July 27 Open Thread: Cleanup in Aisle Trump
Trumpworld’s seams haven’t come apart, but they’re getting looser now that Trump Co.’s CFO has been subpoenaed.
Mike Pompeo and John Bolton apparently see their job the same way their predecessors did: Damage control and toxic cleanup.
How did the Europeans talk Trump off the trade-war ledge? Apparently by using colorful cue cards to walk him through the complexities. Also, the EU president told him, “If you want to be stupid, I can be stupid as well.”
From the Schadenfreude files, grade-A dirtbag “Papa” John Schnatter has filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court against the company’s board of directors. He’s also claiming he didn’t “use” the N-word but was just quoting Col. Sanders, which might make more of a difference if he hadn’t quoted Sanders to try to exonerate his own bad behavior.
Despite the gay-panic response of Delaware politicians, the right of transgender people to use the proper school bathroom has been upheld again by a federal court.
Finally, in science news that could not possibly be any cooler, astrophysicists studying stars that orbit the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy again affirmed Einstein’s theory of relativity.
Trump has a nifty built in defense when his accountants and lawyers start singing. He has paid them to lie their asses off for 20 years.
Hannity: “How can you trust that testimony? They are professional liars.”
things i think about in cold panic sweats….. Will the GOP impeach him between getting slaughtered in the election and having to pass the speakership (aka, next vp) to a Dem? 2019 could start with President Ryan and VP Paul.
@j: That cuts both ways.
@ben: Worry about Pence instead.
Ben: how did you panic-sweat Pence out of your picture?
He’s a co-conspirator. I’d bet that fuckface would try and throw him under the bus before Fredo. If he tosses Pence to his magats, they’ll go along with it.
and unpopular opinion, but screw ya’ll 😉 , I’m also not worried at all about “president Pence” if the dems have even one chamber. He is not a leader, he enjoys no faction loyalty… He inspires NO magatry, and by 2020 the #Resistance(tm) will still be amped up to beat some gop ass.
My dream scenerio is this:
Open on Oval Office. Trump crosses from desk to meet Pence in the middle of the room.
Trump: Well Mike, it is time. Just like we talked about, right? Full pardon for me and Ivanka after you take the oath.
Pence: Yes, Sir. We are good to go.
Cut to Pence at the podium in a news conferecne.
Reporter: Mr. President, have you conisdered a pardon for Mr. Trump or anyone in his admistration.
Zoom close up on Pence
Pence: (to the camera) No. He isn’t getting pardoned. Nobody is above the law in this country.
Nice work, Jason. And Trump’s first tweet after his departure will be: “Mike Sixpence is a FUCKING LIAR.”
@ben: Actually the fundies adore Pence. That’s not enough to win in 2020, but the “Christians” will be even more loyal to him than they are to Trump.
Im ok with that. They are a dying breed and if their leader isnt urging them to go bring holy jesus-fire to the libs, and just to pray and send money….. I can live with that. NO need to save the dupes, just enough people to keep the dupes from being in power.
I was alerted at the beach by all 4 wheel ATV.
Afternoon rained out. Catching up…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/a-test-in-delaware-can-an-old-school-politician-succeed-in-a-campaign-season-defined-by-tumult/2018/07/26/7fcc6528-8e85-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html
Some priceless quotes in that piece. And by “priceless” I mean disgusting.
From Carper:
From Coons:
Liked your comment at BD “But because we don’t have unlimited resources, unlimited money, we have a fiscal imperative to do that in a responsible way.”
My bible doesn’t have that version of Matthew 25