No Future for the GOP?
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Clinamenic
The Wild Drunkard
IdleRich
IdleRich
Seems McCarthy failed to get a majority in the 12th vote but did see some movement. Apparently he is now saying that he is confident that it will be finally there on the 13th try... I really hope not, it has been extremely entertaining (in a really boring kind of way) and I was hoping it would continue for a long time.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Does anyone know how he got people to change to support him? I keep reading stuff along the lines of
But does anyone know the details? It seems to be a weird situation in that the 20 or so people who have been blocking him are gonna be able to dictate what he does and are ultimately going to emerge as more powerful than the other 200 members of their party who sit in the house. Which seems crazy, but is pretty much what happens in the UK in every GE as a huge number of seats are safe and are pretty much guaranteed to the usual party, so the issues which will decide the swing constituencies end up becoming the biggest thing in the country regardless of whether or not they matter to everyone else.
What's to stop him reneging on any deals that he has made?
But does anyone know the details? It seems to be a weird situation in that the 20 or so people who have been blocking him are gonna be able to dictate what he does and are ultimately going to emerge as more powerful than the other 200 members of their party who sit in the house. Which seems crazy, but is pretty much what happens in the UK in every GE as a huge number of seats are safe and are pretty much guaranteed to the usual party, so the issues which will decide the swing constituencies end up becoming the biggest thing in the country regardless of whether or not they matter to everyone else.
What's to stop him reneging on any deals that he has made?
Mr. Tea
Shub-Niggurath, Please
Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers' homes
A failed Republican candidate who authorities said was angry over his defeat and made baseless claims the election last November was “rigged” against him was arrested in connection with a series of drive-by shootings targeting the homes of Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico’s largest city.
apnews.com
I hope he did that Doctor Evil finger-wiggle thing while saying "mastermind."
Mr. Tea
Shub-Niggurath, Please
That definitely has more of an authentic Trumpishness to it than 'Ron DeSanctimonious'.
Clinamenic
The Wild Drunkard
Anyone familiar with this guy? @Leo @padraig (u.s.) ?
www.politico.com
"I believe that I’ve developed a vision for American national identity that I have deep conviction for and is the product of my own journey of having lived the gifts that this country has afforded me,” Ramaswamy said as he munched on veggie enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant in an Iowa strip mall. “And the combination of both doing it intellectually and having personally experienced that vision of our nation makes me well suited to articulate that and deliver on it.”
His metamorphosis into culture warrior came, he said, because his elite-educated business peers would often say one thing in private, like they were fed up with virtue signaling and social activism, yet still toed the progressive party line in public. Faced with what he saw as a combination of duplicity and cowardice, he felt compelled to defect from his peers and speak out."
The ‘CEO of Anti-Woke Inc.’ Has His Eye on the Presidency
Vivek Ramaswamy leaves the boardroom for a barn in Iowa to test out his businessman-turned-culture-warrior brand on rural conservative voters.
www.politico.com
"I believe that I’ve developed a vision for American national identity that I have deep conviction for and is the product of my own journey of having lived the gifts that this country has afforded me,” Ramaswamy said as he munched on veggie enchiladas at a Mexican restaurant in an Iowa strip mall. “And the combination of both doing it intellectually and having personally experienced that vision of our nation makes me well suited to articulate that and deliver on it.”
His metamorphosis into culture warrior came, he said, because his elite-educated business peers would often say one thing in private, like they were fed up with virtue signaling and social activism, yet still toed the progressive party line in public. Faced with what he saw as a combination of duplicity and cowardice, he felt compelled to defect from his peers and speak out."
Leo
Well-known member
No, only that Politico article that you posted.
not saying he's naive but duh, that's 99.998% of every business person in the world: have personal feeling in private, express something different in public.
not saying he's naive but duh, that's 99.998% of every business person in the world: have personal feeling in private, express something different in public.
Clinamenic
The Wild Drunkard
True - could say it is part of doing business, catering to optics and whatnot. Especially politically sensitive business.
Mr. Tea
Shub-Niggurath, Please
From 2017:
beniciaindependent.com
The Trump Admin’s Misleading Justifications for Repealing This Oil Train Safety Rule
Repost from DeSmogBlog The Trump Admin’s Misleading Justifications for Repealing This Oil Train Safety Rule By Justin Mikulka • Sunday, December 10, 2017 – 05:02 On December 4, the Department…
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