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Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 08:44 PM Oct 2019

Another Bright Side

Without the House majority, Trump Inc. would be rolling along unhindered by any investigations.

Kevin McCarthy, who took money from Lev and Igor, would probably be Speaker.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa7xbk/kevin-mccarthy-is-returning-the-cash-he-took-from-rudy-giulianis-indicted-pals

With Nunes, Collins, and Jordan, among others in charge of important committees.

Democrats came through!

Thanks to every voter who made this happen!

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Another Bright Side (Original Post) Baked Potato Oct 2019 OP
Another bright side. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #1
Yes! Baked Potato Oct 2019 #4
And has caught the attention of the next generation. JudyM Oct 2019 #11
Our country dodged a bullet. dalton99a Oct 2019 #2
Big time, one for the history books Baked Potato Oct 2019 #3
and like, back in my high school civics class.....I never cared. a kennedy Oct 2019 #5
Like James Carville said last night, we MUST get the Senate too BigmanPigman Oct 2019 #6
I feel the same way Baked Potato Oct 2019 #10
And Ghouliani has been all over TV and the papers almost bragging about his activities in Ukraine. brush Oct 2019 #7
He lost his mojo with age, Baked Potato Oct 2019 #9
Trump's mouth and personality made it happen. :p NCLefty Oct 2019 #8

Claritie Pixie

(2,199 posts)
1. Another bright side.
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 08:47 PM
Oct 2019

Everything that's happening has made a lot
of otherwise nonpolitical Americans pay attention and learn how our government is supposed to work. Crash course in civics. They're getting involved, and for all the right reason.

JudyM

(29,251 posts)
11. And has caught the attention of the next generation.
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 05:39 PM
Oct 2019

Maybe in the future we’ll get up to a 75% voting rate. Why is it so unclear that there are major differences between the parties? People who don’t vote still say they’re the same, and the differences today could couldn’t be more stark.

a kennedy

(29,673 posts)
5. and like, back in my high school civics class.....I never cared.
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 09:18 PM
Oct 2019

What is happening now?? Is a once in a lifetime opportunity to KNOW THAT OUR GOVERNMENT IS NOT WORKING FOR US, BUT WORKING FOR POLITICAL ALLIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR MONETARY GAIN.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
6. Like James Carville said last night, we MUST get the Senate too
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 10:22 PM
Oct 2019

or this country is lost.

He said, "Donald Trump is the greatest threat that the United States had in the presidency since the beginning of this country".

brush

(53,791 posts)
7. And Ghouliani has been all over TV and the papers almost bragging about his activities in Ukraine.
Fri Oct 11, 2019, 10:28 PM
Oct 2019

It's like he thought if he loyally did trump's bidding he would eventually hire him into the administration.

He's not so smart though. I don't know what happened to him, maybe it's his age and he's not as sharp as before, but some of the stuff he was doing was so obviously illegal and he was blabbing it to anyone who would listen.

It's like when he was still married to Donna Hanover years ago in NYC with her living in the Gracie Mansion and he was openly flaunting his other woman by walking down 5th Avenue with her. Not too smart as he probably had to pay an arm, a leg and a testicle in alimony for that little public stunt. Maybe he wasn't so smart then either.

Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
9. He lost his mojo with age,
Sat Oct 12, 2019, 10:01 AM
Oct 2019

Then the Curse of Trump took over. I think the first thing Trump does with acquaintances is get dirt on them for future blackmail.

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