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Apr 11 2017 07:38am
Quote (cambovenzi @ Apr 11 2017 07:26am)
Is anyone else for deeply slashing the non-essential travel, security and entertainment budget of the president and his family, and making them pick up the tab if they still want to do it?

Lets strip ex-presidents and former first ladies of their Secret service details while we are at it. A 2012 act re-extended it to lifetime protection, when it used to be only 10 years.

Or are we just complaining because its trump in office now?


Mainly complaining because Republicans spent 8 years riding Obama for travel expenditures and golfing, but are now strangely silent when Trump spends an order of magnitude more.
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Apr 11 2017 07:43am
Quote (Thor123422 @ Apr 11 2017 01:38pm)
Mainly complaining because Republicans spent 8 years riding Obama for travel expenditures and golfing, but are now strangely silent when Trump spends an order of magnitude more.


Kinda this. The hypocrisy is astounding.
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Apr 11 2017 07:46am
Quote (balrog66 @ Apr 11 2017 08:43am)
Kinda this. The hypocrisy is astounding.


It's just partisanship. Democrats and liberals do the same thing when they call Republicans warmongers when majority of democrats are centrists and mostly left center who support just as much warmongering as the right does.
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Apr 11 2017 07:47am
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It's just partisanship. Democrats and liberals do the same thing when they call Republicans warmongers when majority of democrats are centrists and mostly left center who support just as much warmongering as the right does.


I disagree with "just as much", but agree with the sentiment.
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Apr 11 2017 07:49am
Quote (Thor123422 @ Apr 11 2017 08:38am)
Mainly complaining because Republicans spent 8 years riding Obama for travel expenditures and golfing, but are now strangely silent when Trump spends an order of magnitude more.


ding ding ding. agreed 100%. This is the part of politics that bothers me the most. Trump bashes Obama for trying to go attack Syria without Congressional approval. Obama then refuses to strike without Congressional approval. Then, Trump goes and strikes without Congressional approval LOL.

It's the hypocrisy that drives me, and most, nuts.
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Apr 11 2017 07:52am
Quote (AspenSniper @ Apr 11 2017 07:49am)
ding ding ding. agreed 100%. This is the part of politics that bothers me the most. Trump bashes Obama for trying to go attack Syria without Congressional approval. Obama then refuses to strike without Congressional approval. Then, Trump goes and strikes without Congressional approval LOL.

It's the hypocrisy that drives me, and most, nuts.


If Trump was spending, like, 20% more, I really wouldn't give a shit. What gets me is that Trump is going every weekend to his private resorts, golfing, making a mockery of the office, abusing the position by raising prices at his resorts, etc. etc. Literally worse than Obama could have ever done, and Republicans will even go so far as to act like it's not abusing the system to make money.

Oh, and he changed his Trust so that he can actually withdraw entire businesses without disclosing it, so his "trust" is basically non-existent at this point.
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Apr 11 2017 02:58pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ Apr 11 2017 08:52am)
If Trump was spending, like, 20% more, I really wouldn't give a shit. What gets me is that Trump is going every weekend to his private resorts, golfing, making a mockery of the office, abusing the position by raising prices at his resorts, etc. etc. Literally worse than Obama could have ever done, and Republicans will even go so far as to act like it's not abusing the system to make money.

Oh, and he changed his Trust so that he can actually withdraw entire businesses without disclosing it, so his "trust" is basically non-existent at this point.


they probably praise his business skills for finding a way to take more money out of their pockets
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Apr 11 2017 03:22pm
Hacks dont usually talk about things that make their party look like hypocritical ass holes.
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Apr 11 2017 03:28pm
#unbelievable!!
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Apr 11 2017 04:11pm
Fake news.
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