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[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by icenine

Trump has to do a blind trust.
Get his adult kids out of the government and White House.
Dump alt right Bannon.

Be competent.


Otherwise he is heading for a swift demise.

Agreed, all.

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[finnbow]

Unless and until he totally freaks out Ryan and McConnell with a bunch of programs and policies that set conservatives hair on fire and Fox News and talk radio react strongly against him, Trump is safe. Neither Ryan nor McConnell will do anything to upset the GOP base. Without their base, they are nothing but a party of the callous rich.

[donquixote99]

Basically, Trump is safe until he is hung by partisans at a gas station in Harrisburg PA.

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

Basically, Trump is safe until he is hung by partisans at a gas station in Harrisburg PA.

You must be familiar with Dauphin County, a decidedly ugly place. And I agree that, as long as he plays ball with Congress, he's safe as houses.

[Rajoo]

Title of this thread should be 'Wishful Thinking'.
Question is, what are the odds that the Senate or the House turns Blue. Not very good in the next two years with the leadership ensconced in the Blue Team. Hillary may be history but not Team Hillary.

[Rajoo]

Senate Democrats’ Surprising Strategy: Trying to Align With Trump

Mr. Trump campaigned on some issues that Democrats have long championed and Republicans resisted: spending more on roads, bridges and rail, punishing American companies that move jobs overseas, ending a lucrative tax break for hedge fund and private equity titans, and making paid maternity leave mandatory.

Some Democrats are even co-opting Mr. Trump’s language from the campaign. “Every single person in our caucus agrees the system is rigged,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan.

Every politician is a survivor first and last, especially the Senators who also have their huge ego's to content with. And so much for women against Trump. Besides Schumer has always been a rat.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/us...se-senate.html

[JCricket]

Originally Posted by barbara

Thanks for the thoughtful response.

I think he will commit impeachable offenses within the first nine months of his presidency.

But, I don't think any serious action will be taken until after the mid term elections when/if the congress is more balanced.

As much as I don't like the guy, I don't wish an assassination for him for two reasons. I wouldn't wish that for anyone and, as bad as Trump is as a leader, Pence would be worse.

I am not sure it is an impeachable offense, but his continuing to have any control in his companies is a direct conflict of interest expressly forbidden. At least this is my understanding. I would love to see the American people make him choose, presidency or you companies. Take or office and donate your companies, or leave. Pipe dream I know.

[Pio1980]

Still don't want a President Pence to turn loose the clowns Trump has appointed.

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[JCricket]

I do wonder what the moderate right folks think of Trump and his appointments so far. I would think they are having the same reaction as the dems had when Obama first took office.

So you moderates, what say you about Trumps current "set of folks"

[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Still don't want a President Pence to turn loose the clowns Trump has appointed.

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Agreed, threat of a Pence presidency far exceeds the debacle of a Trump presidency.