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mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
21,901
9,192
Transylvania 90210
I’ll take “What's A Human?” For $300, Alex.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/451987-pompeo-launches-controversial-commission-to-examine-unalienable-rights?fbclid=IwAR2duCpkYfAl418jsDzlXhbRBAromA0waEZdPOZBMk4pp9EyuaEGPYeW8rc

Secretary of State Mike Pompeoannounced Monday the creation of a commission to review the role of human rights in U.S. foreign policy.



The Commission on Unalienable Rights is meant to provide advice on human rights based on the nation’s founding principles and the 1948 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Pompeo said, arguing that there is confusion over what constitutes a human right.
 

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,459
15,258
directly above the center of the earth
I can believe this

LONDON (The Borowitz Report)—Following the resignation of its Ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, the government of the United Kingdom has disclosed that it has been unable to find a replacement for Darroch who does not also think that Donald J. Trump is a blithering idiot.

At a press conference at 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, revealed that the search for a new ambassador who does not believe that Trump is an imbecile has thus far come up empty.

“We did not want a repeat of the unfortunate Kim Darroch incident, so we made the first question on the job application, ‘Do you think Donald Trump is a moron?’ ” May said. “So far, none of the applicants has checked the ‘no’ box.”

May acknowledged that the government might have to expand its search for applicants beyond those with diplomatic experience in order to find a replacement for Darroch who does not consider Trump a dolt.

“We will search high and low until we find someone in this country who doesn’t think Donald Trump is a nitwit,” she said. “We’re starting by interviewing people who don’t think Boris Johnson is a nitwit.”

While affirming her government’s determination to find someone in the U.K. who does not think Trump is an unmitigated bonehead, May warned that the difficulty of the task must not be underestimated. “This is turning out to be harder than Brexit,” she said.
 

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
24,459
15,258
directly above the center of the earth
But but Trump promised that the Tax Cuts would pay for themselves

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/politics/mnuchin-congress-letter-debt-crisis/index.html

(CNN)Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday issued a warning Friday that the US government is at risk of running out of cash sooner than expected.

In a letter to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mnuchin wrote that the US might default on its obligations as soon as early September, before Congress returns from its summer recess.
"Based on updated projections, there is a scenario in which we run of out cash in early September, before Congress reconvenes," Mnuchin wrote in a letter.
The federal government has not been able to borrow money since March, when congressionally-mandated borrowing limits went back into force. The US Treasury, which is facing a growing deficit thanks in part to President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, had said it had enough cash to last until the fall.
 

mandown

Poopdeck Repost
Jun 1, 2004
21,901
9,192
Transylvania 90210
But but Trump promised that the Tax Cuts would pay for themselves

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/politics/mnuchin-congress-letter-debt-crisis/index.html

(CNN)Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday issued a warning Friday that the US government is at risk of running out of cash sooner than expected.

In a letter to Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Mnuchin wrote that the US might default on its obligations as soon as early September, before Congress returns from its summer recess.
"Based on updated projections, there is a scenario in which we run of out cash in early September, before Congress reconvenes," Mnuchin wrote in a letter.
The federal government has not been able to borrow money since March, when congressionally-mandated borrowing limits went back into force. The US Treasury, which is facing a growing deficit thanks in part to President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, had said it had enough cash to last until the fall.
Sweet. Another quantitative easement.
 

Kevin

Turbo Monkey
Joseph Smith was a mad ballin’ gangsta.
Guns, sex, money, power, real estate, even as many young girls as he wanted.
All because of a tall tale.
I have a little respect for the shyster for building something that is still going out of nothing.
Funny, that doesnt make me respect him one bit more. But i definitly have less respect for the people who actually believe that bs. Lol
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
41,912
19,243
Riding the baggage carousel.
Joseph Smith was a mad ballin’ gangsta.
Guns, sex, money, power, real estate, even as many young girls as he wanted.
All because of a tall tale.
I have a little respect for the shyster for building something that is still going out of nothing.
Do you think he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Ave and not lose any supporters?