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Bad week for Democrats of all stripes
American Thinker ^ | February 13, 2021 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 02/13/2021 7:34:23 AM PST by CheshireTheCat

Shouldn't the Democrats be in the catbird seat? After all, they've "won" the election, including the House, the Senate and the White House. Apparently, the country was just itching to become another California. And the courts, the big state, Hollywood, and the press are all on their side.

But somehow, even with President Trump silenced, impeached, and out of power, things aren't going so good for Democrats.

Impeachment is failing. The verdict will likely come today. Their aim was "political vengeance" as Trump's attorney said Friday, and the bid fell flat. Their spin, and lies, and low-grade informercial for themselves in this Senate impeachment trial persuaded no one. And their bigger aim, which was keeping President Trump from running for office, same as third-world dictators do to their opponents, backfired. Not only are they likely to see Trump again in 2024, their vile efforts to shut him down have come back to bite them. Trump's stature has risen from this attempted railroading, so the effort was a bust.

It gets worse. Now two of their fairest-haired boys, their pride and joy, the governors billed as the future of their party, are both going down like the Titanic.

First, New York's Emmy-award-winning COVID governor, Andrew Cuomo, who not too long ago was hailed as presidential material. Even the New York Times is covering it...

And as the cherry on top, his previously fawning media allies, are now calling him a "mini-Trump." He's finished.

The other one who's a goner is California's Gov. Gavin Newsom...

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


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I hope this week is outdone by next week and every week thereafter.
1 posted on 02/13/2021 7:34:23 AM PST by CheshireTheCat
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To: CheshireTheCat

Not to mention the Dems’ “globull warming” is about to give warm Texas record low temperatures next week.


2 posted on 02/13/2021 7:41:06 AM PST by fwdude (Pass up too many hills to die on, and you will eventually fall off the edge of the world.)
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To: CheshireTheCat

Andrew Cuomo had a bad week. The 15,000 nursing home residents who died due to his foolishness, had a bad end of life. The media will still protect him.

The media must be hounded for protecting Cuomo and for hiding the scandal. The media propaganda complex must be smashed if we are to improve as a nation.

Cuomo and his brother Fredo, must be forced from their positions.


3 posted on 02/13/2021 7:43:12 AM PST by The_Media_never_lie (I do not regret my decision to cut all ties with Fox News. )
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To: CheshireTheCat

Impeachers in Senate voted to call witnesses.


4 posted on 02/13/2021 7:44:11 AM PST by FreedBird (T)
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Andrew Cuomo had a bad week. The 15,000 nursing home residents who died due to his foolishness, had a bad end of life. The media will still protect him.

True but media is just like that boy with his finger in the hole in the dike, media may be able to plug it in for now but at some point it's going to burst.

5 posted on 02/13/2021 7:45:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: FreedBird

I hope they subpoena everyone who was at the rally who heard Trump exhort his followers to march peacefully and make their voices heard.


6 posted on 02/13/2021 7:47:01 AM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org)
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To: CheshireTheCat

they’ve “RIGGED” the election

Fact check completed


7 posted on 02/13/2021 7:48:11 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: CheshireTheCat
....Impeachment is failing. The verdict will likely come today.

In your dreams, pal.

8 posted on 02/13/2021 7:49:21 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: CheshireTheCat

Scumbag Rino needs to be Primaried.

Sen. John Thune says he’s open to censure of Trump as impeachment trial nears end

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times - Friday, February 12, 2021

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the Senate‘s second-ranking Republican, said Friday he’s open to censuring former President Donald Trump, as the impeachment trial of Mr. Trump nears a vote for acquittal.

“I’ve seen a couple of [censure] resolutions at least that I think could attract some support,” Mr. Thune said of his Republican colleagues.

Asked if that includes him, Mr. Thune replied, “Yes.”

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/12/john-thune-says-hes-open-censure-donald-trump-impe/


9 posted on 02/13/2021 7:50:56 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: CheshireTheCat
We laugh and say the Dems had a bad week. In some ways, yes they did.

But overall, they continue to move this country at breakneck speed toward a tyrannical communist society, with them in control for likely many years to come.

They really don't care if they had a bad week or not. They know they are winning.
10 posted on 02/13/2021 7:53:00 AM PST by Dan in Wichita
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To: CheshireTheCat
There will be no consequences for any of this, so no, the Democrats didn't have a bad week.
11 posted on 02/13/2021 7:56:02 AM PST by Major Matt Mason
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To: Vaduz
I’ve found it both interesting and entertaining how often I’m seeing letters to my local paper insisting Biden won fair and square, with no fraud or irregularities evident.

If it were so obvious, why continue to argue the case?

12 posted on 02/13/2021 7:58:57 AM PST by daler
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To: The_Media_never_lie
The media propaganda complex must be smashed if we are to improve as a nation.

Yep. I've known for a long time that the media is our biggest problem. We have a free press, but no where near a fair press.

13 posted on 02/13/2021 8:05:41 AM PST by libertylover (This is not your Founding Fathers' United States of America anymore.)
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To: Dan in Wichita

While the GOP scum do nothing but pile on Trump. They are as disgusting as the Communist scum on the left. Washington is a cesspool.


14 posted on 02/13/2021 8:06:12 AM PST by cp124 (The government is the enemy.)
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To: daler

They have the guilt we don’t.


15 posted on 02/13/2021 8:45:39 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: CheshireTheCat
As an observer, sometimes I think 2020 was our test and God has given them over to themselves and their delusions, more or less answering their prayers.

And now a year later, they have “won” it all by their own hand and devices, but what have they actually won?

They took advantage of every crisis and even made them if no crisis was available when needed, like with the Russia hoax, with Ukraine and with the many Fauci moderated covid crisis opportunities.

From high and low places, they have continuously lied, impugned, slandered and destroyed, seemingly with no negative consequences, and now they have won it all ... right?

Maybe, maybe not. We’ll just have to wait and see, but I’m betting on delayed consequences finding them so that they can fully savor their “victory”.

There is a cycle to everything. Fate’s pendulum first swings one way and then the other, with a pause in between swings when it slows and stops before swinging back the other way again.

However ... by their actions, they’ve replaced Fate’s pendulum with the double-edged sword they’ve been using to obtain their victories.

“Live by the sword; die by the sword.” Now we wait and watch to see if they can tie Fate’s pendulum to a post again, before their double-edged sword swings for them.

They have made themselves obstacles to the Lord’s passage here in this nation, while paying homage to the enemy and fighting to establish the enemy’s agenda here and around the world, instead.

May God have mercy.

16 posted on 02/13/2021 9:31:27 AM PST by GBA (Endeavor to persevere)
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To: CheshireTheCat

A few little crumbs but the bad guys still have the whole pie.


17 posted on 02/13/2021 10:16:37 AM PST by Nateman (Keep Liberty Alive! Article V)
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To: CheshireTheCat

I don’t even need to read this ... the author has an astute command of the obvious.

The Dems are two weeks past peak Biden and utterly imploding, with so much of the damage self-inflicted. The only path for them is downward and fast.

President Trump’s unique skill as president involved serial high-impact, common sense remediations that claimed the high ground and in so doing put Dems ever in the position of defending the absurd. They did so and jumped the shark again and again and again.

Dems have been forced to suck up to China; open our borders wide; rejoin a wasteful and non-serious Paris Accord while canceling a brilliant, half-built oil pipeline; print ever more stimulus money; prop up the Dem governors of the US’ two (of three) largest states from epic incompetence; keep the impeachment disaster going as a distraction; and so forth.

They know that there is substance to Trump’s objections to November elections, so while they still have a monopoly over the narrative, they bring out a Time Magazine piece to say that these measures actually SAVED not STOLE the election. But in admitting and documenting the shenanigans they hand this issue back to Donald Trump, who will capitalize for sure.

I could go on. Biden just extended National Guard troops in Washington through the end of 2021. What possible upside could there be to this? He foolishly raised the prospect of limiting travel to Florida. What the heck? There is one unforced error after another after another.

We need to stop our primal anger and turn our attention to being ready as the Dems implode. Led by Trump and McConnell, the GOP needs to put forward broad visions on all policy matters rather than tactics like building a wall system. The latter is a means to some broader end ... which is ... what? High tariffs on China are also one part of the means to a larger end ... which is ... what? And so forth.

The GOP needs to invite Kasich, Romney, L. Cheney et al. to leave the party ... see ya! ... but we want to persuade all GOP voters — even the RINOS — to stay. Their votes will be needed. And we should be slow to throw out Nikki Haley, Lindsay Graham, Mitch McConnell and others who are good but not in our minds perfect. The invitation to leave should be rather short and the pleas to stay should be generous and “big tent.” And we should not be boycotting Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson, Bartiromo and others. Their voices are high-impact and desperately needed. And we need to stand by them.

Don’t get mad. Don’t get even. Choose instead to come out on top and to be generous and inclusive in the process.


18 posted on 02/13/2021 10:25:48 AM PST by drellberg
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To: CheshireTheCat

I’m not quite as sanguine as the author but I do think that the “keep the Impeachment going forever” and “keep troops in the streets of DC forever” strategy is already a loser. The proggies are demanding radical legislative action that is being held up by this monomania and face mask fascism is creating an undercurrent of anger at its sheer abuse. Calls for “unity” are being seen for what they are: demands for obedience. None of this is going away soon.


19 posted on 02/13/2021 10:26:42 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Listen if you will never lie,
many of those who passed in nursing homes were on gub mint assistance of one kind or another.
Billions a year spent on folks who were no longer productive.
Cuomo and pals knew many would pass thus relieving N.Y. govt. of those expenses.
Nursing homes and doctoro’s cost LOADS.


20 posted on 02/13/2021 12:05:20 PM PST by Joe Boucher (Biden family crime syndicate and Camel toe the whore. Leaders of the free world?)
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