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Skittles

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8. I could easily envision a GOP POS going off the rails

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 07:25 PM

19 hrs ago

I honestly never thought the entire GOP would be backing them, WTF, do they care about America at ALL???

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Just want to say, i never dreamed how bad our country could become. I've NEVER thought [View all] bluestarone 20 hrs ago OP

welcome to rupertstan. pansypoo53219 20 hrs ago #1

Having grown up in Mi'ssippi, there isn't much in any of this that surprises me peppertree 4 hrs ago #41

This message was self-deleted by its author raging moderate 4 hrs ago #42

It's not only Mississippi. My husband and I met many bad racists in small Illinois towns. raging moderate 4 hrs ago #43

Absolutely. peppertree 3 hrs ago #44

Yes, it's really unbelievable that we still have Americans bluestarone 3 hrs ago #45

Reminds me of this TV movie from 1981 BaronChocula 1 hr ago #50

Same here PatSeg 19 hrs ago #2

I hear ya but I am expecting it to get worse. Eko 19 hrs ago #3

100% agree. From what i've witnessed so far. My thinking? bluestarone 19 hrs ago #7

Cant argue with any of that. Eko 19 hrs ago #12

I wish i can believe that. They have gone way past anything i thought they would do. My thoughts are bluestarone 19 hrs ago #15

If impeachment really looms, he will resign, then Captain Zero 17 hrs ago #30

Then off to NY State prison. POTUS cannot pardon state crimes, including those for which he has already been convicted. eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #35

I knew how bad they'd TRY to make it, and B.See 19 hrs ago #4

The money men malaise 19 hrs ago #5

Would it make a difference Hope I am clear here 17 hrs ago #33

Nice dreams malaise 16 hrs ago #34

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote 2 hrs ago #47

I knew how bad they would be to women - TBF 19 hrs ago #6

Agree 100% Want to add here bluestarone 19 hrs ago #9

I could easily envision a GOP POS going off the rails Skittles 19 hrs ago #8

Yes they have made their final decision take over our country. They will not stop, i'm afraid. bluestarone 19 hrs ago #11

How it is blubunyip 19 hrs ago #10

Well, he's got control of everything. Think about it. For example a millionaire goes to a grocery store or car dealer bluestarone 19 hrs ago #14

Many of thought we had some checks and balances against this sort of thing. No Kings IronLionZion 19 hrs ago #13

My maternal grandfather was a immigrant from Germany who came here in 1953 MustLoveBeagles 19 hrs ago #16

I'm scared. stuntcat 19 hrs ago #17

I started worrying once the Patriot Act was passed. That's when the Constitution... PeaceWave 19 hrs ago #18

Trump is just the useful tool, HighFired49 18 hrs ago #27

I'm talking about things that pre-dated Trump and that actually set the stage for him... PeaceWave 17 hrs ago #32

America will not be attacked militarily, BidenRocks 19 hrs ago #19

Well seems like they have always had that 32% in their corner. bluestarone 18 hrs ago #20

I never believed it would be possible to so completely stack the SCOTUS MLWR 18 hrs ago #21

That has continued to shock me too. Haggard Celine 18 hrs ago #23

Never had any of this on my bingo card but I do feel the ousting of Orban is a plus vapor2 18 hrs ago #22

I disagree with your last sentence, "ungodly". Frst, of course, is that niyad 18 hrs ago #24

As bad as things are right now...... OAITW r.2.0 18 hrs ago #25

I hope you're right, my friend. calimary 2 hrs ago #46

I know. And we can't wake up from the nightmare. It's neverending and it's for real. 50 Shades Of Blue 18 hrs ago #26

The optimist in me says we'll wake up someday EnergizedLib 17 hrs ago #28

And when Democrats take back control of Congress, and find themselves unable to reverse all of his destruction, sop 17 hrs ago #29

I graduated from high school right into the Reagan economy. Arthur_Frain 17 hrs ago #31

Many think the Supreme Court and the corrupt DOJ completely insulate Trump from accountability. summer_in_TX 13 hrs ago #36

Not to mention the foreign influence that Isreal and Russia have. Initech 13 hrs ago #37

Honestly, I have seen this coming since my early adult years in the 90s Cosmocat 7 hrs ago #38

And, some of us have been expecting it for some time. OldBaldy1701E 6 hrs ago #39

One more thought here. I'm of the thinking that our great country has ONE more chance to survive. That would be the bluestarone 5 hrs ago #40

Exactly what I've been feeling. It's a nightmare. It's depressing. But we've got to hold on and help rebuild. Martin68 1 hr ago #48

Benjamin Franklin was well aware of the precariousness of our government. Snackshack 1 hr ago #49

It's the billionaire class protecting him dlk 1 hr ago #51

I knbew the moment Trump[ was elected. edhopper 29 min ago #52

By playing the long game. hadEnuf 21 min ago #53

The toxic totalitarian The Wizard 19 min ago #54

This is the culmination of the class war the Robber Barons declared against the New Deal 95 PatrickforB 14 min ago #55

If Merrick Garland wasn't asleep at the wheel The Wizard 1 min ago #56