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In reply to the discussion: I'm going to take an unpopular opinion here. Trump isn't the enemy. [View all]Bernardo de La Paz
(49,265 posts)48. You don't understand succession. Ryan is not going to replace Pence.
If Trump goes first, Pence appoints another VP (won't be Ryan) and that VP succeeds him.
If Pence goes first, Trump appoints another VP.
Ryan will not accept appointment. He wants to be Reagan v Carter in 2024, not Ford v Carter in 2020.
The only way Ryan gets pushed into the Presidency is if both Trump & Pence are purged simultaneously. Highly unlikely.
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And don't forget the Mercers and Adelson, all repug billionaires jockeying for power
brush
Jul 2017
#2
But any amendment the Kochs try to pass that balance the budget benefits them directly.
Initech
Jul 2017
#10
in that respect, the enemy has already won; we are an occupied, enslaved nation. nt
TheFrenchRazor
Jul 2017
#12
It's actually not the Republican politicians who think the press is the enemy. It's Trump.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#28
There is a large group of "leaders" who would like to carve up the United States into 5 - 10
LiberalArkie
Jul 2017
#22
the real problem is dems haven't figured out they're getting their ass kicked by a few
certainot
Jul 2017
#24
Yup! And with Sinclair Media, they own most of the country's major TV stations.
Initech
Jul 2017
#27
I know. But Dems haven't been able to counter that. Liberals don't seem to respond to the hate msg
Honeycombe8
Jul 2017
#32
trump is an enemy. his followers are enemies. his enablers are enemies...enemies of democracy.
spanone
Jul 2017
#38
You don't understand succession. Ryan is not going to replace Pence.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2017
#48
I've always said it would not be ISIS, Al-Qaida or any other external enemy that destroys us
47of74
Jul 2017
#52
Pence is complicit because he knew about Flynn. We know he knew because of the warning letter
pnwmom
Jul 2017
#53
The real threat is unlimited amounts of money on politics and rigged elections.
Initech
Jul 2017
#60
Thom Hartmann has focused on this for years, and he is very worried about their rewriting of the
Akamai
Jul 2017
#59
Money in politics will forever be a problem. But a narcissistic maniac in office...
Tommy_Carcetti
Jul 2017
#64
Totally agree. But HOW do we go after the guys at the top of the pyramid?
BlancheSplanchnik
Jul 2017
#70
Trump is a mentally unstable man whose careless tweets can set in motion events that lead to war.
BzaDem
Jul 2017
#80
Trump is their symbol to rally around, not the general, not the brains, not the spiritual leader
ck4829
Jul 2017
#85
I've classified Trump as a rubber stamp for the Ryan / McConnell agendas from day 1.
Miles Archer
Jul 2017
#87