Random Politics & Religion #31: 2018 Edition

They aren't incompetent, they we're (likely) caught off guard by a president that fights back instead of one that just sits back and takes their bullying.

The public does not like policies that favor more illegal immigration. Washington likes to pretend that isn't so and they like to tell everyone that, but it just isn't true.

Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski deserve the credit for bringing the Senate together just to reopen the gov't, no concessions were made. Trump did nothing but shout really loud at the GOP to nuke the filibuster, which was completely ignored.
I also liked how Ted Cruz tried to come out and say he has "always" opposed shutdowns, even the Republicans were laughing at that whopper.

If the "test run" has millions of Democrats livid at Schumer, I'd love to see what a "real" shutdown would do for him and his Senate buddies.

I'd bet anything that they would overcompensate, demand way too much, and come out looking even worse than they do now.

sorry for posting a pic that contained the F word. mods thank you for your service.



My deleted post said


After which I said "because dems are incompetent."

-The Onion, of course.

Trying to figure out why they weren't livid first.

Full disclose, I only became a Dem in the past two years for the purpose of voting in the primary. I registered as Republican in high school because I lived in rural *** nowhere and Ike Eisenhower was still what Republicans were to us there, Regan was still the new kid on the block*.

That said, I'll probably either go back to Republican or switch to independent. The DNC is ***. I was only ever "with her" because I wasn't "with him," and frankly at this point I don't think it would have made any difference. Neither was fit for office, imo. Hell, Bernie probably wasn't either if we're being honest.

Or maybe I'm just getting old and dislike change.

*Video related:

They not only need to declassify the memo, they admit they need to declassify some of the underlying intel that it is based on.

Remember, the memo was written by a subset of the republican side of the intel committee. Something the dems will be sure to point out.

It wasn't written by the committee, they are a bunch of old incompetent idiots who couldn't write themselves a shopping list. This was an internal investigation ordered by congress of the FBI's handling of FISA warrants, it was written by the justice department. The democrats didn't want it investigated at all but they aren't able to stop it as that would look extremely bad all things considering.

The central question is, was the Steele dossier, funded by the DNC as anti-trump campaign material, used as source justification for collecting intel on a Presidential candidate? Did the FBI, at the time of the request, know the Steele dossier was funded as such and did they misrepresent it to a federal FISA judge? What are the FBI's policies and practices regarding FISA warrants and source material?

These are questions of how a government office in the executive branch works. Due to their nature much of the information surrounded the answer would be classified and thus needs to be declassified or redacted prior to public release. I'm very interested in the answers.

Looks like the Russians hacked our profile pictures.

All the pictures. Except yours and mine...hey maybe we’re the Russians.

Hello comrades

Given Schumer's rhetoric today, he's already set off on a quest to prove me right.

And given Scalise's rhetoric, its easy to see why the gov't was shutdown.

Yeah dude, what is he doing? Capitulating to his rabid base today, and hope they just forget in 3 weeks?

Its gonna be funny when dems try running through the brick wall again.

I trust you have the nuclear weapons I sent you ? I mean the Russian vodka...wait not the nuclear weapons.

Those toys? Psh I've already built better

*snickers*

He thinks he gave us the good stuff!

Sorry Saevel but ....

From: GOP considers releasing intel behind memo alleging FISA abuses
CNN

Although I do agree with your "they are a bunch of old incompetent idiots who couldn't write themselves a shopping list" That is why they have staffers.

Oh this just gets better and better Saevel.

House GOP won't show secret Russia memo to Justice Department

Claiming abuses by Justice Department and FBI officials, Republicans say they should not be shown the document.
Politico

Something something Republicans evil something something. Yawn.

I guess Nunes is just going to keep his allegations to himself then?

Vic is always so quick with Rachel Maddows's talking points.

Aman is always so dumb.

Such comeback. Many wit. Wow.

No Fone, its something something Republicans hilarious have some popcorn.

Read it very carefully instead of just copy pasting and listenign to the person on TV.


The memo is about the investigation. The investigation was done by the FBI & DOJ at the behest of the Intelligence committee.

Congressional committee's just stand around talking all day they are incapable of doing investigations, only ordering them. If you had been paying attention you'd remember all the talk about the FBI "stonewalling" congress about investigations into how it handled the Steele dossier.

But like fone said, something something Republicans bad, something something.

I never watch TV. Its hard to copy and paste from TV.

I beg your pardon. Congressional committees can and do investigate things. Its part of why they have subpoena powers. Of course politics almost always means they can't effectively investigate anything.

Your using a different definition of "investigate". They just have people come up and answer questions. Everyone else use's investigate to mean going through documentation and digging around records for actual information. The GAO being the most notorious of the alphabet letter agencies for doing this.

But hey keep buying the party line of Democrats Good Republicans bad, see where it leads.