He will now return to carrying water for his unhinged party and its unhinged leader. He deserves very little “credit” for this, since “doing the right thing” should have been obvious months ago, when reports were bleak in Ukraine. Naturally we all wish billions of war aid wasn’t necessary. But there is a madman annexing land to give Russia motherland “room to breath” or whatever it was Hitler said about expanding Germany. This is what happens when power over an entire nation is placed in the hands of one tyrant. The results are bad. Putin is behaving frighteningly like Hitler, and should be treated as such and eventually captured and tried before an international tribunal. So yes, Mike finally did the necessary thing.
And every defense contractor will get a fat check from the government to replenish our stocks, and they'll take some of that money and make donations to all their Republican friends.
The Nodfarter wanted it to be a loan if it had to be done at all, so his loyal minions in Congress insisted it be a loan. But as others pointed out, it's a forgivable loan so as long as OHJB's in office it'll most likely get forgiven rather than repaid.
$10bn of the Ukraine funding was in the form of a repayable loan to appease some Republicans. Biden can forgive 50% in November and, I think, the rest the day after that and he will! LOL
All of this just means that Putin has to work harder to get the proven rapist Defendant Trump back in office, as his other minions just do not have the single force of will to capitulate to Russia the way Sleepy Don does.
I’m willing to bet Johnson won’t trash the Dems the way McCarthy did because he can use his Christianity as a cover. It was the moral thing to do, etc. McCarthy’s only religion is ambition and he’s even bad at that.
I do like his revenge tour against those what done wronged him. He'll end up looking like a flailing asshole, but it might cause some grief for one of his targets, or at least result in an amusing Wonkette story.
McCarthy is so dumb he thinks EmptyG is a real Congresswoman, instead of a chaos demon brought forward in time from the last failing days of the Confederacy to punish us for our sins.
It's either that we're going to find that the repubs slid in some sleazy shit into the bill (putting in a work requirement for school lunch recipients, cutting federal funds for cancer research, etc.) but if they didn't, the blame for this delay has to go to Heavenly Father.
The "Religious Right" continues to baffle me. Belief in a Supreme Being can only be considered a matter of individual preference. I have yet to see any empirical evidence to support either position However, if you choose to be a believer,. how can you possibly believe that this , Omnipotent, Omnipresent Being, capable of existing in all time and space simultaneously, capable of creating infinite universes simply by imagining their existence, is deeply involved in the intimate details of your personal life. It is an act of such colossal arrogance that it could rightly be labeled insanity.
If gawd is so good why all the death, destruction, mayhem, diseases, etc. Why in the fuck would I want to be part of something that is so evil and destructive?
"Omnipotent, Omnipresent Being, capable of existing in all time and space simultaneously, capable of creating infinite universes simply by imagining their existence". But he's a little short of cash...
my experience over 70 years has revealed only 1 power that holds above all else … gravity seems to be running the whole show … that’s my 2 cents on cosmology …
Gravitational effects are fundamentally caused by the warping of spacetime and the motion of objects through the warped spacetime. The larger the mass of an object the larger the warping effect, Light also seems to be subject to the warping effect. Mass and energy are sort of the same thing , the presentation being subject to the speed of light, E=mc2 Your 2 cents pretty much sums it up, So is gravity the action of God, is it God, is it neither, or a little of both?
I thought his philosophy was, "I'm right, and everyone has to agree with me, or I'll use the entirety of the government's power, in the name of God, to see that you do."
several dems voted "NO" to aid to Israel (which I get and support) but YES to the rule overall...MOST of the few dems who voted 'NO' to Israel ALSO voted 'NO' to the rule...So every dem who voted NO to the rule ALSO voted no to aid to Israel but YES to aid to Taiwan and Ukraine (which is moot if they vote NO to the rule
I actually understand that move. That's a hard fucking call
Sky daddy put Trump in a courtroom so Johnson could have an ounce of breathing room. Also I'm sure Johnson didn't make a move without first noticing that even Republicans are sick of the Freedom Caucus.
He will now return to carrying water for his unhinged party and its unhinged leader. He deserves very little “credit” for this, since “doing the right thing” should have been obvious months ago, when reports were bleak in Ukraine. Naturally we all wish billions of war aid wasn’t necessary. But there is a madman annexing land to give Russia motherland “room to breath” or whatever it was Hitler said about expanding Germany. This is what happens when power over an entire nation is placed in the hands of one tyrant. The results are bad. Putin is behaving frighteningly like Hitler, and should be treated as such and eventually captured and tried before an international tribunal. So yes, Mike finally did the necessary thing.
Ta, Gary. That meat puppet will never be a Real Boy.
Too busy finding his way to the bathroom from his new office?
I've worked in government. People in Johnson's position have private bathrooms off their offices.
They do not shit and piss with the masses.
And you don't think that might represent a cognitive challenge for these people?
That sky pilot worshipping idiot probably needs help finding his OFFICE bathroom......
Master Sergeants are very busy this week having their troops pack weaponry for shipment.
My prediction is that quite a lot of our stocks will be “condemned” and sent to Ukraine for disposal.
40 year old nato rounds will fire just fine from M4 and M16s. The same is true for 154mm rounds.
These are legal ways to expand our assistance.
And every defense contractor will get a fat check from the government to replenish our stocks, and they'll take some of that money and make donations to all their Republican friends.
I’m weary of stories on the news praising this twink-past-his-sell-by-date.
In high school, we had a principal, Mr. Hornuckle, who looked just like Mike Johnson.
That would be amusing if I wasn't known as "Little Hornuckle" my freshman year because I resembled the principal.
You maybe dodged a bullet, no one came up with "Little Horny"?
Did I read it or dream it that the Ukraine money is a loan and not gifted?
The Nodfarter wanted it to be a loan if it had to be done at all, so his loyal minions in Congress insisted it be a loan. But as others pointed out, it's a forgivable loan so as long as OHJB's in office it'll most likely get forgiven rather than repaid.
I knew I read something about that. I refuse to keep up with their daily fuckery. My sanity cannot take those kinds of hits.
Little Lord Fartingboy knows that other people repay their loans, because other people are chumps.
Lmao LLFartingboy!
I believe it is a forgivable loan. Not completely sure so check into it.
$10bn of the Ukraine funding was in the form of a repayable loan to appease some Republicans. Biden can forgive 50% in November and, I think, the rest the day after that and he will! LOL
I'm liking that!
there was talk of that and large marg tried to add it as an amendment but i think the bills were all pretty close to what the senate passed.
Sounds like you're dreaming. Maybe more of an investment
All of this just means that Putin has to work harder to get the proven rapist Defendant Trump back in office, as his other minions just do not have the single force of will to capitulate to Russia the way Sleepy Don does.
How's Putin's multitasking skills? He's going to have his hands full just about the time the election's heating up.
*jerkoff motion*
"My philosophy is do the right thing." Will god tell him gun control is good? My guess is no.
I’m willing to bet Johnson won’t trash the Dems the way McCarthy did because he can use his Christianity as a cover. It was the moral thing to do, etc. McCarthy’s only religion is ambition and he’s even bad at that.
I do like his revenge tour against those what done wronged him. He'll end up looking like a flailing asshole, but it might cause some grief for one of his targets, or at least result in an amusing Wonkette story.
McCarthy is so dumb he thinks EmptyG is a real Congresswoman, instead of a chaos demon brought forward in time from the last failing days of the Confederacy to punish us for our sins.
It's either that we're going to find that the repubs slid in some sleazy shit into the bill (putting in a work requirement for school lunch recipients, cutting federal funds for cancer research, etc.) but if they didn't, the blame for this delay has to go to Heavenly Father.
The "Religious Right" continues to baffle me. Belief in a Supreme Being can only be considered a matter of individual preference. I have yet to see any empirical evidence to support either position However, if you choose to be a believer,. how can you possibly believe that this , Omnipotent, Omnipresent Being, capable of existing in all time and space simultaneously, capable of creating infinite universes simply by imagining their existence, is deeply involved in the intimate details of your personal life. It is an act of such colossal arrogance that it could rightly be labeled insanity.
The Heavenly choirs singing God's praises would be drowned out by God's constant, "This asshole again?"
If gawd is so good why all the death, destruction, mayhem, diseases, etc. Why in the fuck would I want to be part of something that is so evil and destructive?
Original Sin.
We fucked up and brought this on ourselves after God set us up to fail.
So, you made your bed, now you have to sleep in it, Mister/Missy.
All part of the plan, good or evil depends upon where you're standing, Big thick juicy steak good for you, but the steer has a different opinion,.
Yeah, no I want not part of that plan and the plan sucks.
"Omnipotent, Omnipresent Being, capable of existing in all time and space simultaneously, capable of creating infinite universes simply by imagining their existence". But he's a little short of cash...
And his aim is terrible.
my experience over 70 years has revealed only 1 power that holds above all else … gravity seems to be running the whole show … that’s my 2 cents on cosmology …
This is a very famous piece of work by Desertphil. The whole thing is good. The tail end, beginning a 4:50, is precious to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DutJLb-c0vs
Gravitational effects are fundamentally caused by the warping of spacetime and the motion of objects through the warped spacetime. The larger the mass of an object the larger the warping effect, Light also seems to be subject to the warping effect. Mass and energy are sort of the same thing , the presentation being subject to the speed of light, E=mc2 Your 2 cents pretty much sums it up, So is gravity the action of God, is it God, is it neither, or a little of both?
That's always boggled me as well.
"My philosophy is do the right thing..." That can't be why he did it.
I thought his philosophy was, "I'm right, and everyone has to agree with me, or I'll use the entirety of the government's power, in the name of God, to see that you do."
I said bullshit when I read that line.
"History judges us by what we do" .... so he did it because he thinks it'll help his reelection chances.
what was the voting spread on that? I musta read wrong...I thought I saw that only 38 republicans voted AGAINST aid...I must have that wrong
Some Dems voted "No"....
INTERESTING....
well well well
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this is very informative
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/04/20/us/politics/ukraine-israel-foreign-aid-vote.html
I get it now...SO:
several dems voted "NO" to aid to Israel (which I get and support) but YES to the rule overall...MOST of the few dems who voted 'NO' to Israel ALSO voted 'NO' to the rule...So every dem who voted NO to the rule ALSO voted no to aid to Israel but YES to aid to Taiwan and Ukraine (which is moot if they vote NO to the rule
I actually understand that move. That's a hard fucking call
https://www.commondreams.org/news/historic-number-dems-vote-no-israel
overall that's a good sign!!!
Its the fucking republican tying aid to Israel as a condition for aid to Ukraine...Such bullshit
Sky daddy put Trump in a courtroom so Johnson could have an ounce of breathing room. Also I'm sure Johnson didn't make a move without first noticing that even Republicans are sick of the Freedom Caucus.