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Gothmog

(145,321 posts)
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:00 PM Aug 2018

The GOP is terrified that the Democrats will retake control of House

The GOP is circulating a list of issues that the House Democrats could investigate if the Democrats retake control of the House. This is a partial list but covers mattes that need to be investigate and which will keep the Democrats busy


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The GOP is terrified that the Democrats will retake control of House (Original Post) Gothmog Aug 2018 OP
Good. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1
Axios has obtained a spreadsheet that's circulated through Republican circles Gothmog Aug 2018 #2
Thanks for the suggestions, guys! unblock Aug 2018 #3
You beat me to it. Rascal. nt Blue_true Aug 2018 #10
I'm terrified that Democrats WON'T take control of the House. mn9driver Aug 2018 #4
Same here! GWC58 Aug 2018 #19
I am also worried Gothmog Aug 2018 #23
Me too. I figure the purity test people will stay home and not vote. leftofcool Aug 2018 #26
I'm terrified that if Democrats take control of the House they won't do shit. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #27
And find all kind of shit. Iliyah Aug 2018 #5
They should be workinclasszero Aug 2018 #6
Well Russia went dark with the CIA re: mid-terms Iliyah Aug 2018 #7
Thank you Nunes and House Tea Party idiots Gothmog Aug 2018 #25
Look At The Big Brains On Republicans Grassy Knoll Aug 2018 #8
Ok, this one made me laugh...since they set the precedent for it... Xolodno Aug 2018 #9
It better not distract from passing policy initatives... brooklynite Aug 2018 #11
Seriously? Now they're terrified? nt babylonsister Aug 2018 #12
GOPigs... you're darn right you should be worried. YOU ARE EVIL AND ARE ALL CROOKS. trueblue2007 Aug 2018 #13
McConnell is waaayyy to good an operator to have let this slip... Volaris Aug 2018 #14
Can a Democratic-controlled House force Trump to release his tax returns? oberliner Aug 2018 #15
nunes nunes nunes nunes. nt wiggs Aug 2018 #16
Some will be investigated Turbineguy Aug 2018 #17
Be afraid...be very afraid. pecosbob Aug 2018 #18
Scurrying around like big Guilty Rats Cha Aug 2018 #20
i wonder what it is they fear so much for some of these topics 0rganism Aug 2018 #21
From my twitter feed Gothmog Aug 2018 #22
Donald Trump's worst nightmare may come in the form of Rep. Elijah @ReElectCummings Gothmog Aug 2018 #24
The bad news is.... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #28
GOP have a list anyone could put together. WOW. I suppose it does show consciousness of guilt.... OnDoutside Aug 2018 #29
Every day until the election duforsure Aug 2018 #30
Trump's friends are terrified the president's isn't ready if Democrats takeover Gothmog Aug 2018 #31

mn9driver

(4,426 posts)
4. I'm terrified that Democrats WON'T take control of the House.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:08 PM
Aug 2018

I don’t think our system can take another two or more years of this.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
19. Same here!
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 12:44 AM
Aug 2018

I’m, literally, terrified Democrats won’t win the House. We would be in a world of hurt. A guest said that very thing this past Friday on “The Last Word w/ Lawrence O’ Donnell.” 😳😱

27. I'm terrified that if Democrats take control of the House they won't do shit.
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 04:55 AM
Aug 2018

Isn't that what happened when Obama had a Democratic House and Senate? Pelosi wouldn't pursue criminal investigations into Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld war crimes, Obama couldn't get anything close to Medicare-for-all passed, and the Repugs almost completely neutered his attempt to pull the U.S. out of the economic crisis that Bush had created.

When the Democratic Party called seeking funds before the election, I told them they hadn't shown any leadership. They said, "We don't have a majority." After Obama and a Democratic Congress was elected, they called and asked for more money. When I asked why they hadn't done anything about healthcare, the environment, Medicare, protecting Social Security, they said, "We don't have the right kind of majority."

I told them to go fuck themselves.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
7. Well Russia went dark with the CIA re: mid-terms
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:13 PM
Aug 2018

So therefore, Russia, the GOP and WH are plotting. Russia is so close in taking total control of Amerika through shithole.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)
25. Thank you Nunes and House Tea Party idiots
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 12:32 AM
Aug 2018

Why would anyone be a confidential source when Nunes will out you to make Putin and russia happy

Xolodno

(6,395 posts)
9. Ok, this one made me laugh...since they set the precedent for it...
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:17 PM
Aug 2018

"W.H. staff personal email use"

What's that thing about karma?

Anyway, this is just a scare tactic to whip up the demoralized GOP members of Congress. If they did any interview, voted on, spoke to, etc. on any of these issues...their names will be dragged into an investigation, according to the threat. Many have probably just "accepted fate" and haven't done much to fight for themselves or other colleagues. So their trying to scare them into "fighting".

brooklynite

(94,601 posts)
11. It better not distract from passing policy initatives...
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:24 PM
Aug 2018

...however much hard evidence there is to unearth, the average voter won't care; they assume corruption by both Parties.

trueblue2007

(17,228 posts)
13. GOPigs... you're darn right you should be worried. YOU ARE EVIL AND ARE ALL CROOKS.
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 10:39 PM
Aug 2018

Repubs, YOU are going down come November !!!

Volaris

(10,272 posts)
14. McConnell is waaayyy to good an operator to have let this slip...
Sun Aug 26, 2018, 11:11 PM
Aug 2018

Which means it came from Paul Ryan, Supergenius.
Good I hope they're scared.

0rganism

(23,957 posts)
21. i wonder what it is they fear so much for some of these topics
Mon Aug 27, 2018, 01:04 AM
Aug 2018

Hurricane response in Puerto Rico -- they must have some understanding of how inadequate it was for it to even be on the list, somehow things were botched badly. i guess they don't want to know how?

Election security -- why is this a partisan issue? everyone has an interest in this, why shouldn't we have more secure elections?

one learns much about another from what they hate and fear. what saddens me most is how surprised i am by items on their list -- it's like finding out the neighbor with whom you had frequent disagreements was murdered and a serial killer moved into their vacant home.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)
28. The bad news is....
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 05:15 AM
Aug 2018

Repugs will spin every one of those issues into a badge of honor to their voter base.

Just think about those items and what you would likely hear on Faux News and from Sarah Huckabuck about them. The hurricane response will be spun to be the greatest ever and non-release of tax reports will find justification somewhere in the Bible.

...........

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
30. Every day until the election
Tue Aug 28, 2018, 06:19 AM
Aug 2018

They'll be horrible news coming out about trump and all the crimes he and others are involved in , and acts of treason against this country. KGOP know this , and are about to unleash onto trump , and turn on him. They know it'll also expose themselves more if allowed to continue. Everyone is turning on trump and running away from him and their corrupt party they now have. trump knows it too.

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