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Stay tuned, it will be interesting if this turns out to be true... - RL - 3/26/2017 1:42:42 AM
- It apparently is true- Flynn offers to testify in exchange for immunity - RL - 3/30/2017 10:37:28 PM
  - Hah! Nunes - hank - 3/30/2017 11:20:19 PM
    - What this entire Russia scandal is missing - BuckGalaxy - 3/31/2017 1:48:56 AM
      - Well, at least no one can accuse them of cleverly covering up the truth. - hank - 3/31/2017 4:37:09 AM
- This is just a coup. - hank - 3/26/2017 4:30:01 AM
- What size handcuff do you suppose Trump wears? - mcfly - 3/26/2017 2:26:27 AM

The possibility that Trump will disastrously mishandle foreign policy is real - BuckGalaxy - 3/30/2017 5:53:19 PM
- Not to worry... - hank - 3/30/2017 10:31:21 PM
  - Pence is a nightmare, but he is not insane - BuckGalaxy - 3/31/2017 1:46:26 AM
    - Precisely. - hank - 3/31/2017 1:55:44 AM
- ignorance is Trump - SDG - 3/30/2017 6:45:51 PM
  - Even most of his critics seem to have a hard time accepting just how dangerous this is... - RL - 3/30/2017 6:59:40 PM
    - P.S. SDG - RL - 3/30/2017 7:02:21 PM

Ivanka and Jared are loyal - BuckGalaxy - 3/30/2017 6:30:54 AM
- Perhaps he'll turn to his good buddy, Alex Jones - mcfly - 3/30/2017 2:51:21 PM

ISS reports clouds of schadenfreude visible from orbit - Robert - 3/24/2017 8:16:39 PM
- Hopefully that'll take some of the sting out of the election for ya. - RobVG - 3/26/2017 1:56:53 AM
  - This is the only Sting I'm worried about. - hank - 3/26/2017 4:10:53 AM
  - Thanks - Robert - 3/26/2017 3:46:37 AM
  - Ya THINK? - RL - 3/26/2017 2:52:23 AM
- A picture is worth a thousand words - Robert - 3/25/2017 5:17:06 PM
  - We shouldn't be too hard on them, they only had 7 years to come up with an alternative - mcfly - 3/25/2017 6:27:21 PM
    - Health care is HARD! Who knew? - Robert - 3/26/2017 1:24:56 AM
- I wonder if Rob, TB, and Frank are tired of winning yet? - RL - 3/24/2017 9:44:51 PM
  - And I wonder how they feel now its come to light that they were willing partners in treason... - RL - 3/25/2017 3:35:40 AM
  - Not to worry, - hank - 3/24/2017 10:05:06 PM
    - Even though they have no alternative to offer, they will keep trying to sabotage the ACA... - RL - 3/25/2017 3:34:47 AM
      - Paul Ryan: 'We're not going to give up on destroying the health care system' - RL - 3/25/2017 5:29:04 AM
- Didn't you hear Trump's remarks? - hank - 3/24/2017 9:07:44 PM

How Flynn earned his money from a foreign government... - RL - 3/25/2017 4:23:53 AM

“I can’t be doing so badly, because I’m president, and you’re not.” - RL - 3/24/2017 2:24:52 AM

Drip...drip...drip... - hank - 3/17/2017 3:41:07 AM
- And the firehose becomes a tsunami - RL - 3/23/2017 2:30:46 AM
  - Don't worry, those Republicans on the intelligence committee will dutifully follow the evidence wherever it leads... - RL - 3/23/2017 2:41:56 AM
    - They don't even care if they get caught red-handed anymore. - hank - 3/23/2017 4:28:38 AM
      - Flynn in the pen... - RL - 3/23/2017 5:25:14 AM
        
        Maybe the FBI SHOULD have been bugging the Trump campaign. - hank - 3/23/2017 1:07:13 PM
- The Trump Card - podrock - 3/18/2017 1:58:18 AM
  - I'm not sure I agree with that, Pod. - hank - 3/18/2017 2:50:46 PM
    - A thoughtful analysis, thank-you - podrock - 3/20/2017 2:41:32 AM

Voter fraud in Colorado ! - podrock - 3/23/2017 2:55:31 AM

More on the GOP proposed slaughter- AHCA - RL - 3/21/2017 11:47:57 PM
- How it will be justified. - hank - 3/22/2017 2:40:01 AM

Agnotology---The Problem With Facts - hank - 3/21/2017 5:49:14 PM

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Trump budget - mcfly - 3/20/2017 8:42:38 PM

Manafort's daughter seems to think he's a sociopath - mcfly - 3/20/2017 4:02:36 PM

She knows he's insane... - BuckGalaxy - 3/20/2017 12:31:47 AM
- She was brought up in East Germany - hank - 3/20/2017 1:57:51 AM

Sanity in the Netherlands - mcfly - 3/16/2017 4:56:38 AM
- Perhaps our fate is to be a lesson to others... - RL - 3/16/2017 5:38:20 AM

ER speaks out on 'repeal and replace'. - ER - 3/14/2017 4:47:03 AM
- America in 2020... - mcfly - 3/14/2017 9:35:20 PM
  - A lot more like Somalia than you might think. - hank - 3/15/2017 1:08:51 AM

How's that swamp, Rob? - RL - 2/10/2017 1:21:46 AM
- This is definitely a safe place - FrankC - 2/13/2017 1:29:19 AM
  - And it will be red America that will suffer the most from the policies he is enacting... - RL - 2/13/2017 2:40:07 AM
    - Like all left wing radicals you fall back on accusations of racism - FrankC - 2/13/2017 4:54:44 AM
      - "Oh, btw get back to me when the first person loses their health coverage due to any act of Trump or GOP congress." - RL - 3/13/2017 11:15:57 PM
        
        The 14 million is because the mandate is removed. - TB - 3/14/2017 1:05:34 AM
        
        And don't take the CBO's word on it... - RL - 3/14/2017 3:31:09 AM
        
        If it is such great news from the CBO... - RL - 3/14/2017 1:29:06 AM
        
        Jeez, TB try harder... - RL - 3/14/2017 1:18:44 AM
        
        Sure. - TB - 3/14/2017 4:02:42 AM
        
        SPIN SPIN SPIN... - RL - 3/14/2017 4:10:04 AM
        
        Sorry. Did I miss a number in the report? Math wrong? - TB - 3/14/2017 5:02:05 PM
        
        You got the math and morality both wrong... - RL - 3/14/2017 6:44:34 PM
        
        tb's just parroting his talking points - mcfly - 3/14/2017 9:26:04 PM
        
        The breakdown - RL - 3/14/2017 7:16:09 PM
        
        It is all moot anyway, right- your man says the CBO numbers are lies... - RL - 3/14/2017 7:01:06 PM
        
        Forget it RL, its like negotiating with the N Koreans. - hank - 3/14/2017 8:25:25 PM
        
        "Morality" is easy for politicians. - TB - 3/14/2017 10:06:22 PM
        
        So where are you spending your tax refund, TB? - hank - 3/14/2017 11:49:41 PM
        
        The rabid opposition to any form of state medical assistance - hank - 3/14/2017 1:47:07 AM
        
        Drop the straw man. - TB - 3/14/2017 3:44:03 AM
        
        hank's argument stands - mcfly - 3/14/2017 9:20:31 PM
        
        Cry me a river... - hank - 3/14/2017 4:23:48 AM
        
        Re: Cry me a river... - TB - 3/14/2017 5:00:21 AM
        
        More horseshit from TB - RL - 3/14/2017 3:55:53 AM
        
        That quote is the only thing you heard, right? - TB - 3/14/2017 4:41:09 AM
        
        The benefits are only going up for the young and wealthy, TB... - RL - 3/14/2017 5:07:01 AM
        
        This sums it up... - RL - 3/14/2017 4:00:52 PM
        
        The GOP blames "excessive regulation" for the loss of coal mining jobs. - hank - 3/14/2017 4:56:00 AM
        
        Read the link. - TB - 3/14/2017 5:00:55 AM
      - You have zero reason to insinuate I am a racist. - RL - 2/14/2017 1:55:13 AM
    - Democrats are losing the war - FrankC - 2/13/2017 4:40:10 AM
      - "...a large percentage of the people have a completely different perception." - mcfly - 2/13/2017 7:59:47 PM
- The one good thing that can be said... - mcfly - 2/10/2017 5:01:27 AM
- Is this something "you're" really concerned about? n/t - RobVG - 2/10/2017 2:59:30 AM
  - Would you prefer I be concerned about emails? - RL - 2/10/2017 3:45:38 AM

Deconstructing health care - hank - 3/14/2017 4:29:48 PM

Just one little factoid, taken in isolation. - hank - 3/12/2017 4:07:35 PM
- Once again, you've nailed it - mcfly - 3/12/2017 5:27:19 PM
  - And I can see you've nailed it as well. - hank - 3/12/2017 9:07:26 PM
    - Re: And I can see you've nailed it as well. - TB - 3/13/2017 1:24:21 AM
      - I voted for Trump! - hank - 3/13/2017 2:01:09 AM
        
        I voted for Cruz in the primary, although he was already out of the race. - TB - 3/13/2017 3:22:16 AM
        
        Oh, well- that TOTALLY justifies handing our country over to Putin... - RL - 3/13/2017 7:05:05 AM
        
        Have you noticed... - hank - 3/13/2017 2:11:31 PM
        
        It's like a goddamn cult... - RL - 3/13/2017 6:45:23 PM
        
        In that sense, the GOP is a lot like ISIS... - RL - 3/14/2017 4:40:54 AM
        
        I would have preferred Bernie, - hank - 3/13/2017 4:29:15 AM
        
        Yeah, I know. - TB - 3/13/2017 4:06:26 PM
        
        Yeah, TB, you prefer THESE folks... - RL - 3/13/2017 5:02:18 PM
        
        Enjoy your tax cut, citizen. - hank - 3/13/2017 4:38:47 PM
      - The one NOT supported by Neo-Nazis and the KKK... - RL - 3/13/2017 1:33:17 AM

About that health care bill the GOP is pushing... - RL - 3/13/2017 5:33:19 PM
- WHY does embedded video disappear after a few minutes? - RL - 3/13/2017 6:12:39 PM
- Oh, and the party of 'small government' wants to get in your genes.... - RL - 3/13/2017 5:35:30 PM
  - They want to make sure you will be cheap to insure. - ER - 3/13/2017 7:07:36 PM
  - And GOP asks why MEN should have to pay for neo-natal care- that's a 'chick thing'... - RL - 3/13/2017 5:56:22 PM
    - I was born and raised in the Deep South. - ER - 3/13/2017 7:05:05 PM
      - I was born in Oklahoma - RL - 3/13/2017 7:25:07 PM
        
        It sounds like they're breaking wind now. - hank - 3/13/2017 7:26:40 PM

Supreme court removes President from office over scandal! - Robert - 3/10/2017 3:37:32 AM
- This thread is a case study in Trump Derangement Syndrome - FrankC - 3/11/2017 8:28:01 AM
  - "This is the best y’all can hope for." - mcfly - 3/12/2017 7:51:24 AM
  - Frank. The man's an ass. - hank - 3/11/2017 3:48:57 PM
    - Fascinating. - TB - 3/11/2017 6:17:01 PM
      - With breathtaking dexterity, tb shows us how to construct strawman arguments - mcfly - 3/12/2017 1:35:35 AM
      - Who said anything about race? - hank - 3/11/2017 8:38:19 PM
        
        You, constantly, for months. - TB - 3/12/2017 2:50:05 AM
        
        But Tom, you ARE racists. - hank - 3/12/2017 3:49:24 AM
        
        They vote vor a guy that puts white supremacists in the White House, then call themselves 'victims of PC' when called racists... - RL - 3/12/2017 8:39:10 PM
        
        There ya go. - TB - 3/12/2017 8:33:41 PM
        
        I know you are not buying and I am not selling, but... - FrankC - 3/12/2017 1:22:20 AM
        
        The Trump agenda is pretty straightforward. - hank - 3/12/2017 3:18:51 AM
  - Here's some polling. Not that impressive but trending up - FrankC - 3/11/2017 8:48:49 AM
    - Do you mean the GOP healthcare bill that was savaged by conservative intellectual Sarah Palin...on Breitbart (the voice of the white right)? - mcfly - 3/12/2017 8:04:25 AM
    - Here is some more polling - RL - 3/11/2017 4:07:08 PM
      - Re: Here is some more polling - TB - 3/11/2017 6:28:20 PM
        
        I read it TB... - RL - 3/12/2017 12:58:07 PM
        
        Somewhat ironically, tb's back is against a wall built by Trump - mcfly - 3/12/2017 5:00:34 PM
- Every single time I go to CNN... - mcfly - 3/10/2017 10:37:09 PM
  - No matter what he's arrested for, or convicted of, or even confesses to... - hank - 3/11/2017 12:45:33 AM
    - 63 million "wackos". Yeah right... - RobVG - 3/11/2017 1:44:38 AM
      - So you think everyone who voted for Trump still supports him? - mcfly - 3/11/2017 7:20:12 AM
      - The more you pay for a painting... - hank - 3/11/2017 4:40:08 AM
      - Be honest, Rob... do you think his behavior as president has been that of a sane man? - RL - 3/11/2017 2:31:24 AM
      - A lemming thinks there's safety in numbers, too. - Robert - 3/11/2017 2:09:54 AM
  - Gezundheit! - Robert - 3/10/2017 10:44:14 PM

Seriously- the morons of America have put a lunatic in the White House... - RL - 3/5/2017 12:44:09 AM
- You can be smart and still be conned. - podrock - 3/9/2017 4:25:26 AM
  - Thanks for trying. n/t - RobVG - 3/11/2017 1:37:31 AM
  - Given what we have seen here and elsewhere, do you really think they are capable of realizing their folly? - RL - 3/9/2017 10:07:20 PM
    - The regretful - podrock - 3/9/2017 11:37:03 PM
      - A similar tumblr - Robert - 3/10/2017 6:14:38 AM
    - The Sting - podrock - 3/9/2017 11:13:39 PM
      - You know, I used to think Conservatives were just mistaken. - hank - 3/10/2017 1:05:43 AM
      - "Softball" - TB - 3/10/2017 12:49:32 AM
        
        Re: "Softball" - podrock - 3/10/2017 5:02:50 AM
        
        Ah, so since you were able to find some examples of some liberals doing bad things... - RL - 3/10/2017 2:12:03 AM
        
        By the way, how do you feel about Trump grinning over the latest wikileaks disaster? - RL - 3/10/2017 2:24:01 AM
        
        What- no answer, TB? - RL - 3/12/2017 1:06:42 PM
  - Political spells have sometimes been broken before it's too late - mcfly - 3/9/2017 9:55:28 PM
    - And when is too late? - podrock - 3/9/2017 10:40:22 PM
      - I derive some optimism from widespread resistance - Robert - 3/10/2017 6:20:08 AM
  - "An instructional first degree scalding." - hank - 3/9/2017 8:18:46 PM
    - I'm afraid it'll be third degree instructional blistering. - podrock - 3/9/2017 10:35:26 PM
- Meanwhile, the Alt Right Media is calling for Obama to be locked up - BuckGalaxy - 3/8/2017 7:40:51 PM
  - "That’s why he stayed in DC." - RL - 3/8/2017 10:26:34 PM
- Act II: The McGuffin Returns: - podrock - 3/5/2017 5:10:17 AM
  - Scene II: Enter Spectra Health, stage right... - podrock - 3/9/2017 10:24:32 PM
- This is a fight he can't win. - hank - 3/5/2017 3:03:25 AM
  - It reeks of panic - mcfly - 3/5/2017 9:34:43 AM

"Defense in depth" - hank - 3/10/2017 2:19:35 AM
- It's a pretty outrageous denial of sixth-grade science - Robert - 3/10/2017 3:33:42 AM
  - I wish it were that simple. - hank - 3/10/2017 4:31:04 AM

In addition to removing health coverage, Trump's plan only benefits the people that need help the least - RL - 3/10/2017 3:47:15 AM
- Republican plan benefits the rich? Who woulda thunk it? - hank - 3/10/2017 3:55:53 AM

The Elephant in the Room - BuckGalaxy - 3/8/2017 7:43:41 PM
- Another article on this - RL - 3/8/2017 9:41:39 PM
- In some sectors of our society... - hank - 3/8/2017 8:16:47 PM

A promise he shouldn't have made. - RobVG - 3/5/2017 5:53:17 PM
- Now you are surprised that he lies?! - RL - 3/5/2017 10:10:51 PM
- Of all the crap that's tumbled out of that moron's pie hole... - mcfly - 3/5/2017 9:19:36 PM
  - I am far more concerned by the promises he intends to keep... - RL - 3/5/2017 10:06:04 PM
- Anybody can make an honest mistake. - hank - 3/5/2017 6:08:56 PM
  - Maybe he thought Rearden Steel was a real thing? - podrock - 3/5/2017 6:26:05 PM
    - The road to Galt's Gulch is paved with Rearden Steel. - hank - 3/5/2017 6:48:58 PM

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