28th Weak Of the Trumpanzy!

Tax reform: Why Trump and the Republicans will fail

Now that the health care effort appears dead, everyone in Washington is hot for tax reform. “ It is time to unleash the full potential of the American economy by creating a tax code that actually works for the middle class,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin echoed the call: “This is about creating a fair tax system that’s good for the average, middle class person,” he said, pledging that once the administration and Congress are done, nearly every taxpayer would be able to fill out tax forms the size of a postcard. For their part, 45 Democratic senators signed a letter offering to work with the GOP on tax reform, provided it didn’t hurt the middle class.

In July, “the big six”—the chairs of the Senate and House finance and budget committees along with Mnuchin and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council at the White House—signed a statement of joint principles for moving ahead with tax reform, but it didn’t list a single deduction to be scrapped. It was akin to a call for losing weight without a diet.

Sweeping tax reform is unlikely to pass. Why? It’s among the most difficult tasks that Congress can do, because it requires taking on myriad special interests at once and in a way that’s immediately recognizable to their bottom lines. It’s as complicated as health care and more threatening to business and family finances, which is why the last time it happened was 1986—and there have been several attempts since then.

:) Trump is set for Another Fail. Oh shit!
 
‘Golf Mag is notorious left-wing propaganda’: Internet howls after Trump calls White House ‘dump’ story ‘fake news'

Donald Trump on Wednesday took aim at a recent Golf Magazine report that included an anecdote about the president referring to the most iconic building in the United States as a “dump.”

“I love the White House, one of the most beautiful buildings (homes) I have ever seen,” Trump tweeted. “But Fake News said I called it a dump – TOTALLY UNTRUE.”

Trump was referring to a profile that characterized a recent discussion he had with members of his New Jersey golf club. “That White House is a real dump,” Trump reportedly said while explaining why he frequents his properties instead of staying at the taxpayer-funded residence that’s housed every president since 1800.

Trump already received plenty of blowback for flippantly characterizing one of the most famed homes in America as garbage. But on Wednesday, after he essentially tweeted that the luxury sport publication Golf Magazine is a part of the “fake news” apparatus intent on bringing down his presidency, the Internet could not contain itself:

Golf reporter crushes Trump denial: At least ‘eight or nine’ people heard him call White House a ‘dump’

A sports reporter who revealed this week that President Donald Trump called the White House a “dump” says at least “eight or nine” people heard the comment even though the president vehemently denied making the comment.

In an article published on Tuesday, Alan Shipnuck reported that Trump said that the “White House is a real dump” in a candid moment at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

Trump fired back on Twitter, calling the report “totally untrue” and “fake news.”

Shipnuck explained to the Golf.com podcast on Wednesday that he was certain of his reporting.

Yes the White House is a dump, that's where New York sends its garbage!
 
‘U need 2 work on your begging skills’: Internet rips Trump’s pathetic wall plea to Mexican president

After leaked transcripts revealed that President Donald Trump begged Mexican President Peña Nieto to stop saying that Mexico won’t pay for Trump’s border wall, Twitter exploded in mockery and disgust.

Users blasted Trump’s followers for their uncritical acceptance of everything Trump says while others suggested this is just the White House’s pattern — to float extravagant lies, get caught and then re-spin the facts to attack the media or “leakers.”

You can help your President, send him some knee pads so he doesn't get more bone spurs when he negotiates with Putin!
 
Trump is doing what he slammed Obama for as he plans 17-day golf vacation

President Donald Trump is set to go on a 17-day golf vacation in August, despite having criticized his predecessor for taking a vacation and playing golf.

According to reports from The Associated Press, the Republican will be taking a break from Washington D.C. on Friday, instead heading over to his New Jersey golf course for a 17-day trip in what appears to be a contradiction of his previous statements about vacations.
In Nov he tweeted:

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

"Don't take vacations. What's the point? If you're not enjoying your work, you're in the wrong job." -- Think Like A Billionaire
12:28 PM - Nov 19, 2012

He was right about having the wrong job!:)
 
‘The president is clearly scared of Russia’: Dem senator blasts Trump’s ‘weakness’ against Putin

The president signaled his disagreement with the legislation codifying sanctions for Russian interference in the 2016 election — an assessment he had publicly doubted — and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” he was concerned about Trump’s objection.

“The president is clearly scared of Russia, and that’s been consistently conveyed by his policy on Russia since he was in,” Murphy said. “It certainly is a sign of weakness. He was being taunted on Twitter by the Russian prime minister (Wednesday), and I think you have to put it in context of other things that have been happening in the last few weeks.”

Murphy pointed out that the State Department seems poised to stop promoting democracy as part of its organizational mission — a move Russian President Vladimir Putin would no doubt celebrate.

It's the Pee Hooker tapes, isn't it Don?:rolleyes:
 
Gen. Kelly fired right-wing national security aide to show his authority over Bannon and Kushner

The Trump White House resembles an episode of Game of Thrones more and more every day.

According to sources who spoke with the New York Times‘ Glenn Thrush, new White House chief of staff Gen. John Kelly fired Ezra Cohen-Watnick, a young National Security Council member and ally to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, in an attempt to assert his authority.

“Kelly backed firing of Kushner ally Ezra Cohen-Watnick to make it clear HR McMaster, not Jared/Bannon, has control of NSC hiring,” Thrush tweeted, citing sources close to Cohen-Watnick’s firing.

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Cohen-Watnick was reportedly the source of intelligence leaked to Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), the House Intelligence Committee chairman who made headlines earlier this year for taking it upon himself to release information about Trump Tower being “incidentally” surveilled by President Barack Obama.

Cohen-Watnick was also a member of the “Bannon wing” of the White House — a hard-right cabal of ideologues who battled with the more centrist wing represented national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. The supposed power struggle between the Bannon and McMaster wings is reportedly over who gets the president’s ear on difficult issues like the war in Afghanistan.
 
Here’s Who Leaked Trump’s Transcripts To The Washington Post

As most of us are familiar, the White House leaker which was speculated to be one of Trump’s top officials, causing mass hysteria and even spreading false information at one point. But now, it has turned out to be Megan Badasch, the individual responsible for forcing out pro-Trump NSC’er Tera Dahl. Badasch was reportedly responsible for editing and managing them the transcripts leaked to the Washington Post.

The news were broken down by writer, social media personality and conspiracy theorist, Mike Cernovich who took it to Twitter this Thursday afternoon to reveal the shocking information to the public. The leaker has caused serious trouble and even managed to impair the work of the Trump administration several times.

Mike Cernovich has a poor reputation on Wonkette as a slimy spin artist, but, hey someone has to spill the beans on the Snake Pit that is the White House.

BUSTED: Megan Badasch and HR McMaster Behind Force Out of Trump Supporter Tera Dahl

http://www.wdn.org/sites/default/files/Badasch -_0.pdf --yields her background and Middle eastern experience. For what it's worth.
 
Trump can’t make recess appointments thanks to Alaska Republican he attacked

Amid concerns that President Donald Trump may try to fill positions while Congress in in recess for August, the Senate moved to ensure he’s unable to do just that.

According to The Hill, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (who Trump attacked earlier this year) wrapped up the Senate’s session by locking in nine “pro-forma” sessions — incredibly brief sessions that sometimes only last a few minutes — during their summer break.

In doing so, she ensured that “the Senate will be in session every three business days throughout the August recess,” and has historically been used to block recess appointments in the past — most recently when President Barack Obama attempted to fill former Justice Antontin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court.

The move, which the Senate voted for unanimously, came amid tensions between Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who many in Washington fear will be fired in the coming weeks.

:) Fuck you Donald, very much! :)
 
Didn't you hear? They're "working vacations".
 
In other news, Tromp is unhappy we're losing in Afghanistan. He spoke to some enlisted vets who rightly and traditionally criticized their officers and now he wants to fire all the generals. Nice. They don't know how to win wars anyway. But I have questions:

* Why the fuck are US troops in Afghanistan?
* What in Afghanistan is worth losing US lives?
* What does 'victory' in Afghanistan look like?
* Why not nuke the place and forget about it?
 
Bannon still actively engages and attends NSC meetings — despite White House saying he was removed

While senior White House aide Steve Bannon might have been removed from the top position on the National Security Council, it seems he’s still calling the shots. At the same time, foreign policy decisions seem to be evaluated on the impact it will have on the Trump brand, not on the United States.

The Washington Post explained that President Donald Trump and new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, are in conflict over Trump’s desire to “win” Afghanistan. The three-star general addressed Trump’s questions about why the U.S. isn’t “winning” in Afghanistan, but didn’t want to discuss why we’re still there after 16 years.

Trump can’t decide on a new strategy because he wants to win but also doesn’t want to spend more money. The two are in conflict with promises he made during the 2016 election. McMaster’s job is to develop the strategy of doing more with less, a near impossibility. Trump doesn’t seem interested in consensus from the generals or key security officials. Instead he’s impatient and more interested in shaking up foreign policy, The Post reported.

But the "Money Shot" was found in the last sentence of the article: "One Trump confidant explained that Trump has the attention span for about half a page. ":eek:
 
Trumps "generals" have laid several plans for Afghanistan in front of Trump. He doesn't like any of them. (Not sure if he read or understood them) He has told his military strategists that he will think about it. They have been trying to get the Commander in Chief to choose a strategy that would allow them do to something over there. But every time they offer him a well thought out military plan, he walks away. So nothing can happen without a plan. Signed off by the President. Instead of doing his job and either selecting a plan or explaining what he wants (something I don't think he can actually do) he has decided that the General in charge of the area should be fired because he hasn't done anything.

After telling his generals he will think about it, he announced his three week vacation.
 

Convening a grand jury to prosecute the president is one thing — convening one filled with racial and ethnic groups he has attacked is another entirely.

According to Harvard legal expert Alan Dershowitz, special counsel Robert Mueller’s decision to impanel a jury in the District of Columbia isn’t coincidental.

Speaking on D.C.’s WABC radio station, Dershowitz told host Rita Cosby that impaneling in D.C. “gives the prosecutor a tremendous tactical advantage.”

Muller could indite a Ham Salad Sandwich, with a DC Grand Jury!:)
 
Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro loudly warns there will be an ‘uprising’ if any Trump family members are indicted

Appearing on Fox & Friends on Friday morning, weekend Fox News host Jeanine Pirro warned that, should prosecutors indict a Trump family member on criminal charges, there will be hell to pay with the American public.

Addressing reports that at least one grand jury is investigating President Donald Trump and his associates, the former prosecutor excitedly stated that it probably is concerning to Trump that he is being persecuted.

“I’m sure this is on Donald’s mind, he never stops thinking,” she explained. “But at the same time, this is an agenda.”

“Here is my concern,” Pirro told the Fox & Friends hosts. “If they end up with an indictment against a family member, just to get at Donald Trump because they couldn’t get at him, there is going to be a real uproar, a real uprising in this country.”

It might be particularly bad if they indite him on racketeering charges and confiscate his entire holdings as the product of a criminal conspiracy. Would the RNC pay his legal fees, or would he have to depend on a Public Defender?
 
Secret Service: The Rent At Trump Tower Is TOO DAMN HIGH


The Secret Service has closed its command center in Trump Tower, a floor beneath Donald Trump’s apartment, because it couldn’t meet the price the Trump Organization wanted to charge for renting space to the president’s protectors. Instead, they’ve set up a command center in a trailer on the sidewalk outside the building, 50-some floors below. On the up side, the food available from area vendors beats hell out of Trump Tower’s taco bowls.
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Fortunately, the Pentagon was able to find an affordable deal with a private party who owns an apartment in Trump Tower, whom they’re paying $130,000 a month for space to house the White House Military Office — that office will be used for communication with the military when/if Trump is in residence, and to house the officer who carries around the “nuclear football.” The Wall Street Journal noted that the Defense Department was paying a higher price than average for the space to the businessman who owns it.

$130K a month! Not worth it. Just tell Trump he has to live in the White House or Camp David or the Democrats will get him!
 
:D

The UK Says Trump Must Make “Trial Run” Visit To England, To Prove He Can Behave And Make Sure He Won’t Embarrass The Queen

It’s an embarrassing state of affairs when our country’s president is so embarrassing that foreign countries are requesting “trial runs” of visits to ensure Donald Trump can behave.

And that’s exactly what’s happening with the United Kingdom.

Donald Trump has been asked to make a “dummy” State visit to Britain this year to show he can avoid embarrassing the Queen.

He has been invited to come for brief talks with Theresa May – but with none of the royal pomp and circumstance he wanted.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan last week called for plans for a Trump State visit to be scrapped altogether. Khan said, “State visits are different from normal visits and, at a time when Trump has many policies that many in Britain disagree with, I’m not sure it is appropriate to roll out the red carpet.”

Yeah with the Donald you need the rubber mats! What with his Pee Hookers and all!:eek:
 
Trumps "generals" have laid several plans for Afghanistan in front of Trump. He doesn't like any of them.- he has decided that the General in charge of the area should be fired because he hasn't done anything.

After telling his generals he will think about it, he announced his three week vacation.

I wonder if he's doing a cost-benefit analysis, or just stewing in his own incompetence?

Perhaps he should spin it as, Clinton, Bushand Obama couldn't win in Afghanistan and so why should the Americans pour so much money down the endless rat hole of Central Asia?

Pull the troops, put them on patrol out of Ft. Bliss and let the Paki's, Indians, and Chinese deal with the assholes! Fuck 'em all!
 
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