The GOP reps barely showed up for Cohen's testimony today.

[BigmanPigman]

Dem Rep Maloney just told Chris Hayes that the GOP was not interested in today's testimony and those who did show up began to slowly filiter out. Apparently since there were no news cameras the GOP couldn't grandstand and it wasn't worth their time.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. that tells a lot about them

GOPers are not interested in finding the truth, only in manipulating it for their own benefit.

[ProudLib72]

2. They are all worthless little shits who care nothing for their country

It's all about being as loud and obnoxious as possible because that is how the "own the libs".

[RockRaven]

3. The GOPers who didn't get tossed out on their asses in 2018 were the worst of the lot

because they were in the reddest districts. One cannot expect a single one of them to behave responsibly or honorably.

[ffr]

4. Bye-bye, losers!

[MyOwnPeace]

23. Let's hope

you are SO right!

Now, more than ever, it is SO important to drive the message and be sure to GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!

[Hassler]

5. Gym Rat Jordan and Mega MAGAt Meadows were performing for Cheetolini

[EffieBlack]

6. Because it wasn't televised

If they couldn't perform on live TV, what's the point of showing up?

[PSPS]

7. Didn't at least one stay behind so they could run to the white house to recount what was said?

[MyOwnPeace]

24. "Teacher, Teacher...............

"meany Adam called me a nasty name!!!"

My GAWD, how pathetic these cretins are looking. It's like lifting a rock and seeing all of the creepy bugs scramble.
And to think that they are counting on IQ45 to save their ass? He will be the first one to squish them like the despicable bugs that they are!

[flor-de-jasmim]

32. If I remember rightly, they have closed circuit TV in their offices, so it's not a problem.

[dlk]

8. They Really Don't Care

[lostnfound]

26. Needs a trademark after that quote

[erronis]

9. I had guessed this would be their (in)action. No cameras, no show.

[C Moon]

10. Remember when the GOP was dead set against Trump as president?

[Evolve Dammit]

11. I fear we are witnessing a breakdown of government

What happens next, when and if a governing party refuses to participate?

[volstork]

12. They are all attention whores,

just like their "boss".

[DeminPennswoods]

13. To be fair, MSNBC reported

that both staffs did most of the questioning and the committee alternated long sequences of questions by each side. 1 hr Dems, 1 hr Rs; 40 mins D then 40 mins R, etc.

[kstewart33]

37. Thank you.

Sounds like that approach could improve the quality of the questions.

[LibDemAlways]

14. I can only imagine the inbreeding that

goes on in the districts that elected those morons. Average IQ must be around 60.

[yaesu]

15. they are like tRump, if they can't showboat they aren't interested. nt

[Marie Marie]

16. It's like sticking their fingers in their ears while loudly singing "la la la,

I can't hear you". They don't want to know how corrupt their dear leader is.

[defacto7]

39. That's what I think. like the 3 monkeys routine.

[EveHammond13]

17. pathetic crybaby brats.

[Arazi]

18. Good. Less time wasted on cam-hogs speechifying instead of factfinding

[procon]

19. They are either so poorly informed that they don't know

enough to ask cogent questions, or so petrified by fear of Trump mocking them, or primarying them out of office, they're in hiding.

[ooky]

20. If the Trump base can't see them sucking up to Trump its not worth their time.

[LiberalFighter]

21. Too bad they don't provide the questions asked.

[lamp_shade]

29. Schiff said he expected to release a transcript of Cohen's testimony once

the Justice Department has an opportunity to review it.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/28/house-sets-new-hearings-trump-associates-michael-cohen-felix-sater/2989967002/

[Honeycombe8]

22. Because it wasn't public, for them to put on a show for Trumpers. nt

[ck4829]

25. K&R

[Aussie105]

27. Is this a good time

for the GOP to publicly confess to backing the wrong horse, admit the whole Trump Thing isn't working, and they plan to do things differently in the future without Trump?

No?

I can but dream.

. . . at least they should hide the nuclear football from Trump, Vietnam will have put him in a really bad mood and prepared to do a Major Distraction to keep the Faithful entertained.

[BigmanPigman]

28. Venezuela and/or India and Pakistan

are perfect for dangerous distractions.

[lamp_shade]

30. Schiff said he expected to release a transcript of Cohen's testimony once

the Justice Department has an opportunity to review it.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/28/house-sets-new-hearings-trump-associates-michael-cohen-felix-sater/2989967002/

[TeamPooka]

31. If Trump can't watch you suck up to him on TV then why go?

[kentuck]

33. They should not be paid...

...when they refuse to do their jobs.

[drmeow]

34. A transparent attempt to

allow for plausible deniability "I wasn't able to attend the hearing so I don't know"

It is very calculated.

[Skidmore]

35. Wasn't CPAC going on?

That's where the donors were to be found.

[BobTheSubgenius]

36. That, and it was obvious that they weren't going to get anything useful to them.

4 reasons for that...

As the OP says, no grandstanding opportunities.

Cohen wasn't about to volunteer anything useful, and they are too dim to take up a fresh line of questioning.

They painted themselves into a corner by declaring all Cohen's testimony to be lies.

At the end of the day, there probably isn't anything but bad news for them anyway.

[red dog 1]

38. K&R

They didn't really need to "show up" today for the Intel. committee
They already spit out their venom on Wednesday at the House Oversight and Reform Committee meeting.

[defacto7]

40. They were probably complaining of a sonic attack.

No, that pain between their ears is the piercing sound of the truth.