Steve Schmidt Is Billed As A Republican Strategist....

[global1]

On MSNBC now - he just called Trump a 'useful idiot' and said of Trump's ramblings - they are the 'musings of an imbecile'. He clearly recognizes that Trump is a threat to our democracy. Then why isn't he strategising with the Repugs in Congress to contain Trump?

[salin]

1. The GOP congresscritters have drunk the Trump Koolaid, or

are afraid that Trumps thrall over their voters is stronger and thus must be pandered too.

Schmidt is too old school for them.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Because They Won't Do It

You quoted him as saying that they consider "it" a useful idiot. What's to contain?

[global1]

5. I Got The Impression From Schmidt That Russia And Putin Consider Trump.....

as a 'useful idiot'. I guess I didn't consider that the Repug Party also consider Trump as a 'useful idiot'.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. They Certainly Don't Consider Him A Leader

Let's face it, everybody knows that "it" is a buffoon. If they can use the buffoon's rabid base as an excuse to move things in a direction the corporate overlords desire, they're going to have the same opinion about "it" than everybody else.

[NewJeffCT]

3. Only Republicans outside of Congress or retiring from Congress

seem to be allowed to be critical of Herr Trump.

Watch Mitt Romney suck up to Trump next year when he's in the Senate.

[Renew Deal]

4. Is he actually a getting paid as a strategist anymore?

I thought he was only doing TV.

[global1]

6. That Was The Title That MSNBC Gave Him Under His Name.....

Steve Schmidt, Republican Strategist.

[Renew Deal]

7. I know...

Not sure of his status. It could be one of those titles you never lose.

The problem with most republicans is that they support Trump and/or do nothing to stop him. The problem with the rest of them (Kristol, Frum, Schmidt, etc.) they did things to make this all possible.

[JHB]

11. That means that sometime in the past he got paid to do that...

...not that it’s his role now.

[Ilsa]

8. All of the above replies are possible, and

maybe he is quietly working with a few mindful Rs on containing IQ45, but cannot announce it.

[Eyeball_Kid]

9. The Republican Party left Schmidt, Wallace, Rubin,

and other conservatives for a criminal and traitor. Trumpy's rise to power has caused a "trans-political" movement to discredit and eventually to oust him. Schmidt has honed his "rip-him-a-new-one" craft to a fine art. The more he rants, the more embarrassed Congressional GOPers should get, because they all know that Schmidt is correct and they just have to sit and take it. Schmidt illuminates the core of his own political party as spineless and cowardly. His comments are healthy.

[MoonRiver]

10. Sometimes there IS honor among thieves.

Schmidt is an example.

[global1]

13. The Musings Of An Imbecile......

what a great title for a book on Trump.