Posted on 12/13/2017 7:26:10 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON — President Trump does not readily admit defeat. Knocked to the mat in Alabama with the stunning loss of a Senate seat, he got right back up on Wednesday and defiantly claimed that he had known his candidate would lose all along. He may have been humbled by voters, but Mr. Trump does not exactly do humble.
Aides to the temperamental president reported being pleasantly surprised that he did not rage against the setback in private, as he is wont to do in moments of difficulty. But neither did he concede a mistake in backing the Republican candidate, Roy S. Moore, despite sexual misconduct allegations, attributing the loss to Mr. Moore and the national party establishment that abandoned him.
All but ignoring the political earthquake in Alabama in public appearances on Wednesday, Mr. Trump pushed forward with his drive for major tax cuts, giving little indication that he shared his party’s panic about potentially worse defeats to come in next year’s midterm congressional elections. While aides anticipate possible staff changes, Mr. Trump showed no signs of shifting from the strident, base-oriented politics that have animated his presidency.
“I don’t think it’s going to affect it,” Mr. Trump said of the election’s impact on his agenda as he met with Republican lawmakers writing the final version of his tax legislation. “I think we’re doing a lot. This is the biggest thing that we’ve worked on.”
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Our country, including many on here, do not deserve this great potus.
You know.
Frank Zappa never criticized or mocked Jethro Tull.
That was out of respect.
The NY City FishWrap has their panties in a hysterical bunching.
Knocked to the mat in Alabama..................... at the cost of $$$$$$$$$$$$$, a real knock, a win by a small percentage?
JT seemed to Rock.
Why would someone want to Zap him?
Winners don’t dwell on setbacks.
Losers love to point at them and laugh.
We know who the losers were.
They didn’t inclued Trump or Moore.
They did their jobs.
I wuz afraid that some might not agree. My bad....
“Anyone who thinks my story is anywhere near over is sadly mistaken.” - Donald J. Trump
Velvet Green
I’m sure Maggie was “knocked to the mat” more than a few times by butt grabbing journos in her younger days. Yet she still covers their sorry behinds and remains silent about it. This empress truly has no clothes.
Not the President’s defeat.
Agreed.
Listening to Levin the Alabama debacle was planned carefully by McConnell and Rove to smear Mo Brooks to get in Strange.
Then when he lost they shifted to taken out Moore for spite and to embarrass Trump even though he supported Strange...still they understood what it would look like if the seat when DEM first time in years.
So that fat ugly bastard Rove still up to his dirt behind the scene.
We now know they’re strategy and WILL NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN.
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I’d go with something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsCyC1dZiN8&list=RD2u0XXpVGUwk&index=5
Are flutes part of R&R?
Heck yah.
What utter tripe.
This loss is not a cause for fear, but for awakening and mobilization. There is a need for Deplorables to start their own "farm system" as the Tea Party did, for vetting and prepping candidates.
The GOP won't help...we gotta get moving on our own.
“Listening to Levin the Alabama debacle was planned carefully by McConnell and Rove to smear Mo Brooks to get in Strange.
Then when he lost they shifted to taken out Moore for spite and to embarrass Trump even though he supported Strange...still they understood what it would look like if the seat when DEM first time in years.”
Levine has had great analysis on this.
McConnell and Republicans are the enemy.
Do not vote for a Republican again until McConnell resigns.
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