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Bernardo de La Paz

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13. Yes, but it wasn't until Republicans caved that Nixon resigned.

Reply to davekriss (Reply #12)

Tue May 9, 2017, 07:11 PM

May 2017

Yes, Democratic majorities in House and Senate in 73-74.

tRump is rapidly becoming even more toxic for Republicons than he already is.

McCONnell is implicated and will not go against tRump. His wife got a payoff with a cabinet appointment.

But enough Republicons will desert tRump that he will go down.

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David Frum: "It's a coup." [View all] kpete May 2017 OP

This is not a drill. wildeyed May 2017 #1

It's an attempted coup bucolic_frolic May 2017 #2

Yes. Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre backfired on him. He went down. Emboldened the investigation. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #5

Exactly. herding cats May 2017 #9

Wasn't Nixon facing Democrats? davekriss May 2017 #12

Yes, but it wasn't until Republicans caved that Nixon resigned. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #13

Every moment they wait they drop seats in 2018. byronius May 2017 #15

Yes. Got put pressure on Republicon members to smell tRump's toxic fumes and cough. Repeatedly. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #16

I've long thought that appointing Chao was a way to co-opt the Turtle worstexever May 2017 #34

Yup. Chao was a payoff. McCONnell is complicit & will not hurt a hair on tRump ass. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #36

This is what I think. DT has a full deck & Scummy Sessions as AG Alice11111 May 2017 #29

Americans don't have a majority in the House OR the Senate. dchill May 2017 #17

TPM reports the Trump WH is surprised DeminPennswoods May 2017 #27

WH stupid enough to believe Dems stupid enough to believe Comey fired for being too hard on Hillary. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #28

At least CNN is calling it clearly! Alice11111 May 2017 #30

No. Trump is a boss who legally fired an underling. Hortensis May 2017 #23

Beautiful post, thank you N/T KatyMan May 2017 #24

Hmmm... him and Gloria Borger said it. BumRushDaShow May 2017 #3

sure it is madokie May 2017 #4

Wow. To have this word spoken so plainly, in America. Barack_America May 2017 #6

If Republicans stand behind Trump, it is a coup. kentuck May 2017 #7

And how are coups stopped? superpatriotman May 2017 #8

Representative Government, Call Now! BBG May 2017 #32

The success of this attempted coup will depend on whether the Senate realizes it's a co-equal branch Hekate May 2017 #10

he may well be right. spanone May 2017 #11

Would that be called unrecusal, disrecusal or... dchill May 2017 #18

If it's a crime, who's going to prosecute it? Wednesdays May 2017 #37

So is this the Tuesday Night Bowling Green Massacre then? calimary May 2017 #14

Please don't make jokes about the dead. dchill May 2017 #19

Good thing Trump didnt lie about sex. Then the GOP would have to do something. L. Coyote May 2017 #20

I thought we knew it was a coup when FatAss installed his cabinet. BlancheSplanchnik May 2017 #21

Reminds me of Nixon except DownriverDem May 2017 #22

But initially the GOPers defended Nixon and tried to downplay Watergate The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #26

Yes. Most of these are cold blooded, just give us our tax cuts Alice11111 May 2017 #35

That's sure what it feels like tonight n/t radical noodle May 2017 #25

Here's some relevent info from the New Yorker DeminPennswoods May 2017 #31

At *****LAST***** nt LaydeeBug May 2017 #33