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Midnight Writer

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2. How is this a "blow to Johnson"? He got exactly what he wanted and protected his King.

Reply to Drum (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 07:58 PM

Thursday

He doesn't have the votes, so he exploited procedure.

Trust me, Johnson is not "embarrassed". Any more than Mitch McConnel was embarrassed to hold a Supreme Court vacancy for a year and a half to thwart Obama.

They are proud to screw our democratic process.

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