republicans no longer fear Trump

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I think they fear that he might energize part of his base against one or several of them, as some Trump idiots did with Heller yesterday and were shut down today. But yeah, Trump's irrelevant in terms of what actual legislation the gop congress wants, and Ryan and McConnell never saw Trump as anything other than a hand that could sign a bill into law. But, the gop in an ungovernable body. So, unless Ryan or McConnell are prepared to pass something with a bipartisan mixture, with the edges of each party saying no, we're not going to see much for the next three years. And I don't see the dems taking either Chamber in 18.
 
Only the chance that more of the electorate might realize the Republican Party is out for the interests of corporations, the National Rifle Association, and fundamental biblicists, will frighten the hard right in America.
 
Since high ranking democrats have refused to release details of their conversations with the assassin, you can make a case that it was the democrat party that radicalized a quasi socialist left wing nut case and encouraged him to shoot and murder conservative congresspeople. Democrats torched cars and smashed windows on inauguration day and left wing celebs threatened to blow up the White House and assassinate the president so it seems that republicans (and law abiding Americans) have more to fear from the likes of Sanders and Pelosi and Hillary and the dwindling democrat party base than Trump's political power.
 
Trump may survive if he, Ryan, and McConnell decide ignore the far right and work with the dems on health care.
 
Trump may survive if he, Ryan, and McConnell decide ignore the far right and work with the dems on health care.
I just don't see Ryan surviving that. The Freedom Caucus is immune from any Trump bullying. You cannot get more socially or fiscally extreme than them. I'm not saying they're all terrible people, but if Bannon game into one of their districts looking for a fight, his fat corpse would never even be found.

But all this presupposes Trump actually having some plan or policy. I have no doubt he sincerely thinks America has been 'weak," in all kinds of stuff, or that he thought he could be some kind of deal maker. He's not 100% venal. But he didn't expect to win, and he's certainly not attempting to broaden his base. He's going to be 74, and seems quite happy to be making millions of the 35-40% of suckers.
 
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Trump may survive if he, Ryan, and McConnell decide ignore the far right and work with the dems on health care.
I just don't see Ryan surviving that. The Freedom Caucus is immune from any Trump bullying. You cannot get more socially or fiscally extreme than them. I'm not saying they're all terrible people, but if Bannon game into one of their districts looking for a fight, his fat corpse would never even be found.

But all this presupposes Trump actually having some plan or policy. I have no doubt he sincerely thinks America has been 'weak," in all kinds of stuff, or that he thought he could be some kind of deal maker. He's not 100% venal. But he didn't expect to win, and he's certainly not attempting to broaden his base. He's going to be 74, and seems quite happy to be making millions of the 35-40% of suckers.
bendog, if you mean surviving as Speaker, you may be right. But he can stave off a freedom caucus pull down through the end of the year if he promises them, although they lose on health care, they will win on tax reform. Ryan is smart to enough if the GOP fouls up health care, the GOP is in for a very tough ride. Trump is not running so he does not have coat tails to ride. What has been working to an extent is tying the Dem candidates to Pelosi. If the dems overthrow Pelosi for a moderate house leader, who knows how it will all turn out.
 
And yet he keeps winning. We get the polls. When was the last time they were right? When was the last time Trump or his surrogates were defeated?
No Senate bill for ACHA. Only a partial permission of SCOTUS on EO. No wall. No massive jobs coming back. 122 federal judge seats not filled. Hundreds of important appts to State and Defense and AG.
 
And yet he keeps winning. We get the polls. When was the last time they were right? When was the last time Trump or his surrogates were defeated?
No Senate bill for ACHA. Only a partial permission of SCOTUS on EO. No wall. No massive jobs coming back. 122 federal judge seats not filled. Hundreds of important appts to State and Defense and AG.
Could you be any more puny Flakey? We feel your butt-hurt, really! Trump has trumped everybody that opposed him.

Go tune in CNN. It might help.
 
And yet he keeps winning. We get the polls. When was the last time they were right? When was the last time Trump or his surrogates were defeated?
No Senate bill for ACHA. Only a partial permission of SCOTUS on EO. No wall. No massive jobs coming back. 122 federal judge seats not filled. Hundreds of important appts to State and Defense and AG.
Could you be any more puny Flakey? We feel your butt-hurt, really!

^^^^^ Meathead can't answer the questions.

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And yet he keeps winning. We get the polls. When was the last time they were right? When was the last time Trump or his surrogates were defeated?
No Senate bill for ACHA. Only a partial permission of SCOTUS on EO. No wall. No massive jobs coming back. 122 federal judge seats not filled. Hundreds of important appts to State and Defense and AG.
Could you be any more puny Flakey? We feel your butt-hurt, really!

^^^^^ Meathead can't answer the questions.

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Butt-hurt is a difficult condition. Being a snowflake makes ailing all the more difficult. We feel your pain.
 
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