With The Donald's four bankruptcies, multiple affairs, seemingly endless fondlings of women, and disregard for regulations and/or laws that do not suit him or his business interests, he seems like he lacks a moral compass in his life.  With as many enemies as he has, it may only be a matter of time before he crosses the line into illegality and someone cries foul and calls for impeachment.  Even though I admit that I do not care for Trump, his future as the leader of the free world is an area of open discussion.  So, how long with he last?  One year?  Four?  Or, eight?

I think he'll resign.  The job is too much work and the fucker doesn't like to work.

(December 21, 2016 at 9:02 pm)Jehanne Wrote: With The Donald's four bankruptcies, multiple affairs, seemingly endless fondlings of women, and disregard for regulations and/or laws that do not suit him or his business interests, he seems like he lacks a moral compass in his life.  With as many enemies as he has, it may only be a matter of time before he crosses the line into illegality and someone cries foul and calls for impeachment.  Even though I admit that I do not care for Trump, his future as the leader of the free world is an area of open discussion.  So, how long with he last?  One year?  Four?  Or, eight?

Who's to say there'll be an election in 2020?

Dems are too busy with the circular firing squad of blame to even be thinking about fielding some good congressional candidates in 2018.

I could see MORE conventional thinking going by the wayside if the dems don't pull their shit together, and Trump and the 'pubs INCREASING their numbers in the house and senate in 2018. We are in a completely different game, and I can already infer that since the party in the White House ALWAYS loses seats incongress in 2 years, the dems are STILL thinking they don't even have to try.

Fuck that shit, they need to be hitting the ground running NOW to stave off 70 seats of 'pubs in the Senate, and 300 in the House in 2018.

Somebody needs to poop in Podesta's mouth and get him off the fucking TV . . .

I know there has been a lot of discussion about whether Trump has committed enough crimes that could potentially be impeachable. That said, it should be noted that impeachment hinges on Congress actually being willing to impeach him. Given that he's apparently working like Boss Tweed for the Republican Party, which has a majority in both houses, I cannot be too optimistic about them actually acting on those offenses.

(December 21, 2016 at 9:16 pm)Tazzycorn Wrote:

(December 21, 2016 at 9:02 pm)Jehanne Wrote: With The Donald's four bankruptcies, multiple affairs, seemingly endless fondlings of women, and disregard for regulations and/or laws that do not suit him or his business interests, he seems like he lacks a moral compass in his life.  With as many enemies as he has, it may only be a matter of time before he crosses the line into illegality and someone cries foul and calls for impeachment.  Even though I admit that I do not care for Trump, his future as the leader of the free world is an area of open discussion.  So, how long with he last?  One year?  Four?  Or, eight?

Who's to say there'll be an election in 2020?

Good point.  I should have put, "Assuming an election in 2020...?"

Before we advocate for President-elect Trump's impeachment, I think it's important that we keep in mind his Vice President: Mike Pence.

I think we're stuck with the cunt for 4 years.

I agree with Min he doesn't like to work but... I think his narcissism is even stronger than his laziness. He just loves being the centre of the attention. I bet he'd stay president until he was 120 as long as there are still people there to tell him his hands aren't small and his toupee doesn't look like a dead rat on his head.

Lol

No way he's getting voted back in.

(December 21, 2016 at 9:10 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I think he'll resign.  The job is too much work and the fucker doesn't like to work.

I would be tempted to agree with you if I believed for a moment that Trump was going to be the sort of President to do hands-on, heavy policy lifting. But that's not him. Pence, Trump's cabinet and inner circle, and Congressional Republicans will handle the messy, boring stuff. So get ready for an avalanche of the GOP's "greatest hits" as well as scores of items from their legislative wish list before the mid-term elections.

Trump will be the pitchman for this upcoming shit fest, which is precisely what he's always been. It's the perfect marriage of his peculiar skill set, his narcissism, and his need to cement relations with his party -- all played out on the grandest stage of all. Resign? I doubt it.

As for impeachment, I suspect his tangled business affairs and generally loose sense of ethics will provide plenty of ammunition for some such action over time, but not while the GOP retains control over Congress. As long as Trump successfully sells their brand, they'll give him all the cover he'll need to weather the storm.

I heard it said that the Japanese consider Americans to be fat and lazy, and now, they will have their poster person for exactly that!