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Trump's motto (lifted from a John Wayne movie): Never apologize; it's a sign of weakness.

Kevin doesn't comprehend this, so of course Trump would be unmoved from McCarthy's apologies. OK, moved to demand Republican representatives remove him from the speakership. For McCarthy, lose-lose once he says anything on the record which could be perceived as critical. Apparently McCarthy is just too dim to comprehend that too. So just like Trump, incapable of STFU, but unlike Trump because incapable of brazening out the consequences.

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I am honored and pleased to announce that I will no longer spend my money on anything that benefits Florida, including travel and orange juice, because, um, Big Gubbmint and Wokez and something-something from the gator-bit minds of Rick and Ron. Other states and nations will get my travel and food dollars. Thanks, guys, happy to help defund your state!

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After my father’s funeral in Delray Beach I swore never to set foot in that state again. I haven’t sacrificed anything.

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Man, I’d like to see the Washington DC jury that would convict the drone operator of a strike on Stephen Miller’s shiny dome.

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Progizhin better stay clear of windows. Like don't stand near a window, anywhere, or he will end up a splatter on the ground!

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Rick Scott’s comments reminded me of that scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where King Arthur decides against going to Camelot because it’s a “silly place.” I can’t think of a sillier place in America today than Florida.

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Rick Scott’s comments reminded me of that scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where King Arthur decides against going to Camelot because it’s a “silly place.” I can’t think of a sillier place in America today than Florida, and I have no desire to go there. Ever again. Here’s a link to the scene:

https://youtu.be/SQCArh_R9dY

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Why should "My Kevin" care? Who would take that job? I'm sure there are plenty of people who ideally WANT it, but under the current circumstances...? No matter who the GOP puts up, they would all have the same problem. He runs a pretty important part of congress, his words and actions can make things harder or easier for a President, much less a candidate. He's liked well enough in his district, raises money well, and if not the brightest guy, he has people to help. Why debase himself for a job no one else wants?

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Any guesses on how many "normal" Rs there are in the House? Yeah, the 20 seem to run the show. But they can only do it because there are 200 Rs (give or take) who follow, at least abet, the 20. Look at the numbers of Rs who voted to censure Schiff. They're in bed with the 20. If Kevin gets a spine and opposes Trump, he's deposed, and I'll lay odds that 99% of the R will go along with it. Marjorie for Speaker anyone?

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MAYBE they depose Kevin, but I think the "go along gang" does it for party purposes and the idea that none of their crazy crap would actually go anywhere. They can safely say they did stuff like the censure without a ton of real life blowback. The guy is running for Senate anyway.

But actual governing? Deliverables to their districts? Kevin is an idiot, but he usually only steps on his own dick, (pardon my French), not the entire conference. For them the job is get some stuff to brag about, complain about stuff on Fox, profit. Imagine MTG running the show. We'd STILL be in default, and she'd be wondering why her bake sale idea didn't work.

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Haha I read this first as "the FURRIES of Mar-a-Lago"!!

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Would love JVL to talk about ai, future jobs and college.

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Serious question and I apologize if I have missed this. Do we know what documents Trump was showing off about. Presumably the prosecution is prepared to point to particular documents and say here are the documents we recovered that he should not have had that fit this description. But does the indictment provide any specifics. Is that because they can’t identify the documents because of security reasons. Or are they holding back to see what crazy explanations he offers. In any case if they can’t point to something they later recovered that fits the description that is a potential problem right?

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Mykevin Mccarthy makes one wonder if he actually has any family, friends or dogs. Who the heck would want to be seen with him, I'll bet if he is in the men's room and people with real brains walk in and see him there they walk right back out. And that's only because his stench didn't seep under the door to warn anybody that he was in there.

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Still waiting for Mrs. M to serve him with papers after his "I'll do anything to protect Marjorie" comment.

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I think Syke's new book should be titled the "Erogenous zone of MAGAdom," featuring hating the right types of people and making them angry, or as Charlie says, showing their followers that they are the worst kind of assholes. Just like Jesus said in the New Testament. What a world this GOP lives in...

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RE: "the self-gelded speaker"

McCarthy would have done better had he enrolled in the veterinary science program at Cal State rather that pursuing those BS and MBA degrees. At least he would have learned that a proper and effective gelding involves a couple of simple, straight forward cuts and not many multiple and repeated paper-thin slices to remove the unwanted organs, which might cut down on the self-inflicted pain just a bit. But maybe MyKevin is just one of those guys who's actually *into* pain.

Or maybe he's just confused due to a lack of general understanding of the male anatomy. So, hating to see a fellow human suffer unnecessarily, let me clue you in, Kev...

Once you've cut them off, whether cleanly or not, they don't grow back. So, you can give the knife a rest and maybe spare yourself some hurt. Just sayin'...

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Jun 28, 2023·edited Jun 28, 2023

The so-called staffers-aides that were commenting and chuckling during that audio tape sure didn't seem to be looking at news clippings. Plus Milley and Iran were mentioned more than a few times.

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I would like for us democrats to have this label, HUMANISTS.

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