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31. I don't believe they are.

Thu Feb 16, 2017, 05:43 PM

Feb 2017

Until they act in the name of the country ant remove trump, Pence and the whole bunch and charge them all with treason and election fraud among other things, then they are complicit in the whole downfall of this country.

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Scarborough: Republicans on the Hill were panicked behind the scenes by Trump's performance today. [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2017 OP

They are stupid if they don't act still_one Feb 2017 #1

and they won't act. All they do is whisper behind the scenes. Party loyalty SummerSnow Feb 2017 #7

Sorry to have to agree with you on that still_one Feb 2017 #21

Yep. They will not do a damn thing. dalton99a Feb 2017 #60

Their complacency is the glue that holds Trumpy's House of Cards together. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2017 #71

very well put renate Feb 2017 #78

And yet Trump is buoyed by the result. Thinks he did really well. SharonAnn Feb 2017 #11

I think they are afraid of their constituents IphengeniaBlumgarten Feb 2017 #24

I bet the Secret Service would, too. LisaM Feb 2017 #50

Many people are taking notice onlyadream Feb 2017 #51

They want to eviscerate the social safety net first... tinrobot Feb 2017 #35

Totally agree! dhol82 Feb 2017 #70

Kasie Hunt just replied to Joe, just tweeted "yep." highplainsdem Feb 2017 #2

They are watching him,,,they will act, yes but who knows when. Stuart G Feb 2017 #3

They will not impeach homegirl Feb 2017 #85

"FWIW" - Hint, Dead-Intern Joe: It's not worth shit . . . hatrack Feb 2017 #4

Joe is still a killer Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #8

+1 oasis Feb 2017 #9

Thank you for never letting go of the obvious fact that Joey Scar tavalon Feb 2017 #74

and well they should. he's out of his fucking mind. spanone Feb 2017 #5

They are watching him very closely...why? Stuart G Feb 2017 #10

I don't think most of the GOPer's on the Hill are stupid ... I think it is much more nefarious etherealtruth Feb 2017 #6

This Txbluedog Feb 2017 #12

Exactly! etherealtruth Feb 2017 #16

Yes, that is the plan. Rip it to shreds, the put the blame on him. tinrobot Feb 2017 #36

The regular ones. But now there is the tea party. LisaM Feb 2017 #49

YES! get the red out Feb 2017 #83

Maybe, but then the hind side may be considerably worse. longship Feb 2017 #13

The problem is that 45 brings a lot of "fans" with him that will accept harm to self ... etherealtruth Feb 2017 #17

Meanwhile, the rest of the entire country/world is against him. longship Feb 2017 #26

There is nothing to celebrate. I fear the end of the republic etherealtruth Feb 2017 #28

That's why I posted Yeats' "The Second Coming" longship Feb 2017 #37

The imagery and sense of foreboding are incredibly apt. Hortensis Feb 2017 #76

Indeed! longship Feb 2017 #80

Indeed. Hortensis Feb 2017 #82

They will still have Pence ............ I think he is still dangerous Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #15

I wasn't arguing that 45 wasn't dangerous .... etherealtruth Feb 2017 #20

Pence steps in after Trump quits or is impeached Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #23

Of course ... but Pence doesn't bring a following and brings no chance for 8 years etherealtruth Feb 2017 #27

I was just going to say that I don't think Trump is going to bring 8 years either. He might even manicraven Feb 2017 #66

I am not defending the repubs at all ... my contention is that they all know he is bat shit crazy... etherealtruth Feb 2017 #67

I'm sure many think they're masterminds exploiting Trump. They're stupid to think they can control highplainsdem Feb 2017 #33

I "pray" with every fiber of my being that he destroys the party etherealtruth Feb 2017 #38

Agreed..... pangaia Feb 2017 #56

The problem is this SoCalDem Feb 2017 #63

I still don't think the GOPers are stupid etherealtruth Feb 2017 #65

Some, yes, but imo this vastly underestimates Hortensis Feb 2017 #79

Actions speak louder than words... so far its crickets, lots and lots of crickets. nt procon Feb 2017 #14

Meanwhile, NPR normalized it theglammistress Feb 2017 #18

I listened to the "presser" on NPR while it aired etherealtruth Feb 2017 #22

Not during the presser theglammistress Feb 2017 #41

This is a 25th Amendment situation. The GOP needs to stop covering for this loon. Country first. nt Cognitive_Resonance Feb 2017 #19

Joe Scum promoted and marketed the malaise Feb 2017 #25

Exactly. n/t progressoid Feb 2017 #43

maybe so, but they're gonna squeeze a budget and a SCOTUS judge out of him 0rganism Feb 2017 #29

Some Repubs in Congress are indeed stupid (Gohmert, Inhofe, etc.). All of them are evil, though. LonePirate Feb 2017 #30

I don't believe they are. liberal N proud Feb 2017 #31

About 60% of that presser was devoted to him slamming the media steve2470 Feb 2017 #32

They'll prop up trump as long as their base still supports him SticksnStones Feb 2017 #34

Video, Chuck Todd & Kasie Hunt discussing how Hill GOPers claim they missed presser: highplainsdem Feb 2017 #39

"If we have more episodes like this...".... Do they mean episodes like a "show" or mental episodes? Pachamama Feb 2017 #58

The clock is ticking on our democracy CanonRay Feb 2017 #40

Party Before Sanity! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #42

Trump reminds me of students I've had ... neeksgeek Feb 2017 #44

Maybe they're not quite as far gone as they appear ailsagirl Feb 2017 #45

Eh...as long as they get their upper bracket 6-10% tax cut they don't care nt Bengus81 Feb 2017 #46

This was me watching this..... sunonmars Feb 2017 #47

"Well, look: it's always going to be slightly awkward when your country is run by struggle4progress Feb 2017 #48

Well that's just too damn bad. calimary Feb 2017 #52

what do they expect heaven05 Feb 2017 #53

Hey Joe - where you going with that hypocrisy in your hand! 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2017 #54

Remember during the primaries when so many were saying Trump Enoki33 Feb 2017 #55

They are damned if they do & damned if they don't. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #57

Anyone with a lick of sense should be freaked out C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #59

Why would anyone watch Morning Joe when CNN has Andrew Cuomo??? Mars and Minerva Feb 2017 #61

This gives me some hope. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2017 #62

Money can get them anything, and they have plenty of it. Freelancer Feb 2017 #64

Fuck you, Dead-Intern Joe Scab. tRump is all your fault. Fuck you. madinmaryland Feb 2017 #68

I predict the Repubs on the Hill turn vicious against trump the closer we get to 2018, barring manicraven Feb 2017 #69

Oh what's wrong? The Grand Ol' Party of Russia haz a sad? Tatiana Feb 2017 #72

Trump is a very, very sick "man" ecstatic Feb 2017 #73

Party before country. --nt CrispyQ Feb 2017 #75

The GOP wants to show the 63 million dipshits who voted Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #77

About his performance TODAY?! TrollBuster9090 Feb 2017 #81

Dumbasses. This is s.o.p. for drumph. What else did they expect? lindysalsagal Feb 2017 #84

Good point about how they dumbed down their base with fake news and propaganda. highplainsdem Feb 2017 #86

However their contempt for the constitution is very much what it seems to be. NNadir Feb 2017 #87