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Hey I like that video of Trump. "Lashing out?" Doesn't have that flavor to me. He's doing what we want him to do, point out when the media are over the line.

Why would "we" want him to do that? Why wouldn't "we" want him to do what the President is supposed to do - e.g. stand up for our allies and get tough with our enemies?Edited by ringo, : Fixed quote misattributed to Phat.

Standard marc9000 tactic. He did not hear it, so it must not have happened. But rather than check first, just post crap as if it were the truth.

Trump Administration, in Reversal, Will Resume Risk Payments to Health InsurersRemember how Trump promised to kill "Obamacare"? Well, it turns out that it's a lot harder than it seemed.In response to a lawsuit a few weeks ago, the Trump administration suspended "risk adjustment payments", payments that are given to plans that enroll high risk people and funded from plans that mainly enroll healthier people. The purpose of these payments is to encourage health insurers to include higher risk people onto their plans.As it turns out, Obamacare, like Social Security and Medicare, is wildly popular -- it seems that people actually like to not die from treatable illnesses. So popular, that Republicans in Congress are worried about repercussion in the upcoming elections if they allow too many people to become uninsured. And so yesterday the Trump administration announced that they will resume the risk adjustment payments.

Killed by replacing it with cheaper, better coverage? Yes, I do remember.

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Republicans in Congress, afraid of being blamed in the midterm elections this year for even higher premiums, had urged the Trump administration to resume the payments to insurers.

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Translation. If Democrats don't show up and show out at the polls this November, those payments are history.

Oh, I'm under no illusions that they have come to their senses. If the Republicans retain control of the House after the next elections, then they'll see this as their mandate to complete their destruction of the Republic.But I find it interesting seeing the individual representatives continue to make their electoral calculations: "Do I still have a chance of winning the election? Then maybe I shouldn't piss off the voters too much. But maybe I'm going to lose anyway; this may be our last chance to break things."

You're not supposed to be posting to this thread. Please stop. Your antagonistic and evidence-free participation style were why you were originally asked to cease participating here. Actions have consequences, and you've lost the right to participate in threads of consequence.You're again demonstrating your inability to engage in constructive dialogue over in your A Book about the Anti-Trump Conspiracy thread, where the totality of your most recent post was "You have NO idea," and the one previous said, "Hey the Liberal Nazis win, the Lefty Fascists win." I wish you'd stop this kind of thing over there, but you certainly won't be permitted an opportunity to do it here. Post here again and I will permanently suspend you.--PercyEdited by Percy, : Clarify.

Trump cited national security as his reason for instituting tariffs on steel and aluminum against Europe. Today he announced a tariff deal with Europe that would eventually eliminate all tariffs, including those on steel and aluminum. Since nothing has changed regarding the supposed connection of steel and aluminum imports to national security, obviously it was a ruse.Trump lies again.The stated goal of Trump's agreement with the EU is to eliminate tariffs, non-tariff barriers, and subsidies on industrial goods, but this is impossible. Expect more developments.Strangely, there was no mention of Trump's national security justification in the articles in the New York Times and Washington Post, and I also read the first few articles returned from a Google News search. This seems strange, but those who have already challenged the tariffs in court will notice - these tariffs should fall long before the US and the EU reach any agreement. But this deceit will give challenges additional weight against any attempts by Trump to invoke national security as justification for any future executive action.--Percy

You know you love it. Probably this weekend.

You've mistaken the emphasis, which was your obvious lie about not having time for discussing Trump, as proven by your long messages. Why not just play it straight. Your premise is that Trump is the victim of untruthful and unfair leftist criticism, now just find some facts to support your premise. That doesn't mean rambling on at length about irrelevancies. Oh, be still my heart.--Percy

The Trump Presidency not simply to make government impossible but rather a direct assault on the concept of a reality based society. His goal is to create a society where decisions are based solely on desire and fantasy and all connections to reality are not just ignored but rejected.That should have been obvious from the day after his inauguration when he began his really stupid claims about the size of the crowds.That should have been obvious when he made his claim he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and not lose one vote.That should have been obvious from the first mention of "alternate facts".The truly scary part is that he is succeeding.His public assertions have consistently been in direct conflict with reality and they are all willingly accepted by his base.His inauguration was the most watched in history in the eyes of his base.He could shoot someone on 5th Avenue in broad daylight and not lose one vote.AbE:We need to remember that for most of history societies were based on fantasy as opposed to reality to a great extent. Governments in particular were based on fantasy.There's a famine? We displeased the Gods and are being punished. Sacrifice two chickens and a goat and hold a pachanga.The King rules by Divine Right.A comet is a sign in the heavens.There are witches.She has the Evil Eye.Garlic wards off vampires.Trolls live under bridges.Bleeding removes bad humors.Reality based societies are a recent invention and the antithesis of the fantasy based society.Edited by jar, : hit wrong key, see AbE:

Public opinion is one thing, but if this ever gets into the courts it'll be quite another. Even if he's not impeached he's opened himself up for tons of lawsuits after his presidency is over, and he could easily be bankrupt a short while after the lawsuits begin to conclude. Trump brazenly believes he can indefinitely hold at bay all the forces arrayed against his destructive actions and policies, and maybe he's right, but if he's wrong then he's going to have a very unhappy post-presidency.--Percy

Only if he is wrong.Remember Trump speaking about Xis power consolidation in China.

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"He's now president for life. President for life. No, he's great," Trump said, referring to Xi.

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"And look, he was able to do that. I think it's great. Maybe we'll give that a shot someday," he quipped.

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He already has the Court that just might allow that.

From this morning's New York Times;To the surprise of absolutely no one, the Republicans' tax cut is leading to greater budget deficits. This caught my eye: Yeah, the tax cuts are working: the intent, as was obvious to absolutely everyone, is to make sure that rich people get richer.'Course that wasn't how the Republicans tried to sell it to the American people.

Back on June 14th I posted the message Michale Avenatti for President, saying this: And Michael Avenatti heard me, because in yesterday's Washington Post was the headline Avenatti to attend event frequented by presidential hopefuls:

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Michael Avenatti, who has gained national attention as the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, is scheduled to speak next month at an Iowa Democratic fundraiser that has been a frequent stop for those seeking the presidential nomination.

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Don't miss a chance to hear him speak. He speaks clearly, directly, succinctly, and most importantly, truthfully.--Percy