Trump posse browbeats Hill Republicans

[octoberlib]

Lawmakers are loath to say anything remotely critical, fearful they might set off the president-elect or his horde of enforcers.
By RACHAEL BADE 12/21/16 05:08 AM EST

In early December, Rep. Bill Flores made what seemed like an obvious observation to a roomful of conservatives at a conference in Washington. Some of Donald Trump’s proposals, the Texas Republican cautioned, “are not going to line up very well with our conservative policies," though he quickly added that there was plenty the incoming president and GOP Congress could accomplish together.

Little did Flores realize the hell that would soon rain down from Trump's throng of enforcers.

Breitbart seized on Flores' remarks a few days later, calling them proof that House Republicans planned to “isolate and block President Donald Trump’s populist campaign promises.” A conservative populist blogger for the site TruthFeed then warned Flores on Twitter to "get ready for a shit storm," and posted a headline that read: “BREAKING: Rep. Bill Flores Has CRAFTED a PLAN to BLOCK Trump’s Immigration Reform.”

Sean Hannity jumped in, too, featuring the Breitbart post on his syndicated radio show. That only further riled the impromptu anti-Flores mob."@RepBillFlores get in @realDonaldTrump way & we will burn your career down until you are reduced to selling life insurance,” tweeted one person. "@RepBillFlores you can go hang yourself!!" another wrote.

It’s little wonder that Capitol Hill Republicans have papered over their not-insignificant policy differences with Trump, shying away from any statement about the president-elect that might possibly be construed as critical. They’re terrified of arousing the ire of their tempestuous new leader — or being labeled a turncoat by his army of followers.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-congress-republicans-232800#pq=MUUpkT

[LonePirate]

1. Is it wrong that I laughed while reading this?

It's best to stay out of the way while Republicans wage war against each other.

[octoberlib]

2. The GOP has reaped what it has sown.

[Georgiaboy39]

3. Twitter boycott

All good Americans should boycott Twitter. If you have a Twitter account cancel it. We should not support a company that is Trump's tool to persecute the opposition

[octoberlib]

4. There are a lot of good journalists on Twitter. I'm not going to boycott it and

I'm certainly not going to let Shitler or his followers keep me off any social media platforms.

[Georgiaboy39]

5. Twitter

There are other social media outlets. If you have a Twitter account you are financing the Mouthpiece of the Trump regime

[LanternWaste]

13. Televisions, radio and internet as well.

Televisions, radio and internet as well, as each one acts as a "Mouthpiece of the Trump regime" as you so melodramatically and emotionally allege, each time it runs a story on him.

Unless you wish to post-qualify your premise to better rationalize a distinction lacking a relevant difference.

[DesertRat]

7. +1

Exactly

[fleabiscuit]

11. Go right ahead.

[Nitram]

6. This is good. If Dump overplays his hand, enough GOP members will caucus with Democrats...

...to give them a majority.

[gratuitous]

10. No, they'll knuckle under and fall in line

It's what Republicans do: Bow down to big daddy.

[Cosmocat]

12. lol

Right?

[Cosmocat]

14. No to be a jerk

But, did you just get off the boat?

[Wounded Bear]

8. Typical authoritarian tactics...

those waiting for Repubs to "rise up against Trump" are fooling themselves. They will fall in line because that's what they do. Once they find their place in the heirarchy, they follow orders.

[Cosmocat]

15. Yep, and they are so pathetic they don't stop there

The feeble minded dolts demand that everyone else will have to kiss his ass, too.

[cyberswede]

9. Serves those fuckers right.