Um....I take it you didn’t bother to read the article I cited (from, you know, an actual journalist)?

And now that immigration views are at the fore, do people not get that his replacement will very likely have EXTREMELY regressive views about immigration and foreign workers? I am no Pudzer fan, but at least he had redeeming views on immigrants in the workforce. I have no such hope for his replacement. For that…

Uh...yeah it is. Politico ran the story that at least 4 Republicans (to a possible 10-12) were against him due to his support for immigration reform. THAT is what got him in the end - not a DV case, as the liberal contingent seems to want to believe.

How can I say no to anything that features a Canadian tuxedo?

Not when the person coming in behind him is almost certainly going to be worse. Pudzer was harmed deeply by his support for immigrants, so you know that the next one will be vetted expressly for some very nasty views towards non-citizens. It’s maddening to see how shortsightedness seems to be getting so common among…

I disagree. Trump could publically - on tape - discuss sexual assault and it didn’t harm him. Pudzer’s ex-wife has already stated that the tape - according to her now - is lies she made up to get a free trip. I see no reason why the tape should sway anybody now, given that it was already addressed. Politico has an…

Except Pudzer’s ex already recanted the tape - so what weight does it have now?

But that’s my point - this isn’t a liberal “win” because liberals didn’t precipitate his withdrawal. And be honest - do you expect his replacement to be any better, by any stretch? If anything, they’re going to be worse, due to Republican concerns about immigration. So....yay, progress.

Do we really believe this is what tanked him? I don’t. Pudzer did not go down because of the Democrats - let’s be real here. If they couldn’t take down DeVos, they weren’t taking down Pudzer. He lost because Republicans were wavering on him after the revelations that he employed a woman in the country illegally, that…

But that’s not a “Democratic resistance.” ....which was kind of my point. And Politico has an article up saying that between 4-12 Republicans were either against Pudzer or non-committed to him - but that’s largely because of his support for immigration - so in reality, he lost for not being conservative enough. So…

And THAT is why he withdrew. The Democrats didn’t stop him (they can’t if they try). I think most Democrats right now are struggling with the idea that basically, the entire direction of this mess hinges on the Republicans, but that’s how it is.

But that does nothing. Do you think the GOP feels “uncomfortable” when it’s basically getting whatever the hell it wants? Please.

You give Trump too much credit! Right now, he’s demanding his staff track down the Taco Bell Chihuahua - because the dog has “stamina.”

I hear the CEO of Hooters is ready, willing and able.

Except the Democrats couldn’t stop him if they tried - they lack the numbers. The more likely scenario is that Collins and Murkowski were both going no and there is at least one other (hopefully more) Republicans having issues with him. There is no genuine Democratic Resistance now solely due to numbers.

By all accounts, he was poison to all sides - Republicans hated his support for immigration reform, Democrats hated his sexy ads and domestic violence.

And denial is not just a river in Egypt.

But you are clearly embarrassed - otherwise you would not try so desperately to change the subject. But please, continue!

So now we’ve moved onto his tax returns? In truth, I’m starting to wonder if you’re coming apart at the seams a little from all this embarrassment. If you need a few days off to deal, it’s cool, honey.

Um, Madoff used a pyramid structure to keep the flow of returns coming, so from the investor’s perspective, there was no way to tell it was a scam, because the returns were coming as promised. He only got caught when the pyramid finally stopped producing and returns stopped coming. To the average eye, the Madoff…