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ehrnst

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64. I believe that the impeachment inquiry may have triggered him. He feels cornered.

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Wed Oct 16, 2019, 10:55 AM

Oct 2019

And what could have been done earlier - or even now - to stop him from doing anything?

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we just couldn't do it. we had to wait until he really ruined something big. [View all] unblock Oct 2019 OP

There seems to be some human inability to believe that the worst can happen... First Speaker Oct 2019 #1

"Hitler's anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded." dalton99a Oct 2019 #3

people are like deer in the headlights until a disaster hits bottom. unblock Oct 2019 #5

THIS !!!! Things are not going to get better uponit7771 Oct 2019 #6

we had to wait until enough people died. mopinko Oct 2019 #2

yeah, that's another thing i could add to the list. unblock Oct 2019 #7

meh. not much. just a global recession is all. mopinko Oct 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author elocs Oct 2019 #15

People don't change until they have to. maxsolomon Oct 2019 #4

A catastrophic disaster is what this is becoming. Beautifully dewsgirl Oct 2019 #8

Just wait until the Israelis get involved. roamer65 Oct 2019 #9

To put it another ways: ELECTIONS ARE SERIOUS BUSINESS. Hortensis Oct 2019 #11

actually, someone called vladimir might disagree with you.... unblock Oct 2019 #12

No, he agrees entirely. Ours are not the first elections he's Hortensis Oct 2019 #13

my point is that he was able to overturn the will of the majority. unblock Oct 2019 #14

Unblock, agree with much, BUT not that it's Trump's doing. Hortensis Oct 2019 #17

A fair point. And I fear that ANY Republican would continue pmurT's policies, GoneOffShore Oct 2019 #19

Agreed. Indeed, Donnie being a very unusual personality will help the right-wing unblock Oct 2019 #20

The never die GOP sandiapeach Oct 2019 #54

Any number of things leading up to it Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2019 #16

He knows that with Moscow Mitch in the Senate, he won't be removed before 2021. There is no ehrnst Oct 2019 #66

I'd like to tweet this out and put it on Facebook. GoneOffShore Oct 2019 #18

Be my guest. unblock Oct 2019 #21

Well, this one shouldn't. GoneOffShore Oct 2019 #22

Wow, high praise, that! unblock Oct 2019 #25

I agree! Great rant. flying_wahini Oct 2019 #57

Many of us knew long before that what was at stake. The "Never Hillary" asses didn't care because ehrnst Oct 2019 #67

The nation and the media need to reflect on why this has been allowed to go on when we all know... Garrett78 Oct 2019 #23

a democratic candidate who acted like donnie never would have gotten out of the starting gate. unblock Oct 2019 #26

Absolutely, but if a Democratic president's misdeeds weren't known until after taking office... Garrett78 Oct 2019 #44

indeed, and our troubles will go on long after donnie is gone.... unblock Oct 2019 #45

For sure. Trump didn't happen in a vacuum. He's a symptom. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #47

Impeachment didn't stop trump green lighting Erdogan crazytown Oct 2019 #24

i meant "we" as a nation. unblock Oct 2019 #28

+1000. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2019 #65

reality is... handmade34 Oct 2019 #27

i fear you may be right. unblock Oct 2019 #29

The answer is: (4 damn words) Lock him up. Oct 2019 #30

In fairness he has spent a lifetime skirting justice. gordianot Oct 2019 #31

So we know what you let him get away with. Are you done sticking your heads in the sand? usaf-vet Oct 2019 #32

Separating children from their parents and putting them in cages Poiuyt Oct 2019 #36

lengthy and as damning as my list was, there's plenty more where that came from. unblock Oct 2019 #41

You are right hard to choose. GOP is filled with blind heartless cowards with blood on their hands. usaf-vet Oct 2019 #42

Strong post n/t hibbing Oct 2019 #33

Trust me, millions of 'Muricans find everything totally satisfactory, and they're COLLEGE FOLKS... BamaRefugee Oct 2019 #34

Great post bluestarone Oct 2019 #35

And still there are those who say we Democrats are just pissed we lost the election! Alwaysna Oct 2019 #37

Yeah, but let's wait to see if he commits jaywalking or murder world wide wally Oct 2019 #38

Reality: If we had impeached Trump for all "those reasons" you listed ... CaptainTruth Oct 2019 #39

yeah, "we" was meant all of us, as a nation. unblock Oct 2019 #40

Remember this from one thousand years ago? itmf Kurt V. Oct 2019 #43

Very pertinent question. BlueWI Oct 2019 #46

Removing Donnie is but one small step in the long road back to sanity unblock Oct 2019 #52

Truth. eom BlueWI Oct 2019 #58

Ask the people who voted for him. yardwork Oct 2019 #48

THANK YOU Skittles Oct 2019 #49

After Nixon, no one tried to check the power of the POTUS. After Trump, I am hoping they will. McCamy Taylor Oct 2019 #50

It is the nature of our democracy that Congress won't do anything until the shit hits the fan... Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #51

Yep and Yep. Iggo Oct 2019 #53

Impeachment is supposed to have a high bar--if it didn't, Obama would prob have been gone. NCLefty Oct 2019 #55

We could have done it. KentuckyWoman Oct 2019 #56

Until he demonstrated himself to be *exactly* who Hilary warned us he was. n/t Beartracks Oct 2019 #59

I am going to add a trace of unpopular opinion into this. ramen Oct 2019 #60

he's done blatantly criminal stuff before this unblock Oct 2019 #63

Why let it go so far? MrModerate Oct 2019 #61

no one said anything about doing it outside the rule of law. unblock Oct 2019 #62

I believe that the impeachment inquiry may have triggered him. He feels cornered. ehrnst Oct 2019 #64

sadly, doing anything to save ourselves from this disaster requires some republican support unblock Oct 2019 #68

So, it wasn't "waiting" so much as it was being realistically prevented from doing anything ehrnst Oct 2019 #71

i wasn't attacking democratic leaders or any democrats. unblock Oct 2019 #72

The caged kids and permanently separated families signaled that ecstatic Oct 2019 #69

indeed. first they came for the children, and i said nothing because i was not a child.... unblock Oct 2019 #70

We still haven't done it lame54 Oct 2019 #73

true. sometimes people need to let it hit bottom before they act. unblock Oct 2019 #74