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Warpy

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42. Oh, I lived through Watergate, part of the time in DC

Fri Mar 31, 2017, 06:32 PM

Mar 2017

so I know the power of a good rumor mill. What has astonished me in recent years is how much of the stuff we speculated about was confirmed when Nixon's WH tapes were finally declassified. He was exactly as bad as we all thought he was.

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*TRUMP IS WEIGHING RESIGNATION* [View all] wordpix Mar 2017 OP

I always knew he and Palin were soulmates. milestogo Mar 2017 #1

This game of telephone is getting more distorted by the minute. BainsBane Mar 2017 #2

Thanks for this good news on Friday, elleng Mar 2017 #3

it would be apropos if he did resign mikeysnot Mar 2017 #35

It's a rumor, take it with a pound of salt Warpy Mar 2017 #4

I saw that, too. And it could be just a rumor. calimary Mar 2017 #36

Oh, I lived through Watergate, part of the time in DC Warpy Mar 2017 #42

Yeah, me too. calimary Apr 2017 #75

Would that it were true, but I fear he is like the cockroach, Alice11111 Apr 2017 #76

In the end, how soon he resigns will depend on... Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #5

I can see it now. Initech Mar 2017 #16

The sooner this nightmare is over the better! Initech Mar 2017 #6

And sessions. notdarkyet Mar 2017 #33

YES! Plucketeer Mar 2017 #41

I'm going to save the celebration sarah FAILIN Mar 2017 #7

Well, maybe it will give him an idea... Ligyron Mar 2017 #57

I wish his WEIGHT would be added to that side of the scale Alice11111 Apr 2017 #80

I'm content to wait and see gratuitous Mar 2017 #8

Pension Scarsdale Mar 2017 #59

Smells like BS onenote Mar 2017 #9

Agree, major BS SCantiGOP Mar 2017 #46

I don't think so - he has to be thinking about this because he doesn't know what's coming out next womanofthehills Apr 2017 #78

I call wishful thinking and bullshit Angry Dragon Mar 2017 #10

i ain't buying it. spanone Mar 2017 #11

"I ain't buying it." LenaBaby61 Mar 2017 #54

👍🏼 spanone Mar 2017 #61

Even if true, brings little comfort. Pence is sane, and in many ways, more dangerous. Coventina Mar 2017 #12

This. n/t Different Drummer Mar 2017 #67

He should consider resignation. gordianot Mar 2017 #13

Occupy Democrats, always reporting third-hand info as if it's God's truth. RedWedge Mar 2017 #14

if anything, he'll go under "serious health issue" rather than look like a quitter. sunonmars Mar 2017 #15

If he does resign, I agree, it will be some excuse like a "serious health issue." n/t RKP5637 Mar 2017 #23

He wants to spend more time with his family. Marie Marie Mar 2017 #40

Yeah, I think she realizes she made a mistake! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2017 #70

Wait... wasn't he the healthiest man ever to run for President? tinrobot Mar 2017 #44

Is there a legitimate source for this? Foamfollower Mar 2017 #17

The original sources is a tweet BainsBane Mar 2017 #24

Actually - a few tweets womanofthehills Mar 2017 #64

Jester Actual is bull crap, and a fake news spreader. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #74

Jester is "food for thought" - I like him - I believe he was in intelligence womanofthehills Apr 2017 #79

I like Jester Actual too, and as much as I want this to be true, I'm highly skeptical. Oneironaut Apr 2017 #86

Actually - you are very wrong about Jester womanofthehills Apr 2017 #83

I have no doubt Jester has good technological skills. However, Oneironaut Apr 2017 #85

I heard that too. Its happening. caroldansen Mar 2017 #18

Definitely. nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2017 #50

You won't gibraltar72 Mar 2017 #19

"Lick around"? Oh my.... FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #22

Yay then we can have the guy who wants to electrocute gays. Fun! /sarcasm FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #20

He can't resign. hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2017 #21

He never did want the job. Probably figured he would sit on the sidelines and bark at Hillary like RKP5637 Mar 2017 #27

Yep. In retrospect, that would explain why during the campaign... hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2017 #29

I could see the shock in his eyes the night he won when he was sitting next to Obama, like he RKP5637 Mar 2017 #30

He's filed bankruptcy 4-6 times, so he's not above quitting when it's advantageous NightWatcher Mar 2017 #25

Don't toy with us. Vinca Mar 2017 #26

LOL. "Don't toy with me, you saucy wench!" nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #65

What took so long? C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #28

then we can start working on getting pence out! samnsara Mar 2017 #31

If Trump resigns we need to march in the streets against Pence and Ryan! Dustlawyer Mar 2017 #32

sounds like fake news to make democrats look like idiots in repeating it beachbum bob Mar 2017 #34

Trump is not enough Perseus Mar 2017 #37

I keep thinking that if the election is found to be seriously tampered with by Russians notdarkyet Mar 2017 #38

not going to happen onenote Mar 2017 #49

That's what my Mom keeps saying, and I see the sense in it too. mahina Apr 2017 #84

Can we not post this kind of BS Chakaconcarne Mar 2017 #39

He should force everyone he's appointed to resign beforehand bucolic_frolic Mar 2017 #43

Lots of wild rumors at times like these. Post this one 15 times a month and it will be true. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #45

I suspect that it will take SWAT to remove #45 and Bannon NCjack Mar 2017 #47

Sorry. I don't believe it. Equinox Moon Mar 2017 #48

Saw that earlier get the red out Mar 2017 #52

Could be only rumor, one thing is certain, if he gets the slightest hint Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #51

I'm still waiting sarisataka Mar 2017 #53

I just want to see this guys face the moment he hears about this Quixote1818 Mar 2017 #55

I'll believe it when the NYT or WaPo reports it HopeAgain Mar 2017 #56

I don't buy it nycbos Mar 2017 #58

I will wait on this one Lebam in LA Mar 2017 #60

OD Fake news . Don't celebrate yet lunasun Mar 2017 #62

I won't celebrate yet. warmfeet Mar 2017 #63

Bullshit! Last week: "Flynn has rolled on Trump". Pathwalker Mar 2017 #66

Having seen the New Yorker cover I'd bet Trump weighs more than this RESIGNATION guy... :) bagelsforbreakfast Mar 2017 #68

I think if that were true, only his inner circle would know, and they don't talk. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #69

Oh please God let it be true coeur_de_lion Mar 2017 #71

I think it's wishful thinking Catherine Vincent Mar 2017 #72

OccupyDemocrats is a fake news site. I hope the admins ban it. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #73

I think we all need to be careful what we wish for. Pence is terrifying. redstatebluegirl Apr 2017 #77

Early April Fools ...but a nice thought anyway lol Kimchijeon Apr 2017 #81

Not a legit source oberliner Apr 2017 #82