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Hes busy washing his hands of the political PR bloodbath that is the Ukraine scandal.
Lets remember who insisted that Trump put Pence on the ticket as his VP. Does anyone really believe that Manafort would have promoted anyone for that position who couldnt be counted on to get his own hands dirty when called upon to do so?
Does anyone really believe that Manafort would have jeopardized his own ass by putting an honest, by-the-book, straight-shooter in a position where he would eventually be privy to Manaforts own crimes and feel compelled to denounce them?
Given all of the obvious corruption participated in by Trumps campaign team, does anyone really believe that Pence hadnt been fully vetted and accepted as someone who would go-along-to-get-along, look the other way, and participate himself when told to?
Does anyone really believe that a truly walk-the-walk Christian would after listening to Trumps lies and knowing his history as a thief, an adulterer, a sexual pervert, and a lying con-man say, This is a man that I, as a devout Christian, want to be associated with.
Pence is a Christian in the same way that Trump is pResident both are as blatantly illegitimate as they are guilty of crimes against the nation.
The Republicans are already trying to shield Pence from the stench of corruption. But nonetheless, the man stinks dare I say it? to high heaven.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)"Pontius Pilate Pence" made me laugh out loud. The rest is true as well, but that title... 🤣🤣
dchill
(38,539 posts)diva77
(7,659 posts)NCLefty
(3,678 posts)Oops.. he wants to be president. Never mind.
sheshe2
(83,925 posts)tblue37
(65,488 posts)sheshe2
(83,925 posts)gordianot
(15,245 posts)Trump, Pence, Pompeo, Barr now even Rick Perry all of them complicit. This is beyond politics. Dig deep enough you will probably find McConnell.
BigmanPigman
(51,630 posts)in the Russia investigations since his hands aren't clean with that either. I heard that before the nomination Pence was just about broke so that means a lot right there.
stopdiggin
(11,370 posts)rather than anything like a true christian. But .. I think you have to also factor in that the christian right has been enormously well served (and well pleased!) by Trump and his administration.
(makes me want to vomit -- but they're happy!)
TheRealNorth
(9,500 posts)"I see nothing"
RainCaster
(10,916 posts)Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)He has been trying to stay out of the limelight and to fly under the radar, but at the end of the day, hes just as guilty as his boss.
Thankfully, hes so lacking in charisma that even if he gets put into the presidency after Trumps impeachment, hes not likely to actually win the election next fall.
ffr
(22,671 posts)He doesn't bat an eye. Doesn't speak up. Doesn't comment to his aides or anyone of his discomfort of using taxpayer money as leverage for fabricated dirt on the Bidens.
Of course, why would he? It's common knowledge, that's why not. Otherwise, if he was squeaky clean, he would have come out like Superman and turned people in. But no. Pence isn't a Superman, he's bankrupt and needs this gig to pay of debt.
Or he's a pathological liar and a crook.
ElementaryPenguin
(7,800 posts)mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)pwb
(11,291 posts)Another Putin stooge.
BSdetect
(8,999 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,295 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,938 posts)Really has painted himself into a corner.
If he is NOT aware of how he was being used, he IS too dumb to be in any position of power/service/responsibility.
AND,
If he IS aware of how he is being used, well, that's another strike against his right to be in a position of power/service/responsibility.
Adding to all of that, really, how can a "Christian" be willing to work with such a shit-bag who breaks SO many of the "commandments" on a daily basis?
Nah, he's scum!
gademocrat7
(10,670 posts)Pentecostal pence is as corrupt as trump.
DFW
(54,443 posts)He was told the equivalent of, "If we get in, we can get away with anything, and there will be nothing they can do about it."
Almost. In 2016, even if the Republican elite (which did NOT include Trump) knew the fix was in for their "surprise upset victory," and they had their plans for destruction all laid out, they still did not act hastily enough on them to keep the House of Representatives in their hands. That is like robbing a bank and forgetting the getaway car. Pence participated in the robbery, but had faith someone else would take care of the getaway car.
In the immortal words of their Energy Secretary, "oops."
czarjak
(11,296 posts)What a swell fellow.