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Nevernose

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14. He's the perfect fall man

Reply to Equinox Moon (Original post)

Wed May 10, 2017, 11:08 PM

May 2017

Whatever evil shit they do that the public actually gets angry about, they can blame Trump and THEN get rid of him. At the very least, he's an old, fat political dead end he's the perfect tool and too stupid to realize that he's a tool.

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Why are the republicans protecting him? They won't lose the WH, just a criminal. [View all] Equinox Moon May 2017 OP

They're circling the wagons GP6971 May 2017 #1

Soon they will be circling the drain. Le Gaucher May 2017 #9

Well played! volstork May 2017 #22

I don't think it is possible for us to understand such brainwashed/authoritarian types NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #2

Good answer. Equinox Moon May 2017 #4

between the fact they are scared shitless of everything, and are in lockstep NRaleighLiberal May 2017 #8

They need his base. Without him, they do not have his base and they have no support. LonePirate May 2017 #3

Yes, Pence is about exciting as a pencil LeftInTX May 2017 #10

good analogy Equinox Moon May 2017 #11

Yeap. If they look like they are against him now... Xolodno May 2017 #19

This. They comprise the swamp many of his supporters disdain. JudyM May 2017 #27

Because a lot of them are involved deeply too. NewRedDawn May 2017 #5

POWER Equinox Moon May 2017 #12

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #15

My exact thought. Doreen May 2017 #26

Because right now he's a blank check to sign any bill they manage to get to him. nt icymist May 2017 #6

He's the fall guy stupid enough to sign a bill killing Social Security or draining Medicare that TeamPooka May 2017 #21

Russians gave a lot of rubles to REP members of Congress. nt NCjack May 2017 #7

Because they don't know how many GOP in Congress are wrapped up in this. Barack_America May 2017 #13

He's the perfect fall man Nevernose May 2017 #14

Some of them may be involved themselves, but as to many of them The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #16

The circle of treason is wide dalton99a May 2017 #17

I think some of them, at least, are frightened for their lives... First Speaker May 2017 #18

Because a lot of them are implicated. OliverQ May 2017 #20

My suspicion is that many of them made a deal with the devil last summer. Grammy23 May 2017 #23

they know they'll lose the deplorables Skittles May 2017 #24

Republican cans are not known for their critical thinking skills. world wide wally May 2017 #25

Because their top dudes are up to their eyeballs in complicity. JTFrog May 2017 #28