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US Politics Thread
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SkyBlueFlux
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If “my politics” bore a passing resemblance to the day-to-day operations of Al Capone then I think I’d have probably seen it coming.
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McCarthy about to be booted as as speaker.
Putin must be sitting in the Kremlin about to place the lotion on his hands...
Putin must be sitting in the Kremlin about to place the lotion on his hands...
MillionMilesAway
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What happens if McCarthy is booted?
Do they have another succession of failed votes for a new Speaker? Is Pelosi free?!
Do they have another succession of failed votes for a new Speaker? Is Pelosi free?!
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Yep.What happens if McCarthy is booted?
Do they have another succession of failed votes for a new Speaker? Is Pelosi free?!
It would be extraordinary if they voted him out and replaced him with the Democratic minority speaker.
MillionMilesAway
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Yep.
It would be extraordinary if they voted him out and replaced him with the Democratic minority speaker.
Yeah, I didn't really think it would happen. So paralysis in the House for a while, presumably.
NC: I'm not referring to Mitch.
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The Dems have decided fuck him.I really hope the Dems don’t bail out the GOP. Make them own this mess and just maybe people will stop electing Republicans into the majority….
Ones just been on CNN pretty much saying he lost them when he was slagging them off this morning.
The Dems have decided fuck him.
Ones just been on CNN pretty much saying he lost them when he was slagging them off this morning.
In my opinion the “rebels” here aren’t actually the crazy ones. They’re just applying their own ideology. The GOP’s message has always been that government is the problem. The Freedom Caucus is just putting their ideology to practice. The ones who are actually insane here are GOP leaders like McCarthy who thought they could pull off this clearly power-obsessed balancing out forever.
They have been fermenting and cultivating their base for decades and the chickens are finally coming home to roost.
SkyBlueFlux
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In my opinion the “rebels” here aren’t actually the crazy ones. They’re just applying their own ideology. The GOP’s message has always been that government is the problem. The Freedom Caucus is just putting their ideology to practice. The ones who are actually insane here are GOP leaders like McCarthy who thought they could pull off this clearly power-obsessed balancing out forever.
They have been fermenting and cultivating their base for decades and the chickens are finally coming home to roost.
I agree, they invited lions into the den and now are acting surprised that they're getting eaten.