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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the bolded a major part of Trump's platform? All those awful unelected bureaucrats with the audacity to follow legalities by telling him "no?" And, my bad, I was under the impression that we were still looking to honor the constitution. As I'm not part of the MAGA distribution list, I'm not privy to the newest talking points. Apparently y'all have just given up on that antiquated document. I have seen some fun new terms pop up from the MAGA hive mind lately though. Cute little messages about nothing being illegal whilst saving the country, billions of dollars going to Maxine Waters, millions for condoms in Gaza, activist judges, the judiciary not being allowed to prevent executive action (my new personal favorite), stuff like that. At this point I'm starting to give up on even the level headed conservatives, which you have been. It seems there is little or nothing Mump can do that you will object to, despite spending the last four years yelping about practically everything the last POTUS did, right down to bowel movements. Conflicts of interest only matter to beta soy boys during Democratic administrations, amirite?

Honestly hope for the best for you here, hate to see people get fired without cause. But in your case, all you'll have to do is point to some of your posts here and they will hire you back, likely with better pay and less responsibility. You're a loyal conservative that likes it when libs cry. That is all the qualification you need.

Ah, the revered pickup line reinvented. "Scuse me ma'am, but does your stink have a no entry sign?"

Israel and the US joining with the who's who of autocratic regimes. Right wing politics in action. MAGA!

So instead of "billionaire Elon Musk" he shall now be referred to as "walking, talking, spastic conflict of interest named Elon Musk." Can we insert "alleged neo-nazi sympathizer" in there somewhere? We might need an acronym, this is getting a little wordy.

Nope. I voted for Kamala against Trump. I would not have voted for Biden. He was obviously not all there. Mind you I despised Kamala and would never have voted for her in the bygone pre-Trump era when I had the luxury of only voting for people I actually supported. Now it feels like I vote a lot more against candidates than for them.

Just another example of your willingness to unquestioningly throw the baby out with the bathwater. Of course some healthcare providers do this. Of course there is waste and fraud in the system. That doesn't mean you nuke the whole thing while ignoring the huge amounts of people gaining benefit from it. I used to work at a clinic in an extremely rural area. Telehealth was a godsend for some of those folks; I billed for it. It costs less than an in-person visit in most cases, while also saving time and money in transportation for people who live on very tight budgets.

"Better controls" is just a euphemism for unelected deep state bureaucrats doing their jobs. Ironic.

2 fingers or 4?

Yes, yes, we know. Trump has been anointed by God, saved from a bullet by God, and will lead us all into an age of peace and prosperity, destroying the foul underbelly of American decay and rot. He'll do this by -destroying the government's ability to respond to normal administrative duties (let's not even mention crises) -putting thousands of federal employees out of work, including those that are in charge of incredibly important services, like our nuclear arsenals -demolishing aid programs to the poorest Americans (and non-Americans), many of whom voted for him -making congress a group of slack-jawed NPC's that simply roll over to accommodate his whims and offer no resistance thus far -installing loyalists that are grossly underqualified for their jobs -removing all legal guardrails that might get in his way and setting up a looming Mexican standoff with SCOTUS -allowing the richest man in the world (who is not an American citizen and has highly dubious links to far right extremists all over the world, including alleged neo-nazi ties) to dismantle the government based on his own whims, assisted by a bunch of tech bros in their 20s that have literally NO idea what the consequences of their actions will be -massively cutting taxes to the richest Americans, who already take advantage of ridiculous amounts of tax shelters and tax avoidance I'll take a multitude of power hungry swamp creatures clamoring for a piece of the pie over a single man whose need for power, influence, and self-aggrandizement directly conflicts with the position he has obtained, wherein he decides entirely who gets pie based on their fealty to him. I may very well put too much trust in institutions that are meant to preserve and improve American society but have been co-opted by forces that are counter to that mission. But you have fully committed to a man with no honor, scruples, or sense of decency and morality and are claiming that HE ALONE can fix this by benevolently destroying it all while aligning himself with the world's dictators. Who's the dupe?

In some ways, this is true. Also true in some ways. This is not true. Cuz I will debate the shlt out of it. And @RLLD if you think I'm gonna watch that stuff, I have a couple of full length Maddow episodes I'd like you to see. The title of the thread hardly seems worthy of pointing out. Why the hell wouldn't people be leaving the party? The party itself has been a joke for pretty much my entire life if not longer. And that was before they lost a second election to Donald f'n Trump.

Thanks. That's... something.

What happened to @IGotWorms??

You are a one-note mutherfucker. Try expanding your vocabulary. It's probably because we default to never believing Trump's promises, especially if they seem positive. Hell yes I wanna see the lists.

That much is true.

I'm like the only dude in MN that is meh about hockey, but that game last night was awesome. McDavid is a savage.

Right on cue, the most hateful puke here speaks up. You're already blindly supporting unconstitutional actions and encroachment on freedom. There will be little limit to what you won't approve of, as long as your god Trump is the one doing it. You'll be a spectacular Mitläufer. Too bad I won't be able to take much pleasure from exposing the lunacy of your inane verbal fuckery and undying support for an autocrat when it all comes to light. It won't matter much when the state of our nation will be in tatters at that point.

Yes, let's. Let's also talk about the majority of FBI personnel being conservative politically, by all means. Let's talk about how regardless of which party sits in the WH they spend too much time and energy investigating Muslims, activists, journalists, civil rights groups, and politicians and not enough on counter-terrorism, their "primary" focus. How they consider the local mosque to be more dangerous than a right wing militia. How they blew off flagrant warning signs of 9/11 and the Boston marathon bombing. The blatant abuses of the FISA system. And then let's all pretend that Trump will make things "better."

Much closer to the 1919 White Sox IMO.

There might be hope for you yet! Sorry, couldn't resist.

And here we have the seeds of the playbook for 2028. I would be shocked if there is not a concerted effort to install him for a third term. Likely in the aftermath of a horrific event that probably would have been prevented if he weren't POTUS.

Agreed. Everything he posts could be lifted straight from RT or TASS. He's on an oligarch's payroll.

Do you not realize that if anything, this will make the FBI more partisan? They'll have no interest in any staff or agents that aren't beholden to MAGA. And the competency levels will decrease. It'll be DEI for MAGAmooks.

Don't apologize for people that will never see or admit how wrong, obnoxious, or hateful they are. Fuk 'em.