unclevlad Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Lord Liaden said: McConnell is actively muzzling the Senate from even debating the issue unless he thinks Trump will agree to what they vote on, effectively turning them into the President's rubber stamp. Which is why I'm thinking that McConnell's fate as Majority Leader may well be tied to Trump getting what he wants here. This is gonna continue for a while. It's very much sounding like Trump's getting ready to play the National Emergency card too. I'm thinking that's inevitable at this point, as neither side will move. And then we will have hit the biggest Constitutional crisis in our history, IMO, and the biggest crisis as a country since the Civil War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 While Putin laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 5 hours ago, unclevlad said: A side thought here. It's been opined that Trump's political future is fundamentally on the line here; if he loses on the wall, he can kiss his re-election goodbye. That's part of what's driving the intransigence, altho not all of it. But he may not be the only one. McConnell's future as Majority Leader might be as well. He's Trump's right hand man on this, blocking the Senate from doing anything. That was the opinion just voiced on The Daily wit Michael Barbaro. As the NY Times reporter Barbaro interviewed put it, the Republicans know they're on a bus headed for a cliff, but they still don't dare to get off. Today, center-right pundit Kathleen Parker points out one group that gains from the shutdown: Identity thieves. She is experiencing this, as someone hacked her file at the Social Security Administration to have her monthly payment sent to something called a "Green Dot" account. But the offices that might correct this fraud are closed. For her, so what? As she said, she has other income. What about an 87-year-old widow with no other income, who doesn't know who to call? I dare say a number of business people are also happy that the FDA and EPA are shuttered. Those pesky regulators are such a hindrance to the pursuit of profit. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Better hope there isn't another problem with lettuce, too. Or some other large-scale food contamination problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 I can't get the image out of my head of Green Arrow penetrating the White House: "DONALD TRUMP, YOU HAVE FAILED THIS COUNTRY!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 The silver lining, such as it is, is that the longer the shutdown continues, the more it will gradually dawn on people that gubmint actually does useful things like ensure food safety, inspect aircraft, and prevent dickheads from chopping down Joshua trees in national parks. Among others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 “It is well that [lack of government services] is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 https://www.donotcall.gov/ has an interesting message Due to the government shutdown, we are unable to offer this website service at this time. Information about unwanted calls can be found on the FTC’s website at: National Do Not Call Registry | Consumer Information We will resume normal operations when the government is funded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 I wish every article on the shutdown would mention that it started when Republicans controlled both the House and the Senate, rather than trying to "show balance." Journalists should point out that the Republican Senate passed a spending bill and then the Republican House rejected it. Now the Democratic House has passed that same bill, and the Republican Senate refuses to consider it. Back in December, Trump said he'd sign that same bill, then decided he'd rather please Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. It's very clearly not Democrats who made this problem. But now they're being told they need to be the ones to solve it -- by supporting something their base hates. Both-sides-ism rules the American media, as always. Iuz the Evil, BoloOfEarth, TrickstaPriest and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 wcw43921, BoloOfEarth, Iuz the Evil and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Head of Russian spy agency accused of U.S. election hack, U.K. spy poisoning dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 The "serious and long illness" being that he embarrassed Putin by botching the poisoning, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Lots of Russian agents involved in the Steele dossier have already been liquidated in this fashion. It doesn’t really pay to work for Vladimir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 8 hours ago, Old Man said: Lots of Russian agents involved in the Steele dossier have already been liquidated in this fashion. It doesn’t really pay to work for Vladimir. So are you saying Putin's real name is Blofeld? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 4 hours ago, unclevlad said: So are you saying Putin's real name is Blofeld? I missed the movie where James Bond was poisoned with Polonium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 6 hours ago, dmjalund said: I missed the movie where James Bond was poisoned with Polonium The pellet with the polonium is in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true. Lord Liaden and Starlord 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Ternaugh said: The pellet with the polonium is in the vessel with the pestle. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true. Danny Kaye as James Bond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, dmjalund said: Danny Kaye as James Bond? Works for me. "Ta-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa-pocketa!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 3 hours ago, dmjalund said: Danny Kaye as James Bond? Probably work at least as well as Roger Moore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I'd pay to see Danny Kaye's take on James Bond. They did try a more comedic Bond with David Niven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 12:51 PM, GM Joe said: I wish every article on the shutdown would mention that it started when Republicans controlled both the House and the Senate, rather than trying to "show balance." Journalists should point out that the Republican Senate passed a spending bill and then the Republican House rejected it. Now the Democratic House has passed that same bill, and the Republican Senate refuses to consider it. Back in December, Trump said he'd sign that same bill, then decided he'd rather please Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. It's very clearly not Democrats who made this problem. But now they're being told they need to be the ones to solve it -- by supporting something their base hates. Both-sides-ism rules the American media, as always. A number of articles in my local paper (mostly from the NY Times) have reminded readers of this background, as have some columns by pundits. So the both-sides-ism isn't absolute. I do wish more stories would remind readers that while Democrats who oppose Trump's wall voted for border walls in the past, they voted for sections of wall, not for a wall along the entire Mexican border. And I haven't heard any Democratic legislator say they oppose funding any sort of border security -- just the coast-to-coast wall. Dean Shomshak Pariah and Joe Walsh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 16 minutes ago, DShomshak said: A number of articles in my local paper (mostly from the NY Times) have reminded readers of this background, as have some columns by pundits. So the both-sides-ism isn't absolute. I do wish more stories would remind readers that while Democrats who oppose Trump's wall voted for border walls in the past, they voted for sections of wall, not for a wall along the entire Mexican border. And I haven't heard any Democratic legislator say they oppose funding any sort of border security -- just the coast-to-coast wall. Good point; there are some journalists and editors doing good work out there! And you're right, news reports fail to point out the subtleties of the D's position vis a vis walls. That's why I end up being treated to rants from coworkers about how evil the D's are for shutting down the government instead of negotiating with Trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, GM Joe said: Good point; there are some journalists and editors doing good work out there! And you're right, news reports fail to point out the subtleties of the D's position vis a vis walls. That's why I end up being treated to rants from coworkers about how evil the D's are for shutting down the government instead of negotiating with Trump. I wouldn't say it's both-sides-ism so much as Fox Newsitis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Ask your coworkers how they would negotiate with a man who changes his story more often than he changes his pants. Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Old Man said: Ask your coworkers how they would negotiate with a man who changes his story more often than he changes his pants. I get that you're trying to break through the wall around their brain, but this is a 2d6 regular attack and their brains are tightly locked inside 20/20 hardened rDef to anything outside Fox et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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