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29. Pence is terrified of letting Don the Con think

Reply to Raven (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 13, 2018, 12:38 PM

Nov 2018

he wants that top job as badly as he does so he would not dare go.
I'm loving the palace intrigue.

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Trump Is Pretty Much in Hiding [View all] MineralMan Nov 2018 OP

There is something amiss.. and being peeved is not going to cut it for him this time.. Peacetrain Nov 2018 #1

He is going insane and will soon be acting out his most cherished desires. Farmer-Rick Nov 2018 #36

Very funny, but Perseus Nov 2018 #63

Either bone-spurs are acting up in wet weather.... C_U_L8R Nov 2018 #2

Bone Spurs has Morals ... we all do, you cannot shake them. erlewyne Nov 2018 #64

respectfully disagree. barbtries Nov 2018 #113

Yes. Harker Nov 2018 #138

lol. His bone-spurs are acting up LiberalLovinLug Nov 2018 #100

You may be right... Wounded Bear Nov 2018 #3

He Has Had To Deal With Losing DallasNE Nov 2018 #92

That's not losing, that's winning. Stonepounder Nov 2018 #97

exactly barbtries Nov 2018 #114

The vile MAGAcretin just got a malaise Nov 2018 #4

He's in between a rock and a hard place, watoos Nov 2018 #47

Yes malaise Nov 2018 #65

I completely agree pandr32 Nov 2018 #60

Putin spotted a clueless vain idiot malaise Nov 2018 #67

I've seen a lot of posts about Con twitter feeds going dark - OhZone Nov 2018 #5

Yes, they are quieter than usual. That, too, is interesting. MineralMan Nov 2018 #12

I think it's also possible that now with midterms over, he just doesn't care. bearsfootball516 Nov 2018 #6

This. ooky Nov 2018 #18

Dirty Donny*s skanking-out at the taxpayer-funded Man Cave for illegitimate KGOP republicans Achilleaze Nov 2018 #7

That looks like one of the rooms at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA. MineralMan Nov 2018 #13

my family stayed there as a child. barbtries Nov 2018 #20

Yes. I lived in that area for 35 years. MineralMan Nov 2018 #27

now you do! barbtries Nov 2018 #31

Likely not. I lived in Los Osos, across the bay MineralMan Nov 2018 #35

I've lived here in MB for 40 years Capperdan Nov 2018 #125

Capperdan barbtries Nov 2018 #135

I LOVE the Madonna Inn. OMGWTF Nov 2018 #84

You know a lot and I think you are right. Raven Nov 2018 #8

Yes - Pence as a backup yet also being a no-show was a fucking disgrace! BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #14

BUT............. MyOwnPeace Nov 2018 #103

Opposite world BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #116

Yes. That was very, very odd, indeed. MineralMan Nov 2018 #16

Again......... MyOwnPeace Nov 2018 #104

Pence is terrified of letting Don the Con think malaise Nov 2018 #29

Someone said Pence was out of the country? Or out of town? watoos Nov 2018 #49

this is about his parade Johnny2X2X Nov 2018 #9

No... this is worst than that. BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #15

I'd forgotten about that. Good point. C Moon Nov 2018 #70

100% about that parade Johnny2X2X Nov 2018 #71

Actually it wasn't the military that cancelled, they were going to do it FakeNoose Nov 2018 #77

+1 C Moon Nov 2018 #102

Yup. He cleared his schedule. BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #10

I think he's in a general sulk over the midterms. n/t ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #11

A Major Depression, perhaps, might cause that kind of reaction. MineralMan Nov 2018 #17

That's my guess. MoonRiver Nov 2018 #74

I'm not sure. He is still managing to Tweet nonsense today. MineralMan Nov 2018 #76

Twitter is his security blanket. MoonRiver Nov 2018 #91

i imagine him in his room, barbtries Nov 2018 #19

I can picture that exactly kimbutgar Nov 2018 #25

Bingo. watoos Nov 2018 #51

I would hate to be in that WH True Blue American Nov 2018 #78

i think he's lopping heads off barbtries Nov 2018 #112

Trump blames Kristan True Blue American Nov 2018 #115

that may be barbtries Nov 2018 #118

It is just laziness. And he is probably bored. SweetieD Nov 2018 #21

Disagree on one point: his long, angry press conference might be a symptom ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2018 #22

I agree jaysunb Nov 2018 #37

Tertiary cranial rectal inversion Bob Loblaw Nov 2018 #59

Is there a cure? It sounds horrible. I may know some people with it erronis Nov 2018 #69

Aggravated by brainal hemorrhoids. NBachers Nov 2018 #109

I thought it might be Fecal Encephalopathy mitch96 Nov 2018 #132

So have I True Blue American Nov 2018 #80

It may be more on a gut level reaction lunatica Nov 2018 #23

+1 CentralMass Nov 2018 #48

And Now ... Corktown Nov 2018 #61

"He thinks he looks like a loser." 3catwoman3 Nov 2018 #79

That fits, but... srobertss Nov 2018 #101

The White House press are seated by hierarchy lunatica Nov 2018 #139

He should be working, but he's watching tv and tweeting. DesertRat Nov 2018 #24

Thinking the same thing grantcart Nov 2018 #26

I think he's planning to dump Kelly, MineralMan Nov 2018 #30

Kelly must be livid about the dishonor in Paris grantcart Nov 2018 #40

Livid he may be, but he is not acting on that. MineralMan Nov 2018 #41

Perhaps Kelly's barrel has finally emptied... nt bsiebs Nov 2018 #52

Maybe he is taking immediate action grantcart Nov 2018 #54

Well, that's true, and shockingly so. MineralMan Nov 2018 #55

Misguided loyalty and sense of duty Nasruddin Nov 2018 #57

He might be finished playing potus.... lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #28

That's true, no doubt. But, will he take the final step of resigning? MineralMan Nov 2018 #32

If he refuses to leave his room and attend to presidential duties, will the house impeach? lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #124

Please be Don Jr being indicted!!!! NT Adrahil Nov 2018 #33

That would surely set him off. MineralMan Nov 2018 #44

Absolutely right. Kablooey on the family dynamics. nt Hekate Nov 2018 #96

He didn't have any problem jetting from one red state to the next and giving long speeches Tanuki Nov 2018 #34

Yes, I'm sure he's all butt-hurt from the election. MineralMan Nov 2018 #38

Well, just wait for the rain to let up some. DFW Nov 2018 #39

There's a MacDonalds right across the street from the White House MineralMan Nov 2018 #42

Does he have any Nuremberg-Lite hatefests scheduled? If not, I'm betting he's catbyte Nov 2018 #43

Things are not going Trump's way right now. Not at all. MineralMan Nov 2018 #46

As somebody said in a post yesterday, that I'm now unabashedly stealing: yonder Nov 2018 #58

Good Guess. I Agree louis c Nov 2018 #45

I agree 100% Rocky888 Nov 2018 #50

MM, I think the "bad news" he received with the Blue Wave shellacking he received last Tuesday. Texin Nov 2018 #53

Well, he keeps getting bad news from that for sure. MineralMan Nov 2018 #56

MM, I think you are on the right track. This is not your garden variety sit and sulk. Grammy23 Nov 2018 #62

K&R. Good summary, Grammy. n/t KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #107

Just curious did Pence go to Arlington or is he also hiding? gordianot Nov 2018 #66

No, he didn't show up at Arlington, either. MineralMan Nov 2018 #68

Heat on Pence is most likely to come from Flynn. gordianot Nov 2018 #75

Pence has his own mess. Referred by Manafort...and major scandals in Indiana he left behind libdem4life Nov 2018 #140

From the Hoarse Whisperer Gothmog Nov 2018 #72

Manafort, Cohen, Corsi all singing or soon to. Maine-i-acs Nov 2018 #73

Nailed it. stevil Nov 2018 #134

He did meet with Putin in France. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #81

Yes. We have no information about how that went. MineralMan Nov 2018 #83

VP Pence is in Japan, with meetings today, then Singapore Tomorrow MineralMan Nov 2018 #82

Maybe Kelly has resigned (?) and Trump is laying low while Pence is in Asia FakeNoose Nov 2018 #87

I have no idea. I'm just speculating from what's going on today. MineralMan Nov 2018 #89

Another recent thread says Kelly may be out already - either fired or resigned FakeNoose Nov 2018 #90

I saw that, but no official announcement has been made. MineralMan Nov 2018 #99

I simply can't imagine this trump's resignation... TommyCelt Nov 2018 #98

he's not hiding mastermind Nov 2018 #85

Yeah, maybe... MineralMan Nov 2018 #86

Probably in the Fuhrerbunker dalton99a Nov 2018 #88

The blue wave has Dump and his party running scared workinclasszero Nov 2018 #93

I'm sure some of that is the case but he was still tweeting "normally" (for him) early this morning. George II Nov 2018 #94

One more thing: Putin. colorado_ufo Nov 2018 #95

The third possibility you didn't mention: lastlib Nov 2018 #105

He's sick of winning, so he stopped doing it! k8conant Nov 2018 #106

He seems to be out and about, huffing and puffing as much as he was last week. LanternWaste Nov 2018 #108

Does anyone remember.... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #110

He's pouting. Being scorned and mocked by damned near ... 11 Bravo Nov 2018 #111

His "health issue" is that he's mad as a hatter. NNadir Nov 2018 #117

I wonder if he or his revolting children have been notified they're targets by Mueller. Vinca Nov 2018 #119

I have no idea. My connections are non-existent. MineralMan Nov 2018 #120

I agree that something odd seems to be going on. MBS Nov 2018 #121

Yup. Strange Doings on Pennsylvania Avenue. MineralMan Nov 2018 #122

Trump has retreated into "a cocoon of bitterness and resentment," Gothmog Nov 2018 #123

Maybe he just received a telegram from a paramour: NCjack Nov 2018 #126

The election may have sunk in, but hope you are right. Hoyt Nov 2018 #127

The bad news could just be the midterm loss. D23MIURG23 Nov 2018 #128

As I've posted elsewhere- Al Franken covered this in a book underpants Nov 2018 #129

I think he's sick SubjectTrip Nov 2018 #130

Apparently he's raging at the WH staff NastyRiffraff Nov 2018 #131

He's looks sick and depressed duforsure Nov 2018 #133

Actually, he might be exhausted. JohnnyRingo Nov 2018 #136

Reports are that Trump has been brooding for days True Blue American Nov 2018 #137