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dchill

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6. Desperadoes or desperados?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2023, 08:41 PM

Oct 2023

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'We're desperate': McCarthy floats plan to return as speaker with Jordan as assistant [View all] catbyte Oct 2023 OP

Two half-wits do not make a whole. Sneederbunk Oct 2023 #1

With Those Two, It's Multiplicative ProfessorGAC Oct 2023 #3

Spock would say somethin like It could be very dangerous to mind meld BootinUp Oct 2023 #25

McCarthy's Mini Me. TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #16

Enough with the gimmicks, are they desperate enough to talk to the Democrats yet? Walleye Oct 2023 #2

Jordan as ass speaker lame54 Oct 2023 #4

We already know how useless Jordan is as and assistant. It's the old I see nothing, hear nothing and ignore the rest. usaf-vet Oct 2023 #22

Hakeem Jeffries has gotten a plurality of votes multiple times. onecaliberal Oct 2023 #5

Desperadoes or desperados? dchill Oct 2023 #6

Would that even be Constitutional? madaboutharry Oct 2023 #7

Yes, its constitutional former9thward Oct 2023 #14

So, McCarthy is willing to capitulate to the nut caucus madaboutharry Oct 2023 #17

If that is the arrangement it would be a mistake. former9thward Oct 2023 #19

"capitulate" - AGAIN. Those two together won't last a day. UTUSN Oct 2023 #20

Shouldn't that be dilute? No. Wait. With weakling Kevin15, it truly is delude. keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #28

Yeah, typo and autocorrect madaboutharry Oct 2023 #29

I liked 'delude'. keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #31

As long as it's not Donalds. underpants Oct 2023 #8

Agree. 617Blue Oct 2023 #11

Ha! Ha! Mike Nelson Oct 2023 #9

assistant speaker????? Takket Oct 2023 #10

Pelosi had the same arrangement. former9thward Oct 2023 #15

No, she did NOT have the same arrangement maxrandb Oct 2023 #23

You are speculating and trying to make it seem like facts. former9thward Oct 2023 #43

How can you say, after seeing the Retrumplicant House soup-sandwich maxrandb Oct 2023 #44

Two piles of crap for the price of one marmar Oct 2023 #12

It takes two of them to do the job Former Speaker Pelosi did with aplomb... Hugin Oct 2023 #13

I mean, it makes sense insofar as the profile/power boost for Jordan may RockRaven Oct 2023 #18

Just to be clear this is not Gym being put forth as majority whip. ALBliberal Oct 2023 #21

Yes, it's totally made up. catbyte Oct 2023 #41

Shut UP LOSERS. Cha Oct 2023 #24

Can you believe these two fucksticks???? Blue Owl Oct 2023 #26

Coalition speakership? Silent Type Oct 2023 #27

Just resign. The chaos crew should be removed Bluethroughu Oct 2023 #30

They should be indicted too. NYC Liberal Oct 2023 #34

100% Bluethroughu Oct 2023 #37

That would be so harmonious a partnership. usonian Oct 2023 #32

They have literally been clowning 🤡 🎭 for 3 weeks now. live love laugh Oct 2023 #33

I'm a little surprised that McCarthy didn't propose MTG as his "assistant". no_hypocrisy Oct 2023 #35

Screw the election deniers! Emile Oct 2023 #36

Same vibe Shrek Oct 2023 #38

If you can't be an athlete be an athletic supporter Johonny Oct 2023 #39

The sales for "Desperation: The Cologne" should be brisk in MAGAtland. bluesbassman Oct 2023 #40

Reps are desperately hiding the fact that they know randr Oct 2023 #42