Politics Thread

[Caf]

Dem to call for Trump's impeachment on House floor - The Hill

And here we go. This is a sad day.

[boozehound]

This Presidency is so much more F**ked up than I thought it was going to be, and I was expecting it to be pretty F**ked up.

It's amazing to watch someone that is so incapable of adapting to their surroundings and learning from the outcomes of past behaviors. How did he think firing Comey was going to go down? How could he not have seen this. Is the Russia thing that bad that he had to do anything to try to slow the investigation down? Does he just think he can act without consequence? This would be an interesting exercise in watching a mentally defective person try to deal with an insanely public and high-pressure job if there wasn't so much at stake for our country.

[paulxu]

Some sort of weird line got crossed today.
When you have Putin defending Trump, and offering to release transcripts of the WH meeting to prove there was no classified info exchanged...you have to say WTF?

[STL_XUfan]

Some sort of weird line got crossed today.
When you have Putin defending Trump, and offering to release transcripts of the WH meeting to prove there was no classified info exchanged...you have to say WTF?

Putin is trolling us right? This has to be a troll job.

[paulxu]

I can't imagine what our allies must be thinking.

[Juice]

I can't imagine what our allies must be thinking.

Possibly as pissed as Israel not too long ago?

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-...-syria-strike/
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/03/28/...taging-ground/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...5#.VRMI20I-C9Y
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news...t-before-trump


1) Trump is a moron. Everyone knows that.
2) I'm treating this as another media freak out until a source comes forward that isn't a former intelligence person that was working for Obama, who could similarly be "guilty" of the same shit as Trump if that source is leaking classified info to the media.

[SemajParlor]

1) Trump is a moron. Everyone knows that.

Lol

[Caf]

Possibly as pissed as Israel not too long ago?

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-...-syria-strike/
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/03/28/...taging-ground/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...5#.VRMI20I-C9Y
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news...t-before-trump


1) Trump is a moron. Everyone knows that.
2) I'm treating this as another media freak out until a source comes forward that isn't a former intelligence person that was working for Obama, who could similarly be "guilty" of the same shit as Trump if that source is leaking classified info to the media.

On the leak, maybe, but what about the obstruction of justice?

I love these dumb justifications. "The house is on fire.""Who the hell called the fire department?!"

Let's see how low we can go before you find your principles.

[boozehound]

Possibly as pissed as Israel not too long ago?

http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-...-syria-strike/
http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/03/28/...taging-ground/
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Ne...5#.VRMI20I-C9Y
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news...t-before-trump


1) Trump is a moron. Everyone knows that.
2) I'm treating this as another media freak out until a source comes forward that isn't a former intelligence person that was working for Obama, who could similarly be "guilty" of the same shit as Trump if that source is leaking classified info to the media.

Huh? Didn't like 99% of intelligence personnel work for Obama? It's not like the President completely cleans out all intelligence organization personnel when he is elected. The source is likely someone who worked for Obama, and then probably Bush before him. Maybe even Clinton and HW Bush.

Our intelligence agents have a long history of serving our Country through multiple diverse political regimes. To doubt them now, and for Donald Trump of all people, strikes me as disrespectful. These agencies are leaking because they are concerned.

Hell, look at James Comey. He may have helped Trump get elected by releasing the statement about Hillary's email investigation a few days before the election, while he kept quiet about the fact that they were investigating Trump's campaign for colluding with Russia. I think it would be hard to argue that Comey was/is 'Pro-Democrat', but now he's been fired because he was investigating Trump's regime.

[ChicagoX]

Comey has leaned right most of his career. From Politico:

Even though he has been a registered Republican for most of his adult life, FBI Director James Comey testified Thursday that he is no longer a registered member of the GOP.

"Although our politics are different — I gather you're a Republican — that correct?" Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) asked Comey in prefacing his remarks.

Comey responded, "I have been a registered Republican for most of my adult life, not registered any longer."

The FBI director, who previously served as deputy attorney general in George W. Bush's administration before President Barack Obama appointed him to his current position, donated to the presidential campaigns of John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.