casii
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Post by casii on Nov 24, 2020 3:22:30 GMT
Her letter is full of bullshit. All she needed to do was write the standard transition letter, not claim that she wasn't coerced by repubs, but was threatened by others. 🙄🙄🙄 Agreed, her letter is full on BS. Her behavior should follow her for the rest of her days.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 24, 2020 5:43:05 GMT
When an election is over, one party has won...and they are in power - do the other side still have a 'leader'? Traditionally the nominees for President don't hold any leadership role in their party unless they win the election. John McCain and Mitt Romney were the Republican candidates for President that ran against Obama in 2008/2012. McCain retained his Senate seat and Romney went back to his private life until he ran for and won a Senate seat in 2018. There are leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives that are voted into that position by their members similar to the party leadership in a parliamentary system. Whether their leader is the Majority or Minority Leader depends on whether they win the majority/minority of seats. These leaders can be in power for years through multiple Presidents. A lot can get done if one party controls the House, Senate and White House. We more often have divided government like right now with a Republican controlled Senate and WH and Democratic controlled House. In January the Democrats will have the House and WH and it is up in the air who will control the Senate as 2 races didn't yield a winner and will have a run-off.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 6:43:50 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 10:15:58 GMT
Oh my gosh, I am such a dope lol. I thought she looked very familiar but I just connected the name. Murphy was at the same DC law I worked at years ago. I would describe her as nice, quiet and meek. This must have been when she was just out of law school. Years after she left I realised she still had a book I lent her. 😂
Just sayin'. This adds nothing to the current conversation. 😊
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PLurker
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Jun 28, 2014 3:48:49 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Nov 24, 2020 11:20:18 GMT
trump tweeting he'll continue to "fight the good fight" reminds me of OJ "looking for the real murderer".
Both are apparently done from the golf course.
Come to think of it, much of his "work" as POtuS has been done from there.
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Post by Merge on Nov 24, 2020 12:17:01 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. She seems nice.
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Post by pierkiss on Nov 24, 2020 12:26:01 GMT
Guess she didn’t want to have to explain her inaction to congress.
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 24, 2020 12:33:54 GMT
I slept like a baby last night. It’s going to be so great to have competent people in charge. I want to celebrate on Jan 20th, but since this is a pandemic, options are limited.
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Post by Merge on Nov 24, 2020 12:40:45 GMT
I slept like a baby last night. It’s going to be so great to have competent people in charge. I want to celebrate on Jan 20th, but since this is a pandemic, options are limited. I’m totes fine celebrating with me, my TV, and a bottle of good bourbon.
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 24, 2020 12:47:25 GMT
I slept like a baby last night. It’s going to be so great to have competent people in charge. I want to celebrate on Jan 20th, but since this is a pandemic, options are limited. I’m totes fine celebration with me, my TV, and a bottle of good bourbon. I think that we can both agree that copious amounts of alcohol will be involved. 😁😁😁
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 24, 2020 12:51:38 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. Oh yeah. Someone should chart the variations of crazy that we will see. Many Trumpers I know are convinced that they are the majority and that Trump won, because HOW is it possible that he could lose? They refuse to believe anything else. I saw that some of the loonier one think that this as all part of some big plan, and Trump will emerge victorious, rather like a butterfly from a cocoon. 🤦♀️
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Post by thundergal on Nov 24, 2020 13:29:20 GMT
So many whiny little bitches in this administration.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 13:35:12 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. She might not see the next four years if she doesn't start keeping her eyes on the road!
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Post by mollycoddle on Nov 24, 2020 13:38:26 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. She might not see the next four years if she doesn't start keeping her eyes on the road! I know, right? How in the hell is she managing to drive like that? Although I think that her driving style rather fits in with her message.
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Post by oliquig on Nov 24, 2020 13:43:57 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. She seems nice. And a really safe driver.
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Nov 24, 2020 13:49:09 GMT
I have a question. When an election is over, one party has won...and they are in power - do the other side still have a 'leader'? So once Biden takes over, who is 'leading' the Republicans? Is it still Trump? or someone else? or no-one until the next election? Here in Australia we have Scott Morrison who is leader of the Liberal Party and the current Prime Minister. The main opposition is the Labor Party and they also have a leader - Anthony Albanese. Even though the Labour party aren't in power they still get to weigh in on some issues, support or not some of the current Government's actions, talk about their policies etc if they were to win the next election, and the assumption is that at the next election Albanese, will be the one vying to become the next Prime Minister. That's why I'm interested in what happens to the Republican leader? is Trump just gone for good once Biden takes over (politically I mean) or does he still have some official role to play? Of course we all know he'll be tweeting and commenting ad nauseum, but will this just be as a private citizen? Australia's system is like Canada's, no? We vote for representatives for our riding, not for PM. The leader of the party with the most members voted into Parliament is the PM and the leader of the party with the second most members is the Leader of the Opposition. The Opposition can lose election after election and their leader will still have a seat at the table until they lose in their riding or their party votes them out.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 14:03:22 GMT
I slept like a baby last night. It’s going to be so great to have competent people in charge. I want to celebrate on Jan 20th, but since this is a pandemic, options are limited. Don't worry, the 'hoax' will be gone by then
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 14:06:01 GMT
And just like clockwork the next 4 years lays itself out for us. She might not see the next four years if she doesn't start keeping her eyes on the road! Agreed. And like most inconsiderate, selfish people, she's not only a danger to herself but to every old person, child, animal, etc. who she comes across.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 14:11:47 GMT
I have a question. When an election is over, one party has won...and they are in power - do the other side still have a 'leader'? So once Biden takes over, who is 'leading' the Republicans? Is it still Trump? or someone else? or no-one until the next election? Here in Australia we have Scott Morrison who is leader of the Liberal Party and the current Prime Minister. The main opposition is the Labor Party and they also have a leader - Anthony Albanese. Even though the Labour party aren't in power they still get to weigh in on some issues, support or not some of the current Government's actions, talk about their policies etc if they were to win the next election, and the assumption is that at the next election Albanese, will be the one vying to become the next Prime Minister. That's why I'm interested in what happens to the Republican leader? is Trump just gone for good once Biden takes over (politically I mean) or does he still have some official role to play? Of course we all know he'll be tweeting and commenting ad nauseum, but will this just be as a private citizen? Australia's system is like Canada's, no? We vote for representatives for our riding, not for PM. The leader of the party with the most members voted into Parliament is the PM and the leader of the party with the second most members is the Leader of the Opposition. The Opposition can lose election after election and their leader will still have a seat at the table until they lose in their riding or their party votes them out. Same as the UK. Trump is really the same position as the Queen - He's the head of state albeit that the Queen isn't voted in and unlike Trump, is politically neutral. The PM's run the government and is not H of S in the UK or any of the other 15 Commonwealth realm countries. The US doesn't have the political equivalent of our PM's.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2020 14:46:41 GMT
I slept like a baby last night. It’s going to be so great to have competent people in charge. I want to celebrate on Jan 20th, but since this is a pandemic, options are limited.
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Post by elaine on Nov 24, 2020 14:55:05 GMT
When an election is over, one party has won...and they are in power - do the other side still have a 'leader'? Traditionally the nominees for President don't hold any leadership role in their party unless they win the election. John McCain and Mitt Romney were the Republican candidates for President that ran against Obama in 2008/2012. McCain retained his Senate seat and Romney went back to his private life until he ran for and won a Senate seat in 2018. There are leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives that are voted into that position by their members similar to the party leadership in a parliamentary system. Whether their leader is the Majority or Minority Leader depends on whether they win the majority/minority of seats. These leaders can be in power for years through multiple Presidents. A lot can get done if one party controls the House, Senate and White House. We more often have divided government like right now with a Republican controlled Senate and WH and Democratic controlled House. In January the Democrats will have the House and WH and it is up in the air who will control the Senate as 2 races didn't yield a winner and will have a run-off. This is a perfect explanation. I was going to write something similar and then read your response and realized you said it all more clearly than I would have! 😀
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 24, 2020 17:21:57 GMT
This is a perfect explanation. I was going to write something similar and then read your response and realized you said it all more clearly than I would have! 😀 Thanks. I learned I really didn't understand the US federal government fully after moving here, especially the separation of the Executive and Legislative Branches and the Electoral College and have had plenty of discussions trying to explain it to Canadian/British family and friends.
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Post by pierogi on Nov 24, 2020 18:37:16 GMT
That twat didn’t even address Joe Biden as president elect in her letter. She also flat out lied because trump said he did tell her to move forward. And fuck her woah is me bullshit. She should have written the letter on Saturday after the election and frankly I don’t give a fuck if “fluffy” was threatened. I hope she is unable to find another job...ever. Of course she lied. Lying is a requisite to working for Cantaloupe Caligula.
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Post by megop on Nov 24, 2020 22:53:37 GMT
This has been such a great lesson for my kids in why a peaceful transfer of power is such an important part of the American system. We’ve all grown up expecting it and taking it for granted. Even in 2000, no one was “standing by” ready to take up arms for W or Al Gore. My feelings exactly! Makes me want to scream at my fellow Rs when they throw "Constitution" and "Patriot" terms around on my social feeds and I've taken up that fight with more than a few. Lost some "friends" over it, but at the end of the day, fine with me. Happily, I've had some see the light and even gained a few new friends over my own social rants.
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AmeliaBloomer
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Nov 24, 2020 23:36:34 GMT
Yikes. That letter. Unprofessional much?
The poor GSA overnighters who have had to call our house at three in the morning (damn burglar alarms) were ten times more professional than this woman.
Speaking of ten times, how ironic that she’s so passive aggressively enumerating her persecution to a man who - yes, with his pets - regularly gets ten times the threats this woman got this week.
Neither her threats nor his threats have a damn thing to do with the matter at hand - and she’s being a petulant, partisan amateur by imbedding it in an official, publicly-read letter. Stoking the flames with lies and whines. Lies and whines. At this point, I’m not sure which is worse.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 0:54:33 GMT
I just don't understand why she did what she did. She's a lawyer, she must be smart and savvy, since she got to the head of her department. She had to have known that throwing herself in front of the "Trump the Election is being Stolen" train, was only going to delay the inevitable. She isn't going to be invited to Mar-a-Lago for burgers with Trump (face it - he prefers the dumb, slim kind)....She isn't going to be like a Nikki Haley, popping up in 2024 with a presidential run...so why do it? Why commit career kamizkaze? Surely when the dust settles, the GOP are going to avoid her & anyone else who was an overt sycophant.
Even if the GOP believed in her stance, the cowardliness that she showed in refusing to go in front of the congressional committee and saying she would send her deputy....I mean, that's just embarrassing.
What am I missing?
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Post by Merge on Nov 25, 2020 1:04:40 GMT
I just don't understand why she did what she did. She's a lawyer, she must be smart and savvy, since she got to the head of her department. She had to have known that throwing herself in front of the "Trump the Election is being Stolen" train, was only going to delay the inevitable. She isn't going to be invited to Mar-a-Lago for burgers with Trump (face it - he prefers the dumb, slim kind)....She isn't going to be like a Nikki Haley, popping up in 2024 with a presidential run...so why do it? Why commit career kamizkaze? Surely when the dust settles, the GOP are going to avoid her & anyone else who was an overt sycophant. Even if the GOP believed in her stance, the cowardliness that she showed in refusing to go in front of the congressional committee and saying she would send her deputy....I mean, that's just embarrassing. What am I missing? You’re missing that the GOP has neither spine nor conscience and will welcome back the Trump sycophants with open arms. There will probably be a job waiting for her in Ted Cruz’s office.
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samantha25
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Post by samantha25 on Nov 25, 2020 1:06:14 GMT
Trump is going to "boast" that he's running in 2024, so he won't just disappear and the GOP will still be broken and under his rule.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2020 1:13:26 GMT
4 years is a long time. There is a lot that could happen between now and then. If I was her, I wouldn't want to be betting, given his health, that he makes it to 2024 or that he still has the support that he has or that the GOP want to tie their ambitions to him again. History is not going to be kind. Not one little bit. I would not want to bet my career on a 4 year long shot. She must have gotten some promise of some corporate position for this.
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Nov 25, 2020 3:19:39 GMT
I also wonder if she’s thinking it may be a looooong time between now andJanuary 20th. Still she’s a jerk.
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