Immer wenn Republikaner gegen Trump im Fernsehen gezeigt werden, wird das Arschgesicht Lindsey Graham gezeigt. Gibt es außer ihm und John McCain eigentlich keine anderen, die sich gegen Trump äußern?

Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1826

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Immer wenn Republikaner gegen Trump im Fernsehen gezeigt werden, wird das Arschgesicht Lindsey Graham gezeigt. Gibt es außer ihm und John McCain eigentlich keine anderen, die sich gegen Trump äußern?

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Zitat von mbockstette im Beitrag #1827

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1826

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Immer wenn Republikaner gegen Trump im Fernsehen gezeigt werden, wird das Arschgesicht Lindsey Graham gezeigt. Gibt es außer ihm und John McCain eigentlich keine anderen, die sich gegen Trump äußern?

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Jede Menge!

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Sen. Jeff Flake: White House ‘Chaos’ Hurts ‘Our Standing In The World’
The GOP lawmaker and vocal Trump critic has been accused of not personally doing enough to keep the president in check.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff...kushpmg00000009

DEA Chief Slams Trump’s Endorsement Of Police Brutality
Chuck Rosenberg, an ally of James Comey, offered “a strong reaffirmation of the operating principles to which we, as law enforcement professionals, adhere.”

Chuck Rosenberg, the DEA’s acting chief, sent an email to his entire workforce on Saturday expressing concern that Trump, his boss, had “condoned police misconduct regarding the treatment of individuals placed under arrest by law enforcement.”
“In writing to you, I seek to advance no political, partisan, or personal agenda. Nor do I believe that a Special Agent or Task Force Officer of the DEA would mistreat a defendant. I know that you would not,” Rosenberg wrote.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dea-...kushpmg00000009


56 Retired U.S. Generals And Admirals Blast Trump’s Military Trans Ban
“[It] would cause significant disruptions, deprive the military of mission-critical talent, and compromise the integrity of transgender troops.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/56-g...kushpmg00000009

The Republican Party is dead
The Republican Party is dead.

At one time, the blood of the people coursed through its veins, enlivening the party with their values and virtues, their goals and dreams. The party became its own energizing force, compelling people to sacrifice for a higher moral purpose.
But today’s Republican Party abandoned these people. It no longer represents their values. It no longer has a vision for a better America. And no one is stepping up to provide that vision.

Republicans carried a strong vision and values into unified government six months ago. We championed principles like limited government, job creation, border security, and budget balancing. We promised to repeal Obamacare, enact tax reform, and roll back burdensome federal regulations.
But what have we done? Congress passed an omnibus spending bill that betrays our values. A replacement for Obamacare lies dead on the Senate floor. We’ve heard about tax reform but seen nothing yet. Immigration reform is talked about more on Fox News than it is on the House floor.

After eight years of assuring that unified Republican government would allow for conservative policy, our Republican Congress has accomplished little, except for passing a spending bill that shackles the aspirations of future generations with crippling debt....

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican, represents Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/31/the...-party-is-dead/

Without Priebus, Trump Is a Man Without a Party
By ousting Reince Priebus, the president is severing one of his few remaining ties to the GOP.

....But Priebus was the conduit. By firing him, Trump has severed a critical connection to his own party—not simply to major donors and GOP congressional leaders, but to the unruly, broader constellation of conservative-affiliated organizations and individuals that Priebus had spent five years corralling. He was effortlessly tagged as an “establishment” figure—inevitably, given his title atop the party—but Priebus was a specialist at coalition-building. He convened regular meetings as RNC chairman with influential players in the conservative movement, picking their brains and taking their temperatures on various issues. That continued as chief of staff: Priebus spoke by phone with prominent activists, such as the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins, at least once a week. There is a meeting scheduled at the White House this Wednesday of the Conservative Action Project—an umbrella group that brings together leaders from across the right—and Priebus was planning to attend. It was this kind of systematic outreach that made Priebus, whatever his flaws as a West Wing manager, an essential lieutenant for Trump.

...The fear now, among Republicans in his administration and on Capitol Hill, is that Trump will turn against the party, waging rhetorical warfare against a straw-man GOP whom he blames for the legislative failures and swamp-stained inertia that has bedeviled his young presidency. It would represent a new, harsher type of triangulation, turning his base against the politicians of his own party that they elected.

There is no question, however, that Priebus’ absence will echo loudest on Capitol Hill—particularly in the speaker’s office. ...

...More and more, Trump talks as though there are Democrats and Republicans—and him, a party of one. If unchecked, this poses an existential threat to the GOP. ...
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2...-unbound-215440

Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1826

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Immer wenn Republikaner gegen Trump im Fernsehen gezeigt werden, wird das Arschgesicht Lindsey Graham gezeigt. Gibt es außer ihm und John McCain eigentlich keine anderen, die sich gegen Trump äußern?

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #1832

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1826

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Immer wenn Republikaner gegen Trump im Fernsehen gezeigt werden, wird das Arschgesicht Lindsey Graham gezeigt. Gibt es außer ihm und John McCain eigentlich keine anderen, die sich gegen Trump äußern?

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Warum bezeichnest Du L. Graham als Arschgesicht? Weil er Trump kritisiert? Alleine schon deshalb ist es doch völlig Wurst, ob er ein solcher ist oder nicht.

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Zitat von mbockstette im Beitrag #1825

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Zitat von Leto_II. im Beitrag #1824

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1823

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Zitat von Leto_II. im Beitrag #1817

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Zitat von mbockstette im Beitrag #1816

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1814

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Zitat von mbockstette im Beitrag #1813

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Zitat von Maga-neu im Beitrag #1812

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1808

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Zitat von mbockstette im Beitrag #1806

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Weißes Haus bestätigt: Trump will Russland-Sanktionen unterschreiben

Der US-Kongress hat sich durchgesetzt: Eigentlich hatte Donald Trump die Russland-Sanktionen lockern wollen, stattdessen billigt der Präsident nun eine Verschärfung.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/do...-a-1160292.html

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Trumpsky hat keine Wahl. Wenn er sein Veto einlegt, wird er bei den gegebenen Mehrheiten einfach ueberstimmt. Die Abstimmungen in House und Senate sind Veto proof.
Er hat also nur die Wahl zwischen mitmachen oder einer weiteren Niederlage. Den Ausgang kann er nicht verhindern.

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Über die weitere Entfremdung zwischen Europäern und Amerikanern dürfte sich Putin freuen. Ein Eigentor des Kongresses. Oder wie ein Journalist schrieb: "Imperial folly"...

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Die USA entfernen sich von Russland und das kann Putin absolut nicht erfreuen. Die Planungen in Moskau und New York sahen eine ganz anderer Entwicklung voraus. Ohne US-Technik bei der Erdgas- und Erdölexploration und Erschließung geht in Russland sehr wenig und in manchen Bereichen sogar gar nichts. Und Russland befindet sich in Abhängigkeit von diesen beiden Ressourcen, deren Erträge liegen weit unter den Erwartungen.

Und auch darüber wird Putin nicht lachen können, aber der Rest der Welt dafür um so mehr:

US-Medienberichte - Trump feuert Scaramucci - nach nur zehn Tagen

Chaos im Weißen Haus: US-Präsident Trump entlässt Medienberichten zufolge seinen neuen Kommunikationsdirektor. Anthony Scaramucci war gerade mal zehn Tage im Amt.

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/do...-a-1160791.html

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Die Sanktionen treffen auch die Europäer, allen voran die Deutschen. Möglicherweise wird die EU Gegenmaßnahmen ergreifen, wenn ihre Firmen betroffen sind.

Die Russland-Paranoia macht manche Kongressabgeordnete offensichtlich blind, während es möglicherweise im Kalkül Trumps liegt, den Europäern wirtschaftlich zu schaden.

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Die Deutschen beziehen ausreichend Gas aus Russland, mehr muss nicht sein, allzumal die neuen Pipelines Nord- und Süd-Straem bilateraler Natur sind, Osteuropa außen vorlassen und somit die europäische Solidarität untergraben.

Der Kongress leidet nicht an Russland-Paranoia, sondern macht sich keine Illusionen mehr über Putin und schaut den Gegebenheiten ins Auge. Russland führt Krieg in Europa und den muss Deutschlands nicht noch durch den Import von noch mehr Gas mitfinanzieren helfen.

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Erdgas aus den USA würde uns nicht viel mehr kosten, unseren Aussenhandelsüberschuss mit den USA aber mindert. Um es böse zu sagen, es käme mal was handfesteres als Schuldverschreibungen aus den USA, was ja immer wieder kritisiert wird. China macht das übrigens auch.

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Gegen eine Minderung von Abhängigkeiten ist nichts zu sagen, solange man sich nicht in eine neue Abhängigkeit begibt...

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Nun wäre eine Flüssiggasinfrastruktur nicht nur für amerikanisches Gas geeignet, Pipelines machen da deutlich abhängiger.

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Flüssiggas gibt es heute schon in ausreichender Menge und die "Förderung"-Mengen werden aktuell um rund 100 Prozent erweitert, es ist der fossile Brennstoff mit Zukunft, auch im Hinblick auf den Individualverkehr. In seiner Umweltbilanz steht es besser dar als mobile Elektroenergie i.e. Batterien.

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Mango Mussolini is a compulsive and pathological liar.

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?
The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts. He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.” The Scouts organization says there was no call. In fact, the head of the Scouts, Michael Surbaugh, issued a statement apologizing to the scouting community for the partisan political nature of Trump’s speech. ....

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450...-does-it-matter

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1835

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Mango Mussolini is a compulsive and pathological liar.

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?
The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts. He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.” The Scouts organization says there was no call. In fact, the head of the Scouts, Michael Surbaugh, issued a statement apologizing to the scouting community for the partisan political nature of Trump’s speech. ....

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450...-does-it-matter

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #1836

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1835

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Mango Mussolini is a compulsive and pathological liar.

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?
The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts. He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.” The Scouts organization says there was no call. In fact, the head of the Scouts, Michael Surbaugh, issued a statement apologizing to the scouting community for the partisan political nature of Trump’s speech. ....

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450...-does-it-matter

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Wenn (offenbar) schon nicht wegen Unfähigkeit, warum kann ein US-Präsident dann nicht wenigstens wegen permanenter Unehrlichkeit impeached werden?

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The Republican Hypocrisy Hall of Fame
We certainly don’t want leading Republicans to tumble into hypocrisy, so let’s refresh their memories.

Patriots like Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan have eloquently warned of the importance of ferreting out the truth and holding politicians accountable, including for leaking classified information. Thank God for their insistence on truth-seeking!

As McConnell warned, for example: “The president did not value the sacred oath. He was interested in saving his hide, not truth and justice. I submit to my colleagues that if we have no truth and we have no justice, then we have no nation of laws. No public official, no president, no man or no woman is important enough to sacrifice the founding principles of our legal system.”

Such passion for justice and accountability (expressed in 1999, during the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton) inspires us all. And at this historic moment when timid or myopic politicians balk at congressional oversight and resist an independent commission to investigate President Trump and possible collusion with the Kremlin, it behooves us to cherish the wisdom of such honest souls. ....

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/opini...72&kwp_1=705064

Es lohnt sich den Kommentar ueber die verlogene und bigotte Bande in Gaenze zu lesen.:-)

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1835

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Mango Mussolini is a compulsive and pathological liar.

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?
The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts. He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.” The Scouts organization says there was no call. In fact, the head of the Scouts, Michael Surbaugh, issued a statement apologizing to the scouting community for the partisan political nature of Trump’s speech. ....

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450...-does-it-matter

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Zitat von Indo_HS im Beitrag #1836

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1835

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Mango Mussolini is a compulsive and pathological liar.

If the President Lies, Does It Matter?
The president was talking about the speech he had given to the Boy Scouts. He said, “I got a call from the head of the Boy Scouts saying it was the greatest speech that was ever made to them, and they were very thankful.” The Scouts organization says there was no call. In fact, the head of the Scouts, Michael Surbaugh, issued a statement apologizing to the scouting community for the partisan political nature of Trump’s speech. ....

Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450...-does-it-matter

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Wenn (offenbar) schon nicht wegen Unfähigkeit, warum kann ein US-Präsident dann nicht wenigstens wegen permanenter Unehrlichkeit impeached werden?

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'We don't work for the president': Senate Republicans are turning their backs on Trump
There wasn't a dramatic public break or an exact moment it happened. But step by step, Senate Republicans are turning their backs on President Donald Trump.

They defeated an Affordable Care Act repeal bill despite Trump's pleas. They're ignoring his Twitter demands that they get back to work on the repeal measure. They dissed the White House budget director, defended the attorney general against the president's attacks, and passed veto-proof sanctions on Russia over his administration's objections.

They're reasserting their independence, which looked sorely diminished in the aftermath of Trump's surprise election win.
"We work for the American people," Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Tuesday. "We don't work for the president."

Those are surprisingly tough words from a Republican whose state Trump won easily less than a year ago. But after six months of controversies and historically low approval ratings, it's clear Trump isn't commanding the fear or respect he once did. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-senate...ump-2017-8?op=1

Die Zeichen mehren sich dass der Honeymoon seinem Ende entgegen geht. Ich persoenlich hoffe aber, dass er noch ein Weilchen anhaelt.

Republicans in Congress Bypass Trump to Shore Up Health Law
Congressional Republicans moved on Tuesday to defuse President Trump’s threat to cut off critical payments to health insurance companies, maneuvering around the president toward bipartisan legislation to shore up insurance markets under the Affordable Care Act.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/po...-obamacare.html

WHITE HOUSE BECOMES CENTER FOR WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY
Christian Broadcast News is reporting that members of the Trump Administration are attending bible studies in the White House.

The religious publication asserts that Health Secretary Tom Price, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Agriculture Secretary Sunny Perdue, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Jeff Sessions all attend the bible study classes.
The classes are led by Ralph Drollinger of Capital Ministries. Mr. Drollinger leads bible studies with lawmakers around the United States for the purpose of having a more Christian-based view point to government and legislation.

1.Mr. Drollinger said of Vice President Mike Pence:
“In Pence, Drollinger sees many similarities to biblical figures like Joseph, Mordecai, and Daniel – all men who rose to the number two position in governments at different times in history.
“Mike Pence has respect for the office. He dresses right – like it says Joseph cleaned himself up before he went to stand before the Pharaoh,” Drollinger told CBN News.”

2. Mr. Drollinger said of President Trump:
“Like others, Drollinger often compares President Trump to biblical strongman Samson. “I just praise God for them,” he said. “And I praise God for Mike Pence, who I think with Donald Trump chose great people to lead our nation.”
https://theintellectualist.co/white-hous...ly-bible-study/


RALPH DROLLINGER: IT’S SINFUL FOR WOMEN WITH CHILDREN TO SERVE IN CONGRESS
The Intellectualist reported yesterday that the White House is having cabinet level bible studies on a weekly basis. Hemant Mehta of “the Friendly Atheist” asserts that the pastor leading these prayer sessions, Ralph Drollinger, is an anti-LGBT, Anti-Woman and anti-Catholic bigot.

Mr. Drollinger believes that he has a biblical mandate (video) to educate politicians about his understanding of the Christian Bible.
Health Secretary Tom Price, Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Agriculture Secretary Sunny Perdue, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Attorney General Jeff Sessions all attend the bible study classes according to Christian Broadcast News.

According to the Friendly Atheist:
“What’s really disturbing is that the man leading these sessions, Ralph Drollinger of Capitol Ministries, is a conservative Christian who has called Catholicism the “world’s largest false religion,” declared homosexuality an “abomination,” and said it’s “sinful” for women with children to serve in Congress.

If he has any influence over these politicians, he sure as hell isn’t making them more inclusive and tolerant. He’s not teaching them to care for the poor…”
Nothing pristine resides in the Trump White House.
https://theintellectualist.co/ralph-drol...serve-congress/

Die amerikanischen Taliban in politics...

As the lies and contradictions mount, federal officials are deciding to simply ignore Trump
Increasingly, federal officials are deciding simply to ignore President Donald Trump.
Evidence arrives every day of the government treating the man elected to lead it as someone talking mostly to himself.
The phenomenon has grown more pronounced as Trump keeps struggling to govern amid special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

"What is most remarkable is the extent to which his senior officials act as if Trump were not the chief executive," Jack Goldsmith, a top Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, wrote last weekend on lawfareblog.com.

"Never has a president been so regularly ignored or contradicted by his own officials," Goldsmith added. "The president is a figurehead who barks out positions and desires, but his senior subordinates carry on with different commitments."

Federal officials aren't the only ones. Police chiefs distanced themselves from Trump's public call for rougher treatment of criminal suspects; the White House said the president was joking.

The Boy Scouts apologized for Trump's odd, politically charged remarks to the group. After Trump claimed in an interview that the Boy Scouts chief had called to declare it "the greatest speech ever made to them," the Scouts organization disclaimed any such call.

The disconnect between Trump's words and the government's actions has been apparent for months.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/02/as-lies-...nore-trump.html

Ein gutes Beispiel dafuer, wie weit von der Realitaet der Luegenbaron lebt.

Trump: Boy Scouts thought my speech was “greatest ever made to them.” Boy Scouts: No.
The latest in Trump’s never-ending Boy Scout saga.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/...y-scouts-speech

Eigentlich ein Bild der Laecherlichkeit. Wenn es denn nur nicht auch noch so gefaehrlich waere.

Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1845

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Eigentlich ein Bild der Laecherlichkeit. Wenn es denn nur nicht auch noch so gefaehrlich waere.

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Zitat von Nante im Beitrag #1846

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1845

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Eigentlich ein Bild der Laecherlichkeit. Wenn es denn nur nicht auch noch so gefaehrlich waere.

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Ein seltener Fall, daß ich mit dem Stinkstiefel aus Chicago konform gehe....

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1845

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Ein gutes Beispiel dafuer, wie weit von der Realitaet der Luegenbaron lebt.

Trump: Boy Scouts thought my speech was “greatest ever made to them.” Boy Scouts: No.
The latest in Trump’s never-ending Boy Scout saga.

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/...y-scouts-speech

Eigentlich ein Bild der Laecherlichkeit. Wenn es denn nur nicht auch noch so gefaehrlich waere.

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1847

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Belanglos. Ich gebe nichts auf das Geschwurbel ehemaliger Stasi Heinis.

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Zitat von Nante im Beitrag #1849

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Zitat von Willie im Beitrag #1847

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Belanglos. Ich gebe nichts auf das Geschwurbel ehemaliger Stasi Heinis.

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Ich habe das ja auch nicht Ihretwegen geschrieben. Sie stehen nun mal zufällig auf der richtigen Seite.

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