I find it hard to believe that Trump doesn't have a plan, or hasn't had one this whole time, in the midst of all this madness. Stay tuned and stand fast.

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Originally posted by dave7378:
I find it hard to believe that Trump doesn't have a plan, or hasn't had one this whole time, in the midst of all this madness. Stay tuned and stand fast.

100% agree.

At this point, Rudy, Sydney Powell, Lin Wood, and Jenna Ellis will never be hired again unless they pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat.

I didn’t realize that a President could be impeached after he was no longer in office. That’s news to me. I was starting to think he could just stick it to Pelosi and ruin her plans by resigning before she could impeach him, to maintain eligibility for 2024. I guess it’s a forgone conclusion that it’s going to happen. I can’t see a single dem that will vote no, and we all know Schumer is chomping at the bit to have at it.

As far as statehood for either/both DC and Puerto Rico....I don’t see that happening. Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but it takes a vote of the people of the proposed state (which Puerto Rico has voted on multiple times and they’ve always voted it down) as well as approval from two-thirds of both chambers of Congress. With the makeup of Congress right now I don’t see enough Republicans splitting off any voting in favor, knowing the only reason why the dems want it is to slant the Senate to their favor indefinitely. The Republicans would be really shooting themselves in the foot. The likelihood of this happening is about as high as voting for term limits, for the same reason esssentially.

To sum up: RINOs don't support Trump because:

* he's not a part of the political establishment, * he's not been largely politically corruptible (pay for play, etc),
* he's been an advocate for the people and not for personal / party gain,
* because he's more nationalist than globalist.

So, because his actions have integrity and honor while prioritizing the needs of the nation and its people ahead of the party and world?

Why would I vote for a RINO over a Democrat? (I know this is a rhetorical, case by case question. Just thinking out loud.). Is this largely seamless? I need to dig a little deeper into where my House rep stands. Senators - can't do much about. But if my House rep is a RINO, maybe I should be more agnostic to party and vote based on other metrics?

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Originally posted by konata88:
I may get flamed for this. But I really don't understand why republicans, even RINOs, would prefer to have Biden in office over Trump. It can't be just "I don't like him personally" or "He's not really a establishment politician" because he should at least the lessor of evils. Is there something about Trump's policies to date? Things that disfavor the RINOs politically or financially (either publicly or personally)?

I'm having some difficulty following and figuring it out. I'd really like to understand this better. And also figure out where my House rep stands.

It is easier to bitch and complain than to lead,

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we all know Schumer is chomping at the bit to have at it.

Just think what our politicians could do if they'd put their time and efforts to actually accomplishing something good for We The People instead of spending so much time blowharding, grandstanding, and pandering.

It doesn't matter what McConnell says, there is virtually no possibility that a successful impeachment of Trump (President or after) would take place. It takes 67 Senators to vote to convict, and even with some RINOs wobbly on the subject, I don't see it happening. The House impeachment accusation could occur, but I don't see it as viable. Republican Senators jumping ship and voting to convict would be signing their death warrants for continued service in the body.

flashguy

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Originally posted by vthoky:

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we all know Schumer is chomping at the bit to have at it.

Just think what our politicians could do if they'd put their time and efforts to actually accomplishing something good for We The People instead of spending so much time blowharding, grandstanding, and pandering.

Amen. All the time they wasted on that sham of an investigation as well as the sham of an impeachment. Pelosi and her kind are reprehensible.

The only thing keeping Dems in check is the filibuster. I pray it holds.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
It doesn't matter what McConnell says, there is virtually no possibility that a successful impeachment of Trump (President or after) would take place. It takes 67 Senators to vote to convict, and even with some RINOs wobbly on the subject, I don't see it happening. The House impeachment accusation could occur, but I don't see it as viable. Republican Senators jumping ship and voting to convict would be signing their death warrants for continued service in the body.

flashguy

Thanks for that reminder. I had forgotten that it takes two-thirds of the Senate to convict.

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Originally posted by sigalert:
The only thing keeping Dems in check is the filibuster. I pray it holds.

Manchin has already publicly stated he does not support getting rid of the filibuster. Who knows if he’ll hold to his convictions though. Can only pray that he does.

Who are all the "backstabbers" in the cartoon linked to below...

Pence, Barr, John Kelly, ??, ??, (woman obscured), Romney, John Bolton, John Roberts, fox, Geraldo, ???, ???, ???



https://i.imgur.com/ZtklfiA.jpg

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Originally posted by Jimbo Jones:
Who are all the "backstabbers" in the cartoon linked to below...

Pence, Barr, John Kelly, ??, ??, (woman obscured), Romney, John Bolton, John Roberts, fox, Geraldo, ???, ???, ???



https://i.imgur.com/ZtklfiA.jpg

George Bush is toward the back (next to last).

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Originally posted by Jimbo Jones:
Who are all the "backstabbers" in the cartoon linked to below...

Source: https://grrrgraphics.com/

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Originally posted by vthoky:

I earlier posted that cartoon in the political memes area where it belonged.
mid page here: https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...770074874#4770074874

Yessir, you did!

I debated for a moment about posting the image here, but -- in all honesty -- it was just easier to post the image than to make the list.

(If that's not proper, I'll edit the post.)

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Let's just hope there are some Dinos in the senate.

I’m sure there are. I see the Senate as being a constant fight between hard core socialists like Bernie and more moderate Dems. I see Bernie asking for all kinds of stuff for his vote, but giving in to him would lose other votes. I think getting all 50 Dems to agree is going to be a lot harder than most people think. The main problem will be a few RINOs flipping over to make up the numbers.

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Originally posted by konata88:
I may get flamed for this. But I really don't understand why republicans, even RINOs, would prefer to have Biden in office over Trump. It can't be just "I don't like him personally" or "He's not really a establishment politician" because he should at least the lessor of evils. Is there something about Trump's policies to date? Things that disfavor the RINOs politically or financially (either publicly or personally)?

I'm having some difficulty following and figuring it out. I'd really like to understand this better. And also figure out where my House rep stands.

I came across an article and maybe it was even from here how Trump was bad for business for Washington politicians in terms of making money. The standard thing is lobbyists would bring bills to congresscritters who would sponsor such things for compensation one way or the other. And that's what takes up most of people's times - wheeling and dealing.

With Trump, such activities was actually tamped down because Trump was actually interested in doing good for the country and not for his pockets. The proof of this was that the criminal reform act was finally signed into law. It had already been waiting in the wings but there wasn't any money in it for anyone so no one was picking it up until Trump came.

The other thing also is that if you thought the BLM riots were bad, those would be like a walk through Disneyland if Congress really didn't go through the motions of certifying Biden.

They didn't have the advantage of looking at things differently like Trump did such as when he snagged 3 Muslim countries to recognize Israel in just one term compared to the decades of no progress in the middle east.

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Originally posted by vthoky:
Yessir, you did!

I debated for a moment about posting the image here, but -- in all honesty -- it was just easier to post the image than to make the list.

(If that's not proper, I'll edit the post.)

No problem from my knothole.... Just wanted you to know it was a bit of a jib jab.

Just seeing this...all I can say is what the f###

While I hope its true, likely just a bunch of hogwash...but from the GOP of a county in Nevada...

https://nyegop.org/2021/01/08/...rman/?v=7516fd43adaa