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Irish_Dem

(46,579 posts)
1. No, if they get rid of Trump, they will just replace him with someone just as bad.
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 09:53 AM
Oct 2017

But who can pretend to be sane and good.

Irish_Dem

(46,579 posts)
9. People like Bush but he killed and wounded millions, crashed the economy, etc.
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 02:56 PM
Oct 2017

An affable drunk who let evil Cheney run the show.
And Cheney always managed to sound intelligent and reasonable.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
2. Sad that we are to the point that we even use the word "enemy"
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 09:54 AM
Oct 2017

When referring to other Amercans and even American leaders. Things have gotten so divided that I really do worry about American politics leading to widespread violence.

kentuck

(111,056 posts)
3. It is sad but Trump is our "enemy".
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 09:57 AM
Oct 2017

He is the enemy of all of America but they just don't know it.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
5. Possibly, but not necessarily those leftists who worked against the Democratic Party
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 10:07 AM
Oct 2017

to the point that they ended up serving the Republican Party.

It's a situational thing, Kentuck. Person by person, action by action, election by election. 2018 and 2020 will be new chances to do right all those people who really screwed up badly in 2016.

Towlie

(5,322 posts)
6. I see John McCain sort of like Darth Vader in Return of the Jedi.
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 10:42 AM
Oct 2017

As he nears the end of his life he sees the error of his ways and redeems himself, and in the end all is forgiven.

Kaleva

(36,259 posts)
10. This also applies to Jill Stein voters & those who chose to not vote...
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 03:01 PM
Oct 2017

because their favorite didn't make the cut.

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