Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:<\/p>\n
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A friend complains that the Republican Congress has accomplished nothing worthwhile in the last two years and as Democrats take the House, gridlock is the best we can hope for.\u00a0 He blames Trump Derangement Syndrome and says it truly is disgusting that a boorish, childish, selfish egomaniac is the best example of conservative leadership we have.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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First, he\u2019s judging the President by the wrong standard.\u00a0 A wise, mature, gracious statesman was not on offer in the last election.\u00a0 The alternative to Trump was Hillary. The correct standard to apply is: \u201cHas Trump become Hillary yet?\u201d\u00a0 No?\u00a0 Then he\u2019s good to go.\u00a0 Carry on. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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But he\u2019s right about Congress.\u00a0 We can\u2019t have a border wall, we can\u2019t confirm conservative judges, we can\u2019t fill executive branch positions, because of people like Senator Never Trump And To Hell With The Nation Flake, to name just one.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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If Trump announced today he\u2019s not running in 2020, which nationally prominent Republican would you pick to replace him?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sorry to say, with Scott walker out of office and never nationally problem to begin with, I’m already out of ideas\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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