Politics Thread

[Caf]

They need to start getting more information about the Niger incident out. Dems are going to try to make this Trump's Benghazi otherwise.

[Lamont Sanford]

They need to start getting more information about the Niger incident out. Dems are going to try to make this Trump's Benghazi otherwise.

But ask any Libtard and they would say there's nothing to say about Benghazi in the first place.

[Caf]

But ask any Libtard and they would say there's nothing to say about Benghazi in the first place.

Bias cuts both ways. Anyone who thinks their side of the aisle is more ethical is a sanctimonious fool.

[paulxu]

The Bull Market is 103 months old.

That has to be fake news. The Donald's only been in office for 9 months.

[bobbiemcgee]

That has to be fake news. The Donald's only been in office for 9 months.

He said the stock market was in a bubble and "people will get wiped out" almost exactly two years ago.

[Muskie]

Jeff Flake's entire speech. Haven't seen anything like this on the Senate Floor since the Watergate Era. (Link)

[chico]

Jeff Flake's entire speech. Haven't seen anything like this on the Senate Floor since the Watergate Era. (Link)

Wow - good for him! It's something that has been needed to be said for quite some time.

[Caf]

Jeff Flake's entire speech. Haven't seen anything like this on the Senate Floor since the Watergate Era. (Link)

I really thought this line hit the nail on the head:

To be clear, the anger and resentment that the people feel at the royal mess we have created are justified. But anger and resentment are not a governing philosophy.

[bjf123]

Anger and resentment might not be a governing philosophy, but if our out of touch representatives had any clue, they’d actually try working together instead of sticking with partisan politics. Personally, I like the fact that Trump has angered the clowns in DC on both sides of the aisle. If they were doing their jobs, it wouldn’t be so easy to get them so upset.

[BandAid]

I’m not a Trump sycophant, but I’m a little unimpressed with Flake’s speech precisely because he’s been a falling meteor for a while. This article from The Atlantic from 2013 (before Trump) spells out some of his troubles. As it is, it might as well be a guy flipping off his boss as he quits. We might nod and agree because the boss is a jerk, but we’ll walk into work tomorrow and the boss is still a jerk.