Re: Trump Thread
Ryan probably should bow out. He's got the "success" of the tax code in the recent past and can leave on a high to some highly paid non-jobs as a sincere thank you from all the companies whose pockets he's helped line.
Being Donnie's bitch for a few more years is hardly edifying and there little to no chance he'll be listened to, and this will erode his reputation - more than sinking all his principles in working with Donnie in the first place.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
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Re: Trump Thread
Might be the wise choice. Trump thrives on turmoil, spur of the moment decisions, and endless "false" positions while he keeps everything in flux until he must. That cannot be easy to work with. And Ryan is much more planned in style.
Sets him back to private life with 5 years to decide about the Presidency (or sets him up to run in 18 months if Trump punts it for some reason). He is neither a Trump supporter in GOP eyes, nor unwilling to work with the TEA side of the house.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
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Re: Trump Thread
Plus it would save any embarrassment should he be defeated in November. Which is an actual possibility.Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
Ryan probably should bow out. He's got the "success" of the tax code in the recent past and can leave on a high to some highly paid non-jobs as a sincere thank you from all the companies whose pockets he's helped line.
Being Donnie's bitch for a few more years is hardly edifying and there little to no chance he'll be listened to, and this will erode his reputation - more than sinking all his principles in working with Donnie in the first place.
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Re: Trump Thread
Paul "P90-X" Ryan already embarrassed himself beyond all measures when he started touting 'muscle confusion' workouts and claiming he ran a marathon in three hours.
This is a lame reason to shit on him, but it needs to be said. The only party worse than the 'muscle confusion' party to me are the crazies who think real workouts need to mimic what cavemen did 10,000 years ago like lifting boulders and throwing tree logs. Those people are worse than libertarians.
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Re: Trump Thread
Fight me IRL
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My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Re: Trump Thread
But for gosh sakes give us a few days do get down bets.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
Re: Trump Thread
Slap on the wrist for lying to special counsel.
Yea! Quiver in fear all ye who would seek to divert Justice from its inevitable course!
30 days in prison and a $20,000 fine:
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/03/59916...-mueller-probe
The actual record may have more impact than the sentence. I'm not sure what the professional consequences are for a lawyer with a criminal record...
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Re: Trump Thread
It starts with no job. But since dad-in-law is a billionaire I don't think it really matters too much.
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
Science flies you to the moon, religion flies you into buildings.
"If you can't trust the local kleptocrat whom you installed by force and prop up with billions of annual dollars, who can you trust?" Lemur
If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain.
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter. Winston Churchill
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