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Eyeball_Kid

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5. Nance, you can't shame Republicans. You write good prose, but it means nothing to them.

Mon Mar 6, 2017, 09:57 PM

Mar 2017

Republicans are addicted to raw power, just like Trumpy. Their priorities are toward their audience, and it's not the joes and sallies in Iowa. It's their big donors who want something for their money. They're the ones who pay big dollars for their lobbyists to jawbone with Congress. Nothing comes cheap, but corporations pay big money for influence so that they get huge returns in legislative favors. THAT'S who Republicans talk to. You don't matter to them. I don't matter to them. They play in a whole different stadium. For them, being shamed would mean that they missed an opportunity for a big donation from a fawning billionaire.

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OK, GOP - Are You Embarrassed Yet? [View all] NanceGreggs Mar 2017 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Mar 2017 #1

Literally 10s of people at cities all over the US lapfog_1 Mar 2017 #2

LOL! nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #22

Those Repubs afflicted with the capability of embarrassment... dchill Mar 2017 #3

K&R... spanone Mar 2017 #4

Nance, you can't shame Republicans. You write good prose, but it means nothing to them. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2017 #5

Yep. Addicted to raw power and also live in an alternative universe with alternative facts Amaryllis Mar 2017 #7

All true. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #13

A cult, not a Party.(NT) The Wizard Mar 2017 #23

Unless the *# *_%)&* hits their front door, reTHugs and their followers probably don't Doitnow Mar 2017 #44

Thank you for your thoughtful post. Delmette2.0 Mar 2017 #6

After Raygun, Shrub, Drumpt is logical conclusion for the Reich Wing. They want an kairos12 Mar 2017 #8

K&R brer cat Mar 2017 #9

K&R. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2017 #10

I have the bad habit of never looking up who wrote the article I am reading Perseus Mar 2017 #11

I've come to the same conclusions as you. Excellent piece. notdarkyet Mar 2017 #12

That's gonna leave a mark... Raster Mar 2017 #14

I doubt it, seeing as they're incapable of feeling embarrassment or remorse. tenorly Mar 2017 #15

after the groping video the answer is "no" grantcart Mar 2017 #16

Yep. May I add, he could walk out onto Fifth Ave and shoot someone and not lose supporters. Missn-Hitch Mar 2017 #17

I think privately they're humiliated, but publicly they have to "toe the line". George II Mar 2017 #18

Is there no "crash and burn" in their eyes? ailsagirl Mar 2017 #40

Well I'm sure in the back of their minds they know that they have Pence waiting in the wings... George II Mar 2017 #43

Better not wait too long... ailsagirl Mar 2017 #50

Trump is the kind of leader we'd laugh at another country for having. n/t Beartracks Mar 2017 #19

Exactly! n/t NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #20

We already do Bettie Mar 2017 #29

Another Masterpiece Leith Mar 2017 #21

K And highly recommended. Nt raccoon Mar 2017 #24

Nailed it, Nance. narnian60 Mar 2017 #25

To put this in simple terms GWC58 Mar 2017 #26

The GOP leadership have their eyes on a prize BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #27

The "TBD" thing on SNL this week Freddie Mar 2017 #28

I love this, but it should have a wider audience Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #30

They don't tend to read either.... mikeysnot Mar 2017 #35

True... that definitely makes it hard n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2017 #41

Too many big words. muntrv Mar 2017 #45

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Mar 2017 #31

Great post Nance Gothmog Mar 2017 #32

Not Yet DownriverDem Mar 2017 #33

They seem to be incapable of shame. drm604 Mar 2017 #34

As long as he keeps doing things to piss us off.. Amimnoch Mar 2017 #36

So very true. Absolutely nails it! maddiemom Mar 2017 #37

Just one!! eyeofnewt Mar 2017 #38

The Trumpsters I know are still in denial. Nitram Mar 2017 #39

k and r niyad Mar 2017 #42

butbutbut obama was WEAK, he did not wave his penis around the putin. pansypoo53219 Mar 2017 #46

Republicans fully backed him because he IS the perfect Patsy plus he's blackmailed by Russia. Sunlei Mar 2017 #47

NOTHING embarrasses the GOP Plucketeer Mar 2017 #48

That's a rhetorical question right? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2017 #49

They have no shame! anniebelle Mar 2017 #51

I read this outloud for the whole family proud patriot Mar 2017 #52

They still have to cram through their most extremist agenda in history Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #53