Republicans being outsmarted

[billvon 3,078]

Democrats are taking advantage of republicans being distracted by . .  anything shiny lately to win some pretty significant victories.  Today's victory was an elegant chess move in response to the republican attempts to get to Biden by going through his son.

Their attempted subpoena of Hunter Biden was derailed neatly by Hunter's offer to do it publicly.  This caused the republican agenda to come to a screeching halt.  Their plan was to have him testify behind closed doors, so that Comer could move from the hidden testimony directly to a FOX News interview where he could say something like "Hunter Biden admitted that his father had sex with little girls!" - and that would dominate the news cycle before anyone could talk to Hunter and learn that nothing like that was even discussed.

By demanding a public hearing, Comer cannot pull that trick.  So of course he is demanding that his testimony NOT be public, which makes him look a whole lot like a coward who is afraid that the public will see what's actually happening.  Other republicans are confused at why they would refuse a public hearing, based on how damning they believe Hunter's testimony will be,  House Oversight Committee chairman Jamie Raskin called their confusion an "epic humiliation" and it looks like that's how many people are taking it.  It is proving to be a very hard sell.

Meanwhile several republicans spent the day fighting to keep George Santos in Congress, which will come become excellent democratic fodder in their arguments that republicans support criminals.  But they also can't _not_ defend him since they will have to do the same thing for Trump when he runs.

 

 

[headoverheels 333]

1 hour ago, billvon said:

Meanwhile several republicans spent the day fighting to keep George Santos in Congress, which will come become excellent democratic fodder in their arguments that republicans support criminals.  But they also can't _not_ defend him since they will have to do the same thing for Trump when he runs.

That, and the rumor that he has the dirt on some of them.

[normiss 858]

12 minutes ago, headoverheels said:

That, and the rumor that he has the dirt on some of them.

Is it dirt or just a threat?

[JerryBaumchen 1,445]

Hi folks,

It looks like the American people are outsmarting the GOP:  The

[ ACA ] appear set to break a record for the number of Americans enrolled

Hey, if they can come up with a better program, I'm willing to listen.

Obamacare health insurance signups hit record numbers in 2023 : Shots - Health News : NPR

Jerry Baumchen

 

[normiss 858]

2 hours ago, JerryBaumchen said:

Hi folks,

It looks like the American people are outsmarting the GOP:  The

[ ACA ] appear set to break a record for the number of Americans enrolled

Hey, if they can come up with a better program, I'm willing to listen.

Obamacare health insurance signups hit record numbers in 2023 : Shots - Health News : NPR

Jerry Baumchen

 

Hey Jerry,

Just wait, two weeks!

 

Mark

[ryoder 1,590]

9 minutes ago, normiss said:

Hey Jerry,

Just wait, two weeks!

 

Mark

I expect the GOP's ACA replacement to be announced shortly after the Moller Skycar goes into production.