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H2O Man

(78,864 posts)
49. Reagan had dementia.
Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:09 PM
Sep 2019

And no one ever considered criminal charges against him. More, the Democrats in DC were not interested in impeaching him. That is a situation that is totally distinct from Trump.

Trump is a sociopath. While it is true that defense lawyers never find dealing with sociopaths to be pleasant, and that their constant lying makes defending them even more difficult than defending the normal guilty person, it is not a legal defense.

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Nadler, Pelosi, et Al, seem to know very well what they need to do and are doing it StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #1
+1000. ehrnst Sep 2019 #10
Well this should send him "over the edge." real Cannabis calm Sep 2019 #42
:) Of course. One of their tactics has to involve the possibility Hortensis Sep 2019 #37
Nixon was never impeached. maddiemom Sep 2019 #58
Right, in advance of impeachment. For the rest, Hortensis Sep 2019 #64
I don't disagree w/you. maddiemom Sep 2019 #66
Oh, man, yes. I resent and regret more and more Hortensis Sep 2019 #67
I Know! The last few years I've stopped regretting that I probably will never have grandkids. maddiemom Sep 2019 #68
Yes. We can turn all this around, and amazingly fast, Hortensis Sep 2019 #69
K&R... spanone Sep 2019 #2
Let's get it on! HAB911 Sep 2019 #3
Completely over the edge. FM123 Sep 2019 #4
Let's hope he takes the entire Trump-publican Party down with him FakeNoose Sep 2019 #25
Yep - flush them all FM123 Sep 2019 #29
Trump will go down and he will take the GOP down with him.... ProudMNDemocrat Sep 2019 #5
That has been my hope and my belief all along. Mister Ed Sep 2019 #15
Ever read this Dallas Morning News article about Republicans and Russian Mob Money? OMGWTF Sep 2019 #36
And you think that would be a *good* thing? ehrnst Sep 2019 #6
No. I think he is a very unpredictable individual. kentuck Sep 2019 #7
Thanks for the clarification. (nt) ehrnst Sep 2019 #8
You mean the guy who calls himself the chosen one isn't over the edge already? uponit7771 Sep 2019 #9
It's a pick and choose menu, all you need is a couple good a la carte items bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #11
If it was all laid out, there are probably more worse Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #18
Absolutely! brutus smith Sep 2019 #35
Very well put! I am hopeful we can count on Rep Nadler to Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #12
I'm hoping Nadler has the strength and stamina to see this thru. kentuck Sep 2019 #13
He's got some great committee people too. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #17
Testimony from McGahn matter won't be decided until at least 10-31 Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #14
All of the above. dchill Sep 2019 #16
NOT behind closed doors. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #19
Just the Air Force crew. kentuck Sep 2019 #20
Especially not the Air Force crew. Give them whistleblower protection. Find out who gave the order lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #21
I think we need to be very careful not to make the military too political. kentuck Sep 2019 #22
Too late; Trump's already done it. Need to unravel the politicization. lagomorph777 Sep 2019 #23
Justice is coming malaise Sep 2019 #24
He's over the edge now. bdamomma Sep 2019 #26
+1 area51 Sep 2019 #32
that may be the last straw bdamomma Sep 2019 #43
Then fredo it! CanonRay Sep 2019 #27
Do they come back from Bettie Sep 2019 #28
Get the cards on the table. DemoTex Sep 2019 #30
then WTF are we waiting for??? not_the_one Sep 2019 #31
He will obsess on it. The stress will eat him from the inside. CrispyQ Sep 2019 #33
Past time. Impeach now brutus smith Sep 2019 #34
Yes. And Katy Tur said this morning Pelosi not on board yet. Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2019 #48
call Pelosi vapor2 Sep 2019 #61
If she weren't on board, the Judiciary Committee wouldn't be moving forward StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #62
Let's go! democrank Sep 2019 #38
They know all of this, & the process began weeks ago. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #39
This StarfishSaver Sep 2019 #46
... struggle4progress Sep 2019 #40
Amazing how this song has wormed its way into so many situations today. maddiemom Sep 2019 #59
depending on how badly he loses it... cab67 Sep 2019 #41
Nope. H2O Man Sep 2019 #45
That's the threshold for insanity. cab67 Sep 2019 #47
Reagan had dementia. H2O Man Sep 2019 #49
I agree completely that Trump is a sociopath. cab67 Sep 2019 #50
Trump shows little sign H2O Man Sep 2019 #51
Recommended. H2O Man Sep 2019 #44
The Final Coountdown Blue Owl Sep 2019 #52
If, over the edge, warmfeet Sep 2019 #53
Just make him GO AWAY. maddiemom Sep 2019 #60
Unfortunately, if he goes over the edge, volstork Sep 2019 #54
Make it So... yuiyoshida Sep 2019 #55
IT'S COMING spanone Sep 2019 #56
He'll announce peace talk negotiations with the king of Mars. lindysalsagal Sep 2019 #57
I'm torn. Fighting is his FAVORITE thing. It will give him a talking point for Every Day. Ughhhhhhhh NCLefty Sep 2019 #63
A man who can move hurricanes with a Sharpie bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #65
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