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That would be a banging name for a punk band.
I will remember for all time that when Biden talked about the need to protect democracy, the Republicans sat on their hands and refused to applaud. Republicans are literally against democracy. >

Other highlights:


McCarthy shaking his head angrily when Biden announced heavier penalties for corporate stock buybacks


The entire Republican aisle getting mad about limiting employment contract NDAs


Again the whole aisle mad (and maybe a bit confused) about capping insulin prices


If the average republican voter actually paid attention to these things, the response to all those should be "What in the actual fuck?" All of those things help people and only at the expense of megacorporations. Those are all things most people should agree with. >


If the average republican voter actually paid attention to these things

Big ask there >

due to budget cuts, many only have a 3rd grade education.  They're only capable of reading enough to see if the name in the voter booth has an "R" or a "D" next to it.  
But by golly, do they pay attention to that! >

In 6 GOP run states (including mine), they have straight ticket voting.  This saves them a lot of reading.  They can just vote for the R once >

Great.  How do we eliminate Straight Ticket voting? >

It might be possible in Michigan, but it won’t happen in Oklahoma. >

Remember that time Republicans banned straight ticket voting in Michigan in an attempt to hurt Democrats?
I remember. 
And why did Republicans ban it? Well per the judge:

Drain cited research finding African-American voters are more likely than voters of other races to cast a straight-ticket ballot and are more likely to vote Democratic than Republican.

Republicans don’t stand for anything really. They will fight to the death for straight ticket voting in scenarios where it helps them, and fight to the death to ban it when it doesn’t. Sort of like how they expand executive powers when they control it, and the neuter executive powers when they lose it, such as the case of North Carolina and others. >


Republicans don’t stand for anything really.

As epitomized by this quote:

"I don't stand by anything." - Donald Trump >

Reminds me of the idea that trump kept trying to interrupt him during the debates so he wouldn’t be able to get a footing and complete thoughts. Had the exact opposite effect though and Trump came out looking worse than usual >

"Will you shut up, man?" was Biden saying what at least half the country spent 4 years saying. >

A lot of Republicans were also desperate for Trump to shut up because every time he talked he'd embarrass them. >

Republicans are wholly incapable of being embarrassed or shamed. >

Oh I’m sure McCarthy was a bit embarrassed sitting up there watching his flock make absolute idiots of themselves. Him having to “SHHH” them was hilarious. Realistically there’s fuck all he can do about it because he gave away 99% of his power to even get the speaker position. >

For sure! Did you ever think you would see the day that MTG would be holding the speaker’s gavel? I felt physically sick and wanted to puke!! >

or maybe Biden is strong and it just unmasks how bad the GOP really is. >

Or maybe Biden is just normal and it shows even more how awful and abnormal the GOP actually is. >

This is correct. Biden isn't a particularly strong leader, but when juxtaposed against a side hell bent on conspiracies and infighting and performative outrage, he's eminently competent and poised. >

I think he’s a pretty strong leader. >

Anyone saying otherwise is just kidding themselves. The guys doing a pretty solid job considering the average intelligence of his opponents >

Or they have never watched him speak and get all of their info from 5 second Fox News clips of him stuttering with a word >

Grumpy Outflanked Pussies >

That would make a great name for a band. >

My midlife crisis accountant-core punk band