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@bedrooms @LaFinlandia @mawkishdave @Djtecha @Tar_alcaran only the Republicans had the power to keep McCarthy
They CHOSE not to exercise that power.
That had to happen first, before you factor in the Dems. Without that choice, the Dems would be irrelevant.
The Republicans MADE the Democrats relevant.
You're choosing not to see that
Majority rule made the Dems relevant. Since that's the entire structure of our democracy then maybe there's a bit more strategy to it than you're willing to observe.
@fattylumpkin just reread my last reply. You're blaming the bullet, not the trigger finger.
Analogy isn't working for me. I've turned it off and back on again. Still nothing. 😆
@fattylumpkin oh for fuck's sake 😆 let's just agree to disagree
::proffers small sherry::
Quaffs and opens the bourbon