GOP in disarray

By artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 3:26pm |

Gotta admit, I did not have 'agreeing with Dan Crenshaw' on my bingo card for this week. https://t.co/DPZxbb4oP8
— Donald Valdez for Colorado (@DonaldValdezCO) December 7, 2021

(Valdez is running against Lauren Boebert)

Hmmmm what did Dan Crenshaw do exactly? Accidentally admit the election wasn’t stolen from Trump? Not hate Big Bird enough? Stay in Texas and not flee to Cancun when Texas had a winter storm? https://t.co/qkC0cDCp6r
— Gerald (@Gerald26608863) December 4, 2021

Dan Crenshaw, the same person who used this flyer for one of his events, is calling members of the Freedom Caucus like MTG, Boebert, Gosar, etc. “performance artists” as if he isn’t 100% part of the production. pic.twitter.com/67ocgiOaMm
— Kate (@ImSpeaking13) December 7, 2021

Dan Crenshaw is the Liz Cheney of Adam Kinzingers
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) December 7, 2021

Dan Crenshaw criticizing other House members for being "performance artists" is a little too perfect. pic.twitter.com/O2VMXIijio
— Gary Legum (@GaryLegum) December 7, 2021

People in Texas who voted for Dan Crenshaw thought they were getting another Ted Cruz, turns out it was another John McCain.
— John D (@RedWingGrips) December 7, 2021

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The Greatest Generation has left the building — and the G.O.P., writes @PaulKrugman. https://t.co/cjE8lt3FDY via @nytopinion
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 3:49pm

After January 6, Peter Meijer thought he could help lead the Republican Party away from an abyss, @TimAlberta writes. Now he laughs at his own naïveté: https://t.co/o8ZblBtE2I
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 4:40pm

WTF? I can't figure out what this is about -

@GOP women have more balls than @GOP men. Why isn't @LeaderMcConnell calling for the release of political prisoners? @GOPLeader? Leave it to Mitch to work a back door deal with that POS @chuckschumer to give the Libs yet another victory at our expense. Such a disgrace, Mitch. https://t.co/2r9Mk2SmIl
— The Original Joe Gomez - Banned For Posting Truth (@JosephJGomez) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 4:48pm

Kinzinger has proven himself to be what he is but @DanCrenshawTX pointed out truth. So what if Kinzinger vote yes on Trumps policy. What troubles me is the fact all Freedom Caucus vote no, that tell me maybe @freedomcaucus needs to be looked at, and if true then replacement . https://t.co/YWxWqB3Nm0
— Ht72 (@hankt72) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 4:54pm

This is a Democratic era, with Democratic leaders. GOP is largely on the defense and will stay that way.

by Orion on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 3:38am

Too simplistic - GOP has great enthusiasm among its true believers, a lock-step response that Democrats can never imitate. Many signs point to Democratic disaster in 2022 - if you see your funeral in the headlights, hard to call it your "era", or that the hyenas in the road are "on the defensive". Margins are too close in Congress and in the electoral college, while the GOP has packed too many courts plus controls most of the state governorships & legislatures.
Not exactly time for complaisance and self-congratulation. Behavior that used to warrant banishment from politics is now applauded by partisans. Pretty scary.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 6:27am

David Brooks @ The Atlantic:

I fell in love with conservatism as a young man. What the hell happened to it? https://t.co/4KBcUjZROb
— David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) December 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:07pm

the performance art thing:

.@RepMattGaetz: "We are going to take power after this next election. When we do, it's not going to be the days of Paul Ryan, and Trey Gowdy, and no real oversight, and no real subpoenas. It's going to be the days of Jim Jordan, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Dr. Gosar, and myself." pic.twitter.com/8ID1vMN8IZ
— The Hill (@thehill) December 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2021 - 11:34pm

Cool, (17yr) Girls Gone Wild parties in Congress. Revamp that Intern program.
(for equal time, Jim Jordan can pack the aisles with youthful male wrestlers -
maybe Marjorie will handle the underage Chippendale participants)
What will be the inhalant of choice?
BTW, do we still condemn that "wide stance" Congressman, who it always seemed to me wasn't really bothering anyone who didn't want to be bothered (yeah, it was public toilets, but anyone who'd take such a come-on from the side stall is decidedly into a pickup). I mean, Congressdude wasn't even using federal funds or political donations, not even date rape drugs, just working the bathrooms the old fashioned (pre-Stonewall) way.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 3:51am

Thread for those interested in the @January6thCmte's progress: The Committee has already met with nearly 300 witnesses; we hear from four more key figures in the investigation today. We are conducting multiple depositions and interviews every week. (1/4)
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) December 9, 2021

We have received exceptionally interesting and important documents from a number of witnesses, including Mark Meadows. He has turned over many texts from his private cell phone from January 6th. (2/4)
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) December 9, 2021

We have litigated and won Trump’s executive privilege case in Federal District Court. The Federal Appellate Court has expedited the appeal, and we anticipate a ruling regarding many more Trump White House documents soon.

The investigation is firing on all cylinders. (3/4)
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) December 9, 2021

Do not be misled: President Trump is trying to hide what happened on January 6th and to delay and obstruct. We will not let that happen.

The truth will come out. (4/4)
— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) December 9, 2021

You’re interviewing Ali Alexander today. He was in a public beef with fellow event organizer, JR Majewski in the days before the Capitol attack. Majewski is now running for Congress in Ohio with full GOP support. pic.twitter.com/xHVFSh9QSG
— JenYoung (@readreadready) December 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/09/2021 - 5:20pm

McConnell "wait and see" what Liz Cheney & friends find.

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 3:12pm

I invented ISIS with John McCain. (Thats literally what these people think these pictures are… if you ever meet with someone from the Middle east then you invented ISIS. ). Ignorant people. https://t.co/cBuC2weC9P
— Adam Kinzinger (@AdamKinzinger) December 11, 2021

GOP @RepKinzinger: "That's a sad notion. We used to be a party that was committed to [...] the rule of law and now we're trying to use the nuances of the law to overthrow the will of the people." pic.twitter.com/gVhbikERHh
— The Hill (@thehill) December 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/18/2021 - 3:29pm

He's got 2,000 replies there

Can someone explain the Republican contempt for John McCain?
— John Collins (@Logically_JC) December 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/18/2021 - 3:34pm

CNN Exclusive: Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing 'strategy' to undermine election came from Rick Perry

By Jake Tapper and Jamie Gangel, CNN, Updated 4:29 PM ET, Fri December 17, 2021

Washington (CNN)Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that former Texas Governor and Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry was the author of a text message sent to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows the day after the 2020 election pushing an "AGRESSIVE (sic) STRATEGY" for three state legislatures to ignore the will of their voters and deliver their states' electors to Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the House Committee investigation tell CNN.

A spokesman for Perry told CNN that the former Energy Secretary denies being the author of the text. Multiple people who know Rick Perry confirmed to CNN that the phone number the committee has associated with that text message is Perry's number [....]

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/18/2021 - 3:59pm

Roger Stone Stirs Up Old Feud, Suggests Steve Bannon 'Gave The Order' To Breach Capitol On Jan 6 https://t.co/HyKlE1TtW4 via @thedailybeast
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) December 19, 2021

Note the sub-headline in red: 'CURRY FAVOR WITH TRUMP'

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/20/2021 - 1:46pm

Obviously, there is a plan to attempt to rally the troops to unify behind these "#Commitment to America" talking points for 2022 races:

The House Republican plan when we're back in the majority:
✅ Rein in the IRS
✅ Fund the police
✅ Secure the border
✅ Put American energy first
✅ Stop the runaway spending
✅ Pass a Parents Bill of Rights

This is part of our #CommitmentToAmerica. pic.twitter.com/kZicLsUhdX
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) December 20, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/27/2021 - 6:50pm

1) kill gov & leave you $ rich/comfort free*

2) own the libs

Shortened it for the attention deficit crowd

*yes, if you're a multi-millionaire, you'll be fine. For flyover country, suggest learning a foreign language like "welcome to Wal-Mart" for your healthcare income. But don't stress - it won't be enough no matter what you do, so relax.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 12/28/2021 - 2:44am

hmmm, very interesting and wonder what anonymice are telling Yglesias this:

The GOP’s version of this is culture warrior voters vs a cadre of party professionals that just really wants to roll back the welfare state, and the current détente is the pros have started to talk like the base while telling each other quietly the rollback comes in 2025. https://t.co/jtaetqGNAF
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 19, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 2:15am

cross-link to news thread with items that also belong here:

WHO IS KING OF FLORIDA? TENSIONS RISE BETWEEN TRUMP AND A FORMER ACOLYTE

Mon, 01/17/2022 - 12:35am by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin

also has

The sad, unconvincing case for Pence 2024
Kinzinger on Trump
Jonathan Swan of Axios on Trump v. DeSantis story
The Bulwark on the same
Rupar on Trump's policy cluelessness

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 2:23am

Update: It's still in disarray.

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/08/2022 - 9:37pm

.@dolan4ohio is the only Ohio Republican Senate candidate willing to call out the pro-Putin wing of the GOP.

“Imagine how Vladimir Putin must feel when a candidate for United States Senate is saying ‘I don’t care.’” pic.twitter.com/CvJwprVMfQ
— The Republican Accountability Project (@AccountableGOP) March 21, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 9:19pm

GOP in disarray

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