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Moostache

(11,225 posts)
17. There never was going to be a conviction and removal, period.
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 02:59 PM
Nov 2019

At this point, the GOP is so entrenched in defense of Trump that you cannot extract them any longer. It has become the opposite of a symbiotic relationship...it is more like a vampire.

Trump is protected in the Executive Branch by Barr and DOJ.

Trump is protected in the Legislative Branch by McConnell and Graham and the craven Senator who will defy the Constitution to back him and to assuage the "base".

Trump is protected on TV by Fox News nitwits and their brain dead audience's gullibility.
Trump is protected on Radio by much the same cabal of propagandists that fill the air of Fox News...

Trump is protected in the public sphere by duplicitous and hypocritical religious zealots.

The things that oppose Trump? Democratic Party loyalists and truth.

When 45% of the country has sold its soul to the political Satan from Queens, and decided to pretend nothing happened and nothing was "proven" and that Trump's crimes are not enough to remove from office...well, what are we left with?

My hope is gone and I am beginning the process of seeking emigration to Europe as soon as my children complete school in the few years. We have become a shit hole country that wipes its ass on liberty, justice and the rule of law...fuck THAT, I only have maybe another 30 years on this Earth and I will not spend them under the thumb of a stacked SCOTUS, an insane POTUS and a GOP more craven than any crack whore in the early 90's.

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K&R, I pray they make it really painful for republicans to vote no on removal uponit7771 Nov 2019 #1
Absolutely must be painful if they vote no. LiberalFighter Nov 2019 #15
And that's just the investigation tazkcmo Nov 2019 #2
Yes! StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #3
Relieved for this reminder. MontanaMama Nov 2019 #16
will these include some public testimony? Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #4
Almost all Republican senators represent deep red atates bearsfootball516 Nov 2019 #5
that's defeatism and not supported by polling. seats are flippable Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #7
It's realism. I'm not saying they shouldn't impeach him. bearsfootball516 Nov 2019 #8
you said, "Almost all" and "never". that's not realism. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #9
It is when you live in one of those deep red states and you see how Trump voters think. bearsfootball516 Nov 2019 #11
I live in Kentucky. Even Moscow Mitch is vulnerable. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #12
But I think there are more people in KY who wnylib Nov 2019 #18
Sure sounding like more to come. Wellstone ruled Nov 2019 #6
What about obstruction of justice ... Tennessee Hillbilly Nov 2019 #10
+1 dalton99a Nov 2019 #13
pretty sure Trump's not done obstructing, either Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #14
There never was going to be a conviction and removal, period. Moostache Nov 2019 #17
Stop complaining and vote rockfordfile Nov 2019 #19
and GOTV (a.k.a., educate the electorate) Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #20
There are ongoing counter intelligence investigations going on as well...hopefully they wiggs Nov 2019 #21
Yes indeed malaise Nov 2019 #22
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