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In reply to the discussion: Guys, I've got to say, I'm sort of terrified right now. [View all]safeinOhio
(33,617 posts)93. I know that feeling.
But when the bottom falls out it will get real ugly. If I'm wrong I have not lost much, only what I haven't made already. I retired 15 years ago and have not added to my account. I have been taking my dividends out, not reinvesting them and I have doubled my investment and only took the half I made out.
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His "major crisis" will be a Reichstag Fire-type crisis of his own making...
First Speaker
Nov 2016
#2
Probably after a Trump property somewhere in the world gets vandalized or worse
WilliamPlanke
Nov 2016
#63
I predict, he will burn/bomb the white house, and blame it on ISIS. And that is the real reason
putitinD
Nov 2016
#134
I have a friend in high finance who told me Hitler did some very good things.
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2016
#27
Our only hope is for him to be impeached and I don't believe the Republicans
patricia92243
Nov 2016
#4
As long as Trump signs their Bills and doesn't blow up the Republican Party he can stay.
Dustlawyer
Nov 2016
#112
Listen, it's part of a strategy to disorient us and keep us distracted. Pay attention to the ACTIONS
KittyWampus
Nov 2016
#5
The GOP won't get away with it. All of their extreme proposals will be shot down.
duffyduff
Nov 2016
#14
There is nothing to distract us from right now except his cabinet picks
world wide wally
Nov 2016
#16
1, to put out the fire that causes more harm start a bigger fire that causes less harm and that's
uponit7771
Nov 2016
#85
The "deep state" does not exist. The President commands the National Security apparatus.
stevenleser
Nov 2016
#18
...which is probably why one of his first moves is a Bannon-designed "civil service reform"...
regnaD kciN
Nov 2016
#130
The day after Election Day, I felt compelled to listen to Leonard Cohen all day.
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2016
#22
Only one recent president has been able to play multi-dimensional chess...
regnaD kciN
Nov 2016
#131
Exactly. I have not felt even remotely normal since the election. I fear for the planet, not just us
catbyte
Nov 2016
#40
Ole "baboon butt," our prez-elect, makes my heart skip beats and add new ones.
Dr. Mullion Blasto
Nov 2016
#67
Worse yet, he's not just retweeting people with the sentiments in section b) of the OP,
Tanuki
Nov 2016
#52
The tweets from his account aren't necessarily an indication of his thinking
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2016
#57
There was an article during the campaign saying they had candidate tweets ready to go
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2016
#72
It is absolutely terrifying. There seems to be no balancing mechanism in place.
NRaleighLiberal
Nov 2016
#64
This: "The people of this country really have not gotten what they have done." -nt
CrispyQ
Nov 2016
#79
And so ended the USA in its descent into Idiocracy as China recalled the debt because of
RKP5637
Nov 2016
#84
Make sure your passport is up-to-date if you're one of those minorities that Trump loves to hate.
MADem
Nov 2016
#102
I think it is smart to prepare for the worst, even as we hope for the best down the road.
MADem
Nov 2016
#113
My wife and I renewed ours on the Thursday (her first day off) after the election...
regnaD kciN
Nov 2016
#136
I hope I don't regret not paying the extra because I looked at the calendar, too.
mnhtnbb
Nov 2016
#152
I'm afraid you are right. People have tuned out because they cannot face what is to come.
lonestarnot
Nov 2016
#124
Why doesn't the electorate realize that the GOP is a racket? it is the money.
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2016
#125
We are about to embark on the most difficult journey, these next four years.
yuiyoshida
Nov 2016
#139