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  Any until they are seriously called out on their silence, they will continue to act this way.
context: They’re probably more disappointed in him for admitting it…that’s not the republican way. >
  
  Exactly, if you just use alternative facts he has all of the qualifications that he says he has. >
  
  This is the real danger of the GOP running people like Herschel Walker. We are all so distracted by the crazed loon claiming that his toy badge makes him a real cop that we don’t notice the equally crazed loon who tells lies a little better. >
  
  This is the future of the GOP. >
  
  I assume Kevin McCarthy is going to put him on the ethics committee. >
  
  With Bobart, Greene, Gym Jordan and Gohmert. The dream team. Lol. >
  
  The GOP does not want to weight in on telling the truth there is no way they can win any argument about that when a significant amount of thier culture wars are based on lies. >
  
  Same reason they won't have debates. Can't have the enemy beaming truthspeak into our Fox zombies >
  
  Do you want to be a vampire or a werewolf? >
  
  If the GOP demands that Santos resign and not take his seat in Congress, then a special election would be called and there is a high probability that the Dems could win this seat back and thus giving the GOP only a three seat majority.
  For the GOP, power trumps morality every time. >
  
  Maybe McCarthy will dump him after he gets Santos' vote for speaker. Nah. I know that's never going to happen. He will probably even allow this crook committee assignments. >
  
  You'd be instantly fired if your employer found out everything you told them was a lie
  When the boundary between right and wrong is defined by the limits of criminal behaviour, society is in severe trouble. >
  
  In Politics, it’s not right and wrong, it’s Right and Left!
  Kind of joking, but also just making an observation about the degeneracy of democratic morality. >
  
  Let’s be very clear. There is no “both sides are the same here”. And it has been this way at least since the days of Gingrich. >
  
  Silence = approval >
  
  McCarthy has no principles. He’d let a con artist stay in Congress just to keep his grip on power. Speaks volumes that this is a man they want to be Speaker of the House. >
  
  I wouldn't be surprised if he was a guaranteed vote for speaker, and McCarthy literally can't lose a single vote atm. >
  
  Just one more excellent example of Republican corruption. They barely notice anymore. >
  
  The fact that they can’t unanimously agree to tell him to immediately GTFO tells you that there are already many others like George Santos within the party. >
  
  They’re enjoying this. They lie about everything so this is nothing but the truth being distorted. They will accept him back into the rotten family that they are >
  
  Presumably they’re worried about the precedent.
  While his case is a little more extreme than average, if every Republican congressman elect who had lied about something relevant to their position were forced to resign, there would be no Republican congressmen elect. >
  
  Lisa DesJardins of NPR said tonight that a Republican told her that they knew everything he said was a lie, but winning the seat was more important to them. >
  
  Yeah, I read a piece that said the same thing. Republicans were already aware of the falsehoods. It was like a in-joke to them. Not the first time Santos had run for office.
  Makes it more odd to me how the Dems didn't know. >
  
  Zimmerman (his opponent) went to the media with this info a few months ago and they wouldn't run it. >
  
  If this is true, then it turns the tables on some of the stories that stated "why didn't the Democrats do proper opposition research?"
  Then again, Zimmerman should have easily been able to run ads laying out all the lies. >
  
  They can’t comment on it because the erosion of objective truth is their end goal. There’s a reason the Republicans are so aligned with Russia and a good chunk of that is their admiration for Putin’s internal propaganda and disinformation campaigns. 
  There is no “good” Republican as it is impossible to be a member of the party and not, in some way, support the attack on democracy. >
  
  If it makes the other side mad they love it. Santos is a new shining example of how to own the libs. >
  
  They have a 7 seat majority in the House.  Santos is one of those 7.  Should they do the honorable thing and kick him out, they would have only a 6 seat majority.  After denying democracy in almost every form, but particularly in the form of individual freedoms, do you think they will kick him out?  No.  He's staying.  He'll just join the majority of criminals that comprise that party. >
  
  Its just a matter of time before they start throwing parades for him. >
  
  Well obviously. The GOP is the party of lies. That's kind of their thing. >
  
  The republicans aren’t gonna do anything about this because they can’t afford to lose any congressional seats. So they’ll just look away. >
  
  Probably can't blame them since I wonder how many people even know about this, much less care.   I sometimes forget how little people follow politics until I mention an article I read here at work and get blank stares.  College educated and oblivious to the world around them. >
  
  As this point, all they can confirm from the standard GOP candidates “use this resume template”, is he changed the last name to Santos. >
  
  Politicians lie all the time, but usually in ways that that don't bite them in the ass later.
  Santos, on the other hand, just blatantly made up huge parts of his personal history.  How he could walk into Congress now with his head up, I have no idea. >
  
  If you grew up with far-right/hyper religious parents, then - you know. You're not surprised at this one bit. >
  
  They're busy discussing his chances of a 2024 run >
  
  The GOP doesn't care, all they care is that a Republican has the seat
  If he becomes an embarrassment to the party and threatens to do damage beyond his district to the party, he will be condemned >
  
  theyre worried about a kyrsten sinema situation in the house and cant afford to offend even their least stable members >
  
  Lies are the lifeblood of the Republican party. >
  
  And they will continue to stay silent. They wouldn't even condemn pedo Matt Gaetz (which considering they love labeling everyone as groomers is rich). They don't give a shit. Santos has lied through his teeth. That's a badge of honor in the republican party. >
  
  If a cook at a restaurant got caught lying about his prior experience they’d be terminated. A gop legislator?  A known con man in their party, who’ve thought it possible? >
  
  And what about Hunter Biden's laptop!!?? Why isn't the media covering that? /s >
  
  Do we know if Santos is a U.S. citizen yet? >
  
  It's so damn weird. But it's not illegal. >
  
  Of course it's not illegal.  
  That's beside the point, it's a brazen and pathetic parade of lies. Twenty years ago, it would have been career ending. In 2022, it's just another Tuesday in the Republican party. >
  
  Their majority is too small to expel such guys. >
  
  Just call it fake news! Then deny deny deny. Until youre caught. Then do it again! >
  
  Of course they are. They're just waiting for it to be forgotten. >
  
  I just don't get it, the Republicans I personally know are not lying deceitful frauds and yet they vote for lying deceitful frauds. >
  
  Their party is a farce that’s why >
  
  Huh, liars silent about lying. "I said I would always speak the truth-ish." - GOP politicians >
  
  Silence is approval >
  
  The GOP are cowards >
  
  I am shocked. Shocked!
  Well, notthat shocked. >
  
  GOP has been pushing The Big Lie for Trump. 
  They don’t give a shit about Santos’ little lies. 
  GOP is a party completely divorced from the truth and from common decency. >
  
  That's because the rest of the GQP likely lied on their resumes too.  They're just more careful about hiding it. >
  
  The GOP exist on lies. It's their very life-blood. They convince the vulnerable of the most vile bullshit and it's time to demand dissolution of a fixed, two party system that only serves itself. If the system worked, the GOP would be held responsible for all of their crimes, including an attempted insurrection/sedition/Fascist overthrow. The Democrats clutch pearls and do very little outside of posturing. >
  
  Maybe GOP leaders live in “Glass Houses” and can’t throw stones?? Hmmmm >
  
  Serious question, has anyone asked them about it? >
  
  GQP Modus Operandi. >
  
  The Republican Party has fully embraced lying and deceit starting at the top with the king of liars, Donald Trump and including the Supreme Court justices that lied to Congress during their confirmation hearings. George Santos was just following the Republican playbook. >
  
  How is there no legal action?