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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,738 posts) Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:32 PM Nov 2017

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It's "Take Your Trophy Wife to Work" Day at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Damn...1year too late- this would have been one heck of an engagement photo

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This is a real picture that the AP took.

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(Did you folks see the other photo?).
Just picking out the wallpaper for the Cognac-swirling room...

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It's "Take Your Trophy Wife to Work" Day at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 OP

Tax dollars at work Angry Dragon Nov 2017 #1

Don't you usually just leave the money on the nightstand? underpants Nov 2017 #2

Hahahahaha. Thanks. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 #3

You just won the entire internet for the day. NT Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #6

2/3 underpants Nov 2017 #7

Dollar bills? Generic Other Nov 2017 #8

He married a Sith Lord.. denbot Nov 2017 #4

This entire crew is so self-absorbed. Everything is about them. Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #5

A Democratic staffer is carrying this chart to the House floor right now mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 #9

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. Tax dollars at work

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:33 PM

Nov 2017

underpants

(183,014 posts)

2. Don't you usually just leave the money on the nightstand?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:35 PM

Nov 2017

Asking for a friend

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,738 posts)

3. Hahahahaha. Thanks. NT

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:39 PM

Nov 2017

Bleacher Creature

(11,258 posts)

6. You just won the entire internet for the day. NT

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:55 PM

Nov 2017

underpants

(183,014 posts)

7. 2/3

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:56 PM

Nov 2017

I posted that on three different threads. Only got a response here. Oh well.

Thanks.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)

8. Dollar bills?

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 06:06 PM

Nov 2017

Cheaposkate!

denbot

(9,901 posts)

4. He married a Sith Lord..

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:47 PM

Nov 2017

Makes sense to me.

Bleacher Creature

(11,258 posts)

5. This entire crew is so self-absorbed. Everything is about them.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Nov 15, 2017, 05:53 PM

Nov 2017

Can you imagine Obama on Twitter talking about his approval numbers or crowd size, or asking for a "thank you" for doing his job?

And Jacob Lew was incredibly unassuming and a longtime public servant. Crap like this would never have even entered his mind.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,738 posts)

9. A Democratic staffer is carrying this chart to the House floor right now

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:13 PM

Nov 2017

Retweeted by Dave Weigel: https://twitter.com/daveweigel

A Democratic staffer is carrying this chart to the House floor right now

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The Trump Administration has managed to highlight the two least attractive aspects of American conservatism: an angry and resentful populism, and a smug and clueless plutocracy. It's an impressive feat.

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Maybe not the best photo on the eve of vote on a tax bill that's being attacked for favoring the wealthy? If the Democrats were a competent political party, this photo would be in ads in every GOP swing district tomorrow, with a competition for best caption to get voters engaged.

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