Politics Thread

[GoMuskies]

Well, he's a Senator from Utah, so his constituents are decidedly Republican.

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Well, he's a Senator from Utah, so his constituents are decidedly Republican.

So is Arizona, yet we elected the Democrat version of John McCain. Sinema represents a jumble of liberal and conservative constituents and generally votes as such. That is really how government should be working.

[Juice]

Mitt Romney: The president shapes the public character of the nation. Trump’s character falls short. - WP

I'm sure you all saw this, just curious what your thoughts are. Senate Republicans have been largely supportive of Trump and even the most critical of him haven't been vocally so. Looks like Romney is going to come out swinging and clearly still has enough celebrity power to make some noise.

I didn't read it but Romney took Trump's endorsement and also at one point lobbied Trump for a job. I like Romney but I don't want him to become to token Republican that disagrees with Trump on everything and appears on all the news shows. Romney will forget that those same news shows accused him of the same shit that they're now saying about Trump but pretend to act like Romney is a "good" Republican now that he's not running for president.

[Caf]

I like Romney but I don't want him to become to token Republican that disagrees with Trump on everything and appears on all the news shows. Romney will forget that those same news shows accused him of the same shit that they're now saying about Trump but pretend to act like Romney is a "good" Republican now that he's not running for president.

Agreed on this. Romney would be smart not to get too cozy with the news or risk losing credibility with the GOP base.

[Juice]

Agreed on this. Romney would be smart not to get too cozy with the news or risk losing credibility with the GOP base.

i.e. Kasich

[GoMuskies]

This new House is shaping up to be a bigger, more entertaining mess than Trump as President. Can Pelosi keep the crazies in line? We've already had one introduce Articles of Impeachment (steady there sonny). Another publicly said "We're going to impeach this motherfucker!" Another had this to say on Twitter: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel." And there's the young Socialist Ocasio-Cortez. This is gonna be a wild ride!

[Xville]

Its amazing how many nutjobs get elected to office. Scary, but amazing.

Then we have our President saying something equally stupid that he is willing to shut the government down for years over the wall. Wow just wow.

[GoMuskies]

And that the Soviets rightly invaded Afghanistan....because of the terrorists! Which, I suppose, makes the U.S. a state supporter of terrorism given our support for the Mujahideen.

[Juice]

This new House is shaping up to be a bigger, more entertaining mess than Trump as President. Can Pelosi keep the crazies in line? We've already had one introduce Articles of Impeachment (steady there sonny). Another publicly said "We're going to impeach this motherfucker!" Another had this to say on Twitter: “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel." And there's the young Socialist Ocasio-Cortez. This is gonna be a wild ride!

That same woman also covered up Israel on a map in her office.

[Caf]

Then we have our President saying something equally stupid that he is willing to shut the government down for years over the wall. Wow just wow.

I wouldn't be surprised by it taking that long at this point. The impact of the shutdown has been completed gutted. The incentive to budge on an issue that led to a shutdown just isn't there anymore.