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Home Front: Politix
Swamp Creatures masquerading as GOP taken aback by President's verbal bombs
2017-08-25
[The Hill] President Trump’s public fights with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other Republicans are just making it tougher to move his agenda, say GOP aides, strategists and former senators.

Republicans say the hard feelings between the White House and Senate leader will only complicate the task of passing tax reform, keeping the government funded and raising the debt ceiling -- three top items on the fall agenda.

"It makes it much more difficult obviously. It’s much easier when you got everyone on the same page, in the same boat and pulling in the same direction," said former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.), who was a counselor to McConnell when he served in the Senate.

A former Senate Republican leadership aide said Trump is only alienating allies by lashing out at them over Twitter.
"Every time the president goes on a Twitter rant he either alienates people whose votes he needs, wastes time that should be spent building a public case for his policies or gives Democrats something to hammer," said the source.
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  What you need is Article Five (PDF)
Posted by: newc   2017-08-25 16:19  

#15  D-R UniParty. USA needs a second political party. Here is some thinking, at least, on the subject: http://theological-geography.net/?s=party
Posted by: TopRev   2017-08-25 15:50  

#14   is only alienating allies

And what makes them allies? They won't agree on any of the principles on which he was elected and piss all over the people that voted for him.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-08-25 15:03  

#13  The American people often elect those who can hurt them the least. Sad state of affairs.

I've been voting like that since Perot ran for president.
Posted by: Raj   2017-08-25 13:54  

#12  They are fraudulent, nefarious, dishonest lizards who are a total disgrace to this nation.

Now, now. I thought we all agreed that McConnell is a turtle.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-08-25 13:31  

#11  If this isn't an argument for a small federal government, I don't know what is. Seems like it would be something that Dems and Pubs alike (the voters, at least) could agree on: both sides are f&*king it up, so let's strip it down and move government closer to the people, where we the people can better keep an eye on things. The problems with this are myriad: 1.) Dems think the answer to broken government is more broken government; 2.) the Pubs also think the answer to broken government is more broken government; 3.) eligible voters don't vote, don't know anything about the issues anyway and don't really give a shit until there's a crisis - and then they want to blame someone (typically the other party); 4.) state government is not much (any?) better, suffering from the same problems, just on a smaller scale. 5.) local governments aren't used to thinking beyond basic services, like water, building permits, cops, firemen and skimming a little of the top for themselves (at least, that's the way it is here in Dekalb County).

One might be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that our grand experiment in democracy has failed.
Posted by: Whitch Turkeyneck3879   2017-08-25 13:18  

#10  They are used to get-along, go-along politics.
Posted by: Iblis   2017-08-25 09:49  

#9  The American people often elect those who can hurt them the least. Sad state of affairs.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-25 08:19  

#8  two brands, one party, zero choice
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-08-25 07:59  

#7  Both kimonos lie crumpled on the floor. Not a nichel's worth of difference in either dem or pub as far as I can see. The most likely positive impact appears to be another Supreme Court death or retirement in which POTUS can potentially add some long-term, judicial course correction.

Significant short-term course corrections are being obstructed daily. Forget about 'health reform, the budget, or tax relief.'You can stick a fork in the 115th Congress, it is done.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-25 07:33  

#6  The Pubs don't seem to know what to do with power once they have it. If they are not careful, it will slip away. Seldom does the opportunity come along when a party has the House, Senate, Presidency and the possibility of shifting the balance of SCOTUS. This window of opportunity is narrow. The American voters gave the Pubs this opportunity because the Dems were not representing the people; it was not because they have some great love for Pubs but because they thought the Pubs would hurt the country the least. They were looking for the swamp to be drained.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-08-25 07:19  

#5  And we thought we might never see a man like Chuck Schumer as honorable and praiseworthy.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-08-25 02:41  

#4  Democratic should read Democrat
Posted by: Hupeting Sforza8196   2017-08-25 00:44  

#3  After 8 years of lying, saying they would repeal the Democratic agenda, they have done nothing when the electorate sends them a President who is ready to sign their repeals.

They are fraudulent, nefarious, dishonest lizards who are a total disgrace to this nation.
Posted by: Hupeting Sforza8196   2017-08-25 00:43  

#2  President Trump needs to get into McConnell's and Ryan's faces. They have done nothing but delay and obstruct. Time for an a$$ kicking.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2017-08-25 00:14  

#1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl8MNwwzK9E

Had to do it.
Posted by: Grunter   2017-08-25 00:09  

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