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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #75 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 137833 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #76 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:18pm Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm: Once Trump gets into the White House ... I doubt Hillary will be inviting him in. Unless you're talking about this.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #77 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:29pm I very definitely don't see Hillary Clinton as being anything other than an arch-bitch.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 137833 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #78 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:33pm Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:29pm: I very definitely don't see Hillary Clinton as being anything other than an arch-bitch. Reminded me of this:
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Reply #79 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:17pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm:

Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.

And that will frustrate the schit out of him. He has zero experience in public administration. He has plenty of experience in having his own way in his own corporations.

I seriously doubt he can win, but if he does, he is in for a huge disappointment.

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Reply #80 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:20pm

Aussie wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:17pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm:

Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.

And that will frustrate the schit out of him. He has zero experience in public administration. He has plenty of experience in having his own way in his own corporations.

I seriously doubt he can win, but if he does, he is in for a huge disappointment.

Correct, on all points.

He wouldn't last two weeks in the job.

Not that it's ever going to happen.

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Reply #81 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:39pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:20pm:

Aussie wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:17pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm:

Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.

And that will frustrate the schit out of him. He has zero experience in public administration. He has plenty of experience in having his own way in his own corporations.

I seriously doubt he can win, but if he does, he is in for a huge disappointment.

Correct, on all points.

He wouldn't last two weeks in the job.

Not that it's ever going to happen.

Nonsense!

US presidents are mostly window-dressing anyway, with the real work and the real decisions being made by committees behind the scenes.

Sparks will also fly when Hillary discovers she's not so much the Queen Bee in the Oval Office but the Tea Lady for visitting diplomats and dignitaries.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38770 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #82 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:41pm Hypothetical. Given his massive ego. Let's say Trump is 10 points behind in the pre-election Polls, and there is a clear and solid downhill pattern. He spits the dummy and pulls out of the race. What happens? Anyone know?
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Reply #83 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:42pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:39pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:20pm:

Aussie wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:17pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm:

Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.

And that will frustrate the schit out of him. He has zero experience in public administration. He has plenty of experience in having his own way in his own corporations.

I seriously doubt he can win, but if he does, he is in for a huge disappointment.

Correct, on all points.

He wouldn't last two weeks in the job.

Not that it's ever going to happen.

Nonsense!

US presidents are mostly window-dressing anyway, with the real work and the real decisions being made by committees behind the scenes.

Sparks will also fly when Hillary discovers she's not so much the Queen Bee in the Oval Office but the Tea Lady for visitting diplomats and dignitaries.

Indeed, ask Obama. Woodwards book details the myriad ways in which Obama was frustrated in doing the things he wanted to do. It ain't simple when th buck stops at your desk.

If anyone has a simple solution, then sure as poo, they don't know what the hell is going on.

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Reply #84 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:44pm

Aussie wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:41pm:

Hypothetical.

Given his massive ego.

Let's say Trump is 10 points behind in the pre-election Polls, and there is a clear and solid downhill pattern. He spits the dummy and pulls out of the race.

What happens? Anyone know?

I was thinking about that the other day.

What is the answer - Hillary by default?

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 137833 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #85 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:48pm Aussie wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 3:41pm: He spits the dummy and pulls out ... That reminds me of something. "DONALD Trump has been accused of an historical child rape in shocking allegations filed with the United States Federal Court." Link
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Reply #86 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 4:41pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 2:13pm:

Once Trump gets into the White House he will discover that the position of US President is not an autocracy, and that there are many checks-and-balances to keep him pretty much on the straight and narrow and behaving himself.

Those checks & balances don't seem to have stopped Abu bin Obama from getting men into girls'
bathrooms or spreading Muslim immigrants all over the country like so much manure.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 38770 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #87 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 4:54pm Quote: .....getting men into girls' bathrooms....... What is that about? Sounds bizarre to me.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Trump can still win this Reply #88 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 4:56pm You need to read more Aussie.
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Reply #89 - Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 5:03pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2016 at 10:51am:

no , what i am saying is that donald has shown great persistence, great self belief, an ability to draw confidence from with-in, a strength of will, laser like focus and a punch thru the wall(not at the wall) mentality.
This i find admirable.

Be careful what you admit to admiring.

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