And so it begins

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TinaKimo — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 08:48 PM)

They trying to make it so the Tramp family can make money.

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andre26990 — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 04:10 AM)

Republicans are not stupid. They know they are morally corrupt. And totally lacking in ethics. Having an independent ethics office would be like having an FDA agent watching over their method labs.

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kindheart000-2 — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 08:07 AM)

So removing it is akin to hiring felons to run the prison.

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!!!deleted!!! (28128673) — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 09:13 AM)

Agree, andre and kindheart.
I don't trust Trump's remarks on the subject, either. He's happy to be "disingenuous" if he thinks it will make him look good. His henchmen are in place and he'll be happy to play good cop/bad cop. I wouldn't trust Trump as far as I could throw him. . .and I could never lift that mountain of fat and hot air.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 09:35 AM)

Trump put the kybosh on this!
He has kyboshed before. And he will kybosh again.

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Dagwoodie — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:08 AM)

Whatever their reason for the move (and I can't think of a legitimate one), it seems pretty damned stupid. Especially with an electorate that hardly trusts 'em already.

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:13 AM)

My issue is they seem to have no concept of why they were elected. I felt that way when they made it legal for them and only them to legally profit from insider trading. The American people need to wake up and vote these people out of office. They don't represent us anymore. They only represent themselves.

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!!!deleted!!! (28128673) — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:21 AM)

Agree, zabbree. The insider trading is blatantly criminal.
As Joy said today, "They have no shame."
I think this ethics office incident was all a sham. Trump wanted to appear to be a hero. Look at the names of the 119 members of the House who voted in favor of gutting the committee last night. I called the offices of several this morning. A couple staff members were brave enough to admit shock. They know they're on a runaway train and they're taking democracy with it.
There's an August deadline on this. The GOP is hoping no one will be paying attention then.

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:24 AM)

I want them all gone, Democrats and Republicans. They are no longer interested in serving the people.

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!!!deleted!!! (28128673) — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 10:30 AM)

I wish there was a viable third party.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 12:04 PM)

There's no need to fear.
SuperTrump is here!
When liberals in this world appear
And break the laws that they should fear
And frighten all who see and hear
A cry goes up both far and near for
SuperTrump (SuperTrump!)
SuperTrump (SuperTrump!)
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder
Fighting all who rob or plunder
SuperTrump!

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 02:48 PM)

Yet it was Republicans that wanted to be able to keep information about their corruption in house.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 02:54 PM)

All Republicans?
I notice you didn't care about ethics when the Dems were in charge.

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 04:57 PM)

I have no issues with anyone that commits proven ethics violations getting everything they deserve, and Democratic or Republican, they should not be able to police themselves.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 06:05 PM)

I notice you never criticize Dems for ethics violations. So that contradicts, in action, your own claims, Miss Fair.

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 06:09 PM)

Please show where I ignored an ethics violation.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 06:13 PM)

You have not once criticized the Dems for their unprecedented ethics violations. Not once. Start with Obama's lies. Ready? Set? Go!

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 07:14 PM)

Please post an actual lie and not one that is made up in your head.

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JamesAvalon — 9 years ago(January 03, 2017 08:53 PM)

Ok.
'If you like your healthcare, you can keep your healthcare. Period.'
Amazing that you needed to have this pointed out to you, which speaks volumes about your 'fairness'.

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zabbree — 9 years ago(January 04, 2017 08:26 AM)

Is that all you have?
A lie is knowingly stating something you know to be false. I didn't think that was a lie. I thought it was an assumption and based on the fact he didn't know what the hell he was saying. I thought it showed how little he understood about how the insurance industry works internally. Now, one could argue he should have come back and admitted he was wrong, but if you are speaking of outright lies, you'll have to do better than that.