From a distance...

[LakeVermilion]

I can't help but thinking that this week was just theater. McCarthy was always going to be the Speaker. They deflected the 1/6 event and gave Trump a new forum.

This was all about bringing attention to themselves and winning the news cycles.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Yep. It was all kabuki theater so Rs could build their personal brand.

[LakeVermilion]

2. I think we'll see more of this

to deflect from the actual work of governing. They aren't about working to advance the country because they have no platform.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Bobo clearly has hired a publicist, speech coach/writer, make up/hair/clothing stylists.

She is just getting started.

Whoever is funding her decided that a mere 500 vote win was not a good thing.

[dalton99a]

5. +1. The outcome was preordained

[Irish_Dem]

8. Exactly. Kevin knew from the beginning he was going to win.

At the time no one could understand why he kept hanging in there.

[bdamomma]

3. It's

all about them and their egos. They always distract to something else.

Not one repig, except for 1, went outside with other Democrats on the Capitol steps for the 2 yr. anniversary of Jan 6th insurrection.

That's saying a lot, and I noticed for Hakeem Jeffries speech that other side of the aisle did not get up, (nothing new for them) the Democracy haters.

[Walleye]

4. They would rather destroy democracy then change their policy to appeal to a majority of voters

Winning that way is no fun for them, they have to be in a loud intimidating minority for victory to be enjoyable. And it’s all about fun for them

[NanceGreggs]

6. Well, if "bringing attention to themselves" ...

... means demonstrating to the nation that the Republicans are "a party in disarray", then I agree that that mission was accomplished.

And I don't think that looking like assholes constitutes "winning the news cycles".

Sometimes abject stupidity is just that - and pretending it was some kind of "strategy" is just a poorly-devised response to the obvious.

[Xoan]

9. You think that's winning?