I think it’s because they’re terrified that Trump will retaliate against them by pulling their funding. It’s not unprecedented---they suddenly took a soft stance on GW Bush, even after everything about Iraq turned out to be bullshit—-plus Bush parked his appointees in that organization to “slant” news to be…

I’ve heard multiple people refer to it as Tryancare as to link both Trump and Ryan to the AHCA (exact same thing the Republicans did to PPACA, or the ACA with Obama) and remind everyone that this is what Republicans have in mind for everyone. Note that they never change their own healthcare plans to mirror that of the…

Yeah, I think it’s one of his White House Press Correspondent’s dinners, maybe last May’s.

The delicious irony is that Rubio did that, only to....malfunction in the Republican debates. Of course, Rick Perry did the same thing (named three departments he would cut and forgot the DOE) and now he’s running the Department of Energy. No one wants him for president, and even after that oops moment, he decided to…

Focus on what they all agree on and shift the topic/issues away from what they don’t agree on. To use a cliche, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Focus on getting a terrible person out of office, then concentrate on fixing the mess the Republicans left behind.

Some people refer it to as Tryancare, as in referring to both Trump and Ryan. They both were into the creation of this shitty bill together.

No, the right only preached about repeal. They repealed it 50 times, only to have Obama veto it every time, when the Republicans had both the House and Senate. Only when people found out what they were getting (nothing) after repeal and finding out that Obamacare was actually the ACA, people started freaking out and…

And the annoying thing is if anyone, especially the media, asks what was the better thing he had in his pocket, and why didn’t he bring it out when he had the chance, he’ll deflect like crazy and go to work on gaslighting everyone on that exact subject. And it’ll work to some extent. It really depends on how long…

He’s trying to compete with Obama because Obama’s first 100 days in office was one of the most productive in history. That’s why Trump’s signing all those random executive orders and undoing everything Obama ever did, just so he can say he outdid Obama. It’s really a bizarre obsession.

Remember them the fall after next. Make everyone remember. Get them kicked out of office. They have to run every two years and defend their stances in each term. Concentrate on reminding everyone in their districts and especially turning out to vote their asses out. Turnout is the thing.

And they had it published for the public well before the time of voting for the bill, so everyone concerned could actually read it and find out for themselves. But the Republicans always remember it differently.

And they even made bait-and-switch claims like people were somehow going to lose their medicare! The Republicans were making it sound like they were defending Medicare! Ironically enough, the ACA actually extended the solvency of both Social Security and Medicare by a number of years because it lowered the total cost…

And the insurance companies very well may not even be required to pay for it. Just like before the ACA was passed. If you had even sought out any kind of mental health care, you were automatically disqualified from any kind of health insurance, or dropped if you already had it. And same for pre-existing conditions....

No, it was just “repeal” for 7 years. They didn’t want to give anyone else anything afterwards. By that point, too many people were actually figuring out the ACA was Obamacare and the things they liked, and hated (by virtue of having a black president’s name attached to it by the Republicans, and Democrats took the…

Actually the first thing he said in reference per twitter to the London attack was, “big news!” All the world leaders offered Theresa May their condolences first and immediately before saying anything else. Not Trump. He only offered his condolences later (assuming it wasn’t another WH staffer with access to his…

I just generally think of his subordinates figuring out how to manage their boss and work their way around him to minimize the damage. Just feed him whatever he needs to hear and go back to the usual job, otherwise. Slow walk the bad memos and rush the important ones to where they need to go.

Well, they’re both flashing a thumbs up, and wearing rings on the same finger, although the Republican candidate has a fake smile on his face while the other candidate (shouldn’t assume Democratic, although probably likely) has a sincere smile on his face.

I think it’s because if they do that, the subjects of the interviews will literally cut off contact and give them no more personal upfront interviews ever again. Which is fine with me. I mean, the president and his aides do the interviews to present their case for their administration’s policies and reach out to any…

He barely won re-election (2348 votes difference, the smallest vote margin in his history) and Colonel Applegate is running again, so he’ll have the same people who remember him, plus name recognization this time around.

I get the feeling his staff doesn’t give a single solitary F*** about helping anyone. It’s just reactionary Republicans waiting out their times in his offices as interns before they can eject and join corporate lawyer firms as interns/paralegals before passing the bar and becoming full-bore, alcoholic lawyers who end…