The 2017 General Political discussion thread, Part 2!

[AmmoManAaron]

I told you all Kut is not coming around to Trump for another two years...Please do not try to speed up his endorsement as I do not want to taint the glory that will surround that day...

Thank you....

Ok, just trying to help

 

[indiucky]

Ok, just trying to help

 

[Kutnupe14]

Trump in Indiana lying. "We have the votes" to repeal Obamacare, but apparently we have to wait until March.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Army Opens Query Into Communist Graduate | The Daily Caller. Sure to ruffle a few feathers on here.

 

[ghitch75]

what ever....


Jemele Hill: 'I cried' in meeting for turning ESPN into 'punching bag' over Trump tweet | Fox News

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Yeah... the other guy would have been lightyears better.

So are you saying that the people of Bammy are backward...........?

 

[Leadeye]

I figure there isn't enough money in the entire country to pay the legal bills that would involve a reboot of all the legislation the former president signed. In the interest of the economy his fitness for office question based on nationality is best left to history in the future. That's not an endorsement of the man, just an understanding of how the world is.

 

[ghitch75]

out of control......

Rep. Green seeks Trump impeachment vote, putting Dems in tight spot | Fox News

 

[ghitch75]

and more out of control.....

Bias Alert: NBC writer tries to blame Republicans for ObamaCare failures | Fox News

 

[ghitch75]

now it's sexiest because hitllery ran a ****ty campaign.....really????

Ginsburg: 'No Doubt' Sexism Affected 2016 Presidential Election | Fox News Insider

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Good links man

 

[ghitch75]

thanks....

 

[AmmoManAaron]

now it's sexiest because hitllery ran a ****ty campaign.....really????

Ginsburg: 'No Doubt' Sexism Affected 2016 Presidential Election | Fox News Insider

Ginsburg is an absolute loon.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Sen. Blumenthal is "99% sure" that there will be charges from the investigation. Hints strongly at Flynn and Manafort. Keep in mind that his is the Senate investigation, not Mueller's investigation. Mueller has been resisting sharing much of his information with the Senate investigation. Given Mueller is King Snoop, and would have a sizable feather in his cap, if he proves some of the more serious allegations concerning collusion, the election, and obstruction, I would think he's knows well more than the Senate, and is aggressively pursuing more information.

 

[Kutnupe14]

So I gotta ask. After hurricanes hit the mainland, Trump temporarily lifted the Jones Act to allow Florida and Texas to receive humanitarian support from non-US owned/crewed vessels. Puerto Rico, has repeatedly asked that the Jones Act be lifted. As of the time of this post, the Jones Act has not been lifted, and American citizens are suffering. When asked why the Jones act has not been lifted to help the people of Puerto Rico, the president said "a lot of people that work in the shipping industry don't want the Jones Act lifted."

You gotta be kidding me, right? American citizens (one who happens to be a friend -and his family- from HS who is there for work,) are suffering because the president is considering the desires of the shipping industry? Absolutely shameful.
I guess Puerto Ricans are only "Americans," compared to the real Americans in Florida and Texas.

Why has this not been lifted?

 

[jamil]

now it's sexiest because hitllery ran a ****ty campaign.....really????

Ginsburg: 'No Doubt' Sexism Affected 2016 Presidential Election | Fox News Insider

Delusional.

 

[Leadeye]

Delusional.

Let them rave, that all will know them mad.

 

[actaeon277]

So I gotta ask. After hurricanes hit the mainland, Trump temporarily lifted the Jones Act to allow Florida and Texas to receive humanitarian support from non-US owned/crewed vessels. Puerto Rico, has repeatedly asked that the Jones Act be lifted. As of the time of this post, the Jones Act has not been lifted, and American citizens are suffering. When asked why the Jones act has not been lifted to help the people of Puerto Rico, the president said "a lot of people that work in the shipping industry don't want the Jones Act lifted."

You gotta be kidding me, right? American citizens (one who happens to be a friend -and his family- from HS who is there for work,) are suffering because the president is considering the desires of the shipping industry? Absolutely shameful.
I guess Puerto Ricans are only "Americans," compared to the real Americans in Florida and Texas.

Why has this not been lifted?

Because he hasn't gotten to it?
Because the shipping industry is lobbying? (Although I think that would be bad on their part, if that got out they held up humanitarian supplies).
Because they can't vote. (Though that would boomerang when it causes people who can vote to think about it).
Because they "don't look like him"?
Because he's trying to leverage something through Congress?

 

[BugI02]

Because, by my reading, Houston and Miami only got a limited, targeted lifting of the Jones act for gas and oil because the pipelines were down. Puerto Rico already buys most of its energy consumables from non-US sources and has adequate supplies just no functioning distribution network so a similarly limited lifting of the Jones act would not help them

That said, Puerto Rico does not have the alternative of receiving by truck or rail, so in their case a full lifting might be in order. Might be wary of setting a precedent beyond the limited lift for Harvey and Irma

But no, probably racism. Because its Trump, you know

 

[Kutnupe14]

"a lot of people that work in the shipping industry don't want the Jones Act lifted."
-Donald J. Trump