By abetting Trump Ryan & McConnell have ensure their place as the worst Congressional leaders since the Civil War
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) October 5, 2017
Let’s not insult honest sex workers, the Repubs are a bunch of two-bit amateurs. Politico earnestly warns us that “Angry GOP donors close their wallets”:
… Tensions reached a boiling point at a recent dinner at the home of Los Angeles billionaire Robert Day. In full view of around two dozen guests, Thomas Wachtell, a retired oil and gas investor and party contributor, delivered an urgent message to the night’s headliner, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Just do something.
Wachtell, who has given tens of thousands of dollars over the years to Senate Republicans, recalled that McConnell responded defensively. Passing legislation takes time, the Republican leader responded, and President Donald Trump didn’t seem to understand how long it required.
“Anybody who was there knew that I was not happy. And I don’t think anybody was happy. How could you be?” said Wachtell, who has previously given over $2,000 to McConnell but recently stopped donating to Senate GOP causes. “You’re never going to get a more sympathetic Republican than I am. But I’m sick and tired of nothing happening…
Tens of thousands! to destroy the world’s greatest superpower. A lousy $2,000 to buy Mitch McConnell’s… loyalty. Despite what Gary Cohn believes, you can’t even renovate your kitchen or buy a decent second-hand car for two grand, at least here in the Northeast. Of course, the cynics will say the donors are paying for legislators who’d’ve put out for free.
Also of course, the professional grifters do a lot better for themselves…
… Behind the scenes, the GOP has begun to try to smooth things over with its most important givers. On Monday, Trump met with the party’s most prominent donor, Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who has privately expressed frustration that the president hasn’t moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem….
New ties emerge between Trump operation and super PAC https://t.co/g4JyVpkLNj
— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus) October 5, 2017
I assume someone has pointed out Trump's lunacy RE Iran deal comes a few days after his meeting w Adelson.
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) October 5, 2017
Resolved:
You can't reason with Congressional Republicans, You can't shame them, the only option is to beat them https://t.co/FeePd2E2FJ
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) October 4, 2017
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P.S. Someone’s twenty years too late with that warning about Dick Cheney…
Police arrest drunk 'time traveller' from 2048 warning of coming alien invasion https://t.co/lDGFjWRDBE
— The Independent (@Independent) October 5, 2017
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