A Budget For Everyone To Hate
It's one of those rare weeks where things may actually get done in Congress, as they all prepare to flee Washington for their usual monthlong August vacation. While Bob Mueller's made-for-TV testimony tomorrow is currently dominating the news, behind the scenes a rather momentous deal was just cut between Nancy Pelosi and the White House. A budget deal has been reached which will last until well after the 2020 election cycle is done. This two-year agreement will avoid defaulting on the national debt by raising the debt ceiling until 2021, and will also provide the framework not only for this year's budget bills but also for next year's as well. This will hopefully avoid most of the usual histrionics surrounding the budget, because nobody really wants a fiscal cliff or a government shutdown during an election year.
Being a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, there is something in the new budget for just about everyone to hate. Such is the way of sausage-making, I suppose. On the left, there is a whole lot more money for the Pentagon, but the days of Democrats making a big deal over the increasing size of the military budget are mostly over, so this will likely not be all that contentious in the end. The bigger problem, for progressives, is that Nancy Pelosi entered into an agreement over all the budget bills that Congress will have to individually pass to keep the government funded. These are must-pass bills, since without them the government shuts down. As such, they are sometimes used to push agenda items that the other side doesn't like. The leverage of having to pass the budget bills means certain demands can be made and then hashed out between the parties. But not this time, as Pelosi has agreed to not propose any "poison pill" amendments to any of the budget bills. It is unclear whether this agreement is actually written into this week's deal or just a handshake agreement between her and the White House, but if she sticks to it, it will mean she has given away any leverage progressives might have used to advance their agenda for the next two years. Some on the left are already howling about this rather large restriction.
On the right, there is a whole lot more money for domestic spending for conservatives to hate, but again this likely won't be all that big a deal since it is the price they must pay for bloating the Pentagon budget once again. They realize this, so the outcry against social spending will likely be rather muted, at best. But the big thing for conservatives to hate in the budget deal is that it absolutely blows away any pretense of the "fiscal responsibility" they once held dear (or, at least, they once publicly seemed to hold dear). The deficit hawk is dead, to put it in different terms. Not only was the White House rebuffed when they demanded $150 billion in spending cuts, but the new deal will once and for all kill off the "sequester" -- the mechanism passed during Barack Obama's term that dictated severe budget limits each year. Of course, Congress has been routinely ignoring the sequester limits for years now, so this shouldn't really be all that big a deal, but the fiscal conservatives counted the sequester as a great victory at the time, so allowing it to die with a whimper has to be seen as a defeat for them now.
If you'll remember, when Donald Trump campaigned for president, he promised not only to personally solve the annual deficit by balancing the budget, but also to pay off the entire national debt as well. Obviously, neither has happened. In fact, the opposite has come to pass -- deficits are now exploding in size once again, and the national debt just passed $22 trillion. This year's deficit alone is likely to top $1 trillion -- an amount not seen since the depths of the Great Recession. Except that now we're not in a recession -- we're running huge deficits in good times, meaning when the bad economic times roll around once again (as they inevitably do), we'll be even deeper in the hole.
This is largely a function of the gigantic tax cut the Republicans pushed through, which (just like clockwork) has not "paid for itself" by any stretch of the imagination. Slashing taxes on the wealthy and Wall Street has meant that revenues have fallen, which of course increases the deficit each year. Just as sane economists predicted, once again.
Of course, neither Donald Trump nor the Republicans in Congress will likely pay much of a political price for their enormous con job, since for some strange reason all the deficit hawks get very quiet when there's a Republican in the White House. It's only when a Democrat is running things that the weeping and wailing over the deficit happens from the right. Even Rush Limbaugh is now admitting that "all this talk about concern for the deficit and the budget has been bogus for as long as it's been around." Trump is even almost admitting the con as well, now promising that he'll institute massive spending cuts "in 2021" -- conveniently after he's re-elected. He has offered no details, meaning that this promise is just as bogus as when he promised the same thing four years ago.
The new budget deal was just announced, so the reactions are just beginning to roll in. The Tea Partiers, who rose to power decrying deficits, may protest in the House. Or maybe not -- after all, now it's a Republican president behind the deal. The progressives in the House may also protest, but the likelihood is that Nancy Pelosi will corral enough votes from both sides of the aisle to push the deal through before the end of the week (when they all scarper off on vacation for a month). If this happens, the Senate will then vote next week and put the deal on Trump's desk. He'll probably sign it -- after all, it was his team that struck this deal -- but then again who knows? He may get into a snit at the last minute (if Fox News badmouths the deal enough) and refuse to sign it. Stay tuned.
The most interesting thing to watch will be how the Democratic candidates for president react to the budget deal, though. Because the Senate vote may coincide with the second round of presidential debates, the subject could well arise on stage. So far I haven't heard any of the campaigns issue statements either in praise of the deal or denouncing it. Will the progressives rip into Pelosi for giving away all the leverage they might have used in the individual budget bills? Will the so-called moderates praise Pelosi for "reaching across the aisle and getting things done"? Again, stay tuned.
From an outsider's perspective, the budget deal seems about par for the course in Washington. There are things in it for all sides to hate, as usual. There was one amusing moment of irony in the discussions over the budget deal, where Donald Trump tried to rewrite history by accusing the Democrats of using the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip. Trump swore he wouldn't let those dastardly Democrats do so, but the reality is that not only is taking the debt ceiling hostage a purely Republican tactic, but it was actually pioneered by the guy who is now his own chief of staff. In fact, Mick Mulvaney first used this tactic to force Barack Obama to sign the sequester bill years ago -- the very same sequester that is struck dead by this week's deal. So at least there's that -- something for Trump's own chief of staff to hate -- in the grand budget deal just struck by Nancy Pelosi and the White House.
-- Chris Weigant
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Newt Gingrich has further made it clear that Trump doesn’t care about getting good legislation passed...he’s only concerned about looking tough for his crowds!
“I think he doesn’t mind if it happens, but it’s not his primary focus,” Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker, said of racking up policy accomplishments. “His primary focus is to so thoroughly define Democrats as the party of the radical left. I think that matters much more to him than any particular bill.”
Sadly, Rush’s and Newt’s comments would have been devastating admissions that would expose hypocrisy that would not be ignored in the past. Even sadder is that if they are confronted in the future about these comments, they will lie and say they never made these admissions. Today’s GOP — Hypocrisy that knows no end!
if everyone hates the bill, Nancy must have done something right.
History shows Trump doesn't abide by written agreements any better than verbal agreements. The House of Representatives' power of the purse trumps Trump's lack of reliability. If Pelosi didn't commit to anything in writing, I see that as a good thing....and good thinking.
if everyone hates the bill, Nancy must have done something right.
Conversely...
If everyone hates the bill, President Trump must have done something right as well.. :D
I know, I know.. Yer loathe to admit it.. :D
If Pelosi didn't commit to anything in writing, I see that as a good thing....and good thinking.
So, you slam President Trump for his perceived lack of trustworthiness..
Yet, in the same breath you applaud Pelosi for not being trustworthy..
Party slave much??? :D
Sadly, Rush’s and Newt’s comments would have been devastating admissions that would expose hypocrisy that would not be ignored in the past. Even sadder is that if they are confronted in the future about these comments, they will lie and say they never made these admissions. Today’s GOP — Hypocrisy that knows no end!
In other words, Rush and Newt are acting JUST like Democrats and that pisses you off.. :D
it will mean she has given away any leverage progressives might have used to advance their agenda for the next two years.
Not at all..
Only til January of 2021 when the GOP House is sworn in... :D
If you'll remember, when Donald Trump campaigned for president, he promised not only to personally solve the annual deficit by balancing the budget, but also to pay off the entire national debt as well.
Really?? I don't remember that happening... The budget was a very very VERY small part of President Trump's campaign, if it was ever mentioned..
Even if it was mentioned once or twice, I would couple that with Odumbo's promise to close Gitmo.. Odumbo promised THAT a lot more than President Trump's supposed budget claims..
And Gitmo is STILL open and running strong.. :D
So, basically it's one of those campaign promises that is safe to ignore.. Like ya'all did Odumbo's Gitmo promise.. :D
It's only when a Democrat is running things that the weeping and wailing over the deficit happens from the right.
Just like we only hear all the weeping and wailing about children in cages and border deaths when its a Republican running things. When a Dim is POTUS, Dumbocrats ignore those things.
It's called "politics".. Perhaps you have heard of it?? :D
The Tea Partiers,
Who??? Are their really any left around?? :D
but the reality is that not only is taking the debt ceiling hostage a purely Republican tactic,
Oh now THAT is bullshit... Dumbocrats have done it just as much as the Republicans have...
You don't get to rewrite history.. :D
I think it's refreshing that Pelosi and Trump worked together to make a deal...
Don't ya'all?? :D
So....
Who here is up for some live blogging of the Mueller hearing, eh?? :D
Gonna be a busy day.. :D
Surprised there were no comments about BoJo becoming PM which means that the UK WILL leave the EU at the end of October..
Get your fear-mongering hysterical consequences in soon!! :D
So, Russ..
You ready to start addressing my comments??
Then I will start addressing yours..
I'll start you off with an easy one..
How can a Democrat candidate who promises Open Borders, Free Full HealthCare for Crimmigrants and throwing every American off the healthcare that they like....
How can a Dem candidate like that appeal to Independents, NPAs and Trump voters??
You address that to my satisfaction and then you can give me a comment to address..
That's how things will work from now on.. :D
Barr says Mueller asked DOJ to send letter limiting testimony to ‘boundaries' of report
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/barr-mueller-asked-doj-to-send-him-letter-saying-testimony-must-remain-within-boundaries-of-report
Looks like Mueller is looking for ways to shut the Democrats down! :D
I hope he doesn't succeed.. Democrats need full room to destroy their Party and their chances in 2020... :D
And now we have the REST OF THE STORY...
Witness says Georgia lawmaker was the one who told man, 'Go back'
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/witness-says-georgia-lawmaker-was-the-one-who-told-man-go-back-where-you-came-from
The black Georgia lawmaker who tried to shove her way into the spotlight by playing on President Trump's AMERICA LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT non-racist tweet....
Turns out SHE was the one who told the Cuban store clerk to "go back where he came from"...
What IS it about Dumbocrats that they ARE everything they claim about the Right???
Don't worry, Russ.. You don't have to address that.. It's rhetorical and everyone knows there isn't any response but "Democrats are simply the racist assholes they accuse others of being"
:D
Straight Pride Parade Permit Submitted To City Of Modesto
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/07/22/city-of-modesto-straight-pride-parade/
Anyone who has a problem with a Straight Pride parade is a bigot...
Pure and simple...
Remind me again how Democrat governance is so good...
As rats overrun California cities, state moves to ban powerful pest-killers
https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article232687952.html
I seem to have forgotten, what with all the FACTS to the contrary.... :eyeroll:
And the Squad get's bitch-slapped by their fellow Democrats!!! :D
House overwhelmingly OKs resolution opposing Israel boycott in rare bipartisan vote
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan resolution Tuesday opposing an international effort to boycott Israel as Democrats try to tamp down increasingly heated political rhetoric over differences with the longtime U.S. ally.
The resolution passed on a vote of 398-17. Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., were among the 16 Democrats who voted against the resolution. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only Republican to vote "no." Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich., was one of five lawmakers who voted "present."
The resolution puts the House on record opposing the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and its efforts to target U.S. companies that do business with Israel. The movement has grown in recent years, and Israel sees it as a threat. Supporters of Israel view it as an attempt to delegitimize the Jewish state.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/in-rare-bipartisan-vote-house-overwhelmingly-oks-resolution-in-support-of-israel
Israel and Jew hating has NO BUSINESS in this country.. PERIOD..
It should go without saying that America hating ALSO has no business here, but we all know how Democrats are.. :eyeroll:
“There has been a discussion about an appearance before Congress. Any testimony from this office would not go beyond our report. It contains our findings and analysis, and the reasons for the decisions we made. We chose those words carefully and the work speaks for itself.”
-Robert Mueller
Why Democrats would want to drag out PRESIDENT TRUMP IS COMPLETELY EXONERATED OF RUSSIA COLLUSION to stay in the minds of Americans that much longer???
It's mind-boggling...
Top liberal think tanks says Trump's 'rule of law' message on immigration is winning
A top liberal think tank has warned that President Trump’s immigration message is actually winning among most voters and makes Democrats appear weak on enforcement.
The Center for American Progress has released a new report arguing that as Democrats drifted away from the “rule of law” message, it allowed Republicans to rebrand their party as the sole party of rule of law.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-liberal-think-tanks-says-trumps-rule-of-law-message-on-immigraition-is-winning-dems-appear-weak-on-enforcement
Get that, people???
Even the TOP Liberal Think Tank says President Trump is "WINNING"...
So much WINNING. And I ain't even CLOSE to being tired of it!! :D
Trump was right all along about Puerto Rico, with protests blowing apart Democrats' hurricane narrative
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_was_right_all_along_about_puerto_rico_blowing_apart_democrats_hurricane_narrative.html#ixzz5uaQgIdbR
Remember back when ya'all said that President Trump was the cause of all of Puerto Rico's woes.
And I provided FACTS that showed it was dismal, dysfunctional and incompetent Democrat-style governance that was at the heart of Puerto Rico's problems??
Turns out I was factually accurate and ya'all were wrong...
That's simply the continuation of the pattern around here..
Ya'all hysterically bash President Trump without a lick of fact...
I calmly respond with the FACTS...
And it is eventually discovered that I was factually accurate and ya'all were wrong..
Rinse and repeat, right up to Nov of 2020... :D
"A lot of bad things are happening in Puerto Rico. The Governor is under siege, the Mayor of San Juan is a despicable and incompetent person who I wouldn't trust under any circumstance, and the United States Congress foolishly gave 92 Billion Dollars for hurricane relief, much of which was squandered away or wasted, never to be seen again. This is more than twice the amount given to Texas & Florida combined. I know the people of Puerto Rico well, and they are great. But much of their leadership is corrupt, & robbing the U.S. Government blind!"
-President Donald Trump
The aid DID get to Puerto Rico.. But it was robbed and misappropriated by the corrupt and dysfunctional PR Democrat Government..
Once again, Democrats hysterical Trump/America hating claims are proven to be nothing but hysterical bullshit without a lick of fact to support..
HA!!!
Marc Thiessen: Bernie Sanders runs into socialist reality
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/marc-thiessen-bernie-sanders-runs-into-socialist-reality
Hoisted by his own Picard!!! :D
I love it when a Democrat Socialist get's bitch-slapped by his own socialism... :D
@m
"The aid DID get to Puerto Rico.. But it was robbed and misappropriated by the corrupt and dysfunctional [Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke]"
FIFY
"The aid DID get to Puerto Rico.. But it was robbed and misappropriated by the corrupt and dysfunctional [Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke]"
And yet, the FACTS on the ground in Puerto Rico in the here and now paint a completely different picture..
Funny how that is, eh?? :D
Puerto Rico corruption scandal ripples through Washington as White House, Congress call for greater spending scrutiny
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/07/11/puerto-rico-corruption-scandal-ripples-through-washington/?utm_term=.df5ce8a31178
Apparently, the Democrat governor (some morons here STILL think he is a Republican) has corruption issues.. :^/
Of course, THAT would have nothing to do with aide from the US for hurricane relief that never made it to the victims of the hurricanes..
Former Puerto Rico government officials arrested in corruption probe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico/former-puerto-rico-government-officials-arrested-in-corruption-probe-idUSKCN1U52SB
Hundreds of thousands protest in Puerto Rico
Why they're protesting: The massive strike was spurred in part by leaked chat messages between Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and members of his inner circle. Puerto Ricans said they are angry about corruption in the government and how the governor handled the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/puerto-rico-protests-07-22-2019/index.html
Apparently, the people of Puerto Rico know that the problems with Hurricane Relief are with their own government and NOT with President Trump...
It's only people who can't let go of their hate in light of the FACTS that believe President Trump is SOLELY responsible..
??GOOGLE ENGINEER BLOWS WHISTLE: "Are we going to just let the biggest tech companies decide who wins every election from now on?" #GoogleExposed
https://twitter.com/Project_Veritas/status/1153989066326728704
Hope this guy has a good security team..
He is about to be Adam Rich'ed....
Robert Mueller's day of disappointments for Democrats
https://theweek.com/articles/854542/robert-muellers-day-disappointments-democrats
As long as Democrats concentrate on their failures and their incompetence, only good things for the country and for President Trump can happen.. :D
He is about to be Adam Rich'ed....
That would be SETH Rich'ed... My bust...
Mueller spent two years and about $35 million on an exhaustive investigation that did not conclude that the president was not guilty of some form of criminality.
I wonder if this author realizes that we are in America...
In America, at least President Trump's America... Patriotic Americans' America, people are not investigated and have to prove their innocence..
By default, EVERY American is innocent of any crime..
Investigations are done to ascertain GUILT...
But virtue of there not being sufficient facts to support guilt, President Trump is completely and 1000% innocent of ALL accusations..
"These are the facts of the case.. And they are undisputed.."
-Captain Smilin' Jack Ross, A FEW GOOD MEN
At least, these facts SHOULD be undisputed by every REAL American....
JL,
A bit ago, you and I have a very pleasant discussion on the meaning behind the movie A FEW GOOD MEN..
At the time, I commented how ironic it was that you and I could view the exact same movie and have diametrically opposed opinions of the meaning. Especially fascinating (and fun) was that each of us had facts to back up our positions..
I was hoping we could have some similar fun with the movie CRIMSON TIDE...
Who was the hero and who was the villain in that movie??
By way of incentive.... If you can participate in this fun discussion with me, I promise to limit my comments today...
:D
Despite what Comey (and possibly some House Democrats) piously wishes to believe, Mueller will not, if pressed in questioning, "reach a decision that there is sufficient basis to charge the president." If Mueller thought he could do that, he would have done so in the report.
EXACTLY...
Democrats really need to accept the FACT that there is no "there" there...
President Trump is completely and unequivocally INNOCENT of all accusations against him..
That is how American Jurisprudence works..
This helps to explain why the Mueller report is written the way it is, with such punctilious impartiality that it appears to arrive at no definitive conclusion on the very issues Mueller was tasked with investigating. If you take in the multitude of dots and put them all together, the report can look bad for Trump and the people around him — but it can also look like a great big nothing. The effort of judgment falls and depends on who the reader is. Is the reader a Democrat who's disliked Trump from the very start and tended to assume the very worst about him, his motives, and his actions?
Once again, EXACTLY..
If one is inclined to believe that President Trump is Mark Pellegrino incarnate, then the report simply confirms that..
If one is objective and unbiased, then the report is a lot of innuendo without concrete facts to tie it all together..
According to Politico this deal was negotiated between Pelosi and Mnuchin.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/22/white-house-congress-budget-deal-1425192
Trump's primary role in the process seems have been Tweeting about the agreement. This is practical arrangement. If you want to actually get any politics done you must wall off an irritant Trump like a pearl in an oyster.
According to Politico this deal was negotiated between Pelosi and Mnuchin.
Of course you would say that.. Yer a hater...
And haters gotta hate...
According to Politico this deal was negotiated between Pelosi and Mnuchin.
And yet, your OWN headline says you are a liar..
Trump and congressional leaders reach sweeping budget agreement
The deal will add billions for Pentagon and domestic programs while extending the debt limit until 2021.
No mention of Mnuchin at all in the headline..
Of course, if Mnuchin had screwed it up and played hardball and DIDN'T make the deal with Pelosi, THEN you would have blamed President Trump..
In your feeble, Party-enslaved vodka soaked mind, President Trump gets NONE of the credit but ALL of the blame..
Haters gotta hate... :eyeroll:
WOW... GOP'ers are slapping Mueller down BIG TIME...
WOW!! I almost feel sorry for Mueller....
"It's in the report"
-Robert Mueller
heheheheheh Democrats are having a tough time.. :D
Hehehehehehehe
All Dumbocrats are getting from Mueller is, "I'll have to refer you to the report.."
But the GOP is really drawing blood from Mueller.. :D
Rep tears into Mueller on obstruction report: Trump 'damn sure should not be below the law'
Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe blasted former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday for his report findings on alleged obstruction of justice by President Trump, claiming the section violated Justice Department policy and the “bedrock principle of our justice system.”
Ratcliffe, R-Texas, asked Mueller during congressional testimony to identify which Justice Department policy “set forth a legal standard that an investigated person is not exonerated if their innocence from criminal conduct is not conclusively determined.” The lawmaker was raising concern about Mueller's report saying that while the probe did not establish Trump committed a crime, it also did not exonerate him.
“Can you give an example other than Donald Trump where the Justice Department determined an investigated person was not exonerated because their innocence was not conclusively determined?” Ratcliffe continued.
Mueller replied: “I cannot but this is a unique situation."
Ratcliffe continued to tear into Mueller, stating: “Okay, well you can't--time is short, I got five minutes, let's leave it at you can't find it because--I'll tell you why, it doesn't exist."
“The special counsel’s job didn’t say you were to determine Trump’s innocence or to exonerate him,” Ratcliffe said. “It’s not in documents, it’s not in the Office of Legal Counsel opinion, any justice manual…Respectfully it was not the special counsel’s job to conclusively determine Trump’s innocence.”
He added: “because the bedrock principle of our justice system is a presumption of innocence—everyone is entitled to it, including a sitting president, and because of a presumption of innocence, a prosecutor never, ever needs to determine it. ... You wrote 180 pages about decisions that weren’t reached, about potential crimes that weren’t charged or decided.”
He contended that the obstruction section of the report “was not authorized under the law to be written—it was written under a legal standard that does not exist at the Justice Department.”
“I agree with Chairman Nadler this morning when he said Donald Trump is not above the law,” Ratcliffe said. “But he damn sure should not be below the law which is where Volume II of this report puts him.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ratcliffe-tears-into-mueller-for-obstruction-report-trump-damn-sure-should-not-be-below-the-law
Oh snap!!! Democrats are getting their asses handed to them!!! :D
Oh wow... Jordan really tore Mueller a new one!!! :D
This is awesome!!!!! :D
Everyone having fun watching the Mueller testimony?
Heh.
-CW
Michale -
As far as I can tell, the GOP are off in fantasyland, spouting conspiracy theories without asking questions. It's all Mueller can do to not break out laughing at them, at times...
:-)
-CW
Well, one thing that Dumbocrats have established..
President Trump NEVER told McGahn to fire Mueller..
There goes the obstruction claim...
As far as I can tell, the GOP are off in fantasyland, spouting conspiracy theories without asking questions.
Oh, I am sure you see that.. :D
But it's clear to me that the GOP is the one who is opening up questions on the actions of Democrats and their cabal..
All Democrats are getting is "It's in the report.."
:D
And, it's not that Mueller can keep from laughing..
He is confused and off balance..
Flustered Mueller asks for questions to be repeated, blanks on Fusion GPS in contentious hearing
Mueller flustered, asking lawmakers to repeat questions at tense hearing
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mueller-flustered-asking-lawmakers-to-repeat-questions-at-hearing
Mueller is incompetent.. He proved that in the Anthrax investigation and this is simply more of that..
But nice ta have ya along for the viewing, CW :D
Everyone having fun watching the Mueller testimony?
Heh.
Looks like it's just you and me...
What's yer take on the guy who lied to Mueller, lied to the FBI and was the SOURCE of all this Russia collusion, was not charged with anything??
As far as I can tell, the GOP are off in fantasyland, spouting conspiracy theories without asking questions.
And, let's face reality..
The entire Russia Collusion delusion was nothing but a conspiracy theory..
So, if you really want to be factually accurate, it's the DEMCORATS who are spouting off in fantasyland about conspiracy theories.. :D
It's funny how Dumbocrats go on and on about how the President is not above the law...
It's funny because, according to Dumbocrats, hundreds of thousands of Crimmigants *ARE* above the law...
Funny.. eh? :D
Oooooo Gaetz is tearing Mueller *ANOTHER* new one!!! :D
Well, one thing is DEFINITELY established..
Mueller is reeling and it has been proven beyond a doubt that Mueller was not interested in ANY lies that were exculpatory to President Trump..
My gods.. Mueller is stuttering and stammering like crazy...
You gotta admit, CW...
Mueller has a lot of uhs.. and ahhhhs.. He is really floundering...
GOP Rep. Gohmert tears into Mueller over Peter Strzok, length of Russia probe: 'You perpetuated injustice!'
Rep. Louie Gohmert blasted former Special Counsel Robert Mueller over his handling of the Russia investigation, accusing him of "perpetuating injustice" during a fiery line of questioning at Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
The Texas Republican took particular issue with Mueller hiring FBI agent Peter Strzok to work on the investigation. Strzok was later removed by Mueller after text messages between Strzok and his lover, former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, showed their disdain for Trump.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/louie-gohmert-robert-mueller-hearing-peter-strzok
Democrats are looking worse and worse here..
"NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW"
-Rep Jefferies
EXCEPT for hundreds of thousands of Crimmigants that vote Democrat..
Democrats are morons...
WOW! Robert Mueller FALLS APART! Caught off Guard, Mumbling, Bumbling, Stuttering, Confused, Doddering, Nervous — COMPLETELY LOST! (VIDEO)
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/robert-mueller-stuttering-confused-doddering-lost-nervous-he-did-not-run-this-thing/
Apparently, I am not the only one who notices that Mueller is floundering....
‘This is Painful’: Pundits Question Mueller’s ‘Frail’ Performance at Hearing
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-painful-pundits-question-muellers-frail-performance-at-hearing/
Yep...
Mueller won't even confirm the Democrats' characterization of the Mueller report.. :D
Oh wow!!
Cilline just got shut down before Mueller confirmed the Republican version of things!!! :D
This is really painful to watch..
Mueller really looks out of his depth..
Oh Snap!!!
Some yahoo tried to interrupt...
"I am asking the SWORN witness.." snaps Rep Biggs.. :D
Montage: Confused-Looking Mueller Repeatedly Asks for Questions To Be Repeated
‘Can you repeat the question, sir?’
https://grabien.com/story.php?id=244735
This is almost senior-citizen abuse..
BOOM!!!
"Why did you omit or hide exculpatory information that would benefit President Trump?"
-Rep McClintock
Apparently, Mueller is confused who is to read what out loud.. :D
Again..
"No person is so high as to be above the law.."
EXCEPT for hundreds of thousands of Crimmigants..
They are above the law... :eyeroll:
CW-43
Oh my, yes! Even if it's basically a summer rerun.
Oh my god..
"That Ken Starr did what now??"
-Robert Mueller...
Sad....
YES!!
President Obama made MANY comments regarding the Hillary Clinton investigation...
According to Mueller's definitions, THAT constitutes "Obstruction Of Justice"....
You see how corrupt and biased all this is??
This is delicate to say, but Mueller, whom I deeply respect, has not publicly testified before Congress in at least six years. And he does not appear as sharp as he was then.
-Obama Sycophant David Axelrod
Ya see, it's not just me who notices Mueller is out of it...
https://twitter.com/i/status/1154032074040520704
Hehehe
"Could I got to jail for 5 years?"
"Yes.. Well, yunno.. It's Congress."
hehehehehehehehehehehehe
[13] Michale
"Anyone who has a problem with a Straight Pride parade is a bigot...
Pure and simple..."
Anyone who has a problem with a Gay pride parade is a bigot...
Pure an simple.... There, fixed it for you!!!
Also, I can just as easily substitute in Michale's statement:
Anyone who has a problem with a Neo-Nazi / KKK / White Supremacist parade is a disloyal unpatriotic not real American. After all, there are very fine people on both sides. Both sides. To quite president Trump.
That I I could seriously post this and have Michale agree with it thinking I am serious makes me shudder. This is the face of true evil Folks.
Michale used to be fun to debate, quote Trek with, and at least somewhat reasonable. Now, just like everyone else, I just skip over and ignore most of the irrational sewer garbage he spews forth. SAD.
And once again..
"And it's been said but I'll say it again. No one is above the law.."
EXCEPT for Crimmigrants..
According to Dumbocrats, Crimmigrants are above the law..
Anyone who has a problem with a Gay pride parade is a bigot...
Pure an simple....
No, you didn't fix it. You simply stated another truism..
Michale used to be fun to debate, quote Trek with, and at least somewhat reasonable. Now, just like everyone else, I just skip over and ignore most of the irrational sewer garbage he spews forth. SAD.
And yet, here you are.. NOT skipping over my comments.. :D
You just HAVE to know how utterly ridiculous you sound going on and on about how bad my comments are, yet you still provide NO FACTS to refute my comments..
Whine all you want.. Claim you ignore me all you want... The FACTS clearly show that you CAN'T ignore my comments... :D
Because you CAN'T refute my claims..
THIS is fact..
There, fixed it for you!!!
If yer bigoted against a Straight Pride parade, yer still a bigot...
AND are no different than what you accuse President Trump of..
If yer bigoted against a Straight Pride parade, yer still a bigot...
It doesn't matter WHY you are bigoted.. Bigots ALWAYS have "good" reasons why they are bigoted..
But it doesn't change the basic facts..
Michale used to be fun to debate, quote Trek with, and at least somewhat reasonable.
Oh bullshit.. I have posted a LOT of Trek comments that you could have joined in if it was discussion you wanted..
You just prefer to attack and insult me...
Which is fine.. Doesn't bother me a bit..
Just don't put on airs that you are reasonable..
Yer not.. Yer just another Trump hater who lets their hate rule their lives...
Russ
1
I know, right!? But Poor Donald is too busy providing his gullible base some targets to which they can direct their anger versus actually doing anything to lift them up via any type of policy proposals. It seems like it's all Trump has left at this point; I mean, who would he think he was fooling the second time around to claim he has a health care plan that is going to cover everyone and how it'll be so easy. Who would fall twice for the utter fantasy wherein Mexico is going to pay for a border "Wall"?
So is it any surprise whatsoever that what passes for GOP political discourse these days is the cultivation of fear, anger, prejudices, hatreds, and the ever present spewing of their grievances?
That is the pretty much the entirety of the Trumplicans political policy. Sad.
As the hearing comes to a close (nothing left but Dumbocrats jerking themselves off) one thing is readily apparent..
Mueller is senile and doesn't know shit from shinola...
Dumbocrats fell flat on their faces trying to extract blood from a stone..
Republicans made the case that Mueller's team was nothing but a bunch of America hating Hillary sycophants who had only one goal..
Nullify a free, fair and legal election..
When Horowitz and Barr release the results of their investigations, Dumbocrats will be lucky to be elected county dog catcher..
Chris Wallace: Robert Mueller hearing has been a 'disaster' for Democrats
"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace said former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's House hearing has turned into a "disaster" for Democrats and for the former FBI director's reputation.
Responding after the first few hours of the hearing before the House Judiciary Committee hearing, Wallace said Mueller offered little defense of his investigation amid repeated attacks from Republicans. He said Mueller has not put forth much "testimony" or new information.
"I think this has been a disaster for the Democrats and I think it's been a disaster for the reputation of Robert Mueller. He has seemed very uncertain with his brief. He doesn't seem to know things that are in the report," Wallace told Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum during Fox News Channel's all-day coverage of the House hearings.
"Over and over, Mueller just sits silent and allows the attacks from the Republicans to sweep over him and says nothing."
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chris-wallace-robert-mueller-hearing-disaster-for-democrats
Just as I predicted.. Dumbocrats are going to regret this kabuki theater... Wouldn't surprise me if they cancelled the afternoon session out of sheer embarrassment...
TS
34
According to Politico this deal was negotiated between Pelosi and Mnuchin.
You beat me to it! Yes, sir... 100%.
If you want to actually get any politics done you must wall off an irritant Trump like a pearl in an oyster.
Trump is allowed a "phone and a throne" as his primary role in his own administration is that of "toilet tweeter." :)
Mueller was frequently tripped up and forced to ask lawmakers to repeat their questions during his rapid-fire questioning on Capitol Hill, though he reportedly prepared at length for the hearings.
At one point, he even said he wasn't familiar with Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm behind the controversial anti-Trump dossier.
MUELLER REFUSES TO DISCUSS RUSSIA PROBE ORIGINS, STEELE DOSSIER IN TESTIMONY
The longtime lawman was known to be reluctant to testify, having made clear he would largely stick to the boundaries of his original report.
He reiterated Wednesday that his testimony before House committees would be based on the text of his report on Russian election interference and potential obstruction of the investigation.
Wallace said Mueller's performance raises questions about the degree to which he was actually "in charge of the investigation."
Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich agreed, arguing that she questions whether "partisans" were the driving force behind the investigation, as President Trump has claimed.
"Robert Mueller is not doing himself any favors. He looks weak, he does not look strong, he cannot answer basic questions about what is in the report, when he's saying the report is what I'm referring to," she argued, adding Democrats are not getting what they wanted out of the hearing.
It's clear that, from start to finish, Mueller's team was in control of America hating Hillary sycophants who ignored justice in the pursuit of a single goal..
Nullify the free, fair and legal election of the duly elected President Of The United States..
This was a coup, pure and simple..
NO ONE who watched the hearing could come away from this hearing with the idea that this was ANYTHING close to a win for the Democrat Party...
John M
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Now, just like everyone else, I just skip over and ignore most of the irrational sewer garbage he spews forth. SAD.
The clownfish rots from the head. :)
Round 1 over...
The most interesting thing Mueller said was in response to a GOP questioner (didn't get his name, sorry), when he pretty much walked up as close to the line as he thought he was allowed to in stating that Trump should really be indicted the day he leaves office.
As for the rest of it, he's a prosecutor, and he knows full well how to (1) run out the 5 minute clock, (2) never answer a question that isn't asked (don't jump in with statements) and (3) to use as few words as possible. Such restraint in a witness is rare, which is why most people have never seen it before.
The Democrats had a plan, and they stuck to it. This is also rare -- usually each rep will just wing it and grandstand, but there was virtually none of that today, except for the few at the end who were given the job of wrapping up (and attempting to get Mueller to say the word "impeachment" which they didn't do).
The Senate hearing is next, and the senators are a different bunch, so we'll see how that goes...
More later...
-CW
Ken Buck. That's his name...
-CW
Claims of Exoneration Eviscerated!!!
LIEU: The reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of OLC opinion that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?
MUELLER: That is correct.
And don’t forget that Trump is also referred to by the court as the “unindicted co-conspirator” in Michael Cohen’s trial.
The President is so guilty that his lawyers cannot let him testify because they know he will commit perjury no matter what is asked of him!
It’s pitiful to watch the Republicans desperate attempts to throw Mueller off his game actually succeed. Mueller seems stunned by the stupidity and outright dishonesty that is displayed in the Republicans questions of him. Mueller is a Republican, himself, so this has definitely opened his eyes to just how twisted the GOP has gotten.
Rep. John RAT-cliffe’s hammering Mueller on why he thought it was proper to attempt to exonerate Trump where he could may be the dumbest argument of all! He conveniently ignores the fact that Mueller couldn’t indict Trump or say that sealed indictments have already been secured by the grand jury and wouldn’t be unsealed until Trump leaves office, so Mueller did the only thing he could do that would be fair to the president — exonerate him when he could. If he hadn’t, Mueller’s report would have just provided us with all of the evidence collected and left us debating whether it was enough to one day indict.
Kick
If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you. ~ Lyndon B. Johnson
It doesn’t get much better than that one in terms of accuracy!
CW
82|83
Yes, sir. As Director Mueller reiterated on multiple occasions, he stands by his report.
Bottom line: As the DOJ OLC opinion does not permit the indictment of a "sitting president," Mueller's role was to determine the facts and preserve the record, in addition to the spinning off of over a dozen cases that did not fall within his narrow purview (see Appendix D), and there is no amount of spin that will change the fact that it is those cases that continue robustly. :)
It is mind boggling to hear those whose job it was to investigate Donald Trump being referred to as “America haters” simply for doing their jobs.
Is it just by chance that everyone at the FBI who Trump went after had in their careers caused great embarrassment and pain to Putin and the former KGB?
Trump asked Russia to go after Hillary’s servers during a televised interview.
Trump told Lester Holt that the real reason he fired Comey was because of the Russia investigation.
Trump never attempted to hide the fact that he believes the DOJ serves him, not We the People nor the Constitution.
The most damaging thing that the Mueller report exposes, IMHO, is how weak Trump is when it comes to his own staff! Trump orders them to do things...and they simply refuse to do it and he is too chickenshit to do anything about it! In any other administration, if the president ordered a person to do something, they did it or had to answer for their disobedience as soon as it was discovered. Trump’s a chump who doesn’t know what’s going on around him and relies on FoxNews to tell him what he wants to hear.
Oh, I've got really bad news for Devin "Ignorant Tool" Nunes who has apparently decided to go with the unhinged and totally discredited conspiracy theory angle that the investigation is a "witch hunt" and/or "hoax." It is highly likely that the name of Devin Nunes is contained in one of those dozen plus cases redacted in Appendix D that are at the current time continuing robustly.
Tough break, Devin, and I would definitely advise you to steer clear of effing with MI6, you lying prat.
LIEU: The reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of OLC opinion that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?
MUELLER: That is correct.
Except that Mueller is quoted in previous instances as saying JUST the opposite..
Not that it matters one whit...
There will be no charges, there will be no impeachment..
You Dumbocrats just got frak'ed again.. :D
It’s pitiful to watch the Republicans desperate attempts to throw Mueller off his game actually succeed. Mueller seems stunned by the stupidity and outright dishonesty that is displayed in the Republicans questions of him. Mueller is a Republican, himself, so this has definitely opened his eyes to just how twisted the GOP has gotten.
Mueller's senility was on full display...
Even Obama sycophant Axelrod stated it..
Face reality, sunshine.. Ya'all lost..
AGAIN.. :D
I said to myself this morning that it's gonna be comical to see ya'all flounder and spin to try to make this a plus for the Trump America Hating crowd..
And I was right..
Dumbocrats didn't learn a SINGLE NEW THING...
But the GOP brought a whole host of incompetence and malfeasance into the light.. :D
Dumbocrats and the Trump America hating crowd are worse off then they were this morning..
And THAT says something.. :D
Media coverage has reached a fever pitch for former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress on Wednesday.
All of the major broadcast networks are offering wall-to-wall coverage, including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC broadcasting the testimony live. And all of the major cable news networks, including Fox News, MSNBC and CNN, will also offer coverage throughout the day featuring post-testimony news and analysis as well.
But!!! But!!! But!!!!
MSNBC said that Fox News wouldn't air the Mueller hearing..
More FAKE news from Dumbocrat Propaganda sources... :eyeroll:
Spin it all you want, people..
'Euphoria': White House, GOP exult after a flat Mueller performance
West Wing aides were spiking the proverbial football even before the former special counsel had finished testifying.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/07/24/robert-mueller-testimony-gop-white-house-1430049
But this was a HUGE win for President Trump and the American people..
Mueller's senile-infused flat testimony cause irreparable harm to the Dumbocrat's position... :D
JUST as I predicted it would...
:D
The tense opening moments of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill gave way to an early sense of relief at the White House, where aides were quietly celebrating what they viewed as disjointed questioning from Democrats and a weak performance from the star witness himself.
Mueller, whose steely reputation has cast a long shadow over the Trump’s tenure, proved — at least in the early offing — a less formidable witness in the flesh than Democrats had hoped, offering up clipped, monosyllabic responses and repeatedly asking lawmakers to repeat their questions. Watching from the White House, at least one Trump aide said the former FBI director, who spent some 22 months investigating the president, simply seemed past his prime and incapable of doing Trump much harm.
“The Democrats built up these two Mueller hearings as their Super Bowl, and at half time, it is not looking good for their side,” said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who has kept a low profile since she was tapped for the job late last month, said in a statement, “The last three hours have been an epic embarrassment for the Democrats. Expect more of the same in the second half.”
EPIC EMBARRASSMENT to the Dumbocrat Party doesn't even come close to describing it!! :D
“I would like to thank the Democrats for holding this morning’s hearings,”
-President Donald Trump
:D hehehehehehehehehehe
Let me put it this way..
No one.. Repeat... NO ONE... Who has more than 2 brain cells to rub together and/or who is NOT a Party slave would think that this is anything but a total and complete disaster for the Democrat Party...
And, in other news..
NASA bombshell: Earth’s rotation is slowing - and it could cause major earthquakes
EARTH’S rotation is slowing down as the Moon moves farther away from the planet – and scientists believe it could cause major earthquakes.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1157223/Nasa-earthquake-what-is-earthquakes-how-fast-does-the-earth-spin-earthquake-map-latest
GLOBAL WARMING STRIKES AGAIN!!!
BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
:D
LIEU: The reason, again, that you did not indict Donald Trump is because of OLC opinion that you cannot indict a sitting president, correct?
Mueller's ACTUAL response was..
"That is not the correct way to say it.."
-Robert Mueller
Sorry, Russ.. But yer wrong..
AGAIN......
Repubs continue to make blisteringly clear they don't care about America; they don't care about election integrity; they have no personal integrity; they are either morons or don't mind looking like morons; they either believe a lot of nonsensical FOXNews/Q-anon conspiracy theory junk or don't mind appearing to believe it; they are party before country traitors and they have one objective: to protect the biggest traitor of all, Blotus.
Repubs continue to make blisteringly clear they don't care about America; they don't care about election integrity; they have no personal integrity; they are either morons or don't mind looking like morons; they either believe a lot of nonsensical FOXNews/Q-anon conspiracy theory junk or don't mind appearing to believe it; they are party before country traitors and they have one objective: to protect the biggest traitor of all, Blotus.
Except that reality and the facts say that about the Dumbocrats...
Yer backing the losing side, sweethart...
“The last three hours have been an epic embarrassment for the Democrats. Expect more of the same in the second half.”
-White House Press Secretary
In spades!! :D
And Part 2 of Senility on parade...
Stop me if you've heard this, but there are indeed a dozen plus cases that are still ongoing which Mueller cannot discuss. When Mueller says "I'm not going to get into that" or something similar, he cannot do so because of those ongoing cases. He once accidentally slipped, "I cannot discuss that case." Did you catch it?
For instance, although Mueller and his team might not have been able to unearth sufficient evidence to establish that Trump and company were in conspiracy with the "Russian government," might it be the case that they might have found sufficient evidence to prove a conspiracy with Wikileaks?
United States v. Wikileaks
Have I hinted lately that this is indeed the case? :)
Poor Devin Nunes continues to get nowhere with his various assorted conspiracy theories on multiple fronts. Tough break, Devin.
Meanwhile, the GOP have refuted exactly zero of the evidence that is contained in the Mueller Report.
Mueller has to look to an aide to repeat the questions..
Senility....
My assessment of today's hearing:
Democrats made a case.
Republicans put on a show.
Mueller did exactly what he said he was going to do.
Paula
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Repubs continue to make blisteringly clear they don't care about America; they don't care about election integrity; they have no personal integrity; they are either morons or don't mind looking like morons; they either believe a lot of nonsensical FOXNews/Q-anon conspiracy theory junk or don't mind appearing to believe it; they are party before country traitors and they have one objective: to protect the biggest traitor of all, Blotus.
I would agree with this statement in its entirety with one small adjustment to reflect that Jared Kushner is the "biggest traitor" with Donald Trump being more correctly characterized as "number two" [unintentional pun, but it made me laugh]. :)
"Should what???"
-Robert Mueller
"And the question was??"
-Robert Mueller
Shit, the Congresscritter isn't even bother waiting for Mueller to even UNDERSTAND the questions!!!
Dumbocrats are looking pretty stoopid right now!!!
:eyeroll:
My gods, this is almost painful to watch.. Mueller is out to lunch...
"Uh... Generally... What's the question??"
Live-tracking deflections
How many times Robert Mueller deflected or declined to answer questions during Wednesday’s hearings.
Mueller has declined or deflected questions 193 times.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/robert-mueller-house-testimony-tracker-july-2019-n1033166
BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
A massive embarrassment for the Dumbocrat Party....
"Director Mueller, you have served in 3 different Administrations as FBI Director, right?"
"Uuhh.....ahhh.... "
Painful to watch..
Paula-99
What House Republicans DO care about is getting primaried by some yokel with access to money. That was what their show today was all about. Pro Trump Puffery. I suspect it played well with Trump's base.
Mueller looked like a confused, stuttering, agreeable, lost and nervous doddering old man. He frequently paged through his notes.
There is no way Mueller ran this thing!
This was a Andrew Weissmann witch hunt blessed by Rod Rosenstein and the corrupt Department of Justice.
This was a criminal attempt to remove a sitting president from office.
OMG! Mueller COMPLETELY FALLS APART During House Hearing!
During questioning by Rep. Jackson Lee (D-TX) he was COMPLETELY LOST!
“Could you repeat the question?”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/robert-mueller-stuttering-confused-doddering-lost-nervous-he-did-not-run-this-thing/
A sad day for Mueller, a sad and pathetic day for the Dumbocrat Party...
But a great day for President Trump and the country...
Schiff is really REALLY reaching... Even Mueller, who is senile, recognizes that Schiff is speculating out his ying yang....
Well, it's safe to say that the champagne is flowing at the white house and that the Dumbocrat Party has proved once again, it is the Hate America Party...
What a debacle for the Democrat Party.. :D
THIS is what the American people will remember about today..
MONTAGE: CONFUSED-LOOKING MUELLER REPEATEDLY ASKS FOR QUESTIONS TO BE REPEATED
‘Can you repeat the question, sir?’
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller frequently appeared confused during his much-anticipated Capitol Hill testimony Wednesday.
Mueller, who is often celebrated in the media for laser-like thinking, had to ask lawmakers to regularly repeat their questions, seemingly struggling to pay attention.
At other points, Mueller got confused about whether the members of Congress were asking him questions or if they were reading from his own report.
In just the first 90 minutes of the hearing, Mueller needed help understanding questions more than 10 times.
In one such exchange, Mueller — under questioning from Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) — asked: “And where are you reading from on that?”
“I’m reading from my own question” the lawmaker reminded him.
“Then can you repeat it?” Mueller asked, eliciting laughter from the audience.
In another painful episode, Mueller had to ask Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee three times to clarify and restate her question.
Under questioning from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Mueller failed to follow a question that was merely 14 words long: “Attorney #2 in the Inspector General’s report and Strzok both worked on your team, didn’t they?”
“Pardon me?” Mueller replied. After Gaetz restated his question, Mueller replied: “And the question was?”
To see more, check out the montage above.
https://news.grabien.com/story-confused-looking-mueller-repeatedly-asks-questions-be-repeat
Well, it's been a real slice, people..
But I do have to get SOME work done!! :D
My boss is a real prick.. heh
For anyone who missed it, Mueller and his team obtained additional guilty verdicts yesterday on a top security official on Trump's presidential transition team, Bijan Rafiekian a.k.a Bijan Kian.
https://theweek.com/speedreads/854602/mueller-gets-late-win-conviction-flynn-partner-trump-transition-official-bijan-kian
Yet another one of the Trump Trash headed to prison. Tough break. Gives new meaning to the term "Orange Jumpsuit," doesn't it? Meanwhile, poor Mikey Flynn's plea deal is slowly imploding to the point where he might as well go ahead and get fitted for his orange onesie.
So despite all their demeaning bluster, criticism, and pathetic posturing, what does it say about the Trump Trash that they are the ones who keep landing in prison at the hand of Director Mueller? Exactly. :)
Most Revealing Response of the Day
Mueller confirms that the FBI continues to investigate the counterintelligence aspects of Trump/Russia.
"Currently?" he was then asked.
Mueller: "Yes."
_______________
Therefore, the case against Trump is still open and ongoing, and anyone henceforth insinuating that the case is closed is a lying liar who is full of shit up to their eyeballs. Tough break. :)
Kick [117]
Exactly! And it should be known that Bijan Kian was the #2 person in Trump’s transition team. He was one of the people who interviewed CIA director candidates — a foreign agent helped pick our CIA Director. Of course, that shouldn’t be such a shock since Trump was told Flynn was working for a foreign government and Trump still went ahead and made him his National Security Advisor.
I just look forward to the day Trump leaves office and the FBI taking the whole family into custody.
I just look forward to the day Trump leaves office and the FBI taking the whole family into custody.
Yea..
But you ALSO looked forward to the day that Mueller would issue his report.. And then the FBI taking the whole family into custody..
BBBWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
And THEN you looked forward to the day that Mueller would testify in Congress.. And then the FBI taking the whole family into custody..
BBBWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Yer ENTIRE LIFE is wasted... Deluding yourself into thinking that it will happen..
But it never will, sunshine..
You LOST... AGAIN.. And AGAIN... And AGAIN...
:D
Funny that Michale ignored Barr asking for committee members to repeat every question that came from Democratic representatives during his testimony.
But if a person ignores that Trump changed the GOP platform to support Russian goals at the same time he was trying to win the right to build Trump Tower Moscow and claims there was no connection, then they will block out anything that could pop their reality bubbles’ fragile walls!
Funny that Michale ignored Barr asking for committee members to repeat every question that came from Democratic representatives during his testimony.
Yea??
You can PROVE that right??
Of course you can't..
But if a person ignores that Trump changed the GOP platform to support Russian goals at the same time he was trying to win the right to build Trump Tower Moscow and claims there was no connection, then they will block out anything that could pop their reality bubbles’ fragile walls!
Which has NOTHING to do with the senility and downright incompetence that epitomized Mueller today...
Face the FACTS, Russ..
You LOST again today.. BIG TIME...
NOTHING brought out today by the Dumbocrats was anything new....
You had a big NOTHING BURGER before senile Mueller and you have a BIGGER NOTHING BURGER after senile Mueller..
You LOST... AGAIN....
Go home and lick your wounds...
I find that you can tell how bad of a day something is for Trump by the volume of comments from Michale claiming how the day’s events will all but guarantee Trump’s reelection.
Trump impeachment drive takes hit as bombshell-free Mueller hearings rehash report
Democrats hoping that hours of testimony by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller might fuel their case for President Trump’s impeachment were left with little new material at the conclusion of Wednesday's back-to-back hearings, as Republicans gloated that the spectacle failed to make the case to oust the president.
“It’s time for the curtain to close on the Russia hoax. The conspiracy theory is dead,” said Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., top Republican on the intelligence committee.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-drive-takes-hit-as-mueller-hearing-rehashes-report
The hoax is exposed.. It's a bigger NOTHING BURGER than it was when Mueller released the report...
Dumbocrats lost.. AGAIN... :D
But it DID serve one useful purpose..
It showed ALL of America how utterly stoopid and incompetent Dumbocrats are... :D
President Trump's White House is a party tonight!!! :D
Russ
119
Exactly! And it should be known that Bijan Kian was the #2 person in Trump’s transition team. He was one of the people who interviewed CIA director candidates — a foreign agent helped pick our CIA Director. Of course, that shouldn’t be such a shock since Trump was told Flynn was working for a foreign government and Trump still went ahead and made him his National Security Advisor.
Yes, he did, Russ, and yes they knew. Mike "it's the first I heard of it" Pence, head of the transition team knew, Trump knew, and no less than the current President of the United States at that time, Barack Obama, spoke with Trump and informed him what a mistake it would be for him to hire Michael Flynn and informed him exactly why, but Trump refused to heed Obama's advice... and here we are.
While the Trump cult are gleefully celebrating based on a character assassination of Director Mueller, I saw nothing from Mueller that equaled the ridiculous word salad that I have seen spew out of the Orange Blowhole on a regular basis:
Mueller wasn't answering because he was confused about the questions; he wasn't answering because they kept asking him about cases that are still ongoing at the FBI (see Appendix D, heavily redacted).
Mueller even slipped and said, "I can't discuss that case." Ooops. :)
I find that you can tell how bad of a day something is for Trump by the volume of comments from Michale claiming how the day’s events will all but guarantee Trump’s reelection.
Nothing's changed about the volume of my comments..
Once again, you are DESPERATE to find SOMETHING... ANYTHING ... to hang your pathetic hat on..
But there's nothing... You got nothing.. You LOST... AGAIN...
And, didn't you get the memo...
You're supposed to ignore my comments... Neil said so.. :D
BBBWWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
But you can't.. Yer SOOOO desperate to prove me wrong.. :D
Yer PWNED, Russ.. Yer a kept boy... :D
Well, it's been fun... But heading to dinner with my lovely wife and then a retina appointment..
Catch ya'all tomorrow.. :D
Second Mueller Afternoon Testimony Devastating To Trump
A.)
1.) Russia interfered in the 2016 election in favor of Trump.
2.) Trump welcomed Russian help.
3.) Donald JR. welcomed Russian help.
B.)
1.) Trump was looking to make money from Russia with Trump Tower Moscow.
C.)
1.) You can't call the Mueller investigation flawed and biased and at the same time then turn around and state that it clears Trump. How can a flawed and biased investigation clear anyone?
[112] TS: I suspect it played well with Trump's base.
If so, it confirms to me his base are morons.
On a somewhat related side note:
Warning Signs that the USA is possibly sliding towards a Fascist government under Trump and Republicans:
1.) He has a core of supporters fanatically loyal to him under a cult of personality.
2.) Group rituals include chants and slogans, usually racist in nature.
3.) His supporters hate the people he instructs or tells them to hate. Which is a classic Follower - Leader symptom of Fascist regimes.
4.) His followers often express their political behavior in violent actions.
5.) Telling people to go back to where they cam from is a frequent key White Nationalist insult in American History. It was screamed by segregationists at black students integrating schools in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957. They were told to "Go back to Africa."
6.) Hatred of the Press is a well documented characteristic of Fascist movements.
Russ
121
Funny that Michale ignored Barr asking for committee members to repeat every question that came from Democratic representatives during his testimony.
Is Mike whining about that? The Tamper Monkey device invoking the commands of our own Charles Brown, Esq. is ensuring that the blathering idiot is given the consideration to which he deserves regarding the instant subject, but does it surprise you that a fake cop wouldn't understand how a career prosecutor burns up the minutes allotted to hostile questioners while also ensuring that he's answering truthfully based on their verbiage?
As you so astutely pointed out, Barr did the exact same thing on multiple occasions, actually probably more occasions than Mueller. Did you notice that Mueller was much less able to discuss the issue of obstruction than he was the issue of conspiracy? That's because by longstanding and current Department of Justice Opinion, Mueller is not allowed to indict the sitting President of the United States so Mueller has simply preserved the record for those lawmakers with the authority to currently make that assessment and those federal prosecutors who will be able to do so in the future.
As far as the gullible Trump rubes? They'll believe whatever they're spoon-fed by the Q and the right-wingnut propaganda as per usual. As far as the criminals who perpetrated the assault on our democracy, there are prison doors closing behind them all over America. Lock them up.
Nobody needs to win reelection more than Donald Trump, and that's why he has chosen to run against the four freshman representatives as opposed to the Democratic nominee to be named later. Can't say as I blame the coward, Russ, and whomever the Democratic nominee turns out to be, I hope they are prepared to make it the case that if the citizens of America wish to see Trump criminally prosecuted, it'll be up to the voters to help pull the levers of justice. :)
Historical note:
Hubert Humphrey was offered help by the Russians in the 1968 campaign.
He turned it down.
The top three of Trumps "multiple criminal offenses" are all "winning an election it was impossible for Hillary to lose!"