The KS House implosion, legislator quits, another removed, and chaos, another tuesday

[Jackie Wilson Said]

Source: Daily Kos



"I'm resigning from the House of Representatives effective midnight tonight," Rubin said. "I have no other comment."
With that statement, House Member John Rubin left the house, announcing he would pack up his office and get out of the state house never to return. The Topeka Capital Journal covered the exit, not just of John Rubin, but the re-assignment of committees and the complete upheaval of the state house today. The house had faced a serious crisis of confidence today, as conservative Republicans took over the bully pulpit, re-arranged committees and changed the way the house does business.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/3/15/1501801/-The-KS-House-Implosion-Legislator-Quits-Another-Removed-And-Chaos-Another-Tuesday

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Ugly bunch of folks, these Republicans.

[sharp_stick]

1. I am so glad that I don't live in a State

like that. I'd go nuts just reading the newspaper in the morning. What a bunch of incompetent fuckwits.

[Peregrine Took]

2. Really, barely able to walk upright. Another sub species of homo sapien. n/t

[red dog 1]

13. As Mike Malloy would say:

Slack-jowled, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.

[KamaAina]

3. What's the matter with Kansas?

This.

[Jack Rabbit]

11. The Koch bros live there

!!

[jpak]

4. Build a wall

[Catlover827]

5. Grew up in Kansas and glad I escaped

I lived there until I was 38 and got out in the year 2000. I have made my way to Oregon now and love it. I pity my Kansas friends. I will never return except to visit my parents' and sister's graves because that place has gone batshit crazy.

[erlewyne]

6. I enjoyed your post.

Ohio is bad. But I'm staying, Oregon sounds great !!! Thanks!

[starroute]

17. Even Dorothy knew Kansas was a place to escape from

L. Frank Baum didn't choose it by accident. In his days as a traveling salesman, it was the state he most wanted to avoid. And even though The Wizard of Oz ends with her back home, the sequels return her to Oz permanently.

[SheilaT]

7. I lived there from 1990 to 2008.

Moved to New Mexico after divorce. I am SO glad I'm not there any more.

Heck, even if their politics weren't so awful, I have the most amazing clear skies here, especially at night.

[Warpy]

21. Fellow chile eater here

and the skies at sunset almost make up for the fall colors in New England. The skies plus the lack of bugs so that you can go outside and watch them more than make up for the fall colors.

I've never been to Kansas, never felt the need. I do know nice people who are from Kansas, the operative word being "from," and they all say they're glad they left.

[MuseRider]

8. It is pretty awful, this is true

but there are new people starting to work into the Democratic Party (which has been nothing but a joke for quite a long while *except for a few who are sadly stuck with the leadership that is lacking) and things at least in the party are looking a little better but still years out. Remember, Kansas Dems went for Bernie at almost 68%. We are few but we are progressive and we are not stopping until we right this ship.

[Tree Frog]

9. "Stripped of Chairmanship"

...wrote The Kansas City Star.


http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article66188452.html

[Jackie Wilson Said]

10. Those affected not rightwing enough, I assume

[Tree Frog]

12. This sums it up...

Rubin, Barker and others wanted to engage a debate about readjusting the tax structure for reopening dog and horse racetracks, legislators said. Merrick objected, and the Rules Committee, headed by Barker, sided with Merrick that the bill couldn’t be debated.

Merrick said he had a “very heavy heart” in ousting Rubin and Barker. In a written statement, he cited the attempt to “manipulate the House rules” to pull a bill out of committee despite a hearing scheduled Wednesday in House Appropriations.

[fredamae]

14. It's the Home of Kochs

This is what they want for all 50 states. Trump...Cruz....Kansas...Brownback, Walker, Christie, Bundy's bullshit etc, etc, etc
We have a problem - all of us. Kansas is just the tip, imo.

[AlbertCat]

16. This is what they want for all 50 states.

They bought NC along with Art Pope.

Now we have a legislature that "governs" by pet peeve.

[red dog 1]

15. K&R

[tblue37]

18. Rubin took it back--probably isn't quitting after all. nt

[Dont call me Shirley]

19. Nothing but bad karma in KS. Glad I moved!!!!!!!!

[No Vested Interest]

20. It's hard to believe that Kansas had a Democratic governor just eight years ago-

Kathleen Sibelius, whom President Obama appointed to a Cabinet post.
You have to wonder how she got there (I realize she had married into a well-known Republican family), and how long she would have lasted without that appointment to the Cabinet.