A day without stupid?

[Keith&Co.]

Isn't there some GOP hack somewhere in the White House who can write an explosive, tell-all book about how calm and competent Trump is as he's playing 3-D chess with the rest of the world while working with a staff of 12th Level Intellects to secure a new American golden age?

You know, just as a change?

There are, but Amazon only sells that as 'masturbatory aids' in the adult fantasy section.

 

[funinspace]

Isn't there some GOP hack somewhere in the White House who can write an explosive, tell-all book about how calm and competent Trump is as he's playing 3-D chess with the rest of the world while working with a staff of 12th Level Intellects to secure a new American golden age?

You know, just as a change?

There are, but Amazon only sells that as 'masturbatory aids' in the adult fantasy section.

Often paired with La Quinta Inn lotion...It’s like their slogan says: ‘La Quinta has the lotion that will help you jizz.’)

 

[DrZoidberg]

What I don't understand about the shutdown, is that Trump seems to be using it as a kind of extortion to get his wall built. But the shutdown ONLY makes Trump look bad. After all, it's his job to avoid a shutdown. The shutdown is purely his failure. How isn't this like when sherif Bart i Blazing Saddles took himself hostage and threatened to blow his own brains out?

He doesn't seem to understand how stuff works.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

What I don't understand about the shutdown, is that Trump seems to be using it as a kind of extortion to get his wall built. But the shutdown ONLY makes Trump look bad. After all, it's his job to avoid a shutdown. The shutdown is purely his failure. How isn't this like when sherif Bart i Blazing Saddles took himself hostage and threatened to blow his own brains out?

He doesn't seem to understand how stuff works.

The shutdown is McConnell's and Trump's doing. McConnell has pretty much escaped any blame at all. Trump is surviving on the fact that apparently 30% don't mind if the nation burns just as long as they think they are sticking it to the Democrats and minorities. When you look at the overall presidential approval ratings, they haven't budged much at all.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

The Stupid Wheel stops at Wilbur Ross... now it is time for him to try.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday that he doesn’t understand why some federal workers who have been furloughed or are working without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown are having to turn to food banks and homeless shelters to feed themselves and their families.

“I know they are, and I don’t really quite understand why,” Ross said in an interview CNBC.

Ross, whose net worth in 2016 was estimated to be $2.9 billion, said those workers should seek loans because “the banks and the credit unions should be making credit available to them.”

“True, the people might have to pay a little bit of interest,” Ross added. “But the idea that it’s paycheck or zero is not a really valid idea.”

George HW Bush was mocked as being out of touch when he was amazed in a grocery store at the scanning machines.

Ross's statement seems so out of touch, makes wonder why he'd be making do with public service at all... seeing the proles have access to such loans and what not.

 

[Elixir]

What I don't understand about the shutdown, is that Trump seems to be using it as a kind of extortion to get his wall built. But the shutdown ONLY makes Trump look bad. After all, it's his job to avoid a shutdown. The shutdown is purely his failure. How isn't this like when sherif Bart i Blazing Saddles took himself hostage and threatened to blow his own brains out?

He doesn't seem to understand how stuff works.

The shutdown is McConnell's and Trump's doing. McConnell has pretty much escaped any blame at all. Trump is surviving on the fact that apparently 30% don't mind if the nation burns just as long as they think they are sticking it to the Democrats and minorities. When you look at the overall presidential approval ratings, they haven't budged much at all.

Since the shutdown, his approval has dropped by more than 6% and his disapproval rating has increased more than 7%. I would call that significant if not for the fact that Cheato could shoot 30% of those who approve of him in broad daylight and they'd thank him.



Another way to look at it is to exclude those thirty percent, and note that outside of that core, his approval has declined by more than 20% among "supporters" who are not part of that 30% since the shutdown. Apparently Cheato believes that if he can pull an "honest" 30% in 2020, Uncle Vlad will do the rest for him.

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Apparently Cheato believes that if he can pull an "honest" 30% in 2020, Uncle Vlad will do the rest for him.

Is he fundamentally wrong about that, though? Any potential re-election strategy by Trump requires a strong turn out by that 30%. Whatever Step #2 he tries to come up with would be irrelevant unless he succeeds at that Step #1. He has bet pretty much the entirety of that step with holding out for the wall during this shutdown. While I'm sure that he thought the Dems would fold after a few days, he is now kind of stuck with it and Step #1 no longer exists without it. He either gets the wall funding or he spends two years as a lame duck before someone else runs as the GOP nominee in 2020.

 

[fromderinside]

Bullies when confronted with counter force disappear. There's a word for that.

 

[Elixir]

Apparently Cheato believes that if he can pull an "honest" 30% in 2020, Uncle Vlad will do the rest for him.

Is he fundamentally wrong about that, though?

I don't think so.
Absent the complications you cite below, that is...

Any potential re-election strategy by Trump requires a strong turn out by that 30%. Whatever Step #2 he tries to come up with would be irrelevant unless he succeeds at that Step #1. He has bet pretty much the entirety of that step with holding out for the wall during this shutdown. While I'm sure that he thought the Dems would fold after a few days, he is now kind of stuck with it and Step #1 no longer exists without it. He either gets the wall funding or he spends two years as a lame duck before someone else runs as the GOP nominee in 2020.

If the shutdown starts nipping at that 30% he is real trouble. Unfortunately that provides all the incentive Dems will ever need, to ignore the plight of federal workers as well as the collateral damage the shutdown will inevitably wreak, in order to keep the "Trump-Death" card in play.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Build his wall with shutdown money. I guess trump doesn't understand that there will be no shut down money.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/tr...l-shutdown-money-savings-rest-dollars-wasted/

Found a site that calculated the shutdown cost the govt. 1.2 billion dollars a week.
They passed 5.7 billion on 24 January.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Trump's tweet today:

Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President!

Scoffs the draft dodger who would run 'unarmed' into an active shooter situation, but won't stand in the rain to honor vets.

Watched him on @60Minutes last night and I agree with him that he is not the “smartest person.”

Says the guy who told the entire world he was going to cause the shutdown, and was surprised when the voters held him responsible.

Besides, America already has that!

The smartest person? You? The guy who hired Guliani.

I only hope that Starbucks is still paying me their rent in Trump Tower!

 

[funinspace]

Trump's tweet today:

Howard Schultz doesn’t have the “guts” to run for President!

Scoffs the draft dodger who would run 'unarmed' into an active shooter situation, but won't stand in the rain to honor vets.

I would think Don the Con would really really love to have Schultz run as an independent, thereby seriously raising the odds of FFvC being able to get a second term.

 

[Treedbear]

The Stupid Wheel stops at Wilbur Ross... now it is time for him to try.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday that he doesn’t understand why some federal workers who have been furloughed or are working without pay during the ongoing partial government shutdown are having to turn to food banks and homeless shelters to feed themselves and their families.

“I know they are, and I don’t really quite understand why,” Ross said in an interview CNBC.

Ross, whose net worth in 2016 was estimated to be $2.9 billion, said those workers should seek loans because “the banks and the credit unions should be making credit available to them.”

“True, the people might have to pay a little bit of interest,” Ross added. “But the idea that it’s paycheck or zero is not a really valid idea.”

George HW Bush was mocked as being out of touch when he was amazed in a grocery store at the scanning machines.

Ross's statement seems so out of touch, makes wonder why he'd be making do with public service at all... seeing the proles have access to such loans and what not.

"Let them get loans." is as close as it gets to "Let them eat cake."

 

[Keith&Co.]

So, just over a year ago:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/28/politics/trump-global-warming-tweet/index.html
OMG it burns!

Just yesterday ago:

In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can’t last outside even for minutes. What the hell is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!

This is 'senile Uncle Bob' territory, where he has four goddamned jokes that he will instantly repeat as a response to certain stimuli.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

link

Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!

Yes, the book that bursts into flames when he touches it... making a great "turn back"!

 

[Keith&Co.]

Sarah says, The President is not HUNG UP on a wall. He just wants better Border Security.

Today's twitler post:

If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!

 

[DrZoidberg]

Lol

 

[Tom Sawyer]

Sarah says, The President is not HUNG UP on a wall. He just wants better Border Security.

Today's twitler post:

If the committee of Republicans and Democrats now meeting on Border Security is not discussing or contemplating a Wall or Physical Barrier, they are Wasting their time!

Wow. Way for him to negotiate from a position of strength. It's like the French army in 1939 releasing a statement saying "If the German generals are not discussing or contemplating how to retreat from the Paris area and return to their own country, they are wasting their time!"

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

North Korea relationship is best it has ever been with U.S. No testing, getting remains, hostages returned. Decent chance of Denuclearization...

...Time will tell what will happen with North Korea, but at the end of the previous administration, relationship was horrendous and very bad things were about to happen. Now a whole different story. I look forward to seeing Kim Jong Un shortly. Progress being made-big difference!

The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but....

....a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!

Yes, his appointed deep state intelligence team needs to go back to school.

Also, the nation that doesn't have nukes is a threat, but the nation that does have nukes isn't a threat.

 

[Ford]

The Intelligence people seem to be extremely passive and naive when it comes to the dangers of Iran. They are wrong! When I became President Iran was making trouble all over the Middle East, and beyond. Since ending the terrible Iran Nuclear Deal, they are MUCH different, but....

....a source of potential danger and conflict. They are testing Rockets (last week) and more, and are coming very close to the edge. There economy is now crashing, which is the only thing holding them back. Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!

Yes, his appointed deep state intelligence team needs to go back to school.

Also, the nation that doesn't have nukes is a threat, but the nation that does have nukes isn't a threat.

I can't recall the last time that multiple US intelligence professionals not only contradicted the administration, but publicly all but called the President an idiot.