The column from WaPo's Gene Robinson that upset Trump - last four paragraphs of yesterday's column

[highplainsdem]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/06/trump-senate-republicans/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzM4ODE4MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQwMjAwMzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Mzg4MTgwMDAsImp0aSI6IjdlMjUwYzk3LWIzMTAtNDYwYS04NjE5LWIyMmEzMmY4MjRiNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzAyLzA2L3RydW1wLXNlbmF0ZS1yZXB1YmxpY2Fucy8ifQ.B1qVV4cxBL_QpNPf7j8beer30T417d3KxhYbTfFgXPw

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The GOP’s failure goes far beyond Senate confirmations. With Trump’s blessing, the unelected and unaccountable Musk is trying to decimate and ultimately destroy the nonpartisan civil service, without a peep of protest from Republicans. Foreign aid programs that long enjoyed bipartisan support have been axed — and only Democrats complain. Trump seizes powers that the Constitution clearly gives to Congress, not the president — and Republicans in Congress pretend not to notice.

Rather than push back, leaders of Trump’s party lavish him with North Korean-style praise. I’m confident that if the top Republicans in Congress were meeting with Trump and the president accidentally spilled Diet Coke on his red necktie, they would all promptly spill Diet Coke on their red neckties, too.

I base this prediction on how they reacted to Trump’s pronouncement about somehow moving all the Palestinians out of Gaza so that the United States could develop the land into a luxury beach resort. As the leaders of neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt have said in no uncertain terms, the idea — or hallucination — is pure lunacy.

But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) called Trump’s nonsensical proposal “a bold, decisive move.” Anyone who expects the GOP to protect our democratic system is dreaming.

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[Wicked Blue]

2. Great commentary by Robinson nt

[brush]

40. It is, but I doubt trump read it as we've known for a long time that his PDB has to be..

no longer than a page of two with lots of pictures and his name repeated often on it.

Steven Miller of some other sycophant is wispering in his ear that he should complain about, and the will put Robinson on their enemy's list.

[patphil]

3. Mike Johnson doesn't appear to be a fully conscious, fully functioning adult human.

He seems more like Trump's sock puppet.
Bold, decisive move indeed!
The inhumanity of Trump's words, and Mike Johnson's reply are plainly evident.
10's of thousands of people died in Gaza, and even more bodies lie rotting under the rubble, and Trump sees it all as an exciting, fun-filled vacation resort for rich people.
The unspoken words here are how he envisions a casino, resort hotel, and golf course there; all under the Trump brand, of course.

Trump has no love in his heart, and Johnson is just one of his brain dead zombified minions.

[Botany]

8. And as the Palestinian People of Gaza suffer and die Trump's shutting down of USAID at the

behest of Musk which will starve and kill tens of thousands people Mike Johnson will still claim
to be “a Christian.”

[patphil]

10. Yeah, Christian just like JD Vance, and so many others.

Christian versions of Pharisees, and Jesus would see them with the same disdain.

[Botany]

11. Or Pam Bondi wearing her cross but still took a 25 K bribe from Trump in 2013 to stop investigations

… into Trump’s “Trump University” scam as Florida’s A.G..

https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/the-trump-foundation-pam-bondi-scandal/

[Walleye]

28. Bondi: "only 25 grand what do you think I am"

Trump: “we know what you are. We’re just talking price.”

[Walleye]

30. Really, did they think that scene with Jesus and the money lenders was fake news?

[MayReasonRule]

29. Johnson Resides Less Than Twenty Miles From The Childhood Home In Which I And Mine Reside

I'll be as polite as possible.

Mike Johnson has been a traitorous fascist shit since he was a teenager.

Mike Johnson fucked over, ripped off, and inflicted toxic waste clouds upon his hometown, his parents, his district, his state and now his nation.

He is a toxic waste cloud.

Mike Johnson is a traitorous fascist shit.

That was as polite as possible.

[Evolve Dammit]

50. and he and his son share porn sites. Yeah, that sounds Xtian

[valleyrogue]

35. He is a "Christian reconstructionist" and not a real Christian.

He is the worst type of scum.

[Celerity]

56. No true Scotsman fallacy:

'and not a real Christian'

Absolutely amazing how often NTS fallacies are tossed about to defend affronts to some personal take on some religion.

On DU it is mostly in re the Nazarene and his various and sundry warring cults of worship having a go.

[CharleyDog]

37. Zombie or Spanish Inquisition?

Johnson shows himself as a religious zealot and is willing to ignore our Constitution
to achieve his religious goals. The Supreme Court now has a majority that also is
willing to twist law and logic for religion and misogyny.

[Strelnikov_]

61. Hastert 2.0

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Great snip, but trim links! Unless you want Bezos sending Muck your network of friends and accomplices. . . nt

[soldierant]

47. Here's a short link

https://archive.is/kkrXk

Since it's the WaPo, I assume the opinion is paywalled, and that that long link is the gift link. But there are ways to et around paywalls which do not require scattering one's information to the winds.

[highplainsdem]

51. I copied the link Gene Robinson posted, a gift link.

[CrispyQ]

60. I love gift links & am not sure how I feel about the archive site.

Here's an app I wish someone would write.

Get a bunch of periodicals to participate in a monthly service where the user is allowed X number of articles per month, from Y number or periodicals. The user chooses which media they want when they sign up. I'd pay $50 a month for a service like that maybe more.

Someone please get on this!! Pretty please?

[Deuxcents]

5. Pulitzer Prize in Commentary winner and joined the Pulitzer Prize board in 2010. Quite the resume

And the little orange man is miffed..worth another prize!

[BattleRow]

6. What a stark contrast of two Louisianians

General Russell Honore ...and.. State Rep.Mike Johnson.

From the sublime to the ridiculous

[rubbersole]

39. But, but they have super hick Sen John Kennedy to bring class and refinement to the state.

[BattleRow]

46. Another discredit to Louisiana. Johnson and Kennedy

And I don't mean JFK and LBJ.

[BattleRow]

52. Kennedy has an abunDUNCE of class

And it's all LOW!

[rubbersole]

53. Unfortunately, the asshole knows better.

Earlier video of him has him without the phony hick act. He went to Oxford fcs. Enough people fall for it.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Oh, he's so brilliant.

Thanks, Trump, for bringing this editorial to our attention. The Streisand Effect in action.

[usaf-vet]

9. What am I missing here. If all the power is being moved to the executive branch. The legislative branch is F_cked.....

..... and unneeded. Congress won't be needed, and all the assh*les that support this nightmare will have to go home and find real jobs.

DJT and his successors will be ruling by edict....right?

[Justice matters.]

22. But the Republicans there still want their cushy "job" and

their free healthcare, and their future "entitlements" as golden lobbyists.

Hair Furhair will let them be the parasites they are without any power, except for "show"...

Same with the extreme court: No power, but big paychecks just for "show"...

[Hekate]

12. KnR

[PA Democrat]

13. Mike Johnson and the rest of those nauseating, grovelling sycophants should start wearing pink kimonos like Ri Chun-hee

North Korean broadcaster known for her over the top praise of Kim Jong Un.

&t=14s

[Kid Berwyn]

14. No different than FOX.

[Mblaze]

21. The "it" that he is crushing

is the Constitution of the United States.

[oberle]

25. Hanbok

not Kimono. That's Japanese.

[NoMoreRepugs]

15. The lickspittle Repugs in Congress are an embarrassment to their families.

[andym]

16. A very different breed of Republicans forced Nixon to resign

This batch are mere followers and act as if Trump is their king. They need at least one person who can act as an alternative leader-- John McCain at times was one-- he helped save the ACA. They have no one now.

[Paladin]

17. "...lavish him with North Korean-style praise."

Count on Gene Robinson to put it better than everybody else.

[allegorical oracle]

18. What is wrong with Repugs? They can't take any criticism, even when they're in

charge of practically the entire world. They have no empathy for anybody but rich people. And if they're already rich, there's no empathy for freakin' anybody. Humankind has lost its "kind."

[spooky3]

26. (1) Anti-social Personality Disorder; (2) loves power; (3) can't find another paying job nt

[Zorro]

19. Hey, maybe Trump will agree to resettle the Gazan Palestinians here!

Ya know, so something similar to what his hero Andrew Jackson did and move them to Wyoming!

[Vinca]

20. Off to the gulag for Gene!

[maxsolomon]

23. Why would that upset MFer?

[Skittles]

45. his hallucination is that people really, truly respect him

not that they are slavish morons

[AlexSFCA]

24. why would there be any protest from GOP? Their favorite republican (Reagan) said government is the enemy

Every republican in their heart support abolishing most if not all federal agencies. With Department of Education, all but gone, expect to see EPA gone, DoE gone, others downsize to below minimum. They are all being restaffed as project2025 has been recruiting and clearing people for years now. All trump loyalists from top to bottom.

[valleyrogue]

36. NONE of it is "gone." Good grief.

On what planet are ANY of these civil servants being fired and "restaffed" except for the goons at the top?

[kysrsoze]

27. The dotard emperor's new clothes.

[The Wizard]

31. Why does the Speaker

always look like he's making a hostage video?

[Diamond_Dog]

34. Does he have a permanent smirk?

[Diamond_Dog]

32. Republicans have all become zombified useful idiots.

[Walleye]

33. It's a shame that the future of our Republic rest solely with the GOP Congress

I think we should start picking them off one at a time, lobby and lean on them until they realize they should leave the party. Bribe them somehow if necessary

[GoodRaisin]

38. K&R

It’s a sad day in America. The GOP have all abandoned their oaths to the fascist takeover agenda of Dick Tater.

[LauraInLA]

41. Did I miss a news story? Trump was upset by a column?

[muriel_volestrangler]

43. He called, with plenty of caps and triple exclamation marks, for him to be fired

Yeah, that's a column that the rest of the world is writing too, but in North TrumpKorea, the Maximum Leader Shall Not Be Questioned.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220001479

[Skittles]

44. I'm hoping Mr. Robinson sees that as a real badge of honor

yes INDEED

[LauraInLA]

49. Thank you!

[H2O Man]

42. Way recommended.

[UTUSN]

48. knr

[Daleuhlmann]

54. Great Editorial by Eugene Robinson!

Robinson is one of the most brilliant intellectuals of this era. I know that he will always be a thorn in Trump's side, and will not be silenced. What Trump is doing in demanding Robinson's firing is nothing less than backdoor censorship.

[calimary]

55. And long may he write!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

57. Eugene Robinson represents the BEST of Journalism...

He also, as far as tRump is concerned, has NO more fucks to give. But Eugene Robinson CARES about the future of this country, his role in it, and his voice will not be silenced.

As Admiral Isoruko Yamamoto is cited to have said after the raid on Pearl Harbor in 1941....“I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” As we know, the rest is history.

[Snoopy 7]

58. don't forget March 19,2024

Thanks to The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev

[Dem4life1970]

59. "They lavish him with North Korean style praise"

We have to keep repeating that over and over and over again. Not only because it will drive Trump nuts but because it makes me laugh hysterically almost literally rolling on the floor...

[SheltieLover]

62. Kick