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  Eh they'll just copy the new casino craze - telling you that you didn't actually win that jackpot but it was a system error that let you win it so have this $25 gift card and fuck off.
context: Both McCarthy and the Democrats are down one vote each right now. McEachen's special election is Feb 21.  Not sure how long Stuebe will be out with his injuries  So it is getting trickier and trickier for McCarthy given that Republicans voted to require physical presence to vote in the Chamber. >
  
  Ah, classic "we will let the folks who need to pretend to be moderate cross the aisle as long as it doesn't actually change anything" tactic. >
  
  Susan Collins has entered the chat >
  
  GOP on student loan relief: "You made the debt. You have to pay it off."
  GOP on paying the country's debts: "Yeah. We're just not gonna do it." >
  
  Republican small business owner that got a $300,000 PPP loan that was forgiven: 'I just think the government needs to spend responsibly'. >
  
  Oh so you’ve met my Dad? >
  
  If you ever inherit his business remember to not be a crooked, stingy asshole and pay your employees what they're worth. >
  
  I’d never inherit his business bc I’d run it into the ground…apparently I’m “too nice” for business. And I’m so ok with that lol. >
  
  Welcome to the business world >
  
  Not necessarily,  Costco's CEO pisses off half of the financial advisors or more so. Because he's thinking LONG term. There's a difference with modern day business men and long-term gains.
  Most now a days are just greedy f**ks that have no analytical skills beyond a 12 calendar year. Then when their business starts to plummet 2 or 3 years later due to their shady business tragedies they start to cut heads without realizing their own decisions led them there. >
  
  You already voted to spend the money.  You don't get to vote against actually writing the check. >
  
  Which hopefully will be the path forward chosen if they take us to the brink. The admin just orders the treasury to keep paying the debts - because congress authorized it already. >
  
  I’m sure it makes other countries who purchase US bonds feel extra warm and fuzzy knowing that they r one MTG or Matt Gaetz away from their money turning into toilet paper >
  
  We were one RBG away from losing reproductive freedom. >
  
  Rgb should have retired when Obama had a supermajority (for that 2 weeks or whatever).
  But hubris.
  So instead she died on the court and her conservative replacement helped roll back her entire life's work in a week >
  
  And people should of listened when trump said he would appoint Justices that would overturn Roe, and there should be some punishment for women who get abortions.  But here we are. >
  
  People did listen, that’s the problem >
  
  haha, there's plenty of people who voted for him that told me they'd never take away abortion rights. I was told trump was just saying it to get votes, but wouldn't actually follow through on it.
  they don't like talking about it now. >
  
  Well, Trump was just saying it to get the votes, but he had to follow through on it and actually really enjoys inflicting pain on his enemies due to his malignant narcissism >
  
  well he didn't actually do  it, he just appointed justices to the supreme court who were gangbusters to do it for him.
  Knowing Trump, he either barely understood or didn't care what they were going to do. >
  
  Fun fact:
  Purposefully defaulting on your debt because you refuse to pay bills you've already racked up isn't "fiscally conservative." >
  
  I'd love to meet a "fiscal conservative" without multiple maxed out credit cards. >
  
  Bonus points if he is not on any kind of government assistance, or living on inheritance. >
  
  I am fiscally conservative in my private life but would not impose my beliefs on others.  No inheritance, no maxed out credit cards, and not on any kind of government assistance. I just hate the feeling of spending what I don’t have or owing people money other than stuff like car loan or mortgage. >
  
  So in another words you live your life opposite how Republicans manage money. >
  
  Bingo >
  
  I'm glad we're finally getting the memo on dealing with these assholes. >
  
  Pretty much. Just like we don't negotiate with terrorists we shouldn't negotiate with insurrectionists. >
  
  Terrorists or a republican congress what is the difference? >
  
  A Republican Congress kills more people. >
  
  They take the economy hostage every year! >
  
  If Republicans were to follow through and let the Government default, it would sky rocket interest rates -- that would really hurt major donors.
  Thus, I believe they are bluffing. >
  
  Stock market would shit the bed, billionaires would lose a fortune.  Billionaire oligarchs run the GOP.  It is all a bluff. >
  
  Stock market downturns are good for the ultra wealthy? It's an opportunity to buy up stock at huge discounts. Downturns usually affect people who don't have cash on hand to capitalize on it and who will need to liquidate (now depreciated) assets to stay solvent. >
  
  A debt default would not be a normal dip in the markets.  It would be financial armageddon. >
  
  This. You think the Great Depression or '08 financial crisis was bad?
  The ENTIRE global economy would crash overnight. Hell it'd probably crash faster than that. >
  
  Funny how they didn't care how much debt we were in when they had both houses and the executive branch. Instead they just gave huge tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy, putting us in even more debt. Let's not pretend that this is anything but part of their "Starve the Beast" tactic >
  
  Don’t want to watch ten mins. What’s the synopsis. >
  
  Crank up the spending/debt and cut taxes (mostly for the wealthy/corps) when in power, and complain apocalyptically about the debt when out of office. >
  
  Oh. So basic understanding of rules for thee not for me gop politics >
  
  Yes, the TLDR here seems painfully obvious with the benefit of four decades of hindsight.
  “OMG National Debt!!! when Clinton/Obama/Biden is in the oval, but it’s crickets and tax cut Santa Clause when under Reagan/Bush/Trump”
  IMO it’s still important to understand the history here though. This behavior did NOT organically come about. It all stems from a formal theory and proposal by a GOP strategist (Jude Wanniski) in 1974, at a very low point for the GOP post Nixon.
  The proof that this decades-long behavior was intentional and shamelessly implemented by GOP leadership…. it is a damning distinction. This fact needs more visibility.
  Maybe this is preaching to the choir here. But it’s my hope that if facts such as are more widely known, it may further push the “mushy middle” swing voters away from the party of selfish scheming psychopaths. >
  
  The U.S. does not negotiate with terrorists, insurrectionists, or the GQP, they’re essentially all one in the same. If the Dems caved on this, that would unleash the GQP to even more complete mayhem >
  
  What is there to actually negotiate, though? They stand for nothing. They want nothing but unpopular regression. Like, there’s no middle to meet in. >
  
  Republicans want soundbites they can use for going onto FOX or Newsmax in order to make it seem like they actually did something.
  It's 100% pure optics and propaganda. >
  
  My second week as a bartender a patron ordered a shot of The Macallan 25, the most expensive single malt we had. To give you an idea of the cost, a couple could have had dinner and a decent bottle of wine there and spend less than that one drink. He nearly finished it before claiming it was off and refused to pay. That’s the dick move these republicans are trying to pull. My manager came out and offered the guy two choices: pay or talk to the police officers who were waiting at the door for him. That’s how Biden should play this. >
  
  I like a bit of scotch sometimes, so I decided to look it up. Runs about $2700 USD retail for a bottle. At restaurant mark-up, that's one expensive individual drink. The guy probably went into the transaction with that plan. >
  
  He was a regular but his usual drink was The Macallan 12. I’ve since become a single malt drinker and I’ve had the 25 a couple times and the 18 quite often. The 18 is a smoother and mellower version of the 12, clearly the same malt. The 25 has more viscosity and is sweeter and to my taste a totally different drink. That may have been his reaction. Dunno. But he paid, apologized, and from then on tipped me well. It was an interesting job, one of many side gigs I’ve had over the years. >
  
  Can someone remind me if the GOP held the debt limit hostage when Donald was POTUS? >
  
  They did shut down the government though. Was that 2018? >
  
  Correct. And with a majority in each. >
  
  Beyond parody >
  
  Deadbeat Republicans don’t want to pay their debts, sounds just like Trump/Elon. >
  
  Dark Brandon: "Congressman, you can have my answer now if you like.  My offer is this - nothing.  Not even the effort to dig your party out of batshit crazy land, which I would appreciate if you did personally." >
  
  Good. I support President Biden on this. No negotiations. Zero. Zip. None. If there's a melt down let the Republicans own it. You wanted the House? You got it. >
  
  As we learned from Trump, casinos can go bankrupt and so the House doesn't necessarily win.