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by JoeAltmaier 3061 days ago
I like that characterization of the man: "a threat to the Democratic process". He's gamed the system, similar to the way Julius Caesar gamed elections once upon a time, without regard to the damage he was doing. Its all about him.

He is not a legitimate president; he's a fool that used transparent car-salesman blather to sway an election. Most of those 'millions' have lived to regret their foolishness.

Many democratic processes have recall ability. Now that the majority despise this fool, its time we used such a route to fix this. "Serves no purpose?" What can that possibly mean. Of course it serves the purpose of not having a child in charge of the entire nation.
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merpnderp 3061 days ago
Hyperbole and hysteria are no way to go through life. Most people who voted for trump haven't lived to regret their foolishness. That's nonsense. And it is rare for a majority to love a president. Obama had some tough moments himself and that's with newspapers and magazines literally painting him as emperors of past.

We'll survive Trump, just like we survived Obama, and survived Bush, and Clinton, etc etc.

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JoeAltmaier 3061 days ago
Not 'just like'; maybe not at all. This is where we fundamentally disagree.

There's no way to whitewash this president; comparing him to previous disagreeable presidents does a disservice to everybody. The degree to which things are off the rails is absolutely unprecedented in American history.

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merpnderp 3061 days ago
Can you offer any examples besides him using naughty words? Foreign relations vis a vis Russia, China, N. Korea, Syria seem to be edging slightly in the US and allies favor. A compromise DACA agreement is imminent. The tax cut will cost a lot less than the ACA did, and stimulate the economy much more.

I'm just not seeing where things are off the rails except for our social and political elitist continued clutching of pearls and running for their fainting couches, exactly 8 years after they marched in the streets with puppets of Bush being lynched. Maybe not how you want, but off the rails is hyperbole.

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