Politics Thread

[xu82]

What is Mick Cronin?

A tiny gnome that strikes fear in barnyard animals everywhere. They have a 6th sense about these things.

[LA Muskie]

Why? Trump is a disaster for Republicans, and they have to be looking for any reason to replace him with a more mainstream (and mature) politician...like Pence. Yesterday's "performance" by Spicer was ridiculous and dangerous and today, Conway piled on. It's only a matter of time.

If you haven't noticed it yet, as a group rank-and-file Republicans are TERRIFIED of Trump and his "movement" right now. The old guard (John McCain and Lindsay Graham) couldn't even convince their cohorts to form an independent committee to investigate potential Russian involvement in the election.

And those who aren't terrified are opportunistic.

Either way, absent a bombshell or a major screwup (both of which are distinct possibilities) that would tie their hands, I don't see impeachment in the cards.


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[GoMuskies]

If you haven't noticed it yet, as a group rank-and-file Republicans are TERRIFIED of Trump and his "movement" right now.

And they just got finished being utterly humiliated by him in the primary. If they touch Trump, they're completely fucked with a large portion of their base. The Republican establishment may not like Trump, but they love being in power (or at least closer to it than they've been the last 8 years). Mess with Trump, and whatever power and momentum they currently have goes away with a quickness.

[Caf]

Why? Trump is a disaster for Republicans, and they have to be looking for any reason to replace him with a more mainstream (and mature) politician...like Pence. Yesterday's "performance" by Spicer was ridiculous and dangerous and today, Conway piled on. It's only a matter of time.

I honestly think Spicer will be thrown under the bus and fired relatively quickly.

[paulxu]

I honestly think Spicer will be thrown under the bus and fired relatively quickly.

Don't think so. That would acknowledge he was spouting nonsense. They never do that.

[Caf]

Don't think so. That would acknowledge he was spouting nonsense. They never do that.

The level of outrage over falsehoods is about to skyrocket now that he's actually President. However I have to acknowledge that I have no clue what they're going to do.

[boozehound]

The level of outrage over falsehoods is about to skyrocket now that he's actually President. However I have to acknowledge that I have no clue what they're going to do.

He is saying the exact same thing as the President though, so I would think it would be hard to throw someone under the bus for saying the same thing their boss, The President, is saying.

I'll tell you one thing though, MY level of outrage over the falsehoods is definitely getting higher. I find it insanely maddening to watch these people clearly lying about things that are provably false. I sort of understand it with Trump because I think he has a legitimate personality disorder that distorts his view of reality, but to watch Spicer and Conway get up there and repeatedly tell bald faced lies about trivial things is insane to me.

[cutterX]

I heard Spicer trained for his gig by watching tapes of Baghdad Bob!!

[bobbiemcgee]

Patient Freedom Obamacare replacement sez you can keep Obamacare. Huh?

[Juice]

Jesus

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National debt on Inauguration Day:
1993: $4,188,092,107,184
2001: $5,727,776,738,305
2009: $10,626,877,048,913
2017: $19,947,304,555,212