Thousands of Words on the State of the House GOP
Some amazing images.
Steven L. Taylor
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Friday, January 6, 2023
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About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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Are you all watching this? Madness, tragedy, and comedy.
@PT: Yes and indeed.
Heaven help us when the debt ceiling issue has to be dealt with.
@PT: @Steven L. Taylor:
Lo, what Trump hath wrought…
I envision a meme with the Capitol in the background, and Adam Savage in the foreground. the caption is “It’s a horror show!”
Survivor: House of Representatives
I really do understand why we need MORE representation, but can you imagine if there were another 300-400 personalities to deal with?
After 15 rounds, McCarthy won.
@CSK: Until a single member demands a no-confidence vote, and we get to do it all over again.
No party likes to be obstructed by the debt ceiling hostage theater when they’re in power but neither do they want it gone when they’re not. And yet eliminating the stupid thing should have strong bipartisan support.
*sigh*
@Jax: Let me introduce you to the wonder that is the Pennsylvania State legislature
@CSK: Yeah, because FG was right there at Newt’s side fomenting the first government shutdown during Clinton’s administration. Yep. I remember it like it was yesterday. Trump, as has been his business plan all along, only bought an existing property (in this case, political policy) and started “improving” it.
You know, looking at these pictures, it’s clear that Matt Gaetz is a stone-cold authoritarian. He enjoys the exercise of power for its own sake. He forced another vote because he could, and because he enjoyed making other people suffer. This is straight up abusive behavior. In most venues, it wouldn’t be tolerated.
It’s so anti-democratic I can hardly stand it.