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While most of us are anticipating the inevitable downfall of Trump & Co which will, in and of itself, be incredibly satisfying I have to admit that beyond that, I am looking forward to hearing the Republicans excuses for why they elected him, supported him, and defended him.
I fully expect those excuses to include:
He seemed like such a nice guy. There was nothing in his background that would have led us to believe he wasnt honest, forthright, and experienced enough to lead a nation.
When he appointed completely incompetent people to positions of power, we had no idea this would be detrimental to the country.
We believed everything he said and his history as a pathological liar never factored into the equation.
We never suspected that a man who had built his personal empire by cheating middle-class workers out of their pay would ever fuck middle-class workers via a TaxScam parading as tax reform.
We thought that calling KKK members and white supremacists very fine people was representative of what America is all about.
We felt that a self-proclaimed pussy-grabber was just one example of being ordained by God to lead a nation into adhering to true Christian values.
We thought it would be understood that handing highly-classified information to the Russians in the Oval Office, praising Putin, and dismissing our own intelligence communitys assessment of Russian interference in our election as a hoax was no cause for concern.
We honestly assumed that all of the lies told in an attempt to cover-up conspiring with a foreign enemy were of no consequence.
We never thought for a minute that a dumbass reality-show star would actually run the country like a dumbass reality-show star.
It never occurred to us that a well-known liar would be questioned about his constant lying.
We truly believed that a man who insulted our allies would be recognized as a world leader.
We thought that Trump encouraging divisiveness was a sure path to unifying the country.
We believed that accusing Obama of spying on Trump without any evidence whatsoever was the sign of a true statesman.
We had NO IDEA that Trump putting his own inexperienced, know-nothing children in advisory positions would result in foreign policy based on the opinions of inexperienced, know-nothing children.
It never crossed our minds that a man who insisted that his inauguration drew larger crowds than Obamas all evidence to the contrary might be delusional.
We never suspected that a man whose lies are the stuff of legend wasnt being truthful at all times.
We were confident that having a deranged, mentally incompetent POTUS was just what the country needed.
The list of excuses from the GOP for having elected, supported and defended Trump will be exquisitely entertaining. And as someone who has never been into reality shows, I admit this is ONE show I cant wait to watch.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)November 6th.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)flotsam
(3,268 posts)would it be okay to copy your posts elsewhere? Are there any copyright claims or can this be spread where appropriate?
NanceGreggs
(27,814 posts)... to post my scribblings elsewhere, as long as you credit me as the author.
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)Most Republicans will just blame the deep state and decry the fact that Hillary isn't in jail.
People have trouble admitting to themselves that they've been had.
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NanceGreggs
(27,814 posts)... the Republicans will be falling all over themselves to "splain" why they put him in the WH.
Laffy Kat
(16,379 posts)As you so wonderfully outline, how could they not realize? It was all about power for them and they should pay with what's left of their careers.
thbobby
(1,474 posts)Will have fine careers. Can't wait to read "Never new working with Russia to steal a supreme court seat would lead to 20-year jail career" by McConnell or "Ayne Rand and my lovely prison buddies" by Paul Ryan or how about "No KFC in prison and Big Macs only on special days" by Clustertrump himself. Maybe the royalties from the books and movie rights can be paid back to American People. The movie will make a great feel-good comedy.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)fucking repuke voters
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,767 posts)Great post
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)It was from celebrities. What kind of people are they? They must have known he was a horrible person.
It makes me think, how many are afraid of Trump, and especially, afraid of Putin and the stuff he has on them all.
FirstLight
(13,360 posts)...and shall it be the downfall of all the R's AND D's who forwarded the "Agenda"
MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)of rage rise when I read about the Cabinet - there was a big white building in DC where we had politicians sitting and listening to these idiots (Truit - DeVos - etc) show publicly how ignorant, stupid, and ill-prepared they were to lead government agencies, and then were voted into those positions - by the Pugs!