Trump, July 2017: Tweet more

McCain wants to be remembered as the Maverick.

McCain just admitted he doesn't think the bill will pass anyway

I'm getting kind of apoplectic here

you know what, mccain is right. now is the time for compromise and incremental progress. come on democrats, change your hearts and start working with mcconnell to kill a few more people!

FWIW, hard right movement anti-ACA types are just raging right now. They see the whole thing as a cynical sellout from the get-go as much as, say, we do. And they're trashing McCain just as much.

what a sententious gas bag

John McCain, making nobody happy since the day he was born

Meanwhile. Dag, V.D. Hanson is not liking the "poke Sessions with a stick" stuff.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/449810/donald-trump-jeff-sessions-tweets-criticism

I lolled a bit at

He was a force for immigration enforcement and an advocate of the ignored muscular working classes long before Trump

The taut, glistening muscles of the ignored working classes. Forgotten men who work deep in the earth, with well-worn tools.

WSJ INTERVIEW: Trump says Sessions—only senator to endorse him in primary—did so bc of big crowds, not loyalty https://t.co/BP4RpTNn79

— Michael C. Bender (@MichaelCBender) July 25, 2017

dude cant be a fucking man and fire sessions himself

FWIW, hard right movement anti-ACA types are just raging right now. They see the whole thing as a cynical sellout from the get-go as much as, say, we do. And they're trashing McCain just as much.

if i ever have a tumor i'll call it john mccain.

Dems object to waiving the reading of amendments, which if it continues will MASSIVELY elongate this process.

— David Dayen (@ddayen) July 25, 2017

hurry up with the tax cuts already. we've humored the self-righteous and the poor long enough

Recap: McCain just voted against returning to regular order, and then gave a speech about how important it is to return to regular order.

— Matt O'Brien (@ObsoleteDogma) July 25, 2017

he's literally Woody Allen in the trial scene of Bananas

this motion is a fraud of a mockery of a sham

It was a vote to show GOP base that debate on party pledge could proceed. But mods and cons of Sen GOP may walk away from final passage.

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 25, 2017

someone photoshop this with the appropriate non-committed folks

http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_500/MI0001/504/MI0001504453.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

xp "may"

The usual weirdness and laughable claims in this Trump press conference. Good one: Trump said right from the start how difficult health care would be, something he illustrated with a series of undulating hand motions ("You go a little bit right, you lose three votes on the left"). Thought for sure I remember him saying it would be the easiest thing in the world.

Press conference over. Took all of four or five questions.

All Mod(s and) Cons

costa getting ratioed on twitter (and deleting a tweet) right now for calling mccain's speech a "roar"

a lot of older journalists getting ratioed too

Quite a major generational & cultural divide in how the media covered that McCain speech. https://t.co/C0kQsSFs8R pic.twitter.com/Tc3juFZzIW

— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) July 25, 2017

not that that matters per se ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If the North Vietnamese had done their job properly, we wouldn't be in this position right now.

McCain's committed to killing more Americans than the North Vietnamese did

Guys! This is a veteran you're talking about! A war hero! One who's done everything he could subsequently to undermine any lingering notion of his status as a hero, sure, but a hero nonetheless!

In 2018 the Democrats will run on a full-throated populist platform of "restoring regular order" to the Senate

— Jon Schwarz (@tinyrevolution) July 25, 2017

Can't believe Trump was talking shit about Sessions again moments after that senate vote.

Democrats for Senate 2020: More Order, Increased Politeness, Fewer Bathroom Breaks, Light Banter, Optional Snacks

costa deleted BOTH of his shitty mccain tweets

Deleted McCain tweets. Observed an ill, vet Sen. returning and speaking forcefully. Fact remains he supported unpopular, consequential bill.

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 25, 2017

Meanwhile

http://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-scaramuccis-purge-begins-and-its-kill-the-first-guy-you-see-time-at-white-house

Still, among the staffers who could be in Scaramucci’s crosshairs, there is some bewilderment as to why they are being targeted when there are much bigger fish to fry.
“If you’re concerned about leaks that are actually doing the most harm to this [White House], leaks from [mid-level] members of the press and comms team aren’t your problem,” one aide vented. “You’d have a better shot with looking at staff that has people whose names rhyme with ‘Rannon’ or ‘Meibus’ or ‘Wushner’ or ‘Mellyanne’ or ‘Tone,’ [and so on].”

it's weird with mccain. it's not like he's steve jobs, an awful asshole but extremely charismatic. he's a horrible man irl by all accounts. but he's really done a number on the press corps.

Dude who replaced Sessions in the Senate (and is currently in a messy primary) attempts thread a needle

pic.twitter.com/DZ4MP0qwzW

— Sen Luther Strange (@SenatorStrange) July 25, 2017

I think we can bully Costa for a mea culpa where he admits he eats his own shit like ice cream

does he get two scoops tho?

It's his shit he can eat it however he wants

The media knows thou dast not speak against a former POW of the Holy US Military; that's a sub for charisma.

And he sold his company for a tremendous amount of money. At the time especially -- this was a long time ago -- sold his company for a tremendous amount of money. And he went out and bought a big yacht, and he had a very interesting life. I won’t go any more than that because you’re Boy Scouts, so I’m not going to tell you what he did.

AUDIENCE: Booo --

TRUMP: Should I tell you? Should I tell you?

AUDIENCE: Yes!

TRUMP: Oh, you’re Boy Scouts, but you know life. You know life. So -- look at you. Who would think this is the Boy Scouts, right?

i disqualify myself because i done em both!

Re: Treeship's quote: I love how AUDIENCE: is just one character in this dialogue.

My parentverse is full of outraged people saying they'll never donate to the Scouts again etc., etc. Meanwhile I'm sure on the right you're seeing "Damn, maybe I should give Scouting a second look even though they're soft on the ghey."

I'm no BSAstan but if Democrats take their children, participation, and money out of it (while RedHatters sign up their boys in droves) it becomes ever more Trump Youthy.

Manafort subpoena ... no longer on? Conflicting reports.

Because he turned?

Because there is no winning against Trump. This country is toast. It's time to break up the States and end the failed experiment. There can be no recovery at this point. It's too far gone.

Maybe!

I doubt Manafort flipped or if he did it would manifest itself this way.. he probably said he would comply with their doc and interview requests so a subpoena forcing him to comply isn't necessary.

wouldn't you issue a subpoena in the first place only if he wouldn't comply? You give them a chance to comply first, then you issue a subpoena if they don't. If they are complying, no need to ever issue a subpoena.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/prosecutors-some-bribes-in-oligarch-case-earmarked-for-us/2017/07/25/13ac4cda-718c-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html

this is straight reporting, not an editorial or op-ed https://t.co/1pItXgG6yD pic.twitter.com/8zQj91ByxF

— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) July 26, 2017

I do not understand McCain's reasoning -- criticizing the bill but voting for it to proceed