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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:51 PM Jan 2018

I believe what we're seeing now in the GOP Congress and among Trump's acolytes

is pure, red-line, bowel-emptying panic. They thought that if they just kept pretending that everything was going "very very well---better than ever before"---that eventually SOMETHING would somehow rescue them from the disaster they had watched advancing on them since November 9, 2016.
Their childish and possibly criminal attacks on Robert Mueller are like the squealing wild-eyed thrashings of Quint in the maw of the great shark. And, I believe, like Quint, they are going down, consumed by the monster they created. All that's missing is that music.

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I believe what we're seeing now in the GOP Congress and among Trump's acolytes (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2018 OP

Some claimed Wellstone ruled Jan 2018 #1

Music, you say? I think I hear the Funeral March. MLAA Jan 2018 #2

One thing for sure, the GOP want to be seen as protecting Trump so they can get their base back applegrove Jan 2018 #3

Here's a question I want answered..... democrank Jan 2018 #4

IMHO, they are up to their eyeballs in Russian funding and obstruction of justice. nt Atticus Jan 2018 #6

The Republican Party is complicit. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 #5

And that's who the Tax Scam was for underpants Jan 2018 #7

This is what the Party of Treason does. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2018 #8

I've been watching with fascination. This type of thing NEVER RandomAccess Jan 2018 #9

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

1. Some claimed

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:54 PM

Jan 2018

this might be the case after Trump's one year anniversary .

MLAA

(17,298 posts)

2. Music, you say? I think I hear the Funeral March.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:54 PM

Jan 2018

applegrove

(118,684 posts)

3. One thing for sure, the GOP want to be seen as protecting Trump so they can get their base back

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:55 PM

Jan 2018

into the fold if Trump loses his job.

democrank

(11,096 posts)

4. Here's a question I want answered.....

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:58 PM

Jan 2018

Exactly what was/is Ryan's and McConnell's involvement? Were they involved from the beginning?

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

6. IMHO, they are up to their eyeballs in Russian funding and obstruction of justice. nt

Reply to democrank (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:03 PM

Jan 2018

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)

5. The Republican Party is complicit.

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 09:59 PM

Jan 2018

So is the Supreme Court (R-majority) for allowing the Citizen's United ruling to become law. But so is the Republican Party who relies on a few mega-donors and dark money to keep them afloat. The Republican "base" don't have 2 nickels to give to support the Republican Party. It's all about the mega-donors and foreign dark money needed to fuel their existence. Selling out this country is the only way they can remain a viable political party.

underpants

(182,829 posts)

7. And that's who the Tax Scam was for

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:18 PM

Jan 2018

The Big Fish told them "pass it or don't call me anymore". So they slashed $1.5 Trillion from Medicare and Medicaid in November. Now they had the number to work with on taxes. They cut the big Fish's taxes then started nickel and diming so the added debt (assuming extended 3-5% GDP growth) stayed under $1.5 Trillion.

They cut the special exception for blind people for crying out loud. ....and a lot of other shit.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,504 posts)

8. This is what the Party of Treason does.

Reply to underpants (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 10:38 PM

Jan 2018

I love how proud they like to say they are the Party of Lincoln while they act as the Party of the Confederates.

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

9. I've been watching with fascination. This type of thing NEVER

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2018, 11:14 PM

Jan 2018

turns out like the guilty would like it to. Never. What are they smoking to live in such a lala land of denial and fantasy? And to engage in all those actions trying to thwart the investigation or lead people astray is just lunacy.

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