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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKevin McCarthy named as a possible successor.
Fitting.
Anti-choice fundie nutjob and global warming denialist.
Great.
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Kevin McCarthy named as a possible successor. (Original Post)
HughBeaumont
Sep 2015
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,664 posts)1. They're coming! They're coming!
Andy823
(11,495 posts)2. But
Wouldn't this describe all of the republicans in the House?
I now some are actually more crazy than others, but the point is would anyone of them be half way sane when it comes to working for the betterment of this country and the people that live here?
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)3. He won't say it,
. . . . but I believe one of the reasons Boehner resigned was that he didn't push anti-woman/fundie legislation hard enough. The PP defeat was probably the last straw.
Yes, there is a great deal of crank magnetism among house Repubs. This is a great step backward into more gridlock and throwing the cards in for the Church.
Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)4. Boehner earned lots of scorn here but I can't help but think
we will look back upon his tenure nostalgically.
ChisolmTrailDem
(9,463 posts)5. But Tweety loves him! nt
monmouth4
(9,711 posts)6. Tweety loves his Irish name...n/t