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boston bean

(36,931 posts) Tue Jan 3, 2023, 06:49 PM Jan 2023

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Cons in CHAOS

That is all I better hear from the mealy mouthed punditry.

First time in 100 years a house speaker candidate doesn’t have enough votes to ascend to the speakership.

Ironically last time it was the Republican Party.

Unbelievable! Yet totally believable.

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Cons in CHAOS (Original Post) boston bean Jan 2023 OP

Same as a no confidence vote for the entire GOP IMO. lpbk2713 Jan 2023 #1

Delish😀😀😀😀 malaise Jan 2023 #2

Kevin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Sky Jewels Jan 2023 #3

it's the FASCISTS vs FASCISTS ON STEROIDS Skittles Jan 2023 #4

Treachery & Betrayal! Ambushes & knife fights in the cloak room! Daggers & stilettos & boot knives! NBachers Jan 2023 #5

Oh my! wnylib Jan 2023 #6

A Party of no Platform, no Policies, and no Ideas OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2023 #7

The conservative conspiracy theory wing of the GOP is going to split. Initech Jan 2023 #8

lpbk2713

(43,273 posts)

1. Same as a no confidence vote for the entire GOP IMO.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 06:52 PM

Jan 2023

Typical cluster flock.

malaise

(296,085 posts)

2. Delish😀😀😀😀

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 06:52 PM

Jan 2023

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)

3. Kevin and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 06:53 PM

Jan 2023

Skittles

(171,704 posts)

4. it's the FASCISTS vs FASCISTS ON STEROIDS

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 06:56 PM

Jan 2023

FUCK THEM ALL

NBachers

(19,438 posts)

5. Treachery & Betrayal! Ambushes & knife fights in the cloak room! Daggers & stilettos & boot knives!

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 07:04 PM

Jan 2023

wnylib

(26,008 posts)

6. Oh my!

Reply to NBachers (Reply #5)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 07:10 PM

Jan 2023

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)

7. A Party of no Platform, no Policies, and no Ideas

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 07:27 PM

Jan 2023

No shocker that they can't elect a Speaker.

Initech

(108,772 posts)

8. The conservative conspiracy theory wing of the GOP is going to split.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jan 3, 2023, 07:33 PM

Jan 2023

I can feel it, and it's going to drag the sane members of the GOP right down with them.

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