I agree with this, except regarding Barr. I think Sessions was probably more loyal to the man coming out of the box, be even he had a sufficient background at DOJ to realize what he was ethically required to do. I don't think Barr would do anything less. He also was on the record with his unitary executive beliefs well before Trump was around.
That’s why I oppose broad scale home schooling. It also keeps children from coming into contact with children of other races, believes, etc. I strongly support diversity as it leads to tolerance. I prefer us and them to be relegated to Phillies fans versus Mets fans, not whites versus people of color.
Yes, he would say "I could have done big, beautiful things for this country if only my fellow Republicans supported me."
You're talking slash and burn the Republican Party on his way out. I doubt he would do that. He wants a Republican successor to pardon him, among other reasons, including he and many Republican Senators and House members do share many political issues.
I don't buy any theories that Trump will bow out, he may not enjoy being the President, but it the safest place he can be, the minute he is out he will be under indictment in New York, so if it continues to look like he is going to lose in a landslide, I wouldn't be shocked if he tries to postpone the elections due to the virus.until he can nail some new fake uproar against Biden like he did against Clinton. I mean he is going after Biden for his slurring of words when this exists:
Moving this from the non-politics thread, given what CD seems to think needed to be posted there:
If you really want to name the mascot after what dominates federal spending, I suggest “Imperials,” or perhaps “Jingoes.”
I think the connotations associated with the noble bird Turkey make it the perfect symbol for the city where our disfunctional governments operates from.
The video contained in this CNN article is a little scary, as is the quotation attributed to CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan.
Biden's occasionally mangled syntax is the result of his lifelong struggles with stuttering. The whole "Joe is senile" thing is textbook Trump, deflect your greatest weaknesses or transgressions onto your opponent and lie and slander him/her if you have to.
I don’t understand why so many people think making fun of someone is ok. To be fair, an awful lot of people make fun of Trump, too, but I expect more from our president.
But, in the mind of a bully, making fun of people is a justified weapon to use in enforcing their dominance and reminding the smaller, weaker and bullied of their "place" and their powerlessness. And, Trump, by all accounts, is a bully.
Trump fancies himself as America's Augusto Pinochet, the strongman who brings about America's cleansing.
I understand that bullies do it. I don’t understand why so many people think it’s acceptable. Are there that many bullies out there?
Totally outrageous, unconstitutional, racist, reprehensible, repulsive and every other negative adjective I can think of. As a native Oregonian I am deeply offended that the rights of people in my beloved state are being violated. It’s also so completely outside of the mandate of Customs and Border Enforcement to be in Oregon involved in ordinary policing.
I suspect there are many bully wannabes, the kids in school who looked up to and followed the bully because they thought it was cool.
Yep. Pinochet was in my thoughts, too. Interestingly / worryingly, Trump is still polling around 40 percent. It makes me wonder has to happen to change peoples' minds.
It's no longer just Oregon that is having to deal with "unwelcome" Federal officers . As a bit of an aside, how are federalists responding to the Federal Government's encroachment on State's rights?
It doesn't matter as long as Federal officers aren't coming for them. Typical conservative point of view. They are above the rules they set for everyone else.
They sure got upset when the feds came for the far right ranchers in Oregon who were using federal Lands without paying for them. Several militia types came to Eastern Oregon to aid the ranchers.In Portland it was graffiti, then it was occupation with guns. Oh the hypocrisy.
Have to believe that a Trump did not like Fauci throwing out the first pitch of the season. So Trump did a photo op before the game playing catch with Mariano Rivera on the WH lawn. There were kids doing the same thing in the background. No masks to be seen.