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Arthur_Frain

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18. This is my thinking

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 12:33 PM

Oct 2023

With the rules in place, 8 magat hardcore house members are dictating to the other 220.

My only (forlorn) hope is that after all of this shitshow, they lose any kind of meaningful majority in the upcoming elections. Not optimistic about that, (it’s about as likely as Jeffires being confirmed for speaker) but I’ve got to have something to hope for.

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I have a bad feeling about this Speaker vote [View all] Roland99 Oct 2023 OP

When the Republican Party makes its choice in this matter they will be telling the world who they are. Chainfire Oct 2023 #1

All of them were like that. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #2

Not like Johnson Army Brat Oct 2023 #4

Maybe not quite like Johnson... BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #15

What else are they like? ismnotwasm Oct 2023 #27

He's going to win but... AkFemDem Oct 2023 #3

Definitely worse than Emmer, probably not worse than Jordan Prairie Gates Oct 2023 #10

Every Johnson vote says "I'm a coward and I don't care" C_U_L8R Oct 2023 #5

would be really interesting if the vote were anonymous wouldn't it? rurallib Oct 2023 #9

Appears so. Think we were better off with McCarthy, unfortunately. Silent Type Oct 2023 #6

How so? Yavin4 Oct 2023 #19

He at least was willing to fund Ukraine ITAL Oct 2023 #20

Doesn't matter what Kevin wanted. It's what his caucus wants. Yavin4 Oct 2023 #21

Very likely a gov shutdown and who know what else this lunatic will try to derail. honest.abe Oct 2023 #22

Simple, Johnson is a bigger A-hole, trumper, and worse, than McCarthy. They both suck, but it's rationalization Silent Type Oct 2023 #23

Damage he can do will be limited, but. DemocratInPa Oct 2023 #7

The MSNBC host said all the holdouts have fallen in line, that they UTUSN Oct 2023 #8

Johnson has said he'd not have voted to certify the election Roland99 Oct 2023 #12

Jordan is in his own class of weird extremism. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #16

Why do we care which fascist shithead gets elected? Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #11

This is my thinking Arthur_Frain Oct 2023 #18

How much can they realistically accomplish? everyonematters Oct 2023 #13

Lol the complete devolution happened years ago. BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #14

While I too don't like Johnson FrankBooth Oct 2023 #17

They are risking majority of House in 2024 election. LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #24

House GOP doubles down on Trump again... jcgoldie Oct 2023 #25

remember that Democrats have the white house and the senate MistakenLamb Oct 2023 #26

First on the Agenda bpj62 Oct 2023 #28