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There's two wild cards that I

jollyroger — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 04:55:45 +0000

In reply to I hate to ascribe motives to

There's two wild cards that I can't think through yet--On the one hand, Ryan and McConnell will always have a whip over Trump where his emoluments violations become the basis for an impeachment resolution that takes five business days from opening Judiciary Committee Hearings to the inauguration of President Pence--(Break glass and deploy in case of Trump intransigence re:gutting medicare and social security)

Per Contra:As long as he signs Ryan's bills, he can monetize the US Military into a giant protection racket. Frum's take is that Trump aspires to Putin (richest guy in the world, some say) level luchre.

Meanwhile, Putin' without peradventure must have a jar containing two shriveled and unattractive testes,(replicas) , sort of 21st century faberge easter eggs, inside which are the flash drives marked Kompromat, Trumpski, Dinisov Fredovich.

I hate to ascribe motives to

stillidealistic — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:17:57 +0000

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I hate to ascribe motives to people I don't know very well (ie. Peter) but he HAS to know what a vermin donald is. I really wonder what they think his end game is, if not to feather his already feathered nest. He is certainly turning the country on it's head, which is kind of dumb, if you ask me. It needs some tweaking, that's for sure, but to undo 50 years of slow, tedious progress is just irresponsible.

Since it's looking more and more like the man/child is going to actually take the reins of world power, we need to be extremely vigilant. Although I'm not even sure what that means any more. The repubs en masse have decided there is no such thing as facts, just what you think about stuff, so we're pretty much screwed unless some of the more rational ones grow some and stand up to the man/child. They didn't do it during the primaries, why would they now?

squeaky clean and principled

jollyroger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:57:45 +0000

In reply to Peter, the Clinton hate,

squeaky clean and principled

jollyroger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:53:41 +0000

In reply to Peter, the Clinton hate,

squeaky clean and principled as you hallucinate

I think you do Peter an injustice--He knows Trump is dirty and don't give a fuck.

Those pious eye-roles and pearl clutches are just Peter's best try at sophistry. Of course, the Sophists were a bunch of philosophers, albeit assholes, whereas Peter fills only one of those requirements.

Peter, I put to you the

jollyroger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:49:38 +0000

In reply to Michael, lies from unnamed

Peter, I put to you the following, relying upon what I have come to believe is a view more defined by cynicism than the usual self interest which blinds most supporters of that collection of (temporarily cooperating) quasi-independent neural networks that calls itself Donald Trump.

1. Do you doubt that multiple state agencies dotted across Europe and Asia, have penetrated the servers on which repose the collected emails of every member of both the Republican and Democratic party inner councils?

Assuming, arguendo, that such penetrations have occurred, would you concede that the considerations which lead to the publication of any data is the resultant of the value to the hacker of the perceived impact vs. the cost the hacker in revealing means and methods?

That said, they fucked Hillary and not Donald. You would always, after all pick one side and hold what you had on the other so as to provide leverage.

Would you not?

high horse we have been

jollyroger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:41:24 +0000

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high horse we have been riding for some time now amongst other nations has just gotten a lot shorter.

I suppose there may be a few venues in which the irony of wounded howls from John McCain (R, Getoffmylawnville) about foreign meddling in the electoral process draws the appreciative grimace or two

One might imagine the foundation of an NGO entitled Friends of Maga (not the pakistani nobel laureat, the other maga) who will solicit suggestions for the color of the Trump revolution and offer a set of commorative plates thru Ivanka's home shopping channel.

You always want to tie the merch into the tale.

ETA the Secretary General of Friends of Maga will, of course, be the (unceremoniously) deposed former President of the Ukraine.

In a better world, Russia's

jollyroger — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:31:51 +0000

In reply to Yes. I certainly don't

In a better world, Russia's interference would have been unsuccessful

and, potentially, counterproductive!

It used to be that no one ran for president touting the "nice things he (Putin) says about me (Trump"

Beyond that, consider the zero traction afforded the documented communique from Al Baghdadi containg entreaties for the divine thumb on the electoral scale that would "deliver the American presidency to Donald Trump"

Zero traction....zero.

I can't believe The Onion

Michael Maiello — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:11:13 +0000

In reply to Michael, lies from unnamed

I can't believe The Onion comments here at Dag!

A catfish/troll Trump.

CVille Dem — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:05:49 +0000

In reply to A 'Borg Trump'?

A catfish/troll Trump.

A 'Borg Trump'?

NCD — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:52:12 +0000

In reply to You wasted your time posting

A 'Borg Trump'?