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11. Perigee followed apogee quickly, didn't it?

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Wed Jan 6, 2021, 10:50 PM

Jan 2021

There has been a very gratifying loosening of tongues since the Senators and the Representatives came back from shelter. There has been a frankness and a plainness of speaking that has been missing for over four years.

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This shitshow backfired big time on the cult [View all] Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 OP

That's their level of "planning" mcar Jan 2021 #1

I sure believe it has backfired... FarPoint Jan 2021 #2

And I think there should be a few "careers" ended for Pence, Cruz, Howley, etc. Claustrum Jan 2021 #3

I hope so. nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #4

I said national specifically cause they might still be loved by the Trump cult followers. Claustrum Jan 2021 #13

Princess Sparklepony can kiss her chances of being the first female president goodbye. llmart Jan 2021 #9

This is the silver lining! smirkymonkey Jan 2021 #16

Yep. llmart Jan 2021 #17

Cruz is a cockroach will survive unfortunately... jcgoldie Jan 2021 #18

the dog and pony show to the rabid base went sideways... Thomas Hurt Jan 2021 #5

You are right and it's not surprising Bradshaw3 Jan 2021 #6

Hopefully they invoke the 25th overnight Renew Deal Jan 2021 #7

Yep! And we should strategically use this in our political favor! servermsh Jan 2021 #8

Yeah, personally threaten the physical safety of legislators, including your own localroger Jan 2021 #10

Perigee followed apogee quickly, didn't it? gratuitous Jan 2021 #11

A highly elliptical orbit now localroger Jan 2021 #12

Or an eccentric orbit that boomerangs this whole sorry lot off into deep space gratuitous Jan 2021 #15

I think ejecting it into interstellar space would require another body localroger Jan 2021 #19

+1 Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #14