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SlimJimmy

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8. Let's be honest here

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2023, 05:00 PM

Jan 2023

The repukes boycotted the committee after Speaker Pelosi rejected their initial selections. The problem we face now is that Speaker McCarthy can do the same thing. I sometimes wish she hadn't done that.

"... when GOP leaders boycotted the select committee formed to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol"

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Democrats planning to sit on all GOP select committees [View all] brooklynite Jan 2023 OP

Ramp up your investigative committee works Senate Democrats ZonkerHarris Jan 2023 #1

I can imagine how repugs will chose which democratic house members get seated. jimfields33 Jan 2023 #2

only cinema and manchin will be seated Fullduplexxx Jan 2023 #3

Wrong chamber BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #4

lol youre correct ... D'OH.. Fullduplexxx Jan 2023 #5

If Rs controlled the Senate and Turtle was in charge and they did a Select Committee there BumRushDaShow Jan 2023 #7

Minority leader picks their members. Grins Jan 2023 #27

This is great news. mjvpi Jan 2023 #6

Let's be honest here SlimJimmy Jan 2023 #8

But others could have served claudette Jan 2023 #9

Actually it *is* Pelosi's fault. SlimJimmy Jan 2023 #10

I think that committee would have been a shit show Mr.Bill Jan 2023 #14

Pelosi did the right thing with the rejections she made. NBachers Jan 2023 #15

"It wold have revealed the same information with or without them." brooklynite Jan 2023 #16

Exactly. paleotn Jan 2023 #18

No. It isn't her fault that claudette Jan 2023 #19

She set up what McCarthy just did. SlimJimmy Jan 2023 #28

Well, then claudette Jan 2023 #33

McCarthy could follow Pelosi's model News Junkie Jan 2023 #21

McCarthy said tonight he won't keep Dems from special Committees. brooklynite Jan 2023 #26

For what? Chicago1980 Jan 2023 #29

If Pelosi Had Not Rejected the R-Appointed Assholes We Would Have Never Seen More Than a The Roux Comes First Jan 2023 #24

I repspectfully disagree. I don't think it would have made a bit of SlimJimmy Jan 2023 #30

As I have said elsewhere. By taking that action, she set McCarthy up to do the same thing. SlimJimmy Jan 2023 #31

Daniel Goldman is going to be a great congresscritter LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #11

+1 Drum Jan 2023 #12

It will be amising Javaman Jan 2023 #13

I just want to understand how the election denying, coup participating... Septua Jan 2023 #17

Of course they will, they're not stupid like the Republicans. dem4decades Jan 2023 #20

Good. Don't make the mistake they made open the Jan 6th Committee. Just be there and record Martin68 Jan 2023 #22

Ya gotta be in it to win it n/t Drum Jan 2023 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2023 #25

For people who claim to alpha, they sure whine and cry a lot about everything AZLD4Candidate Jan 2023 #32