Trumped

[Jay]

There just weren't any Republicans who wanted to be "that guy (or gal)" who killed the nomination.

 

[Thomas]

2 minutes ago, red321 said:

Collins and Murkowski had assurances the nomination would be approved before they announced they opposed. They do a whip count before they let folks "step out of line". If they truly opposed her and didn't want her as secretary of education they would have voted no in committee. But, now they can run home and talk about how independent they are.

So any hope that there are Republicans who will buck Trump is pretty much dead, right?

[Blarg]

From @red321 article

... "launch a broad-based commercial brand” 

That's sexist ! 

[Lou]

20 minutes ago, Glen said:

They had just enough token "no" votes from republicans to send the vote to Pence. Almost as if it was planned that way.

almost?

 

[red321]

11 minutes ago, Thomas said:

So any hope that there are Republicans who will buck Trump is pretty much dead, right?

As long as they can get their tax cuts, rollback regulations, sell off public lands, kill off social security, etc. etc they'll support him.

Maybe you'll get a few who vote no against Perry...who apparently accepted the job offer because he thought he'd get to travel around promoting oil and instead had to buy a second pair of glasses to read Sec. of Energy for Dummies....but for the most part the idea that the Republicans would stand up to Trump was always bullshit.

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, red321 said:

Maybe you'll get a few who vote no against Perry...who apparently accepted the job offer because he thought he'd get to travel around promoting oil and instead had to buy a second pair of glasses to read Sec. of Energy for Dummies....but for the most part the idea that the Republicans would stand up to Trump was always bullshit.

You have no idea.

[red321]

about Perry? I have a feeling he's causing a mild panic attack in your world.

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, red321 said:

I have a feeling he's causing a mild panic attack in your world.

I hope you're being sarcastic.

[Tank]

3 hours ago, red321 said:

Collins and Murkowski had assurances the nomination would be approved before they announced they opposed. They do a whip count before they let folks "step out of line". If they truly opposed her and didn't want her as secretary of education they would have voted no in committee. But, now they can run home and talk about how independent they are.

i used to work for a principal that used to hide behind committee votes. he put together his friends onto the school personnel committee and they would determine if teachers and aides were rehired, if they kept tenure, etc. When the bad news would come to one of us, he'd call us into his office and tell us "the committee decided that . . ." and drop the hammer on us. We all saw through his nonsense but couldn't really do much about it  . . . until irregularities started showing up in the school financial reports. that pretty much took care of him, and he ended up being out of work for a couple of years before relocating to florida. 

edge: all of us who outlasted him

[Thomas]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

edge: all of us who outlasted him

edge: retiring to Florida

[Tank]

5 minutes ago, Thomas said:

edge: retiring to Florida

except he didn't retire. lasted in florida one year then worked in washington state for 18 months and is now enjoying the lovely winter weather in michigan. meanwhile, his wife still lives and works in sacramento. they haven't lived/worked together in the same city in over ten years. it's a weird dynamic.

[Thomas]

2 minutes ago, Tank said:

except he didn't retire. lasted in florida one year then worked in washington state for 18 months and is now enjoying the lovely winter weather in michigan. meanwhile, his wife still lives and works in sacramento. they haven't lived/worked together in the same city in over ten years. it's a weird dynamic.

edge: Best marriage ever!

[Thomas]

Well I'm glad it's the important issues being talked about
https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/white-house-press-secretary-angrily-000453237.html

As opposed to
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-07/u-s-army-corps-to-grant-dakota-access-oil-pipeline-easement

[red321]

Yahoo is still covering Trump in the celebrity news section?

[Thomas]

It was originally a People article...

But clearly some of the press felt his choice in lounging wear was important enough to ask Spicer about.

[mtangelsfan]

"Look at the dancing lights over there"

[red321]

Did they? The article certainly makes it seem like he brought it up, not the press.

The NY Times article, attire and a few funnies aside, was actually somewhat newsworthy in general. An administration that wasn't ready to go day 1. Newsworthy. Internal strife and Bannon having outsized influence. Newsworthy. How the EO's were rushed through. Newsworthy.

[Thomas]

20 minutes ago, red321 said:

Did they? The article certainly makes it seem like he brought it up, not the press.

I wish...  That would be bad enough but no.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/spicer-trump-doesnt-own-a-bathrobe/2017/02/07/5a1efe2c-ed3b-11e6-a100-fdaaf400369a_video.html

[red321]

Not sure that video clears it up on who brought up the bathrobe...though it certainly is a silly point....

I would go back to the fact that on the whole, the gist of the article itself was certainly newsworthy.

 

But let's get to the really important news here....do we have a bit of separated at birth here Chili?

[Thomas]

7 minutes ago, red321 said:

Not sure that video clears it up on who brought up the bathrobe...though it certainly is a silly point....

I would go back to the fact that on the whole, the gist of the article itself was certainly newsworthy.

But let's get to the really important news here....do we have a bit of separated at birth here Chili?

He was responding to a question and since the press isn't reporting that he responded to a question about farm futures with Trump doesn't own a bathrobe I'm (hesitantly) assuming that it was related. Newsworthy in a sane world sure but in a Trump world it's a story so innocuous the administration is using it to dilute from other stories. Other than being in the top 0.1% in worst bedhair I don't see it. Though sadly he'd be an improvement character wise with my actual dad.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

[Spirit]

22 minutes ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

 

Trump is nothing but another FDR

 

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Yes, definitely.

[JAHV76]

4 minutes ago, Geoff said:

 

Trump is nothing but another FDR

 

 

This elections new deal is going to be huge.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Unless there is massive fraud.