Trump Makes Life Miserable For Republicans

[babylonsister]

https://www.nationalmemo.com/trump-makes-life-miserable-for-republicans/

Trump Makes Life Miserable For Republicans
Steve Chapman November 3, 2019


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One prospect, however, could be even more unpleasant: a re-elected Trump. In his first term, he has shown himself incapable of growing into the job, as everyone hoped he would. So Republicans have had the endless misery of making excuses, shading facts and reciting White House talking points that insult the intelligence of any sentient adult.

Instead of learning from his mistakes, Trump has persisted in his recklessness, bigotry, ignorance, contempt for constitutional limits, puerile boasting and name-calling, disdain for allies, infatuation with tyrants and eagerness to use his office for his financial benefit. “He’s an idiot,” concluded his own chief of staff, John Kelly, as reported in Bob Woodward’s book, Fear. “We’re in Crazytown.”

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If this is how Trump has conducted himself while eyeing a second term, we can only imagine what he would do without the worry of a re-election campaign. If he previously had to consider the threat of impeachment, an acquittal would embolden him.

He would take these achievements as a total vindication of all he has done — and a license to do even worse.

For GOP members who are fanatically partisan, addicted to office or obsessed with the perks of their jobs, serving as apologists for this president may be a pleasure, not a duty. But for any with a sliver of principle and self-respect, the prospect of four more years of Trump cannot be enticing.

“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” asked Jesus of Nazareth. Losing your soul to gain the world is one thing. Losing it to keep Trump is another.

[kentuck]

1. I'm certain this has crossed their minds.

Can they handle four more years of him?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. I hope not

I can barely think about dealing with at least one more year with him in office.

[GoCubsGo]

2. Good.

I hope they're fucking miserable, and one become more so as they allow this shitstain to remain in office.

[katmondoo]

3. The Republicans should start thinking how much nicer their life would be without DJ Trump

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. Good

They’ve had too little misery in their lives while they’ve been making everybody else’s lives miserable. Of course, it’s not too late to fix that problem.

[dewsgirl]

6. Tots and pears.

[RainCaster]

7. For the GOP, it's a zero sum game

They must win at all costs. They don't see it any other way.

But the babies

But her emails

Bengahzi

You've heard all that shit before, enjoy for another year. At least until the elections are over.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Good...

hope they choke on it.

[Garrett78]

9. Republicans have been making life miserable for most people for a long, long time.

But, hey, as long as "those people" don't get what "they don't deserve," it's all good.

The Republican Party advocates for policy that is so absurd and inhumane that writers of satire and horror can't compete.

[smirkymonkey]

11. +1000

[DinahMoeHum]

12. May their children/grandchildren curse them and disown them.

[coti]

10. Losing one's soul to gain Trump- seriously, it's not like this is some amazing man

who made a mistake or two while bringing some genuinely worthwhile strengths to the table. He's not worth defending in the slightest, these people are just driving off the cliff with him. He never shows compassion or thought for others and he never offers perspective of any value. What the hell's the point??

[hibbing]

13. "shading facts" that's a new one to me

The L word is just impossible for people to use I guess.

Peace

[lastlib]

14. How can they lose a soul that they sold off YEARS ago??

They haven't had souls to lose since at least the Gingrich Congress. That evil sh*tstain collected them and stored them in a safe for Satan, and not one repug has gotten them out since.

[PatrickforO]

15. Well, I'm glad. He's been making life miserable for the rest of us

for three excruciating years.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

16. Impeach last April

[catbyte]

17. Every last second of misery those cowards suffer is so richly deserved.

Now, where's that violin?!?

[Blue_true]

18. No. Republicans are creating their own misery.

They can follow the law and decency and call Trump out, instead of rushing to back him, regardless of how corrupt and immoral his action was.