Carl Bernstein: GOP Congress has lost confidence in Trumps fitness for office

[left-of-center2012]

Watergate legend Carl Bernstein reveals GOP Congress has ‘lost confidence’ in Trump’s fitness for office

“What there is a sense of, people I talk to in the White House and Republicans on Capitol Hill, is that the wheels are coming off this presidency”

“In the White House, there is an attempt by those closest to the President — especially [Chief of Staff John] Kelly, especially the military leaders — to try to constrain the President from his own inclinations to say wild things, to act irresponsibly.

He’s constantly complaining, going into rages about the investigation, about disloyalty among his aides

Republican members of congress and military leaders and the intelligence community, “many of them have lost confidence in this president.
They doubt his fitness to be president, they doubt his competence, they’re worried that he has to be restrained and constrained by these military leaders,” Bernstein explained.

Bernstein was also alarmed by the degree of control the military holds over the weak president.
“Remember, George Washington resigned his commission so we could have civilian control of the military, and now we have military control of the presidency,” Bernstein suggested.

read more at:
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/watergate-legend-carl-bernstein-reveals-gop-congress-has-lost-confidence-in-trumps-fitness-for-office/

[SHRED]

1. Yet they do nothing

[thegoose]

3. Right????

[Turbineguy]

4. Doing something......

doesn't that smack of.... "governing"?

[BigmanPigman]

19. Most pundits agree that even if Mueller has a ton of

evidence of impeachable crimes they still won't impeach him.

It will be up to the people to stage a coup of sorts I suppose.

[SHRED]

20. It will become unbearable for that party

If they sit on their hands when big crimes come out in the open.

[Generic Brad]

32. No it won't

They have the electronic voting machines rigged so they win just about every stinking time. They are not going anywhere so they don't have to do anything. The only way they will act is if he takes something away from them.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. Yest it is up to the people to make the GOP realize that tRump is deadly toxic to their re-election.

[LiberalLovinLug]

26. The GOP will first try to get through it

Using every RW media outlet to do it. Faux News along with Breitbart, Drudge , Alex Jones etc and every daytime radio hate shock Jock. They will push it to the limit. Because they know that any other establishment Republican, including Pence, would not be near as popular with their base of deplorables.

[hibbing]

30. They just want their tax cuts n/t

[uponit7771]

31. IKR !?!?!?

[Stallion]

2. Military Doing Nothing is Probably What we Want

just restrain the Orange Lunatic until we can get a competent President

[lapfog_1]

5. not sure I like the idea of a miitary decideding to act or not

all on their own.

Think about it for a minute.

[Kaleva]

8. There's nobody to tell them what to do.

Congress has no direct authority over them. Their boss is the Fucking Moran himself. Pence isn't in the chain of command.

[Kaleva]

6. Yep.

[eShirl]

7. congress could do something

in theory

[enough]

9. That last point is extremely significant. We may be glad these military people are in there

at the moment, but this is the antithesis of democratic governance. We should not be depending on the military to save us from chaos. The serious people in the military understand this in their bones.

[marlakay]

13. Most military people are not wanting to jump into another war

My son n law is a Lt Colonel for Air Force so I hear military stuff for many years. He worked at Pentagon for 3 years with a lot of the top brass.

I think its more likely they will have to stop Trump from wanting to start a war just to cover up the Russia investigation.

[enough]

16. I think that's right, but it means our democracy is in bad shape. It shouldn't be

up to the military to prevent the President from using his war powers for political reasons.

I agree with you that in this current situation the military may be a very important check on Trump. We can all hope so.

[marlakay]

18. Totally agree don't want military in charge

but if the choice is them or Trump I have to say them as I think he is crazy!!!!!

[Sgent]

28. The correct choice

is that Pence and Cabinet invoke 25th amendment, and Congress supports them.

[marlakay]

39. Be interesting to see if they have the guts

To do that. Pulling their own party down like that would have repercussions.

Since when have republicans in many years done things for the good of the country?

[MyOwnPeace]

10. What does that say about "them?"

Come on - really?

Just NOW they're losing confidence?

W! T! F!

Where have they been for the past 2 years?

Did you never listen to him when he held a rally?

Did you even WATCH the debates?

Have you never watched ANY of his "news conferences?"

Have you never seen any of his public appearances?

DO YOU LIVE IN A CAVE?

HE IS YOURS - YOU CAN ALL GO TO HELL!

[babylonsister]

12. I have been waiting for the straw

that would make them cave. We shall see, but yea. WTF is taking them so long?

[bdamomma]

34. him starting a dangerous war???

I think the 25th is the best way to go now.

[pangaia]

17. Saved me from having to post the same thing..

[Hekate]

11. Then they effing know what to do about it and they are the only ones who CAN...

...the GOP being the party in the majority and all that.

Morons.

[NanceGreggs]

14. The fact that Republicans ...

... ever thought, even for a second, that Trump was fit for office speaks for itself.

Obviously Trump isn't the only "fuckin' moron" in the GOP.

[LuvLoogie]

15. Carl. We knew from Day 1, the moment he left Melania at the car...

The GOP knew, too. They just can no longer keep lying to their spouses and kids. The wives are going, "You need to cut yourself loose from this shit show if we're going to get re-elected."

May they all get sucked down and sent packing back to their racist hamlets and high-rises.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

22. With regard to competency, the 25th Amendment rules. Take GOP-Cons courage which is rare. . nt

[spanone]

23. you mean the had confidence? holy shit

[Kaleva]

29. I think many thought he'd learn on the job.

[gratuitous]

24. Since January, Congress has had the power to do something about this

And every day, they go to work and do . . . nothing. They could end this tomorrow if they're so concerned. But they don't.

[L. Coyote]

25. The fucking moron effect.

[Bleacher Creature]

27. So they HAD confidence in him??

Doesn’t say much for them.

[Marie Marie]

33. 'bout time!!

[bdamomma]

35. do you ever

wonder if Congress did the right thing and invoke the 25th, the repigs would redeem themselves with that one great act, but we know they for themselves and not the American people.

Also it's his freaking base they are worried about, that 34% (is that the correct percentage?) too bad for them, again there are more of us than them.

[bdamomma]

36. K&R

[Merlot]

37. IMO the repubs couldn't be happier

They've got enough chaos going on to distract from their worst legislation and undoing of regulations. They've got people in the cabinet who want nothing more than to totally undo government from the inside (a repub dream), and drumptf is turning people off in the idea that gov't can be functional.

So they may make a few noises, and be slightly annoyed, but for them it's a win-win. Oh and I forgot to add putting their racist addenda front and center. win-win-win!

[Atticus]

38. Uh-huh. Bet they are drafting a strongly worded note right now. nt

[inanna]

40. K&R!!