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Schumer??? Does not inspire much hope for this. I don't have much faith in Schumer either. But on the bright side he really seems to be embracing Bernie Sanders' and Liz Warren's view of what the Democratic party should become.
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Following the real estate collapse of 2018, Trump may become the first President to go bankrupt while in office. Fed Warns of Vulnerabilities Building in Commercial Real Estate. There have already been numerous reports of sliding occupancy in Trump properties...
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Schumer??? Does not inspire much hope for this. I don't have much faith in Schumer either. But on the bright side he really seems to be embracing Bernie Sanders' and Liz Warren's view of what the Democratic party should become. If Ellison becomes the chair we may see some things happen. At least I have my fingers crossed.
"The liberals can understand everything but people who don't understand them."
Lenny Bruce
"The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month."
Dostoevsky
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I think (wishful?) that Schumer is a savvy operator, and really knows how things work in the Senate. We need that right now with an amateur in the White House. There need to be compromises, but he also recognizes that the party needs focus. So far he and Sanders are saying the right things. I think the right moves are being made. Ellison and Ryan would be good picks.
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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well the strategy is to make Americans pay for his losses ergo he will not go bankrupt
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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what I find amazing (not so much really) is every surrogate when asked about possible conflicts of interest say there are none and yet anyone of average intelligence can see the similarities between what Mr Trump is doing and what Sec Clinton was doing.
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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what Sec Clinton was doing Really? I wasn't aware that Trump was getting foreign governments and individuals to contribute to his foundation so he could spend it on health care for people all over the world. News to me!
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A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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Amazingly, occupancy of Trump International (D.C.) is way up... primarily by foreign diplomats. Dod you see the article about foreign diplomats saying that they felt staying there could be a quid pro quo (i.e., a conflict of interest)?
You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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i guess there was a bit of a tacit ellipsis in the comment
surrogates often repeated P4P without any direct evidence simply using the Schweizer's "pattern" of potential wrongdoing as factual evidence
we now have Mr Trump in a similar situation i.e. his business enterprise has no direct evidence but certainly the same patterns can be seen
so basically we have patterns without evidence of actual criminal activity ... but surrogates can only see it in one direction
not much of a stretch to say Mr Trump will be in many sticky ethical situations while president and Republicans/conservatives will defend his activities as legal and ethical
ignorance is the enemy
without equality there is no liberty
America can survive bad policy, but not destruction of our Democratic institutions
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