The Trump Presidency

[goldfly]

"It isn't just that he didn't know about a nuclear treaty. It's also that he hadn't bothered to prepare for the call."

[mqt]

I have to give Jason Chaffetz this: he might be a weasely piece of scum, but the dude is pretty damn consistent compared to some of his counterparts. Granted, that's not a great standard, but whatever.

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-conte...ment-FINAL.pdf

[Julio3000]

Wonder if anyone in the WH is tired of winning yet?

[mqt]

**** off, Donald.

[mqt]

[cajunrevenge]

wut?

[mqt]

wut?

The ruling was unanimous amongst the 3 judges, so it was just a pretty fun snarky tweet.

[Hawk]

The ruling was unanimous amongst the 3 judges, so it was just a pretty fun snarky tweet.

Interesting, I read that as 3 courts finding illegalities in the order against 0 affirming it. Guess it works both ways.

[goldfly]

**** off, Donald.

only this dumb**** would steal the ACLU's tag line

also, does he not realize he was in court?

[cajunrevenge]

Hillary is the last person that should be taunting him. She lost to a black man and a reality tv star.

[Julio3000]

So, did Michael Flynn lie to VP Pence, or did Pence knowingly mislead the public? Link.

[mqt]

So, did Michael Flynn lie to VP Pence, or did Pence knowingly mislead the public? Link.

Pence doesn't strike me as the type to be careless enough to tell such an egregious lie that would be so easily verified. I'm going with Flynn having said whatever obviously false thing to Pence to give him plausible deniability.

[Julio3000]

Pence doesn't strike me as the type to be careless enough to tell such an egregious lie that would be so easily verified. I'm going with Flynn having said whatever obviously false thing to Pence to give him plausible deniability.

Well, he did it during the VP debates, but if you subscribe to the theory that governing is different than campaigning, that's quite possible. I agree with your conclusion, though.

[57Brave]

Crystal clear 3 weeks into the Trump Administration - and we could cheery pick success' and failures
but

Barrack Obama was real good at Presidenting

[mqt]

Well, he did it during the VP debates, but if you subscribe to the theory that governing is different than campaigning, that's quite possible. I agree with your conclusion, though.

My thought on that difference is more along the lines of Pence being scandal-averse. If he were to be caught lying to the American public as our VP, it'd be a scandal, and I feel like his entire purpose is to be the guy who comes out of every situation in this administration with his hands clean.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Pence is some honest and moral dude who won't mislead the public when it suits his interests. I just think he's savvy enough to do it better than what this sort of lie would entail.

[Hawk]

A State Department spokesperson declined to outline Pryor’s responsibilities, but a separate source familiar with her activities said she’s been vetting candidates for the job of ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, a shortlist that includes Ken Starr, the attorney best known for his controversial investigations into Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

“It’s my understanding that it’s his job if he wants it,” said an individual familiar with the process.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/09/...te-department/

[Julio3000]

A State Department spokesperson declined to outline Pryor’s responsibilities, but a separate source familiar with her activities said she’s been vetting candidates for the job of ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, a shortlist that includes Ken Starr, the attorney best known for his controversial investigations into Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

“It’s my understanding that it’s his job if he wants it,” said an individual familiar with the process.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/09/...te-department/

Fail upwards.

[CK86]

A State Department spokesperson declined to outline Pryor’s responsibilities, but a separate source familiar with her activities said she’s been vetting candidates for the job of ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, a shortlist that includes Ken Starr, the attorney best known for his controversial investigations into Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

“It’s my understanding that it’s his job if he wants it,” said an individual familiar with the process.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/09/...te-department/

Nothing says religious freedom like 52 alleged rapes on his campus just by athletes. What a joke.

[cajunrevenge]

To be fair, just looking at females is considered rape on college campuses.

[cajunrevenge]

My thought on that difference is more along the lines of Pence being scandal-averse. If he were to be caught lying to the American public as our VP, it'd be a scandal, and I feel like his entire purpose is to be the guy who comes out of every situation in this administration with his hands clean.

Don't get me wrong, I don't think Pence is some honest and moral dude who won't mislead the public when it suits his interests. I just think he's savvy enough to do it better than what this sort of lie would entail.

Pence is also gay.