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Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:06 am
by Shirley
Iowa's longest-serving Republican state lawmaker is ditching the party in a protest of what he called President Donald Trump's "unacceptable behavior" and is joining the Democrats.
State Rep. Andy McKean, a moderate from eastern Iowa whose 29 years in the legislature include stints in the House and Senate, announced his party switch at a news conference Tuesday. He called Trump "a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children" and said he'll seek re-election in 2020 as a Democrat...
"He sets, in my opinion, a poor example for the nation and particularly for our children by personally insulting -- often in a crude and juvenile fashion -- those who disagree with him, being a bully at a time when we are attempting to discourage bullying, his frequent disregard for the truth and his willingness to ridicule or marginalize people for their appearance, ethnicity or disability," he said.
..."I believe that it is just a matter of time before our party pays a heavy price for President Trump's reckless spending and shortsighted financial policies, his erratic, destabilizing foreign policy and his disregard for environmental concerns," added McKean, whose district sits in two rural, blue-collar counties in Iowa, Jones and Jackson.
"If this is the new normal, I want no part of it."
Republicans in Iowa vowed retribution against McKean.
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Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 6:01 am
by Shirley
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:09 am
by ousdahl
Oh yeah!
Was there anything about Douche bank in the mueller report?
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 11:24 am
by Shirley
"So
Much
Winning!!!"
The U.S. Chamber wants to disentangle its brand from the GOP and hopes to rebuild the center
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, navigating dramatic cultural change that’s transforming the worlds of politics and business, plans to become less aligned with the Republican Party than it has been for decades.
The largest and most powerful corporate lobbying group in Washington is changing the way it evaluates lawmakers for the first time in 40 years, launching a $250 million capital campaign to remodel its headquarters and even rethinking its approach to regulation.
Several dues-paying companies have balked as the Chamber endorsed fewer and fewer Democrats over the past several election cycles. The GOP’s drift toward protectionism, nativism and isolationism since Donald Trump took over the party in 2016 is also at odds with the Chamber’s longtime support for expanding free trade, growing legal immigration and investing in infrastructure.
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Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 12:58 pm
by Shirley
Can anyone tell if she's lobbying Dimwit Don to be named
acting ambassador to the UN, or Secretary of State?
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1121411858496413696
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 6:45 am
by Shirley
"President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia undercut President Trump’s position on disarmament, saying North Korea needs stronger security guarantees."
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:25 am
by Deleted User 89
photoshop?
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:33 pm
by Shirley
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 6:48 pm
by Deleted User 89
queue dolo in 5...4...3...
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:55 pm
by dolomite
2...1...zero!!!!
Yes, you know how I feel about polls. Need I say more?
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 6:39 pm
by Shirley
Mexican Boxer Destroys American Fighter Wearing Trump Wall Shorts
American super-featherweight Rod Salka came in rocking a wall-themed set of trunks with "America 1st" written on them. He left with the same shorts and a big old L, by way of Mexico's Francisco Vargas...
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:00 pm
by Shirley
U.S. farmer income plummets $11.8 billion as Trump trade war drags on
The personal income of farmers in the U.S. declined by an annualized $11.8 billion between January and March, the biggest 1st quarter drop in 3 years, Bloomberg reports, citing Commerce Department data released Monday.
The big picture: The drop is being driven primarily by the fallout from President Trump’s trade disputes, a nosedive in commodity prices and record flooding in the Midwest. As a result, farmer bankruptcies in the Midwest have shot up to levels the U.S. hasn't seen for approximately a decade.
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Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:30 pm
by Deleted User 89
add to that the wacky weather (not enough rain last year, too much and at the wrong time this year), and many farmers, at least of the wheat kind here in KS, have had a really rough go of things recently
we're selling our wheat land, largely because of the instability
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:15 pm
by Deleted User 62
Nothing a few extra billion sent to mailboxes can't fix.
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 2:45 pm
by Deleted User 89
should i hold my breath till the check comes?
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:17 pm
by Shirley
TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:30 pm
add to that the wacky weather (not enough rain last year, too much and at the wrong time this year), and many farmers, at least of the wheat kind here in KS, have had a really rough go of things recently
we're selling our wheat land, largely because of the instability
Very sorry to hear that Trad.
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:48 pm
by Deleted User 89
Feral wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:17 pm
TraditionKU wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 1:30 pm
add to that the wacky weather (not enough rain last year, too much and at the wrong time this year), and many farmers, at least of the wheat kind here in KS, have had a really rough go of things recently
we're selling our wheat land, largely because of the instability
Very sorry to hear that Trad.
thanks, but i'm honestly ready to get paid
it's inheritance land, and will likely be a down payment on my first house
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:16 pm
by Mjl
Does legal cannabis growing get included in farm numbers?
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Wed May 01, 2019 5:01 am
by Shirley
President Trump's Foxconn Promise, So Far Unfulfilled
Nearly two years ago, President Trump stood in the East Room of the White House and announced that Taiwan-based Foxconn — a major supplier of Apple technology — was going to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility, outside Milwaukee.
"This is a great day for American workers, and manufacturers, and for everyone who believes in the concept, and the label, 'Made in the USA,' " the president boasted.
But last summer, the agreement with Foxconn started to crack. The company first said it would reduce the size of the LCD display screens it would make, meaning fewer promised manufacturing jobs. And Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who had enticed the company with up to $3 billion in state tax credits, lost his reelection bid.
Then, over the winter, another shocker — the company said it might not build a manufacturing plant after all. Trump hurriedly intervened, and within days he got Foxconn to recommit to building the facility, he says...
https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1118623430541180928
Re: Today in "so much winning"!
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 3:18 pm
by Shirley