An Op Ed Theory, it's Pence

[edhopper]

so when Trump is gone and he takes over he can say "see, I wasn't going along with all the crazy shit."

[Rorey]

1. I think it's Kellyanne

Some of the wording sounds like her.

Her book is definitely going to be a bestseller and I think she's just getting sick of doing this crap. She wasn't on board with -45 all along, so I don't think she's as loyal as she tries to portray herself to be. If she was, she would have dumped George.

She nauseates me, and nothing will change that, but she has been excellent at doing her job. There's no denying that.

[exboyfil]

5. That would make more sense

Unlike Pence, Mattis, Kelly, Pompeno, Sessions etc she really does not have a position of high accountability. Her coming forward and publicly denouncing the President with examples of malfeasance would really not move the needle.

[Snotcicles]

10. I think Lawrence O'Donnell is onto something with his educated guess, It's Dan Coats. nt

[exboyfil]

2. Instead I'm a craven coward that did not

do the job which I was elected to do. Constitutional procedures are in place for this situation. I am just unwilling to exercise them because of the political and personal cost. Party and person before country.

I am not sure that will fly.

[Rorey]

3. I'll just add, I think Pence is too much of a coward.

I don't know what holds him up, but it sure as hell isn't a spine.

[Gothmog]

4. Here's Pence saying #Lodestar eight times, going back to 2001. I'm just saying!

Link to tweet

[exboyfil]

6. A cunning feet of misdirection by the writer

to also put Pence into the soup. Maybe saying - it really is your job to hold the President accountable in spite of you personal political risk.

[OnDoutside]

7. I think it's too obvious, plus Pence only has to keep his head down, which is what he has been doing

[Snotcicles]

8. IMO. Pence was their preferred candidate but he couldn't run because he was running for Governor.

Trump bloodied up all the rest of them so bad, plus slinky Pence hiding in the shadows looked submissive enough for tRump get on board with. Now that the SC slot looks to them to filled watch the fangs and shivs come out.

[KewlKat]

9. I thought the outer was a political appointee? Pence is not one.