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leftstreet

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1. Bush did. Why shouldn't Trump?

Reply to Grim Chieftain (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2026, 01:35 PM

10 hrs ago

What exactly are the standards here?

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He's going to get away with all of it, isn't he? n/t [View all] Grim Chieftain 10 hrs ago OP

Bush did. Why shouldn't Trump? leftstreet 10 hrs ago #1

Two Bushes and a Nixon. Kid Berwyn 10 hrs ago #6

If the past predicts the future, yep. Every last bit. RockRaven 10 hrs ago #2

Yes, looking forwards not backwards fucked this country up. SamKnause 10 hrs ago #4

The ironic part? MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #18

I am a diehard Dem. My first thoguhts on this are that he will get away with it. Then, I look at the midterms OLDMDDEM 10 hrs ago #3

I applaud your optimism Bettie 10 hrs ago #13

I understand your point. I lived in Nebraska (Omaha) for many years. Now I live in Maryland. OLDMDDEM 10 hrs ago #15

Israel and AIPAC will see that he does Ponietz 10 hrs ago #5

Probably. He will die before there are consequences. MineralMan 10 hrs ago #7

Even if he drops a nuke and we all die he'll get away with everything. dem4decades 10 hrs ago #8

I think his plan is to take us all with him. dedl67 9 hrs ago #30

That will make the religious right happy. dem4decades 7 hrs ago #37

Yes. JBTaurus83 10 hrs ago #9

Yep ABC123Easy 10 hrs ago #10

Pick your preferred AG, the outcome would have been *exactly* the same: Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #19

I disagree ABC123Easy 9 hrs ago #23

Answer this one question: Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #34

So you're saying ABC123Easy 7 hrs ago #36

You were referring to the power of Garland as AG Fiendish Thingy 5 hrs ago #38

Yes. CentralMass 10 hrs ago #11

F47 might, but his followers won't be so lucky 0rganism 10 hrs ago #12

He's already divided the populace - for generations. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #14

Here's the thing though...He had help in getting away with it. PeaceWave 10 hrs ago #16

I see it happening again to some extent too. The recent ugly comments about Jeffries... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #20

We can also see it in some of our candidates for office... PeaceWave 9 hrs ago #22

Is he? Fiendish Thingy 10 hrs ago #17

He will get away with it, if he dies soon. Otherwise probably not. delisen 9 hrs ago #21

Nobody is going to hold him accountable, so yes. Yes he is. flvegan 9 hrs ago #24

How will this happen ? RANDYWILDMAN 9 hrs ago #25

I think we will be so glad to see the last of him. We won't try to hold him accountable. Walleye 9 hrs ago #26

Indeed. And based upon the comments , we see it the same. Bread and Circuses 9 hrs ago #27

Yes. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #28

I'm guessing no, he won't get away with it Torchlight 9 hrs ago #29

Sorry - knew the outcome of this movie before it even started Cosmocat 9 hrs ago #31

And he knew it then and he knows it now. NCDem47 9 hrs ago #32

It was never just about "him" or Bush or any of them. FraDon 8 hrs ago #33

Yup. WestMichRad 8 hrs ago #35

He got away with orchestrating an insurrection too. Emile 5 hrs ago #39

40 percent of the country supports him JI7 5 hrs ago #40

No. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #41