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In reply to the discussion: Maxine Waters Just Intimated Intelligence WILL Indict Trump [View all]stevenleser
(32,886 posts)54. They are each dangerous in different ways. I dont understand what is not to buy about the nuke scare
stuff. He is a complete wildcard on international relations. He is already confusing and annoying the leadership of other countries. He angers easily and his ego bruises easily and when that happens he reacts angrily and seemingly without self control.
All of those things add up to having very poor and volatile relations with other countries and overreacting to their slights and an increased threat of war with anyone with whom we may have a dispute during his tenure.
Pence is a domestic threat more than anything. He would probably go along with Ryan's plan to cut medicare and social security in a heartbeat.
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Before they take Trump down he will use a nuclear weapon to wag the dog
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2017
#128
No it's a huge network of traitors. Ryan probably knew about it while McConnell
underthematrix
Jan 2017
#77
Nice thought, but how would that work, given he's just 'citizen Joe' right now?
MrModerate
Jan 2017
#98
I am hopeful that all the insanity that they are creating will turn us back
Maraya1969
Jan 2017
#110
If Trump's campaign is implicated in anything then I doubt Pence would take over
NoGoodNamesLeft
Jan 2017
#134
If it would ever come to that Cryn' Ryan would be under such a spotlight he won't be able to pee
DK504
Jan 2017
#139
the investigation is counter-intelligence which means there's at least one spy in Trumpland.
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#7
If I was going to bet then my money would be on his wife or son in law. nt
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#16
Neither but a spy has to have access and his wife and son in law both have pretty
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#67
Or maybe (ret./fired) Gen. Michael Flynn, who frequently calls Russian contacts. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2017
#65
That's a potential past spy I am talking about potential current ones and the best spy is usually
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#72
Possible but hate rarely causes someone to spy and if it's family I don't see them doing it
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#85
he didn't say there was a spy in the Trump camp. It could be counterintel in Russia
Hamlette
Jan 2017
#43
Let's guess that it's Flynn, Manafort, Carter Page, Lewandowski, Bannon, and Conway. They're all in.
Eyeball_Kid
Jan 2017
#112
That's what I ask people. How stupid do you have to be to piss off the CIA (for God's) sake, and
Tess49
Jan 2017
#27
I think you're on the right track. Not sure when they formulated the plan, but it makes sense.
manicraven
Jan 2017
#81
They are each dangerous in different ways. I dont understand what is not to buy about the nuke scare
stevenleser
Jan 2017
#54
Putin is playing both ends: He made tRump Great Again and then he will destroy him by releasing tape
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2017
#68
The democrats should start tying as many republicans to the SS trump as they can.
Salviati
Jan 2017
#15
Agreed, the Republicans fed and nurtured the beast so they deserve to go down with it to.
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#21
If Trump had actually shown that he could change once he was sworn in I might argue that he should
cstanleytech
Jan 2017
#80
Ball gets rolling by June as Republicans will be desperate to get it over by Sept
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#34
But then we will have True Believer, Christofascist Pence. He terrifies me even more
catbyte
Jan 2017
#23
It's the smart play, I believe the right will settle for an age increase on Social Security.
sarcasmo
Jan 2017
#31
Pence has a history of backing down when he gets hit with severe criticism.
Eyeball_Kid
Jan 2017
#113
Can they get re-elected in four years after having to repair the damage from President Trump?
Cracklin Charlie
Jan 2017
#39
I thought she implied the same thing. No wonder he wants to control the press. n/t
Tess49
Jan 2017
#29
Information will find its way to the surface, little hands can not cover it forever.
Thinkingabout
Jan 2017
#59
We are not talking about who received leaks out of the New York FBI office. We are talking about
Trust Buster
Jan 2017
#111
I agree...especially after the CIA debacle visit yesterday...this muthafucka is going down.
TrekLuver
Jan 2017
#104
Yes. And all of Trump's blustering against the Intel community in the past is so that he can
skip fox
Jan 2017
#109
Not just Pence, but also the illegitimate Republican "majorities" in the House & Senate
Achilleaze
Jan 2017
#119
It's a shame Putin doesn't put as much effort at helping his people as he does attacking his enemies
SunSeeker
Jan 2017
#127
I already knew this because George Will has jumped the sinkinig Trump Titanic
McCamy Taylor
Jan 2017
#126