President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

If they drag the shutdown into February, and SNAP food benefits are cut off, and there is not immediate widespread starvation in the streets, the Dumpfsters will be elated. "See, the moochers don't need it anyway."

 

My school is playing basketball against a rival. So ... one monitor on that, another on the circus ...

 

Presumably, the GOP would be fine if President O'Rourke declares a national emergency in order to institute Medicare For All with funds not authorized by Congress.

 

Do away with the loophole. Vicarious liability

 

Or people are dying. Either way, it's a win-win for magas.

 

Jan. 22, 2025: President Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez declares a national emergency, cuts the defense budget $375 billion dollars, institutes a guaranteed national income of $10,000 for every man, woman and child in the country.

(Tee hee)

 

I just heard on a local radio station this $5B is only going to cover about 240 miles of the border. Is that right?

 

Exactly. This can't be underestimated.

Negotiating with a party that looks at a government shutdown as completely beneficial is much like negotiating a peace treaty with ISIS, which sees suicide as a holy command and capitulation as evil.

 

I wouldn't watch the dumb fuck attempt to speak, at gunpoint.
Have fun watching- it's exactly what he and his fans want.

 

Offered without comment:

CNN just quoted federal stats saying all of 12 would-be terrorists tried to enter via the US southern border in 2017-18.

 

Between good basketball games on other channels and the fact that I would prefer to expose my elementary-school-aged daughter to as few lecherous liars as possible, it's not just a no, but a hell no.

I suppose if Rick Pitino were coaching in the game we watched, the choice might be a bit more ambiguous.

 

That’s all that Mexico can afford.