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Abu Pepe

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4. no it isn't

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 11:21 AM

Aug 2017

but I have some friends who don't support removing Trump by impeachment because Pence would get more of the RW agenda done. But the reason for removing him isn't that his politics are bad. it because he is an madman.

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Would Pence be worse than Trump? [View all] Abu Pepe Aug 2017 OP

yes cause the wing nut congress would back him dembotoz Aug 2017 #1

Well, we probably wouldn't all die. Bleacher Creature Aug 2017 #2

no it isn't Abu Pepe Aug 2017 #4

People like that put too much weight on the fact that Trump is faking it. Bleacher Creature Aug 2017 #10

Yes I see both he and Trump killing sick people slowly Abu Pepe Sep 2017 #32

Yes. But in a different way. Even more subversive. Lint Head Aug 2017 #3

I disagree. Pence is a True Believer, a Christofascist of the first order & he scares the hell catbyte Aug 2017 #5

A trade off, one set of problems for another. defacto7 Aug 2017 #27

They both suck. I hope we get to watch the demise of at least one of them, if not both. nt. Weekend Warrior Aug 2017 #6

No. He'd be terrible but the damage could eventually be reversed. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #7

I'll take Pence over the madman Motley13 Aug 2017 #8

It's not about having a choice. It's about your Country. rockfordfile Aug 2017 #24

Which is exactly why I would take him over the madman Motley13 Aug 2017 #25

No....We'll Take Him With Plans.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2017 #9

Pence would be a mixed bag vis a vis Trump IMO.......... socialist_n_TN Aug 2017 #11

They're both extremely dangerous. The good news is ecstatic Aug 2017 #12

and he's REALLY anti-choice and would appoint SC justices who would just as soon CTyankee Aug 2017 #13

This is my opinion too. mythology Aug 2017 #14

This is the problem. We think he's ineffective because the destruction of the enough Aug 2017 #16

No, because we would be less distracted and able to put all our effort to fighting enough Aug 2017 #15

Pence doesn't have "it". He won't be able to fire up the base like Trump does. Kaleva Aug 2017 #17

But, but, but Muther Pence is on his team Achilleaze Aug 2017 #19

Worse Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2017 #18

There's a far better chane of Trump blowing the place up then with Pence. Kaleva Aug 2017 #21

Yes because Pence would get more bad stuff done. Willie Pep Aug 2017 #20

Kind of like asking if incurable Gonorrhea is worse COLGATE4 Aug 2017 #22

Both are the same. After Trump then we take on Pence. Country before party. rockfordfile Aug 2017 #23

Pence looks like how I'd imagine Lucifer looking if jrthin Aug 2017 #26

I think he looks like a crooked cop who Abu Pepe Sep 2017 #33

Your description also seems spot on. nt jrthin Sep 2017 #35

Yes because Trump is too stupid to hide what he does blueinredohio Aug 2017 #28

Maybe Pence was the plan all along. Trump is part of the Luz Aug 2017 #29

Just different types of risk.. Casprings Aug 2017 #30

One benefit to getting Pence as Pres soon is that he's blocked to only 1 Term of his own. OliverQ Aug 2017 #31

If it happens now. If the Dems do it in 2019 Abu Pepe Sep 2017 #34