'They basically have nothing to do': Trio of Republicans face life in exile

[Gothmog]

Steve King is a racist asshole. Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins are indicted assholes facing trial. The GOP has exiled these assholes to a limbo like existence that makes me smile https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/04/congress-house-republicans-committee-assignments-stripped-1145320

They’re the outcasts of Capitol Hill, personae non gratae even in their own party.

Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins and Steve King have been excommunicated from the House GOP conference in the most public way possible: stripped of their committee assignments and forced to watch the legislating from the sidelines.

Now, while the rest of their colleagues work on crafting bills, the trio of committee exiles are searching for ways to spend their time on Capitol Hill so they’re not just waiting around to vote or aimlessly roaming the hallways.

Their options, however, are limited. They could sign up to deliver short, late-night or early morning speeches on the House floor, but those take place outside normal legislating hours and typically fade into the C-SPAN abyss. King this year has spoken twice on the floor, spending his time defending his racist comments to The New York Times. Neither Hunter nor Collins has given a floor speeches this year.

[SallyHemmings]

1. They have plenty of Executive Time

[Downtown Hound]

2. "They basically have nothing to do"

And the country is better off because of it.

[msongs]

3. the one thing the can do is the worst for the USA - vote on legislation nt

[Iliyah]

4. Steve King is a total racist and does not mind telling you.

He needs to resign.

[angrychair]

5. So their constituents are satisfied with this?!?

They sent a racist and two criminals to congress and are content to let them draw a check and sit on their collective asses doing nothing?

Fiscal conservatives indeed

[Progressive Jones]

7. We're not talking about high quality Americans when speaking of their voters. nt

[angrychair]

8. Agreed

I’d go so far as to say “a basket of deplorables” is a fair description.

[Scurrilous]

6. Good!

[ecstatic]

9. And how much are taxpayers paying for these useless lumps? nt

[Haggis for Breakfast]

10. Push these adult delinquents to the outer margins.