2016 Postmortem

Ace Rothstein

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14. Well it probably isn't going to happen.

Reply to ElementaryPenguin (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 04:08 PM

Dec 2016

I'd say there is a less than 10% chance that impeachment happens.

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Trump will no longer be useful to the GOP come Jan. 21st!! [View all] ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 OP

They'll stick with Trump because he is more popular with their base than any other Republican. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #1

If they commence it early enough... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #5

I'd agree if Trump was a generic Republican. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #8

This, they can't afford to alienate his deplorables Amishman Dec 2016 #12

They'll absorb, they'll aborb ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #26

They will be assimilated..... lastlib Dec 2016 #53

The risks of reading too fast. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #67

(they probably will be if they're not assimilated.......) lastlib Dec 2016 #70

Is Sharon Angell available... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #80

She may be, um, lining people up as we 'speak'........... lastlib Dec 2016 #81

I tell you one thing, the OP assassinated common sense... dionysus Dec 2016 #94

They'll just have to get over it... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #13

Well it probably isn't going to happen. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #14

I see what your saying, Ace, but i think you're giving the GOP ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #17

They'll threaten to impeach behind closed doors... Blanks Dec 2016 #20

That may be more likely... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #24

That's what I expect... Blanks Dec 2016 #25

Good point. Many of those hearings are not going to go smoothly. nt ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #27

The thing to keep in mind... Blanks Dec 2016 #34

Another excellent point, Blanks ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #37

Him, or Tom Cotton... Blanks Dec 2016 #74

Tom Cotton! You're right, Blanks! But... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #89

or more time with his money...... lastlib Dec 2016 #71

More time inappropriately grabbing women... Blanks Dec 2016 #75

If he does a few things to shake the supporters. Chemisse Dec 2016 #102

Agreed. Republicans make a mistake if they underestimate... Garrett78 Jan 2017 #112

He's the most popular person in the party. Ace Rothstein Jan 2017 #113

Wow! Good luck with THAT search!! ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #114

Pence would be POTUS and would run in 2020. Garrett78 Jan 2017 #115

I think they will wait until after the midterm election before they Dump Trump. lastlib Dec 2016 #59

They will stick with Trump long enough to get him to sign Dustlawyer Dec 2016 #60

Yep. They're stuck w/ their orange Frankenstein True_Blue Dec 2016 #96

prez pence, VP Ryan nt msongs Dec 2016 #2

Ryan has more power in the House as Speaker than he would have as VP. Ace Rothstein Dec 2016 #4

There are a lot of Republican voters that don't like Trump, though they voted for him... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #10

OMG, I sincerely hope and meditate and pray and prostate before you that you are correct.. pbmus Dec 2016 #3

President Pence... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #7

Drumpf is really a liability - and Ryan would probably love to orchestrate it ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #11

i agree comple... uh,... wait. prostate? unblock Dec 2016 #38

Prostate myself at your feet...LOL pbmus Dec 2016 #41

uh, no, please... unblock Dec 2016 #43

He's got them over a barrel. That's his M. O. underpants Dec 2016 #6

Pence may be authoritarian enough... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #9

I would love to see a war in the Repub party if Congress/Pence go after Trump. LonePirate Dec 2016 #15

The Senate Convicts bpj62 Dec 2016 #16

Oh, I think any Dem Senator would ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #18

If they try to impeach him, Trump would put the 82nd Airborne around the White House... First Speaker Dec 2016 #19

i'm getting tired of the outlandish scenarios. republicans won't impeach a republican unblock Dec 2016 #21

Hello! They'd be replacing him with an ESTABLISHMENT Republican they know much better! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #23

Then why didn't they use the Electoral College to get rid of him? It would have been so rzemanfl Dec 2016 #28

They hadn't assumed the White House yet ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #29

Not a chance in hell of that and they knew it. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2016 #31

the situation in nixon's case was very different unblock Dec 2016 #30

How about if the CIA ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #33

A lot of Republicans don't like Trump ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #22

Drumpf will only be impeached... davekriss Dec 2016 #32

Or if he gets into a huge spat with GOP leadership - ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #35

All they want from him is to sign whatever legislation Ryan sends him Shrek Dec 2016 #36

But he WILL rock the boat! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #39

righhhhtttt.... Locrian Dec 2016 #40

The wouldn't be doing it individually as candidates this time. ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #42

I think they will take a wait and see approach Txbluedog Dec 2016 #44

Sounds like their kind of game plan alright ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #49

If this actually turns out to be the case? kcr Dec 2016 #45

They may well never recover from a full Trump term... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #46

He's turned out to be a very reliably doctrinaire rightwinger in the mold of Paul Ryan & Koch Bros geek tragedy Dec 2016 #47

Thus far - in the transition ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #51

This strikes me as wishful thinking. geek tragedy Dec 2016 #55

That base will buy whatever Fox News, ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #68

Once Republicans seize power - they never consult the people!! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #88

true; so far he's been a far right-wingers dream. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #91

Granted, predictably evil is better than bat shit crazy.... paleotn Dec 2016 #48

If they do it early enough... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #50

No one likes to be primaried translates... 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #79

Precisely! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #82

ISIL will bomb us before the year is out Kolesar Dec 2016 #52

Exacly why they'll have ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #54

Before 2016 or 2017? Doubt Obama's administration would allow 2016. ffr Dec 2016 #56

No, 2017 ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #57

No way. He's just a puppet, a rubber stamp. However. MadamPresident Dec 2016 #58

He's Putin's puppet - just as Hillary said - not the GOP's! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #106

He is useful because he is disposable. Thor_MN Dec 2016 #61

They've got all that footage of him previously singing Hilliary's praises ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #65

And not a criminal act. There is zero chance of them dumping trump after he did what dionysus Dec 2016 #95

I agree. A loose cannon for the GOP, and they will get rid of him. mackdaddy Dec 2016 #62

Good point. Nor would I. ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #64

And another fantasy to replace all the previous fantasies onenote Dec 2016 #63

Well...whatever gets you through the night... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #66

Actually, I'd rather be kept up at night by reality than sleep like a baby because I believe that onenote Dec 2016 #83

GOP leaders are not going to put up with this for long: ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #87

If it gets you through the night, keep telling yourself that. onenote Dec 2016 #92

"IF" the GOP wants to get rid of him, they'll just tell their man, Comey to drop a dime on him world wide wally Dec 2016 #69

Comey has proven himself ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #72

Impeaching Trump would require the 'thugs to admit error. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #73

tRump will make some blunders so huuuge ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #77

Don't kid yourself. Now that he's in, Trump is a dream come true for most of them mtnsnake Dec 2016 #76

I agree with you - but the Russia connection ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #78

He'll be a smokescreen Retrograde Dec 2016 #84

From their perspective - that's what he should be. But he's... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #86

Trump will be useful to distract the idiot horde by the .1%'ers Vinnie From Indy Dec 2016 #85

but he'll sure be useful to Putin; repugs will never impeach him because they hate dems more than th TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #90

This is the most ridiculous thing i've heard since the claim we didn't lose the election. dionysus Dec 2016 #93

Funny - because the MOST RIDICULOUS THING I EVER HEARD... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #97

They hacked emails and released propaganda, they were not dionysus Dec 2016 #99

Dead Wrong. ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #104

If they impeach him before jan 20... Joe941 Dec 2016 #98

One thing that was clear: Rinse Previous could not control Trump. AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #100

This is EXACTLY what I have been thinking about. Chemisse Dec 2016 #101

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #103

I don't know about that.. he's their front idiot they Cha Dec 2016 #105

Would the House actually impeach him? Would they get any democrats? madinmaryland Dec 2016 #107

Anything they can get done with loose cannon tRump... ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #108

I don't know about that. There are a lot of looney toons in Congress, and if *Rump is fucking madinmaryland Dec 2016 #109

Dems will take Pence over the orangutan emperor! ElementaryPenguin Dec 2016 #110

After THAT press conference... ElementaryPenguin Jan 2017 #111