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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 09:52 PM Jul 2021

After January 6th, there were bipartisan negotiations as to what the nature of a 9-11 type

investigative committee should be. McCarthy and the House Republicans brought a list of demands to the negotiations. We Democrats basically agreed to all of them.

Unable to take "yes" for an answer, McCarthy then urged his caucus to vote against the very deal he had demanded. Though 35 House Republicans voted for the special non-partisan commission, McCarthy's reversal killed any chance of Senate approval and the special commission that the Republicans had negotiated for died by their hand.

And, now, after Speaker Pelosi reluctantly elected to form a "select" committee comprised of House members, this same Minority "Leader" McCarthy has the unmitigated shameless gall to accuse her of cooking up a "partisan" commission for the purpose of smearing Trump and his disciples!

Please, folks---ANY discussion of what the Republicans are saying about the commission should be interrupted with the LOUD questions "WHAT IN HELL ARE THE REPUBLICANS TRYING TO HIDE? WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?"

They have no good answers to those questions. They have no reasonable explanation for their blocking of the special non-partisan committee. Hang all of these albatrosses around their necks

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After January 6th, there were bipartisan negotiations as to what the nature of a 9-11 type (Original Post) Atticus Jul 2021 OP
"WHAT IN HELL ARE THE REPUBLICANS TRYING TO HIDE? WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF?" elleng Jul 2021 #1
The truth is worse than what we could imagine 😳 Murphyb849 Jul 2021 #2
All the reTHUGS in the national, state and local governments should be in jail. Don't we have abqtommy Jul 2021 #3

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
3. All the reTHUGS in the national, state and local governments should be in jail. Don't we have
Fri Jul 2, 2021, 10:35 PM
Jul 2021

laws against sedition, insurrection and treason? Why are the Democrats pussy-footing around?
somebody talk me down...

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