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  Yes, and by far right that is every single republican.  They could have made a deal, they didn't, they could work with democrats, they won't.  All republicans are far right extremists.
context: Beginning? That's been the goal for decades. >
  
  Newt Gingrich doesn't get the recognition he deserves. >
  
  Infamy would be more appropriate. >
  
  People confuse that with renowned. >
  
  “The impasse has ground all congressional business to a halt”
  Remember, when Trump was elected Steve Bannon said their goal was deconstruction of the administrative state. The republican party has long been the party of obstruction and deregulation. They would love to get rid of every federal agency and privatize to put more money in the pockets of corporations. 
  The message provided by conservatives that somehow churches and nonprofits will fill the gap is laughable. 
  If you have ever worked for a nonprofit, you know what it takes to raise funds to just support the mission. Non-profits and churches are not able to take on the load that would be required to fill the gap.  
  I remember laughing when I heard a Republican woman come forward after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The reporter asked her, Now that Republicans have overturned Roe v. Wade, what is the plan to help women and families with social services, family leave and childcare? This Republican woman’s response was, of course, that churches will step in and help.  
  But just like Republicans said, “Repeal and Replace” for years, while railing against Obamacare, there is no plan other than more money in the pockets of the rich and in the pockets of shareholders and corporations. >
  
  Ask the Irish how good churches are at stepping in to help.  What a joke. >
  
  The beginning was when they tried to murder some members and the VP. >
  
  The beginning was in the 1950’s when they embraced anti-Semitic / anti-Black policies and messaging from the KKK, through the 60’, 70’s, and 80’s of the Southern Strategy, the Reagan years, and making crack cocaine & marijuana felonies while powder cocaine & opioid pills are like a slap on the wrist. 
  Trump isn’t even the first time they’ve been brazen about it - Watergate, anyone?
  This is their last tenuous clawhold of relevance and power; they know it’s over and won’t yield a single bit, even if it destroys everything, because after this, Democratic candidates will campaign for a generation on how the Republicans tried to overthrow the government >
  
  I hope you’re right, but I feel like I have heard “this is the GOPs final grasp at relevance” every election cycle of my entire life. >
  
  I believe that everyone is granted one wish in their life.
  I already used mine, but someone else can use theirs. >
  
  No, neither establishment GOP or the batfuck lunatic brigade actually want this dysfunction.  They want control so they can grift and take bribes while fucking over Democrats.  They can't do any of that with in-fighting and naming one of their own the Speaker.  
  Remember, Speaker is third-in-line to the Presidency.  Its a very powerful position.  Establishment GOP obviously want Kevin, because he's soft-headed and exceedingly easy to control. 
  The batfuck lunatic brigade, helmed by Gaetz and Boebert and MTG and Jim "The Child Rapist Defender" Jordan, want one of them to hold the power, and not Kevin, because they know Kevin is the tool of the establishment, which is trying to excise all the Trump from its ranks so they can reclaim control.
  This is the result of catastrophic dysfunction within their own party because of their continued catering to batfuck lunatics who are now trying to eat away the rest of the party like the cancer they are. 
  Kevin and the rest of the establishment will absolutely carve the ~20 or so lunatics like MTG out of committee assignments and other positions of power.  And, predictably, the batfuck lunatic brigade doesn't like being carved out of power, and they've made their entire career out of rabid intransigence, so if they can fuck over the rest of their party, they will.  
  Just like their lord and savior, Donald Trump.
  Cancer eating cancer, really. >
  
  Unfortunately, Kevin has already promised leadership/chairmanship positions to the loony right wingers.  But that's not enough. >
  
  Methinks they don't trust Kevin's promises.
  Logical, when the entire party is based on being deceptive liars that swindle people. >
  
  At least they can look to their Dear Orange Leader to learn how to honor their word...
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  nevermind they're fucked >
  
  Breaking government has been a GOP goal for decades. Why do we think there's no real urgency from them to have a functioning legislative branch, particularly the chamber of Congress that has to initiate all the funding bills. >
  
  Because none of them will get paid until they elect a leader and swear in the Congress. >
  
  Most of them are independently wealthy, so the paycheck from Congress won't be missed by most. >
  
  Most of them, not all. More to the point, I don't believe it is the intention or desire of most of the GOP members to deliberately delay election of a speaker and prevent the swearing in of Congress. Just a small minority. >
  
  The beginning was January 6th 2021, this is just the escalation because none of them suffered consequences >
  
  I don’t buy for a second that a single GOP house member wants to not elect a speaker. The holdouts are just taking a page from Trumpism: beat your chest, don’t back down, and take a swing at the “establishment”. They have no other specific goals besides getting the spotlight and getting someone besides McCarthy as the speaker. >
  
  When in doubt, throw a temper tantrum. >
  
  Not American.  But viewing from the other side of the world, they do look like idiots with no plan, and give no shits about their voters.  On the other hand, it is total chaos and a distraction.  Perhaps they do have a plan. >
  
  The plan is to remove everything that the American revolution (and even the French one) brought to the world and establish feudalism and slavery. >
  
  But they'll never take our hyperbole! >
  
  Idk at some point i think some republicans are going to get fed up and cross the aisle and nominate jefferies just to send a message. >
  
  Of course it is. The party of internet trolls doesn't want to or know anything about governing. They are only interested in investigating basements that don't exist and Hunter Biden's penis. How anyone with any shred of self awareness can vote for these idiots is beyond me. >
  
  Ah, someone who finally gets it. You might think all this is funny, but the obstruction is the point. These people want to dismantle the federal government. They are achieving that goal through these shenanigans. >
  
  I think this is the beginning of the end of a process which began the day Obama took office in 2009. I remember a young vibrant Mitch McConnell saying his only objective would be to deny Obama a second term but turtles aren’t allowed to ask for things so instead he got this. >
  
  I remember too... I chipper Mitch, looking no more than 120 years old back then, telling America that because they elected a black man he was going to make sure no one could do anything again.  Then America elected him a second time, and Mitch has been dead-set on implementing some kind of theocratic rule through the Supreme Court.... which, honestly, is going swimmingly.
  Fuck, I hate this timeline. >
  
  Beginning? They came this close already. >
  
  
  this close 🤏 >
  
  The beginning? Thanks for tuning in. >
  
  Beginning??????????