's ego gets bruised over something and then he reverts to his normal childish self.

[Tyrannical]

Oh, and you heard it here first.
Within 4 to 6 months expect high profile fbi raids of various progressive groups. The term domestic terrorism will be tossed around, but the feds will stick to rico act, inciting riots, and civil rights abuses
Oh and various destruction of federal property charges on the pipeline protest groups.

[pErvinalia]

Fascism FTW!

[Brian Peacock]

US attorney Preet Bharara fired after refusing Jeff Sessions' order to resign

Manhattan prosecutor’s announcement came a day after attorney general told US attorneys, nearly all appointed by Obama, they should resign from their posts

Preet Bharara, the powerful Manhattan prosecutor who was among 46 US attorneys asked to step down late Friday, was fired on Saturday after he refused to resign, an order from attorney general Jeff Sessions.

“I did not resign,” Bharara tweeted on Saturday afternoon. “Moments ago I was fired.”

The prosecutor later said that his time as the US attorney for the southern district of New York “will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life, no matter what else I do or how long I live.”

“One hallmark of justice is absolute independence, and that was my touchstone every day that I served,” he said in a statement. He added the current deputy US attorney, Joon H Kim, will assume the role of acting US attorney.

On Friday afternoon, attorney general Jeff Sessions told the prosecutors, nearly all appointed by Barack Obama, that they should resign from their posts. The overhaul of US attorneys is standard practice for a new administration, though some presidents do so in phases. Bharara, 48, met with Trump late last year, however, and told reporters afterward that he had “agreed to stay on”.

“The president-elect asked,” Bharara said at the time, “presumably because he’s a New Yorker and is aware of the great work that our office has done over the past seven years, asked to met with me to discuss whether or not I’d be prepared to stay on as the United States attorney to do the work we have done, independently, without fear or favor for the last seven years.

“We had a good meeting,” he added. “I said I would absolutely consider staying on. I agreed to stay on. I have already spoken to Senator Sessions, who as you know is the nominee for attorney general. He also asked that I stay on, and so I expect that I will be continuing to work at the southern district.”

The White House referred questions about the firing to the justice department, which did not immediately respond to a call or email. A press officer for the southern district of New York did not answer several questions from the Guardian. “We’ll decline to comment,” the officer said.

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[Tyrannical]

Bharara was a bit of a surprise, but incoming attorney generals usually fire all of the previous prosecutors. Bill Clinton had all but one fired. They're political apointments, not career jobs.

[pErvinalia]

So where are the replacements?

[Tero]

Ivanka spoof. She's Comp....t.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/201 ... erves.html

[tattuchu]

So where are the replacements?

Fucksake, must I do everything?

[Tero]

WEEKEND UPDATE: PETE DAVIDSON'S FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/ ... 3876?snl=1

[DRSB]

[JimC]

Bharara was a bit of a surprise, but incoming attorney generals usually fire all of the previous prosecutors. Bill Clinton had all but one fired. They're political apointments, not career jobs.

To me, it seems utterly absurd that a legal officer like a prosecutor is a political appointment...