Apparently Senator McCain went ape s### over that decision.
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Its the same people that want O'leary to take over the PCs in Canada that love Trumpf.
I am not so sure of that. Friends of mine that like O'LEary did not like Trump and vise versa. The Conspiracy nutjobs of our country are probably not voting O'Leary either.
Yes. Utterly depressing. I swear we won this argument fifteen years ago.
I'm wondering about the timing of this because there was literally no hint that it was coming. Is it a signal, a big "#### you all" in response to the Women's march? Basically, "if you protest, I'll deliberately do things that counteract your agenda"? Or is that reading too much into it.
__________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
Yes. Utterly depressing. I swear we won this argument fifteen years ago.
I'm wondering about the timing of this because there was literally no hint that it was coming. Is it a signal, a big "#### you all" in response to the Women's march? Basically, "if you protest, I'll deliberately do things that counteract your agenda"? Or is that reading too much into it.
They addressed the timing in the article.
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Since then, the gag rule has been something of a political football, rescinded and reinstated as soon as presidents take office. President Bill Clinton did away with the rule, President George W. Bush reinstated it and then President Barack Obama again revoked it in 2009.
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Yes. Utterly depressing. I swear we won this argument fifteen years ago.
I'm wondering about the timing of this because there was literally no hint that it was coming. Is it a signal, a big "#### you all" in response to the Women's march? Basically, "if you protest, I'll deliberately do things that counteract your agenda"? Or is that reading too much into it.
Nope, not any more nefarious than the usual GOP playbook.
From 2008:
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Even on aid to Africa, Bush's claims do not stand up to scrutiny. The president has made foreign aid a priority of his administration, nearly tripling the overall budget for foreign assistance from where it stood in 2000. And many in his administration, like former speechwriter Michael Gerson, as well as aid advocates in Congress, like Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, have increased conservatives' interest in Africa. But the administration has spent much of the aid money on unilaterally created programs that neither learn from existing efforts nor respond effectively to Africans' real needs.
And it shows. One of the White House's major aid initiatives, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has wasted much of its funds on scientifically questionable programs designed to please American religious conservatives. Though studies show that only a comprehensive approach, including condom distribution, sexual education, and antiretrovirals, could reduce HIV, the White House insisted that PEPFAR spend one-third of its behavioral prevention budget on programs that promote abstinence until marriage. It also refused to let PEPFAR money go for programs like needle exchanges and aggressive condom promotion. Recipient nations had to sign an American pledge vowing to oppose prostitution, even though prostitutes are major carriers of HIV in Africa, and signing the pledge could scare PEPFAR recipients out of helping sex workers. Virtually no other major multinational donor agreed with PEPFAR's strategy. Even the administration's own inspector general responsible for overseeing aid couldn't prove that its methods had worked. (As a footnote, Randall Tobias, the administration official responsible for overseeing AIDS programs, including the prostitution pledge, resigned after his number was discovered on the D.C. Madam's infamous call lists.)
Got it. Didn't know that. It's still ####ing stupid.
EDIT: Spicer looks super nervous, tripping over his words.
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He just admonished Senate democrats for delaying "clearly qualified" appointments and failing to perform their core function. This, after a year of the GOP delaying a SCOTUS appointment in clear repudiation of their constitutional duty. The balls on this guy.
On the other hand, the whole "Skype seats" thing doesn't give the impression that they're trying to shut out the press, regardless of who those additional organizations that are granted access end up being.
Keystone XL question paraphrase: These are areas where we can increase jobs / economic growth, but won't make a statement ahead of Trump's potential executive actions. Energy sector is an area where Trump is keen to maximize use of natural resources to America's benefit.
EDIT: "Sometimes we might disagree with the facts" is a pretty great quote.
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This actually started off pretty well, and has now gone totally off the rails. I'm not sure who "Jonathan" is, but they're now in a debate. EDIT: Jonathan Karl?
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Nah, he moved the goal posts to combined viewership including on the internet and TV.
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