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Re: Congress
Posted: Wed October 25, 2023 7:27 pm
by Strat
They were all pretty much trumptards so....
Re: Congress
Posted: Wed October 25, 2023 8:48 pm
by B
Strat wrote:They were all pretty much trumptards so....
Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything the Democrats stand for. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Re: Congress
Posted: Wed October 25, 2023 9:41 pm
by tragabigzanda
FUCK ICE
Re: Congress
Posted: Thu October 26, 2023 12:34 pm
by B
tragabigzanda wrote:B, what exactly do the democrats stand for, in your estimation
I'll rephrase so we don't have to debate the morality or sincerity of individual people.
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Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything
on the Democratic Party Platform. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Re: Congress
Posted: Thu October 26, 2023 12:47 pm
by Bi_3
B wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B, what exactly do the democrats stand for, in your estimation
I'll rephrase so we don't have to debate the morality or sincerity of individual people.
========================
Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything
on the Democratic Party Platform. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Maybe, but McCarthy isnt a fucking young earth creationist like the guy who is now third in line to the most powerful military in history.
Re: Congress
Posted: Thu October 26, 2023 12:52 pm
by BurtReynolds
Sounds intriguing. What is his position on the roundness of the earth?
Re: Congress
Posted: Thu October 26, 2023 5:09 pm
by tragabigzanda
FUCK ICE
Re: Congress
Posted: Tue October 31, 2023 2:46 am
by simple schoolboy
Can we get the media to poll all serving congressmen when the first time they heard of Dagestan was? Not a perfect litmus test, but if you're on the intelligence committee, we can be pretty sure you haven't read all your briefings.
Re: Congress
Posted: Tue October 31, 2023 3:11 am
by Bammer
tragabigzanda wrote:B wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B, what exactly do the democrats stand for, in your estimation
I'll rephrase so we don't have to debate the morality or sincerity of individual people.
========================
Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything
on the Democratic Party Platform. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Sorry, I'm not concerned with the semantics. I'm genuinely curious what you think constitutes a national platform for the Democrats.
As best as I can tell, there's broad consensus on the environment, healthcare, LGBTQ+, abortion, and maybe wages. But plenty of division on economic policy, criminal justice, guns, foreign policy, and education.
The GOP seems to have broad consensus on tax policy, 2A, and deregulation of business. Lots of division on immigration, LGBTQ+, abortion, infrastructure spending, and foreign military policy.
Painting either side of the House with broad strokes does a disservice to the people who stand to win/lose from the policies that make it through Congress.
If I didn’t know any better I’d say you are advocating for voters to learn about individual candidates and vote based on their personal stances rather than just vote D or R blindly down the ballot.
Re: Congress
Posted: Tue October 31, 2023 11:50 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Bammer wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B, what exactly do the democrats stand for, in your estimation
I'll rephrase so we don't have to debate the morality or sincerity of individual people.
========================
Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything
on the Democratic Party Platform. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Sorry, I'm not concerned with the semantics. I'm genuinely curious what you think constitutes a national platform for the Democrats.
As best as I can tell, there's broad consensus on the environment, healthcare, LGBTQ+, abortion, and maybe wages. But plenty of division on economic policy, criminal justice, guns, foreign policy, and education.
The GOP seems to have broad consensus on tax policy, 2A, and deregulation of business. Lots of division on immigration, LGBTQ+, abortion, infrastructure spending, and foreign military policy.
Painting either side of the House with broad strokes does a disservice to the people who stand to win/lose from the policies that make it through Congress.
If I didn’t know any better I’d say you are advocating for voters to learn about individual candidates and vote based on their personal stances rather than just vote D or R blindly down the ballot.
That’s all well and good until that individual candidate gets elected and proceeds to vote with their party only on issues
Re: Congress
Posted: Tue October 31, 2023 2:07 pm
by tragabigzanda
FUCK ICE
Re: Congress
Posted: Thu November 02, 2023 10:07 pm
by simple schoolboy
Ro Khanna keeps racking up wins:
His district has a pretty big Afghan population and a large Indian population, so probably very fraught about the Gaza situation. At the end of the day, foreign policy is the Executive's purview, so burning political capital on a forward statement unlikely to impact anything seems like an unwise thing for Khanna to do. Also, his (former) staffer seems to have an understanding of their role backwards.
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri November 03, 2023 5:18 am
by Bammer
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Bammer wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:B, what exactly do the democrats stand for, in your estimation
I'll rephrase so we don't have to debate the morality or sincerity of individual people.
========================
Yeah, McCarthy, Jordan, Johnson, Scalise, and Emmer are all different flavors of the same anthesis to everything
on the Democratic Party Platform. Not one of them would have resulted in any different outcomes. I'm not even sure the Republicans care.
Sorry, I'm not concerned with the semantics. I'm genuinely curious what you think constitutes a national platform for the Democrats.
As best as I can tell, there's broad consensus on the environment, healthcare, LGBTQ+, abortion, and maybe wages. But plenty of division on economic policy, criminal justice, guns, foreign policy, and education.
The GOP seems to have broad consensus on tax policy, 2A, and deregulation of business. Lots of division on immigration, LGBTQ+, abortion, infrastructure spending, and foreign military policy.
Painting either side of the House with broad strokes does a disservice to the people who stand to win/lose from the policies that make it through Congress.
If I didn’t know any better I’d say you are advocating for voters to learn about individual candidates and vote based on their personal stances rather than just vote D or R blindly down the ballot.
That’s all well and good until that individual candidate gets elected and proceeds to vote with their party only on issues
I would never do that.
Vote for Bammer
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri November 03, 2023 11:00 am
by Peeps
Ken Buck
Jeff Jackson
Jamie Raskin
Jared Mokowitz
i am sure there are a few others but not many who are legit members of congress who are trying to work for the people instead of building their brand
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri November 03, 2023 11:06 am
by Bi_3
I love that the red team is all like "The new speaker doesn't have a 7-figure brokerage account, he's just like you!". Uhhh.... he was a big time lawyer for 15 years before living on a congressional salary since 2016. You're not supporting him with that talk, you're outing his financial fraud.
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri November 03, 2023 8:51 pm
by Bi_3
Money shot starts at 1:00
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri December 01, 2023 4:53 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
See ya, Santos, or whoever you are!
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri December 01, 2023 5:10 pm
by The Argonaut
Republican leadership voted not to expel, but didn't put in any effort to convince members to vote that way. I was interested in which way he would go, but Kevin McCarthy did not vote
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri December 01, 2023 5:18 pm
by BurtReynolds
What a character!
Re: Congress
Posted: Fri December 08, 2023 8:55 pm
by BurtReynolds