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hunter

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29. Pence wouldn't have the job if he didn't have some mighty big skeletons in his closet.

Reply to Augiedog (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 08:18 PM

Feb 2017

That's how the modern Republican Party works. They don't trust anyone they can't destroy. At the very top it's a policy of Mutual Assured Destruction.

I don't think Pence is anywhere near the top. He's a tool.

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Anybody getting a little suspicious of Pences' insistence that he was lied to and out of the loop [View all] Augiedog Feb 2017 OP

President Pence WomanWhoRoars Feb 2017 #1

A little? coco22 Feb 2017 #2

His 'out of the loop' act was stale from day one. He's pulling a Poppy Bush. blm Feb 2017 #3

Can the pardons be far behind? gratuitous Feb 2017 #21

Heh - yeah - I'm somewhat familiar with those matters - - heheheheh blm Feb 2017 #22

Nixon part two. Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #26

No..I expect him to say this...HE HAS to say this because he was out there spreading TrekLuver Feb 2017 #4

"Getting?" dchill Feb 2017 #5

It won't fly, tho, if it's as wide as it is deep. Volaris Feb 2017 #14

Yes Lotusflower70 Feb 2017 #6

Never believed that story mainstreetonce Feb 2017 #7

They are so deep into lies and deception... kentuck Feb 2017 #8

As a Hoosier, I've witnessed how secretive Pence was as governor. Chipper Chat Feb 2017 #9

Good input. Hortensis Feb 2017 #13

Pence is full of deceit and cruelty. dalton99a Feb 2017 #34

If we can prove he was not out of the loop, murielm99 Feb 2017 #10

What didn't Pence know? Zambero Feb 2017 #11

The white-haired wonder does lie with impunity. njhoneybadger Feb 2017 #12

I can't believe he didn't know and the excuses are laughable. wcast Feb 2017 #15

Why did Flynn lie to Pence? If what Flynn did wasn't wrong, why lie? tetedur Feb 2017 #20

Right.... None of that is going to fly in Court uponit7771 Feb 2017 #36

I don't believe him. I think Pence and McConnell are in up to their necks. Rex Feb 2017 #16

Agreed. CrispyQ Feb 2017 #23

I assume that every word uttered by anyone Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #17

Protesting way too much if you ask me. Vinca Feb 2017 #18

HE KNEW. He was in charge of transition team. Turn CO Blue Feb 2017 #19

Why should we doubt what he says? struggle4progress Feb 2017 #24

You bet. n/t MBS Feb 2017 #25

I was suspicious from the first second he said it. old guy Feb 2017 #27

The shit is eventually going to come down liberal N proud Feb 2017 #28

Pence wouldn't have the job if he didn't have some mighty big skeletons in his closet. hunter Feb 2017 #29

SEe this thread: Amaryllis Feb 2017 #30

Pence always knew. I've always believed it and said as much. Solly Mack Feb 2017 #31

I assumed it was bullshit from the start. GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #32

I do not find Pence any more trustworthy than Trump or Putin DFW Feb 2017 #33

He parsed his words very carefully when asked at NATO conference about being left out of loop - note Pachamama Feb 2017 #35