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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm still astounded not a single Republican grew a spine.
There are a lot of no votes, so some Republicans want to vote yes, but refuse to actually be on the record.
I just can't believe an entire party is betraying Democracy and the Constitution for a monster like Trump. It's truly depressing.
RainCaster
(10,871 posts)doc03
(35,332 posts)may even get re-elected.
Amishman
(5,557 posts)If they did they would boot Trump.
They see impeachment not moving the polls. They see how utterly divided the country has become. They feel safe playing petty games, and they are right. Most have deep red districts, the vulnerable ones got the boot last year
OliverQ
(3,363 posts)rockfordfile
(8,702 posts)warmfeet
(3,321 posts)DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)of their voters and trump. If they piss off trump, he can get a trumpster to run against them. They have put their reelections before the country.
Golden Raisin
(4,608 posts)They've got Trump in the Oval Office, McConnell iron-fisting in the Senate, Barr being rogue at "Justice" and a perilously shaky Supreme Court.
greyl
(22,990 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)TryLogic
(1,723 posts)handmade34
(22,756 posts)I know they are on the wrong side of history... it will come out in the end
llmart
(15,536 posts)Knowing that even though he won't be convicted in the Senate, we here will be on the right side of history.
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)the Trump is out and therefore relatively powerless. So I'm suggesting that the reason they won't vote to convict is because there is enough scandal, dirty tricks and probably outright felony in their backgrounds and bank accounts to totally destroy both their reputations and their freedom.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)bdamomma
(63,849 posts)are not our friends across the aisle.
LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)Have you not been paying attention? They're also scared of him.
These assholes are the party of tRumputin.
He is them, they are Him.
Evergreen Emerald
(13,069 posts)That is how Trump got in office. They initiated a coup years ago. We just did not realize it because we believed in the strength of our democracy.
Trump represents them. They are Trump.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)He is the culmination of their efforts.
Chichiri
(4,667 posts)crickets
(25,969 posts)Remember this when anyone starts talking about Senators telling them in private that they'd vote to convict if they had a secret ballot. That's a big lie, and a trap. Don't believe it.
Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)llmart
(15,536 posts)Probably have cushy lobbying jobs lined up anyway, so they can't alienate their buddies.
BuffaloJackalope
(818 posts)to the extent that they can't maintain power without lying, disenfranchising millions of Americans, or cheating outright, and most outrageously - soliciting foreign govts, some hostile to the very concepts of freedom & liberty, to interfere in our elections.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)ananda
(28,859 posts)They have a very small, rabid, ugly base to play to.
And many of them are compromised by either Russian money,
blackmail, or both.
Including Mitch McConnell, Devin Nunes, Lindsey Graham, and so many others.
TryLogic
(1,723 posts)Especially McConnell.
kairos12
(12,859 posts)on Omaha Beach. Maybe Pismo Beach though.
Lucky Luciano
(11,254 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)and afraid of losing the easiest, most lucrative job they've ever had.
The entire GOP is a bunch of low quality Americans, especially their voters.
TryLogic
(1,723 posts)Bingo.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)That is all.
calimary
(81,238 posts)Theyre just built that way.
Or maybe when trump came along, thats how they paid tribute. They had to line up for spine-removal surgery.
A backbone-ectomy.
spanone
(135,831 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)How do they go home and face their children? They all know that Trump is guilty as charged, and probably worse. That he is vulgar, stupid, and incompetent. And yet, they go along with the program.
They are absolutely no different than all those good Germans, who wore Nazi pins on their lapels, and stood by silently as their Jewish neighbors were rounded up and trucked off. No different than the German generals, who silently went along with Hitler's disasterous invasion of Russia in winter.
I don't get it.
Wounded Bear
(58,649 posts)especially since the Tea Party bullshit.
Now, mostly just the fanatics left. Almost 3 dozen more 'retiring' this year, too, IIRC.
captain queeg
(10,188 posts)It certainly appears that sticking with Trump is going to bite them in the ass and it will be the end of the GOP. Do they know something? Are they so sure of rigging the next election that they feel untouchable?
If Romney or someone stood up and voted with the Dems at this point theyd go down on history. I think those guys are concerned about their legacy. Maybe hell decide he doesnt want to be remembered as a boot licker. Showing some spine and voting with the Dems wouldnt change anything (if its just one guy) but it would make someone famous.
3catwoman3
(23,975 posts)...Trump, isn't he already remembered as a boot-licker (or would that be ass-kisser)?
magicarpet
(14,149 posts)President Howling Monkey Drunken Gaetz,
President Jacket off, Jack off, Gym Jordan,
President Top Secret Cow Nunes,
President Pastor Collins.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)Why be surprised now?
Going back to 1980, they reportedly KEPT American hostages from being released until Reagan's inauguration.
Traitors who deserve execution.
Every last one.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)Swap out "money" for "power," and that pretty much characterizes all tRump's many minions.
LV487
(11 posts)Reagan, yes, Trump, no. Funny how so many Reps hated Trump when he was nominated.
Beartracks
(12,809 posts)Hope for the best, expect the Republican.
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Bucky
(54,003 posts)They call them bone spurs, but they do have the courage of their conviction... that someone else should do the sacrificing to keep the country safe
Demonaut
(8,914 posts)Capt. America
(2,477 posts)not to see the facts for what they are.
However, I realize that as evil as the Rethugs are, they are simply following the wishes of their worse constituencies.
Harker
(14,015 posts)Now that they've clearly demonstrated their fascist, monolithic nature, I doubt there will be many future surprises left for you.
wishstar
(5,269 posts)So many of them went way beyond mere voting to protect him, but morphed into nasty dishonest mini- Trump clones, similar to the disgusting performances by Kavanaugh and Lindsay Graham in the Kavanaugh hearings. The eagerness to stoop so low to score points with the cult leader and their followers is deplorable.
malaise
(268,980 posts)are astounded
KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)I maintain anyone who still wears the R label stopped giving a shit about anyone but themselves a long time ago.
TheFourthMind
(343 posts)Headlines are already prepping the public for a Trump win in 2020.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)as a government. I used to think they were only being blackmailed, I have no doubt now, they are likely being threatened. I'm not going to pretend I understand what happened with Mueller, I do know he didnt do all he did to just end up providing cover for Trump. Trump regime=Russian mafia.
DFW
(54,370 posts)There wasn't enough left over for a spine.
whathehell
(29,067 posts)At age 70, I've lived through a long swath of American history, and I've never seen ANYTHING like this...It's actually frightening.