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bettyellen

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12. They love the illusion of power, and that he claims to be protecting us....

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 03:48 PM

Sep 2017

As long as he keeps up those illusions- (and I think the conservatives in TX and FL are going to find out they're illusions now) he's golden with those people. He needs to look like a loser- a selfish loser who don't care if they suffer. I think he's getting there.

He knows this too- which is why he keeps claiming wins and it's important we do not give him any. No wins.

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Begala: Why Trump caved to Pelosi and Schumer [View all] babylonsister Sep 2017 OP

This is not a victory. He just doesn't want anyone to think about the defecit Warpy Sep 2017 #1

LOL - you really think there leftynyc Sep 2017 #15

Dems need to stop crowing about rolling Trump. That is exactly the sort of thing that tblue37 Sep 2017 #2

He's already doing everything in his power to destroy. Making him look like a loser will actually bettyellen Sep 2017 #6

That's a really important point leftstreet Sep 2017 #9

They love the illusion of power, and that he claims to be protecting us.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #12

Yes. Yes yes. sharedvalues Sep 2017 #18

Sure, because kowtowing to the Mad King always works so well for us Hekate Sep 2017 #13

I agree. Not everything is a horse race. StatGirl Sep 2017 #17

I agree with Paul Begala's analysis Gothmog Sep 2017 #3

Begala seems very defensive about the status quo BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #4

K&R mcar Sep 2017 #5

That was my take on it too underpants Sep 2017 #7

Yes and great! But it was a strategy they came to advance Hortensis Sep 2017 #20

Trump is a pathological liar. What he says today, he denies tomorrow JDC Sep 2017 #8

I dont trust rtracey Sep 2017 #10

Ryan & McConnell failed Trump on the ACA and gave him bad press. TeamPooka Sep 2017 #11

We need a "love it!" button thingy. raven mad Sep 2017 #14

Say it over and over: NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #16

+1 oasis Sep 2017 #19