US Politics September 2023 - education-getting, income-having, Bible-readin church-goin MOTHERF*****

tbf I think Fetterman was getting really sick of seeing the false equivalencies between his clothing and Boebert's whole thing, at least he responded in a kinda funny way

It's all very moist in DC right now:

Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) lamented the time that he said was being wasted over a proposal that the Senate is almost certain to dramatically change. House Freedom Caucus members and other hard-right holdouts were focusing too much on the initial part of the budget negotiations, he said.

“Another aggravation with me in my own party is that we get caught up in the moment. And we’re not very good at thinking two or three moves from now,” Womack said. “You can’t claim victory on something that has no chance of becoming law. And I have likened it to wetting oneself. … You get a warm feeling that nobody knows.”

Yeah, I don't really get it on a joke level. Assuming it's intended as a burn, is Fetterman saying that he dresses poorly? That Nate Silver predicts casually?

Given his current trajectory, I'm half expecting Nate Silver to show up on Trump's legal team.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, September 19, 2023 9:43 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I found this Silver post about his personal politics insightful (if not surprising):
https://www.natesilver.net/p/not-everyone-who-disagrees-with-you

I'm not really interested in the defense of Fetterman's burn, I just thought it was a tossed-off joke implying that Silver predicts like Fetterman is accused of dressing - sloppily and lazily.

I'm pretty sure Fetterman is saying he dresses poorly. He made a similar jab at DeSantis

I dress like he campaigns https://t.co/IXgGmIRNb4

— John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) September 18, 2023

It's not that funny, but I do enjoy even the most minor dunks on Silver.

Ron DeSantis, bringing thoughtfulness and dignity back to political discourse.

he's still going

I figure if I take up vaping and grabbing the hog during a live musical, they'll make me a folk hero. https://t.co/Tx6wTbWalJ

— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 19, 2023

that one was pretty good.

I was hoping for endless variants on the dress thing

"You play quarterback like I dress"

"You pre-heat your ovens like I dress"

"You give stock advice like I dress"

I kinda want him to never stop dunking on these people, even if it’s only mid-level funny

There was this one too

Thankfully, the nation's lower chamber lives by a higher code of conduct: displaying ding-a-ling pics in public hearings. https://t.co/a4sLQ7nSBL

— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 18, 2023

That's a good one.

Also, dunking on MTG for lack of decorum is low-hanging fruit.

Is he the first senator to use the phrase "grabbing the hog"?

"Take Up Vaping and Grabbing The Hog at A Live Musical" for October thread title

XP LBJ probably said it all the time.

https://historicimages.com/cdn/shop/products/RSH04443_1200x.jpg?v=1679497115

I'm hearing "Grabbin' the hog/Grabbin' the hog" in Rob Halford's voice

lol

XP Tommy James for me

Nate Silver’s politics and writing aren’t great!

on the other hand, he's a huge dork

also that!

Harvard Federalist Society:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F6W93nrWkAATymj?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

I have a feeling we will be seeing these faces again.

Coming soon to a Supreme Court near you

Found here. What is the current ILX policy/preference re: Twitter links?

Our board is excited for the year ahead! pic.twitter.com/2ckXfHPep0

— Harvard Federalist Society (@HarvardFedSoc) September 19, 2023

xxp so not gonna happen

very diverse group

One pipe bomb there would make a meaningful improvement in the world.

One of them has an Alito opinion tattooed on his ass

"very diverse group"

Old Money AND new money.

"Some of us didn't get ERAS tickets..."

Democrats regain PA house with single seat special election victory.

Surely they’ll find some way to lose control

Yeah, I saw someone joke that it feels like Dems have regained control of the PA House like five times in the last couple of years.

Tipsy, wtf is going on down there?

Controversial Franklin mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson, responding to questions raised by NewsChannel 5, posted a video Tuesday night in which she admitted to an arrest in Dallas in the mid-90s for promoting prostitution.

haha, she was a hooker booker. I had a friend who did that for a few years, then turned her bosses into the IRS when it turned out they withheld money for her taxes in her checks but didn't actually pay it.

cooking the hooker booker books

lol I think Gabrielle Hanson is going to discover she is too nuts even for Williamson County.

She could probably do better running in Sumner County: https://apnews.com/article/election-conspiracies-local-government-religion-republicans-tennessee-758307fb4856c91138c085ad70505841

ha

If those jagoffs in the House stop trying to shut our government down, and fully support Ukraine, then I will save democracy by wearing a suit on the Senate floor next week.

— Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) September 20, 2023

we need more Senators willing to call the GOP jagoffs

Lollygaggers

Comments re 'make it a tan suit' OTM

it's kinda crazy to think that if Fetterman had an R next to his name he'd be a star of the republican party

President Biden’s aides have asked that Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan, stop posting messages on social media taunting Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to administration officials. https://t.co/SvKpWeNRPc

— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 20, 2023

They need to speak to him in language he'll understand.

"Hey fuckface! Seems like you might still have too many fingers..."

man I love it when the writers start tying up all those storylines in the final season...

Former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her on day of attack on Capitol

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/politics/cassidy-hutchinson-book-rudy-giuliani/index.html

I wasn’t even vaguely shocked; of course he did.

We’ll see

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/20/bipartisan-mccarthy-bailout-talks-gaining-steam-thanks-to-house-chaos-00117179

so it's like 100% certain that Giuliani was gonna rape Borat's daughter