Josh Hawley Booted Off Armed Services Committee

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Josh Hawley Booted Off Armed Services Committee

February 8, 2023 at 9:53 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/08/josh-hawley-booted-off-armed-services-committee/

"SNIP........

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) “was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services Committee last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous Defense Department nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top Republican,” Roll Call reports.

“When the Armed Services panel announced its roster last week, Hawley’s name was conspicuously absent from the list — a surprise move that came directly from McConnell’s office.”

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[alwaysinasnit]

1. ...

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Let me join you...

[alwaysinasnit]

6. No worries, there's plenty of room to mock such a worthy target.

[spanone]

25. ...and I'll raise you...

[alwaysinasnit]

27. I concede!!!!

[MontanaMama]

33. +1

[Traildogbob]

35. Too funny👏👏👏

[malaise]

61. You win

MoscowMitch removed all threats

[Dorian Gray]

52. McConnell

is petty! lol

I am enjoying it, though. Hawley is cringey. Couldn't happen to a more worthy guy.

[Takket]

2. if that's the worst thing that happens to him, he should be grateful

the scumbag is literally a traitor that worked to overthrow our election. he should be rotting in a cell.

[blm]

5. ✔️✔️✔️

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Kid Berwyn]

55. Solitary confinement.

For life.

[mcar]

4. Republicans in Disarray!

[DFW]

49. Careful, there

Politico might sue you for copyright infringement.

[mcar]

59. ...

[soldierant]

88. Which is exactly why

I prefer "Republicans in rupture."

[DFW]

95. Still, cornered, wounded, rabid wild animals, and all that........... n/t

[soldierant]

96. But of course.

[treestar]

64. +1

[2naSalit]

7. I don't think he saw it coming either.

He has been pretty quiet since the insurrection though.

[rickford66]

8. They eat their own ....

They never see that coming. It's gonna be more fun than I originally thought.

[rubbersole]

14. "They eat their own..."

We should make them a nice spinach/garlic/cream cheese dip...and you're right about more fun. It's going to get better every day for TWO YEARS! It's good now.

[rickford66]

16. Gotta stock up on more popcorn, rum and Mexican Coke.

[rubbersole]

17. Is Mexican Coke soda?

[Mopar151]

18. Yes. Made with cane sugar, not HFCS nt

[rickford66]

19. Like Coke of the 50's and 60's. Real sugar and in long neck bottles.

"My" drug of choice.

[rubbersole]

31. I'm glad it's not a don Jr. desire...

Cane sugar does taste better. We can't get it Florida that I'm aware of. I'm gonna look 👀.

[yellowdogintexas]

45. check your Latino markets.

You should have at least one which carries it.

[rubbersole]

46. There's a grapefruit soda like Squirt called Ting...

Absolutely delish. Cane sugar. I'll look for Coke next time. Thanks.

[Wednesdays]

73. The Costco near me still has it

I think it's about $35 per case.

[electric_blue68]

91. Cool. I have bunch of places I can look for it. I'd get the typical one, too so I can compare. I did

drink it in the '60's but I didn't notice the difference when they switched.

[ornotna]

53. Publix usually carries it

I see it everywhere

[rubbersole]

54. Thanks. I'm there often and I'll check.

Is it in the soda area or international foods?

[ornotna]

56. I've seen it in both n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

93. I find it in the soda area. Not all big chains carry it

but we have so many Mexican groceries around here that it is pretty easy to find.

Our neighborhood Mexican eatery has a soda called Jalisco which is from Mexico and comes in a variety of flavors. My daughter loves it.

Another Mexican beverage is Topo Chico, a bubbly mineral water from Monterey MX. Far better than Perrier.

[MuseRider]

50. Oooh yum!

The first time I really tasted Coke with cane sugar it was from Jamaica. It had a little lime in it too, it was like heaven.

I have rarely seen Mexican Coke here but I have seen it once in a great while and will buy it when I do.

I had almost forgotten about it, thanks for the memory.

[DownriverDem]

76. Kroger

where I live has Coke from Mexico as well as a lot of other products. I drink very little pop though.

[MuseRider]

81. I used to find it there

once in a while also those incredible suckered. Mmmmm.

[malaise]

89. Same with Ting

Haven't had a soda in years but back in the day

[JohnnyRingo]

65. Love that Mexican Coke.

Reminds me of the cold sodas of my youth.
Pepsi has a cane sugar cola that I like even better, but it's actually harder for me to find and only in six ounce cans.

Another new find you might not yet be aware of are bottles of Arbys Horsey Sauce. It's the best part of Arbys and I've tried to find a horseradish sauce that tastes as good, but failed.

The fine print says "No more hoarding sauce packets".

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[MuseRider]

80. Lol,

No more hoarding.

[JohnnyRingo]

87. Admit it!

Arbys sauce, Wendys hot chili sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, or maybe taco sauce. Everybody has a stash of something they can't live without.

For me it's packets of Chinese mustard. I can't find it in stores here.

[MuseRider]

90. Well.....

right now it is Mango flavored Jolly Ranchers. Also Helado frozen coconut bars. To DIE for!

[BootinUp]

9. He earned it. nt

[BOSSHOG]

10. May I summarize?

McConnell ousts hawley

Garbage takes out the trash.

[calimary]

42. Well, SOMEBODY'S gotta do it.

If garbage takes out the trash, fine! It needed to be taken out! So let it be done!

[Ray Bruns]

74. You mess with the bull you get the horns

[The Unmitigated Gall]

12. Traitor thought he'd

Have a bowl of turtle soup.

Turtle served up a bowl of traitor soup!

[NCjack]

63. Looks like Hawley didn't see it coming. (Turtle serves his revenge soup COLD.)

[Carlitos Brigante]

13. Video of his reaction is priceless:

[GenThePerservering]

36. The Yakkety Sax really makes this!

I recall when the footage of Hawley haulin was played to the Jan 6 committee the room burst out laughing.

[sheshe2]

15. Republicans in disarray!

[Brother Buzz]

20. Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes, well, he eats you.

[msongs]

21. Im thinking every insurrectionist should be booted off committees nt

[SouthernDem4ever]

58. I know, you would think they would have done that immediately after the Jan 6 insurrection

but it takes more than that for a repug to condemn another repug. We still don't know how low that bar can go.

[Mopar151]

22. If Big Turtle was to have Ted Cruz shanked in the shower....

Karma...

[Marcuse]

23. His double time retreat was classic. Women and children be damned.

[applegrove]

26. Very fun.n/t

[UTUSN]

24. Hah!

[Smackdown2019]

28. Dont worry hawley, Missouri will have a senator in two years on that committee

Your Democratic Opponent will sit on that committee, while you serve your Master his McDonald's Fries at Maralargo.

[lastlib]

37. I'm gonna be working to make that happen.

I thoroughly despise that worthless POS.

[getagrip_already]

62. sadly, the wingnut welfare act will find him a cushy and obnoxious job....

He will end up on some fox panel or in some lobbying group. He will be well paid and not have to work hard.

They take care of their own. Even the ones they have to spank from time to time.

[CaptainTruth]

29. You love to see it.

[SunSeeker]

30. Good. nt

[LudwigPastorius]

32. ..."kicked off", or just "bravely leading the retreat"?

[DemocraticPatriot]

39. "Run, Josh, RUN!!!"

lmao

[calimary]

41. WUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNderful!

See Josh Run. Run Josh Run!

[thucythucy]

82. "When danger reared its ugly head he bravely turned his tail and fled..."

The best part is toward the end:

[GenThePerservering]

34. Ah...poor Hawlin' Hawley!

What a chud.

[DemocraticPatriot]

38. Did he "run" ???

[Cha]

40. Hawley he Runner on Jan6..

How fun Mitch kicked him off.

[Blue Owl]

43. He's doin' the Trotsky Trot

[KS Toronado]

44. I suspect Moscow Mitch knows

Hawley was getting ready to be an embarrassment to Rs, and this way he can claim some credit
for doing the right thing when "nobody" else seen it coming.

[cstanleytech]

47. This had zero to do with confirmations and was purely payback by McConnell for his challenging him.

[Hortensis]

60. How about they were #2? He must have angered a lot of people

in defense, and the committee.

Roll Call reports his main reason for keeping people from being able to start work for most of a year was reportedly an attempt to pressure the SASC committee chairman to hold yet another, politically motivated Afghanistan hearing. Even though the committee had already held three classified and two unclassified hearings.

Schmuck.

[cstanleytech]

72. The Republicans have embraced politically motivated hearings at least since President Clinton

in both the House and Senate so I doubt this honestly had to do with them suddenly shying away from doing yet another one.

[Hortensis]

79. May be. Frankly, though,

I’m wondering about his how functional he is. Crazy apparently got him into the Senate in this bizarre era, but now he’s in a position most people would want to hold on to by getting in good with the powers that matter there.

Whatever. It makes an interesting show.

[usonian]

48. Got the boot?

Boot camp would help him a lot.

[DFW]

51. Like the (almost) Bangles sang: he's walking like a Republican

1:25 to be specific

[BumRushDaShow]

57. Well now THAT didn't seem to make the 24/7 noise... err... "news" cycle

(although he is claiming he "voluntarily" left which is bullshit)

[jaxexpat]

66. He hath angered Smaug.

[wryter2000]

67. What do you know?

There is a use for Mitch McConnell, after all.

[ZonkerHarris]

68. fucked around, found out

[onecaliberal]

69. Now that is funny.

[republianmushroom]

70. like it

[LiberalFighter]

71. Love it. Now defeat him in 2024.

[Jilly_in_VA]

75. Ha. Haha. Hahaha. Etc. Ad infinitum

Hee-haw, Hawley, you stupid a-hole! May the next mule that comes along kick you in your minuscule whatever.

[Evolve Dammit]

77. Now lets boot him out of the Senate. And try him for sedition and treason.

[tblue37]

78. He FAFO'ed.

[Tarc]

83. Womp womp

[appmanga]

84. If you go after the King...

...you best kill the King.

[11 Bravo]

85. Maybe as a consolation prize they can make him captain of the GOP track team.

[PatrickforB]

86. For an 80 year old guy who ought to be above this kind of pettiness, Mitch...

is surprisingly vindictive.

[JCMach1]

94. Joshie f'd around and found out

[electric_blue68]

92. Well, well...look at that... baaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaa!