Discussion: Do Republicans Remember When They Promised They'd Be A Check On Trump?

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Well, if Trump can’t “remember” who David Duke is, I’m sure this pledge never happened either.

OT: Did anyone see this from last night?

Is she going after Trump this morning? At this point it could be a hack, I have no idea. Is this press conference announced?

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"My duty is always to you. So if Donald Trump is the president, I’ll stand up to him. Plain and simple,”

How quaint.

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There won’t be any serious opposition to Trump from Republicans until after he signs into law their legislative agenda.

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Yep. They’re willing to risk the republic to fulfill their cherished desire to shred the social safety net. They need to know that they own Trump. They are Trump. And if 2018 is the first chance the American people have to check Trump’s power, they’ll lose the Congress.

It’s time again to fax McConnell and Ryan: http://www.faxzero.com/fax_congress.php

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Exactly. Were kinda looking at an Elizabeth I situation. I think she never got married because as soon as she birthed a male heir, it would have been akin to signing her own death warrant.

The Republicans very cynically used Trump to defeat Hillary, now they need a few tax breaks for the SacredOnePercent (SOP) which includes eliminating Obamacare and destroying Medicaid. They’ll settle for those few items before they take him out.

He really is a dictator, the State Dept is empty, DOJ is going that way as well. And Bannon getting intelligence the Joint Chiefs don’t get? Cancel this show.

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they really meant they’d check off the yes box…

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Is the author suggesting that Republicans lie to get what they want? Holy cow.

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Spineless, gutless, eunuchs.

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I think they are silent for a combination of fear, greed, and clinging to a belief that they can utilize this White House opportunistically. I also think that when (and however) this all comes to an end, this will become what the GOP is recognized as (the Party of Trump) for a long time forward. At least at the federal level. Watch for lone voices of GOP figures from states (Governors, State Attorney Generals) that start decrying x or y action from the White House. Those will be the folks who recognize that when the smoke and stench clears from this era - the only party left will be those that (early on) take a public stand against the Trump Admin/Party of Trump/Bannon.

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Ha! I was just thinking of Kafes yesterday. Trump would like kafes and “heir-icide”. Not for his bio-heirs (yet), but other threats.

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checks?..

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As Fred and Donald Trump have loved saying, “The Checks are in the mail…”

I have an absolutely Brilliant idea for a nightly TV political talk show which will get under Donald Trump’s thin skin

Day 11, America Held Hostage. We could invite all the old whores who made their miserable political careers off of Ted Koppel’s show, starting with Bibi Netanyahu, and then segue in to the people who, historically, made Donald Trump’s election as President possible: Matt Drudge, Rush Limbaugh, Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Ed Rollins, (and, once he is exposed in some scandal and sacked) Steve Bannon, James Woolsey, and then the new modern nouvelle GOP propagandists like Jack Kingston and Stephen Moore.

In order to encourage the correct media reaction when a propagandist appears and shouts the opposing view point down or stonewalls with lies, the show will incorporate selected aspects of another defunct hit, The Gong Show.

What do you think, America?

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Some PAC is running ads in my market alleging TrUmps to Russia.

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Their check on Trump needs to be impeachment. Call your R-Congressperson and ask if they are ready to vote to impeach.

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As if light weight eunuchs and cowards like McConnell (“Let the Courts decide…”), Rubio and the rest of the GOP crowd will stand up to a bully!

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He doesn’t need to be impeached he can be removed for health reasons. The man is mentally unstable.

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When then-candidate Donald Trump was stirring controversy after controversy from the stump, GOP lawmakers, wary of his proposals, vowed that they would be a check on Trump’s most troubling ideas.

We’ve all seen this before.

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