[jlisenbe]

That makes absolutely no sense. Whatchu bin readin', Willis???

Yes. And therein lies the problem.

[paraclete]

That's not a problem, it is an admission

[jlisenbe]

WG, maybe we can agree on something. HC said that TG was a "Russian asset" being "groomed" by the Russians. Now maybe she meant TG was an unwitting participant. Maybe she meant TG was involved in a conspiracy with the Russians. None of us know for sure what she meant.

Can you agree to that?

[Wondergirl]

WG, maybe we can agree on something. HC said that TG was a "Russian asset" being "groomed" by the Russians. Now maybe she meant TG was an unwitting participant. Maybe she meant TG was involved in a conspiracy with the Russians. None of us know for sure what she meant.

Can you agree to that?

She said TG is a Russian asset and is being groomed by them. That's difficult to understand?

[talaniman]

I cannot!, as I thought HC's warning was crystal clear beyond the politis. It's not about JS or TG, but VLAD!

[jlisenbe]

She said TG is a Russian asset and is being groomed by them. That's difficult to understand?

I cannot!, as I thought HC's warning was crystal clear beyond the politis. It's not about JS or TG, but VLAD!

Forget it. You would have had to pay attention to the fifty posts prior.

[Wondergirl]

Forget it. You would have had to pay attention to the fifty posts prior.

Someone didn't. ;)

[jlisenbe]

Someone didn't. ;)

Exactly.

[talaniman]

Well the House repubs answered the dufus rally cry to defend him better after damning reports about the Amb. Taylor impeachment testimony by storming the chamber and delaying the inquiry by 5 hours. I've seen such stunts before by repubs and dems and they never work but done any way.

Usually the minority party is pretty helpless to stop whatever the majority is doing, but I suppose it makes good news by rallying the troops.

[jlisenbe]

I can't imagine why they would be upset about this. "As members of the minority, House Republicans do not have the authority to call witnesses themselves, unless given the power to do so by the Democratic majority."

Just another ridiculous aspect of what is becoming a kangaroo court.

[talaniman]

I remember when these things were negotiated between them out of the public eye, actually they still are, but every party takes depositions behind closed doors, and repubs in the House have 37 members in those meetings with the same rights as the dems.

The dufus REQUIRES a public show of loyalty though. Makes it rather hard on House repubs. Moscow Mitch said the other day that he never even talked to the dufus about the Ukraine call, let alone praise how perfect it was, so the dufus lies again as he did about recapturing those escaped ISIS prisoners, blown up by Jim Jeffers his special representative to Syria.

[jlisenbe]

repubs in the House have 37 members in those meetings with the same rights as the dems.

No, they don't. They cannot call witnesses.

[talaniman]

No, they don't. They cannot call witnesses.

Yes that may be true, but the minority can ask questions and have the same time allotted as the majority. They can ask the chairman to add a witness, but I have no idea how often that is granted by either party.

[jlisenbe]

So they don't have the same rights.

[talaniman]

I guess not.

[jlisenbe]

You do realize that this is TWO TIMES this week that we have agreed on something. Does it feel a little eerie?

[talaniman]

Naw, it's a HOPEFUL sign that two people can find agreement after some rather stubborn and oft times highly contentious and protracted back and forth. Man look at the range of topics we go through. I forgot what we butted heads on last week. Don't worry though JL, that eerie feeling you have will be short lived once we get another topic to jump into.

Coffee HOT?

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[Wondergirl]

*popping popcorn and adjusting reading glasses*

[jlisenbe]

Coffee HOT?

Where do you live relative to Austin?

[talaniman]

I reside in North Texas, Fort Worth to be exact, right down the highway from Dallas. The Cowboys and Rangers play 10 minutes away.