President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

A lot off us were fooled before, obviously. But it's difficult to fathom Trump having an approval rating anywhere above 40 at this point.

 

Why even come here then?

 

Stranger things have happened.

 

Where on the internet is this magical high-toned two-way political discourse? I want to go and snap pictures, even if I can't afford the cover charge.

 

I tried something as simple as taking abortion to its own thread and and didn't make a dent. Good luck with that.


xkcd: Locke and Demosthenes

 

Don't worry. The board parents will soon deem another special day for not allowing political talk and you'll get a break.

 

An excellent question. Some of the links go to credible information.

 

Tax reform next? Maybe not.

 

Republicans Prepare to Accuse Hillary of Russian Ties – emptywheel

"I’d say this is all ridiculous, and within the counterintelligence department it probably is, but remember that similar allegations from Steve Bannon got the NY office of the FBI chasing after the Clinton Foundation for months and months."

 

This one just ain't gonna fly. She's a private citizen, not POTUS. It's even dumb on the politics, as it allows Democrats to say, "sure, let's appoint a special prosecutor/select committee to get to the bottom of all of this" with bipartisan cover.

 

It's based on GOP oppo from the campaign, though, so the timeline will be pre-election. That said, it still boils down to "Look! Look over there at what Hillary did!" at a time when the wheels are falling off.