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noblepa wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:43 pm You just know that emptygee, Gaitz and Boepert are going to co-sponsor a resolution (or whatever the process is) to elect him Speaker.

Would be accept? It would cut into his golf game.

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Wed Nov 09, 2022 9:10 am Maybe I can console myself watching the caged death match between trump and DeSantis. It will take my mind off the gaping jaws of fiery Hell about to consume us.

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:21 pm He’ll have to eliminate Stefanik. She wants it.

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:21 pm He’ll have to eliminate Stefanik. She wants it.

much ado wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:35 am

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:16 am Oh I love it. Civil war will erupt.

Yessss!!

I expected that the GOP would eventually scapegoat Trump when MAGAtism had clearly run its course. I didn't really think it would take this long.

Has the GOP post-Trump era begun? It will probably have a bumpy start and may be entertaining to outsiders. What will the response be when Trump announces?

Donald Trump faced unusual public attacks from across the Republican Party on Wednesday after a string of midterm losses by candidates he had handpicked and supported, a display of weakness as he prepared to announce a third presidential campaign as soon as next week.

As the sheer number of missed Republican opportunities sank in, the rush to openly blame Trump was as immediate as it was surprising.

Conservative allies criticized Trump on social media and cable news, questioning whether he should continue as the party’s leader and pointing to his toxic political brand as the common thread woven through three consecutive lackluster election cycles.

Trump was seen as largely to blame for the Republicans’ underwhelming finish in Tuesday’s elections, as a number of the candidates he had endorsed in competitive races were defeated — including nominees for governor and Senate in Pennsylvania and for governor of Michigan, New York and Wisconsin.

“Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,” David Urban, a longtime Trump adviser with ties to Pennsylvania, said in an interview.

Former Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., who has long supported Trump, said, “I strongly believe he should no longer be the face of the Republican Party,” adding that the party “can’t become a personality cult.”

As the sheer number of missed Republican opportunities sank in, the rush to openly blame Trump was as immediate as it was surprising.

28 U.S. Code § 1927 - Counsel’s liability for excessive costs

Any attorney or other person admitted to conduct cases in any court of the United States or any Territory thereof who so multiplies the proceedings in any case unreasonably and vexatiously may be required by the court to satisfy personally the excess costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred because of such conduct.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 96–349, § 3, Sept. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 1156.)

neonzx wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 5:13 pm So let me see if I understand this. TFG's Melania replacement, Alina Habba, and her associates are shitty attorneys.

The Complaint. In March 2022, Charles Dolan was among 29 defendants initially sued by Mr. Trump. (DE 1). He was identified as a former chairman of the DNC, a senior official in the Clinton Campaign, and a close associate of and advisor to Hillary Clinton. The Complaint alleged that in April 2016, Mr. Dolan participated in discussions about the creation of a “dossier” to smear Mr. Trump and disseminate false accusations to the media (Compl. ¶ 79), and at the direction of Ms. Clinton assisted in preparation of the dossier (Compl. ¶ 81). According to the Complaint, an allegation contained within the dossier that Mr. Trump engaged in salacious sexual activity in Moscow hotel was derived from Mr. Dolan. (Compl. ¶ 91). Mr. Dolan was sued for RICO
conspiracy (Count II), conspiracy to commit injurious falsehood (Count IV), and conspiracy to commit malicious prosecution (Count VI). The Warning Letter. On May 31, 2022, counsel for Mr. Dolan wrote the attorneys for Mr. Trump. They warned:
1. That Mr. Dolan had no role in any conspiracy related to the Steele dossier.
2. That Mr. Dolan was not a source for the allegations of sexual activity.
3. That Mr. Dolan had not been in contact with any defendant other than Igor Danchenko, and that Mr. Dolan’s contacts with Mr. Danchenko involved business interests and help for a conference in Moscow.
4. That Mr. Dolan had never been chairman of the DNC.
5. That Ms. Clinton was on record through a spokesperson as stating she had no recollection of Mr. Dolan.

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:21 pm He’ll have to eliminate Stefanik. She wants it.

Gregg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 7:13 pm

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:21 pm He’ll have to eliminate Stefanik. She wants it.

How'z about the Dems in the House pick the Republican that they most would be able to work with, and cut a deal with 4 or 5 sensible Republicans to set up a Congress that would actually get things done.

All it would take is half a dozen Republicans to go along with every Democrat. The speaker needs 218 votes, doesn't matter what party they come from.

p0rtia wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 2:00 pm

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:21 pm He’ll have to eliminate Stefanik. She wants it.

Nope. She is not at alllll popular with her fellow House Reptiles. She is pretty much invisible, in fact. She can mean tweet, but that is her sole talent. And no matter how hard she tries, her mean tweets are not in the same galaxy as those of MTG et al. She is a lightweight.