Trump's America

[RoseMorninStar]

Well, I still have to live with his crooked garbage. I hope he is voted out. Glenn Grothman can go too, along with several others.

[Dave_LF]

Indeed. On that subject, one of the travesties of 2016 that got lost amid all the others was that Russ Feingold lost the election he was strongly favored to win.

[RoseMorninStar]

The land of cheese is a woesome place without Russ.

[Primula Baggins]

Will he run again when there’s an opportunity?

[RoseMorninStar]

He is still very active in politics but I'm not sure he will run again. I think he is working on things such as getting Citizens United overturned, and also LegitAction which is working for voter rights and attempting to fix issues with the electoral college.

[Frelga]

JUST IN: Wisconsin GOP defies court order to hold special elections, will attempt to change law instead https://t.co/phI9yPBNBy https://t.co/HikOqBC6KW

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/977347294784704512

[RoseMorninStar]

Well that doesn't surprise me. Walker is a snake. And another word I don't think I can put here.

[RoseMorninStar]

Walker has pulled some funny business like this before here in Walkerstan. Something to do with illegal campaign financing. He's a snake.

[Maria]

I kind of like snakes. They are pretty little things, at least around here.

Can't you call politicians something more inventive? Like a methane bubble coming off a rotting slimy mud pit? Or the dog vomit that got spread around the room by your roomba?

[Frelga]

On a related note, it cracks me up that the best the right-aligned trolls can come up for an insult is snowflake or social justice warrior. If I wanted to insult somebody, I'd call them a half-fart or a fungus infested toenail of an elderly baboon, or something.

[RoseMorninStar]

Avalanches are made of individual snowflakes, so I always laugh when I hear the term.

Snake, Serpent, seems to work in the bible.
Definition 2
(also snake in the grass) a treacherous or deceitful person: that man is a cold-blooded snake.
Mostly however, I think he's a dolt (not very smart) and cunning and deceitful.

[Maria]

Snake, Serpent, seems to work in the bible.

I'm unfamiliar with that book.

I agree, the usage is normal. I just think it's weird that what is essentially a legless lizard is so reviled. I like that they help keep the rodent population down in my barn. I'll go out of my way to avoid hurting them. And ever since my dummy egg disappeared out of my chicken house nest box last week, I've been worried that a poor snake might have swallowed it and is dying in agony somewhere and it's my fault.

[RoseMorninStar]

Well, if he were eradicating rats/rodents at least he'd be of good use.

[Frelga]

@AP

BREAKING: Texas GOP Rep. Blake Farenthold abruptly resigns from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations.

I don't know if there is any hope for a Democrat in that district.

[RoseMorninStar]

Democrat/Republican, I wish we could get moderate candidates who don't ONLY play to an extreme base. It's not good for our country. They (the politicians) have to act like they represent all American citizens in their district and not just their 'base'. That goes for local, state, federal all the way up to the White House. They can stop being such hypocrites while they're at it.

[Frelga]

Meanwhile, Sanders posted this photo, claiming that it was Trump being briefed on Syria. One might assume that, as she says "last night", that's when the photo was taken, except that Pence was in Peru.

Also, who is the guy who's snickering by the wall?

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[RoseMorninStar]

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

Or perhaps the more childish but satisfying 'Liar, liar, pants on fire'.

[Frelga]

Sometimes, they don't lie. Oddly enough, that doesn't improve things.

@ABC

Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway slams former FBI Dir. James Comey: "This guy swung an election," she told @ABC's @GStephanopoulos. “He thought the wrong person would win.”
https://t.co/Myz7ZNighv
https://t.co/BXR0fj4Mfe

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Based on Justice Kennedy's comments during oral argument today, it seems highly likely that Trump's mostly-Muslim travel ban will be upheld.

[Cenedril_Gildinaur]

Then maybe we can call it what it is instead of a Muslim travel ban. Accuracy, V.