In another thread I said I wasn't necessarily bothered by him keeping his business. Stocks are easier to sell and re-invest. But it's incumbent on him to avoid the appearance of using his office to benefit his business.

 

Is someone playing a round at his golf course or staying a night in his hotel a benefit? I'll bet it will get spun that way, even if it's not.

So what do we do now, if Russia kicked sand...do we retaliate, if so what should President Obama do?

 

Shoot their ambassador at an art gallery.

Shoot their ambassador at an art gallery.

 

There you go :thumb:

Wasn't George Bush a successful businessman and politician before he became POTUS? Didn't he stop using his political influence to help his businesses out? Did America have a problem with it then?

Is someone playing a round at his golf course or staying a night in his hotel a benefit? I'll bet it will get spun that way, even if it's not.

 

Probably not in isolation, but if it becomes apparent staying at his hotel (or similar) is a way to get more favorable treatment from the government, then it's a big deal. It's very similar to what people alleged Clinton was doing with the CF.

 

But, I'm more interested in whether his assets abroad will affect his foreign policy.

I bet I read the same article you read saying this same thing. :lol2:

 

I agree totally and the article made sense. With so much fake news out there folks are heading back to the real news with real investigative journalists. The folks who care deeply about their craft and work hard to print the truth.

 

Unfortunately, it seems that most in the media cannot help but to allow their political bias to slant their reporting these days. It is rare to find a journalist that simply writes or reports political news without a biased slant.

Wasn't George Bush a successful businessman and politician before he became POTUS? Didn't he stop using his political influence to help his businesses out? Did America have a problem with it then?

 

Cheney was blasted for anything Haliburton did even though he had divested well before he became VP.

Why take California away? Last time I looked, it was one of the 50.

 

Unless their votes don't count any more. Which would no doubt please my BGP Alt-right friends.

 

Even counting Cali votes, the vote count is irrelevant. The EC is in place partially to protect the rest of the country from populous states like Cali and Illinois where millions prefer to vote for a living rather than working for a living.

I just want MY health insurance to go back where it was before ObamaCare. Remember Obama promised if I liked my plan I could keep my plan?

 

I'd like mine to go back to 1994. $5 copay's on office visits, $2 copays on most prescription drugs, zero deductable, and fully company paid. It's gotten worse every year since.

Unfortunately, it seems that most in the media cannot help but to allow their political bias to slant their reporting these days. It is rare to find a journalist that simply writes or reports political news without a biased slant.

 

I'm speaking more towards the investigative reporting that used to be prevalent back in the day. I think the combination of the internet and the 24 hour news cycle has ruined journalism to a point as people are racing to be the first to break the news instead of being the most thorough. I do feel like the tide may be turning because the most thorough journalists were in the newspaper and I know I want well thought out and researched information to read. In order for those stories to happen they need time and money. With the print journalism market starting to see a spike in their financial situations I am hoping that will lead to old school journalism in our newspapers instead of the editorial style we see these days.

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Cheney was blasted for anything Haliburton did even though he had divested well before he became VP.

 

I was thinking that. I imagine Trump will go through the same type of scrutiny.

Wasn't George Bush a successful businessman and politician before he became POTUS? Didn't he stop using his political influence to help his businesses out? Did America have a problem with it then?

 

I do not recall any conflicts with President Bush.

Even counting Cali votes, the vote count is irrelevant. The EC is in place partially to protect the rest of the country from populous states like Cali and Illinois where millions prefer to vote for a living rather than working for a living.

 

The misconception is that Cali is full of lazy people collecting government handouts. It's not true. California is the number contributor to our economy, and is way towards the bottem in federal dependency. For what it's worth, KY is among the biggest recievers aid programs.

I do not recall any conflicts with President Bush.

I was thinking about ties to Haliburton and oil companies. Not saying they were real ties but that I remember hearing scrutiny over his motivation over being in Iraq for oil.

The misconcetion is that Cali is full of lazy people collecting government handouts. It's not true. California is the number contributor to our economy, and is way towards the bottem in federal dependency. For what it's worth, KY is among the biggest recievers aid programs.

Actually, Cali has over 30% of the total number of welfare recipients in the entire country. This despite only comprising 12% of the total population.

Is California the welfare capital? - The San Diego Union-Tribune