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Fried Chicken posted:Biden has announced he will not be participating in the Dem debate. Apparently it is news that a guy not running for president won't be in the presidential debate It's great for those cheap Biden not running shares I picked up last week on PredictIt though. Thanks to whoever gave the tip.
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 House Republicans including Chaffetz are pissed McCarthy gave the game awayquote:Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on "The Situation Room," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said McCarthy should apologize, saying the California Republican made an "absolutely inappropriate statement."
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I just can't imagine McCarthy sailing through like that without some sort of fight
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Oct 2, 2015 05:15
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I don't know if the last 100 pages of gunchat mentioned this but Chaffetz is going to challenge McCarthy and run for speaker
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Oct 2, 2015 21:07
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There was no chance the insane wing of the house wasn't going to use this open speakership opportunity to do.... something. It's just not in their character to let things go without a fight.
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Oct 4, 2015 16:35
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I hope all the democrats vote Trump for speaker
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Oct 5, 2015 23:53
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Trabisnikof posted:I wonder if any SC congress critters opposed Sandy funding.... quote:Sen. Lindsey Graham is asking for federal aid for his home state of South Carolina as it battles raging floods, but he voted to oppose similar help for New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in 2013.
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Oct 6, 2015 01:07
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Phone posted:They thought that MSF stood for Mercenaries Sans Frontiers. The prologue starts in a hospital and everything. I've really enjoyed these MGS references sprinkled here and there into this and other political threads
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Oct 6, 2015 18:20
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QuoProQuid posted:I can't believe I am typing this sentence, but the Freedom Caucus just endorsed Webster for Speaker of the House. These stupid motherfuckers are never going to agree on a speaker are they
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Oct 8, 2015 00:04
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BI NOW GAY LATER posted:For entertainment value, I hope not. These deep red state freedom caucus members need some sort of victory. They may eventually agree on a speaker but I'm betting it won't be McCarthy. They've staked their position and if they back out now they'll get primaried.
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Oct 8, 2015 00:19
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They're stuck. They've cultivated this madman image and sold it to their voters and now they have to stick to it or someone more insane will primary them.
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Oct 8, 2015 02:10
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nachos posted:These deep red state freedom caucus members need some sort of victory. They may eventually agree on a speaker but I'm betting it won't be McCarthy. They've staked their position and if they back out now they'll get primaried. 
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Oct 8, 2015 17:49
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evilweasel posted:The freedom caucus just toppled McCarthy's bid and they weren't sane about the limits of their power before getting two scalps in a week. There's no path forward for the rest of the Republican I can see short of conceding to the freedom caucus or begging the Democrats to get their speaker nominee over 218. And both of those are devastating to the party. Gerrymandering has effectively destroyed the House as a functioning body and looks like it might backfire spectacularly on the Republicans as well. It would be hilarious if it weren't for the fact that there is a country that needs governing and Democrats are locked out of retaking the House for another 5 years at bare minimum.
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Oct 8, 2015 17:59
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:So how far away are we from Obama holding a press conference about this clusterfuck? don't touch the poop
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Oct 8, 2015 20:39
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Good Citizen posted:Honestly I was hoping for a cool nomination fight that would yield some truly historic crazy poo poo but Boehner being permanently drafted into his own personal hell is good too. Which tears? Half of them are over the moon
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Oct 9, 2015 04:22
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It really is amazing how 40 R+13 districts have the entire country under lockdown. Power to the people.
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Oct 9, 2015 16:16
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evilweasel posted:He clearly has no interest in the role. I think what he may be contemplating is if he can even keep his other ambitions while turning it down - he'd face a real risk of being blamed for the chaos for being unwilling to step up - and potentially if being begged into the speakership gives him the ability to avoid the Freedom Caucus demands (not likely). Amazing how it's always everyone but the hostage taker who gets the blame for situations spiraling out of control
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Oct 9, 2015 17:55
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Rand better drop out soon, I need to make back the money the pope hosed me over on. Is this actually a thing? I've seen mentions that Rand might be the next to drop out but his father was always known for his quixotic campaigns.
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Oct 9, 2015 21:24
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Remember the good old days when Paul Ryan was a stunning VP pick because his budget was deemed too conservative to fly in the general?
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Oct 9, 2015 22:01
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Hollismason posted:So if Ryan and McCarthy are out then that probably means someone like Webster in the role. I don't know much about that guy but it sounds like a bad idea to have an obstructionist in charge. Impeachment?
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Oct 10, 2015 14:55
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sullat posted:Are there enough not-crazies to make that difficult? Just like all you need is 40 crazies to derail the speaker vote, all you need is 40 not-crazies to derail anything as stupid and politically damaging as that. Maybe, but I feel like the right wing media pressure would be enormous and it would be difficult for a Republican to indirectly defend Obama. With the primaries going on I'm sure the candidates would throw their weight behind it too.
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Oct 10, 2015 15:37
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LORD OF BUTT posted:I've actually gotten the impression that evolving is considered worse than maintaining a bad opinion by many people, which has always been one of the most bizarre things about American politics to me. It's an extension of America itself which has always had an anti-intellectual streak
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Oct 11, 2015 15:49
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I don't know why the media is so loving obsessed with Joe Biden running when they've spent the last 8 years calling him the gaffiest gaffe to ever gaffe
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Oct 12, 2015 03:30
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Latest Unease on Right: Ryan Is Too Far Left Look at that headline. Bask in it.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:23
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Tom Cotton recommended Dick Cheney for speaker earlier today so throw another name into the hat
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Oct 13, 2015 02:35
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Seriously how is wolf blitzer so dumb, I assume he was an actual journalist at some point during his career?
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Oct 13, 2015 14:32
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Eschers Basement posted:For the current atmosphere? That's just stupid. "Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem." Remember the things the tea party wants and refuses to compromise over are effectively a series of measures to shut down the government one way or another. Reagan is the godfather of today's political climate, though perhaps not its tactics.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:29
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Nolanar posted:Webb is a giant thumb with bad opinions and I don't understand why he's even running. Webb's a secret Republican that's just using the Democratic debates for some exposure before switching parties midway through the primary
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Oct 14, 2015 16:02
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Why the gently caress would Carson even do that?
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Oct 15, 2015 21:41
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What if Webb actually ends up splitting the GOP vote instead. The guy is probably a better candidate than Jeb loving Bush.
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Oct 19, 2015 22:57
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Nice to see some Dems jumping on Paul Ryan's desire for paid family leave
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Oct 22, 2015 15:50
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Joementum posted:Never change, Matt. 11 hours for this
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Oct 23, 2015 02:56
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Poor chafee, the only man to be savaged by wolf blitzer
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Oct 23, 2015 14:06
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Paul Ryan's budget was toxic and a complete nonstarter and now he's the moderate sober voice of reason.
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Oct 24, 2015 17:05
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Epic High Five posted:http://www.examiner.com/article/donald-trump-supporter-assaults-hispanic-protester-drags-and-kicks-him Make America
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Oct 25, 2015 02:32
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Radish posted:They are also slowly realizing that the people that they are electing aren't really able to do what they campaigned on. Representative Dumbfuck isn't going to be able to singlehandedly repeal Obamacare, show that Hillary is the mastermind behind Benghazi, repeal all taxes, and enact Christian theocracy. Just think how disillusioned the average college liberal is about Democrats not being able to do much and look at how little the GOP has been able to accomplish in terms of their far right agenda despite having two of the three branches of government. People are starting to want answers which is why the establishment GOP candidates are floundering to outsiders like Trump and Carlson who are touting their lack of knowledge and expertise as positives. Nobody in this country has any loving idea how basic government works, which has a feature not a bug for the GOP until now. Maybe they will adjust strategy and start encouraging critical thahahahahaha
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Sarah Palin's enduring legacy is going to be the idea of gotcha questions and I hate her even more for it
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