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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:47 PM Jan 2018

A lot of voters thought "Hey, any idiot can run the government". They were wrong.

The current crop of republicans have not done their job in more than 9 years. During Obama's tenure they operated solely on preventing everything he tried to do. They put forth zero legislation that moved things forward and primarily voted to repeal Obamacare 60+ times, knowing the bills would go nowhere.

Now they've elected King Baby who complained about Obama, stoked racism, and ran on a platform of BS. So, we're surprised when King Baby and the Congress of Nothing are unable to govern? Not me, I knew surrounding a fool with a lot of other fools would result in what we are celebrating on the 1st anniversary of his taking office.

Aside from ALL the corruption and crimes that will end in many people spending many years in federal and State prisons, we have a government of idiots, but smile, they will be replaced by a Blue Tsunami this November and again in 2020. Then we will begin to repair the damage republicans have done and hopefully go further to prevent this damage from ever occurring again.

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A lot of voters thought "Hey, any idiot can run the government". They were wrong. (Original Post) NightWatcher Jan 2018 OP
And Trump isn't just *any* idiot. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1
Add the letter "i" and any idiot can ruin the government, as well. Arkansas Granny Jan 2018 #2
If any good comes from the Trump disaster J_William_Ryan Jan 2018 #3
Its not really that hes an idiot. Its more about the arrogance unblock Jan 2018 #4

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,686 posts)
1. And Trump isn't just *any* idiot.
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:52 PM
Jan 2018

He's especially adept at being an idiot. Or, as Secretary Tillerson put it, a "fucking moron."

J_William_Ryan

(1,753 posts)
3. If any good comes from the Trump disaster
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:59 PM
Jan 2018

Trump’s failed ‘presidency’ has proven that a ‘businessman’ with no experience in law, governance, and public policy is indeed unfit to be president, and that government cannot be ‘run like a business.’

Most on the right will of course continue to reject this fact.

unblock

(52,212 posts)
4. Its not really that hes an idiot. Its more about the arrogance
Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:59 PM
Jan 2018

A well-intentioned and humble idiot would be a far better president. Without understanding the issues, and idiot could still yield to experts and get it right or nearly do much of the time.

Instead, Donnie thinks he’s the smartest guy on the planet and runs with his idiocy and insults smyibe who disagrees.

That’s a special kind of idiot.

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