Comments on: Republicans Completely Incapable Of Governing http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/ Reality-based political commentary Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204550 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:15:26 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204550 dsws[7], Do you think it is still possible for the Dems to take advantage of that golden opportunity? dsws[7],

Do you think it is still possible for the Dems to take advantage of that golden opportunity?

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204549 Elizabeth Miller Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:12:33 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204549 Joshua, <i>as they say, nobody ever went broke underestimating the voting public's intelligence.</i> Biden has never thought that way. At least, he has always said the opposite in public. And, he is usually right. The American people, he would say, usually get things right when it comes right down to the nitty gritty of a political issue. Until Trump came along, that was pretty much spot on. Joshua,

as they say, nobody ever went broke underestimating the voting public's intelligence.

Biden has never thought that way.

At least, he has always said the opposite in public. And, he is usually right. The American people, he would say, usually get things right when it comes right down to the nitty gritty of a political issue. Until Trump came along, that was pretty much spot on.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204546 dsws Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:52:06 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204546 <i>to primary them in their own district</i> Wouldn't it be nice to have a system where the representative belongs to the district, instead of the other way 'round? Being a representative shouldn't come with reelection as a lifetime entitlement, and the primary shouldn't be the whole election. to primary them in their own district

Wouldn't it be nice to have a system where the representative belongs to the district, instead of the other way 'round? Being a representative shouldn't come with reelection as a lifetime entitlement, and the primary shouldn't be the whole election.

]]> By: dsws http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204545 dsws Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:41:51 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204545 I say it's the Democrats' fault. There's a golden opportunity for a Democratic win, where we would have a voice in choosing the speaker despite being the minority, and more importantly we would keep the Republicans divided all the way through next November. But we're the Democratic party. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is what we do. It will be long and acrimonious, but the Republicans will settle their differences, with their center of gravity further to the right. Same as every other odd-numbered year in living memory. I say it's the Democrats' fault. There's a golden opportunity for a Democratic win, where we would have a voice in choosing the speaker despite being the minority, and more importantly we would keep the Republicans divided all the way through next November. But we're the Democratic party. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory is what we do.

It will be long and acrimonious, but the Republicans will settle their differences, with their center of gravity further to the right. Same as every other odd-numbered year in living memory.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204544 nypoet22 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:31:31 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204544 oof, jordan got six fewer votes than jeffries this round. oof, jordan got six fewer votes than jeffries this round.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204543 nypoet22 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:28:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204543 as they say, nobody ever went broke underestimating the voting public's intelligence. as they say, nobody ever went broke underestimating the voting public's intelligence.

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204542 Elizabeth Miller Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:33:57 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204542 Joshua, <i>it's all the democrats' fault. don't ask me how, but i'm sure that's how the right-wing universe will spin it. reality rarely intrudes.</i> The problem is that most voters will believe the "spin". And, Dems have more than enough of their own problems, anyways. Joshua,

it's all the democrats' fault. don't ask me how, but i'm sure that's how the right-wing universe will spin it. reality rarely intrudes.

The problem is that most voters will believe the "spin". And, Dems have more than enough of their own problems, anyways.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204541 nypoet22 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 05:26:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204541 the other thing is, i think there are enough non-crazy republicans, even in the House, to nominate someone who twenty or so conservative democrats could support. the other thing is, i think there are enough non-crazy republicans, even in the House, to nominate someone who twenty or so conservative democrats could support.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204540 nypoet22 Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:38:29 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204540 it's all the democrats' fault. don't ask me how, but i'm sure that's how the right-wing universe will spin it. reality rarely intrudes. it's all the democrats' fault. don't ask me how, but i'm sure that's how the right-wing universe will spin it. reality rarely intrudes.

]]> By: andygaus http://www.chrisweigant.com/2023/10/19/republicans-completely-incapable-of-governing/#comment-204538 andygaus Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:39:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=24238#comment-204538 I have to believe that there are at least some voters who would otherwise align with supposedly Republican positions but who can also scarcely avoid seeing how the crew of Representatives they've elected not only cannot turn their positions into reality, but also cannot tie their shoes. I have to believe that there are at least some voters who would otherwise align with supposedly Republican positions but who can also scarcely avoid seeing how the crew of Representatives they've elected not only cannot turn their positions into reality, but also cannot tie their shoes.

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