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  Well that’s just the optics Fox News needs to appear “fair and balanced,” so they can go back to smearing shit on the walls and calling it “entertainment news assemblage.”
context: I have noticed that Anger is republicans starting point.  It is their default setting. >
  
  You can also predict someone's political party be looking at a MRI of their brain and noting the size of the amygdala... >
  
  Hey! I have a very large amygdala AND I NEVER GET ANGRY YOU M*^}{%]> F):!5&8(. >
  
  Pssst. I got your amygdala s right here.  I got yuge ones for sale. People say they're the biggest.  Believe me when I tell you how hugh-mongous they are.  
  Got whatever color you want. Neon? You got it. Strawberry? Got that too. >
  
  
  Members of the opposition say they are concerned McCarthy would not pursue the scorched-earth tactics they want to take to counter Democratic President Joe Biden and the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. 
  "Is he going to fight for us? Is he willing to shut the government down? His history has not been that." - Republican Rep. Ralph Norman
  
  WTF. Straight up a Republican saying that shutting down the government is a viable way to do his job and that it’s expected. 
  
  "It could go into the weekend. We hope it doesn't, but it could," Republican Rep. Scott Perry who opposes McCarthy.
  
  Politicians hate working weekends. I would be kinda surprised if this isn’t wrapped up on Friday. If it goes into overtime this is going to be epic bad press. Mmmm, tasty. >
  
  
  Rep. Ralph Norman
  Rep. Scott Perry
  
  These titles are wrong.  There are currently no members of the House of Representative. >
  
  Wonder if there are any interesting legal protections against investigations or law immunities specifically for congresspeople that they currently enjoy that go away in this period. >
  
  Tomorrow is the anniversary of 1/6 after all, and there are no metal detectors in the building anymore >
  
  That wasn’t what I was insinuating.  More that they wrote laws to help themselves and I don’t know if they apply currently. >
  
  
  He was joined by 17 other Republicans who expressed similar views, with Representative John James accusing the 20 holdouts of "governing on fear."
  
  Pot meet kettle. >
  
  What an absolutely rich statement coming from a republican. >
  
  it's funny to me because fear/anger are really the only thing they have, since there are no actual policy positions
  so they're trying to use the only tools they have, fear/anger, but it's on their own party that also only has those to use >
  
  Aww.
  Sending thoughts an' prayers. >
  
  Subtract the prayers and I'm right there with you.
  The Republican Party has bent themselves over backwards for these extreme MAGAdittoheads and now they're getting fucked in the ass without lube.
  It couldn't happen to more deserving people.
  But in all seriousness, how much of their political operation exists solely for the purpose of making people on both sides of the aisle angry? Did they never hear the parable of the two wolves?
  It really is hard for me to decide whether this is more leopardsatemyface or selfawarewolves material. >
  
  Scratch both thoughts and prayers, sending my continuous laughter >
  
  scratch all three thought and prayers and laughter. im sending a middle finger. and then laughter >
  
  All this schadenfreude is not a fair trade for an actual functioning legislative body. >
  
  Not like McCarthy would do anything besides investigate Hunter Bidens dick >
  
  My point exactly. >
  
  such a pun master... there is no award for pun master? >
  
  You can't make this shit up. The republicans are incredulous that their power to govern is hampered by a loud minority of members. 
  Welcome to the club folks. >
  
  I think it's a testament to the fact that the republican mission is flailing.  Roe is like the dog catching the car, not knowing what to do afterwards and  then being run over by the car.  Now they have nothing to fight for.   Wait,  impeach Biden for being old,  skewer Clinton for benghazi, and get hunter's laptop, all very important goals. 
  Pure comedy. >
  
  They also scream about inflation when all of their corporations got government bailouts. fuel prices are down so that screaming point is over too. Now they are avoiding talk about raising wages which will piss off blue collar republicans. >
  
  Then they also scream against student loan forgiveness or anything that remotely helps it despite accepting PPP loans with open arms. >
  
  Dr. Frankensteins complaining about the monster they created. >
  
  Yup, they are beholden to a very fickle and insane monster of their own creation. >
  
  It's just like that movie. The one with the cloned dinosaurs on the bus that couldn't slow down. >
  
  Dino Bus >
  
  Republicans getting a taste of what it’s like dealing with republicans >
  
  What even more hilarious sort is fox news fucking with the holdouts and giving them shit.   Hannity angry at replubliturds so refreshing.