Discussion: Back In DC, The House GOP Moves Quickly To Jump On That Trump Train

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Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), a Republican who ran ads against Trump on the trail, shuffled out of the meeting hat in hand.

"I am excited about the next two years and look forward to working with the president," Coffman said, adding that he was excited to do tax reform and to repeal and replace Obamacare.

"Iā€™ll tell you what is so exciting is I no longer have to worry about executive orders or excesses in the rule making process," Coffman said.

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Trumpā€™s win had buoyed Republicans across the country and streaming out of the meeting, many members noted that it might be time for the Republican Party to reevaluate its own vision for policy and start adopting more of Trumpā€™s.

Well the president did state that elections have consequencesā€¦

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Lost Edgar Allan Poe story:

A meeting of House Republicans. Paul Ryan swivels to retrieve a document from a three-ring binder; when he turns back, all assembled have donned MAGA hats.

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Everyone loves a winner. Amirite?

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You beat me to it. These jackoffs are the epitome of stooges. I hope nothing ā€˜badā€™ happens to this countryā€¦their poor little heads will explode with the ā€˜I was against him before I was with him before I was against himā€™ and on and on and onā€¦

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Iā€™m going to save this article to enclose in future letters to these reps. ā€œYou Own Itā€ keeps ringing in my head and this will provide the proof when all the rats begin to scurry.

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If there was EVER any OCCUPY in mind for younger peopleā€¦ It is due right now.

(1) Occupy Congress
(2) Occupy the MSM
(3) Press Conferences for Trump

I will be happy to explain why (3) is VERY important

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Well Iā€™m on record on saying that this previous cycle was the equivalent of a civil war.

The only difference was that the traditional GOP was using penny whistles, while Trump was reenacting the prayer bell/lionā€™s roar casino scene from Kung Fu Hustle.

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ā€œBully pulpit.ā€ How apt.

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From the 60 minutes:

[Donald Trump attempted to calm the fears of protesters who have demonstrated against him in droves this week, saying they are only taking to the streets ā€œbecause they donā€™t know me.ā€

CBS News journalist Lesley Stahl asked Trump about the nationwide protests in an interview on ā€œ60 Minutesā€ Sunday night.

ā€œThere are people, Americans, who are scared and some of them are demonstrating right now, demonstrating against you, against your rhetoric,ā€ Stahl said to the president-elect.

ā€œThatā€™s only because they donā€™t know me,ā€ Trump said. "I just donā€™t think they know ]

The GOP knows Trump. Thatā€™s why they are coming aboard.

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Ya missed 4

Vote

Your stated three are grand, but they donā€™t mean jack if the Rooster still keeps his balls.

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Now to make them own it if anything bad happens. And remember, stay engaged and prepared for 2018

Thanks, inversionā€¦

But I want Trump to be removed from office and resign. If he is in office more than a few months, I donā€™t believe it will make any difference if we want to vote or not.

Too much history I know
Too much experience with people who lived under dictators
Too much fear of some drastic thing Trump will do.

I know that this is not believed by Americans. They still do not believe just how dangerous this man isā€¦ESPECIALLY people under age 40

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Cowards!!!

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We know a cowardly racist when we see one.

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I believe it. Even beyond the European autocratic stuff the more educated of us know, read up on the dark annals of Pinochet et al.

ā€œIā€™ll tell you what is so exciting is I no longer have to worry about executive orders or excesses in the rule making process,ā€ Coffman said.

That statement could be taken two ways; is he implying that the President-Elect will not issue any executive orders, or simply that he will be in full agreement with any such orders issued? Man, are we in for a bumpy rideā€¦what happens the first time the GOP disagrees with His Highness? We truly live in ā€œinteresting times.ā€

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Anybody know where or how I can get bumper sticker that says ā€œLetā€™s be Clear, I didnā€™t Vote for Himā€ or something to that effect?

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ā€œIā€™ll tell you what is so exciting is I no longer have to worry about executive orders or excesses in the rule making process,ā€ Coffman said.

I think that someoneā€™s in for a big surprise.

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Of course theyā€™re excited! They may not have wanted Trump, but with Trump came control of the whole freaking government. Of course theyā€™re drinking the Kool-Aid. It tastes like champagne.

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