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Stephen Robinson's avatar

Trump’s health care position was always his most incoherent. Even when running in 2016, he vowed to get rid of the ACA but keep everything that people liked, which is fundamentally impossible. I think he was consumed with a personal desire to destroy Obama’s signature legislative achievement — whereas most Republicans like Paul Ryan simply opposed any form of entitlement that helped people. It’s repugnant but intellectually consistent with their world view. Trump is just malice made flesh.

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The_Shadout_Mapes's avatar

Even his plans aren’t plans. He “plans” to deport our undocumented family members, neighbors, workers but has no plan other than “Military” and “Concentration Camps”. I guarantee nobody in his circle has even thought there might be undocumented marshmallows. Or that people would be willing to defend their loved ones. Or just anything other than sick fantasies about hurting and killing people without any repercussions

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Rea T's avatar

I am trying really hard to figure out what an undocumented marshmallow is.

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The_Shadout_Mapes's avatar

Saying marshmallow instead of white can keep your post from being flagged.

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Kris Stoever's avatar

Yes. About that floor plan, though. I was perplexed by the lack of a door between the kitchen and the formal dining room. Talk about a flawed concept for a plan!

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DR Darke's avatar

Yeah.... You have to leave the kitchen, go through the front entrance area, then go into the dining room!

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Karin's avatar

Not only doesn't he understand tariffs, he still doesn't understand how NATO works, he still thinks it's something that every country pays into, and that the U.S. pays more because Europe is not paying their "share". (facepalm emoji here)

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Robert Spottswood, M.A.'s avatar

That last sentence could be posting all by itself.

Well said!

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Dave Baxter's avatar

I literally just restacked/shared that last line all on its lonesome :P

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DR Darke's avatar

I went ahead and bought two coffee mugs that say "I HAVE A CONCEPT OF A PLAN", one for my best friend and one for me!

I mean, why didn't he just say, "I had a plan, but Biden's dog ate it!"?

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a5ak0m!k4m1's avatar

“Sanewashing” is such an apt word for what the media does. Definitely gonna read Stephen Robinson’s Substack post

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ken taylor's avatar

Sorry to disagree. I'm sure Laura Loomer(? is that her name) will come up with a plan when she serves him her next catburger.

I'm sure you're familiar with Jeremy Bentham's quote"nonsense on stilts." That pretty much sums up all of Trump's "plans" doesn't it?

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Susan Travis's avatar

A major issue that I have in dealing with tRump is that I attempt to "make it make sense"! One recent, brief thought I had was : Why does he keep asking Harris her excuse for not "doing" these things in her 3 and half years! When so obviously a rebuttal of him is : Why didn't you accomplish your sad goals when you were president*??

I do suffer from TDS!

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