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35. The Republicans don't realize what is at stake.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed May 10, 2017, 06:08 PM

May 2017

The Republicans think that this is all a game where they can "get back" decades worth of money that they believe was "wasted by liberals" instead of being put to good use lining Republican pockets.

So, while they may bemoan Trump's antics a little, for the most part they are gleefully dismantling everything that more enlightened people consider to be our civilization.

Climate change is happening and while we're fiddling around, really big problems await the global population.

In the meantime, the world's first democracy might slide into fascism. What happens next - to us and to the rest of the world - I don't know. China is going to be a big player.

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OK, smart people at DU - what are your thoughts on how this will all play out? I am at a loss.. [View all] NRaleighLiberal May 2017 OP

Sooner or later, the GOP gets Trump to resign for "health reasons"... First Speaker May 2017 #1

Pretty much this. But Trump will start a war somewhere first Freethinker65 May 2017 #10

Trump doesn't get to walk away from this, neither do the other guys FakeNoose May 2017 #16

He's too arrogant to resign. Tatiana May 2017 #2

Nothing Will Happen SoCalMusicLover May 2017 #3

Agreed. This will all die on the vine. chelsea0011 May 2017 #26

We're all going to die. Shell_Seas May 2017 #4

The GOP is playing a formula... vi5 May 2017 #5

That's pretty much it. A lot of us have known that the apathy and intellectual laziness Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #12

I agree. Right now, too many people are still fine with all this. yardwork May 2017 #29

This is the correct answer cyberswede May 2017 #32

The best outcome is that intelligent aliens land and take over jberryhill May 2017 #6

The Republicans don't seem to have the guts to stand up to him. herding cats May 2017 #7

by stating you don't think that you are, I suspect you are indeed! NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #15

How kind! herding cats May 2017 #38

Leaks are happening right now. The MSM isn't covering them. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #19

Very hard to predict. MGKrebs May 2017 #8

Nothing will happen until his favorables go below 28% or we take the house. grantcart May 2017 #9

I do not think any of the three branches of government can address this because Jarqui May 2017 #11

The Pope will attempt an exorcism Donkees May 2017 #13

There are two issues OnDoutside May 2017 #14

+1, Donald Trump is a loser who lost on issue A, B C and D ... should be the add buy played over and uponit7771 May 2017 #22

Definitely, buy ad time on Fox in Washington area as John Oliver did. OnDoutside May 2017 #24

Excellent points. yardwork May 2017 #31

Yes.. trump lives by lying to his suckers. Cha May 2017 #42

I have a lot of confidence in our Democratic Senators and Congress critters. They all have a unique monmouth4 May 2017 #17

Follow Louise Mensch, Claude Taylor, John Schindler, etc. on Twitter. Eyeball_Kid May 2017 #18

+1000000 byronius May 2017 #28

He's building a wall - around any investigations tinrobot May 2017 #20

Resist, Resist, Resist! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2017 #21

As long as they are in power MFM008 May 2017 #23

a la Scalia A-Schwarzenegger May 2017 #25

The CBO report will say over 20 million will lose healthcare. This is what SHOULD happen: Doodley May 2017 #27

as my irish friend would say 'we're fooked' spanone May 2017 #30

This will eventually take care of itself. I hope it doesn't take too long. The_Casual_Observer May 2017 #33

I think Intel from foreign allies will leak Phoenix61 May 2017 #34

The Republicans don't realize what is at stake. yardwork May 2017 #35

If there aren't at least four or five honest republicans Jakes Progress May 2017 #36

We will force them tavalon May 2017 #40

Alternative fact media is already doing the heavy lifting to bring the cultists in line Azathoth May 2017 #37

Check out the Watergate Wiki tavalon May 2017 #39

Eventually the Obama recovery will run its course and the Trump economy will tank. ucrdem May 2017 #41

We have a loose cannon in office jeanmarc May 2017 #43

I actually believe that one day he'll ride a horse onto the Senate floor. icymist May 2017 #44

Nothing will come out of any of it oberliner May 2017 #45

It's going to get uglier Buckeyeblue May 2017 #46