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Democrats Pick the Wrong Fight
If I were a Democrat in a district that Trump won, this would be my “uh-oh” moment.
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That’s a great moment when he says $50k a year, and thirty guys behind him say ‘a month‘ in unison.
Lee Zeldon is really effective on all TV and radio. Very thoughtful and a good communicator.
Breitbart News has him on their satellite program a lot and they just cut him loose.
Trump has proven to be very effective and persuasive for conservative policies.
Actions speak louder than words, too.
I can understand if Gary is unhappy with the President’s call with Ukraine, I suspect we all see it the way we have always seen everything. But does he believe this is something we should throw the President out of office for?
Probably, I guess. Oh well.
I can’t speak for @garyrobbins. But here’s my take.
Politicians are dispensible. Bring ’em in. Toss ’em out. They don’t have to dance naked in public before you throw them out either. It’s okay.
If Alexandria Ocasio Cortez were president and Joe Manchin were Vice President, I’d have no problem tossing AOC on the slightest pretext.
Nothing personal. Just doing what’s good for the country.
Pence would be a better president than Trump and Pence would be a better 2020 candidate than Trump.
Toss Trump out and don’t feel guilty about it either.
Okay to just impeach Presidents because you feel like it?
I’m glad our system is a bit stronger than that.
There are probably hundreds … thousands … of people who would be a better president that DJT; and every single president that preceded him.
You think Pence would be a better president than Trump. You think Pence would be a better candidate than Trump.
No offense, but who cares? (Nothing personal)
That’s what elections are for. We don’t throw out presidents on a whim, and certainly not on your whim. There are other countries that are structured in such a way; if that’s what you prefer, I suggest you pack your bags.
You’re forgetting a crucial element. Voters. But that’s been the problem with your faction for a while now.
The way we bring them in and toss them out is through elections. So yeah, let’s do that.
For my part, I was a NeverTrumper. Well, no I wasn’t. I was NeverThat. I was very much opposed to Trump. And I said all the things about the Republican brand. Now? I’m TrumpTolerant. There are a lot of people like me out there. I don’t want to rehash all of that. I just want to say that the only thing that would tarnish the Republican brand worse than it is, meaning stop people from voting Republican, is if Republicans in the House and Senate side with the Democrats on this impeachment business.
Now, if they do that, the Democrats will say “See, see? Even the Republicans think it is that bad!” But nobody will start voting Republican if that happens. And many people will stop voting Republican.
I’m not going to stop voting Republican just because I don’t like the way Trump behaves. Hell, I’m even gonna vote him this time around.
No, it’s time to stop with this Republican brand stuff. It’s not accurate.
You were a BartlebyTrumper. Like Bartleby the Scrivener, you would prefer not to.
There are 2 ways that politicians can be removed from office.
[] By the voters in an election.
[] By Congress through impeachment and removal.
But relax. Trump isn’t likely to be removed from office by the Senate. It takes a two-thirds vote of the Senate to remove Trump.
If you were a betting man and you were in Las Vegas, you’d bet on Trump not being removed. The only Republicans who are likely to vote for Trump’s removal are Murkowski, Romney and Collins (and maybe Alexander and Isakson).
You used that same description of Jonah Goldberg. You are wrong about that.
I’m comfortable being a #NeverPedophile. Am I being intellectually rigid?
I never liked that story. I like TrumpTolerant better.
Trump is neither devil nor god-king. He’s just a dope like the rest of us.
I like Jonah on matters of policy. I don’t like him on matters of Trump.
Jonah said on his remnant podcast the other day that he’d fight anyone who said Trump didn’t engage in quid pro quo. Ok, so he is happy to use TrumpTactics. I’d still kick his you know what.
Facts about which we are all aware.
It was this statement of yours that people have commented on and are reacting to:
If there was something to toss him out for, I wouldn’t feel guilty about it. I think most of us are in that boat.
I think everyone knows by now that I don’t have much patience for arrogant, self-righteous, bubble-dwelling pundits. And we currently have plenty of overstock.
What’s with the obsession with Gary Robbins? Is he some billionaire “Never” funneling millions of dollars into a giant campaign against Trump or he a troll on a small time conservative web site? Most of these “Nevers” have very little political influence. My apologies to the founders of this wonderful site for saying you’re small time.
Well, there’s a third way that eight presidents have used.
And a fourth way that one president has.
He is our resident whipping boy.
Jonah has said that he would have voted for Trump if his vote had mattered.
Gary said he was open to having his mind changed. Look, I know it’s never happened, but hope springs eternal. I think if he watched the video at the front of this thread, he might gain a perspective he’s never been exposed to before. If he really is open to changing his mind, that clip might help.
He also said that while he thinks this Ukraine thing is impeachable, he wouldn’t vote to impeach if it were up to him.
Which is where we disagree. If I thought it was impeachable I would vote to impeach.
I don’t either, but I think it fits pretty well here.
I watched 5 minutes of it, and those 5 minutes weren’t anything spectacular. Tell me what I should be watching for.
Maybe not for you, but all of this would be new information for Gary, though.
At 6:54 there’s a brawl between Shiff, who tried to interrupt the event, and Scalise. They are separated by Rep. Collins who literally knocks their heads together old- school style. Then at around 11:00, Jim Acosta, still dressed in his Halloween costume as Fredo Corleone, brandishing a microphone as though it was a gun, demands Kevin McCarthy denounce Trump or else shine his shoes. And much more…
By the way Spin, I never read The Brothers Karamazov- too long and too dense. Just tell me what it’s about….