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bigbrother05

(5,995 posts) Thu Mar 2, 2017, 10:57 AM Mar 2017

My bet is that the GOP stonewalls until the 2018 elections [View all]

If we don't take over at least one branch of Congress at the midterms we are royally screwed. There might be some resignations, Sessions is shaky, but they will fight broad investigations as long as they run both houses.

They paid no price for 8 years of gridlock, we've got to make sure they pay for 2 years of maladministration.

If we can't drive a stake in them now, we are truly lost as a nation of laws and rights.

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My bet is that the GOP stonewalls until the 2018 elections [View all] bigbrother05 Mar 2017 OP

We need to drive that stake in kimbutgar Mar 2017 #1

I don't think they'll be given that option radical noodle Mar 2017 #2

My concern is that their hides have thickened in the last 8 years bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #4

Sure it has radical noodle Mar 2017 #8

Agree completely, but have seen too much to underestimate the GOP's venality bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #10

Yup. Sessions will be gone within days. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #6

AG John Mitchell and VP Spiro Agnew fell long before Nixon left bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #11

Yes, but the timescale is sped up dramatically this time. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #13

True, but even with Dem majorities in both houses, GOP support was critical bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #17

GOP will eventually do anything to save their own slimy hides. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #18

Yep - the only wall they will actually build. EOM elfin Mar 2017 #3

That is my fear too BSdetect Mar 2017 #5

It starts in 2017 crazycatlady Mar 2017 #7

Yes, we need the growing anger/activism to gather focus to move us from the abyss bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #14

VA voters, show up and clean up our commonwealth! lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #19

Move back the primary a week crazycatlady Mar 2017 #23

YEP Cosmocat Mar 2017 #21

How many Russian sympathizers are there? Marthe48 Mar 2017 #9

Enough that stripping them away will knock the GOP out of power for many years. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #20

not only hope, but Marthe48 Mar 2017 #25

Normally I would agree but this has really gotten away from them TNLib Mar 2017 #12

That's why I think it will be the midterms that provide the turning point bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #15

Correct Cosmocat Mar 2017 #22

They're gonna try... RealityChik Mar 2017 #16

Agreed - the press and WE need to keep the pressure on Cosmocat Mar 2017 #24

The intelligence community wouldnt be leaking if it was confident in its leadership MattP Mar 2017 #26

I doubt the average joe is keeping up with all this. DNC MUST start producing ads ASAP - simple Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #27

They're going to need a heck of lot of blood C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #28