This is stupid, even for an economically illiterate leftist. The GOP had narrow majorities, certainly not filibuster proof. No, long overdue tax reform wasn't for the 1%; it was adjusting noncompetitive business taxes. Plus, it was temporary due to budget reconciliation rules.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 2, 2023
I'm not for any 6-figure public pensions, period. https://t.co/iflQv7RpmG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 3, 2023
Some dimwit right-wingers like OP are trying sudden deaths (like the recent 37 yo ABC News producer) or the Bills' safety collapse after a tackle requiring CPR on the field about COVID-19 vaccine side effects. This is all rubbish; hundreds of millions of doses, negligible issues. https://t.co/NFyoQvRUwP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 3, 2023
Partisan rubbish. Trump has never been a conservative and is incompetent in bipartisan negotiations. The wall never had popular support, there were bipartisan differences in nature and extent of infrastructure, and conservatives rejected TrumpCare.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 3, 2023
Paul Ryan
Partisan lunatic rubbish. Ginni Thomas has the same First Amendment rights as her husband; that's not stripped because he has lifelong tenure on the Court.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 3, 2023
"Nominate Trump" for Speaker? Twitter users have a perverse sense of humor. Trump is exactly why the red wave became a red ripple and the GOP lost the Senate. If the GOP had won an average number of House seats at the midterms, McCarthy would have won Speaker on first ballot.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
You don't know the meaning of "RINO". Trump is a former registered Democrat. He is THE RINO.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
No. "America First" is not a euphemism for socialism. It has more to do with non-interventionist foreign policy and bloated military spending.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Nope. Leftist economically illiterate rubbish. More globally competitive business taxes stimulated business investment contributing to business growth, jobs, and a higher standard of living. Of course, those who paid a disproportionate amount of taxes got some benefit.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
No, but losing $200B in net worth makes Musk Loser of the Year.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
"Person of the Year"
I didn't get a penny for buying a hybrid, and I don't think the federal government should be picking winners and losers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
What? Lurch got sworn in as a US Senator? https://t.co/zlIwEafhOb
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
No, From my perspective, the dissenters were mostly MAGA types who did not agree with Trump's endorsement of McCarthy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Anti-vaxxers blaming any unexplained sudden death incidents or sports injuries on mRNA vaccines are no better than climate change activists blaming any adverse weather event on climate change. https://t.co/Q2E7TD7enZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Twitter conservatives are floating "Thomas Massie" as a candidate for Speaker. They don't recall Trump tried to primary him over insisting on in-person voting for COVID-19 relief. Actually, his pro-liberty ally Justin Amash wants the job but that would result in a Trumper tantrum
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Obviously, that press release was written in advance and prematurely released. But the timing is particularly unfortunate. https://t.co/nB7auvyckR
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Well, Biden hasn't turned in his homework for 2 years, and it's a worse situation since the day he started. https://t.co/ybhBh0JBMI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Fetterman is the poster boy for repealing the 17th Amendment.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
There are no "moderate" Dems beyond say, Cuellar of Texas.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
We now the next call in Identity Politics Coverall Bingo. https://t.co/Ea2zTpBK2O
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Justin Amash
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
They are both right...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
We the American people are united against Mr. Jeffries. No more leftist Congresses.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
No, "Puerto Rico" will NEVER be a state. It's time for them to be independent.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Persistence.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Benedict was more of a traditionally-oriented pope, unlike Francis.https://t.co/0WLP8lzr1j https://t.co/69LprRmBzm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Well, after 4 votes, I don't see a path for McCarthy to win the Speaker position. I would like to see McCarthy or some candidate to engage in opening the legislative process the majority oligarchy holds to regular members as Justin Amash has advocated.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
This is deliberately misleading. Unless employed by the USG, Puerto Ricans do not pay federal income taxes, are ineligible for supplemental security income, and cannot vote in general elections.https://t.co/51gGy4dNfL
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
The new Congress has exceeded my expectations by so far not spending a single penny on new legislation. #sarcasm https://t.co/0qaVlqVSg9
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Comparative advantage. I have a huge trade deficit with Walmart which doesn't buy anything from me. This "I am a rock; I am an island" autarchic fantasy is fantasy; I don't build my house, car, weave my clothes, grow my own food. I'm gifted in technology, though.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 4, 2023
Not that there's anything wrong with that. #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
"Before me, there was no Florida. It was all swamps and gators. Since I moved to Florida, people are moving to Florida to be near me." #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
You mean "private property"? Aren't roads (other than private ones), public property?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
"Mr. Trump, stop calling Cherokee Lizzy my granny." https://t.co/tVoBdtNc6k
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Well, if Trump can wear a red cap, Biden will wear a blue one. https://t.co/akdXgM3nA5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
It would be interesting to see Trump primary "Lauren Boebert", Gaetz, Biggs, etc. over McCarthy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
"Republican representative Tom Cole made a motion to adjourn, which succeeded on a razor-thin margin with 216 Republicans favoring and 214 Democrats opposing."-National Review.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Quite a trick since there are only 212 Dems.
Imagine being so stupid that this loser confuses baseball with softball.https://t.co/PRuK83GFna
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
This is a fantasy. There is no centrist block.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
You make it sound like it's a good thing. Nope.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
The Speaker votes have been remarkably consistent. I understand McCarthy not wanting to set a precedent in his caucus of giving into a handful of dissidents, but he had 2 months to prepare for this moment. Did he really think they would fold on Trump's endorsement?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
I'm sorry to hear Sen. Casey's prostate cancer diagnosis. Thoughts and prayers for successful treatment and recovery.https://t.co/hb3POLvd81
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
This is partisan rubbish. First of all, Donalds was first elected in 2020. How many times is a first-term Congressman considered for a leadership position?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Second, when 90% of the GOP caucus is behind McCarthy, there's a political risk for anyone contesting McCarthy. https://t.co/k5qzF3hLb1
This is a dumbass tweet. Donalds was a Tea Party person. He is a member of the Freedom Caucus.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Nope. Absolutely none of this is constitutional, never mind being bad public policy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
What we pay taxes for are things like the common defense and protection of basic natural rights---not some counterproductive socialist rubbish.
I used to live in a coop where we mashed potatoes with the skin on.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Who is "they"? McCarthy has been in leadership since 2014 as Majority Leader under Speaker Boehner. Has Donalds been used? He himself voted for McCarthy the first 2 rounds. Donalds, like many dissidents, is part of the Freedom Caucus. Jordan, Trump and others have gotten votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Some leftist PC race-baiting wingnut should watch her trash-speaking mouth. No one made a political whore like you the incarnation of the black American experience. Donalds, unlike you, has real pro-liberty principles.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
You're full of crap. The center/right has never advocated a theocracy, including over 99% of social conservatives.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
All pro-liberty people generally have a pro-market perspective, which has led more people out of poverty than any other source in human history.
The Gray Lady is knowingly misleading people. It's true that McCarthy has been negotiating fresh concessions but dissidents have been clear all Thursday there was no deal yet for any of the votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
I can hardly wait for her seminar on "How I liberated Libya from Muammar Gaddafi". #sarcasm https://t.co/8RLIuDFKbf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Well, he has yet to attract a single vote. Even Trump has more votes than Amash, and he doesn't want the job.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
We would like to see you run.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
This is historically illiterate. The Fed screwed up royally.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Outside his bad anti-immigration policy, "Calvin Coolidge" was probably the greatest POTUS since Grover Cleveland to the present day.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
Well, even Peter denied Christ 3 times. Tell me, how would you deal with boneheads like Gaetz and Boebert?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 5, 2023
"TEN TIMES"
This is Soft Rock America. Could you imagine if Justin Amash had the Speaker's gavel? Time for some vintage Peter, Paul & Mary... https://t.co/ReQX0LgXgi
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Amateurish partisan analysis. The Republicans have majority+4 seats, a historically narrow majority. The Speaker can't afford to lose 5 votes. 90% of the majority has consistently backed McCarthy. He has a handful of Republicans who personally dislike him.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Interesting. I'm not sure of the differing rules but I've been watching the funeral mass on EWTN, and I saw nuns receiving their eucharists the old-fashioned way (on their tongues) but most of the faithful received it in hand.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Wow, even Boebert didn't vote for Trump. But Trump will point out he got more votes than George W. Bush or Romney for Speaker.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
"ONE VOTE"
Never Trump and Never Bolton. https://t.co/QDtAmnUp8X
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
End the disastrous War on Drugs.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Twitter needs to set policies to address the verification problem. For example, parody accounts should not be eligible for verification. A verified account requires embedding one's legal surname.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
The issue is if truck driver Ed Markey attempts to spoof the senator by using his photo, personal/professional details, etc. Now a complication is Twitter doesn't require you to use your own surname in your handle; another one is Twitter allows you to modify your handle.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Stop getting our hopes up, Gaetz. https://t.co/SY55qTx0M0
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
Gaetz is a self-serving political whore just like his RINO mentor, Trump.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
We are still plagued by the mob riots of plunder, destruction, and violence post-Floyd, glossed over by self-promoting, race-baiting political whores.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 6, 2023
I guess I missed this cross-flexing NFL 2014 broadcast rights agreement. I thought Fox had an NFC contract; why were they promoting the Jets-Dolphins game Sunday?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
So, to what extent have the McCarthy concessions to the rebels addressed your concerns over the leadership oligarchy?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Let me guess: Trump's fast-food feast for Clemson's NCAA football champs inspired McCarthy. Well, Five Guys may be an upgrade from McDonald's...https://t.co/yDxPmyqU0h https://t.co/kpFYvMh2uM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Well, she prefers blue to red speakers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
We are still seeing a rare devolvement of a power grab. You're damning it with faint praise.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
You don't know what you are talking about. This was the result of inadequately prepared security. Everyone knew why Trump scheduled his DC rally before the Congressional vote. "Terrorism" is an inapplicable term. It was an unarmed protest run amuck and preventable.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Sigh. I like Justin Amash; in fact, I follow him on Twitter. But let me point out here that he has personal issues with McCarthy and has written a string of tweets dismissing McCarthy's concessions to the (implied: politically naive) dissidents as meaningless. https://t.co/GxlzW1SpdQ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Well, I wonder how Trump feels, knowing Speaker Kevin McCarthy is closer to being President than he'll ever be again.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Historically this has never been successful, and he would find it hard to why he voted "present" to let McCarthy become speaker.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
His vote didn't change. Of course, the change of the 4 no votes to present didn't require it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
It was a face-saving mechanism to let McCarthy get elected without their votes. https://t.co/SQAVK3G5nq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Oh, I think the 20 dissidents will pay a price for making the House go through 15 votes and delaying the start of Congress. https://t.co/n2702xYSeS
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
For me, the weirdest moment during Friday night's Speaker race climax was when MTG approached McCarthy and took a selfie of them.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
My first 2023 essay reflects on the McCarthy path to Speaker.https://t.co/tQSQiHv0G4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 7, 2023
Interesting to see the kerfuffle stirred up by Rolling Stone's list of top 200 vocalists. I do find it odd that Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan, and Willie Nelson made the cut; I've got recordings of each, but they don't have the vocal range of a Roy Orbison (who thankfully made the cut).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
So, the new House Minority Leader (literally) is "Obama 2.0"? Talk about damning someone with faint praise. I will admit Jeffries is just as overrated, boring and predictable as Empty Suit Barry.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
You need to get past your own issues with McCartney. He's got a razor-thin majority as it is and knows it will be tough to push any bill, never mind past a Dem-controlled Senate and a veto-bearing opposing POTUS. The idea he'll start by screwing his own base is pathetic and petty
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
If the partisan Dems had one overwhelming partisan issue last session, it was Manchin and Sinema sinking the Dems' priority of eliminating the filibuster in a split Senate. What the Dems could exploit last session was budget reconciliation. I think McCarthy will be forced to open
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Justin Amash has sour grapes his goal of becoming the McCarthy alternative for Speaker didn't work out. Even pro-liberty pal Tom Massie backed McCarthy all 15 votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
What the devil is this all about? The government's war against raw/unfortified milk? Big Dairy has been fighting competition since at least Carolene Products. Never mind the debate over whether almonds have teats.https://t.co/MBvsOGtBIa https://t.co/ztmH0nwET7
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
I never expected Gaetz to flip. McCarthy's real problem was the 4 GOP "other" votes which figured in the majority vote. For some reason Rosendale didn't vote "present". If he had, McCarthy would have needed 431/2=215.5 +, meaning McCarthy had a majority at 216.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
For those clueless about the context, this was after the 14th vote, when Gaetz voted "present" vs. a flip to "yes". CNN had earlier reported Gaetz was going to flip. With a dead Democrat and Boebert's present, McCarthy needed better than 433/2=216.5. A Gaetz yes would make it 217
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Oh, these weren't genuine tears, but staged, manipulative tears like you might see in movies.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
I don't think the caucus will risk reopening Pandora's box. I'm sure many of the 90% of the caucus consistently backing McCarthy were unhappy with his having to make concessions to seal the deal, but I think most want to focus on policy not process.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Hell no. The federal government constitutionally has no authority to intervene in housing, education, or welfare.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Not to mention your memory sucks. I remember when they kept the vote open during the Bush 43 administration to expand Medicare, also not constitutional.
Agreed. The federal government has no constitutional basis for public education intervention. The chance, however, of the Dem Senate and White House agreeing to end the Department of Education and education funding is negligible. I think McCarthy is signaling strings to aid.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
This is BS. Gaetz NEVER changed his vote against McCarthy until round 14. He voted present in both rounds 14 and 15. CNN reported before round 14 he had switched to Yes on McCarthy. So nothing happened post round 14 involving Gaetz. What changed in round 15 is the 4 no votes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Let me know when hypocrites like Jeffries remember the victims of violent crimes during the post-Floyd riots. https://t.co/XrYe8aJ76x
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
#HeardItInALoveSong_
On the day that you were born the angels got together
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue
#HeardItInALoveSong_
You are here, so am I
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Maybe millions of people go by
But they all disappear from view
And I only have eyes for you
#HeardItInALoveSong_
I find it hilarious that leftists are pointing fingers at Mike Rogers wanting to kick Matt Gaetz' ass Friday night. There are probably 199 other Republicans wanting a piece of that action. Gaetz is a favorite target of Twitter leftists; remember him nominating Trump for Speaker?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
Nope. Taxation is theft.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) January 8, 2023
