comment: >
  
  I wonder what strategies the House Dems are developing?
context: His name is Reek >
  
  Just to be clear, is this a GOT reference? >
  
  Yes. The HBO series has nothing on what Ramsay Bolton did to that character in the book. >
  
  Fuck. That’s kinda hard to believe…
  …tell me more >
  
  I hope he gets nothing he wanted and everything he deserves. >
  
  He will get less than he desires and more than he deserves. >
  
  Tortillas deliciocas >
  
  The best part of his speech was when he likened himself to Lincoln in that when he was bored, he watched a clock Lincoln once did. >
  
  That’s the pinnacle of Lincoln’s achievements which McCarthy can match.
  Clockwatching. >
  
  It's the gov't way. >
  
  Breaking news: luke-warm, limp, lettuce leaf elected speaker >
  
  Liz Truss extremely jealous >
  
  Out of curiosity, did she outlast the lettuce? >
  
  No >
  
  The House Whimperer >
  
  Ah fuck I didn't even think about the debt ceiling. Government shutdown here we come. >
  
  Oh yeah, debt ceiling fight is going to be awful. Best outcome is they do a last minute deal and our credit rating drops only a little... Because rest assured, those idiots will drive us right off the fucking cliff if truly given the chance >
  
  With Freedom Caucus members on the Rules Committee, the debt ceiling debate won't make it to the House floor. >
  
  And inflation will skyrocket. How could dems do this to us? will be the chant. >
  
  Actually the polar opposite would happen if we defaulted on our loans. We would end up with a crippling deflationary cycle and a depression. >
  
  A US default would have both inflationary and deflationary effects.
  Interest rates would quickly increase with credit risk, which would severely dampen demand and investment (deflation).
  The value of the US dollar would get destroyed leading to rapidly increasing import costs and inflation as a net importer.
  I'm not sure what the net effect would be, but either way not good. >
  
  And posts like this make we want to buy a lot of guns and build an underground bunker.  But alas I’m poor so I’ll just die with everyone else! >
  
  Speaker, thy name is Cuck. >
  
  Cuck McCarthy >
  
  Say and think of her what you want, Nancy Pelosi is a fucking Queen. 
  Democrats had the exact same majority over the last two years and got some incredible pieces of legislation done and never once did we worry about the government shutting down, let alone wondering who the Speaker was going to be. >
  
  She got things done but she is fucking crooked as they come. She played the game right, got rich and made it look good.
  I'm not happy about a R house, but she played 2 games for sure. >
  
  Yup. I respect her ability to whip votes but let’s not pretend she was a saint >
  
  One of her colleagues spoke at my legislative systems class. She is pulled straight out of GOT. She is a political monster. >
  
  My point exactly tbh >
  
  This guy became speaker and stood aside while Jeffries eviscerated the republican party alphabetticaly in front of the world >
  
  The alphabetical evisceration was the best part. Great speech. 
  Hakeem Jeffries’s First Speech >
  
  It was amazing. Best speech I’ve heard since the Obama years. >
  
  The GOP has become so evil, how could we not expect an emotional bloodbath. It's only a matter of time before a GOP Congress person goes mass shooter. >
  
  Who will have lasted longer: Liz Truss, the head of lettuce, or this eunuch that just got elected speaker. >
  
  He wanted the title so bad that he gave up any and all power it might have so he can look in the mirror and say, "Hey Mr Speaker." >
  
  After giving away the store, the only thing McCarthy will have is the gavel. The Freedom Caucus and other MAGA Republicans will have all the power. >
  
  Well, if all he has is the gavel then someone   should give him one of those toddler toys where the child bangs the multicolored pegs into the wooden board. At least he'll be able to get something done each day. >
  
  "And in losing place, is the USA!" >
  
  Sino Rino >
  
  His footnote in history books is all he really wants. Even a politician as dim as McCarthy knows the 118th Congress will accomplish little more than world class poo flinging. >
  
  I dunno, call me crazy, but I don't think this is the end of it >
  
  You’re crazy but you aren’t wrong. >
  
  Ah.
  So now the speaker is a puppet. >
  
  Speaker for the ~~Dead~~ Dying. Leading the final crusade of the boomers against all progress because he promised he'd flip-flop on command faster than anyone else.
  Truly a patriot. >
  
  I agree, but please don't use boomer as an epithet. There are many of us who were in these political trenches against fascism before many of you were born.
  Use the appropriate word, fascist, and even nazi. Many of these assholes are of your generation too (whatever it is). Thinking that the problem is with boomers and not the racists, nazis, and fascists is naive and doesnt help >
  
  In MI boomers went D in all three statewide offices >
  
  SINO? I'll be damned >
  
  Oh shit he's Chinese now?? >
  
  I'm beginning to think after listening to his speech he fought so hard to be the speaker just so he could use the gavel. >
  
  Doesn’t he also get a nice portrait? >
  
  This is when the real GOP stupidity starts … they’ll bicker so much amongst themselves that Democrats will actually get stuff done with the help of a few Republicans that just can’t stand their own kind. >
  
  GOP so busy fighting each other in the House they have no legislation for the Senate to take up, Ds will be able to confirm hundreds of judges. >
  
  Senator Schumer is going to need a bigger desk, because almost all of the bills coming out of the House over the next 2 years are going directly into one of those desk drawers, never to see the light of day in the Senate. >
  
  Eh. Took them 15 votes to agree on a leader. 4 days to make one choice. I don’t think they’re going to be very productive over the next two years. Fine by me. Status quo is preferable to a downward spiral. >
  
  The MAGA Republicans believe not raising the debt ceiling will just shut down the Federal government. They don't realize that if the US defaults, it will damage the US worldwide. >
  
  Agreed,  they also don’t realize it’s money already obligated. Not raising the debt cieling is akin to defaulting on a loan payment.  They are reckless arsonists to be even contemplating such moves. How anyone can vote them into power is beyond me. If they want to curb spending, they have to do that in the budget,  not simply default on obligations. >
  
  I would check out if I was Kevin. just do what the freedom cocksucks want I’m taking a nap. >
  
  Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, seen here realizing that he's the Speaker of the House. >
  
  So, today was day one of the New Congress. Did they read the Constitution like he promised? >
  
  Speaker Consort. >
  
  Inmates are in charge of the GQP insane 118th congress. Good luck Americans. This will be the worst 2 years you could imagine. You will have less than  2 years to smarten up just in time for 2024 election to fix this shit show. >
  
  The name is all McCarthy was ever after. >
  
  As a side note, that speech Hakeem Jeffries made before introducing McCarthy as speaker was fucking great.  He’ll make an amazing speaker when Dems take back Congress. >
  
  Well well well..... elected with NOT a majority.... how apropos.... >
  
  Aww poor Kevy needs a hug.