carpetmonster Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Seems the new Attorney General takes over the Mueller probe supervision, sidelining Rosenstein. Whittaker can only sack Mueller for proveable and non-political cause, but he controls the budget and maybe the limits of the investigation. When Mueller completes his investigation he'll have to hand his report to him, and it's his decision whether to shred it or make it public. The Democrats don't take over the House till January.Mueller has been dropping plenty sealed indictments round DC and NY courts for the past few months tho, and it's the decision of himself and the respective judge as to when they're opened. For this to be the end of the Investigation(s), Trump would have to have outsmarted Mueller. Which is as likely as the NAACP adopting Airdrie as their official soccerball team. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) Agreed, but it looks like a deliberate attempt to shut it down before the Democrat takeover of the House committees. Sure Mueller's got it in hand. Edited November 7, 2018 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Seems the new Attorney General takes over the Mueller probe supervision, sidelining Rosenstein. Whittaker can only sack Mueller for proveable and non-political cause, but he controls the budget and maybe the limits of the investigation. When Mueller completes his investigation he'll have to hand his report to him, and it's his decision whether to shred it or make it public. The Democrats don't take over the House till January. Mueller disembowling Trump would be a joy to behold, but no matter, his Presidency is now crashing and burning, as is his temperament. Of much more significance is the emerging evidence that by failing to confront and disown this turbocharged fud, the Republican power brokers face seeing their vote retreat from mainstream America into the lands where the pterodactyls still fly. Bring. It. On. And there are only so many ways that voting lists can be pochled for partisan advantage. As for the Democrats, over the next 6-12 months they need to find a Presidential candidate who straddles a number of bases, and probably someone with more intergrity than charisma. And they need to keep anyone with the surname Clinton securely locked in the basement of the Bates Motel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee_62 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Trump slowed down to half speed and sounds just like a TV drunk. Brilliant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, O'Kelly Isley III said: Mueller disembowling Trump would be a joy to behold, but no matter, his Presidency is now crashing and burning, as is his temperament. Of much more significance is the emerging evidence that by failing to confront and disown this turbocharged fud, the Republican power brokers face seeing their vote retreat from mainstream America into the lands where the pterodactyls still fly. Bring. It. On. And there are only so many ways that voting lists can be pochled for partisan advantage. As for the Democrats, over the next 6-12 months they need to find a Presidential candidate who straddles a number of bases, and probably someone with more intergrity than charisma. And they need to keep anyone with the surname Clinton securely locked in the basement of the Bates Motel. I just think they have to find someone who's likeable, transparently honest and intelligent. Covering the bases is a bad way to choose imo. There's a year before the primaries during which time I hope opinion will merge for a good candidate. If not Trump will just watch and laugh till 2020. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Turnout in the midterms was only 47%. 47%. That’s an increase on previous years. What does it take to get these people motivated? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Nice wee graphic thingy here that breaks down the vote a bit more. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/us/politics/how-democrats-took-the-house.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BawWatchin Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: What does it take to get these people motivated? How about real genuine options instead of the usual giant douche/turd sandwich "option"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Agreed, but it looks like a deliberate attempt to shut it down before the Democrat takeover of the House committees. Sure Mueller's got it in hand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 How about real genuine options instead of the usual giant douche/turd sandwich "option"?There are “genuine options” in every state. It’s not as if people were voting for parliamentary parties. 47% represents apathy. It’s a disgrace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 SHS has stated that Acosta has had his press credentials revoked because he "placed his hands on a young woman trying to do her job."That's so easily refuted it beggars belief. Trump and his cronies continue to run from being challenged on their lies by, erm, lying some more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 To the post a few up from this about his "presidency now crashing and burning". Does anyone really believe that? It's been a complete shitshow from day one yet he's still here. Nothing will happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 6 hours ago, Henderson to deliver ..... said: Nice wee graphic thingy here that breaks down the vote a bit more. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/07/us/politics/how-democrats-took-the-house.html That’s the first report I’ve seen that outlines national trends. In U.K. elections it is common to report on the national swing from one party to another but it seems less so in the States. So the bottom line is that there was a 10% swing to the Democrats. Given Clinton won the popular vote in 2016 a further 10% swing would surely mean the Electoral College would go Democrat in 2020.* * Usual caveats apply. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 7 hours ago, Granny Danger said: Turnout in the midterms was only 47%. 47%. That’s an increase on previous years. What does it take to get these people motivated? I hate to agree with Bawatching but he's right. If you know that voting won't make any difference to your life why bother? What's the difference between Bush, Obama and Trump for low income Americans? Basically nothing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paco Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 That’s the first report I’ve seen that outlines national trends. In U.K. elections it is common to report on the national swing from one party to another but it seems less so in the States. So the bottom line is that there was a 10% swing to the Democrats. Given Clinton won the popular vote in 2016 a further 10% swing would surely mean the Electoral College would go Democrat in 2020.* * Usual caveats apply. Hard to say really. Common acceptance is that Trump was elected by Democrats in the likes of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan - these states haven’t went Republican since Bush mk 1 or even further back. These Democrats were arguably only returning ‘home’ in the midterms. His path to victory of course, was exceptionally narrow in 2016 and it would be difficult to repeat it regardless of performance. Even a vaguely competent Democrat should in theory muster an extra 100k votes in a few states which would be enough, but if there isn’t an appeal to working class whites or the candidate calls 30 million Americans ‘deplorable’ again then it’s certainly possible he’ll win. Midterms are notoriously a vote against the President, even Obama who won a landslide suffered it. In recent times really only post-9/11 Bush and Clinton embroiled in his sex scandal in term two dodged what is generally a disaster. From that perspective it’s crisis avoided for Trump. Losing the House obviously isn’t good news but six months back the projections were much worse, and the Senate results give him something to cling to. At this stage I don’t think he’ll repeat the trick but most of the core vote is still there. It wasn’t meant to be enough in 2016 either... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefan27 Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 That press conference was amazing. Some going from Trump managing to get his base to think he's "tough" and "strong" when he is in fact the most sensitive, thin-skinned little crybaby on the planet. President Snowflake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 50 minutes ago, killiefan27 said: That press conference was amazing. Some going from Trump managing to get his base to think he's "tough" and "strong" when he is in fact the most sensitive, thin-skinned little crybaby on the planet. President Snowflake. CNN reporter Jim Acosta has had his press credentials removed. Press secretary Sarah Huckerbee Sanders said access was removed because he ahd put "his hands on a young woman". Anyone who has seen the video can see that it is in fact the exact opposite. A female staff member attempted to take the microphone from the journalist, and Mr Acosta resisted handing it over telling her at one point "pardon me ma'am". Mr Trump then walked away from the podium and returned to say: "CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person." He added: "The way you treat Sarah Huckerbee [his press secretary] is horrible," without explaining why. I assume that the women who tried to grab the mike and put her hands on Acosta is said Huckerebee. They really are just out-and-out liars. Trump's not just thin-skinned - he has no skin at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 The next reporter up defended Acosta briefly before moving onto his next question but ye'd think there'd be more solidarity amongst reporters in the US? When he's ignoring the questions given to him and just insulting the reporter/agency/network asking it why doesn't the next reporter down the line repeat the question or something? Force him into doing his fucking job. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted November 8, 2018 Author Share Posted November 8, 2018 About time Acosta's privileges were removed tbf, entitled scumbag liar and anti-American propagandist of the highest order. Trump has entered fight mode, dis gun be gud. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 27 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: CNN reporter Jim Acosta has had his press credentials removed. Press secretary Sarah Huckerbee Sanders said access was removed because he ahd put "his hands on a young woman". Anyone who has seen the video can see that it is in fact the exact opposite. A female staff member attempted to take the microphone from the journalist, and Mr Acosta resisted handing it over telling her at one point "pardon me ma'am". Mr Trump then walked away from the podium and returned to say: "CNN should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude, terrible person." He added: "The way you treat Sarah Huckerbee [his press secretary] is horrible," without explaining why. I assume that the women who tried to grab the mike and put her hands on Acosta is said Huckerebee. They really are just out-and-out liars. Trump's not just thin-skinned - he has no skin at all. Trump calling another human being a "rude, terrible person". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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