post-2022 - deplorables in disarray thread

6 years for "fun"  ;D

can't decide whether to laugh or cry:

selected quote from Republicans buckle down for what could be marathon blockade:

[li]“Let’s face it, when we pass things around here that are messaging bills that don’t do anything, is it really a loss that we’re not passing anything?” Perry said. “And when we do pass things around here that actually hurt the American people, is it a loss that we’re not doing any of that?”[/li]
[li]“I don’t even know what the logjam’s about,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas.) said. “Just a bunch of crybabies.” [/li]
[li]Complicating McCarthy’s dilemma, the conservatives are airing their grievances without naming specific demands that might end the standoff.
“My idea is that he broke it, he’s gotta fix it, and that it’s not up to me to come up with a solution,” said Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), former head of the Freedom Caucus. “It’s up to him. So I’m waiting to see what he proposes.”[/li]

that first quote has me concerned that the GOP is dangerously close to self-awareness.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-world-testy-ron-desantis-nevada-basque-fry-rcna89303

“Not surprised Ron DeSantis is looking for a set of balls,” said Chris LaCivita, a senior adviser to Trump’s campaign.

looking like both the Arizona GOP party and the Michigan GOP party are in dire financial straits, in no small part due to their support for trump's 2020 election fraud claims.  unless they can find new donors or other sources of cash, their ability to put up a fight in 2024 will be severely compromised.

trump: the gift that just keeps on giving (actually, that should be "taking"…)

An appeals court just ordered New York to redraw their pro-Republican House map, a move that could unseat as many as SIX Republican House members.

The current GOP majority is only 5 seats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/nyregion/redistricting-democrats-ny.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

Why can’t the GOP stop fucking with dc

They decided to ban traffic cameras and put a 100 million dollar hole in the budget

https://dcist.com/story/23/07/14/house-gop-passes-bill-targeting-dc-laws/

Also now allows concealed carry in dc and on metro.  Now MAGAs will be loaded while in DC

Well to become law it has to pass the Senate and get by Biden’s veto pen first….

Not happening

Ok, this has got to be a good sign that the GOP isn’t going full on crazy
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4096744-majority-of-republicans-vote-down-greene-gaetz-ukraine-bills/

Ugh….hate to break this to you but already happened….back in 2016…

Surely you are not trying to normalize the past seven years? From the moment he came down the escalator

Heck the Tea Party was crazy…

Look, I know they're not doing it for any admirable reasons, but reducing our war spend is the less insane thing a Republican has done in 60 years lol

Is that what we’re talking about?


Reducing military spending?

Has anyone noticed how aggressive China is getting and how much they are investing in their military? Russia? Saudis?

This could be literally the worst time to reduce military spending in nearly 40 years.

We spend more on defense than the next like 10 countries combined and can't win a war. I think we could probably put that money to a better use, like literally anything.

nkotb wrote:
We spend more on defense than the next like 10 countries combined and can't win a war. I think we could probably put that money to a better use, like literally anything.

More funding for male to female trans athletes. Woohoo!

I have thought we should cut defense spending for decades.


But not now. China is a serious military threat. I wouldn’t take the spending numbers they offer seriously.

And Democrats should be extra wary of military spending cuts because anything goes haywire and is blamed on them and they won’t be elected dog catcher.

Paying for gender affirming care for everyone in the US that requires it would be more beneficial than funding the military. Hell, funding a training program EXCLUSIVELY for trans athletes so they actually do dominate in their sports like everyone pearl-clutches about would be more beneficial.

Space wrote:

nkotb wrote:
We spend more on defense than the next like 10 countries combined and can't win a war. I think we could probably put that money to a better use, like literally anything.

More funding for male to female trans athletes. Woohoo!

nkotb wrote:
Look, I know they're not doing it for any admirable reasons, but reducing our war spend is the less insane thing a Republican has done in 60 years lol

still spending 40 million a year in taxpayer funds for male members of the armed forces to get boner pills

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/nation-world/2017/07/26/military-spends-five-times-much-viagra-it-would-transgender-troops-medical/15766221007/

Hey man that’s important

Hutch wrote:
Hey man that’s important

Yet surprising. I thought the military is filled with healthy young guys.

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nkotb wrote:
Look, I know they're not doing it for any admirable reasons, but reducing our war spend is the less insane thing a Republican has done in 60 years lol

still spending 40 million a year in taxpayer funds for male members of the armed forces to get boner pills

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/nation-world/2017/07/26/military-spends-five-times-much-viagra-it-would-transgender-troops-medical/15766221007/

this obsession with pointing out that the military provides ED meds is… weird.  it's a medicine.  ED is a real problem.  but folks gotta highlight it as it proves a point or something, while snickering like 13 year olds.  powerful argument!