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  • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
    What you don't seem to realize is that

    1. Trump doesn't care about approval ratings. He never has.
    2. Trump is a narcissist. An ego maniac. He literally CAN'T give in unless he can save face and make it look like it was his idea and he won.
    A "narcissist, ego maniac" that doesn't care about approval ratings. Yeah that makes sense.

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    • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
      It's not enough to do hardly anything with and provides no margin of error.
      Trump brought this upon himself. He had his chance and blew it; this is is still better than nothing.

      But not enough money to actually accomplish it. That's what I have been saying. Dems give lip service to border security.
      In word, maybe, but the old expression "put your money where your mouth is" seems to be lost on her and Chuckles.
      See above re previous bi-partisan offers.

      I declared that it had nothing to do with talk radio and everything to do with the Freedom Caucus. They made the pitch that it wasn't enough.
      He was terrified of alienating his all-important base as explicitly threatened by Coulter and Rush Limbaugh telling him they would not support him in 2020 if he caved in.

      Sorry, no. It's the crypt keeper Nancy Pelosi and Chuckles' shutdown.
      "Crypt keeper!
      Last I saw, 2/3 of the decision making entities are controlled by the Republican party, so no. Left wing minority rules are using a few hundred thousand government workers as political fodder. More and more lawmakers are coming to realize it and break with Nancy and Chuckles
      2/3 of the right-wing decision making entities are controlled by Trump. But more and more Republican lawmakers are coming to realize that, by aligning themselves with Trump and his support base, they are losing voter support.

      And the crypt keeper Nancy isn't??? There's only TWO reasons this shutdown is happening. 1) Trump wants something, so Nancy obstructs it. and 2) More illegals = more DACA = more votes for the leftist pimps.
      A majority of Americans oppose building Trump's wall, but 83% support giving Dreamers citizenship.

      https://www.businessinsider.com.au/i...hmq9jHf7Jo4.99
      No. I assure you I am not confusing them. Nancy is a pimp forcing illegal children to depend on her for citizenship just like a prostitute depends on their drug pushing pimp who got them strung out. And YOU keep voting for the pimps. You should be ashamed of yourself, if you even had a passing knowledge of what shame and self-reflection were...
      Well I guess Trump supporters know all about pimps. See above re those that support the dreamers and oppose the Trumpian wall as originally conceived.

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      • Originally posted by JimL View Post
        You think the treasonous crook will actually get through his first term?
        Hillary wasn't elected?

        I'm always still in trouble again

        "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
        "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
        "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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        • Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post
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          Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
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          Of course they aren't alone. Something like three times as many lobbyists accompanied them.
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          Like bikini inspections

          I'm always still in trouble again

          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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          • Originally posted by JimL View Post
            Like Nixon, he'll resign if he understands he will otherwise be impeached. He'll most likely be indicted, or actually there is a pretty good chance that he's been secretly indicted already, though it won't be acted on until he is out of office.
            What makes you think he'll resign, even in that scenario? "First president to be impeached" might be a nice feather in his cap.
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            • Originally posted by One Bad Pig View Post
              What makes you think he'll resign, even in that scenario? "First president to be impeached" might be a nice feather in his cap.
              Third president to be impeached. Of course the first two were acquitted by the Senate.

              I'm always still in trouble again

              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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              • Originally posted by JimL View Post
                Nope, people like you Bill, just like in the Joseph McCarthy era and the Nixon era.
                Nope. People like you Jim.
                That's what
                - She

                Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
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                • Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                  Third president to be impeached. Of course the first two were acquitted by the Senate.
                  True. He'd be the first convicted after impeachment.
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                  • Originally posted by Tassman View Post
                    Trump brought this upon himself. He had his chance and blew it; this is is still better than nothing.
                    "Let them eat cake" is your response, just like Nancy the Crypt Keeper. After all, it's better than nothing, right?


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                    See above re previous bi-partisan offers.
                    See above image


                    He was terrified of alienating his all-important base as explicitly threatened by Coulter and Rush Limbaugh telling him they would not support him in 2020 if he caved in.
                    That's what CNN told you. It isn't true.


                    "Crypt keeper!
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                    Modeling how to be responsible for decisions you make obviously missed them. Trump wasn't bothering with blame. He just wanted results, which they are withholding for no reason other than being petty.


                    2/3 of the right-wing decision making entities are controlled by Trump. But more and more Republican lawmakers are coming to realize that, by aligning themselves with Trump and his support base, they are losing voter support.
                    It's a risk to accept short term discomfort for long term success.


                    A majority of Americans oppose building Trump's wall, but 83% support giving Dreamers citizenship.
                    That's pathetic on both propositions. But not unexpected considering the agenda of blatant misinformation the MSM has given to each. Most Americans haven't been to the border, talked to the agents on the ground, nor taken the time to actually see what is needed and how much it will cost. And most don't realize the magnet that granting 3.5 Million illegals citizenship will create. Incentivizing illegal behavior has never ended well.


                    It's classic prostitution (which half of the country feels should be legal). It's Offering citizenship (personal gain) for votes (services rendered). Whether most people favor it or not is inconsequential. It's detrimental to the country to create a neon "Come one-come all" sign that says "to hell with the laws"


                    Well I guess Trump supporters know all about pimps.
                    Yup. Dealing with Democrats as often as we have to, you idiots make your motives pretty clear. We'll give you citizenship for your votes.

                    See above re those that support the dreamers and oppose the Trumpian wall as originally conceived.
                    See above re those that support prostitution. Popularity doesn't make something right.
                    That's what
                    - She

                    Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
                    - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

                    I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
                    - Stephen R. Donaldson

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                    • Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
                      Modeling how to be responsible for decisions you make obviously missed them. Trump wasn't bothering with blame. He just wanted results, which they are withholding for no reason other than being petty.
                      Trump thinks like a businessman, not a politician. A businessman demands results. Politicians revel in processes even if they never actually accomplish anything.

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                      Than a fool in the eyes of God


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                      • Originally posted by Tassmoron View Post
                        2/3 of the right-wing decision making entities are controlled by Trump. But more and more Republican lawmakers are coming to realize that, by aligning themselves with Trump and his support base, they are losing voter support.
                        False. The majority of candidates endorsed by Trump in the midterms won their races; it was the ones who did everything they could to distance themselves from our duly elected President who suffered devastating losses.
                        Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
                        But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
                        Than a fool in the eyes of God


                        From "Fools Gold" by Petra

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                          I'm always still in trouble again

                          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                          • Originally posted by Tassman View Post
                            A "narcissist, ego maniac" that doesn't care about approval ratings. Yeah that makes sense.
                            He thinks he is the best, the greatest, so why would he listen to someone who told him he wasn't?

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                            • Originally posted by JimL View Post
                              You think the treasonous crook will actually get through his first term?
                              I not only think so - I actually hope so.

                              But I prefer not to call him a "treasonous crook." Those are legal terms and there has been no judicial conclusion, at this point. I have no idea of Trump has been treasonous - or if he is a crook, so I prefer NOT to do what he and many who follow him do - and call for a verdict before there has been a trial.

                              I DO think he is a vile man. But I want that vile man right where he is for the next two years. The alternatives, IMO, are worse.
                              The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                              I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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                              • Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                                He thinks he is the best, the greatest, so why would he listen to someone who told him he wasn't?
                                And you don't see a problem with that...?
                                The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy...returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King

                                I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong. Frederick Douglas

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