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not fooled

(6,613 posts)
80. Oh, yes
Fri Aug 18, 2017, 05:35 PM
Aug 2017

he's also a total kochbot tool. And prolly thinks bearing false witness is A-OK if he does it for jeebus.

Funny how in these crackpots' minds the interests of the billionaires so often coincide with What Jesus Would Do. Because of course Jesus was all about starving the poor in order to give tax cuts to billionaires

Or so they think.



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We will know Mueller is getting close when the Congress starts to move quickly on their "core" redstatebluegirl Aug 2017 #1
Exactly. Look for quick movement on tax "reform" when they get back... WoonTars Aug 2017 #3
Agree. That is the only thing they care about elfin Aug 2017 #47
Let's hope! Ryan is unacceptable. maddiemom Aug 2017 #45
Can't BELIEVE I'm having to root for Orin Hatch as President... ElementaryPenguin Aug 2017 #69
That's not the purpose of the zentrum Aug 2017 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #87
Oh, you're right about the actual, original purpose for the E. C. maddiemom Aug 2017 #91
At this point, I'll gladly take Hatch. n/t eggplant Aug 2017 #71
Doesn't work that way. Read rest of thread to discover how it actually works. No Ryan, no Hatch. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #86
Uh, in order: House Speaker, President Pro Temp of the Senate. maddiemom Aug 2017 #92
Doesn't matter the order. Never get there. Read the thread about simultaneity. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #96
Think Spiro Agnew and Nixon Algernon Moncrieff Aug 2017 #118
☝️ This 🇺🇸 Bladewire Aug 2017 #65
The Electoral College bdamomma Aug 2017 #101
I agree 100% Bladewire Aug 2017 #102
Lock Him Up! spooky3 Aug 2017 #2
They can stick him in with Cheeto and Crisco - if they'll all fit. sandensea Aug 2017 #6
Pence reminds me of the warden from Shawshank Redemption. dubyadiprecession Aug 2017 #59
Right. Crooked as a dog's hind leg and hypocritical as hell. sandensea Aug 2017 #61
My first reaction was that this was a stretch. grantcart Aug 2017 #4
Pence and Kushner are both lawyers, both knowingly lied and covered up wishstar Aug 2017 #66
This message was self-deleted by its author IcyPeas Aug 2017 #79
Dems sent Pence a letter telling him Flynn was a double agent. Last November. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 #77
Yes, Pence KNEW. This is key & is in addition to lots of inside info Pence undoubtedly had. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #88
Thanks - had not learned of this northoftheborder Aug 2017 #114
I have no doubt that Pence is also dirty Gothmog Aug 2017 #5
BlueDot Daily? lapucelle Aug 2017 #103
This may be a rerun of the Nixon administration - first Agnew, then Nixon resigned. George II Aug 2017 #109
There's no way that Pence isn't up to his eyebrows in that whole mess. procon Aug 2017 #7
Yes PatSeg Aug 2017 #40
Oh, yes not fooled Aug 2017 #80
Guess you can justify almost anything PatSeg Aug 2017 #99
YES & Double Yes Me. Aug 2017 #8
I hope he is also looking into the Russiann money that poured into GOP campaigns-- tblue37 Aug 2017 #9
If Pence goes, then we're looking at a President Ryan. But if Ryan goes, then it's Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #10
I guess so. sandensea Aug 2017 #13
I think McConnell is somewhere in that line of succession oxbow Aug 2017 #15
Hmm. They'd have to knock off the entire kitchen cabinet. sandensea Aug 2017 #16
Once it gets past the Speaker (Ryan) and Prez Pro Tem (Hatch), it moves to the cabinet bigbrother05 Aug 2017 #17
No. Please don't post random unfounded speculations. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #38
Just following the rites of succession. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #63
No. You are not. It does not work that way. Read up on it and read this thread for guidance. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #72
My mistake. Misremembered the order of succession. Nt oxbow Aug 2017 #81
More than just the order. It doesn't work the way you think it does. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #83
. Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #112
No, the Majority Leader is not in the line of succession. lastlib Aug 2017 #110
They won't all go simultaneously so there's almost no way it could get as far down as Hatch. thesquanderer Aug 2017 #33
Correct. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #36
When Agnew resigned, Nixon picked the House Minority Leader as his new VP. yardwork Aug 2017 #46
Yes, another way for Ryan or Hatch (or anyone else) to become president... thesquanderer Aug 2017 #53
Ryan would not accept appointment as VP by Trump or Pence. Ryan wants to be Reagan in 2024 Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #85
House Minority Leader bpj62 Aug 2017 #57
Thanks. I'll correct my post. yardwork Aug 2017 #76
Ford was minority leader - but yes, point well taken. sandensea Aug 2017 #60
No, and again no. It does NOT work like that. Read up on it. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #35
How can you be so sure that Mueller won't move swiftly and call them all in at the same time? Baitball Blogger Aug 2017 #82
Nobody can be sure, but it is highly unlikely that Pence, Ryan & Trump go so nearly simultaneously Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #84
But this was an illigitimate election...so they all should be out.... Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #111
YES! And then we get who......Paul Ryan? I hope he's dirty , too. octoberlib Aug 2017 #11
I hope they all fall like dominoes. Hun Joro Aug 2017 #12
Pence is dirty or he wouldn't be vice president. hunter Aug 2017 #14
Manafort recommended Pence for the position so he must be BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #50
PERZACKLY!! WinkyDink Aug 2017 #75
Good. GallopingGhost Aug 2017 #18
Because tRump's web of deception ties them all in together. ffr Aug 2017 #19
I think the Pence connection in this scenario is a stretch. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #20
It's because of what he knew 'bout Flynn in the Transition and lied about. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #32
Well, Pence evidently was Paul Manafort's pick... renegade000 Aug 2017 #62
Yes. dchill Aug 2017 #104
I started saying "Future President Orrin Hatch" in March obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #21
No. Does not work like that. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #31
Quit lecturing me -- I know how it works obamanut2012 Aug 2017 #95
Then post as if you do. You have as much chance of winning lottery and getting struck by lightning Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #97
Bernardo is all hung up on all of them going simultaneuosly. We get it. maddiemom Aug 2017 #100
Delicious JDC Aug 2017 #22
Russian money is going to be found deep in the Republican hierarchy randr Aug 2017 #23
Pleeze make it so .. ananda Aug 2017 #24
No. Doesn't work like that. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #30
I shudder to think who Pence would appoint VP leftstreet Aug 2017 #37
K&R Awesome. vkkv Aug 2017 #25
don't upset mother.... spanone Aug 2017 #26
Anthony Perkins would have been very good as Mike Pence. sandensea Aug 2017 #55
Seriously? Who takes this ridiculous fool seriously???? lindysalsagal Aug 2017 #93
Certainly not yours truly. sandensea Aug 2017 #94
Please wryter2000 Aug 2017 #27
Pence KNEW. A Democrat in Congress mailed a Registered Letter to him at the Transition. Accepted. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #28
The guy has obstruction of justice written all over him. sandensea Aug 2017 #56
Looks good on Mike! BlueJac Aug 2017 #29
Hard to prove what someone did or didn't know Major Nikon Aug 2017 #34
Oh please God let it be true red dog 1 Aug 2017 #39
Oh, my, my ... well, it appears ... Jopin Klobe Aug 2017 #41
Pence will plead ignorance. Raven123 Aug 2017 #42
"Flynn lied to Pence" never rang true -- more holes than a klan hood. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #43
Oh Sweet Almighty God in Heaven, PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE Make It So!!!! calimary Aug 2017 #44
Sure Mueller understands how many of us are waiting msdogi Aug 2017 #48
Popcorn, anyone? Hekate Aug 2017 #49
Make mine air-popped! sandensea Aug 2017 #54
"What did Pence know, and when did he know it?" NBachers Aug 2017 #51
Pence knew about Flynn in the Transition (reg. Democrat's letter at least) and lied about it. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #89
Happy Dance!!! Raster Aug 2017 #52
Yes! snacker Aug 2017 #58
Oh yes, and it's going to keep getting better ,the trickle downs as it enters public domain. Wash. state Desk Jet Aug 2017 #64
Given everything thats been going on I wouldnt be surprised if this also cstanleytech Aug 2017 #67
Pence is another republican TreasonWeasel Achilleaze Aug 2017 #68
Oh, be still my beating heart Persondem Aug 2017 #73
Please please please malaise Aug 2017 #74
Mueller is going wherever the evidence may lead bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #78
I don't understand how this is obstruction of justice Nevernose Aug 2017 #90
they brought in Pence very late,tried to keep him out of the loop. That didn't work did it Repubs? Sunlei Aug 2017 #98
Seems to me the real question is who will be substituted for VP, and who will he then tap for his VP Ford_Prefect Aug 2017 #105
In 1974, we got Ford and Rockefeller. sandensea Aug 2017 #107
Hope so. n/t AntiFascist Aug 2017 #106
K & R FailureToCommunicate Aug 2017 #108
What Happens When Office of VP is Vacant DDySiegs Aug 2017 #113
In '74 we got Ford and Rockefeller. sandensea Aug 2017 #115
Pence was instrumental in giving away state secrets to a foreign agent. Eyeball_Kid Aug 2017 #116
Somewhere in the Caymans, I suspect, sandensea Aug 2017 #117
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