Republicans, it’s time to panic

[smilesammich 10,727]

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In the midst of a governing crisis, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) has once again risen to his role as the voice of bland complacency. Concerning the open warfare between President Trump and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Ryan advises “these two gentlemen to sit down and just talk through their issues.”

But what are Corker’s “issues”? He has asserted that Trump requires constant handling to control his volatility: “I know for a fact that every single day at the White House, it’s a situation of trying to contain him.” Corker has accused Trump of lacking strategic thinking: “A lot of people think that there is some kind of ‘good cop, bad cop’ act underway, but that’s just not true.” Corker has called out Trump’s routine deceptions: “I don’t know why the president tweets out things that are not true.” Corker has talked of Trump’s vacuity: He acts “like he’s doing ‘The Apprentice’ or something.” Corker, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has expressed the fear that Trump’s instability could lead to conflict: “We could be headed toward World War III with the kind of comments that he’s making.”

So how does Ryan imagine a Corker/Trump conversation might unfold? Over dinner, Corker accuses the president of being a chaotic, directionless, shallow liar who could start a nuclear war. Trump passes the peas and attacks Corker for being short. This is, after all, the way gentlemen resolve their differences.

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“Brave men are all vertebrates,” said G.K. Chesterton. “They have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle. But these modern cowards are all crustaceans; their hardness is all on the cover, and their softness is inside.”

More than anything else at this moment, the nation has need of Republican vertebrates.

 

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[Póg mo 1,749]

But the Clintons...

[Jacque67 7,328]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/14/republican-senator-blasts-donald-trump-for-castrating-rex-tillerson

 

corker went there.

[jg121783 3,915]

45 minutes ago, Jacque67 said:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/14/republican-senator-blasts-donald-trump-for-castrating-rex-tillerson

 

corker went there.

The death throes of a crooked politician that is about to be under investigation.

[Jacque67 7,328]

 A crooked businessman under further investigation . What did Priebus say? Expect more leaks,,,,

[Boiler 45,482]

9 hours ago, Póg mo said:

But the Clintons...

Excellent point, however bad Trump is we need to remember we certainly missed that bullet.

[CaliCat 3,957]

On 10/13/2017 at 12:44 PM, smilesammich said:

 

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