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Re: FBI Creates Unit to Coordinate Trump-Russia Probe

Elementum — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:37:21 -0000

Good point. Could be conditional deal in exchange for a pardon.

Re: FBI Creates Unit to Coordinate Trump-Russia Probe

Elementum — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:24:46 -0000

What happens when Trump is forced to resign? The answer seems obvious. As VP Mike Pence takes over as President. There is one problem though: Pence's victory in the 2016 election is just as tainted as Trump's. There were on the same ticket. They benefited from the same illegal Russian interference. Maybe Pence knew about the Russian connection. Maybe he didn't. But either way he's tainted.

The Constitution gives us another option: both Pence and Trump could resign, which would leave us with President Paul Ryan. But this too is an imperfect solution. Although likely not implicated directly in the Russian scandal, Paul Ryan hasn't exactly been eager to investigate it either. He's stood by Devin Nunes, and basically allowed the House's investigation to become a joke.

We need a third option. Trump and Pence could negotiate their departure from the West Wing together. Pence would resign first.Then Trump would name John McCain as his new VP. And then Trump himself would resign. John McCain would assume the presidency. In an act of bipartisan unity McCain would appoint a conservative national-security Democrat to the Vice-Presidency, maybe someone like Bob Kerry or Wesley Clark. The US would have two Russia hawks at the helm. Putin's worst nightmare.

Re: FBI Creates Unit to Coordinate Trump-Russia Probe

Elementum — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:04:23 -0000

Is is President Trump or President Paul Ryan? Or is there a Pence resignation, followed by a strategic appointment of a moderate Republican as the new VP, then a Trump resignation? Someone like John McCain I think would be a good choice.

Re: FBI Creates Unit to Coordinate Trump-Russia Probe

Elementum — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:55:51 -0000

The only question now is wether Pence pardon's Trump?

Re: Mehlman Comes Out to Support Gay Marriage

Elementum — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:15:44 -0000

Who's going to apologize to Bill Maher ?

Re: Stevens Killed in Plane Crash

Elementum — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:34:46 -0000

Yo Teagan the ADN is reporting that the source on Steven's death is recanting, now he say's he's not sure if he's dead or alive.

FYI

Re: Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

Elementum — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:19:10 -0000

BP is a British company and thus part of the FTSE 100.

Re: Coats Will Challenge Bayh -- Political Wire

Elementum — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:59:12 -0000

This is the guy who said that Bin Laden was someone Clinton made up to distract attention from Monica Lewinsky.

Good luck.

Re: Candidate Insists Bible is Literally True -- Political Wire

Elementum — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:17:01 -0000

So this Repeblican is for the stoning to death of homosexuals?

Interesting platform....

Re: Whitman Way Ahead of Poizner -- Political Wire

Elementum — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:33:52 -0000

Dear TG,

Ever since you posted that audio file with Bachman and Spector, this site has been crashing my browser without fail.

Please remove it or move it to the jump page. Thank you.

Re: Extra Bonus Quote of the Day -- Political Wire

Elementum — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:28:04 -0000

Is Newt Gingrich the next Al Shaprton?

Re: Crist Staying in Senate Race -- Political Wire

Elementum — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:33:58 -0000

I think I speak for everyone when I say:

MARK FOLEY HAS A FACEBOOK PAGE!!!!

Didn't Facebook put in secuirty features to keep child predators OUT???

Re: Top 10 June ETF Inflows

Elementum — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:41:07 -0000

Ditto that my friend.

Re: Top 10 June ETF Inflows

Elementum — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:43:00 -0000

Yeah informative.

Re: Top 10 June ETF Inflows

Elementum — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:43:16 -0000

Hello. That's a great post.

Re: Game Over for USO, UNG

Elementum — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:42:39 -0000

Noboy knows.

Re: DeWine to Announce Bid -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:02:20 -0000

BREAKING NEWS: A former elected official from America's minority party may or may not announce his attention to run for one office or another in the US's 34th largest state.

wtf?

Re: Corzine Claims Race is Tightening -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:50:25 -0000

What happened to under 50 and an incumbent is done?

Re: Ensign's Apology to Mistress -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:06:53 -0000

This story just blew up!

ABC News is reporting that Ensign payed the Mistress $25,000 in cash to keep quiet. The money was taken out of public funds and wasn't reported.

Ensign is now looking at felony charges.

Re: Perhaps Palin is Running for President? -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:13:05 -0000

Let's see, she's half-retarded and her political experience consists of running the 48th most populous state for 2 1/2 years.

Yeah I'd say she's a strong front runner to run the largest institution on the face of the earth.

Re: Palin on Colbert -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:15:14 -0000

WAIT------

Didn't Colbet say he couldn't reveal where he was broadcasting from.

Did Palin just pull a Geraldo Riveria?

Re: Minnesotans Tire of Pawlenty -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:42:07 -0000

Romney wasn't popular in Mass. towards the end either. It didn't hurt his national ambitions.

He would have been the nominee if it wasn't for Turncoat Crist down in Florida.

Re: Chuck Todd to Host New Show -- Taegan Goddard's Political Wire

Elementum — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:28:28 -0000

Good. Maybe one day Todd and Gregory will trade places and we'll get some real balls on "Meet the Press" again.

David Gregory is about as serious as Tucker Carlson.