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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Santa Anna is the same guy who managed to lose a decisive battle because he allowed his army to take a mid-day nap and the opposing army used that to launch a surprise attack (Battle at San Jacinto, Texas Revolution).
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."I was including the possibility of some of the republican voters turning on him as part of the turnout I mentioned. I have no doubt that the ones who are tepid in their support of Trump or feel that he has failed them (which he will, it's just a matter of when that failure has tangible effects) will either not show up in 2020 or vote for the democratic candidate if they are sufficiently persuasive.
Problem is like I said, Trump is an unhinged narcissist. He would not gracefully or quietly accept the possibility of him losing, and at that point you might need to remove him by force.
edited 31st Jan '17 12:14:07 AM by Draghinazzo
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We need a Jaime Lannister.
-a revolt lead by Hillary gets to DC after Trump declares himself king-
Trump: "The traitors want my city, but I’ll give them naught but ashes. Let Hillary be queen over charred bones and radioactive meat."
-reaches for the Nuke button-
Mattis: -shoots Trump in the head-
edited 31st Jan '17 12:58:18 AM by MadSkillz
Spicer keeps digging himself deeper
.
“The president recognizes that it is his duty and obligation to keep this country safe,” Spicer explained. “And by instituting a process by which we look at these countries over a 90-day period and the process by which the people can come in out of this country to ensure the safety of each and every one of us, I think, is something that makes a heck of a lot of sense.”
“When you look at the 329,000 people [who traveled to the U.S. over the weekend], 109 were inconvenienced for the safety and security of us all,” the Trump spokesman said. “And to make sure that, if they are a 5 year old, that maybe they’re with their parents and they don’t pose a threat.”
“But to assume that just because of someone’s age or gender or whatever that they don’t pose a threat would be misguided and wrong.”
Oh here's a doozy:
"Observers on Twitter
quickly noted an exchange between Sessions and Yates from March of 2015, during her confirmation hearing."
Yates:“Senator, I feel the attorney general or the deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the Constitution, and give their independent legal advice to the president,” Yates said.
Later, Sessions recounted Bush-era Attorney General John Ashcroft’s refusal to sign off on a surveillance program deemed illegal by the Justice Department. “I hope you feel free to say no in the character of John Ashcroft and others who said no to President Nixon,” he told Yates.
Excuse me, are you Aaron Burr, sir?
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Any significant news over the past 10 hours that I should be aware about?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Jeph Jaques spoke out on our behalf
via The Rant on his comic. That was sweet.
It's a joke, Dingo. A reference to the time that Perry forgot the name of one of the departments he wanted remove if he became President - the department he is now the head of.
Oh God! Natural light!

I wasn't alive for Reagan and HW but I remember the George W Bush is Hitler accusations.
You're assuming that all Republicans will stay voting for Trump even though he fails them. If the economy enters a recession, he will definitely lose even if he stacked the deck.
edited 31st Jan '17 12:06:49 AM by MadSkillz