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Hortensis

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82. Indeed.

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Thu Feb 16, 2017, 07:51 PM

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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