As I keep asking folks, what does dissent even look like anymore?

Make no mistake about it, the Republicans already own him. He couldn’t keep himself together for a 90 minute softball debate - where he knew every single issue for months in advance. Even the base knows the deal. He was just their loud, spittle-flecked vehicle for gaining control. Watch for a visible change in his…

Well, he didn’t fail at winning the election, so we can no longer say that “everything he’s done on his own has been an abject failure.” (Although, if you’re going to quibble and say, “he didn’t do it on his own,” then you have to acknowledge that other people were also involved in his failed business ventures.)

but he’s not a successful businessman. If fact, everything he’s done on his own has been an abject failure. His focus is going to be figuring out ways to funnel public money into his pockets.

Surprisingly, not everything he proposes is necessarily bad, but the actual implementation of course remains to be seen.

There are actually a few things on his agenda that, if executed well, would be extremely beneficial (term limits, education reform as examples) . There are also several plans that don’t seem in-line with congressional Republicans so I’m honestly extremely curious how they will react.

Huh. Not the usual kind of hot water we see college athletes getting themselves into these days.

Said this elsewhere, but it bears repeating... Clinton, Obama, et al were right about one thing: this election was about what kind of country we are. And the electorate has decided: we are an asshole. Of the assholes, by the assholes, for the assholes. And now we have an Asshole-in-Chief. Van Jones is right, we are a…

The only Ross that had more fun with wood was Bob.

It was flagged for leading with the helmet.

That’s not enough to potentially take a bullet, though. If they are supposed to get overtime pay, they should have it.

“When I think about you I cut myself!”

please, he’s one of the most genuine people in Washington. granted that’s a low bar, but he’d clear even the highest bars of that measure.

As an outsider (Brit) I don’t like to talk about politics here. It’s none of my business and it’s such a partisan issue to the people to whom it matters, but I’m going to break my own rule.

Oi, there is so much to unpack in your comment:

I’m giving you a star because I think it’s a valid point in theory, but not in practice. In practice, your second question affects the first pretty directly.