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The Sand Reckoner

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10. Was there ever a doubt?

Reply to NanceGreggs (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2017, 10:19 PM

Feb 2017

Anyone who has voted for any Republican in the last 36 years is complicit in what is happening to the country now. Anyone who has coddled Republican friends and family members, and let them believe that their attitudes and behaviors were somehow normal and acceptable differences of opinion is to blame.

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So Now We Know [View all] NanceGreggs Feb 2017 OP

Another great post Nance Gothmog Feb 2017 #1

They'll dump him when he's too great a liability leftstreet Feb 2017 #2

I wish you could rec responses. Afromania Feb 2017 #4

Yes, they will. NanceGreggs Feb 2017 #6

.... trusty elf Feb 2017 #26

They will use him to sign legislation they want. Sienna86 Feb 2017 #30

At this point in time, Rump* is just a life support system for the hand the holds the pen. Raster Feb 2017 #48

Exactly. That's what Grover Norquist ordered. calimary Feb 2017 #49

And that is exactly what they got... Raster Feb 2017 #51

I've heard him described as a "useful idiot." calimary Feb 2017 #55

But now they are chained to Trump azureblue Feb 2017 #36

Their Donor's agenda that is. The Republicans stay in lockstep because their campaign money, past, Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #53

Well said, NanceGreggs! Kath2 Feb 2017 #3

Not My president. sheshe2 Feb 2017 #5

Very well said! Happyhippychick Feb 2017 #7

+1 kr n/t jaysunb Feb 2017 #8

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2017 #9

Was there ever a doubt? The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #10

Republicans are a disease ismnotwasm Feb 2017 #11

Maybe we should have a telethon ... NanceGreggs Feb 2017 #14

They want to be quarterback griloco Feb 2017 #12

I'm not afraid of terrorists. It's Republicans who will doom this nation. Saboburns Feb 2017 #13

You're an Excellent Writer Leith Feb 2017 #15

I second that emotion! nt raccoon Feb 2017 #29

Kick Hekate Feb 2017 #16

KNR Lucinda Feb 2017 #17

I was waiting. Was there not one patriotic citizen willing to stand up notdarkyet Feb 2017 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Ccarmona Feb 2017 #19

The Republicans Are In Too Deep... TomCADem Feb 2017 #20

Exactly. NanceGreggs Feb 2017 #21

Excellent Post Sebasdad22 Feb 2017 #22

You are so spot on. Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #23

And remember they said nothing when... Duppers Feb 2017 #24

AbsoFuckingLutely, Nance.. thank you for spelling it out so Cha Feb 2017 #25

K & R malaise Feb 2017 #27

Great post, especially this: raccoon Feb 2017 #28

Thanks for your comments. Very true. BSdetect Feb 2017 #31

Elections Scarsdale Feb 2017 #32

K&R... spanone Feb 2017 #33

This Bob Loblaw Feb 2017 #34

K&R mcar Feb 2017 #35

Powerful stuff IntraPolitico Feb 2017 #37

Bravo! smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #38

Nothing to add except: Bravo! old guy Feb 2017 #39

Great post! Republican leaders are not human, or at least don't behave as if they were. Akamai Feb 2017 #40

Bravo! NastyRiffraff Feb 2017 #41

There is no bottom, indeed. dalton99a Feb 2017 #42

Outstanding post!! Percy Cholmondeley Feb 2017 #43

Donald Trump is what happens when you put party loyalty over the people. Initech Feb 2017 #44

Well, Nance, we have all known this for quite some time, but the thing is PatrickforO Feb 2017 #45

Saved. raven mad Feb 2017 #46

Indeed! Excellent post! ElementaryPenguin Feb 2017 #47

"When I despair... Fritz Walter Feb 2017 #50

A lot of us knew this since Reagan and the betrayal of his oath. Rex Feb 2017 #52

The classic phrase, "against all enemies, foreign and domestic" DFW Feb 2017 #54

Yup... concreteblue Feb 2017 #56