Forsaken82
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Technically, it's in the republicans best interest to get rid of him because... Pence is next in line. And arguably, he is worse because he actually has an idea of politics
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Technically, it's in the republicans best interest to get rid of him because... Pence is next in line. And arguably, he is worse because he actually has an idea of politics
They can't deal with the idea that they're worshiping an idiot who is stumbling through everything, that they were duped by a clueless moron's con job, so they have convinced themselves that he is some kind of super genius manipulator and everything he does is part of a big master plan to do...something.
"Qualified and capable person" - too bad Ryan doesn't think these qualities should also apply to the President.
Ryan is watching his dream of the presidency slip through someone else's tiny orange fingers.
darkwing-buck
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From the Comey Fired thread.
jellies_two
Member
And the fallback is this ridiculous idea: well, at least (whatever it is) is trolling liberals.
They are literally defined, entirely, by the people they hate. The majority won't even benefit from whatever bits of the trump agenda do ever get passed because it is getting written by goldman sachs, for goldman sachs.
ManDudeChild
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Theonik
Member
Arguably it does not. The president is elected, not appointed.
The electorate is not a good judge of ability.
Ryan is probably the guy who wished on the monkey paw for GOP supremacy - and got Trump.
Yet, he and the rest of the GOP had no problem holding Obama to a ridiculously high standard with constantly moving goalposts.
broncobuster
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Ryan's legacy is a mix of disgrace and failure. History won't be kind to him.
lmao. Also,I'd never seen all that gold and upvotes for a comment.
From the Comey Fired thread.
hydrophilic attack
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Well, if Trump and Pence are both out, Ryan becomes president, no?
That's probably his best chance. He's way too unlikeable to be voted president
That's probably his best chance. He's way too unlikeable to be voted president
HP_Wuvcraft
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Jesus Christ, those two posts.
...he could just release those tapes if they existed lol
Milly Osworth
Member
So America, when you getting rid of this fool?
When someone powerful stops kissing his ass and starts doing their job.
plagiarize
Banned
Once we can get enough people in the legislative branch on board with getting rid of him.
Agent Gibbs
Member
Ahh yes, chess....
I love how this president has already publicly insulted the CIA and then the FBI....while under investigation.
I'm really amazed how he is legally allowed to hire/fire people from organizations that are actively investigating him, its a legal allowance of a conflict of interests
BrassDragon
Member
Well, in a sane world Congress would act as a political check against such blatant abuses of legal power.
But for some reason, only cowards and lickspittles hold the majority of these seats.
nailbombxx
Member
Well when you are so convinced that the party is always right, that the president is a genius, all of these "seemingly" idiotic moves must have some greater meaning that will ultimately be the downfall of your enemies! It is the only logical explanation.
Turbo Killer
Member
Yup, there are too many people in this country who think that anybody who wins the presidency is a fucking genius. Trump supporters are on top of the moron totem pole.
It's in their best interest for the long-term survival of their party, but Trump still enjoys wide support among the Republican base and holy hell will reign down upon them if they oust him without the base shifting first. Not only that, but having the first impeached president come from their party would be...significant. He will not go quiet into that good night; he will try to drag everyone in his orbit (at this point, practically the entire GOP apparatus) down into the void with him.
It's clear that their hope is to stick by him through the 2018 midterms in a bid to keep Congress, then let the chips fall where they may (at worst, distancing themselves from him and running a different candidate in 2020.) He's so far been a disaster for getting legislation through, but he did get them Gorsuch on the bench and there's a very real possibility he could appoint 1-2 more justices in his first term. This is the golden goose for the GOP: the judicial branch has been the only effective tool against Trump so far, and they froth at the mouth when thinking about swinging it conservative. They've already gerrymandered and indoctrinated rural America through talk radio and Fox News to the point that they will maintain an edge in congress for a long time to come; the left has a huge swatch of fickle idealists who abstain/"vote with their conscience" and allow conservatives to take the executive branch on an 8-year cycle; taking over the last leg of government has now become the true goal.
Vicetrailia
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I think trump has so much negativity around him that his base will flip to pence without revolting. They may not acknowledge there is a problem because that's their guy, but they know he's not all the way right.
TheAtomicPile
Member
If something were to legit go down with Donald, I am fully expecting the majority of your everyday trumpers to claim that getting Pence to the presidency was the goal along, that's the only reason they voted for Donald, etc. Much better than admitting to making an objectively bad choice, right?
The diehard zealots will, of course, devolve further into the nuttery of their deep-state conspiracy theories. No longer having a voice in the white house, they will fade to obscurity, outside the violent outbursts making the news here and there. They will not be missed.