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cstanleytech

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1. The other possibility (and likelier in my opinion) is they have no honest intention of

Reply to loyalsister (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2018, 04:39 PM

May 2018

impeaching him rather they will put on a show to make it appear like they are willing to be tough on one of their own however they will have decide beforehand who will vote yes and who will vote no so they will end up with to few to impeach him.
That way come election time the ones in districts where the governor did poorly can claim they did their best where as the ones where he did better can claim they did their job to defend one of their own.

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House Leaders Have Enough Signatures to Call Special Session on Greitens' Woes [View all] loyalsister May 2018 OP

The other possibility (and likelier in my opinion) is they have no honest intention of cstanleytech May 2018 #1

I think they want to put a "real" republican in office loyalsister May 2018 #4

Still I would not put it past them to do that. Hell they might even do it and cstanleytech May 2018 #5

He has been carrying their water without shame loyalsister May 2018 #6

Excellent summary. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #8

I will believe them when I see them actually remove him from office. cstanleytech May 2018 #19

It takes a lot for republicans to turn on their own loyalsister May 2018 #9

Bye bye...say hello to the Cock brothers for all of us here at DU pecosbob May 2018 #2

House documents detail Greitens early fundraising days, lack of republican credentials loyalsister May 2018 #3

And yet, even after having been found to have lied, he doesn't step down. Honeycombe8 May 2018 #7

He's a piece of work loyalsister May 2018 #12

You've gotta be kidding. Hubris. Narcissism. nt Honeycombe8 May 2018 #13

He's as bad, if not worse, than Trump loyalsister May 2018 #15

Could you put an excerpt in the section of an LBN OP that is meant for excerpts, please? muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #10

Got it loyalsister May 2018 #11

Thanks! (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #14

LOCK HIM UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! workinclasszero May 2018 #16

They want to get him out of the way before it gets too close to election season. NBachers May 2018 #17

Fight, Greitens, Fight! Let's Have A Bloody Battle That Destroys the Evil Right! n/t Julian Englis May 2018 #18