What does a TRUMP presidency look like?

Started by FunkMonk, November 08, 2016, 11:02:57 PM

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The Minsky Moment

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

No he won't - he lacks one essential characteristic to exercise effective power in the new administration: his name is not "Trump" and he isn't married to one.
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Berkut

Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2016, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
You guys really need to read up on your Pence.  He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you're right.  Mike Pence impressed me a lot during the campaign.


Of course he did. He is a religious fanatic.
"If you think this has a happy ending, then you haven't been paying attention."

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Berkut

Imagine what Trump is going to do to the climate change issue.

He believes it is made up.
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Tonitrus

Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2016, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
You guys really need to read up on your Pence.  He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you're right.  Mike Pence impressed me a lot during the campaign.

I know you didn't mean to encourage me, but, well, there you have it.

Personally, I don't think Trump let's anyone make decisions besides Trump.

A lot of outtakes from his business dealings recently seem to indicate he is happy to let his subordinates (e.g. his kids) do all the work/make the deals...and then he signs the checks/contracts.

jimmy olsen

Pence is a discount Ted Cruz. Not quite as bad, not quite as competent. Still pretty damn bad. Competent enough that the country won't fall apart if he really manages to wield a lot of power. Will he actually wield that power? Who knows?
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2016, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
You guys really need to read up on your Pence.  He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you're right.  Mike Pence impressed me a lot during the campaign.

I know you didn't mean to encourage me, but, well, there you have it.

The guy believes in conversion therapy for homosexuals.
He made pushed for the most draconian anti-choice laws in the country.
He slashed funding for clinics so hard, Indiana actually saw an HIV epidemic.

Uh, yeah.

Berkut

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 01:11:29 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2016, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
You guys really need to read up on your Pence.  He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you're right.  Mike Pence impressed me a lot during the campaign.

I know you didn't mean to encourage me, but, well, there you have it.

The guy believes in conversion therapy for homosexuals.
He made pushed for the most draconian anti-choice laws in the country.
He slashed funding for clinics so hard, Indiana actually saw an HIV epidemic.

Uh, yeah.

Stop baiting Beebs.
"If you think this has a happy ending, then you haven't been paying attention."

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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Berkut on November 09, 2016, 01:12:13 AM
Stop baiting Beebs.

Fuck him, I've had about enough of his backwoods bullshit.

HVC

Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 01:11:29 AM
Quote from: Barrister on November 09, 2016, 12:59:33 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on November 09, 2016, 12:56:32 AM
You guys really need to read up on your Pence.  He's going to be making a lot of policy decisions, and running the EOP on a day-to-day basis.

I hope you're right.  Mike Pence impressed me a lot during the campaign.

I know you didn't mean to encourage me, but, well, there you have it.

The guy believes in conversion therapy for homosexuals.
He made pushed for the most draconian anti-choice laws in the country.
He slashed funding for clinics so hard, Indiana actually saw an HIV epidemic.

Uh, yeah.

BB. Right now

Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Berkut

The corruption we are going to see is just going to be the best corruption ever.
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Berkut on November 09, 2016, 01:17:46 AM
The corruption we are going to see is just going to be the best corruption ever.

Teapot Dome?
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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CountDeMoney


CountDeMoney

Hey, I suppose this means Otto gets mobilized for The War on Immigrants.

Admiral Yi

I don't see what exactly Trump can do about Iran except rant.  It's not like the rest of the world is going to jump to attention and reimpose sanctions because Trump won an election.  The most he could do is unilaterally impose sanctions, and he would still need Congress to do that.