Well, if it helps you any, I’m pretty sure the whole “beefed up presidency” is a fox news talking point with no basis in reality. Obama only used the powers the president is granted, he didn’t magically create new ones.

I dunno, this strikes me as not all that different than a CEO telling everyone at the company not to discriminate against people or there would be consequences. This order only applied to employees of the state government, and as the top member of the state’s executive branch (IE, it’s Chief Executive Officer),…

Remind me how it’s those other fundamentalist who are dangerous and not the christian ones.

It’s basically a managerial decision. Since the law isn’t providing specific, explicit guidance on this issue, the governor has discretion to provide orders specific to his employees (employees of the state government). A lot of how our government is ran is based on things like executive orders that “fill in the…

No need to apologize for speaking your mind. My heart goes out to you and your husband.  

I am so fucking sick of these religious right-wing fucknuggets who claim to be fucking persecuted from the safety of their own living rooms, basement dwellings or toilets.

Help me understand. He issued an order for his workers. This wasn’t some executive order that overreached to include private citizens. If this is actually illegal, than I’d imagine the very concept of executive orders is illegal.

So this is where we are. A court of law has ruled that discrimination against LGBT people by the government of Louisiana is perfectly Constitutional despite ruling after ruling to the opposite, including from the Supreme Court.

WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS, TOGETHER.

sigh. this is so depressing.

Actually, I think the repubs would like nothing more than to impeach him so they can install Pence. They just would need to be strategic about it so as not to alienate his supporters who they need desperately.

As far as I’m concerned, Kurt Eichenwald and David Farenthold were the only Real Journalists doing Actual Journalism this election, only to be mostly ignored by people and other media in favor of #omg!emails!

He doesn’t have the desire or ability to actually do the job, and he is way more concerned about his business interests than the country. Also, I don’t think he will be able to handle the epic shitstorm of mockery he’ll get at every turn. He will be the focus of a ton of stand up routines, talk shows, podcasts, memes,…

If you’re a complete masochist, Kurt Eichenwald and Newsweek are doing an incredible job of reporting on Trump’s conflicts of interest, general bullshittery and what is possibly at stake. A sampling that will be sure to lead to hair loss and sleep deprivation:

So glad I chose this time to leave a blue state to move to the South: “It’s much more progressive these days!” I told my spouse; now I’m looking into stocking up on guns.

He is obviously just going to keep doing whatever he wants until he is somehow forced to stop. Let’s see if anyone in the government grows some fucking ovaries and puts their foot down. It will be worth so much to see the legendary tantrum that will result.

LOL! They probably voted for him, anyway.

All this will do is make me hate kittens.

New White House front door:

Is it really all that far-fetched that he might just decide that not having any control over his businesses or his assets isn’t worth it and he doesn’t end up going through with this shit?

On the one hand, not accepting the presidency would go against his every instinct. On the other hand, handing over his business…