If they're coming back at 8:00 p.m., are they planning an all-nighter?

[Sogo]

...thinking they'll gain the majority vote if enough Dems leave?

You've already tried that strategy. How'd that work out, Kev?

[Irish_Dem]

1. If a deal has been worked out, it will all be over quite soon.

I think that was the purpose of the break.

[CharleyDog]

2. Yeah, I think the guys are sick of pizza. and how else can you get on their good side?

Maybe chocolate cake this time. Wheel in huge cakes, that might work.

[hlthe2b]

9. It will take a lot of heavy metal-contaminated chocolate for any acute effects, but

.... That's a thought.

[Walleye]

3. I wonder how many of them started drinking at dinner

[CharleyDog]

24. true, the mind numbing boredom + naked thirst for power will drive anyone to drink

Even I want a drink after two days. two drinks.

[Walleye]

29. I'm starting to feel like I have a hangover already

[Takket]

4. they know mccarthy is a wimp and a coward, and will eventually fold

a few more rounds of this and he'll give in to all their demands just so he can go to bed.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. Poot thinks overnight cocaine and orgies might get Kremlin Kevin elected.

[Yonnie3]

10. Many a truth is said in jest.

are you jesting?

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. Only the part about drugs and orgies on the House floor.

I'd bet that the world's worst Poot -- if not too distracted by his own troubles -- is still trying to influence members of the crazy caucus.

[Yonnie3]

16. There were such parties given by lobbyists in the 70s,

but they were in NoVA in large homes, not on the House Floor.

I was never there for the party, but did repairs after.

[hlthe2b]

6. Hmmmm. Well please proceed without me.

Being sick with this nasty non-covid, non-flu URTI mess is bad enough. Watching this much longer might just destroy my will to live.

[Sogo]

8. Hang in there.....

[hlthe2b]

11. Thanks. I think we've all forgotten how nasty run-of-the-mill respiratory viruses

can still be.

[Sogo]

13. Not me....

That's why I wear a mask into every public access building I enter!

I have a vulnerability regards to sinus infections, but since I've been wearing masks for the past 2-3 years, I haven't had even one or been sick at all!

[hlthe2b]

17. Well, I wrote about this earlier. I likely have RSV and masking alone won't protect

as it can be readily spread hand-to-mouth or eyes or by spray into the eyes and this virus (far more than influenza) remains viable on contact surfaces for a long time.

So, up the hand-washing to an OCD level and think about wearing glasses of some kind in any trafficked indoor environ.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17522038

Stay healthy!

[Sogo]

19. Thanks for the reference.

I don't have the time to read it now, but will get to it later....

Hope you're all better soon!!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. Take care of yourself. Boil some mullein, if you have some.

Grape juice (100%, unsweetened) always made me feel better, but I don't know if that was any medicinal effect or just placebo.

[hlthe2b]

18. The silver lining is the effect on my appetite since 12/30 start of symptoms..

I'm getting a head start on my New Year's resolutions...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

21. Yeah, but breathing is kinda important to sticking to resolutions. ;)

[hlthe2b]

23. Probably so...

[brooklynite]

7. Nobody is trying to pull a fast one...

No one is assuming that their voters will show up but others won't.

Reminder that the Republicans AREN'T in control of what's happening, beyond potentially having the opportunity to adjourn or try a rules change.

[Sogo]

26. Maybe so, but I'd love to see the Dems

all show up in onesies tonight and carrying blankies….😀

[bucolic_frolic]

14. Thursday becomes the news for the weekend. Succeed now, or America will talk about it all weekend

This is the horse-trading hour. Anything is on the table.

[Sogo]

22. Good point!

[CharleyDog]

28. Kevin will be like Trump in Helskini: a husk

[grumpyduck]

20. Well, maybe the Dems should bring

sleeping bags along with the popcorn.

[gratuitous]

25. Republicans don't like to work

And working late is anathema. So I don't expect much if anything from this ploy, and I don't think I'll be disappointed.

But enough about that. Isn't there a provision in the Constitution that says if the new Congress isn't sworn in by the first day of the year after the New Year's holiday that the House is dissolved for the duration of the Congress, and the Senate is now in sole charge of the legislative branch? I'm pretty sure it's in there (or at least implied by the absence of any reference to it in the Constitution).

All that needs to happen is for the President of the Senate (or, in the absence of the Vice President, the President Pro Tempore) to declare the House out of order for the duration of this Congress, so the Senate Democrats now control all the power of both houses of Congress. Let me consult my legal beagles, Rudy "Hair Sweat" Giuliani and Sidney "Kraken" Powell.

[News Junkie]

27. Is there a a quorum required?

That might come into play if they try an all-nighter.