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fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 11:53 AM Feb 2023

If Pence had a lick of courage, commonsense, he would do this.

Pence cannot win the Republican nomination for president. If he doesn't know that he is brain dead. Pence should end his run for president and instead do the right thing and turn on Trump.

Pence has an opportunity to reset his legacy which right now is a legacy of weakness, unconditionally following the most corrupt asshole ever to sit in the White House. Pence did the right thing on J6 because he called all kinds of people to see if he could do it. They told him no. So Pence refused to join the coup. He is no hero.

Pence right now has an opportunity to put country first and set things right. He can bring Trump and the coup plotters down. It would take great courage to do this, so he will most likely not do it. However, if he did do it, his legacy would change, history would remember him in a positive way. He would be remembered as someone who did the wrong thing for so long, but in the end did the right thing, for country.

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cachukis

(3,682 posts)
2. Was inellectuallizing this last night.
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 12:31 PM
Feb 2023

Mike, you have a background of loyalty to your religion, your country and your mother. But none of them matter because you are ultimately on your own.

The one thing you have is honor.

You are being called out on your honor and you will be known long after you've gone to heaven, for what you did here.

Heaven doesn't matter. It's an excuse, really.

Do you think heaven is filled with dishonor?
If you do, then continue with your dishonor and look forward to an eternity of existing with the dishonorable in heaven. Sounds like hell.

We'll know soon of your honor or not, won't we?

 

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)
5. You Summed It Up In 1 Sentence
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 12:50 PM
Feb 2023

"It would take great courage to do this, so he will most likely not do it."

 

fightforfreedom

(4,913 posts)
6. Sad, isn't it? I have always thought Pence was very creepy, strange.
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 12:56 PM
Feb 2023

Let's see what happens. You never know.

Bev54

(13,234 posts)
7. I don't think this milquetoast has an ounce of courage in him, if he brings the cabal down
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:08 PM
Feb 2023

it will be against his will, not voluntary.

 

Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
8. The only factor in R. decision making is, "How will this affect me, personally, and right now?"
Fri Feb 10, 2023, 01:13 PM
Feb 2023

I don't think that Pence gives a rats ass about what is good, honorable or decent or what is best for the country. Pence's legacy will be the photos of him looking up at Trump like Trump was his personal God and savior. He can not expect to be judged positively for NOT doing something that would have been clearly illegal. Pence is a born loser and proof positive of the Peter Principle.

Pence will do what he calculates is best for Pence; nothing more or less.

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