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Quorum posted:What? The Democrats in Congress have been doing a stellar job of opposing Trump's stuff (aside from most nominees sadly), forcing the Republican caucus to muster every single one of its votes to pass major legislative priorities. Which they are failing at doing. This is actually a very impressive accomplishment given the forces in favor of an incumbent president and his agenda. Stellar job? Not so much. According to https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ the Democrats only voted against Trump 42-93% of the time. e: 
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Whose the baby now Paul? Whose the loving baby!?
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moostaffa posted:Stellar job? Not so much. According to https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ the Democrats only voted against Trump 42-93% of the time. It's probably worth nothing that that score is calculated simply based on bills passed which Trump has signaled that he approves- which at least some are probably generic keep-the-lights-on bills. With that in mind, 42% sounds pretty great- 92% less so. The other side note is that Dem's don't have a majority in any section of the gov right now, so they're also limited in what they can do outside of filibustering on particular bills.
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moostaffa posted:Stellar job? Not so much. According to https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/ the Democrats only voted against Trump 42-93% of the time. This may shock you, but that number remains quite stellar and is in line with the wall of republican obstruction that you and I were railing against for the last six years. Nominees generally go through (and the Dems even came close to blocking a couple of those) but otherwise not a drat thing that can be filibustered or risks losing even three republican senators has passed. If gains can be made in either house in '18, that can be upgraded to not a drat thing passing at all, plus investigative committees that actually do their job.
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I didn't listen to the audio, I'm only posting this tweet to say that those are some really tiny hands. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/887097147048566784
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Rigel posted:I didn't listen to the audio, I'm only posting this tweet to say that those are some really tiny hands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYoOPgeTMQc
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I'm not going to buy your stupid trucks, Donnie.
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I can't even recall the last noteworthy person in any position of power who felt the need to constantly point how what a great / successful day of winning they've totally had no really they can barely take all of this success and they're doing so well and look at how huge my hands are I'M NOT A BABY PAUL I'M NOT
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Rigel posted:I didn't listen to the audio, I'm only posting this tweet to say that those are some really tiny hands. Not pictured: Trump family products.
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BadOptics posted:E:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^What are your thoughts on NASA's child slave camp on Mars? The chickenchat was amazing and Popeye's or GTFO. Not trying to re-start it, so I'll end gracefully with something we all can agree on. KFC should be thrown into the sea and forgotten. KickerOfMice fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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EatinCake posted:It's probably worth nothing that that score is calculated simply based on bills passed which Trump has signaled that he approves- which at least some are probably generic keep-the-lights-on bills. The Keep The Lights On primary continuing budget resolution was actually a pretty good Den victory, under the circumstances. It basically consisted of "continue 2016 funding" which is pretty acceptable in an environment where the living should envy the dead. 
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My friend just moved to a county nearby and contacted me to ask for a character reference. You have to provide three non-relative character references in order to carry in that city, which they may contact before giving you approval, at their discretion. This is something you might think the NRA would not like, but actually it's a law designed to keep black people from owning guns, so they don't give a fuuuuuuuck.
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Trump disrespects McCain because he wasn't Made In America.
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Mustached Demon posted:Not pictured: Trump family products. Seriously, is it that hard to generate the tiniest amount of goodwill by moving some of his production stateside?
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zenguitarman posted:Seriously, is it that hard to generate the tiniest amount of goodwill by moving some of his production stateside? Will it cut into profit margins?
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McCains probably deeply concerned about leeks now.
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Danny LaFever posted:Whose the baby now Paul? Whose the loving baby!? This is the moment he became president.
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So McCain's recovery process may take weeks. Which if so means Mitch will not have the votes to even proceed until like September at the earliest.
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KickerOfMice posted:Will it cut into profit margins? It's either this or ignorance. He either wants the money from those products or doesn't know and doesn't give a gently caress because his "business model" is "slap my name on tacky ridiculous poo poo and take licensing fees".
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:So McCain's recovery process may take weeks. Which if so means Mitch will not have the votes to even proceed until like September at the earliest. I find myself morally obliged to concede a rhetorical point: a Republican Senator being plunged into medical suffering and incapacitation may in fact dramatically improve outcomes for the citizenry.
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That video from the NRA is really kind of terrifying.
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Haha. Lol  yes yes this is an effective strategy.
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smoke sumthin bitch posted:NRA was always garbage. Theyve been contributing to institutional racism and mass incarceration since the beginning. Most of the gun control measures theyve pushed was to prevent black people from owning firearms. theyve never been "sane"
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coyo7e posted:You're so full of poo poo how can you even breathe without smelling of methane The post you quoted is more or less accurate.
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Jaxyon posted:The post you quoted is more or less accurate. Yeah I can't believe of all SSB posts you could reasonably say that about, he managed to pick the one that was more or less correct and sane (both re: NRA and poutine)
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bird food bathtub posted:It's either this or ignorance. He either wants the money from those products or doesn't know and doesn't give a gently caress because his "business model" is "slap my name on tacky ridiculous poo poo and take licensing fees". His responds, at least in the debates, was that it was the Clinton (personally) who wouldn't get rid of the evil regulations forcing him to ship jobs overseas.
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Buy all the guns you want you goofy fuckers. I'm sure you'll feel super safe when you get cancer after getting kicked off Medicaid. Selling all those guns will pay your medical bills.
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Man, remember when Barack Obama personally funneled money into state elections?
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Crabtree posted:Man, remember when Barack Obama personally funneled money into state elections? wish he did tbh
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Crabtree posted:Man, remember when Barack Obama personally funneled money into state elections? People actually liked him, all he had to do was show up
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https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/887103126922309636 john mccain is the most handsome man on television
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Hollismason posted:That video from the NRA is really kind of terrifying. Sweet weeping Mary, yes. No longer "our ideas for laws are better than yours, the government will take your guns." This is flat-out full-on dramatically heart pounding "If anyone in our American society tells you that what we are selling may have a downside, they are a liar and an enemy and wish to destroy all that you hold dear. second amendment" Fun times!
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I assume there have been some hot takesand Just Asking Questions about McCain's issues being a dem plot?
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https://mobile.twitter.com/byrdinator/status/887107435567222784 Game set match. Also loving lol. https://twitter.com/SenMikeLee/status/887107244688650241 farraday fucked around with this message at 01:36 on Jul 18, 2017 |
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McCain got brain surgery as a move to block McConnell. Very Maverick.
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On a 3 year anniversary of Russians shooting down MH-17, too.
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KickerOfMice posted:Sweet weeping Mary, yes. No longer "our ideas for laws are better than yours, the government will take your guns." This is flat-out full-on dramatically heart pounding "If anyone in our American society tells you that what we are selling may have a downside, they are a liar and an enemy and wish to destroy all that you hold dear. second amendment" It really hits the " Is this a threat?" several times during the video.
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farraday posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/byrdinator/status/887107435567222784 When did this happen? Did McCain's surgery/recovery give the dumbfucks enough cover to flee the sinking ship?
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