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Mueller Must be Protected...Bill Kristol (Original Post) pbmus Feb 2018 OP
I still find it amazing that I agree with Bill Kristol dhol82 Feb 2018 #1
Agree...he has gained some trust with me pbmus Feb 2018 #2
Not sure how long I will agree with him dhol82 Feb 2018 #3
Exactly...I think they still want to have a party left after the Big Con. pbmus Feb 2018 #4
You -- and I and so many others here -- will likely never agree RandomAccess Feb 2018 #6
The Trump Effect PJMcK Feb 2018 #7
I will totally agree with you! dhol82 Feb 2018 #8
Interesting bit of history PJMcK Feb 2018 #9
There's actually a far simpler solution Major Nikon Feb 2018 #5
+1000 kentuck Feb 2018 #10
trump's mouth must be wicked stenchy.. Cha Feb 2018 #11

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
1. I still find it amazing that I agree with Bill Kristol
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:21 PM
Feb 2018

Never thought that phrase would ever emerge from my mouth.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
2. Agree...he has gained some trust with me
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:24 PM
Feb 2018


He is not a nihilist unlike a lot of his colleagues...

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
3. Not sure how long I will agree with him
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:31 PM
Feb 2018


It’s nice that we have a bunch of conservatives coming into the tent. Not sure how long they will last.

pbmus

(12,422 posts)
4. Exactly...I think they still want to have a party left after the Big Con.
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:34 PM
Feb 2018

And they better speak up now...

 

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)
6. You -- and I and so many others here -- will likely never agree
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:47 PM
Feb 2018

with him on policy. But on Trump? Oh, yeah. In spades. I relish seeing him come on MSNBC as one of the panelists. Him and Frum too. Also Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson, Evin Mullen, and esp. Jennifer Rubin. ALL of them conservatives, ALL of them principled enough to absolutely despise Trum and ALL of them articulate and insightful enough to bury him day by day by day.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
7. The Trump Effect
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 10:33 PM
Feb 2018

With Trump's ascension to the White House, (I will never refer to him with the title), everything has been turned upside down and inside out.

I find myself agreeing with people like Bill Kristol, Ana Navarro, Max Boot and even George Will. There are some Republicans who suddenly seem like reasonable people that Democrats could work with. These include Senator Corker, Governor Kasich and even Mona Charen.

I'm confident that this is an "enemy of my enemy is my friend" kind of moment. Nonetheless, it's an odd feeling to be in agreement with my former father-in-law, an Eisenhower Republican who is embarrassed and disgusted by Trump.

dhol82

(9,353 posts)
8. I will totally agree with you!
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 10:41 PM
Feb 2018

I, who am a centrist Democrat, find it amazing that there are so many conservative republicans who are jumping on the bandwagon.
Expect them to jump off as soon as it’s safe.

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
9. Interesting bit of history
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 10:58 PM
Feb 2018

During the last years of World War Two, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were allied against Germany. Similar weirdness.

Of course, the Cold War followed and the U.S. and the U.S.S.R./Russia have been adversaries ever since then.

In the meantime, I'm happy with any allies in removing Trump and his criminal gang.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
5. There's actually a far simpler solution
Sun Feb 25, 2018, 09:45 PM
Feb 2018

If Trump fires Mueller, he should be impeached and removed from office. If enough members and the congressional leadership pledged to do this, Trump's efforts to obstruct justice would be fruitless.

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