Congressional Democrats' crucial Gambit....

[Frankeneinstein]

Here's all that "winning" in just ONE fucking week of Trump's bullshit

White House quietly signaled it would continue making insurance subsidy payments under the Affordable Care Act, to avoid a government shutdown.

The same evening, after whole actual years spent calling the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) a disastrously bad deal (it is one!), two years of promises to withdraw from it before his 100th day in office, and all of maybe a couple hours’ worth of meetings with officials who’d like to see the trade agreement preserved, Donald Trump folded up like a beach umbrella and announced that, hey, actually, NAFTA is pretty good. You see, he is “a nationalist and a globalist,” now

..... despite pressure from the White House to force a(n asinine, suicidal) last-minute vote on the GOP’s radioactive Obamacare rewrite, House Republicans spiked the effort back in Trump’s face, preferring not to sacrifice their jobs so that the least popular president in modern history can blame them for his own unbroken record of embarrassing failures.

... a California* district judge blocked part of Trump’s executive order stripping federal funding from cities that limit their cooperation with his crackdown on immigration. This is at least the third and probably more like the sixth (who can keep track?) time Trump has been sonned by a federal court. He responded, of course, with an impotent Twitter rant and then a threat to break up the Ninth Circuit. Who wants to make a bet on how that effort will go?

https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/whos-tired-of-all-the-winning-1794743820

You just removed any/all doubt that may have existed as to who he had in mind when he made the claim about "too much winnig".

 

[nat4900]

There is no doubt that Mueller's 400-paged report will be presented to Congress by Barr as the equivalent of a 9th grader's book report on To Kill a Mocking Bird....The redacted parts will way outnumber the shared statements.......AFTER ALL, that is EXACTLY why Trump hired Barr.....

Further, the request for Trump's tax returns will ALSO be contentious because Trump has surrounded himself with stooges in key positions to stall, delay and obfuscate the carrying out of what are legal precedents.

HOWEVER, there is a way for congress to obtain the FULL Mueller report and Trump's tax returns......and that is..............Impeachment proceedings (once those begin, the House is fully entitled to all of the documents it would request based on what happened during the Nixon era.)

The GAMBIT for democrats boils down to whether impeachment hearings will make the Trumpster into a "martyr" or not, gaining some independent voters as the impeachment hearings did for Bill Clinton........

Nonetheless, the real test and gamble for congressional Democrats boils down to TWO issues:

First, if impeachment is a prelude to close SCRUTINY of Trump's corrupt past, would Trump resign so not to risk such exposure........or

Second, is Trump so sure of his "innocence" (and arrogance) that he would subject himself and even WELCOME such impeachment hearings disclosing his past?

Either way, we well know that Trump's cult members (that 35 or so percentile of voters) will bitch and moan BUT stick by him unconditionally because...after all.... that IS the requisite when one joins a cult.

Interesting times ahead for all of us.

/----/ OOOPS
Barr testifies 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign, amid reported review of informant's role
Attorney General Bill Barr testified Wednesday that he believes "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign in 2016, as he vowed to review the conduct of the FBI's original Russia probe -- and the focus of a related internal review shifted to the role of a key FBI informant.

"I think spying did occur. The question is whether it was adequately predicated. … I think it’s my obligation. Congress is usually very concerned with intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane," he testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, while noting that "spying on a political campaign is a big deal."

Excellent......Barr is showing us all that he is a STOOGE for the WH (maybe hoping for a SCOTUS seat from Trump)

The spying DID occured, based on Carter Page's recruitment for 2 Russian operatives trying to get Page to work for them
(one of the rape recordings among the two spies indicated that Page was perfect for their recruiting since he was poth an idiot and money hungry................the two attributes that most of Trump's appointees share.)

So, let Barr be the lap dog for the WH..........it there was any doubt before a subpoena by the House committee, it is now removed..................LOL

 

[Cellblock2429]

There is no doubt that Mueller's 400-paged report will be presented to Congress by Barr as the equivalent of a 9th grader's book report on To Kill a Mocking Bird....The redacted parts will way outnumber the shared statements.......AFTER ALL, that is EXACTLY why Trump hired Barr.....

Further, the request for Trump's tax returns will ALSO be contentious because Trump has surrounded himself with stooges in key positions to stall, delay and obfuscate the carrying out of what are legal precedents.

HOWEVER, there is a way for congress to obtain the FULL Mueller report and Trump's tax returns......and that is..............Impeachment proceedings (once those begin, the House is fully entitled to all of the documents it would request based on what happened during the Nixon era.)

The GAMBIT for democrats boils down to whether impeachment hearings will make the Trumpster into a "martyr" or not, gaining some independent voters as the impeachment hearings did for Bill Clinton........

Nonetheless, the real test and gamble for congressional Democrats boils down to TWO issues:

First, if impeachment is a prelude to close SCRUTINY of Trump's corrupt past, would Trump resign so not to risk such exposure........or

Second, is Trump so sure of his "innocence" (and arrogance) that he would subject himself and even WELCOME such impeachment hearings disclosing his past?

Either way, we well know that Trump's cult members (that 35 or so percentile of voters) will bitch and moan BUT stick by him unconditionally because...after all.... that IS the requisite when one joins a cult.

Interesting times ahead for all of us.

/----/ OOOPS
Barr testifies 'spying did occur' on Trump campaign, amid reported review of informant's role
Attorney General Bill Barr testified Wednesday that he believes "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign in 2016, as he vowed to review the conduct of the FBI's original Russia probe -- and the focus of a related internal review shifted to the role of a key FBI informant.

"I think spying did occur. The question is whether it was adequately predicated. … I think it’s my obligation. Congress is usually very concerned with intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies staying in their proper lane," he testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, while noting that "spying on a political campaign is a big deal."

Excellent......Barr is showing us all that he is a STOOGE for the WH (maybe hoping for a SCOTUS seat from Trump)

The spying DID occured, based on Carter Page's recruitment for 2 Russian operatives trying to get Page to work for them
(one of the rape recordings among the two spies indicated that Page was perfect for their recruiting since he was poth an idiot and money hungry................the two attributes that most of Trump's appointees share.)

So, let Barr be the lap dog for the WH..........it there was any doubt before a subpoena by the House committee, it is now removed..................LOL

/----/ Anyone who doesn't support your fake collusion narrative is a stooge for Trump. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[nat4900]

/----/ Anyone who doesn't support your fake collusion narrative is a stooge for Trump. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Mr. Fuckhead........Did Barr write a long letter praising Trump and stating that a president is above the law??

YES or NO???

Was that letter an "auditioning" for the AG job?...........Yes or No?

Is Barr a STOOGE for Trump?.............................ONLY TO SANE PEOPLE.

 

[BuckToothMoron]

There is no doubt that Mueller's 400-paged report will be presented to Congress by Barr as the equivalent of a 9th grader's book report on To Kill a Mocking Bird....The redacted parts will way outnumber the shared statements.......AFTER ALL, that is EXACTLY why Trump hired Barr.....

Further, the request for Trump's tax returns will ALSO be contentious because Trump has surrounded himself with stooges in key positions to stall, delay and obfuscate the carrying out of what are legal precedents.

HOWEVER, there is a way for congress to obtain the FULL Mueller report and Trump's tax returns......and that is..............Impeachment proceedings (once those begin, the House is fully entitled to all of the documents it would request based on what happened during the Nixon era.)

The GAMBIT for democrats boils down to whether impeachment hearings will make the Trumpster into a "martyr" or not, gaining some independent voters as the impeachment hearings did for Bill Clinton........

Nonetheless, the real test and gamble for congressional Democrats boils down to TWO issues:

First, if impeachment is a prelude to close SCRUTINY of Trump's corrupt past, would Trump resign so not to risk such exposure........or

Second, is Trump so sure of his "innocence" (and arrogance) that he would subject himself and even WELCOME such impeachment hearings disclosing his past?

Either way, we well know that Trump's cult members (that 35 or so percentile of voters) will bitch and moan BUT stick by him unconditionally because...after all.... that IS the requisite when one joins a cult.

Interesting times ahead for all of us.

Imagine my shock when I see Nate4900 has started another thread about Russian collusion....NOT!

You never mentioned the charges for impeachment.

 

[Cellblock2429]

/----/ Anyone who doesn't support your fake collusion narrative is a stooge for Trump. BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

Mr. Fuckhead........Did Barr write a long letter praising Trump and stating that a president is above the law??

YES or NO???

Was that letter an "auditioning" for the AG job?...........Yes or No?

Is Barr a STOOGE for Trump?.............................ONLY TO SANE PEOPLE.

/----/ Did Barr say that, or did Pelosi claim he said that?
Pelosi says Barr believes Trump is ‘above the law’

 

[nat4900]

/----/ Did Barr say that, or did Pelosi claim he said that?
Pelosi says Barr believes Trump is ‘above the law’

Well, beside Nancy......

Bill Barr's Very Strange Memo on Obstruction of Justice - Lawfare

Barr authored memo last year ruling out obstruction of justice

[URL='https://www.aclu.org/blog/executive-branch/william-barrs-unsolicited-memo-trump-about-obstruction-justice']William Barr's Unsolicited Memo to Trump About Obstruction of Justice ...
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[Cellblock2429]

/----/ Did Barr say that, or did Pelosi claim he said that?
Pelosi says Barr believes Trump is ‘above the law’

Well, beside Nancy......

Bill Barr's Very Strange Memo on Obstruction of Justice - Lawfare

Barr authored memo last year ruling out obstruction of justice

William Barr's Unsolicited Memo to Trump About Obstruction of Justice ...

/----/ Not one of the links mentioned Barr stating the president is above the law.

 

[nat4900]

Not one of the links mentioned Barr stating the president is above the law.

Check with your GED teacher about your deficits with reading comprehension ......LOL

 

[Cellblock2429]

Not one of the links mentioned Barr stating the president is above the law.

Check with your GED teacher about your deficits with reading comprehension ......LOL

/——/ My GED teacher agrees with me that your claim Barr said Trump is above the law is pure bullshyt.

 

[nat4900]

My GED teacher agrees with me that your claim Barr said Trump is above the law is pure bullshyt.

Your GED teacher must then be a graduate of Trump U.......lol