Belly up, fired, and retired

Sir Kim Darroch, U.K. Ambassador to U.S.

I am really appalled that Trump can call people Losers, Low intelligence, very dishonest and weak…the list could go on for pages

but someone says something about him…time to pack your bags man, can't insult Mr. MAGA and get away with it?

it's bizzaro how everyone caves
He has destroyed more lives with a nasty nickname alone…amazing power his insults wield

and of course his base LOVES that he publicly insults everyone, while everyone else is appalled and sad

Come on of course the ambassador had to resign


The job is diplomacy

hutch wrote:
Come on of course the ambassador had to resign


The job is diplomacy

Isn't the presidents job diplomacy too?
why is it only a one way street
I get he had to resign, I don't get why it's ok for Trump to insult leaders from other countries

Well that’s a different issue

what a double-standard.  i guess executive privilege only exists for Americans…

and heaven forbid that US diplomats make unflattering assessments of other countries and their politicians…

Schmolls-Hatch wrote:
Isn't the presidents job diplomacy too?

No, and it would be nice if he left more Diplomacy up to the State Dept.

Acosta

shemptiness wrote:
Acosta

good riddance…although Mulvaney had been frustrated with Acosta for moving too slowly deregulation.

his ass was destined to be grass as he wasn't ripping apart everything obama and dems have done over the years in a way and time frame they expected

Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-Mich.) will not seek re-election next year

He publicly came out against trump after the  'send them back' tweet

Guess he saw the writing on the wall with 94% of GOP members behind trump there is no way he could attack trump and get reelected
Seems that Republicans can only say their mind when they are not running for re-election

Rep. Martha Roby (R-Ala.) announced Friday she plans to retire at the end of her term, becoming the third Republican lawmaker to announce their retirement this week

rats leaving the sinking ship…

Woodstock 50

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Tex.) announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection
Hurd is the only black Republican in the House and district includes 820 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border
making him the only GOP member of Congress to represent the southern border.

His departure is the ninth by a Republican incumbent

what is shocking is incumbents almost always win

Laughing-Stock wrote:
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Tex.) announced on Thursday that he will not seek reelection
Hurd is the only black Republican in the House and district includes 820 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border
making him the only GOP member of Congress to represent the southern border.

His departure is the ninth by a Republican incumbent

what is shocking is incumbents almost always win

right, but after years of being in the majority and getting used to doing whatever the hell they want, they are now feasting on the bitter pill that is being in the minority.  worse yet, the writing on the wall doesn't favor them regaining the majority any time soon.  with no prospects of living the good life in DC again, why bother?  better to go home and make bundles of cash, or stay in DC and make bundles of cash as a lobbyist - and not have to deal with the Dems, or having to constantly defend the president.

this brings up an interesting point…with 9 republican's not running for reelection…does that mean they could be supporting impeachment soon?
(although it's not like if the dems wanted to do it in the house they could)

The impeachment whip list is up to 119 (with amash the only non dem in there)
still need Pelosi on board…

I doubt any of them will want to burn their bridges with the Republican Party


Remember they will need a new job

Rep. Kenny Marchant - Fourth House Republican from Texas announces he won't run for reelection
is now the 12th House Republican retiring at the end of their term
Founding member of the House Tea Party Caucus

Laughing-Stock wrote:
this brings up an interesting point…with 9 republican's not running for reelection…does that mean they could be supporting impeachment soon?
(although it's not like if the dems wanted to do it in the house they could)

The impeachment whip list is up to 119 (with amash the only non dem in there)
still need Pelosi on board…

[font=Verdana]Pelosi won't budge [/font]until the Senate is on board, so unlikely to happen before november 2020.

Laughing-Stock wrote:
Rep. Kenny Marchant - Fourth House Republican from Texas announces he won't run for reelection
is now the 12th House Republican retiring at the end of their term
Founding member of the House Tea Party Caucus

the House is looking safer and safer for the Dems in 2020.  on to the Senate…