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This is the good that politicians can do. I wish they did it more often.Porter calls on Wells Fargo CEO to refund consumers cheated by bank
This is the good that politicians can do. I wish they did it more often.Porter calls on Wells Fargo CEO to refund consumers cheated by bank
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I think there is no chance trump admits it if he tests positive (though if you see him rushing to shake hands with pelosi and biden then Id say thats a good sign he is)Was just posting about this in Covid thread....If Trump and Pence get tested positive, then it'd make Nancy Pelosi as next in line acting chief. Imagine having her in charge during election
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That would be great if that happened.I think there is no chance trump admits it if he tests positive (though if you see him rushing to shake hands with pelosi and biden then Id say thats a good sign he is)
Im sure the secret service can kill off pence and make it look like CV-19 and then he can make Ivanka his running mate
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You'd than have Chuck Grassley in command.That would be great if that happened.
He released a statement that he was at a wedding and didn't do anything wrong.The end of his political career.
He's painting it as if he came across the scene or someone called for his help but unless he gets out ahead of this with a negative drug test ASAP there's absolutely zero chance anyone is going to fall for that.Tweet
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At 86 years old, he'll croak any day. Who's next?You'd than have Chuck Grassley in command.
I knew I was right in not trusting him. He always seemed sketchy to me.
Pompeo or Mnuchin probably. Only Dem in that list would be Nancy.At 86 years old, he'll croak any day. Who's next?
You’d actually choose those two snakes? I appreciate you’re on the right but that’s no reason to back crooks.Pompeo or Mnuchin probably. Only Dem in that list would be Nancy.
It's the official succession list, dude. Not my choice.You’d actually choose those two snakes? I appreciate you’re on the right but that’s no reason to back crooks.
Ah, apologies I saw you criticising Pelosi earlier and then one of the replies sounded like it was your opinion.It's the official succession list, dude. Not my choice.
I was just saying it'd be super for Dems if Trump/Pence are stuck in quarantine and Pelosi is in control...can help a lot in coming elections.Ah, apologies I saw you criticising Pelosi earlier and then one of the replies sounded like it was your opinion.
Sentiment still stands though, you fascist
McConnell is the one who holds the keys to the elections. He’s top of my corona wish list tooI was just saying it's be super for Dems if Trump/Pence are stuck in quarantine and Pelosi is in control...can help a lot in coming elections.
How so? If Dems tilt Arizona, Alabama and Colorado plus Maine it'll be neck to neck in Senate race. All 4 are winnable.McConnell is the one who holds the keys to the elections. He’s top of my corona wish list too
Without the election security and anti-voter suppression bills passing the senate, Dems are going to have a torrid time in the elections.How so? If Dems tilt Arizona, Alabama and Colorado plus Maine it'll be neck to neck in Senate race. All 4 are winnable.
The virus is probably the worst thing for a sitting president this close to election.
It's come down to Sanders supporters to decide this election.
Not sure. Sinema and Doug Jones won without those and can still win. Plus Trump ratings are on downward spiral. If he can tilt the swing States, it's possible.Without the election security and anti-voter suppression bills passing the senate, Dems are going to have a torrid time in the elections.
This will kill any chance of him forging a political career going forward. On a personal level, i do hope he undergoes treatment and counselling.Tweet
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Some people are idiots. And cnuts.Tweet
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“This is a total failure of Democratic Party leadership.”
Progressives erupted with frustration and anger Wednesday over days of reporting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would not consider cash payments for Americans without means-testing despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has ground the U.S. economy almost to a standstill.
President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have taken the opportunity to outflank Pelosi and House Democrats on the payments, leading to anger from the left.
“I truly don’t know how to describe how maddening it is that Republicans and Trump officials are to the left of Congressional Dem leadership on this issue,” tweeted activist Jordan Uhl.
Direct cash payments would be a salve to the gaping wound left in the U.S. economy by the pandemic.
“We are the wealthiest nation in human history, and have the lowest borrowing costs of any major government on the planet, and thus, can easily afford to contain the pandemic and keep our people well provisioned simultaneously,” Eric Levitz wrote Tuesday for New York Magazine. “All we need is for Congress to overcome its superstitions about deficits, and supply the economy with the many trillions of dollars in stimulus that even many center-right economists say we need.”
As the crisis has deepened, the political ground on cash payments has shifted substantitally, with bipartisan Congressional support for the proposal.
As the Washington Post reported, proposals from the White House and Pelosi both have some restrictions, though the California Democrat’s plan appears more complicated:
“Nancy Pelosi is officially to the right of Tom Cotton on economic support for American families,” HuffPost reporter Zach Carter tweeted on Sunday. “This is a total failure of Democratic Party leadership.”
Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill on Twitter Tuesday emphasized that any aid “MUST be targeted” for the Speaker to approve it, drawing further anger from the left.
“Why?” asked New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie. “If we agree that the crisis is stark and immediate, and we know that precise targeting takes time and administrative effort, why make that a requirement when you can simply disburse the funds *now* and collect from high-income recipients *later*?”
New Consensus president Saikat Chakrabarti was flabbergasted at Pelosi’s resistance to payments for all Americans.
“This crazy obsession in Dem leadership with looking ‘reasonable’ by not ‘doing too much’ is about as impractical and insane as you can get in the face of a pandemic,” Chakrabarti tweeted.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has proposed a $2 trillion package including direct payments to Americans. Journalist Walker Bragman on Wednesday noted the absurdity of Trump being closer to Sanders on relief than Democratic leadership.
“Trump, who bungled the early response to coronavirus, is starting to take actions resembling Bernie Sanders’ proposals—monthly checks, ramping up production via the Defense Production Act, freezing foreclosures and evictions,” said Bragman. “All while Dems push things like tax rebates. Baffling.”