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Eyeball_Kid

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27. McConnell's ultimatum:

Thu Apr 20, 2017, 04:26 PM

Apr 2017

If Obama makes a public announcement, McConnell will blame it all on partisan politics and dismiss the allegation.
McConnell wouldn't play ball with an issue of transpolitical importance.

Obama could nonetheless have made the announcement in public, but the GOP would have screamed foul, even though they would have known the issue to be a legal matter that threatened national security, not a political one. So, yes, this one's on McConnell-- and Ryan, for that matter, as Ryan complied with McConnell's threat.

IOW, they all knew what was happening and supported Trump AND Russia.

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Jason Chaffetz makes me wonder if most of the Republican Party was in on the Russian collusion [View all] Chasstev365 Apr 2017 OP

I would bet a kidney Walker, Priebus and Ryan are in on it. Greybnk48 Apr 2017 #1

McConnell too. Man oh man, do I want to see that smug fuck go down. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #26

Yhis goes beyond the GOP Foamfollower Apr 2017 #2

Stein?? Come on. You think she knew about Russia. That is reaching. adigal Apr 2017 #23

I'm 100% positive she was in it up to her ears! Foamfollower Apr 2017 #36

Stein was a useful idiot maxsolomon Apr 2017 #31

Stein was in it up to her ears. Foamfollower Apr 2017 #37

I've seen it. maxsolomon Apr 2017 #39

Yes and Yes. I do believe that. Foamfollower Apr 2017 #40

Consciously? or naively? maxsolomon Apr 2017 #41

Look at the picture. Foamfollower Apr 2017 #42

Is the corollary valid as well: LanternWaste Apr 2017 #43

every word she spoke during the campaign maxsolomon Apr 2017 #44

Didnt Obama go to McConnell with intel asking turtle to expose it to the populace Eliot Rosewater Apr 2017 #3

Believe you are right. Wellstone ruled Apr 2017 #7

McConnell's ultimatum: Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #27

Why did Obama need turtle boy's approval? Nt hughee99 Apr 2017 #22

A bi-partisan consensus in public would have legitimized the issue. Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #29

So if I understand you correctly, rather than doing the right thing, an outgoing two-term president hughee99 Apr 2017 #38

You can bet that eveyone in the Rethuglican Congressional High Command... Raster Apr 2017 #4

DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!! Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #8

Leverage Johnny2X2X Apr 2017 #5

GOP Leadership at least--Trump Transxn Team in particular librechik Apr 2017 #6

Pootie probably has a dossier on all of them at his disposal. He's a puppet master pulling strings Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 #9

Follow the money: Millions from pro-Putin Ukrainian businessman last election cycle L. Coyote Apr 2017 #10

Mitch McConnell led Super PAC took $2 million L. Coyote Apr 2017 #11

What's happened to Comrade McTurtle????..... Raster Apr 2017 #13

Mitch taking 2 million from Russia deserves its own thread. stuffmatters Apr 2017 #33

Yeah. McCONnell squelched TrumpRussia news before the election & his wife got cabinet position Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2017 #20

It's another piece of the puzzle. Initech Apr 2017 #12

This is what I think, too. CrispyQ Apr 2017 #28

There was that public charade last year bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #14

Exactly HootieMcBoob Apr 2017 #30

Do we know this is about Russia? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #15

Some knowingly & some unknowingly.... MedusaX Apr 2017 #16

I'd be surprised if they were not. Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #17

Go to bed with Russian spies, wake up with subpoenas. randome Apr 2017 #18

I thought the whole GOP was in on it because of retrowire Apr 2017 #19

the russians stole the senate "majority" for the republicans Achilleaze Apr 2017 #21

We will protest Justice Asterisk as long as he holds his seat sharedvalues Apr 2017 #35

I would bet big bucks that at least 95% of GOP support Russian Collusion. nt elmac Apr 2017 #24

The lsos was like the kid who showed up with porn for the first time randr Apr 2017 #25

I've been thinkng that for awhile now. ananda Apr 2017 #32

Bigly. Chaffetz is bad for America. Good riddance sharedvalues Apr 2017 #34