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TeamPooka

(24,229 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:30 PM Jan 2019

I think we can all agree that today also showed Paul Ryan was the worst Speaker of the House ever

He would not even bring up the bill the Senate passed before the shutdown after trump said no.
Speaker Pelosi showed him how to hold the gavel and be in charge instead of being led around by the privates by a loud faction of your caucus.

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I think we can all agree that today also showed Paul Ryan was the worst Speaker of the House ever (Original Post) TeamPooka Jan 2019 OP

At the risk of being accused of recency bias, I think it is possible that the US just endured RockRaven Jan 2019 #1

A trifecta of crappyness TeamPooka Jan 2019 #2

And the entire complicit Republican Party in Congress which for 2 years either Golden Raisin Jan 2019 #3

Not if you're a billionaire or gazillionaire hibbing Jan 2019 #4

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)

1. At the risk of being accused of recency bias, I think it is possible that the US just endured

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:33 PM

Jan 2019

two years of the worst Speaker, worst Senate Majority Leader, and worst POTUS in US history.

TeamPooka

(24,229 posts)

2. A trifecta of crappyness

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:33 PM

Jan 2019

Golden Raisin

(4,609 posts)

3. And the entire complicit Republican Party in Congress which for 2 years either

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:39 PM

Jan 2019

stood by silently as outrages against our laws, traditional norms and the Constitution were committed, or worse, aided and abetted at every step of the way.

hibbing

(10,098 posts)

4. Not if you're a billionaire or gazillionaire

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 10:39 PM

Jan 2019

The number 1 priority of that party is tax cuts for the ruling class.

Peace

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