Lengthy articles, but it still pisses me off with what he was able to get away with in regards to the DC post office

OMG, I did not even notice the cape. I honestly couldn’t tell with the cars, between the lion and and all of the gilded shit drawing away from the gorgeous view I’ve never really noticed much else before having to scroll/click away in disgust.

I’m sure if it was brought up he would have. It’s a pretty old gun humper argument.

That was the original intent in posting it, but thinking on it some more, it’s pretty representative of the entire Republican Party. It’s well past time for us to just straight up call them cowards.

Their penthouse gets me every time I see a picture of it. Like, in my heart of hearts I know it’s real, but my brain just can’t compute that is how someone would willingly decorate where they live, and be proud of it no less. It’s a space with a such potential and beautiful view marred by garishness.

I particularly like the details in this one that suggest that. The cars* in front strewn about just so to offer the suggestion of entertainment. The stuffed lion that is in way too good of shape and clearly just had it’s mane brushed. I mean, Barron has to be pretty young in that picture if they thought posing him on…

He’s just like us

It’s way more sinister. They (this is a strategy the Freedom Caucus shitheads floated after the initial AHCA failure) are saying to repeal the ACA so the effective date turns into a cliff forcing holdouts to the negotiating table. It’s literally holding American Citizens hostage. Even worse is the FC only wants…

I usually turned her off pretty quick because of how grating I found her. It was like she was on quaaludes where towards the end of her questions she would start slurring words together and just trail off before punctuating with a buzzword. It was like early stage Palinism.

This one

Medicaid spending is already set to go up under current law. The BCRA reduces the amount already set by law. While it still increases from what it currently is, it is still a cut.

Thanks for the context. I had heard the story but hadn’t looked into what it actually entailed, but I figured if Trump was making a huge stink out of it while no one I pay attention to was, he was probably being a disingenuous little shit. Turns out, he WAS being a disingenuous little shit.

He forces the House to vote for a toxic bill that’s historically unpopular (all so they can deliver a historically unpopular president a victory), and he writes their opponents’ attack ads by calling the bill “mean.”

It’s not a bad mentality to have when deal-making. I mean, be aware of your motivations and leverage points, but knowing when to walk away is as much of a skill as any.

Republicans make up 55% of the House and functionally 53% of the Senate when you include Pence. It’s a bigger majority, but it’s really not all that remarkable.

True. It would be karmic if for as much as he wants to shit on Obama’s legacy if this (hopefully failing), and fingers crossed impeachment and resignation, are all that endures.

That’s sort what I’m thinking, though I’m getting increasingly more skeptical.

Yup. Just like with Devos. They could have voted her down in committee. Instead she gets passed through and then they get to vote no during the floor vote once McConnell (Cornyn) knows they have two to spare.

Right, just like what happened in the House. /s