President Trump- The Implications

[heironymouspasparagus]

Overall, the system is a historic oddity.  I'm not sure it has entirely outlived its usefulness, but I think a conversation about it is worthwhile.  Currently, the Republicans won't want to see a change because they perceive it as helping them (and historically, the Republicans are 4/4 on winning the Presidency and losing the popular vote.  Democrats have never done it).  So as a practical matter, it isn't going to change anytime soon. And that's OK, messing with a basic tenant of our nation shouldn't be something done quickly.

Came close in 1960.  Kennedy barely got the popular vote (about 100,000) but big difference in electoral.  I think that one was the closest for Dems to do that.

[Townsend]

Sean Spicer and Scott Pruitt are about to explain climate change to reporters at the White House.

[Townsend]

Here comes Scott Pruitt to the Podium

[AquaMan]

What? Inhofe wasn't available with some snowballs? How did we go from "best and brightest" to "dumb and dumber"?

[Hoss]

So...there was this item from this morning...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-idUSKBN18T1WZ

Really?  Block him from testifying?  Might as well just admit it outright that it happened.

Unbel...well, not really, coming from this administration.

[erfalf]

So highly speculative but let's go with this what if.

If Comey testifies before Congress that he felt pressured by Trump to drop the investigation, does this not put Comey in a pretty compromising position? I mean, a US President interfered with an investigation which he then should have reported at least to the Justice Department...by law, let alone the fact that this would directly contradict previous (active) FBI officials testimony under oath that the administration has done nothing to hinder the investigation. Seems to me that would be a rather unpleasant position to be in.

And how in the heck do all these people know what Comey is going to say?

And Mueller allowing this to happen is to me indication that he probably isn't finding anything on this front and has moved on to Kushner (where there probably is something, just not tied to Trump necessarily). I mean somebody has got to get pinned for something or this will totally look like a giant snipe hunt.

[Hoss]

So highly speculative but let's go with this what if.

If Comey testifies before Congress that he felt pressured by Trump to drop the investigation, does this not put Comey in a pretty compromising position? I mean, a US President interfered with an investigation which he then should have reported at least to the Justice Department...by law, let alone the fact that this would directly contradict previous (active) FBI officials testimony under oath that the administration has done nothing to hinder the investigation. Seems to me that would be a rather unpleasant position to be in.

And how in the heck do all these people know what Comey is going to say?

And Mueller allowing this to happen is to me indication that he probably isn't finding anything on this front and has moved on to Kushner (where there probably is something, just not tied to Trump necessarily). I mean somebody has got to get pinned for something or this will totally look like a giant snipe hunt.

Hmm....I wonder when the last snipe hunt was....I believe it started with a 'B' and ended with 'enghazi'....

[erfalf]

Hmm....I wonder when the last snipe hunt was....I believe it started with a 'B' and ended with 'enghazi'....

This is how politicians think. That's all I'm saying. Heads must roll or it will look like they were hired for nothing. Every president has had to deal with it. It never (well, rarely) actually reaches the president but someone always takes the sword. That was my only point.

Now, any opinion on my hypothetical?

[erfalf]

Hmm....I wonder when the last snipe hunt was....I believe it started with a 'B' and ended with 'enghazi'....

You mean the one where Clinton deleted all the emails, but wasn't guilty. Yeah, I got it.

[AquaMan]

Hmm....I wonder when the last snipe hunt was....I believe it started with a 'B' and ended with 'enghazi'....

Why do you bother with this one. He draws inferences from which media reports what story as if that has some magical meaning. Besides which there are so few with fertile minds around here, no use trying to fertilize the sterile ones. Speaking of having some minds change...Florida may be getting some reality weather this summer and fall. Natural catastrophe's will be the undoing of the orange one, not human ones.

[heironymouspasparagus]

You mean the one where Clinton deleted all the emails, but wasn't guilty. Yeah, I got it.

Lol.... so much tunnel vision packed into one compact package...

What say you about the 22 million emails that Baby Bush deleted from HIS private server that he used during his time staining the office of the Presidency?  No biggie you say...??  Exactly the response one would expect...

[Hoss]

Lol.... so much tunnel vision packed into one compact package...

What say you about the 22 million emails that Baby Bush deleted from HIS private server that he used during his time staining the office of the Presidency?  No biggie you say...??  Exactly the response one would expect...

I was gonna mention the same but thought I should let him bask in that one for a bit.  Quid...meet pro quo.

[erfalf]

From the same bunch that "can't stand" when someone points out others bad behavior to justify their own guy's/girl's bad behavior. Rich.

Way to ignore the question guys. I didn't bring Clinton into it by the way. That was your self righteousness.

[erfalf]

Lol.... so much tunnel vision packed into one compact package...

What say you about the 22 million emails that Baby Bush deleted from HIS private server that he used during his time staining the office of the Presidency?  No biggie you say...??  Exactly the response one would expect...

It's amazing how many of you have the exact same deflection package. Is it available at Wal-Mart. Oh wait, that's not snooty enough for this crowd. Maybe Trader Joe's.

[erfalf]

I know it's a repost but here goes again:

So highly speculative but let's go with this what if.

If Comey testifies before Congress that he felt pressured by Trump to drop the investigation, does this not put Comey in a pretty compromising position? I mean, a US President interfered with an investigation which he then should have reported at least to the Justice Department...by law, let alone the fact that this would directly contradict previous (active) FBI officials testimony under oath that the administration has done nothing to hinder the investigation. Seems to me that would be a rather unpleasant position to be in.