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EYESORE 9001

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27. Yeah, that would work

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 5, 2023, 11:01 AM

Jan 2023

Using ‘Democrat’ as an adjective? Not so much.

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Perhaps pick a moderate republican and get Democrat votes? [View all] The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 OP

Do you mean 'Democratic votes'? EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #1

"Democrat's" would be fine there as well Hugh_Lebowski Jan 2023 #9

Yeah, that would work EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #27

What is an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #51

... EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #52

It the word "impolite" an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #79

Nobody is impugning your intellect EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #82

Me tinks you are picking the fly shit out of the pepper. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #86

Sorry EYESORE 9001 Jan 2023 #87

They're hard to describe. n/t Captain Stern Jan 2023 #76

So is the word "impolite" an adjective? The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #78

God, not Fitzpatrick. bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #2

I agree it is a family dynasty. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #17

That GOP wimp won't stop anything .nt bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #32

im from his district. slimeball to say the least dsp3000 Jan 2023 #45

I am predicting Tom Cole. gab13by13 Jan 2023 #3

Ewww. Don't think we want someone that Time magazine said had the sharpest mind lol Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #20

Had to go back and look... Thought you might have Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2023 #77

unlikely. mopinko Jan 2023 #4

Agreed odins folly Jan 2023 #12

it would be such smart politics for them. mopinko Jan 2023 #16

But we do get something big out of this plan The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #19

Now inthewind21 Jan 2023 #62

How do you define a "moderate" Republican? The crazies think McCarthy is "moderate" onenote Jan 2023 #5

This article explains my position The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #6

Still leaves unanswered: would five repubs. support Fitzpatrick? Would every Democrat? onenote Jan 2023 #8

I think you would get way more than 5. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #47

Damn straight! Omnipresent Jan 2023 #7

Please name at least one moderate Reep in the House... ananda Jan 2023 #10

This is my source The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #18

Apart from Fitzpatrick, what other "moderate" repubs are named in your source article? onenote Jan 2023 #44

The article is about Fitzpatrick. However there are other moderate repuibliocans. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #49

Yes. There are plenty of options better than McCarthy groundloop Jan 2023 #61

And inthewind21 Jan 2023 #64

Is there such a thing as a moderate Republican? nt doc03 Jan 2023 #11

Is there any repub Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #13

Not unless... Happy Hoosier Jan 2023 #14

That won't happen. The real problem is the republican party has embraced the insurrectionists. JohnSJ Jan 2023 #15

If Fitzpatrick is a republican fuck him. I would trust a rattlesnake before I trust one of those. Autumn Jan 2023 #21

The speaker will be a republican The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #23

They shit in their bed they can fucking lay in it. Democrats need to just sit back and Autumn Jan 2023 #24

This is how the show ends... The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #37

And they will lose their asses in the next election. Autumn Jan 2023 #54

no H2O Man Jan 2023 #22

Pick a moderate Dem to get Republican votes. apcalc Jan 2023 #25

Rep Jeffries is a "moderate Democrat"... Wounded Bear Jan 2023 #84

It's worth considering Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #26

Name the other Republicans that would join all Democrats to back Fitzpatrick? onenote Jan 2023 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #46

Sorry I don't take orders from you Doc Sportello Jan 2023 #53

In other words, you can't back up your proposal onenote Jan 2023 #57

Without intervention we enabling the radical right to collect more power! The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #75

I don't want a moderate R as speaker. CoopersDad Jan 2023 #28

But maybe they wouldn't allow the shutdown of moonscape Jan 2023 #55

It doesn't really matter much. lark Jan 2023 #29

Yesterday I would have said no way. Bucky Jan 2023 #30

I pointed out what happened in Ohio yesterday Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #39

No such thing as a moderate republican! Emile Jan 2023 #31

I heard Fred Upton's name being floated as a compromise Poiuyt Jan 2023 #33

How about the guy who has gotten 212 votes on every ballot Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #59

If McCarthy withdraws it will be chaos Johnny2X2X Jan 2023 #34

I fear the repukes will give the radical right anything they want to get this done. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #38

I wish people would stop posting this shit mercuryblues Jan 2023 #35

The question is do you want America to move forward. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #40

McCarthy is part of the radical right. mercuryblues Jan 2023 #70

Because as ugly as it is, the nation needs governance Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #42

Point 1: there basically aren't any Moderate Republicans left... brooklynite Jan 2023 #36

Read the article I posted above. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #43

Not the point... brooklynite Jan 2023 #50

The deal would be... The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #56

It would be more of an agreement on what policies wouldn't be implemented Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #63

You don't get it. He's a unicorn onenote Jan 2023 #60

He's no unicorn. He's a fucking republican election denier . Autumn Jan 2023 #73

1 word answer. OhHellno 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #48

Democrats should vote for Jeffries, period. Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #58

How about 6 moderate Republicans vote for Jeffries? dflprincess Jan 2023 #65

It's not the Republican's mess - it's America's mess. Algernon Moncrieff Jan 2023 #68

NO! We've had to clean up their mess before, but this is not a "have to" case. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #66

Hell no nini Jan 2023 #67

A better path Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #69

Yesterday, Pelosi said exactly what I think. Torchlight Jan 2023 #71

How about NO ? durablend Jan 2023 #72

Without intervention we enabling the radical right to collect more power! The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #74

Why do we keep seeing posts wanting Dems to give up? Emile Jan 2023 #80

And why do we keep seeing posts about "moderate" republicans? onenote Jan 2023 #85

Gaetz's says he will quit if Democrats elect a moderate republican. The Jungle 1 Jan 2023 #81

republicans cannot be trusted to keep their word ecstatic Jan 2023 #83