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Grins

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19. Suppose the POTUS was named Eisenhower? Or Kennedy? Or Clinton? Or Obama...? Too broad.

Sun Jun 9, 2019, 02:17 PM

Jun 2019

And then there is this guy:

"I see our president criticized for playing golf. I don't. I think he ought to play golf. I know the pressures of the job, and to be able to get outside and play golf with some of your pals is important for the president. It does give you an outlet. I think it's good for the president to be out playing golf." - George W. Bush defending Obama playing golf, 23 Sept. 2013.

What makes the inarticulate pumpkin traitor's golf offensive to so many is his (and his party's, and the GOP's sprawling Fox News/Hate-Radio propaganda empire) years of attacking Obama for playing the game, and his promise: "I'm going to be working for you; I'm not going to have time to go play golf." )

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Former White House Ethics Chief Proposes 'Golf On Your Own Damn Dime Act' [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2019 OP

Dems should pass such a bill! empedocles Jun 2019 #1

So McConnell can laugh in our faces? BigmanPigman Jun 2019 #24

Put House 'cons on record. Get some news coverage. empedocles Jun 2019 #25

Charge based on value. Every benefit Trump organization receives must be repaid. rainin Jun 2019 #2

Simpler: The "Not One Damned Dime" Act Hortensis Jun 2019 #3

Yes, and rump should pay the taxes on these benefits too, all $106 million of it, taxes on it. ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #4

My understanding of life insurance proceeds is that they are not taxable. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #22

Are you saying that if the premium in a given year is over 50k then it is taxable? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #30

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Well, since the excess life insurance through your place of employment PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #39

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Thank you. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2019 #42

SME is a well established, long known abbreviation used in many different occupations. To be ... SWBTATTReg Jun 2019 #44

Sounds like a good idea to me. Can we make it retroactive calimary Jun 2019 #5

Secret Service has spent $35,000 on golf cart rentals since inauguration: report keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #6

Now it's two years later and the tab is probably over $1 million FakeNoose Jun 2019 #8

We have yet to pay for Uday and Qusay's rounds for everyone at the Irish pub ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #7

Another article said they finally paid it after being shamed into it. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #10

During the 2 day stop in Ireland, Scarsdale Jun 2019 #12

Easy! Kickbacks Lars39 Jun 2019 #35

republican "billionaires" can pay for their own GD luxury goof offs Achilleaze Jun 2019 #9

How many republicans look the other way when Trumps uses the treasury to enrich himself, BECAUSE.... usaf-vet Jun 2019 #11

Trump couldn't afford it Pepsidog Jun 2019 #13

GOYODDA DesertRat Jun 2019 #14

Ive always thought something needed to be done since the grifter took the throne. There Karadeniz Jun 2019 #15

All Trumps think America is their private bank account FloridaBlues Jun 2019 #16

The minute our govt. gave trump properties a single dime...the emoluments act was violated spanone Jun 2019 #17

THAT law (emoluments) MyOwnPeace Jun 2019 #36

Interestingly it took the Obamas a full 8 years to spend $106 M onlyadream Jun 2019 #18

Suppose the POTUS was named Eisenhower? Or Kennedy? Or Clinton? Or Obama...? Too broad. Grins Jun 2019 #19

There's a slight difference Retrograde Jun 2019 #43

Ethics made law? To pass a law to curb every personal misuse of taxpayer money? Pathetic. ancianita Jun 2019 #20

The word ethics has been removed from the lexicon malaise Jun 2019 #23

We're a long way from when candidate Trump Golden Raisin Jun 2019 #26

K&R BlueJac Jun 2019 #27

Unpopular thinking here but... Blue_playwright Jun 2019 #28

Please..... SergeStorms Jun 2019 #32

I agree. We shouldn't make laws though to ... Blue_playwright Jun 2019 #33

or make him go to cmp david. pansypoo53219 Jun 2019 #29

If Obama was still president drmeow Jun 2019 #31

Of course! MyOwnPeace Jun 2019 #37

I would modify it to say it comes into effect only after a certain number of trips to play golf cstanleytech Jun 2019 #38

The repubes could start a Gourmet Golf Go-Fund-Me* campaign? Achilleaze Jun 2019 #41