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As requested

Aww cavebaby

Bigly placemark to say good afternoon.

Shut it down....from the West Wing.

When the USA had great Presidents

Trump called for “big reforms” at the U.N. and criticizing its handling of recent events in Syria and North Korea – but said it has “tremendous potential.”

"You just don't see the United Nations, like, solving conflicts. I think that's going to start happening now," he said.

Really? REALLY? Now he's 'in charge' of the UN, too?

He thinks, at times, that he's the only player at this table.

I love the episode "Shutdown". Hell I love almost all of the West Wing episodes!

Just saw this on BBC:

"Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka was met with groans as she defended her father's attitude towards women at the G20 women's summit in Berlin.

The so-called First Daughter was taking part in a panel discussion about female entrepreneurs alongside German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and IMF chief Christine Lagarde.

But the audience bristled at her praise for the US president.
The event is part of the G20 women's summit.

An audible groan went up as she told the room her father was a "tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive"."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39704840

His 'mandatory meeting' with Congress should be interesting. I'm sure they're all (yes, even the GOP members) facing this with gritted teeth and a bottle of Bourbon! I'm reminded of a Manager we once had. He used to call 'staff meetings' and with us as a captive audience, propound on the meaning of life and the universe according to him. Once we had a one hour meeting on the incorrect pronunciation of the name of a city located 200 miles south of us. Admittedly, it was pronounced incorrectly (Spanish name, ll pronounced as 'l' rather than 'y') but it is the 'accepted' pronunciation of the city's name.

I'm sure Congress will get an unintelligible speech full of reminders of his 'great' electoral victory and how 'bad' Obama and H Clinton are. He'll propound on his 'great' tax plan, funding the wall, and Trumpcare and tell them what they 'will' give him.

As far as the shutdown, I'd say there's an 80% chance of it happening. Not because of GOP/Dem stalemate, but because Trump won't sign off on a CR. TBH, it's not as 'bad' as it sounds. Essential services run and the majority of people won't really 'feel' it. They'll get their mail, VA medical facilities will be open, the majority of Depts will have a skeleton staff and although slowly, things will still get done.. Although Fed Employees become subject to furlough and some may be sent home, back pay is pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Probably the biggest inconvenience will be the closure of National Parks, museums, and recreational facilities.

This is from the 2013 shutdown, but gives you an idea of what happens:

www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/09/politics/government-shutdown-impact/

The shutdown of national parks would not help the US tourist industry, for which the parks are a significant draw.

I'm feeling like i have arrived a bit late to the new thread party, but i have brought a lovely graphic for everyone to share.

Thanks knowledgeable people

My DS asked how many Trumps would be needed to change a light bulb, so I googled it:

www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/48tmiq/how_many_trump_supporters_does_it_take_to_change/ ]

adamchain
Look, we can change the lightbulb. That I will tell you. We're changing it, ok? And I understand what you're saying, I hear it all the time. People call me and say "Is the lightbulb really dead?". Thats what they are asking me, its unbelievable. The lightbulb is in big trouble, that I can tell you. But we are going to change it.

dick-nipples 358 points 1 year ago
None. You make the Mexicans do it.

OneDirectionless 141 points 1 year ago
And then after they fix it, blame them for breaking it in the first place.

Blankninja2 2 points 1 year ago
And use that as the excuse for making then build the wall.

merlins_weird 108 points 1 year ago
The previous light bulb was very bad. Really horrible. I'm a successful businessman. I have several billion dollars in my bank account. I know how to change a light bulb. I know how to change a light bulb very well. I'd do a great job. I'd be very good at it. It would be a beautiful bulb with lots of light coming out. You have never seen anything like it.

mothzilla 10 points 1 year ago
Look I've changed a lot of lightbulbs, in fact I do it all the time. Honestly, it's no big deal for me. People are always telling me I am awesome at changing lightbulbs. In fact I am the number one lightbulb changer in the world. Frankly, I'm just an incredible human and people are grateful for the opportunity to stand in my shadow. Ask anyone. I also have a big penis.

WilfredofIvanhoe 22 points 1 year ago
How many Trump supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
NONE, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS, GET THEM OFF! TURN OFF THE LIGHTS! TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!

Or...

Congress does't let me change the lightbulb. They say the currently lightbulb is working fine and the new one is too expensive. So, I'm turning all the lights out until they say yes.

Please note that the typos in the last paragraph were written by Trump, not me.

True, Mortificado, but I have a feeling that our foreign tourism industry has already taken a huge hit since the election. With the exception of the two Disney Parks, I have a feeling that foreign tourism will really be down, as people either don't come in protest or don't come out of fear.

As far as domestic tourism, well, schools are in session until the end of May and some parks aren't even open for the season yet so it isn't 'peak season' for US based visitors, plus there are so many really good State Parks to divert to.

I guess I sound a bit blasé but I guess it's because I've 'been there, done that, bought the T-shirt' quite a few times during my career and as I mentioned on the last thread, we left Grand Teton a couple of days early because we saw the shut down coming. It gets threatened every year, sometimes multiple times a year. It sucks, but it's becoming 'one of those things'. And in a way, it should. It's the only way to 'draw the sting' from that particular threat so that Congress starts doing its real job, which is compromising on legislation when needed for the good of the people.

Who do you think will be blamed for the shut down this time?
Who will the pressure be on from the public?

The figures - the hard ones - are showing that Americans aren't spending enough money despite protestations of increased consumer confidence. Are you getting any sense of that, Across?

Washington Post - Trump's Border-Wall Fantasy is Crumbling

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-border-wall-fantasy-is-crumbling/2017/04/24/d45f3004-2921-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html?utm_term=.06c16fca4704

Lweji Dems will blame GOP & Trump, GOP will blame Dems and some of them may 'hint' at Trump. Personally I'll point a finger at all three of them because they could compromise and pass a CR if they'd all just put down their specific agendas and work for US, the People.

cozie I haven't seen it personally, but DH and I are in a unique position. We both worked career for a Govt entity (me Fed, him a city) so we both were able to retire in our mid-50s & have generous pensions & were able to contribute to good 401Ks and we own (with fixed mortgage) our home. What we see in our contemporaries is worrying about ever being able to retire as opposed to what they feel they can or should purchase.

I think if our 'peer group' were younger people who are building their lives, purchasing homes, major appliances, cars, etc and are trying to build that nest egg we'd be seeing and hearing a lot more worrying, despite the CCI being 'high'. I know our DS1 and DiL feel that without something 'drastic' they'll never be able to afford a typical 3 bed/2bath family home but that's nothing new for his generation. As a result they're considering taking up an offer to move to Europe for two years IF they can get DS1's employer to sweeten the package with a big enough incentive payment.

Honestly, if anything is pushing up the CCI, it's probably Trump & the 1% buying new mansions and Ferraris, not Joe and Jane Q Public feeling 'safe' enough to buy a starter home and a new Toyota. Plus a lesson I learnt in Govt service is numbers lie and statistics can be interpreted to say anything you want them to.

That last is, sadly, almost true.

45 seems to rely on wholly different benchmarks, though. It's as if he just doesn't see reality.

I know, I know.

That's a bit shitty that museums and National Parks will be shut :(

Good news over my way at last - the High Court has granted my brother the right to appeal so hopefully the American Courts won't be able to get their hands on him :)

Love that Ivanka got groaned at, hope she gets the message that she's not actually welcome in any official capacity.

Good grief, Natsku, I'd missed that your brother was somehow at risk. Apologies for not paying attention.

Is this something to do with hacking?

(Don't say more than you're comfortable with, obviously.)

Glad your brother succeeded at this stage.

I doubt she would even notice these days.

Here's a piece for you to read though.

German meeting

Yeah hacking case, of the not-interfering-in-elections kind!

david nuzzy nussbaum‏Verified account @theNuzzy 59m59 minutes ago
Replying to @theNuzzy @realDonaldTrump @IvankaTrump
Reports are that Ivanka got booed by a room full of women at W20 summit. Maybe she's not cut out for this. www.yahoo.com/news/ivanka-trump-booed-w20-summit-calling-father-champion-women-135858602.html …

It really makes me angry that she is working in the WH with a security clearance and going out "representing the US" in any way.

Amy Siskind‏Verified account @Amy_Siskind 12m12 minutes ago
More BREAKING: Flynn did not disclose payments from Russia!
politi.co/2qaPTtR

Totally agree Ginger. Nepotism at its worst and how dare she talk of her father being a champion of women when he's restricting womens health services and rescinding laws in the workplace.