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Did Pelosi aand the Dems play the GOp and McCarthy when it came to the January 6th commision?

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The GOp kind of crowed and the Dems were upset by the way the Dems allowed the GOP to have what it wanted on the January 6th commission. Pelosi and the Dems gave into everything being equal, something no one thought would happen, and I believe that neither did Trump, McCarthy and the GOP. They seemed to think that the Dems and especially hard headed Pelosi would never give into what most would consider outlandish demands, but the Dems did. I believe that the GOp thought they could use tha to not only say no to the Commission, but to blame it on the Dems. I believe that Pelosi gave in knowing tat Trump and McCarthy would never go along with the commission
 
You could be right. It was dumb of them to agree with any suggestions if they never intended to follow through. They’d have been better off just saying no to any investigation, commission, etc..
 
McCarthy blundered into his own trap. He appears to have convinced himself that the Dems in Committee would not give in to so many of the Republican demands and when they did, they left McCarthy with his yo-yo in his hand.

The only "surprise" for McCarthy appears to be that so many of his members believed that including the Summer Riots in this review was stunningly STUPID and obviously designed to muddy the water.

I wil make a prediction. Even if the GOP wins the House in 2022, Kevin WILL NOT be Speaker. Sorry Kevin, you are too stupid for the job and you are trying too hard to get it.
 
And rightfully so. We don’t need a $$ commission rehashing a out of hand toga party. The keg ran out to soon.
 
VySky said:
And rightfully so. We don’t need a $$ commission rehashing a out of hand toga party. The keg ran out to soon.
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I would like to know more about the president's and legislators' roles in this "toga party."
 

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The problem for McCarthy is he hasn't purged all the members of the caucus who haven't expressed fealty to Trump. Giving Katko the power to negotiate a compromise was a real blunder.
 
j brown's body said:
I would like to know more about the president's and legislators' roles in this "toga party."
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You and me both. We'll probably find out what involvement republicans had in aiding the terrorists about the same time Don the Con gets indicted in NY. Should be a grand ole summer.

Keep this in mind. As long as the GOP keeps denying the commission and obstructing everything about it just makes the whole thing last that much longer. It will be front and center when the 2022 midterm campaigns get started. We will never forget.
 
j brown's body said:
The problem for McCarthy is he hasn't purged all the members of the caucus who haven't expressed fealty to Trump. Giving Katko the power to negotiate a compromise was a real blunder.
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Yes, blundering into one of the few public servants left wearing the R on their rump is hard to do these days. There are so few of them that they could caucus in a phone booth.
 

Nancy Pelosi is a very, very shrewd politician.

She knew that by attempting to create the 1/06 commission, the GQP had no way to win. Either they accept and let all their insider threats get exposed, or they refuse and make it look like they have something big to hide.

Besides, I believe the real investigations are going on at the FBI and DOJ. This commission would just be a public display of what could probably be deduced anyway from Democratic testimony alone.
 
j brown's body said:
I would like to know more about the president's and legislators' roles in this "toga party."
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And why it was Mike Flynn's brother answering the phone at the Pentagon that fateful day and why they lied about it. It's hard to believe it was a coincidence.
 
VySky said:
And rightfully so. We don’t need a $$ commission rehashing a out of hand toga party. The keg ran out to soon.
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Yeah, I bet you were fine with the investigations of Benghazi and the Clinton emails which had nothing to do with the our electoral process, but are against seeing who involved in the insurrection that happened on the 6th. If you are so in love with fascists, maybe you should move to Russia.
 
VySky said:
And rightfully so. We don’t need a $$ commission rehashing a out of hand toga party. The keg ran out to soon.
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150 years ago those who played in this “toga party” would have been swinging from a tree..
 
At this point everything the gop touches turns to crap maybe it's best if they don't participate?
 
BlueTex said:
150 years ago those who played in this “toga party” would have been swinging from a tree..
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It's never too late to bring back the firing squad, you know.
 
Time to stop dicking around with the Repukes. Get Manchin and Sinema in line at least for the Commission vote. Make a rule change just for the Commission vote to make it a simple Majority Vote and shove that right up McCarthy, McConnell and Fat Donnie's asses.
 
The Democrats are playing fair trying to have a serious inquiry. While Republicans are remembering and reminding us of what they did. They want the Democrats to have a select committee where they can refuse subpoenas and drag this out until after the midterms.
Not only did they think Democrats wouldn't agree to their demands they expected it so now they have to live with the consequences if 10 Republican senators don't vote for this committee.
 
VySky said:
And rightfully so. We don’t need a $$ commission rehashing a out of hand toga party. The keg ran out to soon.
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lol...keep proving what we already know.
 
It also clearly divided the House GOP, so that's crazy
 
Liz Cheney seems to be feeling very confident. It was so dumb of him to attack her before this vote, and now she is saying she will make sure he is never speaker. Also, she seems very confident a commission into the matter will be a disaster for him personally, and I believe that. He is very dumb playing this level of politics. All his strategy boils down to is making Trump happy in order to avoid being attacked by Trump. He attacked Cheney at Trump's direction, and now he is possibly screwed.
 
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