Republicans

[Brian Peacock]

Of course, and a lot of it was illegible.

[Seabass]

This perfectly encapsulates the difference between Republicans and Democrats. Bigotry, xenophobia, fear, and violence on one side, egalitarianism and science on the other.

[Tero]

What do you think?
https://www.theonion.com/laura-ingraham ... 1824218944
”Sometimes, we all need 12 companies to remind us to do the right thing by pulling their advertising.”

[Seabass]

Colorado GOP group apologizes for accidentally admitting Republicans 'hate poor people'

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch ... -hate-poor

[pErvinalia]

They really are clueless. The sad thing is, though, that most conservatives won't see anything wrong with that. It's why I think conservatives need to be removed from civilised society and put on their own island to fuck each other over.

[Seabass]

Vox: Studies: Democratic politicians represent middle-class voters. GOP politicians don’t.

If you think American politics is a rigged shell game, where the views of the rich and powerful count but those of regular Americans don’t, then two prominent political scientists agree with you.

Three years ago, Martin Gilens of UCLA and Benjamin Page of Northwestern released a paper with a startling, disturbing conclusion: The opinions of rich people affect public policy, but the views of average, middle-class Americans don’t. They did this by leveraging an impressive, comprehensive database that Gilens spent years building: It compiled public opinion polls of Americans (broken down by income level) on various policy issues, then compared their opinions with what actually happened.

Gilens and Page found that the model that best predicted policy outcomes based on public opinion was "Economic-Elite Domination" — where the rich have influence, and the rest do not.

It’s an attractive theory, and while its validity has been directly challenged by a number of other political scientists, it’s seeped into the public consciousness. It helped explain, and motivate, the appeal of outsider anti-elite campaigns like that of Bernie Sanders, and reinforced a sense that politicians of both parties have been bought off.

But since then, new research has painted a more nuanced, and in many ways more intriguing, portrait of how well or poorly Washington represents the views of the American people. This research suggests that not all politicians ignore the views of the poor and middle class.

Democratic elected officials are much likelier to share the policy opinions of the poor or middle class on economic policy, while Republican officials are likelier to diverge from middle-class public opinion in favor of representing the views of the wealthy.

In other words, Congress isn’t just an undifferentiated mass ignoring what the public thinks. Party matters.

Using big data to see if members of Congress agree with their rich or poor constituents
The Gilens dataset has been the basis for a large and growing body literature that’s impossible to cover in full in a single article. But four papers in particular have all suggested a strong difference between how Republican and Democratic politicians represent public opinion...

full article:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... ic-opinion

[Seabass]

GOP lawmaker to introduce legislation to mandate picture of president, VP at post offices

Rep. Dan Donovan (R-N.Y.) is planning to introduce legislation that will mandate that post offices of the U.S. Postal Service display photos of the president and the vice president.

A draft of the legislation Donovan plans to introduce says it would require that official portraits of the president and vice president be displayed side-by-side.

The proposal comes after a Staten Island resident alerted Donovan that a local post office put up photos of former President Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden, but did not display photos of President Trump or Vice President Pence.

http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch ... esident-vp

[Tero]

They already made some Trump stamps, right? But they would not stick to the envelope because everybody spat onnthe face side.

[Seabass]

Please tell me there aren't really Trump stamps.

[Seabass]

[pErvinalia]

They already made some Trump stamps, right? But they would not stick to the envelope because everybody spat onnthe face side.

[Scot Dutchy]

What a waste of a lovely downy bum. I trust it is not permanent?

[Tero]

”That $4,000 raise Donald Trump and Paul Ryan promised you was a trickle-down lie
Take it from a rich business guy, we only give out raises when we have to. Don't count on that $4,000 Donald Trump & Paul Ryan promised from tax cuts.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ... 471188002/

[Tero]

Axios:
House Speaker Paul Ryan has told confidants that he will announce soon that he won't run for reelection in November, according to sources with knowledge of the conversations.

Why it matters: House Republicans were already in a very tough spot for the midterms, with many endangered members and the good chance that Democrats could win the majority.


“This is a Titanic, tectonic shift. … This is going to make every Republican donor believe the House can’t be held.” The announcement will help Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in his fundraising because “the Senate becomes the last bastion," the Republican said.
Background:

This decision has been long rumored but his final deliberations were held extremely closely.
Ryan, 48, was the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, and has long harbored presidential ambitions. Friends say he could make another run in the future.
Friends say that after Ryan passed tax reform, his longtime dream, he was ready to step out of a job that has become endlessly frustrating, in part because of President Trump.
Friends say Ryan was contemplating a minority or slim majority and decided that there was no good time to leave — it was time for at least a stint in private life.

[Tero]

Another witchunt! And penis!
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics ... index.html