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PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:54 PM Mar 2019

Jim Acosta tweets that pResident tRump wants national TV to cover his VETO of the wall bill...

They better not do it... Fox will do it for sure, but I hope the other don't bother giving him the time to strut around to shove the Dems face in it.

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Qutzupalotl

(14,302 posts)
2. If they do, I hope it will be enough to push a couple more senators
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 06:58 PM
Mar 2019

to override his veto. They don’t like having their power usurped or their faces rubbed in it.

Brawndo

(535 posts)
5. I wish that were true but they're well-trained and obedient enough to do as they're told
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 07:08 PM
Mar 2019

They were always slaves in search of a master, one has found them.

localroger

(3,626 posts)
15. Twelve already defected, about ten more than I expected
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:43 PM
Mar 2019

It's very significant when more Republicans bolt than necessary. This means they aren't just holding their noses and doing what is necessary; in that case they'd make sure the vote was over the threshold with the most insistent strikers and the rest would hew the party line for their own asses. Those extra nine or ten who didn't really need to defect WANTED to. They are starting to see that it's no longer win-win to be on the Trump team. This is something that would have been unthinkable just a month or two ago, so who knows what else might be possible now?

EleanorR

(2,389 posts)
17. About what, his failure to lead his own party?
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 09:56 PM
Mar 2019

This was an embarrassing and humiliating loss for trump.

Control-Z

(15,682 posts)
8. It took me a few minutes on my cell phone to
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 08:16 PM
Mar 2019

fully see your excellent graphic, underpants! Nicely done. I'll have to check it out on a big screen once I get home.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
9. Trump is an actor, appearing on FOX, and all of this is malevolent yet hollow showmanship
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 08:21 PM
Mar 2019

Weaponized with Constitutional protections and fuck you motivations.

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