Donald Trump’s Presidency 2017 - 2021 AND 2025-202X
This whole bloody mess - I don't care what it's called, I just wish it wasn't actual reality.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/mcconnell-s-push-judges-gives-gop-something-tout-november-n870206
Make no mistake, the rejection of those couple of unqualified judges a few months ago was not an aberration, the legacy of the Trump administration will be the stacking of the judiciary with young, conservative judges. I would be just as opposed if this was the Democrats pulling the same thing, IMO, candidates for a lifetime appointment to a judgeship should face more stringent criteria and review than just a simple majority (thanks Harry Reid
) or only 2-8 hours of debate (maybe thanks Cocaine Mitch ). That is WEAK.
Make no mistake, the rejection of those couple of unqualified judges a few months ago was not an aberration, the legacy of the Trump administration will be the stacking of the judiciary with young, conservative judges. I would be just as opposed if this was the Democrats pulling the same thing, IMO, candidates for a lifetime appointment to a judgeship should face more stringent criteria and review than just a simple majority (thanks Harry Reid
) or only 2-8 hours of debate (maybe thanks Cocaine Mitch ). That is WEAK.
Saw that one coming from a mile away.
Improved eyesight from the "Bolton effect"?Saw that one coming from a mile away.
So Drump pulled out of the Iran deal. I know a lot of allies were against it but can anyone explain what this means?
A friend just went off on me saying its great cause intelligence services found out Iran is going to attack Israel... Since she only watches Fox and Ive been out of the loop for a bit I dont want to just take her (Fox’) word for it cause it sounds a bit, well... Foxy...
A friend just went off on me saying its great cause intelligence services found out Iran is going to attack Israel... Since she only watches Fox and Ive been out of the loop for a bit I dont want to just take her (Fox’) word for it cause it sounds a bit, well... Foxy...
It basically means iran is free to pursue actual threats to israel, and whomever else.
But take your friend's claim at face value....how does this stop israel from being attacked if that really were the case?
I honestly can't really figure out what the reasoning behind this is. It really could be as trite as orange foolius just wanting to undo one more obama milestone. But I also think the loudest people who bitched about it profit from war.
But take your friend's claim at face value....how does this stop israel from being attacked if that really were the case?
I honestly can't really figure out what the reasoning behind this is. It really could be as trite as orange foolius just wanting to undo one more obama milestone. But I also think the loudest people who bitched about it profit from war.
Surely it means the US must be great now that all of its allies hate it too?
When it comes to preventing Iran from possessing nuclear weapons, it came down to either diplomacy or force; clearly the Obama administration chose diplomacy. The deal was an agreement of the US and its allies promising to lift sanctions against Iran in exchange for Iran's promise to halt their nuclear weapons program through 2025. They are allowed to retain some nuclear material/equipment for the peaceful purposes (power generation) but restrictions are in place to deter them from quickly weaponizing that material.
There are checks and balances written in the deal, but the main critique seems to be a lack of trust that the Iranians are holding up their end of the bargain or violating the "spirit" of the agreement. There has never been any definitive proof of this, and the only violations of the agreement (for excess heavy water in reactors) were admitted by Iran and the facility was shut down. Even the Israeli presentation last week was heavy on historical 'evidence'. Some of this distrust also stems from the Iranians stirring up shit and anti-US/Israeli sentiment in the middle east and testing other missiles; of course this was never part of the nuclear deal.
Failing to renew the deal means financial sanctions against Iran will be re-upped, and companies who invested in Iran post-agreement will face stiff penalties and fines if they don't withdraw their business. That is more or less the kiss of death for this deal, with US sanctions in place, Iran has less motivation to curb their nuclear ambitions. It reverses the diplomatic solution to the problem, is a huge middle finger to President Rouhani, who stuck his neck out on this one mind you, and puts everyone one step further down the path of war being the only way to resolve the matter.
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This also greatly complicates the negotiations with North Korea. Why would they want to sign a deal knowing that the US reneged on its agreement with the Iranians?
It also seeks to inflame what was one of the only points of stability in relations with Iran. Despite a lot of the negative statements coming out of Iran about the US, of which a lot can be attributed to the radical clerics, the deal was rather population among the general population. I doubt that same sentiment will hold.
Though the deal could still be salvaged, but our brief history with this administration has shown that Trump and Co won't.
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I had a discussion about this with a relatively level headed person. With regards to Israel's 'evidence' of non-compliance ...
me: I don't trust Netanyahu any more than Trump
her: wow, I never knew you were so antisemitic
W.T.F.
Now that the rotund Supreme Leader figured out that all he needs to do to keep Trump from nuking them into history was play nice (or pretend until the next administration) ... 'Murica needs another scary foreign country to be an impending threat NOW.
me: I don't trust Netanyahu any more than Trump
her: wow, I never knew you were so antisemitic
W.T.F.
Now that the rotund Supreme Leader figured out that all he needs to do to keep Trump from nuking them into history was play nice (or pretend until the next administration) ... 'Murica needs another scary foreign country to be an impending threat NOW.
I've been saying this for a bit now. Trump will start a war to try to get reelected. It worked for le shrub so why not?
That guy is probably going to get overthrown or killed because of this and then welcome back to ayatollahs running the show.
Filled up this afternoon - $1.56 per liter - granted that was 94 octane Premium, (High Octane Premium required) Regular 87 octane was 1.28 per liter.
That is up about 25 cents a liter in the last 8 odd weeks.
Sorry, to tired and lazy to convert to Freedumb bucks or 'Murica gallons, but safe to say, on either side of teh borderz it SUCKS!
Explain to her that the Palestinians are also a semitic people and that Iranians are not Arabs and watch her head explode.I had a discussion about this with a relatively level headed person. With regards to Israel's 'evidence' of non-compliance ...
me: I don't trust Netanyahu any more than Trump
her: wow, I never knew you were so antisemitic
W.T.F.
Now that the rotund Supreme Leader figured out that all he needs to do to keep Trump from nuking them into history was play nice (or pretend until the next administration) ... 'Murica needs another scary foreign country to be an impending threat NOW.
"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
But Jared brought peace to the middle east, so why worry?
And also; Not about race x-post?
Sounds legit.
Awful lot of money for a guy who had to mortgage his house to pay off a porn star.
I keep wondering at what point one becomes a "porn star". Is it number of film appearances? How far you've sunken into the depths of depravity?
Also, did the expression "shooting stars" originate in the porn industry?
You can be anything you want to be, princess.
just put your mind to it and you go girl!
Cohen, also apparently an accounting wizard.
No wonder @mandown has all that dong shed money. #dongshedmonocle
No wonder @mandown has all that dong shed money. #dongshedmonocle
"Fixer" pays well in this administration. Or at least it did.
Kind of odd that some of these revelations are coming from the lawyer of the porn star whose suing the president.
I'm curious to see where the money went once it was in the coffers of this shell company.
No wonder Cohen was so pissed he didn't get the Cheif of Staff nod that he thought he was going to.
Think how much he could have raked in then...
Think how much he could have raked in then...
Follow the money and the lies
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/05/10/bernstein-trump-mueller-follow-money-sot-ctn.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/05/10/bernstein-trump-mueller-follow-money-sot-ctn.cnn
No collusion.
I saw on the National Enquirer that this is all fake news and is a deep state conspiracy. Y'all need to get woke.
I saw on the National Enquirer that this is all fake news and is a deep state conspiracy. Y'all need to get woke.