"Trump's looney rants should remind the GOP his nomination would be disastrous": "One does not need a medical degree or a therapist’s license to conclude that defeated former president...

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

"One does not need a medical degree or a therapist’s license to conclude that defeated former president Donald Trump’s nutty rant insisting that he be made president immediately or the 2020 e******n be rerun is the sign of an unhinged personality. Under pressure from the increasingly potent espionage investigation, he might be losing his grip. For a change, you don’t hear Republicans rushing forth to support his latest insane demand.

Trump’s posting of Q***n messages and implicit threats (in increasingly unintelligible syntax) suggests that he is losing the ability or desire to control his impulsive outbursts. This is the guy whom millions of Republicans want to nominate for president.

Since the redacted affidavit was released last week, the only two defenses from Republicans are no defenses at all. The first, courtesy of Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), amounts to extortion: Prosecute Trump and there’ll be blood in the streets. The second is the laughable inquiry: Is that all? It’s not “all,” because the affidavit was heavily redacted. Moreover, the notion that we are talking “just” about documents ignores that most espionage cases are about documents (or equivalent material). That’s where the secrets are.

Trump defenders ignore at their own risk ample indications in the affidavit and news reports that documents were withheld even after a Trump lawyer represented that all confidential material had been returned, that the documents were in an unlocked storage area and that documents were moved. Any rational adult should be aware that evidence might show that Trump violated statutes the Justice Department cited in the affidavit (concerning obstruction and concealment/m********n/removal). If so, aggravating crimes in addition to violation of the Espionage Act may be at

Still, there is little to no sign that Republicans are ready to distance themselves from someone who risks an indictment in state and federal court and resorts regularly to incoherent rants that not even right-wing media dare repeat (lest they scare their viewers and listeners). Instead, they mutely march along, taking his advice on nominees and reiterating their support for another p**********l run.

Their refusal to confront Trump’s current mental and legal status takes procrastination to a whole new level. Are they hoping that he’ll be indicted well in advance of 2024? Well, if past is prologue, then we shouldn’t discount the possibility that they would still nominate him. (Martyr! Deep state!). Hoping that another candidate comes along to point out that Trump is unelectable is peculiar given their own insistence, amplified by the right-wing media, that he’s the only one to lead the party.

If they are counting on the good sense of GOP primary v**ers to dump him, they might take a look at the MAGA loonies v**ers picked in primaries ahead of the midterms (e.g., J*** 6 attendee and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano; MAGA provocateur and e******n-denier Kari Lake in Arizona).

Just how they expect to rid themselves of someone like Trump is unclear. They have delegitimized law enforcement, the media and the few sane Republicans (e.g., Rep. Liz Cheney). So, figuring out who exactly is supposed to now convince the base that Trump is, after all this, too toxic and deranged to be the nominee may be a challenge.

This dilemma is entirely of the GOP’s own making. Years of sycophancy or silence, years of building a right-wing media cocoon and years of selective listening may prevent the party from engaging in rudimentary self-preservation. Maybe party leaders simply intend for him to run, lose, take the party down and set off a more violent version of J*** 6 — because that’s the direction we’re heading in."

Jennifer Rubin

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

"Where am I to go now that I've gone too far? When the bullet hits the bone"
Golden Earring.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Kmgw9v wrote:

"Where am I to go now that I've gone too far? When the bullet hits the bone"
Golden Earring.

TDS is rampant with you Lefties.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

Dump Trump before before he completely destroys the Republican Party. Find a sane conservative to save the party.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Kmgw9v wrote:

Dump Trump before before he completely destroys the Republican Party. Find a sane conservative to save the party.

Dump the Democrat party before we became a total f*****t government.

anotherview Loc: California

While former President Trump may've violated the P**********l Records Act, by moving a trove of papers to his personal custody, higher-ups could conclude (as they did with HRC when she mishandled e-mails and classified materials) that he never intended to violate this administrative law. We shall see.

Kmgw9v wrote:

"One does not need a medical degree or a therapist’s license to conclude that defeated former president Donald Trump’s nutty rant insisting that he be made president immediately or the 2020 e******n be rerun is the sign of an unhinged personality. Under pressure from the increasingly potent espionage investigation, he might be losing his grip. For a change, you don’t hear Republicans rushing forth to support his latest insane demand.

Trump’s posting of Q***n messages and implicit threats (in increasingly unintelligible syntax) suggests that he is losing the ability or desire to control his impulsive outbursts. This is the guy whom millions of Republicans want to nominate for president.

Since the redacted affidavit was released last week, the only two defenses from Republicans are no defenses at all. The first, courtesy of Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), amounts to extortion: Prosecute Trump and there’ll be blood in the streets. The second is the laughable inquiry: Is that all? It’s not “all,” because the affidavit was heavily redacted. Moreover, the notion that we are talking “just” about documents ignores that most espionage cases are about documents (or equivalent material). That’s where the secrets are.

Trump defenders ignore at their own risk ample indications in the affidavit and news reports that documents were withheld even after a Trump lawyer represented that all confidential material had been returned, that the documents were in an unlocked storage area and that documents were moved. Any rational adult should be aware that evidence might show that Trump violated statutes the Justice Department cited in the affidavit (concerning obstruction and concealment/m********n/removal). If so, aggravating crimes in addition to violation of the Espionage Act may be at

Still, there is little to no sign that Republicans are ready to distance themselves from someone who risks an indictment in state and federal court and resorts regularly to incoherent rants that not even right-wing media dare repeat (lest they scare their viewers and listeners). Instead, they mutely march along, taking his advice on nominees and reiterating their support for another p**********l run.

Their refusal to confront Trump’s current mental and legal status takes procrastination to a whole new level. Are they hoping that he’ll be indicted well in advance of 2024? Well, if past is prologue, then we shouldn’t discount the possibility that they would still nominate him. (Martyr! Deep state!). Hoping that another candidate comes along to point out that Trump is unelectable is peculiar given their own insistence, amplified by the right-wing media, that he’s the only one to lead the party.

If they are counting on the good sense of GOP primary v**ers to dump him, they might take a look at the MAGA loonies v**ers picked in primaries ahead of the midterms (e.g., J*** 6 attendee and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano; MAGA provocateur and e******n-denier Kari Lake in Arizona).

Just how they expect to rid themselves of someone like Trump is unclear. They have delegitimized law enforcement, the media and the few sane Republicans (e.g., Rep. Liz Cheney). So, figuring out who exactly is supposed to now convince the base that Trump is, after all this, too toxic and deranged to be the nominee may be a challenge.

This dilemma is entirely of the GOP’s own making. Years of sycophancy or silence, years of building a right-wing media cocoon and years of selective listening may prevent the party from engaging in rudimentary self-preservation. Maybe party leaders simply intend for him to run, lose, take the party down and set off a more violent version of J*** 6 — because that’s the direction we’re heading in."

Jennifer Rubin

"One does not need a medical degree or a ther... (show quote)

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

anotherview wrote:

While former President Trump may've violated the P**********l Records Act, by moving a trove of papers to his personal custody, higher-ups could conclude (as they did with HRC when she mishandled e-mails and classified materials) that he never intended to violate this administrative law. We shall see.

Hillary’s e-mail ship has sailed. While the FBI concluded that her actions were “sloppy and irresponsible”, there was no evidence of intent, and charges were not appropriate.
Trump will not do so well—Even Karl Rove says Trump is in deep crap. Trump lied repeatedly with the intent to keep the stuff—what an i***t.
Don’t say Trump is a victum. He makes his own problems.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

Kmgw9v wrote:

Hillary’s e-mail ship has sailed. While the FBI concluded that her actions were “sloppy and irresponsible”, there was no evidence of intent, and charges were not appropriate.
Trump will not do so well—Even Karl Rove says Trump is in deep crap. Trump lied repeatedly with the intent to keep the stuff—what an i***t.
Don’t say Trump is a victum. He makes his own problems.

Don't be so delusional Trump will have the same defense as Hillary Clinton.

DennyT Loc: Central Missouri woods

Racmanaz wrote:

Dump the Democrat party before we became a total f*****t government.

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

Kmgw9v wrote:

"One does not need a medical degree or a therapist’s license to conclude that defeated former president Donald Trump’s nutty rant insisting that he be made president immediately or the 2020 e******n be rerun is the sign of an unhinged personality. Under pressure from the increasingly potent espionage investigation, he might be losing his grip. For a change, you don’t hear Republicans rushing forth to support his latest insane demand.

Trump’s posting of Q***n messages and implicit threats (in increasingly unintelligible syntax) suggests that he is losing the ability or desire to control his impulsive outbursts. This is the guy whom millions of Republicans want to nominate for president.

Since the redacted affidavit was released last week, the only two defenses from Republicans are no defenses at all. The first, courtesy of Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), amounts to extortion: Prosecute Trump and there’ll be blood in the streets. The second is the laughable inquiry: Is that all? It’s not “all,” because the affidavit was heavily redacted. Moreover, the notion that we are talking “just” about documents ignores that most espionage cases are about documents (or equivalent material). That’s where the secrets are.

Trump defenders ignore at their own risk ample indications in the affidavit and news reports that documents were withheld even after a Trump lawyer represented that all confidential material had been returned, that the documents were in an unlocked storage area and that documents were moved. Any rational adult should be aware that evidence might show that Trump violated statutes the Justice Department cited in the affidavit (concerning obstruction and concealment/m********n/removal). If so, aggravating crimes in addition to violation of the Espionage Act may be at

Still, there is little to no sign that Republicans are ready to distance themselves from someone who risks an indictment in state and federal court and resorts regularly to incoherent rants that not even right-wing media dare repeat (lest they scare their viewers and listeners). Instead, they mutely march along, taking his advice on nominees and reiterating their support for another p**********l run.

Their refusal to confront Trump’s current mental and legal status takes procrastination to a whole new level. Are they hoping that he’ll be indicted well in advance of 2024? Well, if past is prologue, then we shouldn’t discount the possibility that they would still nominate him. (Martyr! Deep state!). Hoping that another candidate comes along to point out that Trump is unelectable is peculiar given their own insistence, amplified by the right-wing media, that he’s the only one to lead the party.

If they are counting on the good sense of GOP primary v**ers to dump him, they might take a look at the MAGA loonies v**ers picked in primaries ahead of the midterms (e.g., J*** 6 attendee and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano; MAGA provocateur and e******n-denier Kari Lake in Arizona).

Just how they expect to rid themselves of someone like Trump is unclear. They have delegitimized law enforcement, the media and the few sane Republicans (e.g., Rep. Liz Cheney). So, figuring out who exactly is supposed to now convince the base that Trump is, after all this, too toxic and deranged to be the nominee may be a challenge.

This dilemma is entirely of the GOP’s own making. Years of sycophancy or silence, years of building a right-wing media cocoon and years of selective listening may prevent the party from engaging in rudimentary self-preservation. Maybe party leaders simply intend for him to run, lose, take the party down and set off a more violent version of J*** 6 — because that’s the direction we’re heading in."

Jennifer Rubin

"One does not need a medical degree or a ther... (show quote)

Blah, Blah, Blah..... More Jennifer Rubin hyperbole, but I will say at this point Trump does represent a problem for not only the Republican Party but also the MAGA movement he gave birth to. Trump needs to recede into the night and let other leaders take the mantle, he is going to be a problem.

gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

anotherview wrote:

While former President Trump may've violated the P**********l Records Act, by moving a trove of papers to his personal custody, higher-ups could conclude (as they did with HRC when she mishandled e-mails and classified materials) that he never intended to violate this administrative law. We shall see.

Hillary used a private email server and so did Colin Powell. Neither Hillary or Powell illegally took troves of highly classified documents home to store in multiple unsecured areas of their homes and lied about possessing our government's most classified documents. Why did Trump take this information? Why did he lie about it? What did he intend to do with it? Are Trump supporters really so stupid that they don't care about the answers to these questions?

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

gorgehiker wrote:

Hillary used a private email server and so did Colin Powell. Neither Hillary or Powell illegally took troves of highly classified documents home to store in multiple unsecured areas of their homes and lied about possessing our government's most classified documents. Why did Trump take this information? Why did he lie about it? What did he intend to do with it? Are Trump supporters really so stupid that they don't care about the answers to these questions?

Forty three folders marked Classified were found with no contents. Where are the classified contents of these folders? Trump is an i***t.

gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

Kmgw9v wrote:

Forty three folders marked Classified were found with no contents. Where are the classified contents of these folders? Trump is an i***t.

The real i***ts are the clowns who still support Trump.

Racmanaz Loc: Sunny Tucson!

gorgehiker wrote:

The real i***ts are the clowns who still support Trump.

The real i***ts are the clowns who still support Biden.

anotherview Loc: California

More to the point, HRC mishandled classified materials and received a pass, again because she evinced no intent to violate the law involved.

As well, government agencies follow an unwritten policy of not going after p**********l candidates, on the theory that doing so would produce the appearance of politics on the part of government.

Kmgw9v wrote:

Hillary’s e-mail ship has sailed. While the FBI concluded that her actions were “sloppy and irresponsible”, there was no evidence of intent, and charges were not appropriate.
Trump will not do so well—Even Karl Rove says Trump is in deep crap. Trump lied repeatedly with the intent to keep the stuff—what an i***t.
Don’t say Trump is a victum. He makes his own problems.