The Republican Agenda 2021 and Forward

Twenty Attorneys General are suing the FDA because its reading of Title IX prevents local school districts from being able to use the school lunch program to discriminate against LGBT&c students

www.nbcdfw.com

Ken Paxton Among AGs Suing USDA Over LGBTQ School Meal Directive

More than 20 Republican attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over a Department of Agriculture school meal program that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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And, very possibly, no one actually would, but they apparently object to being denied the option. Because they are, you know, soooo in favor of choice.
 
www.salon.com

RNC warns Trump it will stop paying his legal bills if he runs in 2024

The Republican National Committee has already spent nearly $2 million paying Trump's lawyers.
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This is some top tier grifting. Why the fuck is the RNC paying the legal fees for a "successful businessman"? On top of that I heard about a recent report that Trump PACs have raised more money than both the RNC and DNC combined.
 
Republicans in the Senate are angry that Manchin stopped betraying the Democrats for 5 minutes to pass Build Back Better’s Little Brother. Who are they taking their anger out on? Oh, why not military veterans who are victims of burn pits?

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1552716207459024897/

They still had residual anger after they finished fucking over veterans, so now they are going after the marriage equality bill already passed by a broad bipartisan coalition in the House. Again, the only reason is because America is trying to do something about climate change... and Susan Collins openly admits it!

www.huffpost.com

Susan Collins: Democrats’ Climate Deal May Doom Bipartisan Efforts On Same-Sex Marriage

The GOP senator said the surprise move by Democrats could make it harder to convince fellow Republicans to get on board.
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This “party” doesn’t care about policy or people. They only care about power. In their view, Biden got a “win” so they must block everything to stop him from getting any more “wins” regardless of how many people they screw over in the process.
 
I was just thinking about how Kennedy famously blew off Frank Sinatra for his association with the mob. AFAIK nobody thought Frank was in the mob. He was just kind of enamored with their leadership and the Hollywoodification of their lifestyle, but Kennedy at minimum knew that wasn’t a good look.

Now we have Republican politicians and candidates being key speakers at white supremacist/nationalist events and the reaction from those speakers and the party is largely *shrug* “I don’t know what the big deal is.”
 
shadow puppet said:
I have no idea how accurate this poll is but if in some way in hell DeSantis becomes President, I'm officially moving and living the life of an expat.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1552877941482311680/
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I think we may be looking at a Desantis/Newsom matchup and I welcome it, Newsom doesn't take any shit and sticks it to Republicans in no uncertain terms. If Biden or Kama run I don't see how they put up any real challenge.
 
Eric said:
I think we may be looking at a Desantis/Newsom matchup and I welcome it, Newsom doesn't take any shit and sticks it to Republicans in no uncertain terms. If Biden or Kama run I don't see how they put up any real challenge.
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I honestly hope Biden & Kamala don't run. I think we'd lose. As for Newsom, you know as a fellow Californian how much he is disliked both from Orange County & parts of Northern California too. That makes me nervous.
 
Totally agree. Between now and mid 2024, I think Newsom would do well to tighten his messaging and carry a more serious demeanor (less smiling and joviality). And stop the stunts. They get old and two (in Florida and Texas) is enough, though he got some decent media coverage out of them.
 
SuperMatt said:
Republicans in the Senate are angry that Manchin stopped betraying the Democrats for 5 minutes to pass Build Back Better’s Little Brother. Who are they taking their anger out on? Oh, why not military veterans who are victims of burn pits?

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1552716207459024897/

They still had residual anger after they finished fucking over veterans, so now they are going after the marriage equality bill already passed by a broad bipartisan coalition in the House. Again, the only reason is because America is trying to do something about climate change... and Susan Collins openly admits it!

www.huffpost.com

Susan Collins: Democrats’ Climate Deal May Doom Bipartisan Efforts On Same-Sex Marriage

The GOP senator said the surprise move by Democrats could make it harder to convince fellow Republicans to get on board.
www.huffpost.com www.huffpost.com

This “party” doesn’t care about policy or people. They only care about power. In their view, Biden got a “win” so they must block everything to stop him from getting any more “wins” regardless of how many people they screw over in the process.
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This was the mind blowing thing I kept seeing last night...

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1553074556662943744/

That should be shown from now on whenever fled tries to even utter words involving "support" & "troops".
 
citypix said:
Interesting, from 1,100 Californians, no less. Apparently including Democrats:

www.latimes.com

'I don’t agree with her on anything,' California Democrats say of Liz Cheney — as they donate to her race

Republican Trump critic Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has raised $1.2 million for her reelection campaign from Californians — including many Democrats.
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They probably watched the Wyoming GOP debate. Cheney was the only sane person in it. Some of the candidates made Herschel Walker look coherent by comparison.
 
citypix said:
Interesting, from 1,100 Californians, no less. Apparently including Democrats:

www.latimes.com

'I don’t agree with her on anything,' California Democrats say of Liz Cheney — as they donate to her race

Republican Trump critic Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming has raised $1.2 million for her reelection campaign from Californians — including many Democrats.
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It's completely understandable.

Before she joined the 1/6 committee and got excommunicated from the cult, Cheney pretty much towed the line on all policies from 45 no matter what. Her discovery of morals is both surprising & hopeful, compared to whatever the 'r' party wants to pour in her place in congress.

But it shouldn't be forgotten that she did walk in step, until the 45th president pointed a mob towards her & her colleagues for doing their jobs that he didn't want them to.

www.forbes.com

Who’s More Loyal?: Cheney Voted With Trump More Than Possible Replacement Stefanik

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said fellow members have been concerned about Cheney’s ability to “carry out the message.” Data shows Cheney voted more with Trump than Stefanik.
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Bonus:

If you have never heard of "alternative fan fiction" or a story that's written about an alternate world or universe where things happened that a fan prefers, I give you this.

www.newsweek.com

Liz Cheney doesn't deserve the "Profiles in Courage" treatment | Opinion

The need to demonize Donald Trump has created an equally compelling imperative to lionize Liz Cheney.
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Just remember the beauty of fan fics. They don't have to adhere to facts or established rules of a story if they don't want to, and characters act in ways that the creator prefers, as well as outlooks altered. i.e. The bad guy was always acting in the right, there were other motivations that were unknown that shows the good guy isn't so good, etc.
 
shadow puppet said:
I have no idea how accurate this poll is but if in some way in hell DeSantis becomes President, I'm officially moving and living the life of an expat.

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1552877941482311680/
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I imagine desatan is the favored choice by establishment repubs, as he doesn't carry quite the heavy stink of crazy, hatred & need for worship that the 45th president does. That isn't to say that it isn't there, but it isn't as overt as the last guy who demands fealty or else. Desatan can appeal to those who don't mind the crazy, the evil, the hatred, because he hides it a little better. He's demonstrated a little more intelligence & the impulse control not to throw food or demand he gets his way because he's the F'N ( THAT to me is the most startling thing from the story about 45 in the limo wanting to go lead the mob. The literal drug dealer who's gotten high off his own supply ) president. Still a large part of desatan's success is going to hinge on voter suppression & gerry mandering, as he's shown large corporations he can't be trusted if they do what they think is in their best interest that conflicts with his. That's a base you NEVER want to piss off.
 
Chew Toy McCoy said:
I was just thinking about how Kennedy famously blew off Frank Sinatra for his association with the mob. AFAIK nobody thought Frank was in the mob.
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The LA Times and several other papers did not run these particular strips because, fear.
 
Yoused said:
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The LA Times and several other papers did not run these particular strips because, fear.
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The irony is that a half century later doing business with the mob just equates to “a successful NYC businessman” to some, just doing what you got to do. No reason you should think he would take those lessons to running the country.
 
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