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calimary

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136. Boo-fucking-hoo.

Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:23 AM

Aug 2020

One of our favorite sayings around our house is - "YOU crawled into bed with him. Now he gets to fuck you."

I feel sorry for these short-sighted schmucks NOT ONE MOLECULE'S WORTH.

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GOP Lawmakers Said That They Were Forced To Go Along With Donald Trump's Ways Or Face Retirement [View all] Nevilledog Aug 2020 OP

Because it never occurred to the cowardly idiots that if they stood up to him, Aristus Aug 2020 #1

+1,000 malaise Aug 2020 #4

Just tools. plimsoll Aug 2020 #65

Plus 10 . . Iliyah Aug 2020 #10

Exactly cilla4progress Aug 2020 #21

This. They aren't fit to govern because they are such cowards. nt Nay Aug 2020 #132

+1,000,000 I will never forgive or forget their cowardice. chia Aug 2020 #29

The typical Congressional Republican is genetically engineered to accept and vote on whatever a OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #33

I wonder just how many actually agree with him. That is even more frightening. olegramps Aug 2020 #61

Exactly! StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #71

How right you are Aristus! Bullies hate getting a taste of their own medicine! Illumination Aug 2020 #75

Bottom line is that GOP lawmakers HAVE NOT DONE THEIR JOBS! Our country & Americans Illumination Aug 2020 #83

Thanks. Welcome to DU. Aristus Aug 2020 #85

Thank you for the welcome & cute meme Aristus! Illumination Aug 2020 #122

Paul Ryan telling other (r)epuglicons: What's said in the family stays in the family erronis Aug 2020 #86

Considered as a faily, soldierant Aug 2020 #124

Abusers I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #125

It's all falling apart on them EarlG Aug 2020 #2

In the meantime, Dems will take their votes, etc. empedocles Aug 2020 #6

Some Have Retired with Honor McKim Aug 2020 #133

Now they are "concerned"? LakeArenal Aug 2020 #3

And they've all knuckled under, even the supposedly "reasonable" ones JHB Aug 2020 #5

They can read the tea leaves, and Du, and know there will be no reward from empedocles Aug 2020 #9

Only the ones who spent their careers building the road Trump is parading down... JHB Aug 2020 #116

Baloney. All they had to do was join together and unify, and that would have Mike 03 Aug 2020 #7

Suspect its the voters and their poll support that is key. empedocles Aug 2020 #14

Agree. But (a) most of them could have gotten spooky3 Aug 2020 #80

How do you do that... sarchasm Aug 2020 #60

Cowards is exactly what these fools are DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #8

We look at Nazi Germany and think, "How could this happen?" DBoon Aug 2020 #11

So what if he gets angry and says mean things about them? vlyons Aug 2020 #12

they could switch to Dem or Indy.... samnsara Aug 2020 #13

. . . and lose. empedocles Aug 2020 #17

frump took advantage of their cowardice and guilt. They propped him up willingly. lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #15

This guy nailed it perfectly: CrispyQ Aug 2020 #16

Exactly. Moscow Mitch is much worse than trump. captain queeg Aug 2020 #128

complicit, dirty cowards. Corrupt to their core. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #18

Profiles in Cowardice! central scrutinizer Aug 2020 #19

We don't need invertebrate lawmakers. Spinelessness is no justification for complicity. highplainsdem Aug 2020 #20

UGH . . pity party . .. Iliyah Aug 2020 #22

COWARDS! GeorgeGist Aug 2020 #23

'Never had a choice'? No, Never had a spine. spanone Aug 2020 #24

Can Somebody That Is A Complete Idiot And Said To Have Dementia Take Over A Party..... global1 Aug 2020 #25

I'll go with "senile idiot". Tracer Aug 2020 #30

He probably threatens harm will come to them or their families judesedit Aug 2020 #43

He probably threatens harm will come to them or their families judesedit Aug 2020 #45

I agree with you PCIntern Aug 2020 #88

They all thrive on blackmail. panader0 Aug 2020 #92

They do. And probably physical threats are a regularity judesedit Aug 2020 #99

Exactly right judesedit Aug 2020 #98

trump is a senile idiot who also happens to be a Russian asset and longtime mobster, crickets Aug 2020 #51

Follow the money. luvtheGWN Aug 2020 #58

It's the work of I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #126

+1 n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #137

So retirement is worse than selling your soul? 2naSalit Aug 2020 #26

Perfect argument for term limits. Raven123 Aug 2020 #27

Term limits tips the scale in favor of the Money Men Wednesdays Aug 2020 #32

👆👆👆 crickets Aug 2020 #54

Great post. murielm99 Aug 2020 #93

Seems tipped that way now. Raven123 Aug 2020 #113

That's not a reason for term limits. None of the Republicans who wanted to win in a red area JI7 Aug 2020 #114

Many will be forcibly retired anyhow Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 #28

"I was just following orders" Wednesdays Aug 2020 #31

+1 Auggie Aug 2020 #35

The Brownshirt excuse aeromanKC Aug 2020 #34

That mirrors my thoughts when I read about their situation. Brother Mythos Aug 2020 #66

So... They were good Germans, eh? Raster Aug 2020 #36

If you can't be a patriot in that position, you really ought to retire bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #37

Whenever/however Trump is gone, there will be many GOP retroactive epiphanies. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #38

Boo Hoo Bettie Aug 2020 #39

Everyone considered them the cowards of the country. tanyev Aug 2020 #40

I hope concretebluetwo Aug 2020 #49

putting their career over doing their jobs eShirl Aug 2020 #41

Putting themselves over the luvtheGWN Aug 2020 #59

Bunch of chickenshits... Canoe52 Aug 2020 #42

But I thought they HATED the government and wanted to drowned it in the bathtub???? Peregrine Took Aug 2020 #44

You gotta have a soul before you can sell it... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #46

Hey GOP, you made this bed, now lay in it. (nt) apnu Aug 2020 #47

Well golly, what do you expect? gratuitous Aug 2020 #48

Gutless cowards, and traitors to the oaths they took to "preserve and protect the niyad Aug 2020 #50

A reminder of that Impeached status should be in every ad against him thru Nov. 3rd? Brainfodder Aug 2020 #52

Bullshit. They're all in. Onboard for the entire ride. E-fuckin' ticket, that ship sailed. Magoo48 Aug 2020 #53

E ticket. You're aging yourself. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #101

Wow, I guess I am. I'll be 72 in two months. Magoo48 Aug 2020 #103

Me next Jan. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #106

I miss E tickets mdbl Aug 2020 #120

Bullshit. You dont HAVE to retire. You may lose a primary, but stand up for yourself oldsoftie Aug 2020 #55

They are not victims of trump. They are craven opportunists. Collaborators. Duncan Grant Aug 2020 #56

In other words they didn't have balls enough to stand up to him. blueinredohio Aug 2020 #57

They chose...poorly Dukkha Aug 2020 #62

Cry me a river cowards Fullduplexxx Aug 2020 #63

Fuck them all. If they had any shred of decency, KPN Aug 2020 #64

Christ on a crutch. "Forced to..."? NOBODY is ever forced to do anything Texin Aug 2020 #67

cowards. nt Javaman Aug 2020 #68

I thought the same. StarlightGold Aug 2020 #69

What a bunch of fucking cowards. GoCubsGo Aug 2020 #70

No!!! Hell no!!! Hang Trump around their necks!!!! uponit7771 Aug 2020 #72

Wait. Let me get my smallest violin in the world to play the saddest song.... lindysalsagal Aug 2020 #73

Chicken shit traitor assholes Blecht Aug 2020 #74

Gosh, GOP, you certainly don't sound like Soviet apparatchiks at all! No, siree. Nyet. Not at all. Beartracks Aug 2020 #76

oh boo hoo, fuckers SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #77

This is no surprise. A lot of people have suspected this for quite while. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2020 #78

Senate Republicans had the opportunity to get rid of Trump and their supposed fear of him. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #79

Yep ScratchCat Aug 2020 #84

*sigh* Nexus2 Aug 2020 #81

Gotta keep them paychecks coming, the $600/wk supliment wouldn't equal $150,000/yr! marble falls Aug 2020 #82

These fucks have enough money and connections to retire comfortably. They are too greedy to retire DSandra Aug 2020 #87

My bleeding heart bleeds EVEN MORE for them right now. nt Baltimike Aug 2020 #89

I suspect that the main reason they did not buck him was they wanted to get as many of their people cstanleytech Aug 2020 #90

All those guys on trial at Nuremberg said the same thing. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #91

Ah yes! peggysue2 Aug 2020 #94

Yes burn it down! I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2020 #127

He may have dirt and be blackmailing some of them. They are all guilty of abetting a mass murderer. Liberty Belle Aug 2020 #95

Blackmail is a good possibility Andy823 Aug 2020 #104

"He may have dirt and be blackmailing some of them." keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #107

THIS is what's going on! bluestarone Aug 2020 #109

Gee that's too bad. dchill Aug 2020 #96

Preparing their defense for treason and crimes against humanity? ananda Aug 2020 #97

how can one stupid reality TV host wield so much power over our government? IcyPeas Aug 2020 #100

How did he get away with that shit at the Republican debate's? PCIntern Aug 2020 #102

Well, that explains everything... AmyStrange Aug 2020 #105

Then, they are fucking useless. Get rid of them and send people with a backbone to Washington DC. n Blue_true Aug 2020 #108

The voters of America will usher them into retirement anyway. BadgerMom Aug 2020 #110

Boo Fucking Hoo! Prissy little shits now want redemption. Firestorm49 Aug 2020 #111

They are still facing retirement. warmfeet Aug 2020 #112

A barrage of tweets? OMG! Sticks and Stones.... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2020 #115

Just an excuse for not having a spine. LiberalFighter Aug 2020 #117

They are an abomination Mr. Ected Aug 2020 #118

Did they not take an oath of office? DeeDeeNY Aug 2020 #119

This is a subject our Democratic candidates should EXCORIATE their opponents with! bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #121

Fuck you, GOP Shitbags Alpeduez21 Aug 2020 #123

They were handed a get out of jail free card and tossed it in the trash. Kablooie Aug 2020 #129

They worked for themselves, not for the people who put them in the job. TNNurse Aug 2020 #130

Fart noises Solly Mack Aug 2020 #131

I call bullshit. These fuckers knew what they were doing. To use the power of the orange one's thumb Hotler Aug 2020 #134

Spineless sycophants Va Lefty Aug 2020 #135

Boo-fucking-hoo. calimary Aug 2020 #136