Might is very high-maintenance and mostly benefits the few

More bootlickers

Drooling neo-colonialism

 Steely_D wrote:

Be careful what you wish for.

 rgio wrote:
But this might actually be a moment where Congress decides to take its job seriously and we will see them pushed back. And maybe monkeys will fly out of my butt.

 rgio wrote:
Interestingly, the part of Colorado this water bill was going to serve is MAGA turf big time. Careful who you vote for… 

 Proclivities wrote:
So.... a bill that unanimously went through Congress gets vetoed.  It can still get funded, but will require Republicans to go against Trump and deliver a 2/3rds majority.   

He's teaching everyone a lesson about following his orders... the hell with the electorate.  

Trumps putting every elected Republican in repeatedly no-win situations.  It'll be interesting to see what happens after primaries this year.  Do candidates find religion after they win the nomination?  Buckle up. 

Trump vetoes unanimously approved, Boebert-sponsored water bill

Woman who wore Trump MAGA hat at wedding charged with child sexual abuse

 Red_Dragon wrote:

And the sad thing is that this is absolutely not something new. 
There were always people selling snake oil to the gullible.
The proliferation of "life coaches" who have no responsibility for whether their words are helpful.
Podcast bros tell you to buy gold or supplements or testosterone or laetrile - these scammers have always known that there's a top half of the population that will believe almost anything if they think it will make them faster, smarter, richer, more virile, or even one step ahead of someone else. They are playing an ego game, not a rational one. It's a short game, not a long one.
They were never told of the tortoise and the hare.

And now, a completely incompetent, obviously senile, huckster is their leader. 
Are groceries cheaper? Was the ACA repealed and replaced? Are our allies more tightly bound to us, creating strength through unity?
Is America considered a trustworthy nation that people (with the choice) want to move to? Do the people living here think that we're all in it together and through our collective greatness we'll make great strides in infrastructure, science, humanities, and standard of living?

We're now - in one short year - a fucking joke. Under the leadership of someone who, when asked, says he doesn't know what's going on. This we already knew.

What line has to be crossed before the spineless Republican cowards in Congress decide to act on behalf of the nation and not wet their undies thinking of disagreeing with the loser mobster and his cronies?