While I want to like this guy, and the things he says about Trump are undeniably true, he is way on the opposite side of me in many political stances, and I couldn't see supporting him.

He's generic R with the added twist of not wanting to see the gubmint reduced to ashes. It's remarkable that that previously-unremarkable feature now makes him look like a sane moderate.

From the same article, lol:


www.axios.com/trump-lashes-out-at-media-for-russia-reports-2262882756.html

pretty much says it all

Rand Paul, folks. I'm sure he would have said the same if it was Hillary instead, right?

Trump could make all of this go away with a simple: "I welcome Congressional investigations into this matter, I have nothing to hide." It's really that easy. Why doesn't he do that I wonder?

Declaring war against the intelligence agencies is a bold strategy by trump.

it's nice that the corruption is right out in front for a change I suppose

McMullin is an interesting guy. I will never vote for a conservative again in my life (in part bc I think 'conservatism' is essentially a scam) BUT he seems to actually believe in the patriotism etc the GOP has always parroted. I wonder if there's much of a market for that. The cynic in me says nah, but he's admirable nonetheless.

Remember when the Muslim ban was a thing ? Good old days.


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The dude is just so stupid. He thinks running the country is the same as running one of his ****ty ass businesses. He thinks he can just fire whomever disagrees with him or not pay contractors.

I can't find it but I saw a tweet earlier saying that Trump is going to die in jail just based on what he said this morning about the intelligence community.

Saul Alinsky sightings all over Facebook this morning, claiming this is just a repeat of that

lol wow america ****in hates women

It's a bit early for a victory lap. Trump CAN fire whoever he wants until he gets impeached or forced to resign. The Russia stuff gives ample grounds to impeach him, but it doesn't create the votes for it.

Oh yea, I know. I just mean that's not a sane way to run the country.

Yeah the only way any of this stuff leads to even possible impeachment is if it can be explicitly proven Trump specifically and directly ordered his staff to cooperate with the Russians to sabotage Clinton. Even then I don't think the Republicans would impeach him.

He flat out told the Russians to hack her emails.

it's not a mental breakdown! THAT'S FAKE PSYCHOANALYSIS

Honestly this is what should have been the biggest takeaway from the election. I kinda doubt it was even a conscious thing for many of them though. Hillary is corrupt. Warren is a socialist. Or whatever.

Warren has something about claiming some native american heritage that if true only makes her like 1/32 and it got out there b/c she checked a minority box once on some form. That alone costs her at least 5 points.

You can imagine how that racist that got during one liberal state's campaign much less a presidency run.

I personally think Trump sealed his fate by pissing off both the media and intelligence community.

Aye. In 2007, I was quite sure the US would have it's first female president before it's first African American president. It says something about me, and probably about a lot of people, that I was so far off in estimating the level of prejudice against women in the US.

I think people overestimate the relevance of legal issues here. The necessary and sufficient condition for a Trump impeachment is a critical mass of Republicans deciding that ending the Trump circus is better for them from a political/policy perspective than playing along. Leaks about Russia obviously lead them in that direction, but it's not likely they play a decisive role on their own. Sustained public criticism of GOP legislators plus policy gridlock is what ultimately gets the job done (if it happens). If GOP congresspeople can't have townhalls or take constituent calls because there's an unending storm of hate and rage overwhelming everything else, that will start to get their attention. Likewise if Congress can't make progress on healthcare or tax reform because there is zero presidential leadership on the policy process.

I think the road to impeachment has more to do with Trump's Russian connection and what it means to the country going forward. Lifting sanctions, weakening NATO, letting Russia go unchecked etc.