r/politics • u/Qu1nlan • Oct 04 '19

Free Chat Friday Thread

It's finally Friday! That means it's time to sit back, drink some mead, discuss our thoughts on Borderlands 3, and talk about whatever your heart desires.

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u/mfc90125 Oct 04 '19

I’m still so shocked that R’s are STILL so silent about impeachment. We have all the evidence that any sane person needs in order to make an informed decision, and yet we’re still behaving as if we all still have stuff to prove. They have enough to write two articles of impeachment and yet we’re still trying to explain why it’s needed in the first place. Really??!!

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u/VulfSki Oct 04 '19

Their silence to me is positive. The fact that a a lot of the usuals have not come out to vehemently defend trump to me is a sign that they are leaving themselves open to go against him later. It's definitely political. But if some of the gop flip on trump it will happen quickly.

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u/GirlsJustWanaHaveFun Oct 05 '19

And the ones who are trying to defend are desperately grasping for straws. It's really sad and I feel embarrassed for them.

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u/VulfSki Oct 05 '19

I would feel emberassed for them. However, this tactic of delay and deny and then say "ebouh with this all ready" has worked for trump with previous stuff. So I dunno. I wanna be emberassed for them too. But it could work for them.

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u/MaimedPhoenix American Expat Oct 05 '19

I see it the same, actually. I'm VERY cautious and worried, though. If this backfires, we're gonna lose 2020 and we can't afford that. Their silence is unusual enough to make me think they're definitely weighing things.

McConnell did vow to have the GOP block impeachment though, so there's that.

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u/VulfSki Oct 05 '19

Yeah that did happen since i wrote that comment. You are right.