All purpose news and politics thread part VI: This Is Not The Time For Posing

[The Cool Thatguy]

DeSantis spokesman Piccolo deletes his Twitter account after tweet about COVID-19 victims

Republicans are Darwinists, aren't they?

[Jack Dracula]

Republicans are Darwinists, aren't they?

Basically, they just lack empathy.

[Kirby101]

Republicans are Darwinists, aren't they?

No, they are Nazis.

[MacrossPlus]

Considering people don't know the basics of how the government works and Republicans are determined to obstruct everything the Biden administration puts forward, it's going to be a long 4 - 8 years of bad political takes.

[Malvolio]

Republicans are Darwinists, aren't they?

They are when it's convenient for them to "weed out the weak." But when it comes to teaching evolution in public schools, not so much.

[AnakinFlair]

Republicans are Darwinists, aren't they?

I'd call them sociopaths.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

So on Friday after golf Lindsey Graham has pretty much said that Trump wants the $2000 stimulus checks and won't budge. More or less Graham went there as a middle man to Mitch McConnell and got word that , yep...this is what he wants. Now its making Monday a very fun day to watch play out when Pelosi holds her vote.

[AnakinFlair]

So on Friday after golf Lindsey Graham has pretty much said that Trump wants the $2000 stimulus checks and won't budge. More or less Graham went there as a middle man to Mitch McConnell and got word that , yep...this is what he wants. Now its making Monday a very fun day to watch play out when Pelosi holds her vote.

I really wonder what's going to happen.

The house vote is obvious- probably all of the Democrats will vote yes, maybe some Republicans. But the Senate-will Mitch force the Republican's to go along with it? Or will they balk, vote it down, and then Trump vetos the bills, the government shuts down, no more COVID assistance... and an election in a few weeks that will decide the control of the Senate.


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[Tendrin]

I really wonder what's going to happen.

The house vote is obvious- probably all of the Democrats will vote yes, maybe some Republicans. But the Senate-will Mitch force the Republican's to go along with it? Or will they balk, vote it down, and then Trump vetos the bills, the government shuts down, no more COVID assistance... and an election in a few weeks that will decide the control of the Senate.

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The Senate GOP will attach things like section 230 repeal to it, and then blame the Dems for not passing them. That's the move. Then the New York Times will report that 'congress' or 'the Democrats' failed.

[Kirby101]

So on Friday after golf Lindsey Graham has pretty much said that Trump wants the $2000 stimulus checks and won't budge. More or less Graham went there as a middle man to Mitch McConnell and got word that , yep...this is what he wants. Now its making Monday a very fun day to watch play out when Pelosi holds her vote.

He also said it was contingent on removing the protection from social media. Trump wants to sue Twitter for what people tweet about him.

[The Cool Thatguy]

He also said it was contingent on removing the protection from social media. Trump wants to sue Twitter for what people tweet about him.

And of course, gives no thought to people suing him for the crap he's said.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

I really wonder what's going to happen.

The house vote is obvious- probably all of the Democrats will vote yes, maybe some Republicans. But the Senate-will Mitch force the Republican's to go along with it? Or will they balk, vote it down, and then Trump vetos the bills, the government shuts down, no more COVID assistance... and an election in a few weeks that will decide the control of the Senate.

One man’s uninformed opinion: I think Senate Republicans will go against Moscow Mitch and balk. In their warped little minds, there’s no other choice. Those sociopathic bastards probably didn’t want to give the people a mere $600 apiece, no way in hell will they stomach sending out checks for two grand. Even if it costs Republicans the Senate and they get blamed for yet another government shutdown, I believe the GOP will stick to their guns and hold true to their party’s number one mantra of fucking over the little guy. I hope I’m wrong, but Republicans are just self-destructive enough to go that route.

[AnakinFlair]

One man’s uninformed opinion: I think Senate Republicans will go against Moscow Mitch and balk. In their warped little minds, there’s no other choice. Those sociopathic bastards probably didn’t want to give the people a mere $600 apiece, no way in hell will they stomach sending out checks for two grand. Even if it costs Republicans the Senate and they get blamed for yet another government shutdown, I believe the GOP will stick to their guns and hold true to their party’s number one mantra of fucking over the little guy. I hope I’m wrong, but Republicans are just self-destructive enough to go that route.

You're not wrong, and I think it's been said that they didn't want to give people any more money. I think Mitch had to bully them into it just to get $600, and he only was willing to do that because of Georgia.

[Kirby101]

why do people think some random person on YouTube will convince me of anything. Especially when it comes to science or medicine where I can read about verified evidence. Somebody rambling for 10 minutes isn't a good source.

[shooshoomanjoe]

You're not wrong, and I think it's been said that they didn't want to give people any more money. I think Mitch had to bully them into it just to get $600, and he only was willing to do that because of Georgia.

Just the other day Pence was complaining that dems want to make poor people more comfortable. Leave it to conservatives to think this is a bad thing.