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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:31 AM Sep 2018

I have no question about the degree to which Trump has mismanaged this administration, but...

I'm wondering why Ryan and McConnell haven't been included in this accusation of mismanagement?

Trump has shown from the get-go that he was incapable of leading the country, but all Ryan and McConnell could see was a willing pawn who would sign anything they put before him. That, plus his obsession to wipe out any legacy for Obama was all he needed to "accomplish so much" in his first two years.

I hate seeing Ryan and McConnell with their Cheshire Cat grins when they stand next to him and wonder how much gold they've lined their pockets with since he took office. As much as I detest Trump, he isn't alone in the horrible things that have been done in his name. If they can come out of the 2018 election intact, the next two years will be much worse involving Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, not to mention tearing down unions and pension plans and the final demise of ACA/health care.

Trump is just the figurehead. Ryan and McConnell are the greedy, disgusting instigators who should be behind bars just as much as Trump. Have they even been questioned in the Russian investigation? You can't tell me they didn't know about the interference in the election. Part of that grin pasted across their mugs is that they finally blocked Hillary from the Oval Office. God only knows they tried hard enough.

My fear is that all three will escape persecution because of their positions. Too big to jail.

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