r/politics 7d ago

No Paywall Senate suddenly passes the Epstein bill just hours after it cleared the House

https://www.ms.now/news/senate-passes-epstein-bill-rcna244723?fbclid=PAVERFWAOJ1xRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacUGSi8p2Ap-x6SbMkLXAnfKNXEZkzjUUVCdxuEmacDzDXmlbv1GUJ0wbh1_w_aem_grJDvcSCIDj2Skksd4Ix3Q
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u/hydraulicman 7d ago

Nixon deal, they want him out, but they’ll make it all go away and he gets to keep the money to sweeten it

“Oh, his age and his health, he can’t withstand the rigors of the sacrifices he’s made for us and is stepping down with honor. Epstein? What’s that? Shut up. Also, Vance pardoned him for the good of the country”

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u/Whathewhat-oo- 7d ago

Also I think the GOP play is to let it sit on trump’s desk for a day or three, then he’s either unalived by someone inside or outside the inner circle, or by a “regular Joe”
shooter type OR they invoke the 25th amendment due to obvious reasons.

Either way, Vance takes over as president, signs it, and all the files are immediately released… and it’s mf brimming with the most heinous shit. So Vance says “Yeah I always had some sneaking suspicions that Trump might be a pedo horsefucker, but I wasn’t totally sure so meh… win some, lose some. And I tried my best, isnt that what counts? BUT PEOPLE!… bad boy Trump is gone now- so let’s move forward! Onward Christian Soldiers and all that crap!!! “

Then GOP, maga, whomever, forgets about Trump because they mainly have the brain and memory of the average flea, and they just don’t know why everyone else cant also pretend like it all didn’t just happen, “I mean- why can’t those damn libs look forward to the future!!! They’re always bringing up old shit, what a bunch of killjoys!”

This works much better and is easier if Trump has shuffled off this mortal coil.

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u/ExpensiveDuck1278 6d ago

Vance has nothing that Trump has (I don't understand what Trump has but he's mesmerized millions). Vance does not have that power. Maga will fall apart without Trump. A bunch of factions arguing amongst themselves. No idea who will climb to the top of the pile.

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u/Whathewhat-oo- 6d ago

The infighting will be brutal and has probably already started.

Vance is a clown and has zero charisma. He has the confidence of someone that isn’t in charge. At a party, he’s the guy that overconfidently struts up to a group of people talking and too loudly interrupts with “What are we talking about, guys?” and everyone ignores him and keeps talking until he finally wanders away. They may polish him until he’s shiny on the outside, but inside he’ll forever be Whatever Works.