The Trump Presidency 2.0

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When have republicans ever been serious?

Republicans are WORSE human beings than the democrats have ever been. At least the democrats are transparent in their treachery; the republicans try to hide it.
The only real difference between the two is that republicans periodically vote in favor of policies that make our lives objectively better - even if it is only in their own self interests.

 

[AWP]

You'd think both parties would wake up and realize when they held majorities across the board they failed to do anything of significance. Of course, being self-aware enough for that to happen is impossible for either org...but, damn. They walked into low hanging fruit and still ignored its existence.

 

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You'd think both parties would wake up and realize when they held majorities across the board they failed to do anything of significance...

I don't believe it is a matter of self awareness. Politicians are EXQUISITELY aware. These are people that know when to ask what the definition of "IS" means...

They know the importance of claiming that they have been "misquoted" or that they misspoke and were misunderstood. They know EXACTLY when to short stock and when to dump it all.

They also know that solving the problem means you cannot run on a solution as part of your campaign platform "the next time"
They know that Americans have the memory of a microwave timer with a Pop Tart inside.
They know the real trick isn't fixing "it" - the real trick is making sure "IT" stays broken and the other side gets blamed for it.

 

[Topkick]

They know the real trick isn't fixing "it" - the real trick is making sure "IT" stays broken and the other side gets blamed for it.

 

[ThunderHorse]

People should just assume anything coming out of Atlanta is far Left propaganda. Anything approaching the center is an accident or omission by the media.

Security at Sky Harbor the last four days has been super fucked. Austin last week. It's happening everywhere. I just used the clip tweet because it was available.

 

[Kraut783]

I put this in the DHS thread....but, here it is anyway. DHS has put ICE/ERO agents (GS-1801) at airports to assist TSA. They are walking around with plate carriers on....but, at least not wearing masks.

Crazy times

 

[Blizzard]

I put this in the DHS thread....but, here it is anyway. DHS has put ICE/ERO agents (GS-1801) at airports to assist TSA. They are walking around with plate carriers on....but, at least not wearing masks.

Crazy times

Good, I guess. Although, I'm not really sure what they're expected to do. Are ICE agents conducting the screening at security checkpoints?

 

[Marauder06]

Good, I guess. Although, I'm not really sure what they're expected to do. Are ICE agents conducting the screening at security checkpoints?

probably serving as QRF for the Spirit Airlines counter ;)

 

[amlove21]

probably serving as QRF for the Spirit Airlines counter ;)

Funniest possible response.

Good, I guess. Although, I'm not really sure what they're expected to do. Are ICE agents conducting the screening at security checkpoints?

No, they're providing political pressure via optics to get the democrats to fund TSA and stop the liberal meltdown at airports, which is much more corrosive to the left than it is to the right.

The right doesn't care about ICE at airports, most of them will happily cheer it on to "own the libs". The left has already screamed at the top of their lungs about the gestapo at the airports (BlueAnon going crazy rn), so ICE is simply there to provide the proper motivation to the left base to frantically harangue Jeffries to do anything he can to get the Nazis outta Austin's airport.

That's their function.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I'm trying to understand how TSA was excluded from the last round of funding, but as I said earlier in this thread. The Republicans have the votes. Time to vote in lockstep until the end of your term, idiots.

I put this in the DHS thread....but, here it is anyway. DHS has put ICE/ERO agents (GS-1801) at airports to assist TSA. They are walking around with plate carriers on....but, at least not wearing masks.

Crazy times

Ruben's ex wife, the Mayor of Phoenix, put out a statement saying TSA is trained in airport security, why are you deploying amateurs. Well Madame Gallego, call Mark Kelly and Ruben up and tell them to vote on the TSA funding instead of putting nonsensical statements.

 

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Q:
why are you deploying amateurs

A:
because it doesn't take a genius to rifle through someone's overnight bag while periodically declaring, "Bullshit, contraband, Throw it on the Table !!"

 

[Kraut783]

ICE/ERO Agent " Ah, Mr. Flores...please go into that hallway for secondary inspection."

Mr. Flores: Arrested by ICE/ERO for immigration civil detainment at the airport

Two jobs at once.

 

[The Quartermaster]

This isn't going to work out the way the Dems hoped for.

 

[Box]

cant remmeber where I saw the meme - but leftist democrats have made it harder for American citizens to ge tthrough airport security than it is for dangerous illegal aliens to get into the USA

 

[Topkick]

Unfortunately, I think there will be a blue wave in the upcoming elections. Not sure if this means anything but this just happened ...interesting.

 

[AWP]

Unfortunately, I think there will be a blue wave in the upcoming elections.

I said this last year and was dismissed. That's fine and all, but people who want to only see the positive in situations are rarely equipped to deal with the negative.

At any rate, that ties in to a point so many of us have made which is the GOP's lack of purpose and inability/ unwillingness (cowardice) to make laws. They are sitting back and allowing Trump to rule via EO than standing up and supporting him through meaningful bills in the House and Senate. Like too many Congress' before this one they will fritter away their majority.

All the more reason to fire every single incumbent. Vote them out, put new blood from our party in office because it is painfully clear the current crop of "representation" does not represent the people.

 

[Box]

Congress never actually represents "we the people" beyond their first term because government is a disease.

Healthy people and decent upright citizens look at what's going on and decide that something needs to be done.
They campaign.
They make promises.
They develop a strategy.
They want to get rid of the nasty.

Then they get elected.
They see how quick the "campaign fund" builds.
They are treated to "fundraisers".
They are courted by lobbyists.
They realize that they don't have to suffer the same broken healthcare program as the peasants.
They realize that other peoples tax money can be used to lawyer their way out of a jam.
They realize that the same stock trading that put Martha Stewart in jail is encouraged when you are part of the congress.
...and here is a good bit of knowledge that very few knew before, folks that used to call me a conspiracy nut:
...then, our congresspersons learn about all of the corporate perks.
...and by then, they are infected too.
...and there is no cure.

I have some old 'pre-Army' friends from my home town that just "learned" that YES politicians DO in fact, get corporate perks...
...and they've NEVER believed me, until Delta released a statement that they were cutting off some of those "perks" to congress
...at least until congress reopens the government so the Airlines can go back to making huge profits.



Government is a disease.
People should get used to accepting that outcome.

 

[ThunderHorse]

I said this last year and was dismissed. That's fine and all, but people who want to only see the positive in situations are rarely equipped to deal with the negative.

At any rate, that ties in to a point so many of us have made which is the GOP's lack of purpose and inability/ unwillingness (cowardice) to make laws. They are sitting back and allowing Trump to rule via EO than standing up and supporting him through meaningful bills in the House and Senate. Like too many Congress' before this one they will fritter away their majority.

All the more reason to fire every single incumbent. Vote them out, put new blood from our party in office because it is painfully clear the current crop of "representation" does not represent the people.

Were you? Feel free to fact check me. But Trump was elected with a "Mandate" when Republicans won the national and retained both houses of Congress. And then the Republicans have wasted all of it because unfortunately or fortunately this party is a big tent. But being a big tent and disorganized as a RUBA clusterfuck means you fail to accomplish and Agenda. A lesson already learned by the Democrats. Even when they were in the minority party the opposition to the Obama agenda was disorganized as fuck. Some of these idiots couldn't find a glory hole if you inserted it for them.

 

[Blizzard]

But, here's the question, even if Republicans are failing to push forward as voters asked them to (and they are failing) and Trump isn't delivering on all his campaign promises (which he's not), why would you vote for a Democrat instead?

Does anyone really believe a Harris/Walz ticket or any other Democrat is a better move?

That's absurd to me.

 

[AWP]

Were you?

Sigh.