I'm going to start using this. Your honor my client didn't steal that car. He just took it.Not steal, "take." We just take the oil. Big difference.
On the Republican side, Senate Majority Leader McConnell has said Keystone XL is just common sense.What's on tap for today?
Trump to revive Keystone and Dakota Pipelines.
I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. I know there was some disagreement over the Dakota pipeline and whether it would affect water supplies. I guess I should research it more.
"Judge, the car was just sitting there!"I'm going to start using this. Your honor my client didn't steal that car. He just took it.
This legal defense also applies to hacking btw."Judge, the car was just sitting there!"
If the guy is a Nazi, I'll allow it.Huh. Looks like on inauguration night, at the ball, Kellyanne Conway punched some guy in the face a few times.
Ugh. I HATE this. Our police forces do not need to become more militaristic. I fear Trump's "law and order" thing is going to reverse all of the bi-partisan gains made in the last few years on criminal justice reform.
Coming from a city with consent decrees in the criminal sheriff's office and the NOPD I'm against this. It's a major, important tool against corruption and crime.
I like the strategy. It won't work but might cause some friction on the other side.
AgreedUgh. I HATE this. Our police forces do not need to become more militaristic. I fear Trump's "law and order" thing is going to reverse all of the bi-partisan gains made in the last few years on criminal justice reform.
Yeah, I'd be doing stuff like this or introducing a single-payer healthcare bill at least as often as the Republican introduced doomed bills to kill Obamacare. Same with comprehensive campaign finance reform, a minimum wage increase ... Just spam the committees with progressive initiatives they'll have to kill.I like the strategy. It won't work but might cause some friction on the other side.
I think the keys are to make them bills that are at least somewhat attractive to Trump, and to get the bills publicity on media sources that Trump watches. Otherwise I don't think anything even would take up committee time.Yeah, I'd be doing stuff like this or introducing a single-payer healthcare bill at least as often as the Republican introduced doomed bills to kill Obamacare. Same with comprehensive campaign finance reform, a minimum wage increase ... Just spam the committees with progressive initiatives they'll have to kill.
Why do we assume an infrastructure plan that isn't a corporate handout like Trump's plan would appeal to Trump?I think the keys are to make them bills that are at least somewhat attractive to Trump, and to get the bills publicity on media sources that Trump watches. Otherwise I don't think anything even would take up committee time.
Why do you assume that Trump's plan appeals to Trump? I'm doubtful he even knows what's in his own plan.Why do we assume an infrastructure plan that isn't a corporate handout like Trump's plan would appeal to Trump?
The positive or negative impact will take time to know for sure, but one way or another we're going to find out.Trump shelves the TPP. Another Obama executive order killed.
Presidency success meter: off the charts good so far.
What the hell is this Red China?“Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, president of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Jan. 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country — and to renew the duties of government to the people,” the order says.
I saw a quip that the pronouncement didn't sound as pompous in the original Russian/North Korean/German.So we now have a National Day of Patriotic Devotion
What the hell is this Red China?
Executive order on SCs coming todayTHIRD, cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities
Lots of respect for John McCain -Trump lifting ban on CIA Black Site Prisons
:sigh: I don't know what Trump's fascination with torture is.
And this also spotlights one of Obama's big failures - not closing Guantanamo. Because you know Trump is going to ramp that place up.
- Sounds like the embassy is not moving. I'll take that.Maggie Haberman Verified account @maggieNYT
Rudy, in Israel, says potus backs embassy move but calls it complicated to make happen http://m.jpost.com/American-Politics/Giuliani-to-JPost-Trump-backs-Jerusalem-embassy-move-but-reality-is-complex-479552#article=6017NENGN0IxNjUyMDNCRTMzQkQ1RkU4RTkxNzA4REMwQzk= …
I've always been fine with Guantanamo, but the very policy of official satellite interrogation and detention sites is just too counterproductive.Trump lifting ban on CIA Black Site Prisons
:sigh: I don't know what Trump's fascination with torture is.
And this also spotlights one of Obama's big failures - not closing Guantanamo. Because you know Trump is going to ramp that place up.
You see...its like the tray at the gas station...you take a penny, right?Not steal, "take." We just take the oil. Big difference.
Good.Executive order on SCs coming today
Also good.McCain on interrogation orders: "The president can sign whatever...he wants." "We are not bringing back torture in the United States."
This is one thing I hope trump does. Would love to see a huge re-emphasis on infrastructure, not just roads and bridges but getting a train system equal to Europe. That to me would be a great lasting legacy that actually is somewhat up his alley. Maybe we just sell it to him that he can kick all of the muslims out of the country in the shiny new trains.Hilts said:
Like a NFL draft....really can`t tell how good or bad it is until 3-4 years down the road. I sure don`t know but from what I have been reading The DOW and business seems to like what Trump is doing. If the economy grows, Trump works with the dems, people are working and making money, no wars, then the protests will wear out. Right now the protesters are on a high like starting a marathon out sprinting. This was expected as it had been building since the election. As always time will tell...James Daulton said:The positive or negative impact will take time to know for sure, but one way or another we're going to find out.
We are last season's Cleveland Browns. We drafted Johnny Football and just picked up Bobby three sticks.Like a NFL draft....really can`t tell how good or bad it is until 3-4 years down the road. I sure don`t know but from what I have been reading The DOW and business seems to like what Trump is doing. If the economy grows, Trump works with the dems, people are working and making money, no wars, then the protests will wear out. Right now the protesters are on a high like starting a marathon out sprinting. This was expected as it had been building since the election. As always time will tell...
Or we could have Dak Prescott and Zeke...don`t know yet.We are last season's Cleveland Browns. We drafted Johnny Football and just picked up Bobby three sticks.
Serious question. If it was bi-partisan, why was the action taken via EO?whoknew said:Ugh. I HATE this. Our police forces do not need to become more militaristic. I fear Trump's "law and order" thing is going to reverse all of the bi-partisan gains made in the last few years on criminal justice reform.
The EO was to ban sales of used military equipment to police forces in the country.Serious question. If it was bi-partisan, why was the action taken via EO?
Several cities are preparing for a fight over this. Will be fascinating to see how it plays out. He can yank federal funding but the cities won't go down without filing a ton of lawsuits.Executive order on SCs coming today
"Those darn meddlers"Trump really can't lose on these things. Either he made somethings happen or those darn meddlers kept him from making America Great Again.
Yeah well you'll get toll roads and you'll like them.This is one thing I hope trump does. Would love to see a huge re-emphasis on infrastructure, not just roads and bridges but getting a train system equal to Europe. That to me would be a great lasting legacy that actually is somewhat up his alley. Maybe we just sell it to him that he can kick all of the muslims out of the country in the shiny new trains.
Remember when Obama couldn't be trusted because he broke his promise to close Guantanamo? I don't remember any meddlers in that story.Trump really can't lose on these things. Either he made somethings happen or those darn meddlers kept him from making America Great Again.
You don't?Remember when Obama couldn't be trusted because he broke his promise to close Guantanamo? I don't remember any meddlers in that story.
On which things? Because I would disagree. If he makes something happen by bringing back torture, for example, America loses. And that includes him.Trump really can't lose on these things. Either he made somethings happen or those darn meddlers kept him from making America Great Again.
Well, not in the version of the story that the Obama haters shared in the FFA. He broke his promise just because he was a scoundrel.You don't?
Oh, sure. The Great Factual Divide has really served this country well. It didn't at all lead to having the two worst candidates in history for President this year.Well, not in the version of the story that the Obama haters shared in the FFA. He broke his promise just because he was a scoundrel.
Hillary was a lousy candidate, but I think she would have been fine as President. This past week has really increased my annoyance at the Bernie-or-bust folks. I love Bernie and wish he would have won the primary. But I want to smash anyone arguing Trump and Hillary were pretty much the same.Oh, sure. The Great Factual Divide has really served this country well. It didn't at all lead to having the two worst candidates in history for President this year.
Yeah, pretty much. I'm definitely in the "it's a good thing you made Bull Durham or I'd be leading a mob to your house" camp with Susan Sarandon.Hillary was a lousy candidate, but I think she would have been fine as President. This past week has really increased my annoyance at the Bernie-or-bust folks. I love Bernie and wish he would have won the primary. But I want to smash anyone arguing Trump and Hillary were pretty much the same.
Not the same as one was a male and one was a female and Trump is more thin-skinned but both POS of the highest order.Hillary was a lousy candidate, but I think she would have been fine as President. This past week has really increased my annoyance at the Bernie-or-bust folks. I love Bernie and wish he would have won the primary. But I want to smash anyone arguing Trump and Hillary were pretty much the same.
The ironic part is lots of the needed infrastructure spending is needed in "sanctuary cities". I'll be interested to see what the EO on SCs actually says.This is one thing I hope trump does. Would love to see a huge re-emphasis on infrastructure, not just roads and bridges but getting a train system equal to Europe. That to me would be a great lasting legacy that actually is somewhat up his alley. Maybe we just sell it to him that he can kick all of the muslims out of the country in the shiny new trains.