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Polls-smolls, right? But he is getting crushed in his latest polls, and judging by this action, the internals must be showing those poll numbers to be true. So, what's he gonna do? Why leave the party, of course!

Those tariffs on China must really be hurting his family's coffers.

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Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Thursday announced he's leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent, months after igniting a political firestorm when he became the first sitting GOP congressman to call for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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20 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said:

Polls-smolls, right? But he is getting crushed in his latest polls, and judging by this action, the internals must be showing those poll numbers to be true. So, what's he gonna do? Why leave the party, of course!

Those tariffs on China must really be hurting his family's coffers.

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Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) on Thursday announced he's leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent, months after igniting a political firestorm when he became the first sitting GOP congressman to call for an impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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heh
 

 

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I’D TAKE HIS “THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM IS AWFUL” STANCE MORE SERIOUSLY IF HE WEREN’T TRAILING BADLY IN THE PRIMARY POLL AS A REPUBLICAN: 

 

Justin Amash Slams The Trump GOP. Vox, of course, loves the idea of a third party that will siphon off enough votes to elect democrats.

 

And there’s this: “I started to hear [the word] nationalism more and more. And that’s a concept that really is about a love for your people simply by virtue of being your people, not related to any principles you hold or what your country stands for, what ideals you’re striving for.”

 

Yes, Justin. Voters like the idea that the people who govern them are loyal to them. Nationalism is unpopular with elites because it involves such loyalty, and loyalty to one’s own people limits one’s options in ways that our governing class finds unacceptable. I don’t think supporting the governing class here is either principled or libertarian. 

 
 
 
 
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It's interesting when "principled conservatives" precipitously flip. Usually there's a clear demarcation and an underlying reason. In Joe Scarborough's case we know what it is; in John Roberts' we don't (yet).

 

Edit: I guess we can remove the "bi-" from the "bi-partisan" adjective again. I'm sure that will trigger some in the QWERTY community.

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12 minutes ago, Ralonzo said:

It's interesting when "principled conservatives" precipitously flip. Usually there's a clear demarcation and an underlying reason. In Joe Scarborough's case we know what it is; in John Roberts' we don't (yet).

 

Edit: I guess we can remove the "bi-" from the "bi-partisan" adjective again. I'm sure that will trigger some in the QWERTY community.

 

Yup. W Amash we know what it’s about too: his deals and his family’s w China. He’s passing it off as principles when it’s all about his own pocketbook and corruption. 

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14 hours ago, row_33 said:

Who is planning to run against Trump in the Primaries

 

I will.

 

If you vote for me, I promise a chicken in every pot, a car in every back yard, and I will reach across the aisle to work with the House leadership to land AOC and the Jihad Caucus on the moon... without space suits (or a functioning return vehicle)!

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2 hours ago, Koko78 said:

 

I will.

 

If you vote for me, I promise a chicken in every pot, a car in every back yard, and I will reach across the aisle to work with the House leadership to land AOC and the Jihad Caucus on the moon... without space suits (or a functioning return vehicle)!

 

Joe will cure cancer, so that is taken

 

so we gotta cure death and resurrect anyone you want

 

maybe promise to land a man or woman on the sun by 2030

 

 

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1 hour ago, row_33 said:

maybe promise to land a man or woman on the sun by 2030

 

Only binary gender identity? Excluding those who do not identify as a man or woman? You need to get woke.

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34 minutes ago, KRC said:

 

Only binary gender identity? Excluding those who do not identify as a man or woman? You need to get woke.

 

Getting disabused in all directions today...

 

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It’s interesting how the media has taken a break from impeachment for a while now. I know everyone is waiting for Mueller but even so, there was more run up to Trump’s Fourth of July speech. Is it possible the DNC has told them to back off? 

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48 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

It’s interesting how the media has taken a break from impeachment for a while now. I know everyone is waiting for Mueller but even so, there was more run up to Trump’s Fourth of July speech. Is it possible the DNC has told them to back off? 

 

It's a losing argument, and their internal polls probably reflect that.

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1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said:

 

....I'd say dig up Strom Thurmond to level the possible playing field for Biden.............

 

At that debate, I'd wager Strom Thurmond's rotted corpse makes more intelligent points than Biden does.

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1 minute ago, Doc Brown said:

After Benghazi obsession, they have no credibility.  Spare me your faux outrage.

 

Difference is one was a real event, with real death and government cover-up (of their illegal gun running program into Syria through Libya) -- while the other was fabricated by the previous administration to protect themselves from their own illegalities being exposed and to pull off a backdoor coup. 

 

One is not like the other.

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10 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

Difference is one was a real event, with real death and government cover-up (of their illegal gun running program into Syria through Libya) -- while the other was fabricated by the previous administration to protect themselves from their own illegalities being exposed and to pull off a backdoor coup. 

 

One is not like the other.

They smelled blood and used the deaths as a political weapon instead of working together to make sure something like that never happens again.  McCarthy let the cat out of the bag when describing Hillary's declining poll numbers due to the numerous GOP led Benghazi investigations.  It actually worked too so maybe that's on the back of a lot of House Democrats minds who are calling for impeachment.

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4 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

They smelled blood and used the deaths as a political weapon instead of working together to make sure something like that never happens again.  McCarthy let the cat out of the bag when describing Hillary's declining poll numbers due to the numerous GOP led Benghazi investigations.  It actually worked too so maybe that's on the back of a lot of House Democrats minds who are calling for impeachment.

 

They absolutely used it for partisan political purposes -- no denying that. 

 

But it doesn't change the fact that Benghazi was a real event, with a very real (likely) crime committed by the administration and a cover up of Americans' deaths (including an Ambassador). They deserved to be dragged over the coals -- and if the media wasn't covering for 44, it likely would have been much worse for the administration. 

 

The Russia Collusion/Conspiracy story was always fake. Still is.

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5 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:

 

They absolutely used it for partisan political purposes -- no denying that. 

 

But it doesn't change the fact that Benghazi was a real event, with a very real (likely) crime committed by the administration and a cover up of Americans' deaths (including an Ambassador). They deserved to be dragged over the coals -- and if the media wasn't covering for 44, it likely would have been much worse for the administration. 

 

The Russia Collusion/Conspiracy story was always fake. Still is.

Probably.  I have no doubt the Dem Congress would pursue the Trump administration with the same vigor that Republicans did if the shoe was on the other foot when it came to Benghazi.  I almost think we need a viable third party to help get rid of the us vs. them mentality that plagues our politics.

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