So, I was just investigating the succession of the president. It seems someone would have to incapacitate Trump, Kaine, Paul Ryan, and Oriin Hatch in order to get to the acting Secretary of State (until Tillerson is approved). That seems like a lot of people. Maybe Orrin Hatch is semi reasonable?
Don't I get a cookie?
Spike ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 29, 2017 4:18:44 pm PST #6378 of 30002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Connie Neil - Jan 29, 2017 4:27:10 pm PST #6379 of 30002
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Maybe Orrin Hatch is semi reasonable?
As a resident of Utah, I can tell you "No." His only saving grace is that he called Teddy Kennedy a friend, and he's not a zealot. However, he is happy to be persuaded to things and he's old.
-t - Jan 29, 2017 5:20:13 pm PST #6380 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finally boxed up my sister's xmas/birthday present to ship; I should only need to cook three times in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully the clothes currently in the dryer will be appropriate to wear this week. Achieving minimal standards of self care.
shrift - Jan 29, 2017 5:35:55 pm PST #6381 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I postponed a meeting so people on my team can go to a protest tomorrow if they choose. I also decided I should work from home because I finally figured out that I'm not fighting off a cold but the flu. It's mild, but I'm still sleeping something like 12 hours a day and I don't want to infect others.
-t - Jan 29, 2017 6:24:47 pm PST #6382 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Take care of yourself.
DavidS - Jan 29, 2017 6:30:33 pm PST #6383 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Leaks from inside the White House suggest that Trump has purposefully ordered US Customs and Border Patrol to ignore the Judicial Order.
It's turning into a Constitutional Crisis.
What a fucking mess.
-t - Jan 29, 2017 6:59:02 pm PST #6384 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Scandal bringing up the Electoral College does not feel very escapist.
aurelia - Jan 29, 2017 7:40:28 pm PST #6385 of 30002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
So when the executive branch refuses to abide by checks and balances from the judicial branch what then?
Calli - Jan 30, 2017 1:24:06 am PST #6386 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
So when the executive branch refuses to abide by checks and balances from the judicial branch what then?
Then you're sliding into a dictatorship.
Calli - Jan 30, 2017 1:31:58 am PST #6387 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yogurt and berries: In rather better news. the CEO of Starbucks sent out a rather heartening message. [link]