Quote (thesnipa @ 15 Jan 2019 16:36)

his ugly optics have unarguably cost him incalculable results in his presidency.

his tone, behavior, divisiveness, inability to stay on topic, anti-PC mission, etc have cost him dearly. he had a mandate, he squashed it, got nothing done, and is not a 1-5 year lame duck president unless he can clear out the optics and win back the House without losing the Senate at the same time. he's currently Nanci and Chuck's bitch, legislatively. he has Executive orders, and fuckall else.

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his path forward without changing the optics and winning back the legislature is to go after pure bipartisan avenues to get something done. criminal justice reform is a tasty flavor but he'll find it's far less bipartisan than the first measure once he gets further than skin deep. and that's it. there are no other issues that he can tackle in a bipartisan manner.

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when people speak about trump's rhetoric with narratives like "he gets it done" or "he says what he has to" they're just being childishly naive. he has cost himself a great deal in his quest to counter the PC culture and media. no pragmatic person or anyone with a shred of logic could deny it. his first 2 years with both houses was squandered. at least Obummer got the healthcare bill.

Quote (thesnipa @ 15 Jan 2019 16:36)

his ugly optics have unarguably cost him incalculable results in his presidency.

his tone, behavior, divisiveness, inability to stay on topic, anti-PC mission, etc have cost him dearly. he had a mandate, he squashed it, got nothing done, and is not a 1-5 year lame duck president unless he can clear out the optics and win back the House without losing the Senate at the same time. he's currently Nanci and Chuck's bitch, legislatively. he has Executive orders, and fuckall else.

his path forward without changing the optics and winning back the legislature is to go after pure bipartisan avenues to get something done. criminal justice reform is a tasty flavor but he'll find it's far less bipartisan than the first measure once he gets further than skin deep. and that's it. there are no other issues that he can tackle in a bipartisan manner.

when people speak about trump's rhetoric with narratives like "he gets it done" or "he says what he has to" they're just being childishly naive. he has cost himself a great deal in his quest to counter the PC culture and media. no pragmatic person or anyone with a shred of logic could deny it. his first 2 years with both houses was squandered. at least Obummer got the healthcare bill.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Jan 15 2019 09:50am)

when Obama had EOs and fuckall else, he created DACA, which the GOP still havent been able to rescind. and if RBG doesnt make it till nov 2020, then he'll leave a solid 6-3 conservative majority SCOTUS as his major legacy.





i-i-i-i-infrastructure week!





Ive said it a day or two ago, and Ill say it again: Trump/the GOP did not have full control of the Senate, they never had a filibuster-proof majority like Obama did when he passed the ACA.

and the exact things that are costing him now that he's the president, are the things that have gotten him into the white house in the first place. a career politician in his position would have abandoned all the rhetoric and policies from the campaign trail once sworn in, while Trump has stayed true to himself. this is suboptimal for himself and for the country, but this authenticity is part of his appeal to his base.

Quote (fender @ Jan 15 2019 09:54am)

well, trump got his tax cuts - and even though they largely benefit the wealthy and corporations (and therefore clearly aren't what he promised to his voters), you can't deny that it's a legislative 'achievement'. a terrible, selfish, and costly one maybe, but still...

Quote (IceMage @ Jan 15 2019 07:20am)

I think the resident Native-American makes a pretty good point:



But hey... don't acknowledge the legitimacy of his feelings, just call him a pussy, and me a snowflake. That's manliness in the age of Trump.

Quote (ofthevoid @ Jan 15 2019 10:26am)

He is a pussy and fuck his fake oppressed feelings. A mere reference to native related events= racism, groups lining up to get their two cents in and play the victim card, etc. Fuck PC culture, it ruined Hollywood and all that’s left is garbage super hero movies that almost all have the same shallow plots.

Quote (Beowulf @ Jan 15 2019 10:31am)

You claim you miss the 90s and 00s because it was less politically correct but you're full of shit. It was different political correct. When Christian conservatives were in the lead of what we see today. When being outed as gay could ruin your life. When criticizing war and the justice system and the actions of the country could ruin you.

You miss power. You miss being able to offend anyone you want but they couldn't fight back in a more conservative society.

You miss your version of political correctness not being a loser

Quote (ofthevoid @ Jan 15 2019 11:26am)

He is a pussy and fuck his fake oppressed feelings. A mere reference to native related events= racism, groups lining up to get their two cents in and play the victim card, etc. Fuck PC culture, it ruined Hollywood and all that’s left is garbage super hero movies that almost all have the same shallow plots.

Quote (ofthevoid @ Jan 15 2019 10:39am)

I miss MadTV, I miss movies where the black guy can be a thug without columnists giving some 3deep5me explanations of how’s its racism. I miss Swarzenegger fighting Arabs or Stallone mowing down Asians. I’m a first gen immigrant, I never had power. I am going to fight for the right to free speech and expression against pussies like you that like to take the moral high ground and guilt people into behaving how you want them to.

Your ideology turned Hollywood to shit fuck you.