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riversedge

(80,040 posts)
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:00 AM May 2024

"Steve Scalise says House Republicans are now drafting articles of impeachment against Biden "..........

Skeptical or not--this is --mean, stupid - damn!!

-damn.

can't make it up -- with Comer's investigation fizzled out, Steve Scalise says House Republicans are now drafting articles of impeachment against Biden for not supporting Israel staunchly enough. Note that even Varney is skeptical.


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"Steve Scalise says House Republicans are now drafting articles of impeachment against Biden ".......... (Original Post) riversedge May 2024 OP
Deflection. deminks May 2024 #1
It's payback for Ukraine not getting assistance from Trump. jimfields33 May 2024 #8
Putting the HIGH in High Crime C_U_L8R May 2024 #2
They are determined to hand control of the House back to the Democrats. lees1975 May 2024 #3
This GOP House that took over 6 months to approve funding for Ukraine and Israel is now so PRO Israel. iluvtennis May 2024 #4
GOP hypocrits for sure but that is too weak of a term for them. riversedge May 2024 #10
Go to hell, Scalise and company. greatauntoftriplets May 2024 #5
They are aware that Biden's support of Israel is none too popular bucolic_frolic May 2024 #6
They forget their Saint Reagan did something similar Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2024 #15
Democracy LiberalFighter May 2024 #22
So Republicans are betraying America. They are putting a nation that is committing war crimes above our President RAB910 May 2024 #7
Oh JFC. RandySF May 2024 #9
Scalise hasn't been able to get a word in edgewise... dchill May 2024 #11
Their prospects are dim. SarahD May 2024 #12
Guess too much of his brain died from getting shot in the head Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2024 #13
You Sure? ProfessorGAC May 2024 #24
They all have brain worms..... Bayard May 2024 #14
Doesn't matter Mountainguy May 2024 #16
This stunt is hoping to get more Jewish voters back. Not going to work. FloridaBlues May 2024 #17
The good news Blue Idaho May 2024 #18
Since the majority of the country is critical of Israel just now, DemocraticPatriot May 2024 #19
House Republicans wouldn't fund Israel no_hypocrisy May 2024 #20
What, again??? TSExile May 2024 #21
Do they know Reagan withheld F-16 aircraft to Israel Emile May 2024 #23

lees1975

(6,956 posts)
3. They are determined to hand control of the House back to the Democrats.
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:10 AM
May 2024

That now appears inevitable. And with this, they won't get the votes. The Democrats putting down MTG's rebellion against Johnson ended any hope the GOP will get a majority of vote in the house now for anything. There will be several who will step up and cut this down.

bucolic_frolic

(54,490 posts)
6. They are aware that Biden's support of Israel is none too popular
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:17 AM
May 2024

Expect both parties to wobble on both sides of this issue. For example this week the White House putting limits on military aid to Israel and warning Netanyahu against Rafa invasion.

I think politically for the elections it's a wash. A few voters will change their minds but a few voters will change their minds in the opposite direction. Israel is not the issue. Democracy is the issue. Day One Dictator is the issue.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,928 posts)
15. They forget their Saint Reagan did something similar
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:33 AM
May 2024
For example, on June 7, 1981, less than six months after Reagan took office, Israel launched a surprise bombing raid on the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak, and, in so doing, violated the airspace of Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Reagan not only supported UNSC Resolution 487, which condemned the attack, but he also criticized the raid publicly and suspended the delivery of advanced F-16 fighter jets to Israel.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/24/ronald-reagan-wasnt-afraid-to-use-leverage-to-hold-israel-to-task/

dchill

(42,660 posts)
11. Scalise hasn't been able to get a word in edgewise...
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:25 AM
May 2024

..lately. He finally figured out that he just hasn't been quite stupid enough!

 

SarahD

(1,732 posts)
12. Their prospects are dim.
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:26 AM
May 2024

Democrats just lined up to save the Speaker from a boatload of annoyance, and save his party from an embarrassing spectacle. And many Republicans are tired of being the party that can't do anything but hold endless, meaningless hearings. There should be some backlash from within Republican ranks. I hope.

Blue Idaho

(5,500 posts)
18. The good news
Fri May 10, 2024, 11:52 AM
May 2024

The House republicans have proven themselves to be witless, feckless, and hopeless when it comes to handling the levers of power. This is just another pathetic exercise in wasting time and money. I seriously doubt they can get enough of their own caucus to sign on to this waste of time to make it happen. Of course the Senate will crush this wet dream in about 32 seconds.

 

DemocraticPatriot

(5,410 posts)
19. Since the majority of the country is critical of Israel just now,
Fri May 10, 2024, 01:15 PM
May 2024

this can only further hurt the Republicans...

Go for it, ya schmuks!

no_hypocrisy

(54,565 posts)
20. House Republicans wouldn't fund Israel
Fri May 10, 2024, 03:22 PM
May 2024
et al and now want to impeach Biden for not spending the money they didn’t want to appropriate.
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