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GOP Crime-ish Blotter

remember that policy required trump’s taxes to be audited but they weren’t? Wondering why?

thr IRS commissioner put in place by Trump - under whom policy was ignored and Trump’s taxes were not audited…neglected to disclose he owns shares in two condos with Trump branding.

this guy had a conflict of interest and looks like he chose his own interest rather than that of the nation’s.

But where-oh-where were all the Deep State flaming lib IRS agents who ignored the Commissioner and did the audit(s) anyway? And then leaked the fake results to the fake news media?

Confusing.

Politico on how the GOP insurrectionists are still trying to do their nasty work.

A handful of Republicans who remained in the Jan. 6 committee’s sights throughout its investigation are now leading the effort to deny Kevin McCarthy the speakership — using their power to bring the House to a standstill.

During its last days of existence, the Capitol riot panel unleashed a massive trove of evidence with an unmistakable conclusion: At every stage of former President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the 2020 election results, a phalanx of hardline GOP lawmakers were egging him on.

The committee’s latest material, including 250 witness transcripts, often portrayed those House Republicans as drivers, enablers and even architects of Trump’s Jan. 6 scheme.
And several conservatives currently standing against Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the top gavel, including House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), were among the handful of true believers in Trump’s efforts.

“There are some members who clearly have a track record opposing democratic norms,” select panel member Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said, when asked about the nexus between McCarthy dissenters and Jan. 6. “And I think it’s pretty clear if you read [former White House chief of staff] Mark Meadows’ text messages and the January 6 report who exactly we’re talking about.”

Unemployment rate down to an astonishingly low 3.5%, announced today.

Joe-nomics putting America to work. In a good way. If they want to work.

2022 was the second-best jobs producing year in the US EVER...second only to 2021...Both Joe Biden years.

Almost 2 jobs available for every job seeker.

TOPIC CHANGE

On a separate note, while the mess the GOP is in regarding trying to elect a Speaker has been HILARIOUS, the absolutely insane radicals in the GOP (which is most of them these days, but the 20 or so keeping McCarthy from winning are even more so) need to be shut down.

What SHOULD happen (but likely will not) is that DEMOCRATS should make a deal with McCarthy...he rescinds all of those nutso deals he made with those uber radical Republicans, agrees to put more Democrats on committees (or some other such concession) and they will vote for him for Speaker. Whoever is elected Speaker will be the weakest Speaker in US history. I would find it worth it to get him in and take the megaphone away from those absolute nutbars of the M*A*G*A wing of the GOP.

dems will never vote for mccarthy, if only because that would be a win for trump. Trump could rightly go to the people and say 'see!!!!!!!!! art of the deal, baby!'

On the very small likelihood the dems elect a R speaker it would be someone who did not vote for the coup or be associated closely with trump and who is generally liked. That is very clearly not Kevin or Scalise.

Yeah, Democrats unfortunately can NOT do that. I DO think that ultimately shutting up those uber radicals would be worth it...IF McCarthy made concessions with the Democrats, and IF it was clear that Democrats were making McCarthy SIT like a dog. PROBABLY what will happen is MOST Republicans will have to start backing another candidate. Not sure who that could be that the attention-seeking fringe GOPers would agree to though. Will be interesting to see how this pans out.

aren't you done being made a fool by right wing media? If not, why? Why do you let yourself be led around by a bunch of liars and grifters?

Courtesy of ScottyP61 ...

"Pelosi oversees the capital police, and it's a fact that she was briefed well in advance of January 6, that there was a threat of a group of protesters that could become violent. She purposely did not act on it, but instead, she stood back and let it happen, just to be able to blame President Trump. The whole January 6 raid on the capital could have been avoided if she would have taken action to stop it before it could begin. I think that charges are being recommended for the wrong person."

Trumpers have no sense of reality. They will always be the party of Giant Jewish Space Lasers, injecting disinfectants to cure COVID, Gazpacho (yes Gazpacho) Police, unparalleled crime in office, and just pure insanity.

the fact that they don't see the vast right wing grift machine just lies and distorts and twists, for kicks and for cash...it's amazing to see and deeply depressing.

The Democratic party gives "free sh*t" to stupid people to buy votes and directly harm the country and you think they're the good guys. The fact that there's tens of millions of people this stupid is far more depressing.

Liz Cheney for the speaker.

No, Haile G !! (or is there some silly US citizenship requirement?)

Unbelievable that you are still falling for such nonsense. Well, maybe not unbelievable, since you are you.

IDK, maybe you are just trolling for chuckles.

Unbelievable that you are still falling for such nonsense. Well, maybe not unbelievable, since you are you.

IDK, maybe you are just trolling for chuckles.

Huh. Well I am surprised: Per 538 Joe's approval rating is the highest it's been in a year and the disapproval rating is the lowest in more than a year. Didn't expect that because gas prices are still going up though they're lower than a month ago.