Boebert just shanked McCarthy live on TV

[Renew Deal]

"Sir, you do not have the votes and it's time to withdraw."

[GregariousGroundhog]

1. That's what she said?

[Renew Deal]

2. It is

The room made a howl and then got quiet.

[cilla4progress]

3. And was booed.

What's a good substitute for popcorn if I'm already sick on it? 😂

Gonna be an ugly 2 years for the Rs!

[Irish_Dem]

6. I think we better switch to raw veggies.

At this rate our clothes won't fit us.

[ShazzieB]

8. I don't know about popcorn.

But if I was a drinker, I'd be thinking about making myself a cocktail right now!

[Irish_Dem]

18. 100% certain some members of congress are going to be knocking back some drinks.

[Ms. Toad]

22. Dang COVID means I can't enjoy a cocktail until 2/4

Think this will still be going on by then?

(COVID-induced pancreatitis = 6 months of abstention.)

[MLAA]

52. Here's hoping the next month goes by quickly!

[MontanaMama]

58. Oh man.

That sounds miserable. I'm sorry you're going through this. I just googled covid induced pancreatitis....I had no idea.

[Ms. Toad]

62. Fortunately, the pancreatitis was mild.

Three days of hospitalization on IV with nothing but ice chips by mouth - but lower levels of pain than pancreatitis usually causes.

But it came coupled with some as-yet-to-be-defined gall bladder crud and immune deficiencies. 6 months after COVID the pancreatitis has resolved, but my GI system is still being quite cranky at least once a week. It's been 3 days out of the last 7. But I got off easy compared to many with long COVID - since my symptoms don't keep me from living my life.

The treatment by the doctors at the hospital was rough,though, because many doctors don't have any idea either. Whatever my gall bladder crud is, it isn't the kind that causes pancreatitis. So, absent anything objective to point to, the doctor just decided I was an alcoholic lying about how much I drink. He kept commenting (especially when I had visitors) that I just needed to go home and stop drinking. Fortunately, I am a persistent little critter, who generally does not take "no" for an answer from doctors absent good, objective, reasons. He ultimately gave in and called in a GI specialist. That got me to a pancreatic specialist who has been seeing a lot of COVID-induced pancreatitis.

[highplainsdem]

32. Already had a beer, before lunch, but that's more because of back pain (beer helps with muscle

spasms) than the GOP shitshow.

I could pop some more Orville Redenbacher Movie Theater Butter microwave popcorn, but every time I have, I've eaten the entire bag, and I don't want to do that today.

[DFW]

76. You need a Tandrilax

PM me if I should send you one. Otherwise, if you have a friend going to Brazil in the next week, contact them.

[highplainsdem]

79. Thanks, DFW! Kind offer! I checked the ingredients online, though, and the only type of

ingredient I don't have on hand is prescription muscle relaxant. Which I tried for a while years ago when I first injured my back, but didn't like and didn't find very effective. A single beer works just fine as a mild muscle relaxant for me, and I probably drink beer for that reason only a couple of times a year.

You've said you don't drink, though, so if Tandrilax helps you with muscle spasms, I'm glad you found something that works.

[DFW]

81. I only take it when I have really bad back pain

I discovered it when I was in London attending a conference, and my back pain was so bad, I needed two minutes to get in and out of chairs. A Brazilian colleague noticed my discomfort, and asked what my problem was? I said horrible back pain. He asked if it was muscular or spinal. I said muscular. He said here take one of these, and handed me a pink pill. I said I'd try anything. So, I took it before I turned in for the night. I woke the next morning, and got up very carefully. I couldn't believe it. It was gone. Pain vanished. I asked how often I needed to take one. He said not at all unless the pain came back. It didn't.

I had an appointment at a chiropractor the next Monday (this was a Friday morning), and I didn't need another pill. The chiropractor asked how I was doing, and I said, great, I'm cured. He laughed, and said "suuuure, you are. OK, please lie down, face facing the flloor." I did, and he ran his hands up and down my back. And then again. "How in the world did you do THAT?" he asked. "A Brazilian pill," I answered. ONE pill. "What's in it?" he asked. I had no idea, so I showed him the box. He said there was nothing forbidden in there, so it must be the ratio of one ingredient to the other. At any rate, other friends and relatives in Germany have tried it with similar effects.

I indeed don't drink alcohol. Some people tell me "too bad," but I can't stand the taste of any of it, so I don't miss it at all.

[highplainsdem]

94. Wow. No wonder you recommend it, when you were helped so much by it, and

some of your friends and relatives in Germany have had similar results.

[DFW]

99. I told them what it did for me.

I made no other offers than to give them one if they wanted to try it. They all sang its praises, and not a one had the slightest side effects. Were it just me, I might have thought I lucked out. With fifteen other people, the likelihood of coincidence dwindles to near zero. I asked my colleague from Brazil to bring me a couple of boxes the next time he went home, and he did. They cost about $1 per pill, but if all you need is one every six months, it quickly becomes very cost effective.

[MiHale]

60. Great idea...brb

[TlalocW]

13. Treat yourself every now and then

To your favorite chocolate. But do so in moderation. I don't want you getting sick of it as well.

[barbtries]

57. sick of chocolate?

not possible. sick FROM it I can see that happening.

though now that the holidays have come and gone and all the candy is gone from the house, my consumption will be limited.

[Meowmee]

83. I am working in death by chocolate 😹

[calimary]

95. Sick of chocolate? Definitely not possible.

I’ve been testing that theory all my life. Multiple decades and still counting.

[Volaris]

38. Cheap bourbon or good scotch lol...

By Friday, were all of us, going to be into a fresh bottle!

[Captain Zero]

61. I've got Canadian Club if

Anyone just wants to escape to Canada with me.

[Traildogbob]

45. Kale

All good libs carry bags of Kale to snack on.

[bdamomma]

55. I snack on

kim nori seasoned seaweed snack, just it sounds weird but its tasty!!!

[markodochartaigh]

59. I used to get seaweed snacks at

Costco and Trader Joe's. They are good, but they have more oil than it seems and I ate way too much.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Boebert being polite is downright scary.

[SergeStorms]

70. If you want to call....

sticking her knife in and twisting it, while saying "sir", polite...... Yeah, for her that's about as polite as it gets, I guess.

[Irish_Dem]

71. That's the scary part. Being polite while she commits murder.

Usually she runs her potty mouth.

[dalton99a]

5. Kevin doesn't do coitus interruptus

[H2O Man]

7. Yet by having

his boxes moved into the Speaker's office, one might say he suffers from premature ejaculation.

[dalton99a]

9. +1

[magicarpet]

12. Would Viagra be of any help for Kevin,.. if he is squirting before the fact ?

.... (Asking for a neighbor who lives just down the road that was inquiring.)

[H2O Man]

47. Ha!

[machoneman]

86. Nawh, Kevin ran out of squirt long ago! LOL

[Brother Buzz]

19. DUzy worthy!

[H2O Man]

48. Thanks!

[TNNurse]

36. That move was really stupid.

[H2O Man]

46. A single deep plunge

into the abyss.

[3catwoman3]

42. How about premature elec-ulation?

[H2O Man]

49. Yes.

That, too.

It seems that Kevin enjoys being humiliated, though having Lauren Boebert telling of his shoty comings publicly may sting.

[Sky Jewels]

72. ...

[LakeArenal]

69. More like rejectation. Or evictYouation

[Oldtimeralso]

77. Not premature ejaculation but,

Premature Election Anticipation.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

10. Premature ejaculation perhaps?

[Zambero]

11. Just premature relocation

to the Speaker's office, that is!

[Sky Jewels]

73. Hah!

[machoneman]

87. Man, the move by Gaetz to evict Kevin from the Speaker's office was one for the ages! Loved it!

[bdamomma]

14. What

a beetch she is. McCarthy is not going to leave. She should leave. She's not qualified.

[Polybius]

27. She wasn't wrong

He doesn't have the votes, and it's time to withdraw.

[bobbyar]

41. that makes sense. republicans are not known for that !

[jcgoldie]

15. Starting to wonder who is more humiliating for the GOP

… the psycho candidates who lost them the senate… or the ones in the house who won wingnut districts just to burn it down!

[Irish_Dem]

16. Why are they letting such a junior MOC do most of the talking?

[Renew Deal]

21. She nominated Donalds

Anyone can do that. Their group only has around 20 and she is the fifth to speak.

[Irish_Dem]

24. Yes but she is also baiting McCarthy in public.

She is probably too stupid to realize that the more senior members are letting
her run her mouth for them.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

67. Ok... Know this isn't popular... But starting to see a benefit to

Letting KM get it. It isolates crazies.

[Irish_Dem]

68. Yes I agree, but then they will make his life a living hell.

Ask John Boehner.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

78. Yes. This is a circular cluster. No apparent solution

Do you have one?


I think we need to think about what solution provides the best for us- helping KM get in.

- Avoids us getting someone worse

- Allows us to get a possible concession - eg no impeachment

- Allows us to maybe get/demonstrate goodwill. KM may remember we helped him get his dream job.


Now people might say none of that will happen. It may not. But only other option is getting a liberal R which is impossible.

Howard Dean just made a great point. They could block debt ceiling increases if really pisses off.

[Irish_Dem]

84. I assume Pelosi and Jeffries are doing the best they can?

In terms of coming up with beneficial solutions.
I would love to be in on some of their private talks.
They know the players very well. And what buttons to push.

I am almost positive that all the Biden impeachment talk is just to get something from the Dems.
I think the traitor congress members want a get out of jail free card.
If they get that they will drop the impeachment talk.
Same thing with the Hunter lap top crapola. Just negotiating with the Dems.

I am kind of in the school of let the R's hang themselves.
Let them proceed as Obama would say.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

80. Well sounds like it's too late for Ds to capitalize on this

Situation. KM granting concessions to gang of 20.

[Irish_Dem]

85. Maybe the Dems are just going to let the clown show proceed.

Why should we save these idiots from themselves?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

88. Beyond that... It's to get something out of it and put yourself

in a better position. Not about saving anyone.

[Irish_Dem]

89. Yes I agree. And theoretically it should be about doing what is right for the country.

It really shouldn't just be about people making things better for themselves or their party.

But what is good for the country and all Americans?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

90. Well, how about a concession to not impeach Joe Biden? Wouldn't

that be good for the country? Flip side - is not very altruistic is it? Hoping they do crazy stuff so they look bad?

Not trying to argue - all just hypothesizing

[Irish_Dem]

91. Discussion is great.

It is the discussion I hope they are having in DC.

Yes I agree, not impeaching Biden is good for the country.
But I hate to see the GOP traitors be given a get out of jail free in return.

My theory is that this is the main reason they are threatening impeachment.
In order to horse trade, to face no charges for their part in the insurrection.

I think it is altruistic to let the GOP show their true colors.
We are not making them look bad, they are already bad.
We just are not going to cover for them.

I am not hoping they do bad. I am hoping they do what is right.
But that is unlikely and I seen no need to protect them from themselves.
The truth needs to come out about them, so all can see their evil clearly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

92. Hmm. Guess I've given up with the hope that everyone

noticed they look bad. That strategy has not worked in what 6 yrs? But we've picked a lane and doubt we'd change at this point anyway.

[Irish_Dem]

93. Cult research shows that with every truth bomb, cult members peel off.

Some double down, but some members do get away from the cult leader.

So it is important to keep the truth bombs coming.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

96. So happy .. I'm not the only one!! Axelrod said that there

was a group of Dems that were willing to compromise with KM. ( Want to know who they are?)

But it's KM that said NO way.

[Irish_Dem]

97. Very interesting.

Yes I wonder who wants to negotiate with Kevin.

It would be political suicide for Kevin to make nice with Dems.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

98. Exactly. Evidently his absolute last resort? To align with Dems? What a very strange

person he is. Any normal person would have said, after defeat, "Ok, I am backing out." Take away from tonight.. he's an incredibly weak/weird person. Aligning with Dems somehow a non starter? Like you have another path?

Like what CNN panelist said, "Hey McCarthy, my rug in my office is dirty, can I get a new one?" And " geez you get more if you oppose! vs. if you supported him"

[Irish_Dem]

100. Yep.

He is so desperate he will work with the Dems which is more political suicide.
And good point, the ones who oppose him are getting way more than his supporters.

[Renew Deal]

101. I'm not convinced it would work.

He would need at least around 5 people to go with him. I’m not convinced he’d get it and they would have targets on their backs for doing so.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

102. I think that is a very valid obstacle... How can a small group

explain as individuals why you switched?. Strikes me it would need to be the whole party, as an olive branch. Get something tho. Shared committee chairs, would be great!!!! In my mind, concrete outcome. Much better than just saying we're not helping the schmucks IMHO. Besides - it Will BE an R leader anyway. Word has it tho that KM refuses to work with Dems on this.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

64. No leader to tell her to shut up?

[Irish_Dem]

66. Yes. And when it all goes sideways badly she can be the fall guy.

[bdamomma]

17. boebert

is competing with Marjorie for who can be the most ignorant POS. They are both disgusting.

We need a functional government, but apparently, they want to tear things apart.

[Irish_Dem]

20. MTG and Boebert are in their narcissistic element.

They are loving it. They get to be famous.

[bdamomma]

23. can I do this now?????

[Irish_Dem]

26. Oh pretty please, let me be the one in front of the cameras.

[bdamomma]

29. exactly

2 weirdos.

[Boomerproud]

25. Not apparently. It's what they ran on and elected to do.

nt

[Irish_Dem]

30. Yep. "Drain the swamp by burning it all down."

They get a lot of votes that way, just like Trump.

[TheBlackAdder]

54. I'm so happy, I'm about to cry. 😢

.




The baby Red Helmeted Hornbill is finally spreading her wings and taking flight.


Fly, little one. Fly! (not a Hornbill)



.

[Emile]

28. This clown show is hilarious 😂

[bdamomma]

31. my TV is off

this is what they wanted to do, cause chaos and steal. Pay donors and get something back in return.

They are no servants of the Constitution; they are domestic terrorists.

[Irish_Dem]

33. My TV is off too. Reading the news here on DU and reading the comments, too funny for words.

[bdamomma]

34. but the

situation is serious, what scares me is DJT, he wouldn't have the votes to get in? I'm hoping that some repigs care for this country and the rule of law. God, I'm getting a headache.

[Irish_Dem]

40. I know, but we have to take our amusement when we can get it.

I think TJG is dead on arrival in terms of the speaker position.
He is toxic to their brand right now.

[NJCher]

65. yesterday

this friend of mine who claims he has lost interest in politics kept texting me all day long; he said he was watching the voting on his computer (doesn't own a TV).

Most of the texts were this:

🤡🤡🤡

a little later:

🤡🤡🤡

and more throughout the day.

🤡🤡🤡

[samnsara]

35. that was tequila shot worthy! :)

[ancianita]

37. However. She won't find any other nominee that will get more votes than McCarthy.

No big shifts have occurred for the anti-McCarthy 20.

Scalise is making a move right now, but it won't be enough.

[BamaRefugee]

39. the first time she ever told a guy to pull out?

[Captain Zero]

63. We have a thread WINNER !!

BamaRefugee

[calimary]

82. O. M. G. !!! I bet you're right!

After listening to that interview, I feel like I need to get my ears cleaned. Professionally.

[twodogsbarking]

43. She could shoot somebody.

[mountain grammy]

44. They better put those metal detectors back in..

[republianmushroom]

50. not quite as dumb as Palin

[iluvtennis]

51. hey former guy, you know your power is wasting away when Bobo tells you to stuff it

[IronLionZion]

53. She wants Trump to tell him to stand down

knowing her, she might have weapons.

[LudwigPastorius]

56. The GOP should just say "fuck it" and vote in Q to be the next Speaker of the House.

With 5 votes ending in the same result, the party has already demonstrated that it is insane.

[Sky Jewels]

74. This whole choosing a speaker thing is "harder than it looks."

That's what he said...

[Jilly_in_VA]

75. Except

once again she's right. For the second time in two days. This is frightening!