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24. I think he's nailed it- the Republicans have not been acting how I would expect

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 11:03 AM

Dec 2016

There has been something "off" about many of the reactions from Republicans at the top. In addition to the establishment of a useful Putin puppet at the top of the ticket - and stopping the election of a powerful woman who always stood up to Putin - the Russian now have information that can be used to manipulate the Republican leaders.

As one commenter on that site said:

Mike G says:
December 10, 2016 at 12:37 am

I expect a Trump Administration to be as vigilant and effective on this issue as the Bush Administration was about terrorism for its first eight months in office — lazy and disinterested if they can’t make a buck or make political hay out of it. Because Republicans.

The short fingered vulgarian and his cadre seem uninterested in the intelligence briefings, even less than the GWBush crowd. I wonder what essential pieces of information they will ignore that could allow another massive attack on this country?

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