paulinusa comments

For those of you who say there was no crime committed, that could the case. But remember the political expression: It's not always the crime, it's the cover up. Now there's blood in the water and the sharks are circling. Stay tuned.

"Some detainees are held for months and even years with no clear knowledge of when they will be let out. Many develop depression and insomnia..."

Sounds like living hell.

IF they had a vote where everyone was on the record, Republicans would have abandoned ship and voted no in big numbers. The reason? Not because of the far right appeal to completely trash Obamacare, but because they would have to face the wrath of constituents losing healthcare insurance.

Lies pushed by the Speaker, lies pushed by the Majority Leader, and lies pushed by the biggest liar of them all in the White House.

As some of you have suggested, this is strictly a political bill and not about healthcare as they would have you believe.

He's 100 per cent behind it until it fails miserably. Then he will pin blame on the convenient scapegoat (s).

"So...don't make a habit of it?"

They don't want to create a precedent and make it too easy for a future royal family member to call it quits when the stress gets to be too much. Make them feel as if they are obligated for life.

Let's hope "hafu" will fade from Japanese terminology. As intermarriage inevitably increases, the term will probably lose it's stigma. It already has to a certain extent. Some kids nowadays think it's cool.

About ten years ago I bought bottles of basic Yamazaki and Nikka whiskies in Japan for reasonable prices. Now those prices have dramatically increased both in Japan and the US, probably a result of success and publicity.

She sounds quite anal.

Kim Jong-un should be programmed in these drones. Dear Leader Jr. would hide under his bed.

Trump vowed on the campaign trail to get rid of Obamacare and replace it with a program that offers better care more affordably, and covers everyone who needs health insurance.

Think he'll "tweak" the Republican bill to increase affordability and cover everyone? Think again.

Erdogan wants to control other countries as he controls his own.

Looks like Russia's intervention in Syria was a success, militarily and diplomatically.

Yes, a success for autocrats who crush anyone or anything who opposes them.

Poor kid. There's look of fright on his face.

“Despite what you hear in the press, healthcare is coming along great. We are talking to many groups and it will end in a beautiful picture!” the Republican president said on Twitter.

Stupid jabbering as usual.

"From many of the posters on this thread you can easily SEE why women still have many issues with society"

And hostile comments from both men AND women.

China is turning the economic screws on Lotte in China because those missile defense batteries are on a South Korean golf course owned by Lotte. China being petty and petulant as usual.

Sorry to be cynical, but I think this is a calculated publicity statement to notify of the divorce and keep the goodwill of fans with all those kind words for her ex.

According to House Republicans, Obamacare is "awful", "terrible", and their favorite, "devastating". Just more propaganda to hoodwink the gullible and uninformed.

"Its North Korea and they will never make a Mistake that will trigger a mass attack from Japan-USA"

kiyoshi: How can you be so confident NK will not make a mistake? Can South Korea, Japan, or the US afford to ignore a "mistaken" missile with a potential nuke zeroing in on them?

All his casinos filed for bankruptcy, so I'm not sure if gamblers would consider Trump a good omen.

His claim could backfire if it was a legal wiretap investigation that uncovered Russians coordinating with his campaign.

“The question is: will underlying strength in inflation pick up with stronger wage growth, household spending and business confidence? I don’t think it will at this point,”

It's possible some Japanese people might end up missing the deflation years.

He touted his spending plans, saying he would provide “the finest equipment in the world” and give the military the “tools you need to prevent war."

Nonsense. The U.S. already has by far the most advanced equipment and weapons. Just an excuse to spend billions unnecessarily. Put that money towards healthcare for American citizens.

Maybe 52 seconds is a sexual marathon for a panda.

Remenber what happened to Rockefeller Center and more recently with Toshiba !

I'm guessing you are referring to Mitsubishi buying Rockefeller Center in 1989 and Toshiba buying Westinghouse's nuclear business in 2006. Both turned out to be really bad business decisions. The real estate market collapsed and Fukushima happened. Who else is to blame but the Japanese corporate executives who made those investments? In this case, Takata is making a practical business decision and willing to pay the fine because they can't afford the abandon the US auto market.

AARP has been running very effective television commercials in which candidate Trump states: "I am going to protect and save Social Security and your Medicare. You made a deal a long time ago." I have to think these ads placed the administration under pressure to back off.

So why exactly is this robot programmed to "peep?

Deficits only count when Republicans don't control the government

Absolutely. Billions for this and billions for that. It's hypocrisy, but also a matter of self-preservation for the suddenly spineless conservative flamethrowers afraid to oppose Trump and get voted out of office.

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