Republicans in Congress May Be Stuck in a Relationship With Trump

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https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump.html

By  MATT FLEGENHEIMER at the New York Times

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But it is not clear what a meaningful, sustainable divorce from Mr. Trump could even look like.

The most extreme remedies, like impeachment, remain nonstarters in Republican circles. The party has likewise declined to embrace any formalized censure against the president, an option pushed Wednesday by House Democrats — though last month’s sanctions on Russia, passed against the administration’s wishes, were a notable bit of bipartisan defiance.

Among Republicans, though, the next steps are complicated by the president’s ramshackle legislative strategy: The White House has effectively outsourced its agenda to its partners in Congress.

Abandoning Mr. Trump is abandoning themselves.

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[SHRED]

1. None of them can govern

That's what decades of letting corporate power write your legislation will do.
During actual times of governance when we need it they are clueless because of outsourcing. Outsourcing to corporate power.

[applegrove]

2. Gerrymandering has made their majority in the House too far apart from

each other to get consensus on anything right now. And their **** sandwich policies are a bridge too far for some senators. Neither of these will change in the next year and a half.

[Snackshack]

3. They are absolutely stuck.

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As insane as this sound we should be thanking trump.

Republicans have worked for decades to get to the position they are at they are not going to give it up now. They are so close to being able to dismantle all the social engineering done since the 1930's. Social Security, Medicare, Safey, Labor Enviornment. They control Senate / House. Have a majority on the SC. Hold a majority of governorships and states legislators, a few more of these and their ultimate dream of being able to ratify amendments to the constitution is easily done. Goodbye free speech, free press... see ya 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th...

It is only dumb luck or karma that after working this hard for this long they end up with a complete fool in the top seat. If say Rubio or Cruz or Bush had won... it really would be all over for the US as we knew it.

[OnDoutside]

4. Trump is the Republicans "personal Vietnam". Thoughts of a

quick easy victory have vanished into a nightmare where there's no easy escape, and many of them will carry scars for the rest of their days.

[Solly Mack]

5. That's not being stuck. That's being more afraid of losing their title than giving a fuck about

America.

Of course, considering the republican agenda, they don't give a fuck about America to begin with.

Also, let's be honest, the GOP courted racists long before Trump.