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Pelosi isn't stupid.

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But a little thing like reality shouldn't be allowed to get in the way.

I try to imagine one of these ride-or-die GQP sycophant punters walking back any lie they've uttered.

I don't think they can. King Dumpty is just a hinky excuse.

Growing up, I was always told the character of someone can be found in how they act when caught in a mistake or a lie.It also tells you what they think of you.

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Embrace the cognitive dissonance, Florida Man

Great line!

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I'll do it at his Bakersfield office. DC is 2800 miles too far away.

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"If McCarthy tries to poison the well with weirdos, he makes democrats look sane by comparison." Aren't all of them weirdos at this point?

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I don't understand why everyone keeps insisting that he is going to be able to just appoint whoever he wants. Pelosi's statement explicitly spells out the process that she will choose the final 5 after consulting with Qevin. This is directly in the original press release which announced the first 8 - https://www.speaker.gov/new... - did something change?

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I'd really like Nancy to refuse to seat Jim Jordan and MTG. And call them out as useless when she does it.

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"If McCarthy tries to poison the well with weirdos, he makes Democrats look sane by comparison.""Weirdos" is a relative term. Damn near any Republican makes Democrats look sane by comparison.

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MORE ROPE JAMES, MORE ROPE!!

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GQP sausage party gonna sausage, and I hope Nancy shows them her hand is on the grinder.

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And just finding piles of shit left by Proud Boys.

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O'l Crazy Eyes would disagree.

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Nothing has changed, you are correct. Pelosi has probably already let Quevin know who she won't take. The ratfuck is the only play the GOP has. How well they can execute it against this committee remains to be seen.

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Note that the select committee rules say five members will be picked in consultation with McCarthy. Meaning Pelosi has given herself a de facto veto over his picks. https://media2.giphy.com/me...

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But Kinzinger wasn’t recently shivved by the entire GOP caucus. I despise Lizard Cheney, but her appointment is a big fuck you to McCarthy after he hung her out to dry.

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the GOP "task force on the future of American freedoms," a thing that exists.

Jeebus. What a bunch of drama queens.

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