Republican Congress

[SHRED]

Are these fools seriously going to go down with the S.S. Trump and not abandon ship?

I'm a bit surprised they don't see how tRump is going to destroy them. Their party brand.

[vlyons]

1. They see what they want to see

which is basically $$$$$ donations. Delusional.

[Lindsay]

2. Apparently they're okay with his enforcing their core beliefs,

as long as other countries and liberals go first.

Funny they can make a long plan for the take-over, but can't foresee anything negative as a result. Those deeply held beliefs are blinding them.

[unblock]

3. most of them focus only on their own individual re-election

and most of them are in safe districts or states and therefore still aren't very worried about losing to a democrat. they're more worried about being primaried.

they're not going to abandon donnie until most of their republican voters at home do.


republican party leaders are worried about the brand, but they're stuck with a majority of their own congresscritters sticking by donnie.

that leaves the republican congresscritters from unsafe districts or states. they've gotta be worried, but what can they do? if they stand up to donnie, then they have to worry about getting primaried to add to their worry about winning the general.


in short, having no real principles beyond corruption and powerlust, republicans simply lack the means to ditch donnie.

[atreides1]

4. The new nobility

Once Gorsuch gets confirmed, it's over for us regular Americans! The Republicans in Congress will be filling their pockets and buying stately mansions outside of our borders!

When they've destroyed this country, and Armageddon turns out to be nothing more then the delusional dreams of a man drinking tainted wine...there will be a mass exodus of Republicans...before their voters realize they were f**ked and never got as much as a reach around!!!

[dhill926]

5. they are COMPLETELY drunk with power...

they know all the shit about Russia, about Bannon, probably more than we do. Yet they don't care. It's power, and the ability to dismantle the New Deal. All they care about. Period.

[old guy]

6. As long as tRump does the things that further the repubs agenda he remains a useful tool.

If he runs the train off the rails, they will blame him thus providing cover for themselves. At some point he will cease to be useful. I have no idea where that point is but I doubt it will be more than 2 years from now. If his actions create a situation which could cost them the Senate they will be forced into action. They cannot afford to lose the Senate as that is where their real power stems from.