Red Mosquito

wease wrote:The great irony; the party most responsible for Washington's dysfunction has been rewarded by the people frustrated by Washington's dysfunction.

jwfocker wrote:I'm more concerned about Mike Pence. Super social conservative. I picture Trump just walking around enjoying the stature and boost to his already massive ego while Pence is dealing with the policies, diplomacy, and what not.

pepperwhiteMFC wrote:

jwfocker wrote:I'm more concerned about Mike Pence. Super social conservative. I picture Trump just walking around enjoying the stature and boost to his already massive ego while Pence is dealing with the policies, diplomacy, and what not.

Did you see the handshake he gave Pence last night?

McParadigm wrote:It is stunning to me to think that, as pessimistic and negative as I am about it, I have still been giving this country way too much credit.

Biff Pocoroba wrote:Yeah, I think Trump will prove to less conservative than he advertised during the campaign. Pence's ideology is much more frightening.

wease wrote:The great irony; the party most responsible for Washington's dysfunction has been rewarded by the people frustrated by Washington's dysfunction.

dimejinky99 wrote:

McParadigm wrote:It is stunning to me to think that, as pessimistic and negative as I am about it, I have still been giving this country way too much credit.

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public . . . ”
—The Sopranos

Biff Pocoroba wrote:Yeah, I think Trump will prove to less conservative than he advertised during the campaign. Pence's ideology is much more frightening.

dimejinky99 wrote:TBH guys I think the most shocked person about all this is trump himself. He knows he's not equipped for it.

Strat wrote: How the fuck do i get up and try and teach yoga tonight?

BurtReynolds wrote:time for the media and the Left to stop pretending its old white males vs everyone else. Your problems are so much larger than you know.

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digster wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote: I honestly believe there's a serious threat of thousands, if not millions, of people dying.

From what? Trump ovens? Do you think soldiers will be dragging illegals from their homes and throwing them back across the fence? Do you think any first world state actor would use a nuke again?

Will every thing he said come to pass? No, of course not, but I don't think it's Pollyanna-ish to acknowledge this is a far different nominee from the norm.

For sure, but the absurd overreaction hyperbole being thrown around right now is just silly, bordering on sad. Trump does not literally get to put his finger on the nuke button, it's an agreement between like a dozen people. For this other stuff; the thousands of people, regulations, and lawsuits one must overcome to do the things being suggested will prevent Trump from doing evil, just like it prevent every modern President before him (and prevented a lot of them from doing good). The federal government is not a bunch of mindless robots that only obey the whims of the executive (uhhh... remember Comey last week?) Plus, we have no idea who his cabinet is going to be. We have no idea the real level of support he will have in Congress should he do something that threatens one of the S&P 100. It's brexit hysteria all over again.