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politicaljunkie41910

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18. It funny how the "Hamilton Faithless" bunch have asked Dems to join them
Sun Dec 11, 2016, 11:39 PM
Dec 2016

in not voting for Trump but for another Republican of their choosing. And according to them they are now recruiting Dems to join them, but they would have to be willing to cast their vote for another Repug as the Hamilton Faithless are not willing to vote for Hillary even though she has garnered more than 2.6M legitimate votes than Trump. I say no way should they agree to such terms.

Should they be able to pull it off, they'd just pick another repugnant member of the GOP who wants to lower corporate tax rates to 15%, allow corporations to repatriate profits sitting off shore somewhere which they will use to create jobs here in America (ha ha), and eliminate the inheritance tax, and allow Wall St bankers and Hedgefund managers to keep treating their earned income as Carried Interest which allows them to pay federal taxes at the Capital Gains rate of 10% and 20% while paying no Social Security and Medicare Taxes. The Repugs will lower taxes while allowing Trump to go on an Infrastructure Spending spree and Defense Spending spree which will blow a hole in the National Debt which will leave Paul Ryan with no choice but to gut Social Security and Medicare benefits for the masses because we can longer pay our debt at the current levels because Wall St. bankers are calling for the Fed to hike the federal interest rates at the same time.

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That is good news, but can you identify the Congressional member? CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #1
Found nothing on google Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #3
See post #6. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #7
Link hellofromreddit Dec 2016 #5
My bad The Hitman Dec 2016 #15
No worries! Computer weirdness happens all the time. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #16
Yes he just won re-election to the House INdemo Dec 2016 #32
Is that just wishful thinking on your part, or is it real? If real, who the hell is it? nt napi21 Dec 2016 #2
Found nothing with google Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #4
See post #6 n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #8
Cool thanks..... nt Ohioblue22 Dec 2016 #12
Jim Himes: A Democrat from a Blue State...yippee brooklynite Dec 2016 #6
so all those times blue state dems didnt speak out and folks here mopinko Dec 2016 #10
I respect his comments; I'm not going to get excited that this is a game-changer brooklynite Dec 2016 #23
Every little bit helps El Mimbreno Dec 2016 #34
Yes whathehell Dec 2016 #45
And he makes maple syrup! All right! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2016 #11
Glad to hear it. Bravo Mr. Hines! jalan48 Dec 2016 #9
I really wish posts would be more than click bait liberal N proud Dec 2016 #13
Yeah yeah The Hitman Dec 2016 #14
Bravo Jim Himes!!!!! flamingdem Dec 2016 #17
It funny how the "Hamilton Faithless" bunch have asked Dems to join them politicaljunkie41910 Dec 2016 #18
NO!! I don't want that!!! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2016 #21
Republicans would go batshit if a person nobody voted for was put in office Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #24
non-starter AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #28
Kasich already declined... RealityChik Dec 2016 #30
But But azureblue Dec 2016 #37
They've made the voter purging DK504 Dec 2016 #41
Torn on this. forjusticethunders Dec 2016 #31
the only credible action the electors can take it to seat hillary. mopinko Dec 2016 #33
You got that! Abouttime Dec 2016 #36
I agree. The only benefit would be not having Orange Cheeto treestar Dec 2016 #39
I'd rather have Trump and go through an impeachment or 25th amendment removal, duffyduff Dec 2016 #42
Thank you, Congressman Himes! Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2016 #19
Where are all of the big guns, hiding under their desk? doc03 Dec 2016 #20
it's awkward-- this twitter essay explains to some extent Fast Walker 52 Dec 2016 #22
now if one of them can just mutter out the word "treason" Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #25
+1 AgadorSparticus Dec 2016 #26
That word azureblue Dec 2016 #38
I'm sure a Democrat from Connecticut will convince all those Republican electors to change... RAFisher Dec 2016 #27
About time! Now how about other members of the people's house get some courage? Pachamama Dec 2016 #29
One down, 434 to go. Coyotl Dec 2016 #35
I wonder if some sort of deal could be struck? Dopers_Greed Dec 2016 #40
I like that idea, but of course it won't work with these stupid partisans. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #44
We can always dream! NT hueymahl Dec 2016 #43
If anyone thinks 9/11 or our current 11/9 coup will be reversed think bonniebgood Dec 2016 #46
With enough evidence of a humbled_opinion Dec 2016 #47
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