...which is to go away and not be heard from again.

What the hell was wrong with his toady, er, aide, who is supposed to bring reference materials, his "snacks," any medicines he might need, and the spare cellphone, and sit behind him obediently, waiting for instructions?

That person is supposed to steer the putz to the right room, as well--it's part of the job. Someone didn't double-check with the committee chair about the room assignments...!

"It takes a village to mind these idiots."

One of those people you see sitting behind the committee members; they're usually young and have stacks of paper, briefcases, etc., they are supposed to verify where the committee meeting is being held with the office of the chairman and escort the member to the meeting with his notes, documents, etc. and a duplicate copy or three of his prepared remarks. It's what they get paid to do.

It's a rare committee member, never mind the chair, who knows where the hell they are going unless it is an "important" committee meeting that is historically held in the same room every single time.

one of the "smart ones" on the Republican side?

"Why are people so riled up about the Eagle Rights Amendment? We shouldn't be spending our time on bills that protect the rights of birds!"

"Emily, that's the EQUAL rights amendment. It's about people, not eagles."

"Oh. That's very different, isn't it?"

"Yes it is."

"NEVER MIND!"

I wonder if he gave the Bush look at the locked door when he tried to leave.

Mitch Daniels.

but he's not an idiot. That was one of the things that made him so scary. Pence on the other hand- Think of the stupidest person you know and then imagine that they are 100 times stupider and you come close to the moron that is Mike Pence.

is because they PAID RUPPERT to run
as the libertarian dick wad. Otherwise GREGG
would have won the election.

But red shit hoosiers could not stand such a thing.

to run! ??? Really. OMG. I watched one of the debates. I did vote for Gregg.

The survivor lapdog will do ANYTHING
for a few million in donations, even if
he knew there was no way in HELL he could
win, just siphon off votes from GOV. GREGG.

Indiana lost another idiot.

just like the people of my district who voted for
this corporate Toddie.

Did he at least wonder why all the committee members seemed new?

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No I wantchya to FUCK it!

Who hasn't made some sort of relatively innocuous blunder in the workplace? Forgotten an important deadline, missed a meeting entirely or something similar? Not a terminal error, but a dumb one.

Don't get me wrong. With really zero exceptions, Republicans in Congress are scum. You know the reasons. But we should be more concerned about Coats doing what Republicans do when they're in the CORRECT meeting than what Dan Coats did one Wednesday morning in the wrong one.

Good enuff for the GOPers.