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Gadfly
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posted 03 January 2023 06:15 PM
Apparently McCarthy has already dropped a "goddammit" and Lauren Bobo yelled back "Bullsh*t"

It's getting nasty already.

Who'da thunk???

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posted 03 January 2023 06:23 PMHide Post
I don’t have a dog in the fight.

Rooting for injuries.


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posted 03 January 2023 07:32 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Steve Miller:
I don’t have a dog in the fight.

Rooting for injuries.


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They are wounding each other. Those wounds will not heal.
Acrimony on the right will reign.
Sweet.


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posted 03 January 2023 10:56 PMHide Post
And they wonder why they didn’t do better in the midterms.

It’s like someone said- I didn’t leave the party. The party left me.


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"I've got morons on my team."

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posted 04 January 2023 12:43 AMHide Post
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It’s like someone said- I didn’t leave the party. The party left me.


I think that was me ... Big Grin
 
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posted 04 January 2023 08:08 PMHide Post
Up to six votes and no speaker. Fascinating chaos.

If I were McCarthy, I'd be folding up my tent and heading home (figuratively speaking).

From CNN regarding voting for McCarthy:
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But in a sign of McCarthy’s remaining challenges: Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, a prominent member of the opposition group, told CNN he is still a hard no.


On brand.
 
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posted 04 January 2023 08:39 PMHide Post
"They pulled the pin and passed the grenade around."- James Carville

Am I the only one that thinks that is hilarious?


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posted 04 January 2023 10:21 PMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by CHAS:
"They pulled the pin and passed the grenade around."- James Carville

Am I the only one that thinks that is hilarious?


Nope.

How will it end, though?

I don’t see the nutters giving up. As long as they stick together, they can get what they want.

Those people do not care about democracy or the country. They have shut down the government many times; they stole a Supreme Court seat; they want to impeach Biden out of spite; they supported a coup. They are drunk with power.

Maybe the Dems will negotiate a power sharing agreement with the non-crazies. Not yet, though. Not yet.
 
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posted 05 January 2023 08:15 AMHide Post
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Maybe the Dems will negotiate a power sharing agreement with the non-crazies. Not yet, though. Not yet.


Interesting idea.


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posted 05 January 2023 10:31 AMHide Post
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
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Maybe the Dems will negotiate a power sharing agreement with the non-crazies. Not yet, though. Not yet.


Interesting idea.
I read an article suggesting the Dems should offer to support a truly moderate Republican. Someone who's firmly in the middle politics wise. Then the Dems 212 votes plus another 6 moderate Republicans gives us a winner. Seems like a good idea to me. It would basically force the House to be run from compromise for this session.
 
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posted 05 January 2023 12:01 PMHide Post
"We never had this kind of chaos when I was speaker" -- George Santos.



(stolen from facebook....) Big Grin
 
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posted 05 January 2023 01:02 PMHide Post
Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin


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posted 05 January 2023 01:35 PMHide Post
ROTFLMAO


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posted 05 January 2023 02:03 PMHide Post
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Originally posted by Dan:
quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
quote:
Maybe the Dems will negotiate a power sharing agreement with the non-crazies. Not yet, though. Not yet.


Interesting idea.
I read an article suggesting the Dems should offer to support a truly moderate Republican. Someone who's firmly in the middle politics wise. Then the Dems 212 votes plus another 6 moderate Republicans gives us a winner. Seems like a good idea to me. It would basically force the House to be run from compromise for this session.


Very interesting. The Crazy 20 driving the entire GOP caucus to the center...could be a productive thing for the House overall.

We've seen the power that individuals have when margins are razor thin, as we did with Manchin and Sinema in the Senate. I think we're going to continue to have this kind of stuff keep happening, sometimes on the left and sometimes on the right.

What scares me right now is the McCarthy is willing to give the Crazy 20 even more power than they already have, just to get the speakership. How can he possibly lead effectively if, as the saying goes, they have him well and truly by the you-know-whats....

Buckle up. It could be a rough ride.


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posted 05 January 2023 07:31 PMHide Post
More on a coalition.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/05...t-matters/index.html


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