The Trump Presidency

[thethe]

Strawman strawman strawman

The Left this... the Right that...

If people don’t understand why conservatives would support Trump, then I don’t know what to tell you. (Oh hint - it’s not because they are morons or evil)

Elitism that has infected the country.

 

[sturg33]

Anybody see the market reaction today once the Flynn news broke?

A massive break to the downside.

Wouldnt that indicate that Trump has a big impact on the market?

 

[chop2chip]

Elitism that has infected the country.

Hate to break this to you but you are the flip side of that coin.

 

[nsacpi]

Anybody see the market reaction today once the Flynn news broke?

A massive break to the downside.

Wouldnt that indicate that Trump has a big impact on the market?

not necessarily...markets dislike political instability and other forms of uncertainty

 

[sturg33]

not necessarily...markets dislike political instability and other forms of uncertainty

Ah... so the 20%+ run up since the election and then a 1.5% instantaneous drop the minute the Flynn news broke had nothing to the with the Don

 

[nsacpi]

Ah... so the 20%+ run up since the election and then a 1.5% instantaneous drop the minute the Flynn news broke had nothing to the with the Don

did i say that...i think markets liked the change in regulatory burden...in some cases I preferred his approach to Obama's as well

 

[57Brave]

David Corn‏Verified account @DavidCornDC
4h4 hours ago

Today would be a good day for @realDonaldTrump to release his tax returns.
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[57Brave]

Claire McCaskill‏Verified account @clairecmc

This is so bad. We have just gotten list of amendments to be included in bill NOT from our R colleagues, but from lobbyists downtown. None of us have seen this list, but lobbyists have it. Need I say more? Disgusting. And we probably will not even be given time to read them.

draining the swamp

 

[goldfly]

 

[VirginiaBrave]

Well, President Pence will be in office no later than a year from now, not a big fan, but he at least is more equipped for the job than Trump.

 

[jpx7]

"Modify low income housing credit/add preferences for vets and rural housing" -- No ulterior motivations there.

 

[57Brave]

John Dingell‏Verified account @JohnDingell

Back in the 1800s, supply-side economics was called the “horse & sparrow” theory, the belief that if you fed the horse plenty of oats, enough would pass through onto the road to feed the sparrows.

A perfect descriptor for this horse**** idea.

 

[Julio3000]

So sneaking in changes tailored to massively reward a tiny sliver of private equity honchos (like Stephen Schwartzman, who gave the R Senatorial Committee $2.5M last year) is really draining the ol' swamp.

 

[Runnin]

So sneaking in changes tailored to massively reward a tiny sliver of private equity honchos (like Stephen Schwartzman, who gave the R Senatorial Committee $2.5M last year) is really draining the ol' swamp.

To be fair, McConnell and Ryan never said anything about draining any swamp.

 

[57Brave]

Steven Dennis‏Verified account @StevenTDennis
45m45 minutes ago

Sherrod Brown says under the Senate bill a Senator's kid will get a bigger child credit than a family earning $30K to $40K.

 

[Julio3000]

Me and my fellow middle-class strivers are going to sleep better tonight knowing that we'll get a tax break for our private jets.

And our local tax contributions aren't going to be deductible anymore, but it's all good because we're getting a new break on private school tuition.

What a ****burger.

 

[Julio3000]

To be fair, McConnell and Ryan never said anything about draining any swamp.

True. They work exclusively for the megadonors. If there were ever the slimmest doubt about it, this bill should end it.

 

[Runnin]

True. They work exclusively for the megadonors. If there were ever the slimmest doubt about it, this bill should end it.

If the Dems can't capitalize on this, no pun intended, the whole thing is broken.

 

[jpx7]

I'm all for revising the tax-code.

This is not a revision; it's morally-reprehensible corporatist/economic-elitist revanchism.

 

[jpx7]

Mitch McConnell, by the way, looks like the world's smuggest turtle copulated with the world's greediest plastic Hallowe'en skeleton.