Follow the advice of that article, and police the loony left when they get out of hand.
Don't cheer when Madonna says let's bomb the White House, and tell Sarah Silverman she's an asshat when she calls for a military coup, for example.
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Follow the advice of that article, and police the loony left when they get out of hand.
Don't cheer when Madonna says let's bomb the White House, and tell Sarah Silverman she's an asshat when she calls for a military coup, for example.
Agreed, Go!
I like to think of myself as part of the "rational left" (hats off to X-Man for coining that...). Trump's attacks on the Judiciary over the weekend very well may be his ultimate undoing.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozehound
I still believe that he won't last without doing something illegal which will force the GOP's hands with an impeachment.Quote:
Originally Posted by LA Muskie
It definitely should be a pretty big deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by LA Muskie
I'm not really sure what to think anymore, though. It seems like half of the people are acting like Trump is reincarnation of Hitler while the other half think he is infallible. That's a gross oversimplification, of course, but it doesn't seem like many minds are being changed. The GOP establishment seems content to wait in the wings for now, so it looks unlikely that they will force any change.
We are only two weeks into this thing it is significantly worse than I thought. I was hoping he would moderate once elected. The opposite seems to be happening. Hopefully Ryan, McConnell and the Republican establishment have a plan to deal with this, because it seems like we are heading toward some kind of crisis, I'm just not sure if it will be diplomatic, military, or constitutional.
They don't really have a choice. The GOP establishment was adamantly opposed to Trump's candidacy. And then he won. It would be political suicide for the GOP establishment to turn on Trump now.Quote:
Originally Posted by boozehound
As for the rest, I don't think Trump is Hitler nor God Emporer (as I've heard him referred to by the most ardent supporters). I just think he's kind of incompetent and still trying to get his team in place/catch their stride. As you say, it's been two weeks. I think everyone (on both sides) should chill the fuck out for a bit. For better or worse, he's the President, and he's going to remain so for quite some time. Let's give this some time.
I would be more in agreement if this administration didn't seem so intent on rushing headlong into a myriad of potential crises. I get that they need time to get their footing, particularly since they didn't seem to have planned on winning, and that the overall lack of competence surrounding Trump has exacerbated the situation. The problem is that they are making some big decisions without knowing what the hell they are doing. Conventional wisdom would be to lie low and promote status quo until you staff your administration, assess the various situations, and determine your (fully vetted) course of action. Instead they have opened with a controversial and potentially unconstitutional executive order, and followed that up by attacking the judicial branch on twitter. That's not even getting into the diplomatic issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoMuskies
I would include Trump's administration among the people most needing to chill the fuck out. Right there with Ashley Judd. LOL
He is a flat out ridiculous and dangerous human being to be in our charge our country. Anyone who cannot see this at this point is either a) not paying attention b) too committed to their party c) Donnie Trump
Fair enough. Agree on both counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoMuskies