Repubs are threatening Democrats with revenge if they regain the House or Senate.

[kentuck]

And the Democrats know they are serious. They remember Benghazi and the terrible ordeal that they put Hillary Clinton through.

Some Republicans have vowed to impeach Joe Biden if they win back the House. It doesn't matter what the Democratic infraction might be. They will treat it as if it was an attempted coup or overthrow of our government.

Because that is the only politics they know.

They have no platform, only revenge and grievances.

[MLAA]

1. If any Democrats were to stage a coup I would say knock themselves out with an investigation.

But I agree it would be awful for them to create Benghazis out of nothing. We need to keep them out of power for decades.

[fightforfreedom]

2. Threatening them with fake charges that will go no where.

Impeach Biden for what? The Democrats should tell the Republicans, please carry on.

[gulliver]

3. Paranoids want "revenge" against people who didn't do anything wrong.

And "self-defense" against people who aren't attacking them.

[mountain grammy]

24. Exactly!

[jimfields33]

4. Just don't let them get the majority. It's that simple.

We’ve had the house four years already. Why would the American people not give us six. He’ll we had congress for 40 years straight until the 90’s. Nothing says we can’t do that again.

[malaise]

5. Formwhat

Did Dems attempt a coup?
Are these fucking people mad?

[bucolic_frolic]

6. They're gonna Nazi until they can't Nazi anymore

Maintaining our majorities is the only answer. This hateful power grab needs a beat down at the ballot box. Civil war lies in the other direction. I think this is being driven by foreign entities aligning with the former GOP, factions that were defeated in war and in Watergate, out for revenge.

[onecaliberal]

7. Revenge for what? They're fucking delusional

[Shipwack]

36. Revenge for daring to win elections.

The only legitimate elections are ones that Republicans win.

[onecaliberal]

45. The courts have been the only thing to hold up.

Good luck with your meritless threats and accusations that only prove time and again prove to be confessions.

[Scrivener7]

8. I think we always receive this information exactly the way they want us to.

Instead of worrying about it, our answer should be, "Go ahead. Then we'll use it against you and get back in power and escalate the fight. You want it, you've got it." And then follow through.

They're bullies. This would make them cut and run.

[SheilaAnn]

9. Bring It!

[BWdem4life]

10. ...

So I should be worried about them doing something they already did once and probably will again regardless, but not worried about them plotting a second coup and succeeding next time around.

Got it.

[Emile]

11. Duh, they act like they wouldn't anyways.

What a threat, so scary...

[CrispyQ]

12. Of course they are.

The entire party is nothing but mean-spirited, privileged children throwing a national temper tantrum.

[Bettie]

14. This right here!

+1

[2naSalit]

16. +1

[Bettie]

13. I expect that if they get the House majority

they will strip all Democrats of committee assignments and spend their time putting forth half-baked legislation that even senate Republicans won't vote for.

[SoonerPride]

40. The senate republicans will pass it

But won’t eliminate the filibuster until they install trump again

Then they will pass everything they need to hold power forever

[Patton French]

15. But of course. N/T

[Magoo48]

17. We certainly don't want to cower and worry about what ReTrumplicans may or may not do.

We double our efforts, stay in their face with the truth, never censor ourselves because these assholes might retaliate. Also, we must slowly replace our own politicians who obviously care more about reelection than serving their constituents.

[Walleye]

18. Shouldn't we use this fact to campaign against them?

Do their constituents only want revenge, or do they want good legislation? Because they won’t have time to do both. They are foaming at the mouth. Somebody should ask them what they intend to do about inflation and gas prices. Because I haven’t heard anything yet that sounds like a plan

[Justice matters.]

44. "haven't heard anything yet that sounds like a plan"

They have no plan other than revenge with fabricated and false accusations as stated by the OP.

They have no platform. Or their real plan is to let the big corporations keep screwing customers (Big Oil, in particular), jack up prices to make more and more record profits, request even lower, or zero taxes, get more "communist-for-the-1%" subsidies, explode the deficit and tax the lower and middle classes more in exchange.

That's their only plan they don't want voters to know about.

[luvallpeeps]

19. And they'll do this regardless!

Even if Joe Biden gave them everything they wanted.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. This 👆

[mwooldri]

21. Impeach Biden?

The T's can't get a 2/3rd majority in the Senate. And on what crime? Jaywalking? Impeaching Biden would be purely political theatre.

Also they wanna issue a subpoena for an administration official? Good luck getting that enforced.

Those actions are good for their base... but for governing? Obviously not so much.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. What a bunch of whiners.

[slater71]

23. The revenge and grievances were instilled by Trump.

As the cult leader that he is, he has gotten people to act like him and to do things that they never would have done if he was not elected. I have been around for almost 70 years and I don`t ever remember republicans acting as they do now. You have to know that Garland is wondering if a civil war will start if they arrest Trump. He should be concerned that something like that is likely. But, he has to get as many of the players in the insurrection as he can because if you leave people out there like McCarthy, Bannon, and Stone out there to continue to do their thing, they will stoke the civil war thing and the Trump idiots will follow them. We are in for some trying times over the next 2 to 3 years because if the republicans steal the election and Trump or De Santis is installed, the democrats will never win another election again because there won`t be any.

[trickyguy]

25. What about the PBS - Public Broadcasting System - that I watched.

PBS has a great political team and they broadcast this hearing
with out dirupting it in any way.

I watch them most every night for my news - both national and internationa.

They have won many awards for their coverage. Fair and balanced.

[AverageOldGuy]

26. And they will do it.

If Republicans take the House or the Senate or both, they will stage non-stop "investigations" of everything the Biden administration has done, may do, wants to do . . .

[Mr. Ected]

27. Charge Dems with imaginary crimes. Apply imaginary laws.

Incarcerate in imaginary prisons. Claim victory.

Isn't this old song and dance getting old? Aren't right wingers aware of their immense failure rate in proving any allegations?

[GB_RN]

28. They'd Tie Up Biden With Impeachment & Investigations...

Just because they could, if they win the House. They have no ideas, so they won't pass legislation of their own, and they won't cooperate to pass Democratic sponsored bills, so this is all they've got. And it will keep their mouth-breathing base happy.

Bunch of fucking troglodytes.

[housecat]

29. No surprise Putin is behind them

[no_hypocrisy]

30. Get used to it.

This will be the M.O. of Republicans if they gain the majority in either House -- indefinitely.

Trust me, every time there will be a Democrat in the WH and a republican majority somewhere, there will be an impeachment.

[tenderfoot]

31. Doling out PUNISHMENT, PAY BACK, and SUFFERING is all they care about.

eom

[towerbum]

32. let's just see what happens to the " the dancing elephant" ?

[Gaugamela]

33. "They have no platform, only revenge and grievances." -- This is what

I find particularly frightening. There is no fixed set of policy goals that they are promoting, which means if they get in control they will just stumble over each other to see who can be the most extreme. But nothing will satisfy them, and they will quickly descend into protracted violence, both legal and extra-legal. Draconian shariah-type laws, lynchings, mobs, and domestic terrorism appears to be their endgame.

But maybe I’m just catastrophizing. I hope so.

[Tommymac]

34. Bunch of whiners.

[Hotler]

35. It would be nice to see a Democratic rep. step up to the mic on the house floor, lean in,

and say, "Bring it.". I yield back my time.

[ashredux]

37. There is a handful who will be facing prison

They will do anything they can to stay out of jail.

[vlyons]

38. Yeah tie up congress with BS, so they don't have to do anything

the do nothing party except grift and hate and envy

[Jose Garcia]

39. They are going to subpoena Hunter Biden

[maxsolomon]

41. Checks out.

This is in line with previous behavior.

I expect Impeachment over Hunter Biden, and by Spring 2023.

[wryter2000]

42. The only thing we can do about that is

GOTV.

[kairos12]

43. File them the

usual Putin-like threats.

[ThoughtCriminal]

46. They plan that no matter what Democrats do or don't do

In fact, giving in to this silly blackmail only encourages them.

We should not negotiate with terrorists.