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In reply to the discussion: Carl Bernstein Smells a Cover Up [View all]BumRushDaShow
(138,331 posts)5. "we are finding out is that there appears to be some attempt somewhere to cover up"
No shit Sherlock!
In this case, it is so literally in-your-face overt, from at least 2 of the 3 branches of government, that even those experienced with investigating "cover-ups" like Bernstein appear to be stuttering and stammering and blinking at the depth and breadth of it.
This is truly the definition of "gall" -
[font size="3"]gall[/font]
ɡôl/
noun
noun: gall
1.
bold, impudent behavior.
"the bank had the gall to demand a fee"
synonyms: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners;
informal face, chutzpah; sauce, sass
"she had the gall to ask for money"
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If Pence has any role in it, purge him first before impeaching Trump.
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#3
Yes to TBw's reply #12. Ryan would rather be Reagan 80 than Ford 76. He's eyeing 2024. . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#13
Yeah, Ryan would rather fight a tarred Pence in 2020 than defend his own tarred Presidency then.
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2017
#21
He is also on his way to Europe to do a "Don't worry, we aren't ALL crazy" tour. nt
tblue37
Feb 2017
#50
"we are finding out is that there appears to be some attempt somewhere to cover up"
BumRushDaShow
Feb 2017
#5
I wonder when his pal Bob Woodward will be writing his Trump apologist book
LiberalLovinLug
Feb 2017
#9
Ha! With as many twists and turns as the Pelican Brief, but I think you called it! n/t
crosinski
Feb 2017
#45
Glad he is on it because the Republican Party is part of the cover up, the entire party
Eliot Rosewater
Feb 2017
#28
P'shaw! What would this guy Bernstein know about White House cover-ups, anyway?
regnaD kciN
Feb 2017
#56
it would be an even bigger coup if he could find a congress that will prosecute him
mdbl
Feb 2017
#64
The other possibility is that the Repugnants in Congress are behind it and are simply using
cstanleytech
Feb 2017
#58