It’s analogous and of course the right wing media is deliberately feminizing Comey as a way of butching up Trump.

So they’ve decided to steer into the Sexual Harassment/Assault comparisons huh?

Neither/both. They’ve just hooked up with a well-oiled machine for creating strategic outrage and — whatever is the opposite of outrage. And not just for Trump but for 30 years.

Not even just now, though. He went back and told his superiors what happened. He even asked for someone to buffer. It’s insane that they say he did nothing.

None of the Trump’s have ever held a real job, so they’ve never been in a position where they can be fired for ignoring a “why don’t you do this?” type of request.

If the person who can fire you begins a statement with “I hope you can” 99.9% of the population knows that really means “Do this or you’re fired” and we know this is what Trump meant BECAUSE THEN HE FIRED HIM FOR NOT DOING IT.

And for this guy, as a politician, to then go back and write a memo: ‘Oh, I felt threatened.’ He felt so threatened — but he didn’t do anything.”

Can’t speak for others who doubt Congress’ willingness to impeach Trump, but I just think the Republicans are all spineless sheep, looking to fall in line and cash a check. So it’s not that I don’t think Trump should be impeached, but more that I think the Republicans are a bunch of cowardly, sniveling shits, who lack…

it’ll take Fox News turning against Trump for him to lose any meaningful support. these people literally get different news. they do not know how much this administration is fucking everything up, because the people telling them about it are spinning it to sound like a good thing

I’d wait until he’s actually impeached to start doing your victory dance.

Coming in un-elected and with all semblence of political power and goodwill squandered by a massive failure of Trump, they won’t be able to get much of anything done.

Coming into office under those circumstances, they’ll have to be very careful.

I actually think that it would be in the GOP’s best interest to impeach him.

It would lose them the senate and presidency in 2020 if they ditch him. Trump is still very popular among the republican base and his own supporters. The base is the base. The base is going to vote republican no matter what. No matter if Trump did or didn’t collude with Russia. No matter how little the GOP gets done.…

As long as Trump is polling strong among republican voters there won’t be. And last I looked he is. I have yet to see the republicans ever put country before party/elections. These guys care about power so until Trump starts costing them REPUBLICAN voters, they couldn’t give a fuck less about independent or dem…

It’s about the voter base. They don’t want the Trumpers to turn against them. So they have to play it slow, make it seem like they’re supporting Trump but also not supporting Trump, and turn any impeachment process into the Dem’s fault.

Because they are (rightfully) scared that his supporters - who are not Pence’s base - will punish them by either primarying them or sitting out elections.

After the election ripping my heart out and shitting in the hole...

I believe he’ll be out of there one way or the other before his term expires, but I’m not sure how likely the impeachment option is. He has quite a bit further to fall with his base before you see GOP members get spooked. If collusion is found and his stupid-ass supporters still don’t leave him? It might take a…

I will happily bet you $10 million that there will not be an impeachment as long as Republicans control Congress.

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