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Wasn’t it signed by Trump in August, 2017?

Oops, typo. ...NK

is it not a little odd that Russia is not mentioned at all? Sanctions, overwhelmingly approved by Congress, not being followed through on. overall a good speech, but that’s a conspicuous omission.

When has the world (or media) been favorable to NJ?

Or is it...

You have a real talent for oversimplifying things in a tediously partisan manner. I think you will go far around here.

It totally doesn't matter if McCabe was fired or forced out or saved up his vacations days or whatever. There won't even BE an FBI by the end of the week, after Devin Nunes unleashes his Necronomicon Ex-Mortis upon the world. [Note: I get to decide later whether this post is considered sarcastic or prescient]

That’s the stupidest load of bull **** I’ve ever seen in this place.

Clearly, our economy is strong overall. And Trump will, rightly, make that the theme on Tuesday. How much of that is due to Trump’s policies is subject to debate. And of course, when the heart of your economic policy is cutting corporate tax rates and deregulation, that is going to stimulate GDP. That’s the conservative bread & butter that Gives Paul Ryan wet dreams. It’s great to know that the USA still has a great engine for making wealth. The greater discussion should include how that wealth gets shared among all Americans. It’s no secret that real wages for the middle class have been stagnating for decades and that the concentration of wealth among the very top of that table is problematic. The trend of some big companies lately making public commitments to raising salaries & giving bonuses is a positive sign. I’d like to see some attention paid to that as something of a national priority.

Yeah, just like Chauncey Gardner was a genius when he predicted there would be growth in the spring.

Ivanka will probably only get one term. She rubs women the wrong way for some reason. She opens her mouth and they immediately think "b-word." Baron will of course rule for life.

I don't know the answer to your question. But do you agree that if Trump had pulled the trigger and fired Mueller, that it would have been a very bad play for him?

Clearly the TIMING of these things is no coincidence. That part of it is obviously intentional and meant to distract. That stuff is going on all over the place. But this story, Trump wanting to fire Mueller. I don't doubt for a second that it happened this way. It's 100% consistent with everything we know about Trump. Hothead, impulsive, ego-hurt. Lucky for him, there was at least one cooler head available at the time. Anyway, it's not really all that damaging or revelatory. It doesn't really tell us anything we didn't know already. I don't think it implies that Trump was trying to obstruct. I think Trump wants to fire just about everybody who's not a member of his family. Ok, that's enough food metaphors for now, at least until we see how this pudding crumbles.

It's not how many scoops you get, it's how many NUTS you throw in.

Yeah, just the left uses misdirection & noise. Ok.

I guess. At this point, I feel like a substitute teacher in a class of first graders. This kid says some other kid took his pencil. That kid says the other one is lying. I turn my back and somebody makes a fart noise. Everybody's laughing. Try to find out who did it, everybody points to somebody else. More fart noises. More laughing. It descends into all the kids running around screaming, throwing stuff. Right now all the politicians & pundits need to sit down at their desks with their heads down so we can have a little quiet time. I don't care who started it. Everybody needs to be quiet so we can get some work done here. It's !@#$ing lord of the flies with this crap.

I happen to agree with this. Those yelling obstruction of justice at this point are wishful thinking. That charge may yet be made, but from what we know at this point, I don't see a case for it. What information exists within Mueller's investigation or any other investigations, we simply do not know. It's possible that there is some truth to what you're saying here. But, just like with the Russia stuff, it's all conjecture at this point. And tons and tons of misdirection and posturing and disingenuous bull **** from all sides.

Wow, you guys are truly in DEEP.

Do you doubt that it happened as reported? There are multiple sources and seems solid. We’re not claiming that anything criminal happened. Just more insight into what’s going on in the WH.

Fun thread. These are all good cases.

No great surprise that Trump wanted & tried to do this. He should consider himself lucky that Don McGahn had some balls & good judgement prevailed that day in June.

I’m not that familiar with the late era stuff. I might need to check it out.

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If that's true, wouldn't it be wise to wait a bit before announcing Trump as responsible for a big boom?

Even this data refutes 3rdnlng's claim that the economy never grew as much as 3% in a quarter under Obama. Also, the numbers are different according to different sources. Here's a report of REAL GDP that shows higher overall numbers for the last few years.