Pic Of The Moment: Republican Party Reaches A Fork In The Road

[EarlG]

House Republican leader punts on punishing Marjorie Taylor Greene as Democrats move toward removing her from committees

A wild day that defined the Republican Party

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[RKP5637]

1. K&R Perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[olegramps]

16. The Republican Party made that choice over forty years ago and chose the path of fascism.

There proper name would be the Republican Neo-Nazi Party of America. They have employed the fascist playbook to the hilt with a propaganda network that has convinced their constituency that they are the true patriots and that all Democrats are traitors and perverts if not worse and deserve execution.

There is no hope of reform at this point and if allowed to continue on the present path will be able to establish a regime as corrupt and murderous as Hitler's German catastrophe. In fact the neo-Nazi fascists in Germany are now congratulating Trump's new fascist party, formerly known as Republicans, in the success of their fascist exploits in aiding the destruction of the United State Constitution and callenge of the validity of a fair election. It is a sad time in our history that over one hundred and forty Republican members of congress refused to condemn.

And they said it can't happen here!

[RKP5637]

25. It is ... in fact, it's no longer a political party but more of an activist group to overthrow the

US government. I often wonder how many republicans today are naive enough or information limited so as to think they are still voting for Eisenhower republicans. Going way back decades and decades, my father was a prominent democrat, and I remember many times him having republicans over to our house to hammer out strategies and ideas together to benefit both the country and the people. I think today he would find it very hard to find many sincere republicans to work with.

[Archae]

2. "Bated?" I'm pretty sure it's "baited."

Just something I noticed...

[EarlG]

4. Pretty sure it's "bated"

https://grammarist.com/idiom/bated-breath-vs-baited-breath/

[Archae]

5. Never saw anything like this before...

We always knew it around her as "baited."

Learn something new every day!

And thanks for the heads up.

[if..fish..had..wings]

6. Nope

It's "bated"

Definition of bate

1: to reduce the force or intensity of : RESTRAIN
waited with bated breath

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. "bated". Same root as "abated" and "debated". It is breath that is held, "beaten back"

The breath is not "baited" to catch something or trap something.

It is held, restrained.

To "abate" a problem is to block it, reduce it, hold it back, lessen it.

[nuxvomica]

22. "The cat ate some cheese..."

"...and waited at the mouse hole with baited breath."

[George II]

3. I think republicans are now thinking about how they can cut down the tree behind the signs.

[My Pet Orangutan]

8. Oh man ... beat me to it :)

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=638328

[George II]

10. Hah!

[My Pet Orangutan]

7. The middle path - a fatal collision with the tree.

[House of Roberts]

9. I thought it was going to be this.

[JohnnyRingo]

11. With the party torn in turmoil...

...they're just as likely to drive headlong into that tree.
And blame democrats.

[Ilsa]

28. They'll have to call the whambulance. nt

[PatSeg]

12. That is perfect!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Republiqons think they are just being qute and qoy and qagey. . . nt

[Initech]

15. i think that both roads lead to the same place!

[safeinOhio]

17. They follow the

gold brick road.

[aggiesal]

18. 3rd Option is to run right into the tree ...

I suggest the 3rd option!

[yuiyoshida]

19. They will run right into that tree ahead

and they always lean right.

[dchill]

20. Yang & yang.

[nuxvomica]

21. I am reminded of two songs

Surely someone can do a parody.

[My Pet Orangutan]

27. Funkytown - 18 years before AutoTune

Lipps Inc - Lips Sync. Talk about ahead of the curve

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. I've always thought that a certain level of common sense...

be it only survival instinct would prevail in that hot mess, and fairly soon, at that. It's only been the last few days where my position of "it's been crazy, but that must be reaching the end, and the adults will prevail" has been overwhelmed by the sheer insanity that is consuming that bizarre menagerie, and started to look like it's beyond hope.

What the hell is wrong with people that allows them to believe some of this nonsense? What's a stronger and harsher word for "nonsense?" Well...*that* multiplied. Did anyone ever think we would have to try to come to terms with the widespread dissemination of "sacrificial blood-drinking" or "Jewish space lasers?"

True or false: even a year ago, if you saw those fever dreams in an Onion article, wouldn't you think "Uh-oh. The Onion is slipping. Surely this isn't the best they can do."

And, it's way, way worse than that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

24. O m g Earl! Funniest one ever done! Bravo. Aren't you glad for once

that it is they who are in between a rock and a hard place instead of us?

[IronLionZion]

26. Crazytown because they don't like the diversity and shared public spaces of cities