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Linda T. Cades's avatar

When you make a deal with the devil, the bill always comes due eventually. In a way, it's a blessing for McCarthy and for the country that it happened rather quickly. McCarthy made his bargain with Gaetz and the Freedom Caucus, and they have called it in. He should never have agreed to everything they wanted to get the speakership in the first place. They are classic blackmailers who get paid off and then demand yet more. McCarthy surrendered his self-respect to them and ended up with neither respect for himself nor the respect of anyone else. In the meantime, none of the Freedom Caucus members were in the least concerned with getting the country's business done. It was all about getting attention. "Look at me!!!" What to do now... It seems unlikely that such a Republican exists, but it would be nice if they located someone with integrity who has and acts on principle. Others can disagree with those principles, but at least they provide a solid, not an ever shifting basis for debate. Such a person would be particularly useful if s/he recalled why voters sent her/him to Washington in the first place. They work for us. They become relevant by accomplishing things and solving problems. If they are not prepared to or interested in doing that, there are lots of other reasonably lucrative jobs out there.

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Al Brown's avatar

We have a month now to prepare for a government shutdown of indeterminate length. Use well the days!

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Teddy’s Mom's avatar

You can’t negotiate with terrorists.

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