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LanternWaste

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6. Realistically, Trump was never going to win the GOP primaries.

Reply to bearsfootball516 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 17, 2017, 03:47 PM

Aug 2017

Realistically, Trump was never going to win the GOP primaries. Realistically, Trump was never going to be president.

Realistically, every mountain is unclimable until someone climbs it, every river unswimmable until someone swims it.

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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) files articles of impeachment [View all] Tanuki Aug 2017 OP

It's happening!!!!! Not Ruth Aug 2017 #1

No. Not really. It's nice ... but "IT" is not actually "HAPPENING". NurseJackie Aug 2017 #5

Every statement of resistance helps. I am under no illusion Tanuki Aug 2017 #9

I agree . He is doing what he can lunasun Aug 2017 #18

And Trump is never going to be president IronLionZion Aug 2017 #10

It is the 1st chip off a big block..keep chipping and he'll be gone... Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #22

It's cool to see bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #2

Realistically, Trump was never going to win the GOP primaries. LanternWaste Aug 2017 #6

Oh, I'm not saying he shouldn't file them bearsfootball516 Aug 2017 #7

I was in Memphis last winter . He has been serving since 2007. lunasun Aug 2017 #3

Grand gesture, and we are all behind it here.... Kleveland Aug 2017 #4

from my state! Go Congressman Cohen spanone Aug 2017 #8

Thant God this time we hear from Cohen from TN TNNurse Aug 2017 #11

Amen...steve gets little national coverage...marsha is the big mouth spanone Aug 2017 #12

Conviction in the Senate takes 2/3 votes. Demsrule86 Aug 2017 #13

K&R red dog 1 Aug 2017 #14

Unfortunately, Eddie Munster and Bitchy Mitchy will just call it "playing politics." sandensea Aug 2017 #15

McConnell could not be reached for comment because he was too busy chewing a piece of lettuce. flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #16

Or collecting more drug money from Jimmy Chao. sandensea Aug 2017 #17

As always... Duppers Aug 2017 #26

YES !!!!!! IMPEACH TRUMP & SELD HIS LARD ASS & ALL OTHER GOPigs TO THE MOON !!!! trueblue2007 Aug 2017 #19

Great news. Trump earned this one. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #20

Oh please this is pure theater as it wont go anywhere in the House as his comments are not an cstanleytech Aug 2017 #21

What does drawing up AoI do if there is no chance of it getting passed? OliverQ Aug 2017 #23

Conditioning the electorate Duppers Aug 2017 #27

Same thing it did when they impeached Clinton with no chance of conviction in the Senate DFW Aug 2017 #28

This should have 500 recs malaise Aug 2017 #24

This is what matters the most to a democracy, file charges, start bills, take them to the courts. Sunlei Aug 2017 #25

should have included Dense too -- he "stood" by what Dump said diva77 Aug 2017 #29