Well, hell, let’s get them started in the morning.
The Republicans in Congress have no fundamental objection to Donald Trump. They all want the same things. They just wish he could act like a normie for five consecutive minutes.
Perhaps we could let Puerto Ricans vote.
it’s been on the table at least since Clinton. They basically “gotcha’d” him with what? Lying under oath in response to questions about a consensual sex act that Congress had no business asking about in the first place? Let’s face it, that was all smoke and mirrors for “we didn’t like him.”
Trump at least they could get for the constant lying, obstruction of justice, any number of contractual issues, violation of the oath of office to uphold the Constitution, blatant disregard for American lives, expressed support for numerous groups whose intent is to overthrow the US government, any number of threats to use Presidential power for illegitimate purposes, the dismantling of the Government, the “ruling by executive order” they were always threatening to impeach Obama for, violation of international treaties, or just being a jerkwad. Congress gets to decide. The real problem is that he’s incredibly damaging to both his own party and American interests.
This.
As I quoted above in post #28
The Republicans are NEVER going to turn against Trump. NEVER. There’s nothing he can do that will make them. Period.
And if the Democrats don’t get their shit together, he’s going to get reelected in 2020. It’s not looking good.
The minute it looks like opposing Trump will be better for GOP re-elections than not opposing him, they’ll turn against him. Wait and see.
I think this is true. I hope and pray it is true. Please-- anyone!-- describe for me what circumstances would have to be in place for this to happen?
Clearly, Trump’s personality, personal “style,” lack of education, boorish manner, disregard for common courtesy-- none of these things matter to his voters. And frankly, these things don’t matter to his supporters in Congress either. So there is no personal level that Trump can descend to that will turn his voters and his supporters in Congress against him, right? I think we’ve seen enough in the last 10 months to make that a given.
So what would have to happen to make “opposing Trump [look] better for GOP re-elections than not opposing him”?
Seriously. Not a rhetorical question. Anyone?
NM.
No fair.
Perhaps they haven’t done it yet because they have more respect for the electoral process than the Left does.
They certainly have no respect for the country, and only want to use the provision in the Constitution when it’s against the Left.
I miss-read something, it was not good. My response was essentially “I love red wine.”
ETA: Which I do, don’t get me wrong.
Presumably if they felt their electoral prospects would be better if they opposed him rather than supported him, they would do that.
The whole Jeff Flake episode has probably done significant damage to that idea.
How do you say that in Russian?
I don’t know. Perhaps Hillary could hire someone to write a dossier about it.
It could indeed be that getting drunk and staying drunk is the answer.
Let’s see what happens when they get their tax cuts for the rich out of the way. Right now they have a marriage of convenience, the only thing they really want are those tax cuts and once they have them, they have little that binds them together. Sort of like a married couple staying together for the children and the children grow up and move out.
My guess is that once the tax cuts are done (and let’s not dignify it with the word “reform”), the Republican donor class will be happy and the Republicans in Congress will be more secure, they can tell Bannon to go suck eggs and Dumb Donald can just cut paper dolls and tweet all day for all they care.
I’m quite curious to know what facts you considered in reaching that conclusion.
How do they get their shit together against blatant lies?
What disturbs me is that enough of the population likes this sexist, racist liar to elect him.
Lock her up! Lock her up! [grunt, grunt]