Republicans KNOW they are being complicit-&-they KNOW they are abetting Trump anyway.

[kpete]

Republicans Are Abetting Trump’s Abuse of Power
Shame on the House GOP for not conducting serious oversight of our reckless president.
BY BRIAN BEUTLER
May 15, 2017

Should Ryan rediscover that the House he leads can investigate and appropriate in ways that force the executive branch to surface important information, there would be nothing extraordinary about it. The House has been doing that for centuries. What Ryan has done is surrender his own fundamental powers to Trump, knowing that people he likes and respects are telling reporters that Trump’s presence in the White House terrifies them.

Republicans know that, one way or another, this could end horrifically. They know they will be complicit if it does. And they’re abetting Trump anyway.

https://newrepublic.com/article/142697/republicans-abetting-trumps-abuse-power

05/15/17 10:00 AM
Paul Ryan carries a fig leaf for the emperor with no clothes
By Steve Benen

In the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live,” there was a great sketch in which “Donald Trump” sat down for an interview with NBC News’ “Lester Holt” – actors, of course, portrayed the real people – only to be interrupted by an overeager young man who wanted to give the president some ice cream.

The young man was an actor playing House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).

It was a brutal reminder that the Republican leader’s willingness to play the role of a pathetic lackey to the White House has reached a point at which Ryan’s reputation has literally become a cultural punch line.

And while the problem isn’t entirely new, last week brought the issue to the fore in new ways. After Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, for example, and leading lawmakers were sharing their perspective, Ryan remained silent for nearly a full day – before eventually endorsing the president’s abuse. By Friday, the House Speaker seemed eager to walk a fine line in which he was supportive of Trump though not responsible for Trump.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/paul-ryan-carries-fig-leaf-the-emperor-no-clothes

[IADEMO2004]

1. They will continue until there is nothing left to loot.

or we stop them.





hahahahhahahaha

[volstork]

2. I prefer the latter

If Obama so much as buttered a roll incorrectly, they were ready to impeach him; now 45 is running roughshod all over the Constitution, and they don't give a rat's ass...

[markbark]

3. From now on, refer to them as "Vichy Republicans"

....and "Senate Leader Quisling of Kentucky"
"Speaker Pétain of Wisconsin"

[bdamomma]

4. SOB's all of them

they will loot everything from the American people but won't stand up for this POS so called pResident.

read this article from Daily Kos:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/5/15/1662406/-Ryan-sticking-with-Trump-so-he-can-get-his-Medicare-privatization

[dembotoz]

5. new fun question for town halls...at what point does trumps collusion rub off on them