House Republicans

[Red]

Shouldn't they arrest and charge him already? This has been an incredibly baffling situation. The associate who rolled over on him just got convicted based on coming clean and Gaetz doesn't seem to be under investigation or threat of indictment anymore.

No, I don’t think he is…

Charges unlikely against Gaetz in federal sex-trafficking probe

Federal authorities began investigating the Florida Republican in late 2020.

www.politico.com

 

[JazzGal]

If you engage in criminal activity, run for Congress or President. You'll get away with it all.

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[Rubashov]

If you engage in criminal activity, run for Congress or President. You'll get away with it all.

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To be honest I've engaged quiet comfortably in criminal activity for many years without seeking office. I think the fact I wasn't caught should be a positive.

 

[The Thriller]

Exactly what the working class forgotten man types voted for, Amiright?

View: https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1611611957236322306?s=46&t=QB1CSKmv0wd6Xd0qjBO-2Q


This will surely help inflation and gas prices, as I’ve been assured by many posters on this very site that those were their top concerns!

 

[The Thriller]

I thought Trump’s influence was waning… apparently not, at least in this instance.


View: https://twitter.com/kfaulders/status/1611590358445527040?s=46&t=QB1CSKmv0wd6Xd0qjBO-2Q

View: https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1611625510274011136?s=46&t=uTeqHIoCZ-6MlXxUxxhWMw

 

[The Thriller]

The party of Jewish space lasers, white supremacy, and January 6. These next two years are going to be filled with productive legislation, inclusive policy benefitting all Americans not just serving entertainment for Fox News, and wise governing by the House, for sure.


View: https://twitter.com/kellyo/status/1611602186995367937?s=46&t=QB1CSKmv0wd6Xd0qjBO-2Q
“wHy ArE wE sO dIvIdEd?”

 

[The Thriller]

Good article on what Quevin sacrificed so he could hold his wittle gavel for a little bit:

Under the agreement McCarthy struck, any Republican will be able to demand a vote on his ouster. McCarthy is reportedly guaranteeing the far-right House Freedom Caucus enough seats on the Rules Committee to give the group an effective veto over most legislation that comes up for a vote. He’s committing the party to pursue steep—and, in all likelihood, politically unpopular—budget cuts while ensuring a partisan brawl over the debt ceiling that could damage the nation’s economy…

Ask most House Republicans what they realistically hope to do over the next two years, and the answer is some variation of the phrase “hold Joe Biden accountable.”

Hunter Biden BENNNNGGHHHAAZZZIIII!

McCarthy must confront how to raise the debt ceiling and how to keep the government open when the current fiscal year ends on September 30. His opponents have extracted promises that he’ll seek deep spending cuts

Deep spending cuts YIPPPEEEEE! I hope voters award Republicans in 2024 with what they deserve. Unfortunately, gerrymandering makes it increasing difficult to hold House members accountable.

Speaker in Name Only

Kevin McCarthy finally has the job he always wanted. What did he sacrifice to get it?

www.theatlantic.com

 

[Red]

No paywall….

https://wapo.st/3itLenn

“This is insurrection by other means: Two years to the day since the Jan. 6 invasion of the Capitol, Republicans are still attacking the functioning of government. McCarthy opened the door to the chaos by excusing Donald Trump’s fomenting of the attack and welcoming a new class of election deniers to his caucus. Now he’s trying to save his own political ambitions by agreeing to institutionalize the chaos — not just for the next two years but for future congresses as well.

On Thursday, the day McCarthy failed on an 11th consecutive ballot to secure the speakership, he formally surrendered to the 21 GOP extremists denying him the job. He agreed to allow any member of the House to force a vote at will to “vacate” his speakership — essentially agreeing to be in permanent jeopardy of losing his job. He agreed to put rebels on the Rules Committee, giving them sway over what gets a vote on the House floor, and in key committee leadership posts. He agreed to unlimited amendments to spending bills, inviting two years of mayhem. He agreed to other changes that make future government shutdowns and a default on the national debt more likely, if not probable.

Perhaps worst of all, the McCarthy-aligned super PAC, the Conservative Leadership Fund, agreed that it would no longer work against far-right extremists in the vast majority of Republican primaries — a move sure to increase the number of bomb throwers in Congress. Essentially, McCarthy placated the crazies in his caucus by giving up every tool he (or anybody) had to maintain order in the House”.

 

[Red]

MTG was forced, via threat of legal action, to remove a video of herself wandering the halls of Congress, because she used a song by the musician Dr. Dre. I’m not familiar with Dr. Dre, but I found Greene’s video clip, well, actually not sure how to characterize it: Marge does Congress? Marge takes Congress? Marge basking in her new found glory? Marge basking in her newly acquired power? Marge thoroughly in love with herself? Marge in total awe of her national importance? Might go with either of the last two. Just seems like an odd thing to tweet, and can still be viewed at the TMZ link….


View: https://twitter.com/JoJoFromJerz/status/1612523948972859410

 

[Red]

View: https://twitter.com/tribelaw/status/1613522972613935104


View: https://twitter.com/JohnQBarrett/status/1613857452633489408

Jim Jordan Is No Frank Church

House Republicans want to assume the mantle of one of the nation’s most iconic investigative committees, but the differences are stark.

theintercept.com

GOP claims it's creating a new Church Committee: Ha ha, yeah, no

There's definitely a history lesson behind the GOP's phony investigation. But it's not the one they claim

www.salon.com