The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Posted on 03/19/2017 5:26:57 AM PDT by Kaslin
As I said last year it's easy to see why Ryan, McConnell and their cronies wanted Trump to lose. First they would still be the head honchos of the party. Second with Hillary as president they could have an excuse for getting nothing done, and could use the threat of Hillary with a democrat congress to force conservatives to vote for them. Now if they don't produce voters may decide a democrat congress might not be so bad with Trump as president.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I rue the thought of democrats in control of anything but ... mac/ryan and a number of other rinos are a problem in need of a solution.
Republicans who "play along to get along" have a more comfortable lifestyle. They have an easier time raising money. They are wined and dined by lobbyists. They get attractive women (or boys) supplied to them (and some of the hottest women in the US go to work in DC).
They can philander around, get drunk, and behave badly, and the press will show no interest in them -- PROVIDED they play along with the Establishment. It's a very attractive bargain.
Most of the people back home believe their rep’s campaign rhetoric and think their guy/gal is single handedly running DC. They’re not. They are just a cog in the wheel of a corrupt political machine.
You are right in your perceptions of DC. Basically, politicians live in two worlds. Few voters understand this sad reality.
perfectly reasoned and practical analysis.
unfortunately (grin)
And Ryan was forced into the job. Why give the speaker job to someone who never wanted it?
Great? Amnesty? Debt out of control? Tax increase? Social security age increase? Ok is more like it. We haven’t had a great president.
Me too. I’ve self-insured my whole life. I have car insurance, that’s it.
So we elected Trump. Fantastic. A good 4 years at least of him and him only sticking it to the left. Lets face it, he’s on an island, we support him but he’s alone. No one is on board with him in congress. No one will get on board with him in congress. No one will get on board with him in the judicial branch.
Where that leaves us, the American people, is in a stalemate for the next 4 to 8 years. Probably only 4. I voted for him, I support him, but his actions so far have demonstrated a few things. He doesn’t have knowledge of the constitution. If he did, or his staff did, he would have ignored the courts ruling against his first immigration EO. that didn’t happen and now the courts have leverage for future EO from this president and future presidents. Second, Even his so called republican constituents are blasting him. We the American people voted for Trump to change things in DC. Guess what, We Americans were stupid enough to also elect the GOPe back to DC and more likely will do it again. History tends to repeat itself.
Finally, I’ve taken note of multiple articles, whether fake news or not, that have brought to light more and more leftists purchasing firearms. this is alarming since the left is so for gun control. The political and news hacks are all setting up a violent confrontation in my opinion. This will not end well. What’s slowly coming to a boil is not due to the repeal and replace of the ACA.
Yes!
The only force Trump has behind him is the majority of the American People.
Ok, got ya!
Reagan was a GOOD President.
I am so from a RINO... LOL... We have voted against him in the primary but SC has open primaries and dems can vote in them as well. So in essence when they know they won’t win they cross over and vote for LG in the primary. So they get they’re liberal either way. I will never vote for LG again I may not vote for the dem but I won’t vote for him.
But why would you vote for a demonrat?
That's it in AZ. Suddenly, I am getting emails from Open Border Flake. Sample subject matter:
BREAKING: Flake Votes to Confirm DeVos as Secretary of Education
BREAKING: Flake Meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch
Sen. Flake's Roundup Report: Courting Controversy, Deep-Sixing the 9th Circuit
Flake Protects Second Amendment, States' Rights
ad nauseum
In the coming election I will bestir myself and try to help to Primary the weasel.
Yup: ‘Nearly every member of the Republican caucus campaigned on repealing Obamacare and told voters they were “constitutional conservatives.” Nothing they’ve done since would lead anyone to believe either claim was true.’
Washington DC, killing USConstitution daily.
Republican party, destroying USConstitution daily.
You’ve voted for plenty of them, we call the RINOs because we are too stupid to call them the Democrats that they are.
When we succumb to "single payer" socialized communist medicine, as we surely will, I at least hope I can celebrate the death by gluttony of the parasitic, casino, insurance companies that wrought this disaster in the first place.
Speaking of which...I thought I had started a thread with this article but it isn’t showing up...
“What election? Republicans have already handed Congress to the Democrats”
By Daniel Horowitz Sept 14, 2018
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