Red_Dragon wrote: 
Obscurity is the stone refuge of the ancients...

 Skydog wrote: 
Maybe, but I'm apolitical and idealistic to a fault, so I'm inclined to just shake my head and focus on my own shortcomings by default. We are , none of us, getting out of here alive. Not this moment. Not this world. Not this life. Better maybe time spent trying to express the natural goodness and vibrancy that becomes out love for life and each other as a future unit. Fug all this other nonsense and the perpetuation of it needlessly, and to none but a waste of opportunity to live and learn...

 oldviolin wrote: 
See, when you don't speak in obscure parables we are in agreement.

 oldviolin wrote: 
yep, both rinos and dinos are responsible for Trump

 ScottN wrote: 
In my opinion the ideologically impaired thinking and short term memories coupled with self serving and self righteous indignation of both republican and democratic politicians and adherents have given rise to Trump, and he damned well is determined to take advantage of his self perceived greatness, the future of greatness notwithstanding.

Sadly, articles like this are very easy to find.

Why is the Trump presidency such a rolling disaster?

And now he's sent Tillerson to Asia to pick a fight with North Korea. Seems making America great again includes starting a brand new war or two.

Alison posted this next door.

File under why not to wear a green tie on TV.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 

 olivertwist wrote: 

Trump not only made a baseless claim against Obama, but then his staff also accused Britain of carrying out the wiretapping. More brilliance on display!

US makes formal apology to Britain after White House accuses GCHQ of wiretapping Trump Tower

The US has made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House.

Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated a claim on Thursday evening – initially made by an analyst on Fox News - that GCHQ was used by Mr Obama to spy on Trump Tower in the lead-up to last November's election.

The comments prompted a furious response from GCHQ, which in a break from normal practice issued a public statement: "Recent allegations made by media commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano about GCHQ being asked to conduct 'wiretapping' against the then president-elect are nonsense. They are utterly ridiculous and should be ignored."

These 80 Programs Would Lose Federal Funding Under Trump’s Proposed Budget

 islander wrote: 
The utter vulgarity of the Trump administration diverts attention from its more important failures.

Sure, let's name a diplomatic neophyte as Secretary of State, and then  neuter his and its authority by under-staffing and under-funding The Department. .  What could go wrong?

 islander wrote: 
Well, after triage, there will finally be enough physicians for the remaining survivors patients.

Tillerson says diplomacy has failed as North Korea warns of nuclear war

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-tillerson-north-korea-20170316-story.html 


So hey, good news, The health care stuff won't matter so much now.

Trump the Outsider Outsources His Budget to Insider Think Tank

President Trump’s budget proposal, released on Thursday, echoes none of the populist, anti-establishment themes of candidate Trump’s campaign for higher office. Instead, it calls for a large increase in defense spending while reducing spending for a variety of popular domestic programs.

That’s not surprising considering where those ideas came from. Rather than bringing in new ideas from outside of the Beltway, many of its proposals are lifted straight from the recommendations of an elite ultra-conservative D.C. think tank: the Heritage Foundation.

Founded in 1973, Heritage has served as a sort of a watering hole for the Republican establishment, providing policy papers and staffers for GOP members of Congress and presidential administrations. Its 2015 annual report listed almost $100 million in revenues — drawn from conservative mega-donors and corporations — which it uses to facilitate the spread of its ideas across Washington, D.C.

And those ideas have found a home in the Trump administration, which leaned heavily on Heritage advice during the transition period. Many of the White House proposal’s ideas are identical to a budget blueprint Heritage drew up last year. (...)

Same old, same old...

 aflanigan wrote:

Nice try, but even Thomas owned slaves.

 Lazy8 wrote: 
I think that gala is honoring Thomas and Jesse. The color reproduction on the website is misleading.