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Offline Machiavelli

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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #25 on: February 13, 2017, 09:31:51 pm »
Is this evidence of a staff infection?
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #26 on: February 13, 2017, 09:34:19 pm »
Quote from: Machiavelli on February 13, 2017, 09:31:51 pm
Is this evidence of a staff infection?

*crowd-wide groaning*
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2017, 09:36:10 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on February 13, 2017, 04:24:08 pm
What?  Seriously?  That's just flat out stupid.
You know what they say, always consider the source. Some people are a one trick pony.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #28 on: February 14, 2017, 02:56:56 am »
If Trump had been the anti-establishment candidate that all his supporters claimed him to be during the campaign, then Priebus never would have been his chief of staff in the first place.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #29 on: February 14, 2017, 03:07:13 am »
Quote from: Hoodat on February 14, 2017, 02:56:56 am
If Trump had been the anti-establishment candidate that all his supporters claimed him to be during the campaign, then Priebus never would have been his chief of staff in the first place.

He also wouldn't have attacked Ted Cruz for being a big meanie to Mitch McConnell or reminded us that he golfs with John Boehner.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #30 on: February 14, 2017, 03:13:22 am »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on February 14, 2017, 03:07:13 am
He also wouldn't have attacked Ted Cruz for being a big meanie to Mitch McConnell or reminded us that he golfs with John Boehner.

Part of me wonders if Trump attacking Cruz (which was and will forever remain 'bullshit' regardless of who came up with it) wasn't the GOP's price for support. If they figured they weren't going to get one of their own, so Mitch took his pound of flesh where he could get it.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #31 on: February 14, 2017, 03:17:25 am »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on February 13, 2017, 07:49:21 pm
I don't have much hope that anything good will come out of this administration but I take great joy in the hope that Priebus is out. He's the face of the treasonous establishment who only fell in love with Trump when it became apparent that only Trump could keep an actual constitutional conservative out of the white house.

Poetic justice that the establishment who believed they could wheel and deal to keep their grip on power would now be betrayed by te man they made their deal with.

Frankly I plan on grabbing some popcorn because the establishment won't take it sitting down.

:beer:

  He owed Preibus allot for shutting down 'actual voting' and microphones at the Convention, thus silencing the Conservative movement, what little of it was left after they tasted the 'populist' koolaid.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #32 on: February 14, 2017, 03:23:50 am »
Quote from: corbe on February 14, 2017, 03:17:25 am
:beer:

  He owed Preibus allot for shutting down 'actual voting' and microphones at the Convention, thus silencing the Conservative movement, what little of it was left after they tasted the 'populist' koolaid.

Yep.  And, it was a well-run effort.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2017, 05:13:34 am »
Quote from: Norm Lenhart on February 14, 2017, 03:13:22 am
Part of me wonders if Trump attacking Cruz (which was and will forever remain 'bullshit' regardless of who came up with it) wasn't the GOP's price for support.

Aw hell, no.  That's Trump in a nutshell right there.  He feels big when he's insulting his "enemies."  And everybody who disagrees with him will be an "enemy" eventually.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2017, 05:18:42 am »
Quote from: r9etb on February 14, 2017, 05:13:34 am
Aw hell, no.  That's Trump in a nutshell right there.  He feels big when he's insulting his "enemies."  And everybody who disagrees with him will be an "enemy" eventually.

Yes, but Mitch isn't any different from that. The GOP has been destroying conservatives for a lot longer than Trump's been on the scene. I can easily seeing Mitch and the crew making a deal. Good for Trump and good for the GOP. Not so good for conservatism.

In the end, one, the other, or both broke Cruz and he genuflected to their power.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2017, 05:30:33 am »
Quote from: corbe on February 14, 2017, 03:17:25 am
He owed Preibus allot for shutting down 'actual voting' and microphones at the Convention, thus silencing the Conservative movement, what little of it was left after they tasted the 'populist' koolaid.

I don't remember shutting down of microphones (but in all candor, I wasn't able to watch the convention from gavel to gavel). 

I think it's more likely that Preibus proved his worth as an effective bridge between candidate Trump and the House leadership (the Ryan wing)---a talent that would be needed as the campaign transitioned to governing.   

Preibus was also effective in helping to contain the uprising of a certain wing of the Republican Party (the "p" revolt) after Trump's nomination.

Agree with him or not, Preibus was loyal against stiff opposition and a great help to the Trump campaign.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #36 on: February 14, 2017, 02:15:07 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 14, 2017, 05:30:33 am
I don't remember shutting down of microphones (but in all candor, I wasn't able to watch the convention from gavel to gavel). 

I think it's more likely that Preibus proved his worth as an effective bridge between candidate Trump and the House leadership (the Ryan wing)---a talent that would be needed as the campaign transitioned to governing.   

Preibus was also effective in helping to contain the uprising of a certain wing of the Republican Party (the "p" revolt) after Trump's nomination.

Agree with him or not, Preibus was loyal against stiff opposition and a great help to the Trump campaign.

Oh, yes, the Convention was manipulated, probably not so much to select Trump, but to make sure that no staunch conservatives were picked.  And, yes Priebus was loyal - to the powers-that-be.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #37 on: February 14, 2017, 02:23:30 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on February 14, 2017, 02:15:07 pm
Oh, yes, the Convention was manipulated, probably not so much to select Trump, but to make sure that no staunch conservatives were picked.  And, yes Priebus was loyal - to the powers-that-be.

Plenty of concessions were made for Trump as well. Like removing the anti Russian language from the party platform.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-campaign-guts-gops-anti-russia-stance-on-ukraine/2016/07/18/98adb3b0-4cf3-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html?utm_term=.763fc0257a24
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #38 on: February 14, 2017, 02:29:31 pm »
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #39 on: February 14, 2017, 02:33:15 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on February 14, 2017, 02:29:31 pm
Yep.

None of this will end well and the longer the GOP tries to ignore it, the worse it will be.
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Re: Could Reince Be On His Way Out As Chief Of Staff?
« Reply #40 on: February 14, 2017, 02:49:01 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on February 14, 2017, 02:15:07 pm
Oh, yes, the Convention was manipulated, probably not so much to select Trump, but to make sure that no staunch conservatives were picked.  And, yes Priebus was loyal - to the powers-that-be.

I still think this entire election was manipulated. Cruz was the first to announce his candidacy and the D.C. establishment knew he was a considerable threat.  Enter D.J. Trump.  Turns out Cruz had an incredible ground game and Trump met with McConnell, Ryan and Priebus early on. It was after his meeting with McConnell that Trump publicly stated he needed to be a little more establishment. The establishment representing the GOP even with all of Trump's bombastic crudeness and immorality would rather have him than Cruz even if it meant he would be defeated by Hillary; at least the cartel would remain in tact with Hillary. Hillary's defeat sent shockwaves  through the entire establishment; GOP and DEM alike.
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