Hasn't Orange Man Bad been just the most pleasant surprise? 
Posted on 09/29/2020 11:19:31 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
President Donald Trump's supporters must decide "how loyal they want to be to...him," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Monday.
"I think many of them just don't want to admit they made a mistake," Pelosi said. "And, for some of them, that's where they are. I -- have disrespect for people, that -- you know that story."
Pelosi was talking about the New York Times report, based on Trump's leaked tax records, that says Trump is financially stressed, "beset by millions in debt coming due and an I.R.S. audit that could cost him over $100 million." The report said Trump paid only $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, "and nothing at all in 10 of the prior 15 years — largely because he lost so much money."
The report doesn't say Trump did anything illegal. Congress, of course, writes the tax code that Trump used to his advantage.
But Pelosi accused Trump of having "no sense of decency."
Well, there's no sense of decency. There's no sense of decency.
This is a president who wants parades of military armament and the military paying homage to him in front of the White House, like he's some kind of a dictator, and yet, is he paying for any of that, the protection of our country? Seventy hundred and fifty dollars?
Yes, it's a disdain for America's working families. It's a -- it's not right.
But our responsibility is to protect and defend. And we have to make sure we know what exposure the president of the United States has to -- and what an impact it has on national security decisions for our country.
You're right. The issue of morality is a larger one. But, as you began, you said, let me be frank. You went through some of the other immoralities that the president has been involved in.
But it is -- you know, it really raises the question. He has a -- almost a conflict of interests in how he's appointed judges who are all waiting for his cases to rise to the level of district appeals, Supreme Court of the United States.
One other issue that I think -- again, to be verified -- is that the -- the allegation that he told Mitch McConnell that the appointment of the general counsel at the IRS was more important to him, to move that along more quickly than the -- than Attorney General Barr.
Just connect the dots there. That's why it's so important, what the House -- House has done under leadership of Richie Neal to have this case in the court for the tax returns, but not only that, to make sure that how audits are made of a president are done legally and without bias from the president, a president who is saying to the -- possibly saying to the -- McConnell, this is a more important appointment. Who is the general counsel at IRS is more important.
It's really -- it's really sad. Thirty-six -- 36 more days for the American people to register their plus or minus on this performance of this president.
But it's one thing to have a disagreement politically. That's what we come here and compete with our -- in the world of ideas and the rest, and that's been what our founders had in mind, but to have, really, like a corrosion of any sense of decency, the corrosion of any respect for people.
And then, on top of all of that, just the one bill he has passed is to give the tax -- 83 percent of the benefits in his tax scam to the top 1 percent.
So, these people, as you start out, who are so loyal to him, they're loyal to their own judgment. But the fact is, is that God bless them for voting in the first place. But we must -- people must vote.
If you care about your health care -- they're going to take away your preexisting medical condition -- vote health. If you care about any sense of fairness in our economy and in our country, vote. And it all comes back to health anyway, because so much of the expenses that people have are about health care.
But no -- who could be surprised to see what the president has done? His -- everything he has said and done has taken us on a path of not being -- we talk about, oh, it's legal to do this. Now, any sense of an ethical, fair, moral approach to governance and respect for the people, paying your fair share, Mr. President.
Not only has he not lost those who voted for him in 2016, he has ADDED MANY who now see he is a President of his WORD!!!
The mistake was made in 1865 when the democrat party was not outlawed and its leadership North and South hanged on what is now the National Mall.
Biggest mistake ever made.
Big mistake! I wasn’t prepared for All this winning!!!!
Why wait?
Yeah, we must regret all to hell not voting for Jeb “Low-energy” Bush.
We’re not the ones who nominated a drooling babbling incontinent creepy old dementia patient.
We didn't treat pelouse to a "Vlad Special", fire-hardened hickory flavor...
Yeb's first Supreme Court appointment would have been Merrick Garland.
His second would have been Eric Holder.
And his choice to replace Corpseburg would have been Barack Odiousbama...
It’s never too late to rectify a mistake like that...
Hasn't Orange Man Bad been just the most pleasant surprise?
Only a few nuts in San Francisco voted for Nancy yet she’s number 3
Actually, yes and this is one of those times that I enjoy being wrong.
“Projection”, mental health professionals call it.
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