LongRider Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Michael Fannone fighting the good fight. Quote WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of military veterans on Wednesday hand-delivered letters to top Republicans in the U.S. House, calling on them to publicly condemn political violence as the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol approaches. Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone wrote the letter, which was signed by more than 1,000 military veterans, active duty members, law enforcement officers and military families. Groups urge GOP House leaders to condemn political violence | AP News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Gallego builds political team ahead of Sinema showdown The congressman appears unbowed by the Senator’s party shift. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/05/gallego-sinema-arizona-campaign-senate-00076516 Quote Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is taking new steps to build a Senate campaign-in-waiting, signing on a pollster, interviewing paid media firms, and pulling in veterans from Sens. John Fetterman, Mark Kelly, and Raphael Warnock’s teams. Gallego’s most recent moves, first shared with POLITICO, include hiring a finance director: Danny Carroll, who previously worked for Kelly’s reelection campaign in 2022. It is, in part, a gesture of defiance directed at Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), whose recent switch in party registration to independent served as an implicit warning to Democrats that if they ran against her they risked splitting the vote and handing the seat to the Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Damn you, Confucius, and your interesting times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 GOP grifters never fail to disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 42 minutes ago, LongRider said: Joe Biden awards medals to people who have done positive things for this country. Glad to see it. Good for Uncle Joe. He is doing a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 54 minutes ago, Fez said: Funnily enough, the open rules that the crazies want would heavily empower House Democrats as well and make it much more likely that a clean debt ceiling passes. The wouldn't need to wait for McCarthy/GOP Speaker to bring anything to the floor or need procedural votes (like discharge petitions) that never work. They could just propose an amendment on any random, unobjectionable bill (like naming a post office) and it'd probably pass thanks to the dozen or so House Republicans that don't want to play games with the debt ceiling. It would also mean that House Democrats could force swing district House Republicans to take tough votes, like on protecting abortion access. Good point! I wasn't even thinking about it from the Dems point of view. That just makes these concessions even more insane. And down goes Kevin for a 7th time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Gaetz is such a serious person. Ok, he's shallow asshole, but you knew what I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the 6 week abortion ban in South Carolina: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Kevin is so fetch. Fails on the 8th vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 hours ago, Fez said: Debbie Stabenow has announced she won't run for re-election in 2024, so I guess new Michigan resident Mayor Pete has his opening already. If I were him I'd still just stay in the Cabinet for the full term and wait for the open governor's race in 2026. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 if you try and fail, just try again until you succeed. But boy, if the speakership position was a woman, she could get a restraining order against that creepy stalker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Ah, and as matter of habit. Oh Kevin it's sad you sold your soul for a role you will never fill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Big unanswered question today: will the Republicans have the votes to adjourn till tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Here’s the full text of the opinion striking dow the SC 6 week abortion ban. It was 3-2. Hearn, Beatty, and Few for the majority. Kittridge and James in dissent: https://www.sccourts.org/opinions/HTMLFiles/SC/28127.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 As well they should! His unfitness to hold office has been amply proven and demonstrated. He's as worthless to hold office as tRump on as many counts too -- and so many others. In Queens, protesters call on George Santos to resign — or face voters https://gothamist.com/news/queens-and-long-island-voters-to-protest-against-rep-elect-george-santos-being-sworn-in-to-congress Quote .... The fact that the new representative had not set up his own district office they said was yet another sign that Santos was unresponsive to voters. “We refuse to have an absentee member of Congress,” said Joshua Lafazan, a Nassau County legislator who lost the Democratic primary against Santos last year. “You lied to get a job, show up and do the job.” .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Zorral said: “We refuse to have an absentee member of Congress,” said Joshua Lafazan, a Nassau County legislator who lost the Democratic primary against Santos last year. “You lied to get a job, show up and do the job.” .... ?!? There seems to be error. Lafazan lost the Democratic Primary against Santos?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 51 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Big unanswered question today: will the Republicans have the votes to adjourn till tomorrow? They only did yesterday because 2 Democrats missed the vote (though in fairness, 2 Republicans did too). I suspect they don't have the votes right now, otherwise they would've already adjourned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 This thing has becme super farcial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebla Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 What in tarnation??? People on the thread are guessing it has something to do with the pipebombs found on Jan. 6th but that kinda ridiculous, even for the far right. He's threatening to hand over evidence to Georgia authorities that will get her expelled from Congress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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