Starker on 30/10/2019 at 19:06
Quote Posted by jkcerda
was she fighting for the little guy when she voted to increase military spending? or was she just listening to the war chants of her ancestors?
Like when she voted against this year's bloated defence budget? Of course, senators look to cater to the defence industries of the states they are representing and sometimes their votes are influenced by that. Even Bernie has done that for Vermont. But her presidential platform also includes cracking down on the outsized influence of defence contractors and introducing some rules on lobbying. And there's no reason to think she would handle defence contractors with any softer gloves than she has treated big banks. She was the only one to grill Mark Esper (Secretary of Defence) about his working for Raytheon and ask him to recuse himself from decisions that would benefit the company (which, btw, is one of the top five employers in her state).
jkcerda on 31/10/2019 at 15:58
circus is getting bigger . house passed resolution and republicans got what they asked for
Renzatic on 31/10/2019 at 16:08
I like how Trump tried blaming the little dip in the Dow Jones today on the impeachment proceedings. Someone should tell him that the last time we impeached a president, the stock market soared.
Renzatic on 1/11/2019 at 19:39
I found this video earlier today. Based upon what's currently known, it details exactly what the big deal is concerning Trump and his actions in Ukraine from a legal perspective, and what may be a violation of what laws.
[video=youtube;pwDwZjxo4eg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwDwZjxo4eg[/video]
Vae on 1/11/2019 at 23:46
[video=youtube;alvj8Jmr8qA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvj8Jmr8qA[/video]
Renzatic on 2/11/2019 at 00:33
Okay, people. We now have two different takes on the issue at hand. Based upon the evidence presented in each, which one sounds like it argues it's case better?
Nicker on 2/11/2019 at 02:13
Levine was just painful to listen to. He sure loves those false equivalents. Muller pursuing foreign leads in a corruption investigation = tRump extorting a desperate country for dirt on rivals. People are dying because of 45's hubris and inhumanity.
Renzatic on 2/11/2019 at 02:43
What Fox News and crew are doing is listing out the basics while ignoring the most damning parts of the accusations.
Yes, Trump can negotiate quid pro quos with other nations. That's one of the assigned tasks of the Executive Branch.
Yes, Trump can withhold congressionally assigned funds earmarked to foreign nations if he feels it's in the best interest of the United States to do so.
Yes, Trump can pressure the DOJ to investigate an opposing candidate, even during an election season.
What they're refusing to acknowledge is how he used these powers, and for what purpose. The intent.
Is Trump using the powers granted him by his office for the good of the United States, or for the good of Donald J. Trump? If it's the former, that's perfectly legal. The latter? Very much illegal. Trump as president is a public figure, occupying a public office. That he uses the powers of his office for the good of the public isn't a mere consideration, it's a legal expectation. Breaking this expectation, and using your granted powers for your own gain is the textbook definition of corruption.
this is the twist of the knife that's being ignore. What Vae, and the talking heads he listens to on Youtube are refusing to acknowledge. If you're president, you can only use the powers of the presidency for the good of America. Withholding funds to pressure a foreign power into cooperating with your personal lawyer who's acting as an unofficial investigator in order to dig up dirt on a opposing candidate during an election season can't in any way be construed as being in the best interests of the country as a whole.
Pyrian on 2/11/2019 at 04:40
I'm bemused by some of the Trump pets getting all up in arms over an allegation - containing not a shred of evidence - that Obama/Clinton instigated the DoJ Russia investigation, while denying Trump's outright admission that he pushed for a foreign investigation into Biden's family.
Trump's action is worse in every dimension. For one thing, there's no doubt it happened, as opposed to contradicted by all available evidence. Second, it's foreign influencing, rather than intra-administration. Third, there was the quid pro quo aspect. Fourth, the Russia investigation turned up real results while the Biden-ish re-investigation into settled issues isn't expected (nor in all likelihood even intended) to find anything new and relevant.
It takes some deep partisan mirror house glasses to invent an issue in the former and not see the issue in the latter.
