House GOP Mulls Return of Earmarks, Trump Promises Immigration "Bill of Love", and a Canadian Pub Offers Women a 'Wage Gap' Discount: P.M. Links

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  House mulls a return to the dark days of earmarks.

• FBI supposedly had a source within the Trump network claims Fusion GPS founder Glenn R. Simpson in Congressional testimony.

• Trump says a DACA fix should be a "bill of love."

• New York lawmaker accused of stealing $55,000 in Hurricane Sandy funding intended for vulnerable youth.

• A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage.

Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

House mulls a return to the dark days of earmarks.

Only in the pork sense.

[Anomalous]

All politics is loco.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Pork ears are delish.

[BestUsedCarSales]

Pork is great in general. Don't have no place to get Tripas here in the backwood nation state of King County.

[Juice]

My dog certainly used to think so.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Hello.

/looks around for USA.

As I was saying....

[Bacon-Magic glib reasonoid]

BACON is best!

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Yes you certainly are.

[pats Bacon-Magic on the head]

[Bacon-Magic glib reasonoid]

[pats Chipper on Baculum]

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Go on...

[Bacon-Magic glib reasonoid]

You pat my head I pat your head. Ends there. Unless you got cash and I can close my eyes.

[Robert]

Reason's apparent line has always been that it's better for administrators to dole out spending scientifically than for elected representatives to specify where $ is to be spent. Because, you know, science is better than accountability.

[CE]

Yes, earmarks = legislative accountability. Blank checks = bureaucratic decision making.

[colorblindkid]

So did earmarks actually go away? I know we don't call them that anymore and try to hide them, but don't politicians still sneak pork into massive bills to help their constituency like all the time? Would love to know the difference.

[EscherEnigma]

It's mostly a matter of scale. It used to be much easier to add earmarks and kickbacks to specific people/places. They can still do it now, but they have to try much harder and it's harder to get into an unrelated bill.

[Fist of Etiquette]

FBI supposedly had a source within the Trump network claims Fusion GPS founder Glenn R. Simpson in Congressional testimony.

Seems like that could benefit from a comma.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Or a coma.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Trump says a DACA fix should be a "bill of love."

Yeah, love of kicking out ANCHORBABIES.

[BestUsedCarSales]

I'm growing to love Christian's incredibly terse news posts. Is this what it's like to be an abused spouse?

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Yes, if the terse news is a flash of bush now and then, just enough to re-invigorate your edging marathon.

[Citizen X - #6]

Occasional revelations about Chipper's love life continue to shock and horrify.

[Fist of Etiquette]

New York lawmaker accused of stealing $55,000 in Hurricane Sandy funding intended for vulnerable youth.

We're actually going to spend time on what is essentially a rounding error worth of federal funds? What is this, a Republican?

[Holmes IV]

NY Lawmaker? I assume he was using the $55k for underage hookers...

[Rich]

It's a female. SEXIST much?

[Holmes IV]

Fair point. Should have read:

"NY Lawmaker? I assume s/he was using the $55k for underage hookers..."

[Fist of Etiquette]

A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage.

In my day it was called Ladies Night, and the lads seldom complained.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Mind the gap, Fist.

[Mickey Rat]

If you tell.them.that they'll twig onto the fact that they're being set up as targets of opportunity for the single male customers.

[I am the 0.000000013%]

Single people have better options.

[Citizen X - #6]

A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage.

Solution for dudes: claim to identify as a womyn and raise a stink if the servers won't go with it. Everything is possible and nothing matters anymore!

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Why have I never tried to dress up as a chick to get cheaper or free booze?

[Rhywun]

I guess it depends on whether you're looking to hook up.

[Citizen X - #6]

The huge Adam's apple and the lush neck hair would give it away with a quickness.

[EscherEnigma]

Use a scarf.

[Citizen X - #6]

Check out the voice of experience over here.

[EscherEnigma]

When doing the make-up on your cheeks, go a bit more orange then you think you should, as the orange will help counter-act the blue of your beard-shadow.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

But orange highlights my blue eyes.

[Crusty Juggler]

Use a scarf.

Or if you don't want to be a gutter slut, wear a cashmere muffler.

[EscherEnigma]

We're talking about Citizen X and Chipper Morning Baculum? cross-dressing to try and get cheap/free drinks at a bar.

I think we know the look they're going for.
________
?Note, humans don't have one of those. What are you?

[Crusty Juggler]

What are you?

Classy af.

[Crusty Juggler]

What are you?

Classy af.

[Unicorn Abattoir]

Because you'd be too convincing and grow to like it?

[Crusty Juggler]

You're an unoriginal, prudish, bore?

[Citizen X - #6]

This is how Crusty ended up on the Do Not Fly list.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

"Ma'am, please vomit into the bucket the flight attendant provided. And stop banging on the underside of your tray. I don't know why you keep putting it back down."

[Rich]

Excellent.

[Rufus The Monocled]

"A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage."

Of course, some Reason writers will call the guy a 'snowflake'. Except it IS discriminatory.

Unless you mean to tell me those laws never figured to be intended for white males.

[Unlabelable MJGreen]

It can be both.

[Crusty Juggler]

Quit being a triggered snowflake, Rufus.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Triggered Snowflake. I wonder what THAT would look like.

[Crusty Juggler]

Look in a mirror.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[Rufus The Monocled]

A sexy beast?

[Crusty Juggler]

This is a sexy beast.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Whoa, that is going past the edge of my screen.

[Crusty Juggler]

Fun fact:
Fist's nickname is "Ikea Ad"

[BestUsedCarSales]

what if, rather than cheekily pandering to AdWeek readers and dudes with sans serif typeface tattoos, Ikea put the money spent on this ad campaign toward curbing infant mortality or doing any number of things that could actually help pregnant women and new mothers? But hey, a piss ad is cool too, I guess.

Because they're a business trying to make money you retard.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Because Fist throws in extra parts just to mess with Mrs. Fist.

[Citizen X - #6]

Fist can't finish without the aid of at least two different sizes of Allen wrench.

[Fist of Etiquette]

There's always extra parts left over after.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Only when I have a jellyfish sting.

[Rich]

Trump says a DACA fix should be a "bill of love."

HATE SPEECH!

[Crusty Juggler]

Reminder: moms are the worst.

[Rich]

"Simply put, we will not tolerate behavior that places our children in jeopardy," the statement said.

Oh, STFU -- you do it all the time.

[Rich]

A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage.

Oh, very well. It's a 'thigh gap' discount."

[BestUsedCarSales]

Mermaid type is in these days. Damn Canadians are so behind.

[Crusty Juggler]

Damn Canadians are so behind">

It's like they are playing the United States in the World Juniors or something.

[Rufus The Monocled]

I missed this but you do realize we won our 17th gold medal, right?

[I am the 0.000000013%]

Did you bite it to make sure?

[BestUsedCarSales]

I think she'll get off because it was girl on girl action.

[Citizen X - #6]

I know I will.

[Crusty Juggler]

There is hope for us yet

[Rich]

Oprah2020!

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

My dream campaign is Oprah vs Roseanne in the Fem primary.

[Rich]

And then Oprah vs Condi in the main?

[Rufus The Monocled]

Rufus (to what he thinks is a woman): Can I buy you a drink?
Woman: RAPE! Make sure it's a WHITE Russian....RAPE!

Bouncers take Rufus away. Woman waves bye-bye as she enjoys drink.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

White Russian rape is not ok.

[Aloysious]

What about Black Russians?

[Bacon-Magic glib reasonoid]

Russian collusion, lock him up eh!

[Rich]

New York lawmaker accused of stealing $55,000 in Hurricane Sandy funding intended for vulnerable youth.

A veritable Shelia Dixon.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Google reviews on Pamela Harris:

"1306237
in the last week
This low life piece of garbage was just arrested for stealing fema funds. She originally replaced her predecessor in the Brooklyn district, Alec Brook-Krasny because he was also arrested. DRAIN THE SWAMP!"

"in the last week
Seldom seen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn which she purportedly represents in the State Assembly. Now under indictment for corruption. Not surprised!"

"1 star
Rosa Rivera
Rosa Rivera
1 review
a year ago"

She's a hit.

[Rhywun]

Seldom seen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn which she purportedly represents in the State Assembly.

This is my district and I have literally never heard of either of those people. Between the governor, mayor, and some crackpot city council person I probably also can't identify - the state senate and assembly might as well not even exist here.

[Rich]

Chelsea Clinton denies affiliation with Church of Satan

*** rising intonation ***

What about the Foundation of Satan?

[Rufus The Monocled]

I emphatically deny being a member of the Church of Satan! Ewww! I'm part of the Order of Nine Angles!

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

That's why Rufus is always drinking forties.

[Rufus The Monocled]

Whatever that is....YES!

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Or as you guys call them, one-point-one-eight-threesies.

[Chipper Morning Baculum]

Oh please. Everyone knows the Clinton's only associate with The Old Ones.

[JoeBlow123]

They sold our nukes to Russia!

[Rebel Scum]

A Canadian pub offered a 'wage gap' discount to women, sparking outrage.

I take it men should no longer be expected to buy drinks for women.

[Rhywun]

Only men who want to go home alone.

[Rebel Scum]

Trump says a DACA fix should be a "bill of love."

//LoveTrumpsHate

[CE]

So is CB tweeting the PM links now? That is one short update.

[Entropy Drehmaschine Void]

I'll take "PM Links" in 50 Words or Less, Alex.

And the answer is:
FUCK YOU, BRITCHES!

...and STILL no goddamned Alt-Text.

[BestUsedCarSales]

Anyone seen anything from John lately?

[chipper me timbers]

"FBI supposedly had a source within the Trump network claims Fusion GPS founder Glenn R. Simpson in Congressional testimony."

This sentence makes no sense no matter how many times i read it, even charitably assuming there is a missing word somewhere.

[BestUsedCarSales]

"FBI supposedly had a source within the Trump network", claims Fusion GPS founder Glenn R. Simpson. He said this during a Congressional testimony.

[chipper me timbers]

Thank you, I was losing my mind