(07-18-2018, 08:34 PM)rollerjag Wrote:

(07-18-2018, 08:20 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:
I was referring to the $400M Obama shipped to Iran not for hostages.

That $400 million was an advance payment from the Shah's government for aircraft and other military supplies. When the embassy employees were taken hostage, we barred shipment of the equipment and kept the money in a trust. The repayment was made according to law. I know it doesn't fit your narrative, but facts are facts.

(07-18-2018, 08:49 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-18-2018, 06:43 PM)MalabarJag Wrote:
What screwed up action has Trump done? You may disagree with some of his policy, but his policy decisions have been pretty much mainstream. For example, he has yet to facilitate a government take over of 20% of the US economy.

OTOH, I can think of at least two cases where Obama sent US taxpayer's money to foreign leaders (Iran, UN Climate Commission) without congressional approval.

That line always got to me.
For a party that always loved to say "let's not discuss how the pie is divided but try to make the pie larger," why did none of them ever ask "how can we maybe spend less than 1/5 or 1/6 of our economy on Healthcare?"