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Honestly I was tired of Schiff doing the media circuit with bullshit hyperbole every five minutes. Democrats need better messaging, not their own versions of Fox News shills.
Prepare for absolutely nothing worthwhile getting done for the next 2 years >

I wouldn't say nothing.
There's going to be a lot of wasteful spending on show hearings and pushing for possibly innocent people to be arrested. >

normalizing harassing private citizens through their "committee to weaponize the government" or some dumb shit >


“But I cannot put partisan loyalty ahead of national security, and I cannot simply recognize years of service as the sole criteria for membership on this essential committee. Integrity matters more.”

It seems like McCarthy's statement here is an argument against himself. >

Well we know that integrity doesn’t matter as long as Santos remains on Committees. >

Isn't Gym Jordan on that committee too? Yeah, real high standards you got there, Kev. >

Yeah,  it's an "Intelligence Committee"...
God I hate that jockstrap bully. >

Me too, He has that "I peaked in high school" energy. >

I feel like anytime he's not on camera you can find him sitting alone on a worn smelly couch in a dark basement crushing cans of Coors listening to "Glory Days" while fondling a high school varsity jacket. 
Plot twist: The high school varsity jacket isn't his. >

Dont drag the Boss's music into this. At best he would be listening to Ted Nugent >

Particularly Nugent's song "Jailbait" >

The backhanded slam that McCarthy has judged Swalwell and Schiff to have integrity issues is peak Republicanism. Swalwell was formerly the chair of the Intelligence Modernization and Readiness Subcommittee and a member of the Committee while Schiff was the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
It’s ironic that McCarthy doesn’t have the integrity to admit they were denied seats because both were impeachment managers for Trump’s 2020 impeachment and Schiff served as the lead manager. >

1 person can call for the no confidence vote. Prepare for a spineless leader who is tethered to the whims of extremists >

And this is what happens when a spineless puppet is Speaker.
Russia and the traitors hold the House.
Expect to see a lot of "leaks" in the next few years that just happen to never get sourced. >

I mean…motion to vacate, right?  Idk why Democrats don’t just do this to him 10,000x a day until he rips out all his hair in frustration.  Don’t moral high road this shit, just make this fool regret the day he was born.  
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. >


I mean…motion to vacate, right? Idk why Democrats don’t just do this to him 10,000x a day until he rips out all his hair in frustration.

Probably less a high road issue and more that this will cause the GOP to get into lockstep to support him which will, ironically, strengthen his position as speaker.  Democrats trying to remove him will be far less damaging than Republicans trying to remove him. >

Yeah but like he already got his speakership, I’m just suggesting we take a play from the GOP playbook and use/misuse any and every tool available to bring the whole process to a grinding halt.
He can have all the support in the world—it’s not gonna prevent him from spending 8 hours a day holding votes on his own speakership and never getting a moment to accomplish any of his objectives. >

Intelligence committee will be without true intelligence then … >

Dems should just put up the next two (qualified - but more progressive) options.  Not stunt/in your face escalation of progressives (jump straight to AOC, etc.. ) but just a steady escalation of “you didn’t want the highly experienced / qualified previous members? Ok… your gonna love what comes next!” >

Jefferies should name them again. And again. The only two to be named. >

I mean it didn't work when McCarthy did the samee for Jan 6 Committee speaker can just ignore them until they send someone he wants >

Once Dems return to the majority in 2024, just boot every republican from every possible committee. They have no interest in a functioning government, so they shouldn't have any power in it. >

That's true for regular committees but not the case for select committees, like the Intel Committee.
Also the rules that set committee memberships are set at the start of every Congress by a majority vote. Theoretically, any party in the majority could change the rules and simply block out the other party. >

Putin has the House. >

When just looking dumb is not good enough >

Why is it so radical to require lottery filling of committee seats? Beep boop a computer could do the job a hell of a lot better than a speaker. >

yeah they definitely don't want anyone who's actually intelligent on that particular committee >

“I cannot put partisan loyalty ahead of national security, and I cannot simply recognize years of service as the sole criteria for membership on this essential committee. Integrity matters more,” McCarthy wrote
jfc these guys are so transparent >

Time to call for a speaker vote? >

I missed where Schiff and Swalwell spoke at neonazi events…. >

There's, there's two people I think Putin pays McCarthy and Trump.  Well, and Johnson, and Moran and... >

Republicans are definitely poor sports. >

When can Republicans be classified as domestic terrorist? >

Never because to them they’re “patriots”. >

Putin in the house >

I could understand Swalwell perhaps considering the whole sleeping with a Chinese spy thing even if just alleged. Although Schiff was 100% just for revenge so that's what tells me for both it's just revenge and partisan bullshit that they don't really believe in. >

The Unintelligent Committee.... >

Surprise surprise surprise. >

At the expense of the country.
Why do republicans keep voting for shit and traitorous trash? >

More like house un-intelligence 🙄 >

Am I right? >

That’ll help lower inflation. >

Like a petulant child. >

People need to start asking themselves what peaceful avenues are actually left for solving the problem of these petulant 'adults' - but instead we're all marching to the beat of their drum like the morons they see us as. >

makes a statement about partisan loyalty to party being a threat then proceeds to demonstrate partisan loyalty... no committee should be without equal amounts of different views, that's the whole point. we need to end adversarial politics!! an eye for an eye is not how government should be run, revenge and pettiness veiled behind duty is not acceptable from any side. especially since the cost of such acts are put on us as a people. >

With the stipulations put upon him he isn’t human, he’s a puppet of the crazies. >

Political payback, no doubt at the behest of Trump.
Edit: The House GOP is going to spend tax payer's hard earned money on political stunts and shame investigations all in a pathetic effort to rehabilitate Trump's and the other crazies public images with the end goal of getting Trump re-elected. Basically we are all now paying for Trump's 2024 campaign. >

MTG and Gosar were stripped because the Rep side of the house refused to censure and remove them themselves for their hatred and highly inflammatory, some might say threatning, public remarks. When the parents don't punish the children, sometimes outside adults have to step in. THIS IS WHAT FUNCTIONING ADULTS DO!
McCarthy, though, is at the level of an 8 year old with his reasoning. Which, given the level of maturity on that side of the house may make him the most mature there. >

"For what reason does the gentleman from CA seek recognition?"
"Given that the current speaker is obviously incapable of the maturity required to run any governmental body, much less The People's House, I put forward a Motion to Vacate." >

This was part of the agreement to get the house speakership. He has to relent to their demands about each person on the committees, not just the seats they want. This is just the beginning of the insanity. There is probably 5-10 people who hold almost all the power over him.
And call a no-confidence vote if you want, though Dems won't because they don't want it used on themselves because they think that is how it actually works, but as long as he has those few happy he won't have to worry about getting voted out. 
And a vote with no result means he stays, it isn't like he is removed when the vote fails. >

That’s ok. Under Republican leadership there will be no intelligence >

Party over country! Republican political games are hurting America! >

I agree with this clown in this case