All-purpose news and politics thread: Two Steps Beyond!(Part II)

[Tami]

One thing to remember about the writer of the NY op-ed is they say they agree with the administration's shitty policies and believe they are making America safer and more prosperous.

It's not like this was written by some hero.

He's enjoying the icing, but finds the cake stale and moldy.

[ZombieHavoc]

He's enjoying the icing, but finds the cake stale and moldy.

Exactly. He likes his screwing of the American worker, of POC, immigrants, healthcare, women's rights, the gutting of the economy for the average person, etc...he likes it to be nice and quiet, not out in the open and in all caps on Twitter. Old school style.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Exactly. He likes his screwing of the American worker, of POC, immigrants, healthcare, women's rights, the gutting of the economy for the average person, etc...he likes it to be nice and quiet, not out in the open and in all caps on Twitter. Old school style.

All the more reason to believe Red Grant was the author of that NYT piece.

[ZombieHavoc]

All the more reason to believe Red Grant was the author of that NYT piece.

The only thing that keeps me from thinking it's Pence, and I could be wrong, is I don't think he has the guts to do it.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The only thing that keeps me from thinking it's Pence, and I could be wrong, is I don't think he has the guts to do it.

Perhaps. Then again, while Kelly and Mattis certainly have the balls since they're both ex-military, the ten dollar words used like "lodestar" and "amorality" aren't in their vocabulary, bringing this back around to Pence.

[Tendrin]

The whole op-ed is BS.

[Iron Maiden]

The only thing that keeps me from thinking it's Pence, and I could be wrong, is I don't think he has the guts to do it.

I agree. Pence is pure toady through and through. His faith in thinking that he's fated to be POTUS keeps him in line while Trump's in office.

[InformationGeek]

Oh s**t, this is something.

BREAKING: @SenBooker has announced that he is willingly violating the Committee Confidential rule and releasing the “racial profiling” email. “I recognize it comes w the penalty of expulsion from the Senate.”

Sen @JohnCornyn responds to @SenBooker disgracefully: “running to be President of the United States is not an excuse to violate the rules of the Committee.”

Shut the f**k up Cornyn and maybe look in the mirror.


Also...

"You want to give up your emails right now? Make them public? I don't think you do!" Grassley tells Democrats

Chris Hayes responds simply...

Executive branch emails are (with some narrow exceptions) public records by law.

[Iron Maiden]

I suppose if someone had asked "Bob 'n' Weave Brett" what his favorite color was, he'd avoid answering that question too. Pathetic! Speaking of which:

Brett Kavanaugh Proves Elusive During Second Day In Supreme Court Hot Seat

Sen. Kamala Harris is relentless in grilling Kavanaugh if he has discussed Mueller Investigation with anyone at Kasowitz Benson Torres law firm, which was founded by one of Trump's personal lawyers (how many does he have anyway???) If he's dancing around the answer, it's coming out like the "Curly Shuffle"

[Mecegirl]

Someone did the thing!

[Tami]

Read the confidential Brett Kavanaugh 'racial profiling' emails Cory Booker released

Sen. Cory Booker challenged his colleagues to try to expel him for breaking rules he opposes Thursday after promising to release an email including comments by Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh about racial profiling that has been deemed confidential.

Questioning Kavanaugh on Wednesday night, Booker quoted from a 2002 document that he said showed Kavanaugh as an aide to President George W. Bush entertaining the use of racial profiling to combat terrorism after 9/11.

[Mecegirl]

Looks like Booker has already released the papers. https://twitter.com/CoryBooker/statu...543011333?s=19

[MindofShadow]

What the hell is going on with our government?

[BeastieRunner]

Someone did the thing!

Needed to be Vader. Or maybe even Galen Erso. Vader might be more spot on especially if this turn out to be Pence.

What the hell is going on with our government?

In the worlds of Public Enemy, "This government needs a tuneup."

[worstblogever]

Here's the rub... if Republicans try to vote to expel Corey Booker from the Senate for this document release...

The vote requires 2/3 of the Senate show up for the vote, or it's invalid.

In other words, if the GOP do try to expel Sen. Booker for releasing an innocuous document... all the Democrats need to do is not show up, and the GOP would fall well short of having 67 Senators present to successfully expel him for it.