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Dulcinea

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14. A quote:

Reply to nitpicked (Original post)

Mon Oct 23, 2023, 04:01 PM

Oct 2023

"...Conservatives will always be with us. If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”
― David Frum, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

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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