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nitpicked

(1,574 posts) Mon Oct 23, 2023, 01:55 PM Oct 2023

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I'm cynical about this whole Speakership thing [View all]

I think that some Repugs are hoping that if there is no Speaker by the time government shutdown is due, it will occur.

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I'm cynical about this whole Speakership thing [View all] nitpicked Oct 2023 OP

Shutdown is a goal, not an obstacle getagrip_already Oct 2023 #1

Because they want it absolutely clear that the shutdown is their fault? onenote Oct 2023 #2

I suspect that they believe they own enough of the media Bettie Oct 2023 #4

They're nihilists. They're all about destruction as protest against their own impotence Bucky Oct 2023 #5

Say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism... Tommy Carcetti Oct 2023 #8

"I hate Illinois nazis" Bucky Oct 2023 #12

It makes perfect sense to the chaos caucus Silent3 Oct 2023 #7

That might not be the original calculation. After all, they love power more than they hate spending. Bucky Oct 2023 #3

I've said from the beginning that paralyzing the government is the goal here. BlueTsunami2018 Oct 2023 #6

Of course... the whole GQP playbook FalloutShelter Oct 2023 #9

As part of coup part Deux, shutting down government is their goal. usonian Oct 2023 #10

I am thinking that is... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #11

Whichever republican eventually becomes Speaker of the House will know that they are second choice behind a man who keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #13

A quote: Dulcinea Oct 2023 #14

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