So PINO Trump Is Trying to Threaten the Senators?

[MineralMan]

Good luck with that, Donald. The Senate can cock-block you cold.

Trump needs to realize that his powers are limited and depend on cooperation by Congress in most areas. No President can successfully threaten the Senate or House, really. That's especially true for an inexperienced President who is a blunderer and knows little about government. He just got into the White House. Many of the Senators he is threatening have been elected several times and enjoy popularity in their states. Their seats are not dependent on Trump's approval.

Trump has some powers, but no money, really. He can act in certain ways, but can't pay for much of anything without the cooperation of Congress. He can appoint people to powerful positions, but the Senate has to approve those appointments in most cases. The Congress supplies the money and can withhold it if they choose to do so.

So, Donald, I wouldn't count on threats to work as a strategy. They're more likely to backfire on you, you great orange-haired lump.

[dchill]

1. Yes. He's an equal opportunity threatener.

And it's PISPO. President in stolen position only.

[shraby]

2. Truer words were never spoken.

[FM123]

3. "Great Orange-Haired Lump"

Classic👍
Get it trademarked!

[MineralMan]

4. I hereby donate it to the public domain.

[cwydro]

9. I love that.

I call him the Orange Pillock or the Orange Stain.

I simply cannot call him by name, nor will I ever. I love anything we can call him.

[MineralMan]

12. Pillock is such an excellent word!

Whenever I need a good word, I look to the Brits for it!

"Great lump" is also a Britishism.

[PJMcK]

15. I've always liked "cockwomble"

It's another British expression. According to Wiktionary:

cockwomble (plural cockwombles)
Noun
(Britain, slang, derogatory) A foolish or obnoxious person.

[MineralMan]

17. Another excellent, but genteel, pejorative.

[PJMcK]

18. Trump is a dick

That's better, isn't it?

[MineralMan]

19. Nothing wrong with dicks. Almost half the population

is equipped with one. They're quite useful, and in more than one way. I reject the idea that they are loathsome things, and so don't call people "dicks" as an insult, or for any other reason, really.

[PJMcK]

24. Words can have more than one meaning

The contextual use of a word indicates which meaning is intended.

According to the ever-useful Urban Dictionary, "dick" has three definitions:

1.The male genitals
2.An abrasive man
3.Short-form for "Richard"

In my use referring to Trump, I meant meaning #2.

Regarding definitions #1 and #3, I whole-heartedly agree with you that dicks are not loathsome!

[TheBlackAdder]

25. As Lord Flasheart would say...

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[C_U_L8R]

5. He calls them "My Senators"

If the GOP had any spine it would put Trump in his place

[MineralMan]

6. The time for that may be fast-approaching.

We shall see.

[Shell_Seas]

7. Did he?

I missed it.

What happened?

[MineralMan]

8. See this:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029345282

[Shell_Seas]

10. Thanks

[Hokie]

11. I think Bernie Sanders visit to WV affected Capito

I think Bernie's town hall in McDowell County was focused on health care and he struck a chord on the issue. I am sure Capito saw what was going on.

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Bad move. Some of these guys can slit his political throat so quickly and neatly

that he wouldn't even know it until he bent forward to gnaw on a chicken leg and his head fell off.

[MineralMan]

14. Indeed!

[peggysue2]

16. The Trumpster & his acolytes . . .

are chipping away at any goodwill they might have had in the House and Senate. The Bully-Boy talk only works for a while. It stopped working for Christie, for instance, who was initially viewed as 'breath of fresh air.' Then people became weary, annoyed with the threats and crude, cocky attitude. And these are Jersey people who consider cocky attitudes a way of life. (Before anyone yells, I'm a native of New Jersey.)

I think the tell is the forced smiling you see on many Republican mugs, the laughing that has a decided edge to it.

Donald's problem is he's the Man Who Would Be King. He just doesn't get this 'equal parts' of governance thing. "Antiquated," he has said several times.

Thank God for antiquated!

[smirkymonkey]

20. He can't seem to accept the idea that he is NOT a dictator.

It just isn't penetrating that fat skull of his.

[Big_K]

28. He's practicing...

Hence the love for all the dictators -- they're his mentors.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Frum: Trump skill is not deal-making with powerful counterparts. It's duping gullible victims -tweet

[randr]

22. He knows he is tied to the failure and is desperate to throw the blame around

[HipChick]

23. That's all he knows..he has no clue on actually how to govern..

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Rohrabacher news, where is it here?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-lawmaker-got-direction-from-moscow-took-it-back-to-dc

[sarge43]

27. Oh please proceed, Shat Stain

Try to cut the ground out from under some Repug senators. Come their election time and the Democrats are going to find, fund and support the strongest candidate they can find for the opposition run. In short, they're going target any senator that you've already knee capped for them.

In case it hasn't penetrated that rat's nest that passes for your brain, Repugs have a razor thin majority in the senate. You and your reaver party can't afford to lose even one seat.

However, do keep on thinking{sic} that this is just another one of your reality shows.

[spanone]

29. the trumps of the world will come and go....senators want to stick around

they will fuck the donald eventually