“Right now this is the choice to save the system. The other choice is to do nothing and that will collapse the system.” - Spicer
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 24, 2017
Sean Spicer: “At the end of the day this isn’t a dictatorship”
— Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) March 24, 2017
He said with a palpable air of regret. @mathieuvonrohr https://t.co/MPlMMoju0V
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 24, 2017
Paul Ryan has left the WH
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) March 24, 2017
On Thursday, after everything fell apart, the president* sent the head counselors at Camp Runamuck down to the Capitol to tell recalcitrant Republicans that what they had before them was his take-it-or-leave-it offer and that, if they chose not to pass it, then 24 million Americans wouldn’t lose their health insurance, get sick, go broke and/or die. The president* is betting that Republicans in Congress don’t want that on their consciences.
Pierce nails it again.
Yesterday a state of the art Mack tractor was rolled onto the White House lawn. Filled with new technology, it was eagerly anticipated by the president who marveled there was “no need to put quarters in it” and the size.
And here we have Donald Trump taking a test spin on the new advancement in long haul trucking; “The Captain’s Chair Crapper”. Industry analysts think it will save millions on wasted toilet stops and allow truckers to “Dump And Run” or “Go On The Go.” Another step forward in efficiency for the industry.
I expect there’s going to be a rush to vote no at this point - GOP voting against their own AHCA/Trumpcare crapulence. No one wants to be held accountable for a vote that will later be used against them in the elections next year on a proposal that is universally disliked (not extreme enough for most GOPers, and flat out awful for everyone else)
Democrats (and GOP extremists) will be readying to cut ad spots showing GOPers for their support for this bill. A no vote undercuts the Democratic party attacks on the AHCA, while GOP extremists in the Freedom Caucus can claim the no vote was because this wasn’t radically pure enough for them. It didn’t do enough damage to ACA and the nation as a whole.
The Charter Communications job announcement Trump made today was at least 18 months old https://t.co/RyyKc7FRVo
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) March 24, 2017
In a ritual that is becoming familiar to White House watchers, President Trump, flanked by businessmen, announced on Friday that another American company has told him it plans to go on a hiring and investment spree during his presidency.
And in a detail that has become equally familiar, those hiring and investment plans were recycled from plans first revealed more than 18 months ago.
Nothing but propaganda bullshit. This is the worst administration in US history.
An Oklahoma School Had a Christian Sex Educator Speak to Kids, and (Surprise!) It Was a Disaster https://t.co/XEPY0Yhlxd pic.twitter.com/MB98ekR6vc
— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) March 24, 2017
She showed up with vintage Charlie’s Angel hair and a WAFFLE as a sex prop and that didn’t raise any red flags?
Oklahoma https://t.co/lhNc7xnZ1H— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 24, 2017
Spicer says that the Nunes findings shows “that there was something there” on Trump surveillance claims.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 24, 2017
“I’m not gonna discuss our strategy,” Spicer says when asked the very obvious q - if you know the votes aren’t there, why take a vote?
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 24, 2017
re: #4 Skip Intro
Pierce nails it again.
The president* is betting that Republicans in Congress don’t want that on their consciences.
Assumes facts not in evidence. Republicans in Congress don’t have consciences.
re: #10 Anymouse
@Stonekettle Sex talk and waffles….I like her.
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 24, 2017
If Ryan goes ahead with the vote knowing it won’t pass, it’s all about having scapegoats.
— James Oliphant (@jamesoliphant) March 24, 2017
Under the circumstances, this could turn into Murder on the Orient Express
Good luck finding the killerhttps://t.co/PkuUGIIiGy— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) March 24, 2017
This, this right here. There will be like 8 people blamed and there will be 8 more who touched this process >>> https://t.co/rOvmewIHmg
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 24, 2017
“This is the train that’s leaving the station.” — Sean Spicer
— Noah Bierman (@Noahbierman) March 24, 2017
Devin Nunes won’t deny that his “source” came from w/in the Trump WH. And Sean Spicer just said he can’t deny that the WH was the source. 🙃
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) March 24, 2017
So the source for Nunes’ statements was someone in the White House.
How Nunes isn’t being forced from his chairmanship? Oh wait. IOKIYAR.
Frankly, he should be forced to resign at a minimum, and FBI arresting him for violating multiple federal laws.
re: #1 Backwoods_Sleuth
Spicer: We have to destroy the village in order to save it.
From the last thread (I’m off for a nap after this):
re: #496 Barefoot Grin
Yes on Manafort. Stone says he wants to do it publicly.
Good. Time for the Democrats to bring in the long knives in public.
re: #11 jeffreyw
It’s [ spoiler ] or [ hide ] not both.
Why would you want to hide that beautiful SFW photo?
re: #16 Dr. Matt
@jurban1997 also, she apparently likes waffles. Firm, warm, waffles.
Not that I’m judging.— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 24, 2017
re: #10 Anymouse
OK what was the waffle for? Shouldn’t it have been blue?
(DO NOT GOOGLE ‘BLUE WAFFLE’)
Wow. If I wasn’t watching this with my own eyes, I’d be hard pressed to believe it was even happening.
They control the White House, House of Representatives and Senate, and they still managed to create a fuck so clustered that they’ve left themselves no clean escape route?
This is why Man-Baby has a long record of bankruptcies. But this time, he doesn’t even have that to bail him out. Astounding.
@jaykirell @CombatCavScout Listen, if you guys crash Twitter with this Blue Waffle shit, I’m putting you both on the List. THE LIST.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 24, 2017
I hope my mayor gets a kick out of this :)
@marty_walsh Can they help with out-of-state returns? Asking for a @POTUS.
— Franklin (@franklinftw) March 24, 2017
re: #22 The Vicious Babushka
It’s [ spoiler ] or [ hide ] not both.
Why would you want to hide that beautiful SFW photo?
I tried it with hide only and it didn’t work. Had someone wanted them behind a spoiler tag, said it was work related. Not sure why.
re: #21 Anymouse
Reposted from last thread (before I killed it):
re: #479 Barefoot Grin
Manafort, Stone, Page all want to be interviewed by House intel committee. Sounds like something cooked up when Nunes went to the WH yesterday.
Not great news, IMO. While it would be nice to think that this “testimony” is going to bust things open, it sounds to me more like these assholes have decided to collude on some exculpatory BS story about their never knowing anything about anything EVAH!, and getting their concocted crap “on the record” so that Nunes and the HPSCI can try to bury the “Russiagate” scandal permanently. Which efforts I am sure the House GOPers will be quite happy to assist in.
re: #24 The Vicious Babushka
OK what was the waffle for? Shouldn’t it have been blue?
(DO NOT GOOGLE ‘BLUE WAFFLE’)
Must … not … run … Blue Waffle … though … search engine.
[types “Blue Waffle” in Google]
GAAAAAAA! I was warned!
Asking again - there was a tweet downstairs from Charles saying that the House was 34 votes short of passage.
How many ‘no’ votes can they afford? I saw the number 27 mentioned yesterday, is that still applicable?
re: #30 Anymouse
Must … not … run … Blue Waffle … though … search engine.
[types “Blue Waffle” in Google]
GAAAAAAA! I was warned!
It can never be unseen.
“This bill takes the most vicious progressive stereotypes about conservatives and validates them” https://t.co/umdCYPfJT6
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) March 24, 2017
That’s because they’re not really stereotypes - they’re truisms. @ezraklein https://t.co/9K6O3xgSRO
— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) March 24, 2017
re: #30 Anymouse
Must … not … run … Blue Waffle … though … search engine.
[types “Blue Waffle” in Google]
GAAAAAAA! I was warned!
I typed it in to the browser to see what autocomplete would show me.
When I saw ‘blue waffle disease pictures,’ I shut down the search. Just had lunch.
re: #10 Anymouse
It’s not the waffles, but the warm syrup. Oh wait… *bad lawhawk* @Stonekettle @jurban1997 pic.twitter.com/jgmcbn4bRy
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 24, 2017
Spicer tells @maggieNYT: “I think there’s a huge appetite for tax retur— reform.” He almost said tax returns.
Spicer tells @maggieNYT: “I think there’s a huge appetite for tax retur— reform.”
He almost said tax returns. pic.twitter.com/9Yzwm5511O— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017
re: #33 Charles Johnson
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vicious progressive stereotypes? Yes we’re so vicious when we actually call conservatives out on their shit. So sick of conservatives crying about being called out for being assholes by the left.
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re: #29 Jay C
Reposted from last thread (before I killed it):
re: #479 Barefoot Grin
Not great news, IMO. While it would be nice to think that this “testimony” is going to bust things open, it sounds to me more like these assholes have decided to collude on some exculpatory BS story about their never knowing anything about anything EVAH!, and getting their concocted crap “on the record” so that Nunes and the HPSCI can try to bury the “Russiagate” scandal permanently. Which efforts I am sure the House GOPers will be quite happy to assist in.
I agree. I think there is a good chance this only sees light if some of the really damning stuff hits NYT “pentagon papers” style.
re: #31 makeitstop
Asking again - there was a tweet downstairs from Charles saying that the House was 34 votes short of passage.
How many ‘no’ votes can they afford? I saw the number 27 mentioned yesterday, is that still applicable?
23
The failing New York Times has a page showing all the latest estimates, which range from 27 to 38. Ooopsie.
nytimes.com
Oh you guys are fucking awful. Good thing I’m not going to Bruges for another four months because damn it I like regular waffles.
re: #8 Dr. Matt
That it is. Makes Georgie’s administration seem kinda sane and ordered.
re: #40 Barefoot Grin
I agree. I think there is a good chance this only sees light if some of the really damning stuff hits NYT “pentagon papers” style.
Or, indeed, Watergate style. I would not be surprised. not at all.
re: #42 HappyWarrior
Oh you guys are fucking awful. Good thing I’m not going to Bruges for another four months because damn it I like regular waffles.
It’s not my fault. I never heard of it before Jim Wright brought it up on Twitter. Blame him, don’t shoot the messenger. /s
Plus, my wife says I’m not awful. /s
re: #36 Backwoods_Sleuth
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Spicey’s haircut is lookin’ kinda fashy, like Spencer’s.
re: #45 Anymouse
It’s not my fault. I never heard of it before Jim Wright brought it up on Twitter. Blame him, don’t shoot the messenger. /s
Plus, my wife says I’m not awful. /s
Heh I am just joking around. I actually have a pretty high tolerance. I saw Two Girls, One Cup without puking.
re: #10 Anymouse
@Stonekettle
I don’t know about you but when I was 13 my two favorite things were masturbating to Farrah Fawcett and waffles for breakfast.— gocart mozart (@HarryTuttle11) March 24, 2017
re: #47 HappyWarrior
Heh I am just joking around. I actually have a pretty high tolerance. I saw Two Girls, One Cup without puking.
I got “rickrolled” into that one by a friend. That strained our relationship.
re: #28 jeffreyw
I tried it with hide only and it didn’t work. Had someone wanted them behind a spoiler tag, said it was work related. Not sure why.
Imgur was causing problems with someone’s corporate firewall IIRC.
re: #49 Anymouse
I got “rickrolled” into that one by a friend. That strained our relationship.
Ouch. That song is just, that song is just, bad.
re: #51 HappyWarrior
Ouch. That song is just, that song is just, bad.
Now if “Two Girls, One Cup” had been set to “Never Gonna Give You Up” …
re: #47 HappyWarrior
The one thing on the internet I refused to watch. But the reaction videos are hilarious.
Nighty night, y’all. It’s a bit after noon, why am I awake? Catch y’all later.
Flailing Spice.
I didn’t know the band was getting together again?
re: #40 Barefoot Grin
I agree. I think there is a good chance this only sees light if some of the really damning stuff hits NYT “pentagon papers” style.
Which I believe it will. Accusations of improper/illegal Russian influence on the Trump campaign (and the Trump Administration in general) have, I think, gotten too widespread, and too-well “documented” for them to be able to just be dismissed. And Devin Nunes turning his House Committee into a buffoon circus of deflection hasn’t helped. I think the media’s appetite for dirt on the Admin’s Russian connections has only been whetted by Nunes’ actions: and if Manafort, Page and Stone try to bullshit their way out in front of Congress? I’m thinking Watergate Redux: bigly.
“We want the vote,” senior administration official says. “If they want to go against the president, they should do it on live TV.”
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) March 24, 2017
We go now to Donald Trump:
“WE’LL DO IT LIVE! FUCK IT! DO IT LIVE… look, I’ll write it and we’ll do it live! Fucking thing SUCKS!” https://t.co/C8t2JnOm9s— (((Danielle Blake))) (@abradacabla) March 24, 2017
re: #55 freetoken
Flailing Spice.
I didn’t know the band was getting together again?
Sure, the new lineup is Flailing Spice, Orange Spice, Russian Spice, Clueless Spice and Evil Spice.
re: #31 makeitstop
Asking again - there was a tweet downstairs from Charles saying that the House was 34 votes short of passage.
How many ‘no’ votes can they afford? I saw the number 27 mentioned yesterday, is that still applicable?
re: #41 petesh
23
The failing New York Times has a page showing all the latest estimates, which range from 27 to 38. Ooopsie.
nytimes.com
22
215 votes is 50% (5 seats are vacant)
GOP holds 237 seats
re: #53 plansbandc
The one thing on the internet I refused to watch. But the reaction videos are hilarious.
I just had to out of morbid curiosity.
re: #55 freetoken
Flailing Spice.
I didn’t know the band was getting together again?
He’s all the rejected spices:
Bullshit Spice
Flailing Spice
Mace
Old Spice
Eau de Trump (aka Complicit)
WOW
Watch this
John Lewis is shouting on the House floor: I’ll “fight every day…I oppose this bill with every breath and every bone in my body” pic.twitter.com/RMwKs5JbJ7— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017
“Healthcare is a right. It is not a privilege reserved for a wealthy few. We pass this bill, and lose our souls.” - @repjohnlewis
re: #64 jaunte
“Healthcare is a right. It is not a privilege reserved for a wealthy few. We pass this bill, and lose our souls.” - @repjohnlewis
I doubt this version of the GOP ever had one of those.
lol @RepLloydDoggett: Trumpcare plans will be “as worthless, almost, as a diploma from Trump University!” pic.twitter.com/jtc266LwEU
— Tommy Christopher (@tommyxtopher) March 24, 2017
re: #29 Jay C
Stone lies like regular people breathe, and he’s been practicing and perfecting it since he first began worshiping Tricky Dick. I wouldn’t make him testify publicly unless I had some irrefutable, easy-to-understand evidence ready.
It would be awesome to see him get flustered and/or cornered.
FBI Director James Comey is at the White House. No word yet on why…
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) March 24, 2017
re: #63 The Vicious Babushka
John Lewis is fucking amazing. We need a hundred more of him around.
re: #34 makeitstop
You made the right choice.
Watch this
John Lewis is shouting on the House floor: I’ll “fight every day…I oppose this bill with every breath and every bone in my body” pic.twitter.com/RMwKs5JbJ7— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017
Hey @PressSec and @POTUS, this is what “leaving it all on the field” looks like. Take notes. https://t.co/czYK8EKHq5
— Franklin (@franklinftw) March 24, 2017
Mark this day in history: I miss George W. Bush.
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 24, 2017
Spicer says Trump has “done everything possible” to get health care passed.
What Trump was doing while the bill was going down in flames: pic.twitter.com/ZACFKFMO6Y— Laurel Raymond (@RayOfLaurel) March 24, 2017
I just had this Seth Abramson tweetstorm come across my FB feed.
Holy shit. Dots, connected.
(MEGA-THREAD) The plot to sell America’s foreign policy for foreign oil _and_ steal an election in the bargain began at the Mayflower Hotel. pic.twitter.com/XkoFpmMAeJ
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) March 24, 2017
FBI Dir James Comey now at the White House.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 24, 2017
*Door slams open. Comey bursts in, breathless*
“Am I too late to see the semi-truck?!?!” https://t.co/mKc7aZejq9— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) March 24, 2017
re: #75 makeitstop
I was enthralled with that thread last night.
re: #75 makeitstop
I saw that last night, just before turning in. Such consistent coincidences need to be investigated.
re: #76 Franklin
Comey runs up to the White House, all out of breath: “You guys are having a cluster fuck and didn’t invite me! Why?”
So it’s not gonna pass but dozens of GOPers are gonna vote to get ads run against them saying they tried raise premiums on elderly to $14K
— Tim 🇺🇸 Dickinson (@7im) March 24, 2017
Trump probably has new *top secret* docs on Hillary to show Comey.
re: #82 Barefoot Grin
Trump probably has new *top secret* docs on Hillary to show Comey.
That he saw in the National Enquirer or on Infowars.
re: #77 JordanRules
Same here… It’s no longer a “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” situation. This is a five alarm fire raging in the heart of western democratic foundations.
Former U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas (right), arrives at the federal courthouse in Houston for a 2 p.m. hearing on conspiracy charges. pic.twitter.com/hj2RPbyLmZ
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 24, 2017
JESSE WINS THE INTERNET
@jesseberney @gotyour360 if u want u get. At 60 years old why should I b forced to pay for pregnancy ins.
— A. Cantarella (@grumpyoleman2) March 24, 2017
TO PAY BACK YOUR MAMA FOR HAVING YOU, YOU JACKASS https://t.co/4YYFgfZjK3
— Jesse Berney (@jesseberney) March 24, 2017
“…the real issue here is about substance, not process. Making public policy is hard. The CBO is a tool to help make sure members of Congress understand what they’re doing. They are not using that tool, and consequently, they are flying blind — voting for a series of interlocking changes that will drastically impact tens of millions of people’s lives with no idea what is going to happen.
Most egregiously of all, at this point the tempo is apparently being dictated by Donald Trump’s personal pique at recalcitrant House members.
A president with no interest in the details of public policy is impatient with the idea that House members might care what the content of the bills they pass is, and has decided to make passing this law a test of personal loyalty to him.
That’s a ridiculous way to think about legislation in general. But it’s a particularly egregious way to think about this particular bill, since candidate Trump would have thoroughly denounced it. He promised — in the primary, in the general election, and even during the transition — to put forward a plan that covers everyone, lowers deductibles, and protects Medicaid. He then hashed out a bill that doesn’t do any of those things, and is now professing to be not just eager to pass a bill that defies all of his campaign commitments but furious at people who are skeptical of the merits.”digbysblog.blogspot.com
Great poker joke/reference:
Rep Swalwell “as I sit here tonight we have still NOT seen the evidence that Nunes took to WH first. We are DEMANDING to see it by tomorrow”
— Ale (@aliasvaughn) March 24, 2017
Somewhere Nunes is realizing, when you’re at the table with Trump, look for the Chris Christie.
If you don’t see one, YOU’RE the Christie. https://t.co/3vtuaDYS8n— John Rogers (@jonrog1) March 24, 2017
re: #86 The Vicious Babushka
Why should I pay for dementia treatments? I’m not old. Oh wait.
Why should I pay for prenatal care? I’m not a woman. Or pregnant. Oh wait.
Because all these things are beneficial to the nation if people are healthy and productive. Sick people are not productive and cost more than healthy people.
That’s why.
But why should I pay for your limp-dick pills? That’s all on you buddy. Just like you want to force women to have medically unnecessary procedures if they seek a legal abortion.
re: #75 makeitstop
I just had this Seth Abramson tweetstorm come across my FB feed.
Holy shit. Dots, connected.
Holy crap.
The #Russiagate scandal involves claims Trump was given 0.5% of Rosneft and aid in getting elected in exchange for lifting US sanctions.
re: #80 HappyWarrior
Hello, Donald.
Hello, Comey.
As Bannon slides in the door a couple of seconds later…
LOLOL
So this is how it ends? The hyperbolic histrionic Seven Years War on Obamacare? Trump gave it 2 weeks & said, “Ah fuck it. Let’s play golf.”
— Elliott Lusztig (@ezlusztig) March 24, 2017
Andrea Mitchell says she’s heard—from a single source—Trump officials are purging their phones b/c they’re scared of getting subpoenaed.
— Jason Karsh (@jkarsh) March 24, 2017
“Your browser history is full of ‘where to buy electronic bleach’ queries. What’s up with that?”
The GOP isn’t good at math. We know. Reagan’s math was awful. Remember voodoo economics? We do. @newtgingrich
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 24, 2017
Way OT but the more you learn the more you want to scream
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re: #75 makeitstop
Great thread, but slightly OT: am I the only one who sees a middle finger in the Rosneft logo?
Oh goodie, the PM rush hour is gonna suck something harsh. The Amtrak/NJ Transit crash/derailment this morning in NY Penn means limited service and people diverting to Hoboken on overcrowded trains in the hopes of transferring to trains operating from Secaucus.
An Amtrak Acela derailed, sideswipping a NJ Transit train heading the other way. It’s left service shut down pretty much all day. Wont be resolved before PM rush.
Ugh.
As of 2:45 p.m., Republicans do not appear to have the 215 votes needed to pass the House health care bill. https://t.co/s7yyUErfLU pic.twitter.com/KgYSi8jT0C
— NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) March 24, 2017
Off to his real job. Killing worms at his playground.
I Can’t Unsee This. pic.twitter.com/zdlp0Qotsj
— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) March 24, 2017
This is a fun pair of tweets pic.twitter.com/8DDazC2STM
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 24, 2017
This is what Boehner said in February pic.twitter.com/StvfSrSbqu
— Yashar (@yashar) March 24, 2017
re: #104 FormerDirtDart
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The crier actually understood a thing or two about getting shit done. Something that Ryan and Trump don’t.
God Bless America (Ferrera)
Paul Ryan rushed to the White House to tell Trump he did not have the votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act https://t.co/iadxlq7mMn
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 24, 2017
🎶you don’t have the votes, you don’t have the votes. A ha ha ha ha You’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes…🎶 https://t.co/41SaI1izbM
— America Ferrera (@AmericaFerrera) March 24, 2017
News Alert: FBI Director James Comey at White House. pic.twitter.com/y9qWLsH4OO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 24, 2017
Is he wearing one of those FBI windbreakers they wear on raids? https://t.co/VHRPz2QSZY
— Josh Orton (@joshorton) March 24, 2017
This video of Barack Obama singing @EdSheeran’s song “Shape Of You” is amazing.
Edit Credit: @Maestroziikos pic.twitter.com/D6mKGHaRdR— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) March 23, 2017
re: #94 lawhawk
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It was all about vengeance.
He wanted the vote on the 7yr anniversary of Obamacare.
Stupid narcissist fool.
This is gonna end in tears. Sweet, delicious wingnut tears…
Ryan should resign if he complies with Trump’s order to take a known, losing vote. He is no longer acting in the best interests of the House
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) March 24, 2017
re: #104 FormerDirtDart
This is Boehner today: @yashar pic.twitter.com/DX5MyB4Ou3
— lawhawk (@lawhawk) March 24, 2017
re: #101 nines09
At least the pic didn’t say “Juicy”.
It took over 1 yr to pass the #ACA including 119 days of congressional meetings & debate. They spent 17 days on the #AHCA. #KillTheBill
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 24, 2017
re: #110 makeitstop
This is gonna end in tears. Sweet, delicious wingnut tears…
Ryan and the rest of the congress critters work for DT, not for the House or the Senate.
I’d like to think this would be Exhibit A that Republicans can’t govern. 7 years to come up with a replacement and they drop this turd of a bill/process.
But of course, there won’t be any repercussions.
@Gus_802 Or United Republican Freedom Caucus Kinfolk Decompensation (UR FCKD)
— Franklin (@franklinftw) March 24, 2017
re: #115 Mike Lamb
I’d like to think this would be Exhibit A that Republicans can’t govern. 7 years to come up with a replacement and they drop this turd of a bill/process.
But of course, there won’t be any repercussions.
Oh yes there will. We just don’t know what they are yet. Played right, this could drop-kick Trump right out of the big pale house, and/or cost Ryan his job. Things are going to get very crazy very soon. Yee-hah!
Paul Ryan after leaving the White House - the lamest thumbs up ever is a picture worth a thousand words. pic.twitter.com/fumQz8LKVw
— Topher Spiro (@TopherSpiro) March 24, 2017
So much to investigate.
Whoa.
WSJ: Flynn talked with Turkish officials about removing Erdogan’s foe from the U.S. and taking him to Turkey https://t.co/FepA3BETo3 pic.twitter.com/dtrGHuCwhh— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017
Fmr. CIA Director Woolsey tells WSJ he was at the meeting and “found the topic startling and the actions being discussed possibly illegal.” https://t.co/PCfLMfeCHq
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 24, 2017
re: #63 The Vicious Babushka
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That escalated quickly… pic.twitter.com/NjyRhmqBrw
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) March 24, 2017
re: #9 Franklin
Baghdad
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I miss Baghdad Bob. I won’t miss Spicy, except for the Melissa McCarthy version.
Nothing to see here…everything is just routine…
FBI director Jim Comey is at the White House, @ABC confirms. No answer from WH or FBI on why he is here yet.
— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) March 24, 2017
.@SHSanders45 tells @ABC Comey is here “for a routine interagency meeting.” https://t.co/8HidpJVCxb
— Alex Mallin (@alex_mallin) March 24, 2017
Imagine how much Trump will attempt to rule by EO and “try and fucking stop me” if this vote fails.
The emotional arc of @SpeakerRyan’s 7-year war against Obamacare summed up in one gif#KillTheBill#ResignPaulRyan#Trumpcare pic.twitter.com/5TH8n5Qk11
— The Tylt (@TheTylt) March 24, 2017
re: #118 FormerDirtDart
..@TopherSpiro Might want to suggest a nice art/archive framing service
— Daniel Ballard (@RW_Conspirator) March 24, 2017
re: #106 Franklin
God Bless America (Ferrera)
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Heh. And bless Lin Manuel Miranda for writing that “overrated, not that great” musical.
You know who did have the votes?
Hillary Clinton.
2.9 million more of them, to be exact. pic.twitter.com/RIjcYN2lwe— Sarah Lerner (@SarahLerner) March 24, 2017
Here’s why a couple earning $500k a year in New York City ends up with nothing besides 401(k) $$https://t.co/8OMOZU8ZSz @pointsnfigures pic.twitter.com/lnXXkClaRm
— Downtown Josh Brown (@ReformedBroker) March 24, 2017
The 401(k) is savings, the equity in the house is savings, the extra $7K is gravy and it’d be $13K if they took one less vacation https://t.co/B0hIYqP8Kb
— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) March 24, 2017
This doesn’t make any sense, by any measure including their own measure they have more than enough
— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) March 24, 2017
They have all kinds of options if they have a sudden expense. Stop the charity donation. Skip the vacation. Refi the house.
— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) March 24, 2017
If it’s an actual emergency you can pull from the 401(k)
— Arthur Chu (@arthur_affect) March 24, 2017
re: #110 makeitstop
This is gonna end in tears. Sweet, delicious wingnut tears…
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That is what Bannon wants.
Vote postponed. House in recess.
— Margot Sanger-Katz (@sangerkatz) March 24, 2017
re: #133 Big Beautiful Door
That is what Bannon wants.
That’s what Bannon thinks he wants. What he won’t want is a House that decides it’s better off running against the president.
re: #135 Franklin
They want to drag it out even longer?
The House just went into recess as Democrats loudly chanted for a vote on the floor
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) March 24, 2017
re: #134 BeachDem
I watch it every time I can. I even have it marked on my Passport account too.
re: #118 FormerDirtDart
If ever there was a photo begging for the ‘caption this’ contest, this is it.
“Oh God, that six-inch centipede Trump just shoved up my ass is moving!”
re: #137 calochortus
They want to drag it out even longer?
They don’t want to vote on it. The Republicans realize how radioactive this is. Many of them are stupid, but not all of them.
re: #132 Franklin
@AlwaysaGoodday1 @ReformedBroker @pointsnfigures And who the hell takes 3 vacations a year? I’m lucky to squeeze in one.
— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 24, 2017
Trump asked Ryan to pull the bill, says GOP aide
— Mike DeBonis (@mikedebonis) March 24, 2017
Reporting that the yam has requested the bill be pulled.
So much winning.
(sorry for tweet spamming)
President Trump just called me. Still on phone.
“We just pulled it,” he tells me.— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017
Pausing the news a moment, let’s appreciate Mr. Costa, one of the absolute best in journalism. Tweeting while on phone with POTUS. https://t.co/3gwMgVhxme
— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) March 24, 2017
BREAKING: Alex Jones apologizes for pizzagate coverage, blames other media outlets https://t.co/FxLkT46oB5 pic.twitter.com/EZtWV8yP6x
— Media Matters (@mmfa) March 24, 2017
They pulled the bill.
— Doc McStabby (@eclecticbrotha) March 24, 2017
This is a BFD
— Tim 🇺🇸 Dickinson (@7im) March 24, 2017
re: #143 Franklin
So, The Greatest Deal Maker of All Time can’t even follow up on his own threat to walk away from this.
re: #132 Franklin
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Three $6k vacations a year? Poor things; they should try getting by on what average Americans make.
President Trump just called me. Still on phone.
“We just pulled it,” he tells me.— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017
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— Dr. Matt (@DrMatthew) March 24, 2017
re: #147 wrenchwench
All heck seems to be breaking loose.
re: #132 Franklin
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Someone making that amount of money would almost certainly itemize their taxes and would be able to deduct the property taxes when they itemized.
Also, boo-fucking-who.
re: #132 Franklin
@ReformedBroker
Here’s why a couple earning $500k a year in New York City ends up with nothing besides 401(k) $$
My heart bleeds for them, as my two dogs, cat and I get by on $22K a year, after taxes
re: #149 Big Beautiful Door
Three $6k vacations a year? Poor things; they should try getting buy on what average Americans make.
I make about 15% of the amount listed in the picture. There are a lot of places that budget could get trimmed and still be happy, healthy, sane, and have a high standard of living. Even in New York.
re: #149 Big Beautiful Door
Three $6k vacations a year? Poor things; they should try getting buy on what average Americans make.
I don’t think I could spend $6k on a vacation if I tried, unless I went to Europe for a few weeks each time.
re: #146 FormerDirtDart
What, did the world just end? AHCA gets yanked and Alex Jones apologizes for something?
re: #149 Big Beautiful Door
And he got car insurance on two cars for $2,000? That’s low. Very low.
But there’s ways to blow a $500k salary and make it look pedestrian.
There’s also ways to spend a couple million and make it look like you’re a billionaire. Trump knows about that. He also knows how to hide money from scrutiny so no one sees he’s bought and paid for by the Russians.
re: #154 wrenchwench
All h*ck. (I’m practicing.)
My daughter was proudly drinking from my “They’re good dogs, Brent” mug last night. 14/10 will allow her to steal it again.
President Trump just called me. Still on phone.
“We just pulled it,” he tells me.— Robert Costa (@costareports) March 24, 2017
Trump, who tells his followers that the Washington Post is fake news, calls the Washington Post to tell them his health care bill is dead. https://t.co/BWwAVUHBrJ
— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) March 24, 2017
omfg molly@molly_knight @costareports pic.twitter.com/y5V2vGFLoi
— darth™ (@darth) March 24, 2017
re: #149 Big Beautiful Door
Three $6k vacations a year? Poor things; they should try getting buy on what average Americans make.
The real economic angst that these $500K Wall Street types have is that they are acutely aware that $500K per year is not enough for membership in the ruling class. They have to work for a living, but are in frequent contact with the real masters of the universe who are above all that.
However, they are completely clueless about what life is like for the poor or for those who work their asses off and still have to make hard economic choices, and this is vividly demonstrated every time a news article of this kind comes out.
re: #161 Dr. Matt
“There will be so much winning, you will get tired of winning.”
re: #163 Jack Burton
“There will be so much winning, you will get tired of winning.”
If this is his idea of winning, I will take it all day long and twice on Sunday. Kthxbai.
re: #132 Franklin
Ya know, as someone on a disability whose pension is about that $7,300 left over I’m having a lot of trouble feeling sorry for these ‘barely scraping by’ people.
Today, I was thrilled to announce a commitment of $25 BILLION & 20K AMERICAN JOBS over the next 4 years. THANK YOU Charter Communications! pic.twitter.com/PLxUmXVl0h
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2017
I expect that later today, Donny will announce to the world that he finally took out Bin Laden. https://t.co/1a76RIOgAt
— Kragar (@Kragar_LGF) March 24, 2017
re: #163 Jack Burton
“There will be so much whining, you will get tired of whining.”
re: #156 Jack Burton
I don’t think I could spend $6k on a vacation if I tried, unless I went to Europe for a few weeks each time.
You can spend that much on a week at Disney Resorts with two kids, buh-lieve me!
re: #158 lawhawk
And he got car insurance on two cars for $2,000? That’s low. Very low.
But there’s ways to blow a $500k salary and make it look pedestrian.
There’s also ways to spend a couple million and make it look like you’re a billionaire. Trump knows about that. He also knows how to hide money from scrutiny so no one sees he’s bought and paid for by the Russians.
They also lowballed the price of car payments on those particular cars, unless this article is from 1995 or they were bought used.
I wasn’t aware 401k limits were raised to 18k from 15k, so I was about to call bullshit on that. That said I don’t know *anyone* who maxes theirs out. Not even close.
oh my pic.twitter.com/2Kba1P2qbX
— Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) March 24, 2017
So, what is the grand total? Attempted Obamacare repeals —438 gazillion?
Spicer will waddle out shortly to explain that Trump wasn’t satisfied with the bill and wanted it pulled to have more time to work on it. It’s all part of the plan.
re: #149 Big Beautiful Door
Three $6k vacations a year? Poor things; they should try getting buy on what average Americans make.
My family isn’t/wasn’t poor, but when I was in college I used to hear students talk all the time about taking trips to Europe, etc. like it was no big thing.
re: #166 Kragar
Today, I was thrilled to announce a commitment of $25 BILLION & 20K AMERICAN JOBS over the next 4 years. THANK YOU Charter Communications! pic.twitter.com
— Donald J. Trump
I have questions….
re: #173 Timothy Watson
My family isn’t/wasn’t poor, but when I was in college I used to hear students talk all the time about taking trips to Europe, etc. like it was no big thing.
I could never even think about anything as exotic as spring break in Florida…
@grumpyoleman2 @jesseberney @gotyour360 Why should I be forced to pay for your Cialis and Viagra you old limp dork?
— josephebacon (@josephebacon) March 24, 2017
honestly, even though i know they are morons and that they have difficulties w the reality thing, and even though i expected them to drive themselves into the dump sooner or later, i really expected them to do a better job of being fascists and assholes than this
re: #168 Big Beautiful Door
You can spend that much on a week at Disney Resorts with two kids, buh-lieve me!
yeah for a family of four with airfare and and a couple hotel rooms for a week, food and entertainment, there are lots of places you could burn through 6k real easily. Doing it 3 times a year seems awful extravagant.
re: #171 Birth Control Works
So, what is the grand total? Attempted Obamacare repeals —438 gazillion?
FULL STORY: House Reps. have pulled the GOP health care bill from the House floor just ahead of the planned vote https://t.co/hGkUR5B8Sg pic.twitter.com/FIYNPN4h4b
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 24, 2017
I bet if they controlled like 8 or 10 more branches of government, this would’ve totally worked. https://t.co/X7weTFcf6B
— Lon Harris (@Lons) March 24, 2017
re: #162 EPR-radar
The real economic angst that these $500K Wall Street types have is that they are acutely aware that $500K per year is not enough for membership in the ruling class. They have to work for a living, but are in frequent contact with the real masters of the universe who are above all that.
However, they are completely clueless about what life is like for the poor or for those who work their asses off and still have to make hard economic choices, and this is vividly demonstrated every time a news article of this kind comes out.
We have a hard time spending less than $6K a year and we travel with mileage points.
We’d never go anywhere if we didn’t have the points.
(caveat: we’ve decided that we are too old to stay at anyone’s house —especially family)
re: #169 Jack Burton
I maxed out my 401k for first time this year (annually bump it a point come annual review time), but my expenses elsewhere are low. No kids, no debt other than mortgage payments on modest NYC metro area home.
I also know I’m an exception, rather than a rule on financial well being (I have an emergency fund, 401k, reserve savings, etc.) And I know how fragile my finances are that I make sure that I keep saving, just in case work/health goes south, etc.
re: #158 lawhawk
And he got car insurance on two cars for $2,000? That’s low. Very low.
But there’s ways to blow a $500k salary and make it look pedestrian.
There’s also ways to spend a couple million and make it look like you’re a billionaire. Trump knows about that. He also knows how to hide money from scrutiny so no one sees he’s bought and paid for by the Russians.
he must be carrying liability only.
Ryan just “pulled” his hc bill, AGAIN. I’m happy, but I imagine the Talking Yam and Ryan are having a very bad day. Trump deserves this, he really does because it shows that he doesn’t have the experience or patience to fulfill his campaign promises.
re: #150 Dr. Matt
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— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 24, 2017
re: #166 Kragar
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re: #69 Eclectic Cyborg
“John Lewis is fucking amazing. We need a hundred more of him around.”
I agree. I think what has played a huge role in shaping Rep. Lewis’s views on policy issues is that he remembers, as do I, what it was like to live in a nation you love in which you’re viewed as a 2nd Class Citizen while others tell you how much they love the Constitution while spreading feces all over it.
Anyone know whats up with this Montgomery memo?
I mean, Larry Klayman and NewsMax, so the default assumption is it’s total bullshit. Also, supposedly he goes to Chuck Grassley (the, you know, Republican head of the Senate Intel Committee) with 600 million pages and 47 hard drives. And Grassley blows him off? Doesn’t even pass the smell test. What’s the deal?