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evilweasel posted:https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/889585623702671362 The universe of things these people cannot affirmatively say speaks so loudly
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BlueberryCanary posted:You say that but it is hard to be anything but pessimistic when Donald loving "grab them by the pussy" Trump is president. I mean, at this point it feels like the Universe is trying to kill all decency. At this point it's just twisting the knife.
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My family has done that before. It's ~30 hours non-stop, so good luck with that.
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i dont think anyone should be super confident heading into tommorows mtp vote, but I think that it's more likely to fail than not fail (and not just because of mccain not showing up) there seems to be no real indication that they have the votes and the complete chaos of what on earth they're voting for says to me they can't settle on anything that gets them enough votes, and i cant see it being a compelling story to the waverers that they should walk the plank and that it won't get sawed off behind them
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You know I had a sinking feeling of dread that we'd end up with something like GOP attempts to get McCain out of the hospital, but I never thought I'd see anything as stupid as what Cornyn just proposed. Jesus loving wept.
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This one has to be a joke.
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SulphagneSocialist posted:This one has to be a joke. Cornyn's the guy who started this whole thing so... no, I don't think that one is actually a joke.
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Cormyn just popping up beside McCain's hospital bed saying "Would you, could you, in a plane? Get past the pain that's in your brain? Would you, could you, in an RV? Would you, could you vote for me?" while McCain begs to be left in peace.
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only a 35 hour drive, you could do that with a few interns taking shifts
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Jul 24, 2017 21:59
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It would be super stressful, and everyone would probably need to ignore Covok for their own sanity (I only see replies to him anymore), but the timeline that would be most damaging to the GOP would be the one where MTP succeeds tomorrow, and then they burn a week and a half flailing around, trying and repeatedly failing to find a bill that can get to 50.
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"Cormyn, please, what would I even be voting for?" "Nobody knows! Come on, ol' buddy, I'll push the wheelchair there myself!"
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Jul 24, 2017 22:00
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I imagine the news networks are already salivating at the prospect of 35 uninterrupted hours of helicopter footage of an RV rolling towards Washington to destroy healthcare
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Jul 24, 2017 22:00
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evilweasel posted:he didn't have brain tumor surgery iirc, just a clot pulled out that FOUND the tumor No, I remember a press release saying that they operated on the tumor when they found it and removed a bunch of it. No reason to risk anesthetics, shock etc hurting McCain on a second surgery when he was awake and able to consent on that one and the tumor was nearby
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Jul 24, 2017 22:01
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Lmao if McCain kicks the bucket in arkansas Eastbound and down, loaded up and truckin We gonna do what they say can't be done We got a long way to go and a short time to get there I'm eastbound and I'm the 51
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Rigel posted:It would be super stressful, and everyone would probably need to ignore Covok for their own sanity (I only see replies to him anymore), but the timeline that would be most damaging to the GOP would be the one where MTP succeeds tomorrow, and then they burn a week and a half flailing around, trying and repeatedly failing to find a bill that can get to 50. iirc they don't have a week and a half, they have a strictly limited amount of hours for debate
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Slaan posted:No, I remember a press release saying that they operated on the tumor when they found it and removed a bunch of it. do you have a link? I wouldn't think they could get the tumor identified quickly enough to begin surgery when it was just discovered while pulling out the clot.
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Jul 24, 2017 22:02
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There is nothing in the Constitution saying where Congress must be. If McCain will not come to the Senate, the Senate must come to McCain.
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Jaxyon posted:Is it just me or do they have him surrounded by women for some reason His balance can't be all that good. Got to make sure there's plenty of things for him to grab on to.
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Ague Proof posted:There is nothing in the Constitution saying where Congress must be. If a majority of senators agreed, I think they could actually hold a special session of the US Senate in the cafeteria room at the hospital McCain is at.
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Jul 24, 2017 22:05
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The grim brechtian reboot of little miss sunshine, starring john Lithgow as John Cornyn, and Michael hogan as John McCain
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Jul 24, 2017 22:06
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evilweasel posted:do you have a link? I wouldn't think they could get the tumor identified quickly enough to begin surgery when it was just discovered while pulling out the clot. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/health/gupta-mccain-glioblastoma/index.html It says the "concerned tissue was removed." So it could mean the cancer (they did an MRI before hand and found it then) or it might have just meant the clot. Wording is not great in the story
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Jul 24, 2017 22:07
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Imagine how McCain's grandchildren will remember him. "Grandpa was diagnosed with a particularly aggressive type of brain cancer, but he still got in an RV and suffered through a 35-hour drive across the country so that he could vote to have healthcare taken away from millions of people. He died shortly after casting his vote. He was truly a great man!"
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Slaan posted:http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/health/gupta-mccain-glioblastoma/index.html lmao even his tumour is Very Concerned
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Jul 24, 2017 22:08
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Blitz7x posted:Lmao if McCain kicks the bucket in arkansas They would be thrilled if he died. The governor of AZ probably has a plane ticket already bought for the appointed stooge.
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Rigel posted:If a majority of senators agreed, I think they could actually hold a special session of the US Senate in the cafeteria room at the hospital McCain is at. More votes. Just what they want.
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Jul 24, 2017 22:09
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Slaan posted:http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/health/gupta-mccain-glioblastoma/index.html cool, thanks - yeah, I read that as they got out all of the tumor they recognized as well, and that he's definitely subject to the "dont loving fly you lunatic" restriction
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Jul 24, 2017 22:10
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Ague Proof posted:There is nothing in the Constitution saying where Congress must be. Actually you could argue that the district clause of the constitution (combined with a couple other clause's I'm not looking up atm) mandates that the Senate must hold session in the District of Columbia.
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Jul 24, 2017 22:10
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i hope mccain is conscious enough to feel like a pawn for a vote, like his constituents have been for so long
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Eltoasto posted:They would be thrilled if he died. The governor of AZ probably has a plane ticket already bought for the appointed stooge. iirc the governor of AZ is a conservative shitlord but isn't exactly thrilled at the bill (much like most governors, who have to deal with the funding cuts and impact to their states) so that's not guaranteed
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Blitz7x posted:Lmao if McCain kicks the bucket in arkansas Keep your foot hard on the pedal. Son, never mind them brakes. Let it all hang out 'cause we got a vote to make. There's a vote in DC happenin' and a sick senator in Arizona And we'll bring him back no matter what it takes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnRwQjTYfGI
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Randbrick posted:The grim brechtian reboot of little miss sunshine, starring john Lithgow as John Cornyn, and Michael hogan as John McCain lmao
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Jul 24, 2017 22:12
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enraged_camel posted:Imagine how McCain's grandchildren will remember him. carve it on the tombstone
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Jul 24, 2017 22:13
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They're just going to prop up his corpse in the Senate with sunglasses on a la "Weekend at Bernie's" and hope no one notices.
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WeAreTheRomans posted:I imagine the news networks are already salivating at the prospect of 35 uninterrupted hours of helicopter footage of an RV rolling towards Washington to destroy healthcare The shear absurdity of such a spectacle almost has me wanting it to happen
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Jul 24, 2017 22:14
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https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/889594654001418244 lol trump is rebelling at his aides telling him he has to sign the russia sanctions bill
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https://twitter.com/benwikler/status/889593550878515200 Never, ever, ever take anything as inevitable in these dark times, but I want you all to imagine John Cornyn driving across the United States with a brain-dead old man for a bill that doesn't even acquire the motion to pass.
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evilweasel posted:https://twitter.com/jeneps/status/889594654001418244 It's delicious. He vetoes it, he's clearly Putin's cockholster. He signs it, he's weak. He lets it pass without signing, he's a pouty baby.
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