In delicious knife twist, Pelosi says 'it's not too late' for Republicans to put country over party

[kpete]

Nancy Pelosi
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We’ve learned so much about Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure Ukraine because military veterans & his own national security aides stood up to tell the truth. They put their country ahead of everything else. It’s not too late for Republicans in Congress to do the same.

Link to tweet

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/30/1896080/-In-delicious-knife-twist-Pelosi-says-it-s-not-too-late-for-Republicans-to-put-country-over-party?utm_campaign=trending

[pandr32]

1. I won't hold my breath

[ehrnst]

28. Neither is she. This is shining a spotlight on the fact that they won't. (nt)

[coti]

45. What she needs to do is say they've made up their mind before seeing the evidence nt

[ehrnst]

47. I think that her accusation that they are now "putting party before country" is more effective. (nt)

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[study war no more]

50. not party before country

but one human before party, before country.

I think they are terrified of the mob boss.

[TheRealNorth]

2. The Republicans have already crossed that Rubicon, I am afraid

I think the Republicans have been bathing in the Putin swamp since at least October 2015.

[machoneman]

10. Actually, they have crossed the river Styx but have yet to pay Charon the boatman!

Dead souls, for sure!

[TheRealNorth]

11. Lol

[lastlib]

20. Leave it to tRump to stiff the ferryman....

[lagomorph777]

24. But they won't pay the ferryman

after he gets them to the other side.

[Garrett78]

3. They won't, though. It's going to take much more than the Ukraine story...

...to get us anywhere close to a bi-partisan impeachment and a Senate conviction.

Find audio of Trump swearing allegiance to Putin in exchange for Lord Vladimir not releasing kompromat and maybe - MAYBE - we'd get close to 20 Republican Senators to convict. Probably closer to 10, though.

[SWBTATTReg]

4. Yes, Nancy!!! Now, I wait for a single republican to step forward.........wait.........wait........

....still waiting...........still waiting..........hello? are there any repugs listening?....................................................................

[gratuitous]

5. A couple of them have tentatively stepped forward

Mostly during their public announcement that they're not running again in 2020 and retiring from politics. But not because Republicans are headed toward the political wilderness for the next decade or more, so stop saying that!

[SWBTATTReg]

6. When they leave office after they announce, and then don't help in effectively fighting this ....

problem, then they are part of the problem, and cowards in leaving office w/o helping to fix this serious issue affecting the country and the making of laws, an illegally installed president, etc. I will always harp on this...they don't get a break just because they are leaving and if anything, the problem gets worse since they are leaving office, a rump harpie gets to run for that office then...

[Eyeball_Kid]

53. Not to worry. Money and threats

will pull them back to Trumpy’s web.

[stopdiggin]

7. this was just baiting

don't think there's any real expectation of genuine movement.
But .. like so many here have called for .. hold their selfish and callow character up to the light. The Speaker is playing to the people .. not the Repugs. And effectively I might add!

[SWBTATTReg]

9. Yes, she is. She is, along w/ many others, are heroes in my book, and deserves every bit...

of our support.

[MineralMan]

8. Perhaps a few will do just that.

I don't expect them to announce their intentions in advance, though

[stopdiggin]

12. but the intersection of decorated military

and career civil servants testimony and concern does provide some pretty good cover (should they choose). Wouldn't you agree?

[lagomorph777]

25. Decorated military heroes and career civil servants are "the Deep State."

And I salute the Deep State for their patriotism.

[calimary]

13. Beautiful! We did that with one of our Indivisible asks this week.

“There’s still some room in the lifeboats!”

Literally. That was my headline.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

16. even RATs (Republicans Asskissing Trump) like lifeboats

That's an awesome headline for the time.

[The Wielding Truth]

14. The republican party is so corrupt and their supporters so brain washed they need an intervention.

A national awakening to the truth. How can they be reached in time?

[duforsure]

15. If 5-6 of them in the Senate

Got together to switch party because of trump and Moscow Mitch, the Senate Republicans would be out of power there, and prolong these republicans careers for their actions, stopping trump and putin's policies destroying our Democracy.

[greymattermom]

17. What happens if they switch to Independent?

Do they have to declare a caucus party? Is that decision permanent?

[Zambero]

18. They could switch to Indie, even temporarily, and caucus with Dems

A year ago would have been more realistic for this, but a year out from the 2020 race seems unlikely. Some of them (Collins comes to mind) would have likely been in a better predicament re-election-wise had they done so long ago. At this point she either sinks or swims with the GOP-Trumpista label, hopefully the former.

[IronLionZion]

29. Collins needs to lose her reelection so bad

Dems should beat her with this issue

Romney is safe in his seat so could easily be brave if he wanted to instead of hiding behind a Twitter alias.

[SCVDem]

19. As Seth would say,

Ya Burnt!!

[Duppers]

21. They actually put their personal self-interest above everything.

That's the definition of all Republicans.

[BaronChocula]

22. In the meantime...

gops are no different than the jury in the Emmett Till case. Their blanked denial is the equivalent of jury nullification.

[colorado_ufo]

23. I don't think she seriously expects them to do this.

She is making a point for voters.

[ehrnst]

26. +1000. (nt)

[MontanaMama]

27. Crickets from the

GrOPer party.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

30. The truth hurts

But most Republicans are nothing but a bunch of spoiled frat boys.

[NurseJackie]

31. Nancy Pelosi deserves our eternal gratitude. Thank you Speaker Pelosi!

She also deserves an apology from those who insulted her with ageist vulgarities, and who were "too big for their own panties" in their hot-headed, impatient and grandstanding attacks on her.

Nancy Pelosi is a national treasure.

[Kurt V.]

36. i agree we should be grateful. i disagree she's owed an apology. these ppl work for us.

the day we can't criticize them is the day democracy ends.

[NurseJackie]

38. You know perfectly well there's a difference between...

You know perfectly well there's a difference between criticism and the venomous smears and insults.

[Kurt V.]

39. i do. I'm for the former and despise the latter

[NurseJackie]

40. Of course.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

44. Oops..there it is again. Accusing people of "venomous

Smears and insults." Please provide examples. It's defamatory and it squelches free and open discord.

[NurseJackie]

46. LOL!

Please provide examples. It's defamatory and it squelches free and open discord.

LOL! Do your own research... or pay closer attention.

[ehrnst]

49. .....

I see what you did there...

[pansypoo53219]

32. most of the GOP is no longer the LOYAL opposition anymore.

[warmfeet]

33. That is the correct thing to say.

Thank you, Nancy. Always good to see that you, and so many other Democrats, have our backs. We have your back as well.

[Kurt V.]

34. surely this is some kind of mind fuck by pelosi bc its far too late for that.

[ffr]

35. Keep chipping away. Let's see if we can get his core support below 20%

It's only at 26% now.

His presidency is over.

[DFW]

37. She speaks a clever implied message that includes zero urging to switch parties (outright, anyway)

"You can be a patriot and still be a Republican."

Operative word: "can." As in (unspoken) "but at the moment, there are only unpatriotic Republicans out there."

Ergo--she is subtly forcing them to say, "we are, too, patriots!"

Since fewer and fewer people are falling for that, this, in turn, opens them up for:

"THEN START ACTING LIKE IT FOR A CHANGE!"

(they won't, of course, and there lies the rub)

[sueh]

41. Way to go, Madam Speaker!

[patphil]

42. She's giving them a safety color...orange.

Don't hurt them too much Nancy...just enough.

[forgotmylogin]

43. Do you know why Trump is bad and should be impeached?

He blithered his conceited, entitled self into the Presidency, and he, of course, thinks he's going to *bully* other countries into making deals with him to make money and kick the ladder out from underneath on anyone who won't play ball. This is Reality TV logic like The Apprentice. This is not the type of diplomacy the USA has been trying to foster for hundreds of years. His behavior is the kind of thing our Forefathers specifically wrote laws to prevent.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

48. Absolutely NOTHING will get Lindsey Graham to convict....

He is so glued to Trump's ass, it's not funny.

But all of this will come back to blow up in his face. He already looks the fool. But Congressional Republicans do have a decision to make. Abandon ship or go down with it. Either way, they are screwed.

[at140]

51. Need 20 senators to flip

possible, but not probable. The party before country!

[riversedge]

52. Now it is too late-all Repugs chose Party over Country--plus a couple of Dems.