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Dan Coats is a good pick for the driveling propaganda piece in the NYT [View all] bigtree Sep 2018 OP

I think it would be sedition. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #1

Is this the kind of stuff that revolutions are made from? olegramps Sep 2018 #17

DURec leftstreet Sep 2018 #2

K&R. dchill Sep 2018 #3

Sorry to disagree, dear bt, elleng Sep 2018 #4

I thought the reference to his diminished mental health was a self-serving excuse for their actions bigtree Sep 2018 #5

That makes no sense Cosmocat Sep 2018 #12

I think the opposite. I think he went public because the private pleas were unsuccessful. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #23

I agree with you. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #21

Right, get going on 25 Amendment, elleng Sep 2018 #22

I agree with you. Trying to get congress to DO SOMETHING. emulatorloo Sep 2018 #27

Yes, their JOB! Imagine THAT! elleng Sep 2018 #41

You can't spell Chaos without Chao populistdriven Sep 2018 #6

+1 Brogrizzly Sep 2018 #8

» bigtree Sep 2018 #7

It's all about protecting the Republican Party brand and an attempt to remain in power. Garrett78 Sep 2018 #9

disagree about Dan Coats. if it really is Coats i think he is doing it for the right reason JI7 Sep 2018 #10

Agree, totally. nt Raine Sep 2018 #11

THIS and particularly BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #13

it is a hell of a checklist bigtree Sep 2018 #14

Yeah this is going to be hard to remedy BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #15

Norquist has always been the most likely vector for infection and control erronis Sep 2018 #18

Norquist has been at it for so long BumRushDaShow Sep 2018 #19

Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #16

Dan says," Nuhuh!" True Blue American Sep 2018 #20

Regarding treason: Bullshit. Regarding sedition: Bullshit. Self serving: probably. So what? marble falls Sep 2018 #24

Agreed. Regarding treason: Bullshit. Regarding sedition: Bullshit emulatorloo Sep 2018 #26

this is my OWN opinion bigtree Sep 2018 #28

Bottom line, Trump says it's "Treason." So do you. emulatorloo Sep 2018 #29

did you have trouble reading? bigtree Sep 2018 #30

Who is cheering the Republican agenda here? Nobody. emulatorloo Sep 2018 #31

but you've stepped all over me, a progressive Democrat bigtree Sep 2018 #32

I believe the writer is a savior? You're just making shit up now. emulatorloo Sep 2018 #33

well, then disagree, don't try to smear me bigtree Sep 2018 #34

Pretty sure your OP is about Dan Coats being "a step away from treason" emulatorloo Sep 2018 #35

you're defending Coats? bigtree Sep 2018 #36

I am defending Coats? Making up stuff again I see. Here's the context: emulatorloo Sep 2018 #38

I am not trying to smear you. I said your echoing of trump is inadvertent, unconscious emulatorloo Sep 2018 #37

trump said treason, I said treason bigtree Sep 2018 #39

If I caught myself unconsciously echoing Trump talking points, I might step back and rethink things emulatorloo Sep 2018 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Sep 2018 #43

the actions described by the author of the op-ed are a step away from treason bigtree Sep 2018 #44

+1000 BlueWI Sep 2018 #25

K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #42