whichever is worse.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/holy-sht...-interest/

Quote:‘Holy sh*t! Nixon’s back!’ Internet aghast as Trump claims POTUS can’t have conflicts of interest

Quote:Trump on his businesses/conflict q's: "The law's totally on my side, the president can't have a conflict of interest."

He doesn't know what he's fucking talking about....which has been evident from the start but a lot of people simply don't care.

He will simply try his darndest to change what he thinks it means to be president.

I'd wish for him to be Nixon. Nixon's an icon compared to what this guy has in mind.

Am I the only one bored with Herr trump?

There's an easy out for this. If Mr. Trump will sign over controlling interest in all his business to Yours Truly, I'll see to it that the money is properly invested. There's a worm plantation in Siberia I've had my eye on for quite some time.

Boru

(November 22, 2016 at 4:47 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Am I the only one bored with Herr trump?

Um bored? He is frightening

(November 22, 2016 at 5:05 pm)Brian37 Wrote:

(November 22, 2016 at 4:47 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Am I the only one bored with Herr trump?

Um bored? He is frightening

Well, I'm bored with zombies...

Boru

(November 22, 2016 at 4:47 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Am I the only one bored with Herr trump?

Bored is not the word I would use. These guys are taking over the world pretty quickly. Supported by people who love to be fucked with sordid lead pipes. So, we get another helping of the 30ies. Let's just hope it won't end in another helping of the 40ies before it gets better. But I wouldn't bet on it, since these are all territorial primates or at least appealing to the most primitive human instincts.

(November 22, 2016 at 5:07 pm)abaris Wrote:

(November 22, 2016 at 4:47 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Am I the only one bored with Herr trump?

Bored is not the word I would use. These guys are taking over the world pretty quickly. Supported by people who love to be fucked with sordid lead pipes. So, we get another helping of the 30ies. Let's just hope it won't end in another helping of the 40ies before it gets better. But I wouldn't bet on it, since these are all territorial primates or at least appealing to the most primitive human instincts.

^^^^^^^BINGO

(November 22, 2016 at 3:52 pm)abaris Wrote: I'd wish for him to be Nixon. Nixon's an icon compared to what this guy has in mind.

Nixon was a human dung beetle (apologies to actual dung beetles), and that's just taking into account his bigotry, thin-skinned paranoia, and petty vengefulness. His Vietnam policy was a continuing disastrous folly that resulted in untold numbers of unnecessary dead on both sides. Watergate was a shameful fiasco and he deserved everything he received because off it -- except Ford's pardon.   

But, for all that, give the man his due. If not for the Watergate cover-up and the stubborn refusal to simply cut our losses in Vietnam, he would be celebrated today as one of our better modern presidents. Unlike some people I could name, he actually understood domestic and foreign policy, had legislative experience, and had eight years' experience as Vice President prior to winning the Presidency. He signed into law a number of reasonably progressive pieces of legislation while President, and made some bold moves on the world stage that decisively ushered in a new era.

With Trump, we should be so lucky. I'm not holding my breath. But I will hope for the best. But I don't trust the son-of-a-bitch, and I trust his inner circle even less.