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« on: August 22, 2017, 05:11:54 PM »
Good article.  Some excerpts:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/politics/mitch-mcconnell-trump.html

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« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2017, 05:17:36 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2017, 05:21:07 PM »
Something something world's tiniest violin
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« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2017, 05:22:03 PM »
Good.
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« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2017, 05:23:13 PM »
« Edited: August 22, 2017, 05:26:05 PM by Yank2133 »
They need to remove Trump and move on.

He is a net-negative at this point and Republicans will likely get more things done with Pence (although stupid, but doesn't bring the chaos that Trump brings.)

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Lmao.

Did these people not pay attention to what Trump was saying in 2015 and 2016?
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« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2017, 05:24:43 PM »
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« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2017, 05:39:54 PM »
How many times do we have to hear he is freaked out over Mueller before he loses any benefit of the doubt?
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« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2017, 05:57:14 PM »
Quote from: Yank2133 on August 22, 2017, 05:23:13 PM
They need to remove Trump and move on.

He is a net-negative at this point and Republicans will likely get more things done with Pence (although stupid, but doesn't bring the chaos that Trump brings.)

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Lmao.

Did these people not pay attention to what Trump was saying in 2015 and 2016?

REMOVE STATE LINES FOR BETTAR HEALTHCARE
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« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2017, 05:59:08 PM »
Infighting. Far worse than under Obama, even among Democrats who eventually lost seats under him.  

Maybe that reflects the lack of political acumen of President Trump. The Republicans were extremely unified in tearing down Obama. But Trump can;t unite them.
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« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2017, 06:17:03 PM »
Trump and McConnell themselves threaten aspects of the GOP agenda.
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« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2017, 06:19:47 PM »
The swamp resisting its elimination.
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« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2017, 06:23:38 PM »
I could see Transportation Secy. Elaine Chao resigning soon. Her husband, the Kentucky senator, would not want his wife working for a man that he does not have a good relationship as of now.
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« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2017, 06:31:07 PM »
Quote from: Hindsight is 2020 on August 22, 2017, 05:39:54 PM
How many times do we have to hear he is freaked out over Mueller before he loses any benefit of the doubt?
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« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2017, 07:01:25 PM »
Obama is laughing so hard at this.
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« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2017, 09:11:13 PM »
Quote from: KingSweden on August 22, 2017, 05:21:07 PM
Something something world's tiniest violin
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« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2017, 09:52:25 PM »
You know, aside from Trump complaining about the Russian election thing, they're both right about each other.
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« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2017, 10:00:35 PM »
Quote from: Yank2133 on August 22, 2017, 05:23:13 PM
They need to remove Trump and move on.

He is a net-negative at this point and Republicans will likely get more things done with Pence (although stupid, but doesn't bring the chaos that Trump brings.)

They won't do that because the size of the GOP base loyal to Trump is large enough that if they decided to primary incumbents or refuse to turn out for them, then the party would collapse. Trump would have to completely implode among his base and/or be indicted for that to happen.
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« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2017, 10:55:41 PM »
Trump is going to have nowhere as many Republican accomplishments as Bill Clinton.
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« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2017, 11:05:25 PM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on August 22, 2017, 10:55:41 PM
Trump is going to have nowhere as many Republican accomplishments as Bill Clinton.
Oh what the hell Jfern at what point do you start ripping on this f**king cancer in the WH that what's to hurt everything as a Bernie supporter you supposedly believe in
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« Reply #19 on: August 23, 2017, 02:52:31 AM »
Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on August 22, 2017, 10:55:41 PM
Trump is going to have nowhere as many Republican accomplishments as Bill Clinton.
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« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2017, 05:04:41 AM »
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« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2017, 08:25:13 AM »
Quote from: dead0man on August 19, 2017, 12:02:30 PM
Great news, lets hope this trend continues.
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« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2017, 08:41:08 AM »

Two-party system is so great, isn't it?
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