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Mark Linimon's avatar

“It’s a clusterfuck,” said one person. “We are screwed,” said another.

YHTSI (you hate to see it).

Narrator: [clears throat]

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Janine McCargo's avatar

I'm torn. The angel on one shoulder wants congress to stop dicking around on Ukraine aid. The devil on the other shoulder wants the New Batch (my nickname for the Freedom Caucus) to drive Johnson out and lose their majority by terrorizing their own party.

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Doctor Kiddo's avatar

I called my Democratic congressman yesterday and encouraged him to push for getting the Ukraine aid bill to the floor, then to vote for aid, not a loan. I also asked that he let the diminutive, insurrectionist Mike Johnson twist in the wind. All Democrats must vote him out, and vote for Hakeem Jeffries as his replacement.

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UnionThuggery's avatar

"She thinks empowering unions “trampl[es] the rights” of people who choose not to join. (And they say Republicans don’t care about the least of these!)"

I'll proudly trample the rights of a filthy scab any day of the week. If your shop has a union, pay your fucking dues. Just because federal law says we have to represent sorry ass freeloaders and scabs, doesn't make it right.

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DemoCat's avatar

Magic Marge was photographed taking her Trapper Keeper of Joe Biden doodles and Hunter dick pics back to the House after the Senate gave her “impeachment” the respect and attention it deserved. That’s called “summary disposition,” and no further time shall be wasted on that horse tinkle.

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Gern Blansten's avatar

Mikey collabing w/Dems is going to excite the single-neuron, semi-firing, MAGA Congress crowd beyond just Sporkfoot and her boitoi Massiehole into firing his porn-curious ass sure as shit sits on a shingle.

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RRJKR's avatar

We really need to set requirements for Congress People and executive offices It's doubtful that most members of Congress could qualify to be mangers of a fast food restaurant location, or associate mangers at Walmart. TFG would have trouble getting a job as counter person or sales associate

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Lil Snot's avatar

Extra butterinoooooooo, please!

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SethTriggs's avatar

This sort of thing is kayfabe.

Never say the Republicans are done, given the number of unreconstructed states in the USA. Wherever they run wild they oppress and seek to destroy the lives of vulnerable minorities.

People need to understand, as long as there are ladder pullers, sadists and godbotherers there is always going to be a Republican Party or a party like it. And given the demographics that serves, it will always have institutional advantage in the USA.

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Gern Blansten's avatar

Some are motivated more by love, some by hate. From what I know of hate, love is a dove and will reign from above.

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SethTriggs's avatar

I used to believe that, but then Americans in certain states in 2016 decided to vote for a conman who was openly promising ethnic cleansing. "Economic anxiety."

I think if the privilege of those who have always had rights in the USA gets even seemingly threatened, they get mobilized. We must too in order to outnumber them.

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Lefty Wright's avatar

Just a little clue, Great Britain did not pay off their lend lease debt from WW II until 2006. I expect it will take Ukraine about the same amount of time, especially considering the damage Russia has done to the country. We will likely see some type of Marshall plan for Ukraine after this war is over requiring at least as much in economic and infrastructure assistance as we gave in military aid.

My bet is that American industry and banking put the screws to Johnson when they realized how much profit was in a war. Finally overcoming orders from the boss, Trump. Who may not be around much after November, while banks and the military industry will be. Sort of like how Nazi sympathizer and anti-Semite Henry Ford finally realized how much profit was in building tanks and jeeps destined to be blown up in Europe and the Pacific and decided Hitler wasn't all that great.

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Darth Trad's avatar

Germany didn't pay off its WW1 debt until Oct 2010

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Captain Kraut's avatar

The attempt to circumvent it didn't work out so well, after all.

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Runfastandwin's avatar

Sadly it appears Democrats are gonna hafta bite the bullet and save his wrinkly ass in compromise to get the Ukraine Bill a vote.

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Paulomatic's avatar

We then own him.

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Runfastandwin's avatar

You would think.

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Darth Trad's avatar

Can we call her 'Balloon Butt' now?

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Mildred Downey Broxon's avatar

Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Blasted Heath.

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Tza's avatar

Saturday?!? That might mean my coworkers and I can’t drive to work even tho metro is a butt on weekends! And will be more of one THIS weekend for track work!

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carovee's avatar

Does congress even work on Saturday?

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Tza's avatar

If they decide to, yeah. Only ONCE in my five years at the Capitol have they, and that was during the shutdown scramble that led to McCarthy's ouster. I cannot see them doing it for "normal" legislation. Especially since the Senate fucks off on Friday and won't be back til late Monday. (yeah. Senators almost NEVER work Fridays)

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Just_Jim's avatar

You could have skipped the last two words.

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Tina Mouse's avatar

Obamacare was passed the House in wee hours Monday morning aka Sunday night after a weekend of MAGA death threats and hate, as well as debate and deal-making.

Oh wait, that was when the adults were in charge.

Nevermind.

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Steven McCrary's avatar

Just think, a mere ten years ago The Nation’s William Greider were referring to them as “ascendant Republicans.”

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Linoleum von Curmudgeon, Esq.'s avatar

Saint Lowell George once said:

"It's high time that you found

The same people you mis-used on your way up

You're going to meet them

On your way down!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE5Ve0y0m1Y

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Hamilton & The Crew's avatar

Assendant Republicants.

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arglebargle's avatar

Ass dent Pube ants

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el duderino's avatar

The Klan of the Kave Karen is coming for Mike Johnson

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Psyker01's avatar

I like Klanned Karen Hood myself

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Mark Linimon's avatar

You both win one-half the Internet.

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subterrene's avatar

Allow them to pugilisticate.

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