The Batlord

Sigh...

That doesn't address my point. YOU said that going along with this idea will not have long term consequences on congress because voter attention spans are short. So if voter attention spans are short then how will this benefit Trump? If it's merely a short term gain then why do it when the potential political fallout could be so great? Especially since it would require Trump to basically continue to embarrass the Republican congress in order to make any use of this supposed opportunity? Feel free to use big words even if you don't know what they mean.

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Frownland

Cause republicans are plain old dummies of course!

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Chula Vista

One last try. Read slowly this time.

Originally Posted by Chula Vista
Trump had been catching a lot of flack, even among some of his base and even GOP politicians over a number of his cabinet appointees the past month. His whole "draining the swamp" catch phrase was beginning to become a running joke just recently.

And then, over the course of just a 24 hour period, *poof* he's the renegade again.

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and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

I think you're only really exposing how fickle and goldfish brained you are when it comes to politics.

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The Batlord

You simpleton.

1. How long do you think this new renegade status will last?

2. Will Trump capitalizing on this opportunity have negative consequences for congress?

3. If so, how long will congress have to eat Trump's ****?

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Chula Vista

1. Instant damage control for Trump's transition.

2. Hardly. Tomorrow the news and public outcry will be over the breaking news about "the Wall" That and the recent Macy's debacle.

3. *blink* it's already ancient history. GOP lawmakers are already doing the nightly network cycle and doing spin control on Trump's behalf over his massive flip flop today.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Frownland

Is this your way of saying that Donald Trump has won you over or something? Because you are really putting waaaaaay too much faith into this turning out like you say.

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Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth.

The Batlord

So... this has had no effect on the public's perception of Trump, nor did Trump even try to capitalize on it?

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Chula Vista

I posted about the GOP move and then the next morning I had a bunch of Trump supporters all over about how their boy stepped in and saved the day. That's what actually got me thinking about it.

Let's talk about how you, me, and Frown will now be paying for the Wall.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

How did Trump save the day?

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