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FakeNoose

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15. When Chump is gone ...

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Sun May 16, 2021, 09:27 AM

May 2021

... I mean really gone, as in dead or in prison, Kevin McCarthy will have no standing with the Repukes who are left. Neither will McConnell, Cruz, Graham, or a half-dozen others. Who do you think will take over and lead their Party then?

I'm betting it will be Liz Cheney, or someone very much like her.

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It might be less confusing if we referred to Liz Cheney as a "Republican" and called McCarthy and [View all] Atticus May 2021 OP

No JI7 May 2021 #1

Or not. nt Atticus May 2021 #2

I would call Liz Cheney a conservative. Haggard Celine May 2021 #3

Except conservatives like Cheney and Romney have spent... JHB May 2021 #7

I didn't say that to help anybody, I was just Haggard Celine May 2021 #11

No. Liz Cheney a Republican Kevin McCarthy Not a Republican erpowers May 2021 #4

I agree. It's all about power for them Rorey May 2021 #6

But most of the Republican Party supports Trump so that's what the Republican Party is today JI7 May 2021 #10

I think that makes sense Rorey May 2021 #5

I personally am not confused but whatever helps people grasp what we're dealing with abqtommy May 2021 #8

The problem is that Cheney, McCarthy and their ilk are all Republicans. Autumn May 2021 #9

Just cut to the chase and call them ALL lunatic chrisofascists Cosmocat May 2021 #12

Hmmm. The cons organizing to oppose the neofascist traitors need a name. Hortensis May 2021 #13

Though "Turd Blossom" denies it, that quote is widely attributed to KKKarl Rove. nt Atticus May 2021 #21

Good idea! kentuck May 2021 #14

When Chump is gone ... FakeNoose May 2021 #15

No. Shit is shit, whether you call it that, or "feces," "turds," "dung."... GoCubsGo May 2021 #16

Rabid Reactionaries. blm May 2021 #17

"Republicans" and "Fascists" work for me. Nt spooky3 May 2021 #18

If they support The Former Guy, they're ROYALISTS. nt eppur_se_muova May 2021 #19

They are both slimey goops wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #20