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Sad Tweets Are Not Checks and Balances (Original Post)
bigtree
Jun 2018
OP
raging moderate
(4,311 posts)1. Trump is doing what the GOP want him to do.
And, if he is removed from office, Pence will only continue to push their destructive agenda.
MyOwnPeace
(16,939 posts)2. These are all correct...............
He COULD actually DO something to make things better - but he doesn't...........................
hibbing
(10,109 posts)3. Ben Sasse in another one
He thinks posting a mildly critical tweet makes him a maverick.
Peace
pangaia
(24,324 posts)4. So could McCain, if he is still healthy enough.
But he never will.
world wide wally
(21,755 posts)5. This is ALL up to the Republicans
Each and every one of them.
shanny
(6,709 posts)6. Any one R Senator could switch parties and tie it up.
Two would give Ds the majority. Wanna change things? Put up or shut up.
rock
(13,218 posts)7. You are known
By the base you keep.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)9. I wonder if anyone in the popular media has figured this out?
Any of these allegedly dissatisfied Senators in the Republican caucus could change the dynamic in a heartbeat by joining with the Democrats; do any of the millionaires who control our public discourse realize that when they're reporting on the sad tweets of Flake and Collins and McCain?