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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Redmess
I don't think Mc Connell wants a violent coup either. Not when his working within the letter of the law works well enough. He seems way too careful to countenance actually breaking the law.
I also don't see Republicans trying to impeach Biden over nothing substantial, though I suppose anything seems possible these days. They probably figure they can cheat their way to victory anyway without burning their hands on a bogus impeachment.
Optimism is a duty.
A procrastination in of itself
What’s this based on? As Cruz has just said that they will do exactly that.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Cruz isn't a leadership figure, though. Evil Turtle is.
Also, this isn't the first time we've seen this song and dance - back in the Obama era many House Republicans wanted to impeach Obama for Benghazi etc. but Boehner and Ryan prevented them from doing so, because they were afraid that a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort would politically damage them.
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1/6. Never forget.
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Redmess
One senator does not an impeachment proceeding make.
Optimism is a duty.
No, but shit clumps together and they'll probably enjoy shrieking about how this is no different from the "baseless" impeachment proceedings for Trump.
Knowing the day-glo bastard, he'll probably insist that his cult attempt to impeach every Democratic President who ever comes after him now.
It's been fun.
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Yeah but Cruz isn't just one Senator, he's a spineless snake he who has thoroughly ingratiated himself into the dominant Republican zeitgeist.
If nothing else his words suggest that the Trumpist types will be pushing for it, whether the leadership capitulates is less clear but it's not at all justified to act as if it's just him.
"Sandwiches are probably easier to fix than the actual problems" -Hylarn
That Guy
Course, Lindsay Graham could go either way, but he also flip-flops sides if stared at angrily. Guy's spine is basically made of Jello
Semper Fi. Semper Paratus. Vigilo Confido.
I had completely forgotten about Graham's existence. His lack of spine has rendered him completely irrelevant.
“Once you’ve been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands." ~Anthony Bourdain
That Guy
Precisely.
The guy is the definition of Quisling.
On a Side note, per NBC, and also covered in last night's Late Show, Peter Navarro revealed that the Republicans actually had their plan fucked over to contest the election BY the Mob they sent over to contest the election.
To use Colbert's turn of phrase: "And We would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling mob! Damn you, Scooby-Coup!"
Edited by Pendrake on Jan 6th 2022 at 5:54:39 AM
Semper Fi. Semper Paratus. Vigilo Confido.
We ought to thank Trump for saving democracy with his incompetence.
I'm repeatedly being invited to a vigil tonight, but I'm not quite insane enough to go out my door in sub-zero weather.
Seems like a good day to wear a black ribbon pin.
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
x3 That's a scary thought. Imagine if the attempted insurrection and riots hadn't happened, everyone stayed outside and just shouted a lot, and the GOP inside were able to go through with contesting certain states and throw the election to Trump.
Not that I'm happy the attempted insurrection and riots happened, mind you. Neither should've. In a sane world, where the GOP hadn't gone off the deep end, counting the votes would've been largely procedural. But thanks to Trump's Big Lie, that is not a guarantee anymore.
BTW, while he didn't have the press conference today, he still sent out a statement touting the Big Lie again. On 1/6. Horrendous.
Edited by speedyboris on Jan 6th 2022 at 10:13:56 AM
I doubt they would've succeeded (I don't think they had enough votes), but it just would've put legitimacy on their efforts.
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That Guy
I do enjoy the irony, though.
Republicans could have done a better job of attempting to steal the election FOR Trump, if Trump and his stupid stupid MAG Atards could have just been patient.
Edited by Pendrake on Jan 6th 2022 at 10:48:18 AM
Semper Fi. Semper Paratus. Vigilo Confido.
All the House Republicans are avoiding the vigil to remember 1/6 and honor the police officers who fought the insurrectionists, with the exception of Liz Cheney. Dick Cheney is also there.
That Guy
Speaking of them, it's a good idea to remember Heroism shown that day: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Goodman_(police_officer)
But, as his old unit, the 101st Airborne said: "Eugene was a hero long before January 6th."
They also had this to say about him on Twitter as well:
"Eugene Goodman represents everything good about us.
He is everything good about us.
He is what we stand for, and what we’ve stood for since 1942."
Edited by Pendrake on Jan 6th 2022 at 11:04:26 AM
Semper Fi. Semper Paratus. Vigilo Confido.
The King Without a Kingdom
Where has Dick Cheney been since he left?
Fundraising, giving speeches, writing a book and taking on "Darth Vader" as an Appropriated Appellation.
He's occasionally bashed Trump for being too soft on Russia and China (comparing his foreign policy to Obama's) and for Tweeting out his random thoughts as policy statements.
x4 Are you telling me we've gotten to the point where Dick Fucking Cheney is the lesser evil of his Republican contemporaries?
Edited by Mullon on Jan 6th 2022 at 3:34:52 PM
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.
Pretentious Git
Eh, more that we've reached the point where Dick Cheney has retained more of the pre-Trump Republican veneer of respectability than his colleagues.
Which to be clear, is still only a veneer.
What matters in this life is much more than winning for ourselves. What really matters is helping others win, too. - F. Rogers.
Yes, let's remember he only cares at all because it threatened a family member. Otherwise he wouldn't give a rat's ass.
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A procrastination in of itself
They didn’t have the votes for it even if they had had the votes for it they would have then faced a serious risk of violence breaking out from such an obvious coup, even if it had succeeded.
That’s part of why I don’t expect Republicans to actually go full coup, because coup’s are bloody affairs and even people on the winning side die.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
The first year I have to be reminded my birthday coincides with the anniversary of an insurrection.
Fucking yay.
Edited by tclittle on Jan 5th 2022 at 12:05:53 PM
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