After Jim Jordan forced a third vote on his campaign to become House Speaker this morning and lost by three more votes than he did yesterday - as he was told he would when he met with the 22 Never Jordan members - the House Republican Conference took a meeting in which there was a vote on whether Jordan should continue as the nominee.
yep, beat me to it. But "how many deaths will it take till we know/that too many people have died." Their answer seems to be "blowing wind, relentlessly." And everyone suffers.
And they want to take all of us down with them. Chump’s goal all along, if Bannon is to be believed. Being a dictator of a “shithole” country appealed to them and their cronies. May his huffing and puffing cause a massive cardio event. Who deserves it more.
What the magas all want is a population of over 330,000,000 firing off as many rounds as they want, molesting as many children as they want, planting as many Claymores as they want outside places of worship while those places are filled, and selling as many contaminated food items as they want without any government "telling them what to do, by George." It's the adolescent and irresponsible right wing and libertarian idea of heaven on earth, so what better place to blow up first than the government, the essential fueler and regulator of our economy and protector of our population?
And after they sit around nodding at one another in post-orgasmic satisfaction over what they've destroyed, we will have to take to our bunkers --and so will they, only they haven't thought about consequences that far out-- because maturity and order are for chumps, and besides, the despised libs will have coming whatever befalls them. (And, yes, I'm off to the fainting couch for now.)
Much like their forbearers, the Whigs, their second cousin's, the Know-Nothings, their great-grandfathers, the Nazi sympathizers of America First, their Bircher granddads and Libertarian dad's, this version of the GOP (GOPOT), will fail as well. We are witnessing a 60-year disintegration of 'movement conservatism' started by Barry Goldwater. You can't be anti-everything and for nothing but hatred.
I'd think that, having already mentioned sixty years, you'd have realized that, for people with no overriding historical vision, sixty years is a very good run...
Remember when I asked you if you could be wrong after your incredibly " John irving" depressing post that Jordan would be speaker???? Glad I was right to hope you were wrong. He is below the bottom of a deep barrel. Hope that means the next nominee will at least be at the bottom.
Just watched clips of late night comedy, Fox/ Kilmeade calling the GOP clusterf@#$ “carnival of clowns” and Biden campaign now has more followers than Trump on…”Truth” Social. It’s all so frighteningly surreal…
I can't for the life of me understand why the House Rs don't go for the obvious solution to their Speakership dilemma. It's as plain as the noses on their collective faces. Since they've proven themselves to be poseurs as lawmakers, who better to lead them than the most talented and accomplished poseur among them?
They should get serious and nominate George Santos forthwith and be done with all this feckless frivolity.
With Santos' particular skill set vis a vie who and what he is at any given time, he could (and no doubt would) deftly morph into anything desired by anyone in their caucus on any day at any hour as circumstances demand. So the little shit would no doubt win hands down without so much as a whisper of dissent, and the House Republican majority could get back to doing the work of the people who sent them there - that being saving said people from the evil Ds - secure in the knowledge that they've handed the reins to the most qualified guy around.
A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon a book called “Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)”. It’s a tale told by a New Hampshire reporter who followed the libertarian plan to establish a foothold in the state. Needless to say, it did not go well, and at the time, all I could think was how could anyone be this ignorant and unaware of consequences? Now, looking and hearing the Magats and the likes of Jungle Gym, I can only conclude those libertarians were geniuses in comparison.
“Libertarian” is a made-up euphemism by Charles KKKoch, sugar-coating a selfish, self-serving agenda of “ME! ME! ME!” The premise is that there is no such thing as civic duty or a social contract for the greater good. Koch, and his fellow, billionaire fascists, believe they shouldn’t have to pay taxes and the rest of the world should be their servants. This is “trickle down economics” and The Shock Doctrine.
whenever somebody has introduced himself (or herself, although the last female "Libertarian" I met was back in HS) as a "Libertarian," I have consistently refused to keep my mouth shut. nothing truly OFFENSIVE, but plenty of good-natured "kidding," along the lines of "aha! the Greed Posse" or "so you're one of the 'fuck you and everybody else' guys?"
this is, of course, after sussing out whether or not they're dangerous. the ones I've met have been mostly pretty fucking pathetic, on every level. this applies to virtually ALL of my Southern cousins, including the one in witness protection. that last one was QUITE the Libertarian, calling family members he hadn't seen in thirty years for the five thousand bucks (or thereabouts) that was sure to save his life THIS time.
the thing they NEVER talk about when they talk about psychopaths is how BORING they are.
Wait, this is getting confusing. Are we talking about MAGAts when we say Jordan, or is that referring to a Middle Eastern country? "Never Jordan" is fine if it refers to that horrible MAGAt, but the country, Jordan, has been a reasonably good neighbor to Israel, and so gets my vote.
From clear sides in the past, we now have those sides in sides (vaccines, Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, in addition to Republicans/Democrats), whereby we don't have a workable government. One angle to look from is how urgent it is for humanity to get a bigger idea of itself, not as rugged individualists competing with each other but as a cooperative society, and the the more breakdown the closer we get to a massive shift from separation into union. The Hegelian Dialectic is a basic model of system change I think about. The thesis is the way it is. Contradictions arise that don't fit the way it is. That's all that conflict and unworkability now. That's the antithesis. When the contradictions get so extreme that the thesis can't hold anymore, everything reconfigures to pull the contradictions into the new system and we get a new thesis. Then we're on the way to the new antithesis. That's thesis, antithesis, synthesis. There's a take-heart involved in tuning into how this works, where the worse it gets the closer we get to something radically better -- unless we wipe ourselves out along the way.
I must admit I am surprised that Jordan’s alpha dog routine didn’t work. My working theory of the GQP is that it’s the daddy party the defers to the loudest goober in the room. That 112 broke ranks will require a reassessment. Mind you, just because 112 didn’t want the disgusting Jungle Jim doesn’t portend the second coming of Eisenhower. But it’s a curious development.
They've been destroying the country, so I appreciate their more localized focus.
yep, beat me to it. But "how many deaths will it take till we know/that too many people have died." Their answer seems to be "blowing wind, relentlessly." And everyone suffers.
And they want to take all of us down with them. Chump’s goal all along, if Bannon is to be believed. Being a dictator of a “shithole” country appealed to them and their cronies. May his huffing and puffing cause a massive cardio event. Who deserves it more.
Thanks for the report. They are completely unhinged.
What the magas all want is a population of over 330,000,000 firing off as many rounds as they want, molesting as many children as they want, planting as many Claymores as they want outside places of worship while those places are filled, and selling as many contaminated food items as they want without any government "telling them what to do, by George." It's the adolescent and irresponsible right wing and libertarian idea of heaven on earth, so what better place to blow up first than the government, the essential fueler and regulator of our economy and protector of our population?
And after they sit around nodding at one another in post-orgasmic satisfaction over what they've destroyed, we will have to take to our bunkers --and so will they, only they haven't thought about consequences that far out-- because maturity and order are for chumps, and besides, the despised libs will have coming whatever befalls them. (And, yes, I'm off to the fainting couch for now.)
Pass the popcorn, please. This is really quite the show. They are pitiful and embarrassing.
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yeah...ain't it cool?
Much like their forbearers, the Whigs, their second cousin's, the Know-Nothings, their great-grandfathers, the Nazi sympathizers of America First, their Bircher granddads and Libertarian dad's, this version of the GOP (GOPOT), will fail as well. We are witnessing a 60-year disintegration of 'movement conservatism' started by Barry Goldwater. You can't be anti-everything and for nothing but hatred.
From your lips to God’s ears.
Indeed Kent. Exactly. ❤️
I'd think that, having already mentioned sixty years, you'd have realized that, for people with no overriding historical vision, sixty years is a very good run...
and the Whigs were hardly a total loss...
Remember when I asked you if you could be wrong after your incredibly " John irving" depressing post that Jordan would be speaker???? Glad I was right to hope you were wrong. He is below the bottom of a deep barrel. Hope that means the next nominee will at least be at the bottom.
There are times when one loves being wrong. Like now.
My money’s on Jeffreys, mostly because it could take another 14 months. I hope I’m kidding.
Just watched clips of late night comedy, Fox/ Kilmeade calling the GOP clusterf@#$ “carnival of clowns” and Biden campaign now has more followers than Trump on…”Truth” Social. It’s all so frighteningly surreal…
I love it.
I can't for the life of me understand why the House Rs don't go for the obvious solution to their Speakership dilemma. It's as plain as the noses on their collective faces. Since they've proven themselves to be poseurs as lawmakers, who better to lead them than the most talented and accomplished poseur among them?
They should get serious and nominate George Santos forthwith and be done with all this feckless frivolity.
With Santos' particular skill set vis a vie who and what he is at any given time, he could (and no doubt would) deftly morph into anything desired by anyone in their caucus on any day at any hour as circumstances demand. So the little shit would no doubt win hands down without so much as a whisper of dissent, and the House Republican majority could get back to doing the work of the people who sent them there - that being saving said people from the evil Ds - secure in the knowledge that they've handed the reins to the most qualified guy around.
I understand that this is supposed to be irony, but, um, it actually makes sense. That’s how f’ed up the GOP is.
No kidding.
problem is that Santos isn't gonna be around that long...
Too bad the same isn't true for the rest of 'em.
Oh please, let what this iteration of the Republican party dissolve! They are all traitors to our country, actively or by complicity.
A couple of years ago, I stumbled upon a book called “Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears)”. It’s a tale told by a New Hampshire reporter who followed the libertarian plan to establish a foothold in the state. Needless to say, it did not go well, and at the time, all I could think was how could anyone be this ignorant and unaware of consequences? Now, looking and hearing the Magats and the likes of Jungle Gym, I can only conclude those libertarians were geniuses in comparison.
“Libertarian” is a made-up euphemism by Charles KKKoch, sugar-coating a selfish, self-serving agenda of “ME! ME! ME!” The premise is that there is no such thing as civic duty or a social contract for the greater good. Koch, and his fellow, billionaire fascists, believe they shouldn’t have to pay taxes and the rest of the world should be their servants. This is “trickle down economics” and The Shock Doctrine.
exactly!
whenever somebody has introduced himself (or herself, although the last female "Libertarian" I met was back in HS) as a "Libertarian," I have consistently refused to keep my mouth shut. nothing truly OFFENSIVE, but plenty of good-natured "kidding," along the lines of "aha! the Greed Posse" or "so you're one of the 'fuck you and everybody else' guys?"
this is, of course, after sussing out whether or not they're dangerous. the ones I've met have been mostly pretty fucking pathetic, on every level. this applies to virtually ALL of my Southern cousins, including the one in witness protection. that last one was QUITE the Libertarian, calling family members he hadn't seen in thirty years for the five thousand bucks (or thereabouts) that was sure to save his life THIS time.
the thing they NEVER talk about when they talk about psychopaths is how BORING they are.
Wait, this is getting confusing. Are we talking about MAGAts when we say Jordan, or is that referring to a Middle Eastern country? "Never Jordan" is fine if it refers to that horrible MAGAt, but the country, Jordan, has been a reasonably good neighbor to Israel, and so gets my vote.
We're being entirely personal with this use of "Jordan."
Thanks for a good laugh!
ISWYDT 😉
From clear sides in the past, we now have those sides in sides (vaccines, Ukraine, Israel/Palestine, in addition to Republicans/Democrats), whereby we don't have a workable government. One angle to look from is how urgent it is for humanity to get a bigger idea of itself, not as rugged individualists competing with each other but as a cooperative society, and the the more breakdown the closer we get to a massive shift from separation into union. The Hegelian Dialectic is a basic model of system change I think about. The thesis is the way it is. Contradictions arise that don't fit the way it is. That's all that conflict and unworkability now. That's the antithesis. When the contradictions get so extreme that the thesis can't hold anymore, everything reconfigures to pull the contradictions into the new system and we get a new thesis. Then we're on the way to the new antithesis. That's thesis, antithesis, synthesis. There's a take-heart involved in tuning into how this works, where the worse it gets the closer we get to something radically better -- unless we wipe ourselves out along the way.
I must admit I am surprised that Jordan’s alpha dog routine didn’t work. My working theory of the GQP is that it’s the daddy party the defers to the loudest goober in the room. That 112 broke ranks will require a reassessment. Mind you, just because 112 didn’t want the disgusting Jungle Jim doesn’t portend the second coming of Eisenhower. But it’s a curious development.
It is. I was very surprised.
Remember, their plan is to destroy the US. Putin is their boss.
“GOP Groundhog Day” 😂