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I suspect the Plankton with a Hairpiece thought Pence would be instantly vaporized.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/senate-gop-and-white-house-plan-final-urgent-blitz-to-pass-health-care-law/2017/07/07/08367830-631d-11e7-8adc-fea80e32bf47_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.92b5296b5971

One detail of this story makes me think McConnell already thinks it's over, and just wants to save face:

McConnell is expected to place greater responsibility on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) to pitch his controversial amendment that would allow insurers to offer plans that don’t meet ACA requirements — provided they also offer some that do. McConnell could ask Cruz to speak to Republican senators as soon as Tuesday, according to a person familiar with his strategy. Cruz has often talked about his amendment in the senators’ regular Tuesday lunches, but the burden of building support for the bill could be left to the firebrand conservative.

Yeah, let Ted Cruz reach out to the rest. Everyone loves Ted Cruz. Of course they will do as he pitches...

Negotiators haggled late into Friday night over language declaring that 19 of the G-20 members consider the Paris accord “irreversible,” an effort to cast the United States as an outlier for jettisoning the pact while glossing over friction about the decision.

But American officials were pressing language saying the United States would work with other nations to help them gain access to and use fossil fuels “more cleanly and efficiently.” This suggestion met with stiff resistance from President Emmanuel Macron of France.

Mr. Trump did little to paper over the disagreement, although his staff made sure that he did not have to listen to much criticism on climate change. His meeting with Mr. Putin was scheduled to begin just 15 minutes after the start of a G-20 working session on “Sustainable Growth, Climate, and Energy,” so he left after making a brief statement on the matter.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/europe/trump-g-20-trade-climate.html

It is truly predictable when his staff decides to display a modicum of confidence and planning ability

Competence. Not confidence. Oh well.

Def feels like mcconnell is just givin cruz enough rope

Xps

I now realize the article even hints at that:

It’s not yet clear whether Cruz’s proposal would be allowed under arcane Senate rules that Republicans are using to pass their bill with a simple majority rather than the supermajority required of most legislation. It’s also unclear what the impact would be on coverage levels or the deficit. The CBO is reviewing it along with other proposed changes, according to Republicans familiar with the situation. To some in McConnell’s orbit, Cruz is taking a risk by waging such a public campaign for his measure before those aspects are determined.

Cruz stands to be left responsible for the success or failure of a conservative amendment that could alienate other Republicans or undermine the special protections allowing the bill to pass along GOP party lines.

A Cruz spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment Friday.

he loves it tho doesn't he

the hate

the little worm

"Second, the two presidents agreed not to meddle in “each other’s” domestic affairs—equating American activities to promote democracy with Russian aggression aimed at undermining it,"

Enjoyed the world police angle running through this line.

If this incumbency does implode and doesn't take McConnell with it, it will continue to be pretty disgusting won't it?

I think so, but we'd better ask the three original beadles.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png/170px-Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png/170px-Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png/170px-Glasgow_Caledonian_University_Mace.png

dude must be the all-time cup-and-ball champion

speaking of beadles (and small hands)

http://www.handresearch.com/thumbs/jeremy-beadle-microphone-in-hand.jpg

Just got it running through my head where Oliver goes up to Harry Secombe and asks for more but think I need to rewatch the film

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/08/ivanka-trump-g20-world-leaders-meeting?CMP=fb_gu

The US president said: “I’m very proud of my daughter Ivanka, always have been from day one. I have to tell you that, from day one. If she weren’t my daughter, it’d be so much easier for her. It might be the only bad thing she has going, if you want to know the truth"

But if she wasn't your daughter, you'd have been dating her, so Catch-22.

Some amazing photos coming out of the G20 conference:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEJPN9GXkAAg6Wu.jpg:large

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DEO19QAVoAM8PV7.jpg

speaking of beadles (and small hands)

― bitumen: the animated series (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:53 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

does everyone turn into a fucking gibbering moron when 'satirising' trump seriously

sorry that's a little bit strong but come on folks

when trying to satirize someone, one must strive to achieve a certain resemblance to one's subject, or risk one's audience not recognizing who you are making fun of. hence, one must, in satirizing Trump, perforce sound like a gibbering moron to some extent.

I thought beadle small hands was a decent - at worst- effort for the thread tbph

i kinda liked the beadles

Had we seen this yet

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/us/politics/trump-russia-kushner-manafort.html

All sorts of fun details there.

A couple of good Washington Post pieces:

Republicans thought they could force 2018 Democrats to cut deals, but Trump keeps sliding in polls

Republicans increasingly uncertain of a legislative victory before August

sorry that's a little bit strong but come on folks

― imago, Saturday, July 8, 2017 7:18 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's aight sure nobody gives a shit about what you said

The IC is going to go postal.

well there's always a silver lining

believe it or not, making the IC angry isn't really a policy justification

if nobody else is going to give you credit for using perforce correctly in a sentence, well, I suppose I must.

(Aimless curtseys to El Tomboto)

"Yeah...we MET with some Russians, but we figured it was probably just the Democrats trying to set us up."

52 Republicazn senators shld be ashamed that we have not passed health reform by now WE WONT BE ASHAMED WE WILL GO FROM MAJORITY TO MINORITY

— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) July 9, 2017

I love being ruled by 86 year olds

So tweets like that ... is there a serious contingent of old cranky GOPers like Grassley and, I don't know, McCain, who are just so clearly discomfited by what's going on yet feel totally compelled to go along with it anyway? Like, if its a bad idea, why wait until it fails to complain? Or for that matter, why complain but just do it anyway? They're just complete cowards, right, but you'd think decades of experience would have taught them how to better navigate through this shit, unless this situation was truly never imagined. When they bump into true believers, old coots like Corwyn and young assholes like Gowdy alike, can they just not believe their ears, or at they (like apparently Hatch) just totally not listening? A shithead like McConnell, has he been rubbing his hands with glee since election day, or secretly panicking that his grand plan will be undone by dicks like Cruz and morons like Trump? It's a shame we'll likely never get an honest accounting from these dummies when the dust has settled in a couple of decades.

everybody but trump knows this is nowhere, la la la

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/08/haley-russia-election-meddling-240323

Making the rounds:

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/australian-journalists-searing-assessment-of-trump-strikes-a-chord-around-the-world-in-viral-video-20170709-gx7t5a.html

Milkshake Duck

If only he could bring such powerful condemnation to the antisemitic cultural marxism conspiracy theory he advocates https://t.co/5WOiQ3lCM6

— Eleanor Robertson (@marrowing) July 9, 2017

That @marrowing thread is a fun one

Hey if a white imperialist antisemite wants to make himself look good by shitting on Donnie Two Scoops who am I to argue!

Thank you @SenatorDole, very kind! pic.twitter.com/cXrYiK46Qq

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 9, 2017

so was bob dole always this bad or is he confused because he's 94

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 5 hours ago

Sanctions were not discussed at my meeting with President Putin. Nothing will be done until the Ukrainian & Syrian problems are solved!

i believe this, actually

Bob Dole worked in a different era, so he was not always that bad, but he always had the potential to be that bad, if circumstances had allowed it.

(Ron Howard narrator voice) the circumstances allowed it.

Bob Dole should've been president in '96.

v weird to imagine the universe where dole was still president in 2004

He's not dead yet and its the GOP. What will come first, the first centenarian prez or first female prez?

xxp

i think there's an interesting argument that hw bush and/or dole winning against clinton probably would have been better for keeping the GOP a more moderate party and the democrats mightve started saying "we cant win being the gop-lite like clinton!" but it's such a depressing thought

lol burn

.@realDonaldTrump's performance at the #G20 shows he "has no desire and no capacity to lead the world": @CUhlmann https://t.co/0ithCHSWyK pic.twitter.com/iW0X78UNVZ

— ABC News (@abcnews) July 9, 2017

i think there's an interesting argument that hw bush and/or dole winning against clinton probably would have been better for keeping the GOP a more moderate party and the democrats mightve started saying "we cant win being the gop-lite like clinton!" but it's such a depressing thought

The argument is stronger with Poppy Bush winning reelection (and it delays Dems losing House and Senate).

Counterfactuals are endless fun for the whole Internet