Republicans in Congress have done a lot wrong, but their unforgivable political sin, in my book, is their conscious decision that making every American's life worse is an acceptable price to pay for not being primaried. They know what Trump is doing to America, and it doesn't matter to them. - ThreadSky

jfloyd314.bsky.social • 6 hours ago

Republicans in Congress have done a lot wrong, but their unforgivable political sin, in my book, is their conscious decision that making every American's life worse is an acceptable price to pay for not being primaried.

They know what Trump is doing to America, and it doesn't matter to them.

Reposted from Noah Berlatsky

the tariffs help no one and make the gop agenda much more difficult in just about every way.

but no republican will tell trump that. at least, not in a way he has to listen to.

Comments

rickgigger.bsky.social•6 hours ago

I think this is an extension of their decision to make every American’s life worse in order to try to make Obama a one term president.

iamthebadassador.bsky.social•6 hours ago

If they had stood up to the insurrectionist none of this would have happened

heavymetalmike.bsky.social•6 hours ago

So far no consequences.. time to make them pay

grollholly.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Every one of them has violated their oath of office and flipped off their constituents.

Citizens United did this.

doughardy.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Or not being murdered.

bewildered37.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Donald Trump ignores the Constitution, the law, and the courts—including the Supreme Court. He has empowered Republican Fascists to ignore the law and protect his illegal acts even if specifically prohibited by the Constitution. He must be impeached, prosecuted, convicted, and thrown into prison.

relandis24.bsky.social•5 hours ago

We have got to realize that most elected Republicans are not cowering in fear of Trump they are cheering him on. They are Christian nationalists, white supremacists, authoritarians-they resent how the world has changed in the last 100 years & are actively trying to turn back time.

viraldonutz.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It's all rooted in basic selfishness

annie-bodi.bsky.social•3 hours ago

God forbid we lose our insider trading ability!

sperkplerg.bsky.social•5 hours ago

"their conscious decision that making every American's life worse is an acceptable price to pay for not being primaried."

The fact that this sums things up perfectly is giving me an aneurysm.

The fact that these people can make every American's life worse, yet not get primaried is insane.

kevwiat.bsky.social•5 hours ago

They are banking on their gerrymandering to keep them in office, and plenty of people will still vote for them even as they lose everything.

sperkplerg.bsky.social•4 hours ago

Pow.

*aneurism*

lisalarue.bsky.social•1 hour ago

They must be kicked out via the vote. But, do they control the voting counts? They will do anything, and I mean anything, to stay in power.

californiascroll.bsky.social•6 hours ago

We prefer your extinction to the loss of our job

https://calvinandhobbes.fandom.com/wiki/Calvin%27s_Science_Fiction_Story

chriscozens.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Makes you wonder who they think they’re going to represent if there is no one left? Typical politicians who think the alphabet only has 15 letters. Short term thinking writ large.

xxriotgrrrrrlxx.bsky.social•6 hours ago

The irony is that they destroyed the party that gave them the jobs. The Republican Party is over for good. There will be no place for any of them soon, except maybe behind bars.

expatgirl.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Cult

matthewrees.bsky.social•6 hours ago

One of the frustrating bits of all this is that it would only take a few of them to make a big difference. Yet nothing…

nelliedais.bsky.social•6 hours ago

My God, how do they sleep at night? How can they look into their children’s eyes knowing that America is burning down around them while you do nothing??

halfpricehorror.bsky.social•6 hours ago

unavaleable.bsky.social•6 hours ago

well they need to stay in congress so they can uh... uh... get re-elected?

harrydamour.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They're scared of primaries...but not of the general election. How much more moronic can they get?!

drwilke.bsky.social•4 hours ago

If they are in a red district, the primary is the general. In well over half of our country, Satan could run for office and if he had an R by his name would win by a landslide.

crentist.bsky.social•6 hours ago

To stay relevant, to feel like they're part of *it*. What is it? Cowering in fear and trepidatiously doing whatever the mad king demands of you if you're noticed

jonvw4.bsky.social•4 hours ago

They don't seem to realize that with trump taking over all the constitutionally delegated powers from Congress they won't be needed any more, no one will have to primary them, Congress will be disbanded, as long as they exist they are a threat to his power, better to make them not exist*

jmteo.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They are digging their own graves if the 2026 midterms have an extreme recession

rhonnie-72.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Their graves are already well and truly dug. Even if there was no recession (Ha!) they've proved who their cowardly, craven souls are.

rhonnie-72.bsky.social•6 hours ago

They are unelectable. Do they think they can gut America and Americans and we will just vote for them? If they do get primaried, any new GOP candidate will be even more deeply entrenched in #47 and Elon's debt--unelectable.

I guess #47 thinks the 2026 election is already rigged.