Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[Lobster Johnson]

For just a moment I misread that as Mathew Gaetz and wondered what the hell had happened to the world.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

For me, Romney is the biggest surprise in this list. Although Romney is an established RINO, I thought him representing Utah would hold more substance because Utah is an ultra-conservative state with mormons who don't believe in gay marriage.

Mit Romney is only "RINO" if you're somewhere to the right of Genghis Kahn.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Mit Romney is only "RINO" if you're somewhere to the right of Genghis Kahn.

Lee was the only one of the House/Senate Utah delegation to have voted against the bill, the Mormons seem to have progressed quite a bit on the issue since they bankrolled Prop 8 in California in 2008.

Mormon church voices support for Senate bill to protect gay marriage

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supports bill but says doctrine remains that marriage is between man and woman

www.theguardian.com

 

[Lobster Johnson]

Lee was the only one of the House/Senate Utah delegation to have voted against the bill, the Mormons seem to have progressed quite a bit on the issue since they bankrolled Prop 8 in California in 2008.

Mormon church voices support for Senate bill to protect gay marriage

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints supports bill but says doctrine remains that marriage is between man and woman

www.theguardian.com

More wives for them, I guess.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

For just a moment I misread that as Mathew Gaetz and wondered what the hell had happened to the world.

LOL as you can imagine, Matt Gertz has had some legendary Twitter threads over the past 4 years with people who think he's Matt Gaetz

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

now that Dems have control of the senate, send Walker, go on, it'll be great!

That's it

I'm fully convinced now that Walker is a plant by the Deep State or The Left or Antifa whose sole existence is to troll Republicans.

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

22 years of House seniority is a lot to cough up. He starts at the bottom in the Senate, coming in ahead of the rest of his class by virtue of that House service, but that's it. The only members of the Senate with comparable House tenures are Schumer (18 years) and Cardin (20). Schiff would end up much more Cardin than Schumer, as Schumer first got elected to the House in his twenties.

His gripe appears to be that McCarthy will boot him from the ranking member chair on Intelligence, by denying him the committee assignment. He's probably better off swallowing his pride and biding his time. He can quickly slide up the food chain to posts like the chair/ranking member of Armed Services, Rules and what not on the way to Appropriations and Ways and Means, if he stays put.

It's not like the media will stop talking to him. He'll be the Democratic face of the chamber with Pelosi gone, since he's such a good interview.

The only way it makes sense is if he thinks he can be the presidential nominee in 2028, in which case I would still tell him to launch the bid from the House. Sure, a mere representative hasn't managed that in ages, but we just had a 'no experience' president. The rules are a little different now.

All fair points. But I still think to most Americans, a Senator or governor is the pipeline to POTUS.

 

[wm02]

All fair points. But I still think to most Americans, a Senator or governor is the pipeline to POTUS.

Good point. Besides Ford, who went directly from the House to the Presidency?
Can’t think of anyone from the 20th century

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Good point. Besides Ford, who went directly from the House to the Presidency?
Can’t think of anyone from the 20th century

Ford was appointed VP by Nixon when Spiro Agnew had to resign for tax evasion - it had nothing to do with Watergate.

Ford was never elected to a POTUS ticket

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[LinekersLegs]

She could whip votes like no other Speaker I’ve seen

 

[Ruairi77]

She could whip votes like no other Speaker I’ve seen

Was just thinking about Pelosi.
Didn't always agree with her but what a public servant.
She kept the house intact while all around literally crumbled.
Her place of work, home, and husband have all been attacked by republicans with sneering from her house colleagues but still she serves. Incredible really.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Don’t have much interest in protecting Hunter Biden (no-one should be above the law and if his conduct warrants an investigation so be itj but pretty striking these are the issues the GOP House think are most pressing to the electorate rather than say inflation, healthcare or even the crime/immigration fears they continually stoke.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[Pittsburgh Footy]

Don’t have much interest in protecting Hunter Biden (no-one should be above the law and if his conduct warrants an investigation so be itj but pretty striking these are the issues the GOP House think are most pressing to the electorate rather than say inflation, healthcare or even the crime/immigration fears they continually stoke.

Yeah, they've proven since Obama took office that all they care about is political nonsense.

Nothing they stand for is about pushing forward any sort of agenda that would help the American people

Next we'll hear calls for impeaching Biden. For god knows what