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It's just that there was nothing new and meaningful in it for the GOP to actually use. |
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I think Trump is a symptom rather then the cause of this,but his performance in office has only made matters worse. And, in the worst sign of all, you see people on the left becoming infected with the same tribalism. |
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As someone who'd like to see them compromise a little less, I have every confidence that as soon as they find a Republican who is even somewhat lucid most of the time, the Democrats will again fall over themselves trying to please them to prove their bipartisan credentials. |
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And never in a way parallel to past shameful actions. The Vietnam War. Jim Crow. Spewing pollution. All these and more were shameful but were bad policy choices that led to bad actions. But with Trump somehow the shame became personal. It hit home like nothing else, like I was a part of what was happening, despite myself. As xjx388 noted, the worse is not all the laws Trump has broken or his many, many personal faults, the bigger issues are the lack of civility, the childish name calling, the disinterest in the success of our democratic experiment, being president for only his base and so on. He campaigned on bring out the worst of us, not the best. He's allowed racism and white nationalism to exist on the public stage. As Thomas Paine wrote in December, 1776, "These are the times that try men's souls." They are, indeed. |
It's what happens when only one side is acting in good faith.
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The way trump has been behaving the past several days, if he was a U.S. Navy ship captain he'd have been relieved of his command. Realistically, the United States doesn't have a president right now. It's a very scary time. Never saw anything like this. Never could have imagined anything like this. |
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For an illustration of this, look at his approach to healthcare. He makes an announcement that he has a great plan, issues an Executive Order but then the content of that EO is that other people need to work through the nitty-gritty of actually coming up with a plan. It's like if I decide that I want to own a world class restaurant. That's my part done, setting the vision, it's up to other people to raise the money, find and refurbish the location, decide what kind of restaurant it's going to be, recruit the staff, decide what kind of restaurant it's going to be, develop the menu and so on. :rolleyes: |
Trump is on a call to Fox ranting and raving about indicting Hillary Clinton.
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Asked what he'll do to bring the economy back in a second term, Trump goes on an unhinged rant abo
"We shouldn't be hurting our workers because China put the curse on" "She's a communist," Trump says of Kamala Harris, adding without a shred of irony that "Biden won't make it two months as president" Trump claims he's killed terrorists that are "bigger names than Osama bin Laden" |
"He's been disappointing" -- Trump throws FBI Director Wray under the bus
"Unless Bill Barr indicts these people for crimes -- the greatest political crime in history of our country -- then we'll get little satisfaction ... and that includes Obama and that includes Biden" |
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This seems to have passed unnoticed, since it was pretty much a non-event. The big DOJ press conference yesterday on "a matter of national security" turned out to be announcing the indictment of several ISIS terrorists who were captured back in 2015. No arrest warrants for Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden after all. |
As Maria Bartiromo tries to end the interview, Trump yelled out of nowhere, "why isn't Hillary Clinton being indicted?!"
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We aren't going to the end of this without a high profile Democrat Politician being assassinated on Trump's ranting dogwhistles.
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Trump has been tweeting all manner of crazy crap since his return from the hospital, yet it doesn't seem to be moving any needles or catching any eyes. I think... I mean... are we finally over him? Has he faded into the background noise? Just a dull roar from the White House that everyone's tuned out?
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Awww...it's nice to know that people actually read the things I write on here and remember them. You like me! You really do!
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Plus a lot of his handlers (dealer/suppliers) are out sick this week. |
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Of course he will continue as he has always done if he loses in November. But he will be in a very different relationship with everyone around him as he can no longer benefit them and many will be looking out for their future.
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Trump will lose his political power as a lame duck.
But the support of the ~40% of American voters who make up his cult will (might) remain strong as ever. Trump is very much a messianic figure to some people. They will not go gentle into that good night. |
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On one hand, Trump himself will no longer have political power. On the other hand, Republicans will still have to appease a base that is enthralled by Trump. |
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You’re a little late, but there’s still plenty of room. |
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It would be so outrageous that they would lose some of the "business" republicans. The folks who are holding their noses for the tax breaks and hoping they land in the right bucket in tariff battles. They may not be able to hold their noses for that kind of BS. "Lock her up" is a motivational battle cry to them, not an actual policy they support. Rich and powerful people being locked up is something they actually fear. Barr will make more money after he loses this job than he does right now, by a factor of ten times per year. And he will be working far less. This job is about righteousness, not money. |
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The FBI thwarted what they described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss the alleged conspiracy later Thursday. The alleged plot involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia, according to a federal affidavit filed Thursday. "Several members talked about murdering 'tyrants' or 'taking' a sitting governor," an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit. "The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to talk to their neighbors and spread their message." https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/new...er/5922301002/ |
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I agree that Barr would worry about the backlash, including for him personally. A Democrats' investigation of such a political witch-hunt would make Benghazi look like a school report. |
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Oh. No, the other thing. As you were. |
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