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As long as the debt ceiling gets raised in time, then I have no issues.

It was definitely fun to watch, though.

Peace,

V-03

 

I can't really congratulate him. What he's doing is the right thing for the moment, but it's A)incredibly belated and B)directly a consequence of his own previous actions. He recruited these members, did massive fund-raising for them, chose to embrace an incredibly radical and conspiratorial program of messaging for the Republican Party as a whole, and spent the next several years both acquiescing to plans he knew to be not only unworkable but outright harmful (eg 2013 shutdown) and making victory laps about these same policies after the fact (eg "I got 99% of what I wanted" after the debt ceiling crisis). One instance of reasonable behavior doesn't make up for all that.

 

Agreed. He's been an enabler. Maybe we'll learn about some scandals he swept under the rug while he was speaker, much like we did with Hastert. I imagine he'll cry some more on television or something.

 

Yes but at least we satisfied our righteous bloodlust (and yes that is sarcasm)

 

Yeah, I donated to the Democrats after watching coverage of the hearings.

All white men grilling a lone woman. Way to grow the tent, GOP.

 

So the guy who embarrassed the GOP this week by revealing the true purpose of the Benghazi Committee (Kevin McCarthy), is now being challenged by the guy who embarrassed the GOP this week by an awful questioning of Planned Parenthood that became a self-inflicted wound (Jason Chaffetz).

Whoever embarrasses the GOP the most, becomes the next 2nd-in-line to the Presidency?

 

You're assuming that the GOP and their base have a sense of shame.

 

They have no shame. There is no bottom.

 

Kevin McCarthy unexpectedly DROPS OUT of the Speaker's race, which everyone thought he would still win in a landslide.

There's absolute chaos in the House right now. No one knows if Boehner might stay on after all, or if the GOP will be so divided that Nancy Pelosi might accidentally become Speaker, or what.

The definition of a political party means you follow a leader to pursue common political goals. The House GOP is no longer a party.

 

Wow...that's unexpected. Holy moly.

 

People are trying to draft Paul Ryan, but he's flat-out told them there's not a chance in hell he wants the job.

You know, just give it to a super-conservative Tea Partier. Maybe it's the only way they'll finally learn to govern, and not just protest everything.

 

I'm sure if I Googled for 10 seconds I could find out what Newt Gingrich thinks of all this.

 

People are now suggesting Mitt Romney become Speaker.

 

if by people you mean talking heads on tv

 

Reap what you sow. The Southern Strategy made some rotten fruit.

 

I couldn't have said it better.

Well, the Tea Party intimidated McCarthy, it appears. They'll drag things out infinitely and with as much controversy and extremism as possible...as usual.

 

Hannity: Gingrich should be chosen as Speaker

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2573731




I feel like I should be terrified that this is how the party in control of Congress continues to act, but it's so insane it's hilarious!

Will the voters ever wake up and get a Democratic majority back, though?

 

Not until we default on the debt, which is a real possibility now.

Unless Boehner stays on or whomever becomes Speaker wants to work with the Dems, the country may be in for a world of hurt.

A Tea Partier in the Speaker's chair will be a disaster; they'll shut down the government just for spite.

This would be funny if it weren't so scary.

Peace,

V-03

 

I was on the Bernie Sanders bandwagon but I don't like how he voted on gun laws so I am back on the Hilary Bandwagon plus she owned that town hall meeting last week !!!!!!!!!!!!!