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druidity33

(6,933 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:47 PM Jan 2019

Anyone else worried he will declare a National Emergency today?

And that the shutdown will continue? I'm certainly not going to watch or listen, but I will be checking DU and TPM and DailyKos this afternoon...

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Anyone else worried he will declare a National Emergency today? (Original Post) druidity33 Jan 2019 OP

I don't think he has enough brains orchestrate it by himself bigtree Jan 2019 #1

he's most dangerous i think druidity33 Jan 2019 #2

true true bigtree Jan 2019 #3

Not worried, concerned about the impact 2naSalit Jan 2019 #4

"what our response should be"... druidity33 Jan 2019 #6

It's just a trick... lame54 Jan 2019 #5

I'm really hoping he thinks he's smart enough to go off script Goodheart Jan 2019 #7

as i said above... druidity33 Jan 2019 #8

bigtree

(94,672 posts)

1. I don't think he has enough brains orchestrate it by himself

Reply to druidity33 (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:50 PM

Jan 2019

...and I don't think he'll find enough people to help him.

Of course, that wouldn't stop him.

druidity33

(6,933 posts)

2. he's most dangerous i think

Reply to bigtree (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:54 PM

Jan 2019

when he's off-the-cuffing. And people have to cover for his ineptitude.

bigtree

(94,672 posts)

3. true true

Reply to druidity33 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 03:57 PM

Jan 2019

...the thought has crossed my mind.

I think it would lead to an unraveling of his republican support in the Senate. There are a few who aren't anarchists.

2naSalit

(103,809 posts)

4. Not worried, concerned about the impact

Reply to druidity33 (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:17 PM

Jan 2019

and what our response should be.

druidity33

(6,933 posts)

6. "what our response should be"...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:22 PM

Jan 2019

we should probably be taking to the streets. I'll march when it starts, i guess...

Cheers.

lame54

(40,099 posts)

5. It's just a trick...

Reply to druidity33 (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:19 PM

Jan 2019

He thinks he can turn it around and the country will blame the dems

Goodheart

(5,760 posts)

7. I'm really hoping he thinks he's smart enough to go off script

Reply to druidity33 (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:23 PM

Jan 2019

and to stop reading the teleprompter to ad lib his own new stuff. It would be very interesting.

druidity33

(6,933 posts)

8. as i said above...

Reply to Goodheart (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 04:31 PM

Jan 2019

that is one of my biggest worries. It's usually at that point he says or does something monumentally inept or stupid that is indefensible. He also usually gets away with it. Grumble...

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