Chaos in the GOP

[base698 1]

1 hour ago, kallend said:

suppose other OECD nations don't have overdoses

> It is estimated that at least 6,166 overdose deaths involving illicit drugs occurred in the European Union in 2021 (5 796 in 2020). This total rises to an estimated 6 677 deaths if Norway and Türkiye are included (6 434 in 2020). This number is provisional and is an underestimate, due to reporting delays and other limitations in reporting capacity apparent in some countries.

Is 6166 smaller or larger than 100,000?  Population of EU is larger than the US.  Assume the underreporting makes it double it's still an order of magnitude less.

Edited November 16, 2023 by base698

[billvon 2,400]

Thansgiving is going to be fun for republicans this year!

 

[ryoder 1,384]

And the GOP House majority shrinks again:

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he’s leaving Congress

[grimmie 173]

McCarthy will get a cushy spot in the Trump administration.

Shoe shine boy.  

[normiss 622]

1 hour ago, grimmie said:

McCarthy will get a cushy spot in the Trump administration.

Shoe shine boy.  

Ketchup Inventory and Disaster Recovery Specialist 

[JerryBaumchen 1,048]

3 hours ago, ryoder said:

And the GOP House majority shrinks again:

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he’s leaving Congress

Hi Robert,

He won't be sitting on the sidewalk with a tin cup:  To collect their full pensions, congressmen must either be at least 62, be at least 50 with 20 years of service or have 25 years of service at any age.

Can Senators Be Paid for Life After They Retire? | SmartAsset

The Speaker of the House gets a salary of $223,500.00.

Jerry Baumchen

[Phil1111 911]

3 hours ago, ryoder said:

And the GOP House majority shrinks again:

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the ousted speaker, announces he’s leaving Congress

[ryoder 1,384]

I had read previously that McCarthy has been an effective fund raiser. Now this from one of the people behind MeidasTouch:

 

[billvon 2,400]

It seems like only yesterday that the GOP was screaming that democrats were hiding Jan 6th tapes to protect the FBI criminals who instigated it.

Now the GOP is refusing to release any such video evidence unless they first blur out faces so no one can be identified.

So much for that talking point.

[normiss 622]

28 minutes ago, billvon said:

It seems like only yesterday that the GOP was screaming that democrats were hiding Jan 6th tapes to protect the FBI criminals who instigated it.

Now the GOP is refusing to release any such video evidence unless they first blur out faces so no one can be identified.

So much for that talking point.

Let's hope the Justice Dept. can still find those at fault and prosecute them to the full extent of the law.

 

Edited December 7, 2023 by normiss

[kallend 1,623]

Ho ho ho - 'tis the season for chaos.

Finding a Santos Successor Is Proving No Simple Task for Republicans

Nicholas Fandos,  NYT, Fri, December 8, 2023 

 If New York Republicans had hoped to quickly and cleanly turn the page on the embarrassing saga of George Santos, the week since his expulsion from Congress has not exactly gone as planned.

While party leaders hunkered down in the Long Island suburbs to game out the critical special election to replace him, it emerged that one of their top candidates for the nomination, Mazi Melesa Pilip, was not technically a Republican at all, but a registered Democrat.

Another Republican who had entered the race earlier this year was convicted of taking part in the Capitol riot Jan. 6, 2021.

Word leaked that party officials were interviewing a more serious contender: a former state assemblyman known to have potentially damaging ties to Santos through a bizarre business proposition that one person involved said resembled the classic email scheme with a Nigerian prince.

And records were unearthed in news reports showing that another front-runner, Mike Sapraicone, had not only been sued for suppressing evidence in a murder case as a New York City police officer but also later made political contributions totaling $40,000 to an unexpected recipient: the race’s Democratic nominee, Tom Suozzi.

The torrent of revelations washed away the message of order and unity that top Republicans sought to project in the wake of Santos’ hurricane. And suspicions that many of the unsavory disclosures about the candidates had been seeded in the press by rival Republican camps left some fretting that the party was playing straight into Democrats’ hands.

[billvon 2,400]

Headline on Markets Insider:

- The stock market rally is on track to be the strongest since 1985 by one measure, according to Bespoke.
- The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have moved higher nine weeks in a row.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-winning-streak-best-since-1985-sp500-nasdaq-2023-12?utm_campaign=business-sf&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2TVM-DbjEyaes0G9Hnn4mpwZKbgqld2DRckgS-2-aXq8Rn7yYMqQZTYfI

Gas prices dropping dramatically, will continue into 2024:

https://www.gasbuddy.com/go/fuel-outlook-2024

Holiday spending up:

https://www.wamc.org/2023-12-27/holiday-spending-is-up-another-good-sign-for-the-economy

Year ends with unemployment numbers still declining overall:

https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rates-lower-in-20-states-over-year-ended-november-2023.htm

Conservatives: "OMG the economy is HORRIBLE!  Won't someone save us from Biden!"

Must suck be a conservative these days and have to pray that the US economy collapses.

[normiss 622]

https://www.newsweek.com/republican-brags-sabotaging-border-security-deal-1854820

 

At least some of them are admitting it.

[Phil1111 911]

On 12/29/2023 at 6:31 PM, billvon said:

Headline on Markets Insider:...

Must suck be a conservative these days and have to pray that the US economy collapses.

No prayer necessary Stephen Miller is here. For conservatives the wall needs trump to repel the Brown hordes. The purity of American blood is in peril. The war in Ukraine needs an American dictator in order to get PEACE. The US budget deficit needs trump to balance the budget and eliminate the debt To put both Biden's in prison to teach that crime family not to weaponize the justice department and the constitution.

[kallend 1,623]

Just visited the genocide memorial in Kigali, Rwanda. It almost seems as if Trump has modeled his campaign on this blueprint. Left side  

Edited January 25 by kallend

[tkhayes 126]

On 12/31/2023 at 9:03 AM, Phil1111 said:

No prayer necessary Stephen Miller is here. For conservatives the wall needs trump to repel the Brown hordes. The purity of American blood is in peril. The war in Ukraine needs an American dictator in order to get PEACE. The US budget deficit needs trump to balance the budget and eliminate the debt To put both Biden's in prison to teach that crime family not to weaponize the justice department and the constitution.

At the same time, Trump is claiming complete and total immunity for presidents for anything they do..... but he will prosecute Joe Biden?  Oh wait, of course... Trump is only talking about himself.

As usual.

If Trump wins the complete immunity argument at the Supreme Court, then Biden should have Seal Team six assassinate Trump the second the ruling comes down right?

[Phil1111 911]

27 minutes ago, tkhayes said:

...If Trump wins the complete immunity argument at the Supreme Court, then Biden should have Seal Team six assassinate Trump the second the ruling comes down right?

Why wait?

[wolfriverjoe 1,340]

1 hour ago, tkhayes said:

...If Trump wins the complete immunity argument at the Supreme Court, then Biden should have Seal Team six assassinate Trump the second the ruling comes down right?

Personally, I'd love to see Biden debate Trump on stage, and when Trump says something particularly obnoxious (like maybe a minute or two into the debate), or when he refuses to shut up, Biden just pulls out a pistol and personally puts a bullet into Trump's head.

But I'm not a very nice guy about this sort of thing.

[gowlerk 1,912]

47 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said:

Personally, I'd love to see Biden debate Trump on stage, and when Trump says something particularly obnoxious (like maybe a minute or two into the debate), or when he refuses to shut up, Biden just pulls out a pistol and personally puts a bullet into Trump's head.

But I'm not a very nice guy about this sort of thing.

How very American of you.

[normiss 622]

Just now, gowlerk said:

How very American of you.

removing traitors who commit espionage IS very American.

Where is the Russian file?

What nuke secrets did Trump sell to Saudi???

[gowlerk 1,912]

52 minutes ago, normiss said:

removing traitors who commit espionage IS very American.

Where is the Russian file?

What nuke secrets did Trump sell to Saudi???

Advocating for the gunning down of political opponents openly on social media is something I associate with the extreme right wing. It’s also possibly a good way to attract unwanted attention from certain government agencies. But hey, if you love your weapons, I guess you need to find ways to make them useful.

[ryoder 1,384]

3 hours ago, tkhayes said:

At the same time, Trump is claiming complete and total immunity for presidents for anything they do..... but he will prosecute Joe Biden?  Oh wait, of course... Trump is only talking about himself.

As usual.

If Trump wins the complete immunity argument at the Supreme Court, then Biden should have Seal Team six assassinate Trump the second the ruling comes down right?

Or Biden could simply say:

"I am suspending the next presidential election until the other party can nominate a sane candidate."

[JoeWeber 2,299]

1 hour ago, gowlerk said:

How very American of you.

How very politically correct of you. All Americans don't so think and some who so speak are often just crass and thoughtless. But hey, when you are a second amendment voyeur there is gun porn everywhere.

[wmw999 2,122]

43 minutes ago, gowlerk said:

Advocating for the gunning down of political opponents openly on social media is something I associate with the extreme right wing. It’s also possibly a good way to attract unwanted attention from certain government agencies. But hey, if you love your weapons, I guess you need to find ways to make them useful.

You're right. But I also see Joe's point....

Wendy P.

[billvon 2,400]

1 hour ago, ryoder said:

Or Biden could simply say:

"I am suspending the next presidential election until the other party can nominate a sane candidate."

He will only be a dictator for HALF a day, just to make sure the election isn't stolen.  No Trump supporter can complain about that!