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  1. I'm sorry, but as a lawyer I would love to try a case (every lawyer would) where the evidence of quid pro quo included:
    1.  I have the favor asked for by the executive of an organization in a written summary of the conversation that is detailed, accurate, and signed-off on by multiple people.
    and
    2.  The President and the person responsible with ordering OMB to withhold the aid (his Chief of Staff) both stating on national television that yes they asked for the "investigation" and/or yes on quid pro quo.
    and
    3.  The President admitting to his point person in Europe that the only thing that matters is the announcement of an investigation not an actual investigation (Pretext).
     
    I mean those are undisputed facts.
     
    We can say that's not an impeachable offense, but we can't say no quid pro quo existed or that a crime wasn't committed.  
     
     
     

    99% of the people who’ve gone to prison for bribery were convicted on LESS compelling evidence.

    And every “tough on crime” Republican would support those convictions.*

    *Except, of course, in those cases where the convict is a republican, in which case it is always a partisan witch hunt with a corrupt prosecutor operating out of a pizza place where they molest kids with Hillary.
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  2. 17 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    What a fucking idiot.  Read the Constitution you fool.

    Why would he waste time reading something that's a dead-letter?  There is no impeachment clause anymore.  The power of the president is absolute.  We have a Kingpin now, not a President.

    The Constitution is just so much toilet paper the moment that the cabal in power decides that it is.  And they have so decided.  It's over.

  3. 5 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    For people that want Trump to be innocent of the Ukraine story, there isn't a lot of evidence that Trump is guilty. Yes there are some partially smoking guns but even Sondland can't speak to the entire story. He had nothing to do with the aid being withheld. 

    Question about the current court cases to compel the witnesses to speak: does the current case also address executive privilege or only absolute immunity?

    Hint: the aid being withheld is evidence of ANOTHER crime....that evidence being less-than-perfect does nothing with respect to the first crime.  Soliciting foreign assistance with a campaign.

    Trump asked, through his DIRECT contacts, that Ukraine announce an investigation of Biden.  That verb is important.  Announce.  Not "conduct."  The only purpose for such a request is to harm a political opponent.  That is, it RULES OUT the only alternative motive (not that anyone sane believes it for a second anyway) -- "rooting out corruption."

    That request for a foreign government to take an action that could only be intended to harm a political opponent is a violation of US law.  It's also a particularly chilling one when the POTUS uses the inherent and incredible power of the office to back up that request.  Standing alone, it's the most shameful, criminal act of a US president in modern history.  It is not only impeachable, it is a no-brainer as to requiring that the criminal committing such act be removed from office.

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  4. 8 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

    I got it when I was 17. Ended up in the hospital for 3 days. It sucked. That’s all I got.

    Are you sure he isn’t fatigued from chronic masturbation?

    I got it when I was 18, wiped me out for a couple of weeks (and come to think of it, it was right before first semester of sophomore year, my worst academic semester ever.....huh, interesting.  Of course, I was also drinking 6 days a week and chasing girls all the time...that surely didn't help).  But we have friends who actually had to be hospitalized and take an incomplete on a semester of college, and others who barely muddled through a semester, using Xmas break to recover.  So, it seems to vary.

    And chronic masturbation didn't wear ME out back in the day, so I suspect that's not his problem.

  5. 1 minute ago, David Dennison said:

    And he will get away with it as long as his party protects him.

    This.  Here's the simple truth about the fatal flaw in our system of government:

    If a criminal enterprise seizes control of the right offices (POTUS, Senate, SCOTUS), there's literally nothing we can do to stop them (I mean, short of flat-out armed insurrection, and even then....they've got the force of the state behind them).  That's the one thing that can end a Republic.  And it's happened.

  6. The boy (16) has been incredibly fatigued for two months.  Like, well beyond ordinary sleepy teenager.  It impaired his ability to function, perform at school, etc.  It all blew up about 10 days ago, when we got a school progress report that was...not good.  He broke down, told us that he just couldn't shake being constantly exhausted, which left him feeling overwhelmed, which spiraled into depression.  Like, serious enough for us to be very concerned for his well-being.  We went in to our family counselor, who almost immediately said that the boy did not look well (it had been three months since they'd last seen each other).  He suggested that we get him to the Dr. and specifically have him tested for mono.  We already had a Dr. appointment scheduled for bloodwork etc., and added mono to the list.

    Well, they called us two days later to tell us yep, he'd had mono.  Not currently infected, but had the markers for a recent infection.  Which all ties back to an inexplicable and lengthy sore throat he had in late August, and then a decline in energy that really kicked in mid-late September...and has been ongoing.  So, of course we're kicking ourselves for not looking at an underlying physical ailment when he went downhill, but now at least we know.

    He's still very fatigued -- like, he needs 13+ hours of sleep a night, if he can get it.  He has experienced a peak in frequency of migraines -- like one per week.  And it has impacted his school attendance and performance.  We're meeting with the counselor tomorrow morning (we're grateful that he's in a private school now), so we think we can help him salvage the semester, maybe even take some incompletes and finish things out after the Xmas break.

    But my question is -- what are your experiences with kids with mono?  How long can they be impaired by it?  What should we expect?  I'm sure it varies, I'm just looking for some other experiences to help us understand.

    By the way, this whole experience sucks like hell.  He's 16, and shitty at regulating his physical and mental health, so to have something like this hit him has REALLY thrown him for a loop.  I just want my kid to be okay, physically and mentally.

  7. He said he wants his seat to remain in Republican hands and he will try to ensure a smooth transition, indicating he will be leaving Congress.
    - LA Times

    What’s important is that he’ll be back out in time to run for POTUS in 2024. He’s got everything the GOP loves in a candidate.
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  8. once trump is acquitted in the senate, this caller will be absolutely right.

    They’re already right, we’re just waiting for the senate to formalize it.

    The Mob presidency is now a thing, and there’s no going back. All future presidents will have this precedent to vote for being immune to all consequences. It’s full immunity, and complete carte blanche - whatever the president does is by definition legal and proper.
  9. Just another pussy libtard totally overreacting....wait, what, a retired General and a fellow at the American College of National Security Leaders?  THAT kind of pussy libtard?  Okay then.

     

    https://www.airforcetimes.com/opinion/commentary/2019/11/11/my-country-where-did-it-go-and-will-i-ever-get-it-back/?fbclid=IwAR2beD9cIv5aHqxKvzEdAv5vjc2SuoZmuJnNHimorrY2KdjrGJQo1U1SVo4#.XeVbV7U0HnU.facebook

     

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    For the first time, I found my wife being publicly ridiculed for her political stances. My family and I were told that “we should leave the country” because I was an immigrant and didn’t really belong here. I found out that a right-wing extremist group had put a bounty on my head because of a public stand I had made on some basic human rights. It was a real shock!

    On a broader scale, it has become “normal” to point to immigrants as the source of the nation’s problems, to treat children in inhumane ways, to ignore public laws, and to turn a blind eye to these deviations from our long-standing American values. We wondered what had happened to the America we had grown to know and love. Has America suddenly changed, or has something happened to remove the veneer of civility that had long permitted our nation to grow and thrive despite the differences among us?

    .........

    The current national political atmosphere is very damaging to our values and, in turn, to the security of our nation. I fear that unless we act swiftly and determinedly, our Great Experiment could come to an end. History shows how rapidly great civilizations can unravel and meet their demise.

    We are now at a crossroads. We can continue the recent pattern of un-American behavior exhibited by many, or take a step back, consider the potential consequences of such behavior, and return to civility and respect for the rule of law.

    I want our country to return to the one that adopted me, the country I came to love. I hope it’s not too late to put this evil genie back in the bottle.

    Stupid america-hating libtard.  Can't trust him, he's not even a REAL 'murican.

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  10. 5 minutes ago, HenryJames said:

     

    Huh.  I was told that this was a groundless partisan witch hunt.  I was told so, repeatedly.  Could it be....they were full of shit?  

    Man.  I'm shocked.  You just don't know who to believe these days.

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  11. ^^^
    Forget it dude. Irony is deader than a doorknob. They truly don’t get it. Every accusation is a confession, all that.

    They hold Donald trump - yes, that Donald Trump - up as a great hero of swamp-draining and anti-corruption. As a can-do no-self-pith hero. As a strategic genius. Seriously, everything he’s not...they worship him for being that. I half expect them to proclaim him to be the most beautiful, slender young woman to have ever lived. It would be perfectly on-brand.

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  12. The Japanese cars (civic, accord, those you mentioned) would probably be fine, but also on the expensive end unless you go old.
    The Koreans seem to be reliable, but I have heard various stories about shocking costs of repair.  More anecdotes than anything.
    The Ford Focus seems to be a quite decent little car.  We bought the MIL one and it has been fine.
    I suspect your budget is somewhere north of $5k.  Much below that, you're going pretty old, high-mileage and taking some risks on repairs.

    Yeah, from just some basic shopping around, I expect $8k will be our target. For example, I can see a few corollas in the 50k mileage class at that price. Versas with lower mileage in the $6k-7k range.
  13. We're in the market for a small, cheap, but most importantly -- RELIABLE - car.  The oldest boy of our refugee family friends is turning 18 at the new year.  We've taught him to drive, he's taken driver's ed, all that stuff, so he's ready to go to get a license early next year.  But then the next step...a car.

    I'll be posting around here about that sometime soon -- we're fundraising (that's what my wife is doing for her birthday, we've got some money already set aside, etc.), but this post is about how we find a good one.  I suspect we're looking for a small sedan, low mileage, low maintenance.  Maybe something like a Corolla, Elantra, Versa, Rio, (something else?)

    So this post is asking 1) thoughts on which vehicle would be best to look for, 2) might as well ask if any of you knows of a decent one for sale? and 3) a good mechanic who would do a good and fair inspection of a used car to make sure we're getting a good one.  And hell, any ideas of budget for a gently used small car would be helpful.  We're starting this process, so we're gathering data.

    Then, hopefully in mid-January, we can get him something to drive.  Which will be a game-changer for his family (mom will never drive, younger brother is still several years away).  I figure if we can raise enough to have a bit left over, that can even pay for a few months of insurance (we figure we'll pay for it ourselves for a while after that, until he can get a couple of years of college under his belt and earn enough money to pay for it himself -- which he will do.  He's a go-getter).

    Appreciate your input.

  14. 15 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

    Not shitting you here (& I have zero info as to scheduling availability), but @Brisketexan 's wife does this as a pretty much 50% full time gig (math works 15% of the time, every time).

    Buzz him up & see whassup.

    She does, but we'll actually be out of town that weekend (she'll be back on the 30th, ahead of us...because she has a wedding booked).

    BUT, she has partner pastors who work under her umbrella.  PM me with a date, and she'll make sure you get covered.  They do this sort of thing with some frequency (parachute in when a minister bails etc.).

  15. I fucking hate the traditional Thanksgiving meal.   I am totally down with this new "tradition."

    In 98, we missed the record-breaking Ricky game. But...our reward was several days of fly fishing in Patagonia, and our thanksgiving dinner was an all-evening long Argentine mixed parilla outside of Bariloche, on the banks of the Rio Limay: several types of fire-grilled beef, Patagonian lamb, sausages, etc. And lots of great Malbec to drink. It was a damned glorious meal. I recommend it. Ldogg, that’s what you would have sold them on. You could have that every year instead.
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