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Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:39 pm
by Shirley

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:41 pm
by Shirley

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:42 pm
by DCHawk1
I'm with Newt!

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Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:44 pm
by Shirley
Looks like democrats are going to leave it up to republicans to solve their own problems, their own "civil war".

Why shouldn't they?

A majority of house republicans voted to not certify the 2020 presidential election results, when Biden clearly won.

A majority of republicans just voted to let the government shut down a few days ago because democrats wouldn't agree to cuts = to ~ 30% from government programs democrats support.

That's not to mention their meritless, evidence-less, Biden "impeachment", etc., etc., etc.

And, even if McCarthy survives, (whether democrats help him or not), we're going to repeat this clusterfuck in another 45 days, because that's what republicans want.

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Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:46 pm
by Shirley
I had just heard about that, DC.

In light of what I've been hearing from Newt for a very long time I'm surprised, but with him, too.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:50 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:44 pm Looks like democrats are going to leave it up to republicans to solve their own problems, their own "civil war".

Why shouldn't they?

A majority of house republicans voted to not certify the 2020 presidential election results, when Biden clearly won.

A majority of republicans just voted to let the government shut down a few days ago because democrats wouldn't agree to cuts = to ~ 30% from government programs democrats support.

That's not to mention their meritless, evidence-less, Biden "impeachment", etc., etc., etc.

And, even if McCarthy survives, (whether democrats help him or not), we're going to repeat this clusterfuck in another 45 days, because that's what republicans want.

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This basically comes down to the same analysis that’s relevant to the Ukraine thread: there can only be successful negotiations where each side is starting from a place the other finds somewhat reasonable.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:07 pm
by Shirley
To be honest, it wouldn't hurt if democrats would agree to put away their Italian Jewish laser and stop sacrificing children to drink their blood.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:10 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:07 pm To be honest, it wouldn't hurt if democrats would agree to put away their Italian Jewish laser and stop sacrificing children to drink their blood.
I suppose that’s the game theory approach.

FINE, we will get Soros to stand down his space laser, if you will do X Y Z.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:11 pm
by Shirley
jfish26 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:10 pm
Shirley wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:07 pm To be honest, it wouldn't hurt if democrats would agree to put away their Italian Jewish laser and stop sacrificing children to drink their blood.
I suppose that’s the game theory approach.

FINE, we will get Soros to stand down his space laser, if you will do X Y Z.
Reasonable.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:16 pm
by Shirley
Sadly, I agree:

"...and I promise you, anything that comes after Kevin McCarthy, will be an order of magnitude worse than Kevin McCarthy..."

See ya' Kevin! LP co-founder Rick Wilson reacts to the imminent vote on Speaker McCarthy's political future. The chaos of the MAGA circus is never ending.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:16 pm
by jfish26
Shirley wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:11 pm
jfish26 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:10 pm
Shirley wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:07 pm To be honest, it wouldn't hurt if democrats would agree to put away their Italian Jewish laser and stop sacrificing children to drink their blood.
I suppose that’s the game theory approach.

FINE, we will get Soros to stand down his space laser, if you will do X Y Z.
Reasonable.
Then we’ll let go of the blood sacrifices…if we have to to get a deal done.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:18 pm
by Shirley
Sometimes I think you give too much, jfish26!

John Boehner and Paul Ryan say, "Hi, Kevin"!

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 pm
by Sparko
I am willing to not activate the microchips tomorrow with the EBS. For some funding of key priorities.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm
by jfish26
Sparko wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 pm I am willing to not activate the microchips tomorrow with the EBS. For some funding of key priorities.
Whoa whoa whoa, don’t give away the farm man. We have to have SOMETHING left.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm
by jhawks99
Sparko wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 pm I am willing to not activate the microchips tomorrow with the EBS. For some funding of key priorities.
Wait, did I miss a conspiracy theory? Can Randy fill us in? I had the jab and a bunch of boosters, will that make it worse? Will I fall off the flat earth?

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:53 pm
by twocoach
jhawks99 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm
Sparko wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 pm I am willing to not activate the microchips tomorrow with the EBS. For some funding of key priorities.
Wait, did I miss a conspiracy theory? Can Randy fill us in? I had the jab and a bunch of boosters, will that make it worse? Will I fall off the flat earth?
The good news is that if you walk close to a Tap-To-Pay vending machine, that RFID chip in your shoulder might make it spit out a free drink.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:57 pm
by jfish26
twocoach wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:53 pm
jhawks99 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm
Sparko wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:24 pm I am willing to not activate the microchips tomorrow with the EBS. For some funding of key priorities.
Wait, did I miss a conspiracy theory? Can Randy fill us in? I had the jab and a bunch of boosters, will that make it worse? Will I fall off the flat earth?
The good news is that if you walk close to a Tap-To-Pay vending machine, that RFID chip in your shoulder might make it spit out a free drink.
If by “free” you mean taxpayer-funded, sure. You commie.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 2:02 pm
by twocoach
jfish26 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:57 pm
twocoach wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:53 pm
jhawks99 wrote: Tue Oct 03, 2023 1:32 pm

Wait, did I miss a conspiracy theory? Can Randy fill us in? I had the jab and a bunch of boosters, will that make it worse? Will I fall off the flat earth?
The good news is that if you walk close to a Tap-To-Pay vending machine, that RFID chip in your shoulder might make it spit out a free drink.
If by “free” you mean taxpayer-funded, sure. You commie.
It's only free if you voted (D). If you voted (R) then it costs $10,000. All part of The Plan. You know, because the US Government has such an amazing ability to tie databases together and use modern computer systems...

Headed out to the DMV soon, where it will take them 2 hours to find my information and another hour for them to tell me the paperwork that I brought because it is listed on their website isn't actually the paperwork I needed to bring.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:48 pm
by Shirley
McCarthy is out. Vacate: Yes - 216, No - 210

First time in our nation's history a speaker has been ousted.

Re: Sadly, These Are Not Serious People

Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:43 pm
by Shirley
When democrats caucused this morning, Minority Leader Jeffries showed them video of McCarthy making the rounds on the Sunday morning shows blaming democrats for the near government shutdown. This, less than 2 days after My Kevin asked democrats for their help Friday night because he didn't have enough republican votes, stuck in their craw and made them reluctant to make a deal to save him*.

They also feel they can't trust him because of how McCarthy initially came out against Trump right after Jan 6, only to acquiesce and bend the knee shortly thereafter.

For the dems who are in purple districts who were hoping for a deal, it's a nice demonstration of unity for all the democrats to stay in line and vote together as a block.

*McCarthy did not ask democrats to "save" him in the vote to vacate, although some other republicans reached out to other rank and file democrats.