Sore Losers: Its Comey....err..no its voter fraud...no wait its Russia!!

This post is inaccurate for most Democrats, and left leaning individuals.

 

i like myself some mirror

 

I think those who are skipping it are doing so for moral reasons, honestly. You can of course disagree with them. But groping, insulting, race-baiting has really turned a lot of otherwise cooperative people off, especially in the groups he's attacked, and oh but there are so many groups the dude has attacked. LOL.

Terrible? Judgment call.
Divisive? Yes, unfortunately. But they cannot in good conscious support this man until he changes his rhetoric and M.O.
Cruel? LOL. Who needs a safe space exactly? It is not cruel to skip a lavish inauguration. Too funny.

Nah. We've been over that. We want our new president to change his tune. It's not about politics or policy. It's about a flimflam man who needs to stop tweeting and start governing for all Americans, even the ones who (*gasp*) skip his inauguration or protest against him. Imagine the nerve of people in an active democracy.

Most of us don't give two craps about the word Clinton now. She lost. She and Bill are gone for good from the national spotlight and most of us are fine with that. Pretty much only Team Fox News and Limbaugh are watching Team Clinton now. LOL.

Where have you been since 1992? This all fits on a trend line. It's not even much of a bump.

We've all agreed with this thousands of times already, but okay, yes, sure. Again.I'm definitely over it.

Right, for Mr. Reality TV guy. He can't expect to run the most divisive and insulting campaign in modern America, refuse to divest his own business interests, appoint people like Steve Bannon, attack any critic like a weak-kneed despot from a tiny, flailing country and expect everyone to line up at his inauguration. I mean, give me a break.

He's divisive. He breathes and eats divisive. He loves divisive. He's 70 years old and this is who he is. So of course people are skipping his inauguration. Sheesh. You don't get to act like an infant terrible and expect everyone to line up for you. Not in a free (or still partially free) country.

 

It's okay for Lewis to do it. I disagree with his take on the issue, however. But if his conscience tells him to do it, then that's okay.

 

I actually don't agree with Lewis's statement and I think it's counterproductive. BUT, as I've said elsewhere, he's not my representative in the house, so I can't say anything. I honestly will place a phone call if my rep (ugh, Pelosi) skips.

I think Trump, despite all the election weirdness from Comey and the Ruskies, legitimately beat the terrible candidate HRC.

Attending an inauguration is kind of a window-dressing thing. The bigger topic, to me, is whether members of Congress: (1) have a spine when it counts, or (2) disagree just to disagree (as we witnessed for the last 8 years, lame political football with party > country), or (3) roll over to Trump, who will want to take on as much power as he possibly can, constitution be damned.

I'm hoping for option (1), and all this hoo-haa about who's attending what little celebration is just media-fueled nonsense.

 

Hi Rocketman1981, here's a sentiment I can get behind, from DeFazio in Oregon. Some of these people usually skip such events, for what it's worth.

"I've heard from many of my constituents about this week's inauguration. Both from those who think I should attend to represent Oregon's 4th Congressional District and from those who request that I abstain. During my career, I've only attended a few presidential inauguration ceremonies and generally do my very best to avoid pomp and circumstance events in Washington. This year will be no different.

Instead, I will be home in my community, meeting with my constituents and discussing their priorities for the future. We have an immense amount of work to do.

This year, I will be prepared to work with President-elect Trump where we find common ground on issues that will better the lives of all Americans, such as job creation and infrastructure, but I also will not hesitate to challenge the administration when necessary. Thank you for standing with me."

He's not my rep, but I spent time in Oregon and always thought he was a decent dude.

 

I hope the Dems lock up the government for the next 4 years, just like the Tea baggers did.

DD

 

Why?

 

I think skipping is weak. Attend and welcome in the new President, but be firm on your conviction afterward.

 

It's the Republican winning formula!!!

 

Yes. Perfectly okay.

That's the problem with the tactics of Republicans and Trump. They've set the bar so low for behavior that anyone can do whatever the hell they want now. Want to shout down President Trump at the State of the Union? No problem. Want to accost President Trump at the airport and put your finger in his face? No problem. Do you want to question the legitimacy of Trump just like Republicans did for 8 years of Obama? No problem. Do you want to stonewall every single piece of Republican legislation in Congress? No problem. Do you want to shut down the government over anything? No problem.

Welcome to the world you created.

 

Agree. That would be better. But I can't bring myself to be outraged over this, given Trump's role in the Birther nonsense and him maintaining throughout the election that the whole thing was rigged. If he had conducted himself with more class and dignity he may not have to deal with this.

 

Really? The last President that was called an under qualified community organizer, a secret communist and a Muslim, that was not born in this country and aligns with black hate groups. Neither side has played nice for a while.

Just to be clear, I don't think that's the way politics should be ran, and victors should share the spoils. But there's a lot of what's good for the gander....

 

Hillary is going to the inauguration. Which I think is pretty gutsy and classy. While I'm not a Hillary fan, I respect her for going.

I think the other Democrats should follow her lead and go to the inauguration. I think the Democrats should try to take the high road, even though Trump frequently takes the low road.

 

Oh, fully agree. Not at all outraged with anyone that doesn't attend given Trump. Just don't personally think that's the approach of a strong leader.

 

Just for the record, the 2016 Election was far from a landslide victory and calling it so is bending the truth. The truth is that the electoral college margin of victory was one of the lowest margins in history. That's just a fact.