Don’t say former “The Apprentice” star and Trump adviser Omarosa Manigault-Newman didn’t warn us. According to her, a President Pence would be so much worse than Donald Trump, that we’d all be kicking ourselves for ever yearning for “The Donald’s” demise.  Should we really heed her warning and be careful what we wish for??

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With his poll numbers consistently remaining among the lowest of any US president in history, it’s a safe bet that much of the country wants Donald Trump gone YESTERDAY! However, impeaching Trump would mean the elevation of Vice-President Mike Pence — a promotion many believe would be America’s biggest nightmare.  Or, in other words, if keeping Trump is the equivalent of eating a rancid and rotting piece of steak on a plate, then getting Pence would be the equivalent of eating a rancid and rotting piece of roadkill right off the ground… with no plate or utensils provided.

No one yet knows what the Mueller investigation will dig up against “The Donald,” but with Pence as the lone person inside The White House who can’t be fired by Trump, he is by default “next in line” for the Oval Office.  So, why do so many people choke at the possibility of a President Pence?

“As bad as y’all think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence. I’m just going to say that. So everybody that’s wishing for impeachment, might want to reconsider their life. We would be begging for days of Trump back if Pence became president, that’s all I’m saying.” – Omarosa Manigault-Newman

Granted, Pence is now and has always been the GOP’s security blanket inside an unstable Trump administration, is a welcome alternative to Trump, and is someone who’s unlikely to get riled up in a tizzy enough to activate the nuclear football.  However, that about ends his list of good points.  Let’s take a look at the man who could be president.

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In reality, Mike Pence is a fanatical Christian Evangelical whose resume includes a series of religiously tainted missteps. For example, while governor of Indiana, Pence signed an unconstitutional anti-abortion bill and predicted that a woman’s ability to have an abortion would “end in our time.” He also botched the handling of a state-wide HIV epidemic, calling exclusively for “prayer” in place of a more clinical approach.

Additionally, the possible future President Pence believes that Jesus actually talks to him, which gives him permission to govern from his own narrow religious beliefs and not from what’s in the best interest of the country as a whole.  Needless to say if Pence were to become president, don’t count on the separation between church and state. Under President Pence, US law would be regularly measured and dictated by his biblical law.

“I’m Christian. I love Jesus… but he thinks Jesus tells him to say things. And I’m like, ‘Jesus ain’t say that.’ He’s scary.” – Omarosa Manigault-Newman

Further, the current vice-president is in the back pockets of GOP mega-donors, whom many believe would be the real power brokers in the Oval Office in place of a President Pence.

“If Pence were to become president for any reason, the government would be run by the Koch brothers—period,” said Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. “He’s been their tool for years.”

To many, Donald Trump is the worst president in the history of the nation. For this reason, his “wild-child” style of governing keeps multiple sets of eyes on his every move, including such watchdogs as Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Congress, and the voting public. However, Mike Pence appears mild-mannered, relatively sane, and as someone who always sticks to the script. For this reason, his squeaky-clean facade could pave the way for a plethora of governmental changes based solely on his own biblical beliefs.

Imagine a president who was not only working to revoke a woman’s right to choose, but also working hard to roll back the clocks against gay rights and standing openly in favor of LGBT discrimination. Imagine a president taking an active position FOR marriage (between a man and a woman, of course) and AGAINST pre-marital sex or condoms; FOR sex only as a means to reproduce and AGAINST masturbation or self-satisfaction; FOR a man being the exclusive breadwinner and the “whatever-I-say-goes” ruler of his household and AGAINST a woman having a career other than housewife/mother .

If this is what we could expect from a President Pence, does Donald Trump really look so bad after all??

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