Ana Paulina Luna: The "Current" Version of CR Is Being Withdrawn

Withdrawn? I only see her saying this. I keep searching to find confirmation, but I just have Luna's word for it.

Even if it is withdrawn, wait until you hear what Johnson and his Regime allies were scheming to do:

Because they saw that the bill was "bleeding" support, they considered bringing it to a quick vote -- one taken within an hour -- to see if the remaining Republicans could combine with all the Democrats to pass it:

I'd say Elon Musk's tweets helped a lot.

Also helping: Trump turned against it, bigly.

Great joint statement from Trump and Vance on the Cramnibus betrayal:

D Vance
@JDVance
A statement from President Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance:
The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was a mistake and is now something that must be addressed.
Meanwhile, Congress is considering a spending bill that would give sweetheart provisions for government censors and for Liz Cheney. The bill would make it easier to hide the records of the corrupt January 6 committee--which accomplished nothing for the American people and hid security failures that happened that day. This bill would also give Congress a pay increase while many Americans are struggling this Christmas.

Increasing the debt ceiling is not great but we'd rather do it on Biden's watch. If Democrats won't cooperate on the debt ceiling now, what makes anyone think they would do it in June during our administration? Let's have this debate now. And we should pass a streamlined spending bill that doesn't give Chuck Schumer and the Democrats everything they want.

Republicans want to support our farmers, pay for disaster relief, and set our country up for success in 2025. The only way to do that is with a temporary funding bill WITHOUT DEMOCRAT GIVEAWAYS combined with an increase in the debt ceiling. Anything else is a betrayal of our country.

Republicans must GET SMART and TOUGH. If Democrats threaten to shut down the government unless we give them everything they want, then CALL THEIR BLUFF. It is Schumer and Biden who are holding up aid to our farmers and disaster relief.

THIS CHAOS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING IF WE HAD A REAL PRESIDENT. WE WILL IN 32 DAYS!

John Ekdahl
@JohnEkdahl
Could make a case that this CR debacle is a good development. They tried business as usual right out of the gate and got obliterated.

OTOH:

Cory Genelin
@CoryGenelin
Prediction:
In the final hours, the most egregious parts of the CR are withdrawn, but the final price tag will remain about the same.
Theory:
The outrageous portions of the CR are there are purpose so they can say they passed an improved bill, not the one you're mad about.

BREAKING: The CR bill removes the word "offender" and replaces it with "justice-involved individual."

Not only is this bill looking corrupt, but it's also now going woke too. pic.twitter.com/l91z1KEWWV
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) December 18, 2024

Luna was actually a "Yes" on the bill earlier, but I'll link her because she's smoking hot:

Before local press tries to spin this, watch this video. We will be getting disaster aid but the current rendition of the CR is being pulled from the floor. It’s a bad deal for America. Was terrible to try to put on the floor in the first place. pic.twitter.com/aQKhVgysju
— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) December 18, 2024

Posted by: Ace at 05:38 PM

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1 Not enough grift?

Posted by: Stateless at December 18, 2024 05:40 PM (jvJvP)

2 That is a hot woman.

Posted by: Stateless at December 18, 2024 05:41 PM (jvJvP)

3 And Vivek wrote them a one page CR, just to show them how it is done.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at December 18, 2024 05:42 PM (NQtI0)

4 Ay mami

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen at December 18, 2024 05:42 PM (B5KSY)

5 Trump jumping off the top rope is a thing of beauty.
We will never see his like again. 😢🇺🇸

Posted by: Jmel at December 18, 2024 05:43 PM (bVhJi)

6 She reminds me of that Emmanuelle Vaung sp? that played the hot ballet dancer on 'Two and a Half Men.'

Also in one of the Saws and a few other things.

Posted by: Stateless at December 18, 2024 05:43 PM (jvJvP)

7 As someone a little over 29 - if she asks me for anything the answer is yes.

I’ll slink off in shame now.

Good luck.
I’ll be in the bunker. 😄

Posted by: CTSPURSMAN at December 18, 2024 05:44 PM (Uy2Lz)

8 You have a bunk, in your bunker?

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 05:45 PM (fS43b)

9 I heard from some traders on the street one reason the Dow tanked today, and futures are still tanking, is the CR was indicating to them the new Congress would very much be like the old one, and that spending wouldn’t be controlled. They thought ultimately the economic impact would be negative.

YMMV

Posted by: Marcus T at December 18, 2024 05:46 PM (/oThX)

10 The Stupid Party acting stupid. Again. Also, fuck that member of house republican leadership. Everyone who votes for this kind of shit should all be primaried and fired.

Posted by: huerfano at December 18, 2024 05:46 PM (DKIGo)

11 Luna muy bueno

Posted by: Smell the Glove at December 18, 2024 05:46 PM (DopAq)

12
Here's an idea for DOGE:

Every single word/line/sentence MUST BE Attributable to its Author. I want goddam Citations! Cite Everyfucking line, every item.

That way, we know EXACTLY WHO is putting in this Shit, such as pay raises for these Anal Apertures.

Posted by: Soothsayer at December 18, 2024 05:47 PM (kFb/P)

13 If true this is good news.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 18, 2024 05:47 PM (Rcnd3)

14 LoL if they think it's business as usual. Elon is coming

Posted by: A dude in MI at December 18, 2024 05:47 PM (/6GbT)

15 I was making the case for this bill in the morning but no longer, not after the revelations of today.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 05:47 PM (zQ3t+)

16 I would like to discuss the CR with this Miss Luna.

I would also like a pony,but that isn't happening either.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 18, 2024 05:48 PM (RjnKv)

17 I don't trust Em'.. They're gonna pull a fast one like they always do...

Posted by: It's me donna at December 18, 2024 05:48 PM (VE6XX)

18 11 Luna muy bueno

Luna en fuego

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at December 18, 2024 05:48 PM (MZ+PY)

19 Vance posted that joint statement and it is obviously his voice.

I think it drove the stake in the heart of the omnibus.

Posted by: blaster at December 18, 2024 05:48 PM (QfvaV)

20 Luna....mmmm.

Now put her and Mace in bikinis in the Octagon.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (ufFY8)

21 "Luna muy bueno"

Luna muy bonita

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (zSyrn)

22 The nonRepublican establishment has to hope this was a feint to get crap out of the bill. Otherwise the Republicans will once again demonstrate they are the stupid party.
Who am I kidding, they were just being their usual stupid selves

Posted by: Smell the Glove at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (DopAq)

23 >>Luna was actually a "Yes" on the bill earlier, but I'll link her because she's smoking hot:

The Constitution is clear on this.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (j6KoD)

24 Trump jumping off the top rope, lol.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (zQ3t+)

25 Good, I'm glad reps are being told in no uncertain terms they will get a primary challenge.

And yeah, the joint statement from PDT and Vance is outstanding.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (tT6L1)

26 Also this says to me Trump learned something from last time. He got rolled more than once on CRs

Posted by: blaster at December 18, 2024 05:50 PM (QfvaV)

27 Peel me a grape, bitches.

Posted by: FEMA Bureaucrat at December 18, 2024 05:50 PM (paSBy)

28 I would like to see one more real spending bill(s). Just so half of this country sees how it's supposed to be done. And the zero base line possibilities.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at December 18, 2024 05:51 PM (NEGXR)

29 Shorter Vance statement:

Stop losing, losers!

Posted by: blaster at December 18, 2024 05:51 PM (QfvaV)

30 Luna is the palate cleanser we needed.
Thanks, ace.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at December 18, 2024 05:52 PM (ufFY8)

31 The biggest 'disaster' that needs 'aid' is the finances of the USA. Stop the crazy spending and money printing.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 18, 2024 05:52 PM (kTmTW)

32 I heard from some traders on the street one reason the Dow tanked today, and futures are still tanking, is the CR was indicating to them the new Congress would very much be like the old one, and that spending wouldn’t be controlled. They thought ultimately the economic impact would be negative.

YMMV
Posted by: Marcus T at December 18, 2024 05:46 PM (/oTh
———

I dunno. Market was up a little until the moment the fed announced its decision and vote on the rate cut. The consensus is fewer rate cuts are coming than anticipated. That, plus the usual tendency to find reasons in December to sell for tax purposes, seems a much bigger factor than any CR bukkake.

Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:52 PM (yxTuY)

33 good job, GOPe. You got trounced by the President Elect and his team.

You're not good at this change in politics, are you?

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (tT6L1)

34 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?

Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)

35 12
That way, we know EXACTLY WHO is putting in this Shit, such as pay raises for these Anal Apertures.

Posted by: Soothsayer at December 18, 2024 05:47 PM (kFb/P)
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Brown, crenelated, malodorous Anal Apertures.

Posted by: Ciampino - circling Klingons at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (i0xsb)

36 Ana Paulina Luna

Hey Ana.......

Posted by: guy who always yells: "Show us yer tits!" at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (v0R5T)

37 As always, I am for sound, sane fiscal responsibility.

Also, boobs.

Posted by: goatexchange at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (hyS0X)

38 Wow, in last minute Biden stupidity which will fly under the Radar...

EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.

Which means giving Calif the ability to fight in court if new EPA rescinds the authority... which it will...

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (QAkQ3)

39 Any of you guys notice something? Something absolutely fantastic? How about this:

This time around Trump seems to understand that substance outweighs bravado. He could have easily done one of his sneering "mean tweets" that portrayed the same message as this official statement. Instead, he leveled a message that was substantive, professional, explanatory, and true.

This is a focused Donald J. Trump...and a more effective one...IMO.

Posted by: Orson at December 18, 2024 05:55 PM (dIske)

40 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?
Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)
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I believe former presidents are still referred to as "President."

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 05:55 PM (tT6L1)

41 34 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?
Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)

Because Trump was President before and Vance hasn't been a VP yet ?

Posted by: It's me donna at December 18, 2024 05:55 PM (VE6XX)

42 34 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?
Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)

Because Ex Presidents are addressed as President... Vance has never been a VP before.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 05:55 PM (QAkQ3)

43 Speaker Johnson was pretty short in comparison with the Avengers. He looked out of place with that squad.

Posted by: kallisto at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (LLIWf)

44 WHAT election?

Posted by: Grand Old Pussies at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (qUkBO)

45 He has bigger fish to fry than picking a fight with House Republicans.

To be fair, if I were a traitor to this country and all the people in it, I wouldn't want Musk to notice me, either.

Posted by: t-bird at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (5IEcl)

46 >>EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.

Sounds like something the EPA does not have the authority to do.

Posted by: Chevron at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (j6KoD)

47 Which means giving Calif the ability to fight in court if new EPA rescinds the authority... which it will...
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (QAkQ3)

I say we ban the EPA

Posted by: It's me donna at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (VE6XX)

48 Well, if this is business as usual the Dims and Republican'ts will cut funding that will hurt the voters,

And wait till the complaints get loud enough, then the tell voters that they had a bill that gave them what they wanted but with the cuts demanded the only way it could happen was to cut the deplorable's wants.

Too bad so sad.

But...we'll see.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (A1WCF)

49 34 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?
Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)

I think ex-Presidents can still be called “President” as an honorific. They do it for Obama all the time.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 05:56 PM (zQ3t+)

50 I was in the pool!

Posted by: Mike Johnson at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (paSBy)

51 Joint statement with Trump and Vance is a good move. Not a passive, behind the scenes VP.

Posted by: scampydog at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (2bFN5)

52 VP elect.

Posted by: scampydog at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (2bFN5)

53 EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.

Which means giving Calif the ability to fight in court if new EPA rescinds the authority... which it will...
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (QAkQ3)

That's OK. CA doesn't need cars anymore. They have high-speed rail from anywhere to everywhere, right?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (8zz6B)

54 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 23m
🚨BREAKING: Republican Leadership has announced no more votes in the House tonight.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (hovnC)

55 Love this: "...we have a great working relationship with President Trump..."

It's not even "President-elect Trump." He is already in charge now.

Posted by: Half Dozen at December 18, 2024 05:58 PM (uVHlT)

56 Because Ex Presidents are addressed as President... Vance has never been a VP before.

Also, the world seems to already consider him the President again.

Posted by: t-bird at December 18, 2024 05:58 PM (5IEcl)

57 Former President Trump is also correctly addressed as simply President Trump. News orgs resist this prwctice, because their readers are perceived as cretins, and easily confused.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 05:58 PM (fS43b)

58 How about no more votes for 3 weeks

Posted by: A dude in MI at December 18, 2024 05:58 PM (/6GbT)

59
We haven't had an actual budget pass since 2008.

How crazy is that?

Posted by: Frank Barone at December 18, 2024 05:58 PM (+oR7L)

60 I dunno. Market was up a little until the moment the fed announced its decision and vote on the rate cut. The consensus is fewer rate cuts are coming than anticipated. That, plus the usual tendency to find reasons in December to sell for tax purposes, seems a much bigger factor than any CR bukkake.

Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:52 PM

The market went down because the fed announced they would only entertain two possible rate cuts next year and those cuts were dependent on numerous factors in the economy. IOW the market does not think there will be any rate cuts next year. Most investors have already figured out that the fed will not cut rates while Trump is president. It's no different when they started jacking up rates for absolutely no reason right after he won in 2016.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (Rcnd3)

61 36 Ana Paulina Luna

Hey Ana.......
Posted by: guy who always yells: "Show us yer tits!"
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LOL... and there it is.

You owe me a cup of coffee which I've spewed all over my keyboard!

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (+ldAm)

62 "EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035."

Good news for Nevada, Arizona and Oregon ICE car dealers.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (kTmTW)

63 The MAGA testosterone overcame the weak sister flexible wrists of Mike Johnson. Good.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (/U5Yz)

64
Who am I kidding, they were just being their usual stupid selves
Posted by: Smell the Glove at December 18, 2024 05:49 PM (DopAq)

The house Republican really are a pathetic bunch of losers, aren’t they? It’s ridiculous.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (zQ3t+)

65 I propose a simple amendment to the bill:

No member of Congress or Congressional staff are to receive pay until the budget is balanced.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (lJmmt)

66 Mistakes were made. It was the best we could do. We'll try to do better. Please sleep with my wife.

Posted by: Micropenis Johnson (R-Cuckiana) at December 18, 2024 05:59 PM (qUkBO)

67 That's OK. CA doesn't need cars anymore. They have high-speed rail from anywhere to everywhere, right?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (8zz6B)

I actually live just a few miles from where the 'current' plan of the High Speedo Rail is supposed to end...

Don't see any track yet... although lots of bridges to nowhere.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (QAkQ3)

68 53 EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.

Which means giving Calif the ability to fight in court if new EPA rescinds the authority... which it will...
Posted by: Romeo13
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Not really. Follow rulemaking procedures and anything done by administrative fiat in one administration can be removed by administrative fiat in another.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (ctrM5)

69
54 Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 23m
🚨BREAKING: Republican Leadership has announced no more votes in the House tonight.
Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 05:57 PM (hovnC)

Excellent news! That means the bloat bill is dead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (zQ3t+)

70
We haven't had an actual budget pass since 2008.

How crazy is that?
Posted by: Frank Barone

That in itself would be grounds for immediate dismissal of anyone who failed to meet that CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT for failure to comply with the rules of the people's government.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (xG4kz)

71 Trump and the DOGE boys should just say to Congress that you don't need a CR to keep the government open for a couple months because in 30 days we are ending 90% of it anyways.

Posted by: TheITGuy2 at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (+Em2P)

72 Excellent news! That means the bloat bill is dead.
Posted by: Tom Servo at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (zQ3t+)

Until tomorrow right before midnight

Posted by: It's me donna at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (VE6XX)

73
We've only had one situation before where an ex-president was elected again to become president-elect. That's Grover Cleveland, so we'll have to go back then to see what the protocol was.

"President" is proper for Trump, I think.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (w6EFb)

74 Why does it hurt so much when I stick it in the light socket??

Posted by: Speaker "Limp" Johnson at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (yYROg)

75 Not really. Follow rulemaking procedures and anything done by administrative fiat in one administration can be removed by administrative fiat in another.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (ctrM5)
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I believe the Chevron ruling means the EPA doesn't have the authority to grant this wish to CA.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (tT6L1)

76 Not really. Follow rulemaking procedures and anything done by administrative fiat in one administration can be removed by administrative fiat in another.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (ctrM5)

Now that's funny.

Posted by: DACA at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (5IFb9)

77 Is Ana Paulina Luna the hot one?

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (kTd/k)

78 If the lunatics in charge out in California want to ban Gasoline, that’s on them, I guess. And the “voters”.

For God’s sake though, make these fuckers pay. Stop sending any oil-derived substance into the state. And I mean ANY oil or petroleum derived substance, product, device, and related catalysts and processes.

Make these cocksuckers lay in the bed they have made. Just ONCE, before I die.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (fS43b)

79 They aren't stupid. They're crooked.

Posted by: davidt at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (i0F8b)

80 I dunno. Market was up a little until the moment the fed announced its decision and vote on the rate cut. The consensus is fewer rate cuts are coming than anticipated. That, plus the usual tendency to find reasons in December to sell for tax purposes, seems a much bigger factor than any CR bukkake.

Posted by: Elric Blade

Gold dropped over 61 points today.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (/U5Yz)

81 The market went down because the fed announced they would only entertain two possible rate cuts next year and those cuts were dependent on numerous factors in the economy. IOW the market does not think there will be any rate cuts next year. Most investors have already figured out that the fed will not cut rates while Trump is president. It's no different when they started jacking up rates for absolutely no reason right after he won in 2016.
Posted by: Mister Scott
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Powell's appointment is up anyway in 2027 and he is doubtful to get another term plus you start getting a lot of Fed reserve governor retirements in a new administration anyway.

Trump has intimated in the past, Powell might even get fired. The CFIB Scotus case gives reason to think that Scotus might approve Powell being fired even before then.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (ctrM5)

82
Sounds like something the EPA does not have the authority to do.

Posted by: Chevron

Exactly right

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (xG4kz)

83 >>Most investors have already figured out that the fed will not cut rates while Trump is president.

They will.

But only if it will stymie real growth.

Cutting rates is not the Good Thing people want to believe it is.
Very often, cuts lead to recession.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (j6KoD)

84 I propose a simple amendment to the bill:

No member of Congress or Congressional staff are to receive pay until the budget is balanced.

No problem. We'll just raise taxes. Happy?

[Ed.: do not fall for the balanced gambit]

Posted by: Congress at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (sZIeh)

85 Note to RINOs laughing at Musk: probably not wise to piss off the world's richest man and also the guy who can launch rockets up your collective fucktarded asses

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Actively Searching for Mistletoes Hanging Over Wagshambas at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (HYKHz)

86
I just call Ana Paulina Luna "Una Paloma Blanca".

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (w6EFb)

87 Damn, that women is hot. Those smokey eyes, those plush lips, that beautiful nose, those long shapely legs, the whole package.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (pohLc)

88 75 Not really. Follow rulemaking procedures and anything done by administrative fiat in one administration can be removed by administrative fiat in another.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:00 PM (ctrM5)
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I believe the Chevron ruling means the EPA doesn't have the authority to grant this wish to CA.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:01 PM (tT6L1)

I believe you are correct, but just like the 2nd Amendment and ARs... courts will ignore the intent of the Supremes, and this will end up in court... during which time they will allow the UnConstitutional Action to continue.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (QAkQ3)

89 This crate of WhoopAss[tm] brought to you by SpaceX.

Posted by: Yyrog at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (yYROg)

90 Now that's funny.
Posted by: DACA
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Problem with DACA revocation is not that Trump did not have the legal power to do that but the people at DHS, probably purposefully, sabotaged the revocation of it by not following the whole APA requirements (administrative practices act) that sets out how to do major rulemaking. Gotta turn square corners on all its requirements--publish in Fed Register, comment time, etc.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (ctrM5)

91 Make these cocksuckers lay in the bed they have made. Just ONCE, before I die.
Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (fS43b)

Let them weave bullrushes into laptops.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (8zz6B)

92
A fire on which there is a bubbling pot of tar, some bags of chicken feathers and some split rails might have been more fitting to set up on the lawn of Congress rather than holiday decorations.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 18, 2024 06:05 PM (xG4kz)

93 Luna is the only congessperson who follows me on X, so you might want to give her a demerit for taste.

Posted by: Apply gp Directly To Forehead at December 18, 2024 06:05 PM (kTmTW)

94 California banning ICE vehicles, wouldn't that be violating the Commerce Clause? Also the right of citizens to move freely from State to State? Would they ban gas stations? 18-Wheelers? (no goods from out of state).

Posted by: Ciampino - circling the drain at December 18, 2024 06:05 PM (i0xsb)

95 86
I just call Ana Paulina Luna "Una Paloma Blanca".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at December 18, 2024 06:03 PM (w6EFb)

I started typing "what does paloma..." and it autofilled into "...tastes like". So I'll just leave it at that.

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (NMT5x)

96 >>A fire on which there is a bubbling pot of tar, some bags of chicken feathers and some split rails might have been more fitting to set up on the lawn of Congress rather than holiday decorations.

Pretty sure there are some Rails and Feathers to be found in the Manger.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (j6KoD)

97 Gold dropped over 61 points today.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at December 18, 2024 06:02 PM (/U5Yz)

THAT is a surprise to me... so where is all this money getting parked?

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (QAkQ3)

98 Or put another way, every former President is correctly called “President ________”.

Semi-related: although sometimes called “Congressional” the Medal of Honor is only awarded by the President. It is correctly called simply “Medal of Honor”.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (fS43b)

99 Inflation is still out of control . Of course a rate hike is probably necessary but out of the question with spending also out of control. Spending not only prevents a rate hike to work to get inflation under control it makes matters worse.

So of course that’s exactly what we did the last four years.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (D6PGr)

100 In summary:

If the Democrats are in the majority, they control the House.

If the Republicans are in the majority, but it's only a small majority, the Democrats control the House.

Corrupt Census Counts and Stolen House Seats have Consequences.

Posted by: Anti-Faucist at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (qUkBO)

101 Damn, that women is hot. Those smokey eyes, those plush lips, that beautiful nose, those long shapely legs, the whole package.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at December 18, 2024 06:04 PM (pohLc)

Please tell me that she doesn't have any lip fillers or upper lip work done though.

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (NMT5x)

102 Matthew Boyle @mboyle1 2h
Having gone through this exact set of issues with @SpeakerJohnson multiple times before here’s how this movie goes @elonmusk

First he will lie to you and say he will fight the actual fight NEXT TIME

Then he will claim he agrees with the concerns conservatives are raising and the issues are real and he totally understands

Then he will text or call you and try to “talk it through” or “explain” things

But he will always do what the swamp wants when push comes to shove

We went through this with spending fights with him twice already (spring and again in the fall and now here we are again)

We went through this with with FISA in the spring

We went through this with Ukraine aid in the summer

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:07 PM (hovnC)

103 >>Gold dropped over 61 points today.

The Dollar is up over 8% against the Yen (and other currencies).

Gold is going to check itself as these markets adjust to the increased cost of US Dollar based Commodities and Goods.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:07 PM (j6KoD)

104 Matthew Boyle @mboyle1 2h
Isn’t it the opposite of the very definition of efficiency to keep doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result? At a certain point, Mike Johnson remaining Speaker of the House is in and of itself at odds with the stated purpose of the Department of Government Efficiency @doge

So eventually we hit a breaking point where he has to go — the easiest time to do it leverage wise would be at the regularly scheduled speakership election on Jan. 3 because you don’t need to first go through a motion to vacate. The new Congress begins with a vacant chair! So just start fresh!

As an addendum to this, I’ll add that I was more than willing to give Johnson a chance and frankly I did. I’ve interviewed him. I’ve talked to him both on and off record plenty of times. I’ve tried repeatedly to work with his team, including as recently as a few weeks ago. We’ve given him his chance. The evidence that’s public is damning. What isn’t public is worse.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:07 PM (hovnC)

105 scampydog - I was already checked out of the ONT but I saw your note about the brisket later.

Did you cook it already or is it coming up?

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:08 PM (NMT5x)

106 I believe the Chevron ruling means the EPA doesn't have the authority to grant this wish to CA.
Posted by: blake
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California has a long standing statutory loophole as they regulated emissions (through CARB) before the EPA was created and thus their CARB powers were grandfathered in to some extent. But, depending on how the statute reads, it might be a Chevron violation if EPA used its own interpretation of that statute to allow a ban on ICE engines by California that does not conform with the statutory loophole.

Or, the Feds can just rely on the commerce clause and supremacy clause to roll over California's rule via new rulemaking. Never studied the loophole in the EPA statutes (Clean Air Act and its iterations) that allow CARB to have stricter guidelines absent EPA action.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:08 PM (ctrM5)

107 They need a size 10 shoved up their back sides with a lit rocket assisting it.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at December 18, 2024 06:08 PM (qZdIZ)

108 California banning ICE vehicles, wouldn't that be violating the Commerce Clause? Also the right of citizens to move freely from State to State? Would they ban gas stations? 18-Wheelers? (no goods from out of state).
Posted by: Ciampino

They've been allowed to get away with molesting industrial rules and regs for the entire country for decades now. It's going to be a yuge fight, not one court case in the intermediate.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 18, 2024 06:08 PM (IG4Id)

109 Would they ban gas stations? 18-Wheelers? (no goods from out of state).
Posted by: Ciampino - circling the drain at December 18, 2024 06:05 PM (i0xsb)

Calif has already banned 18 wheelers over a certain age... and by killing the Gig industry drove almost all the independent truckers out of the State.

Yuge amounts of trucks on the highways, but all belong to big trucking firms... it's all about the State forcing consolidation, just as the 2008 crash was used to consolidate the banking industry.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (QAkQ3)

110 Please tell me that she doesn't have any lip fillers or upper lip work done though.
Posted by: haffhowershower

What's wrong with you?

Posted by: Kimberly Guilfoyle at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (/U5Yz)

111 Don't it seem strange that were this to fail, in other words, be pulled back because it is so bad, that "congress" would be forever unable to replace it with anything good?

Good, meaning responsible?

The only way you can do these is to give the wild side of each side of the aisle, whatever their jones is?

We've grandchildren and they will NEVER experience anything close to as good as things were in the 80s and early 90s. They're on the road to something like Pyonyang.

Posted by: Mr Gaga at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (KiBMU)

112 >>THAT is a surprise to me... so where is all this money getting parked?

20 Year Treasuries are on the way up...some of it went there.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (j6KoD)

113 There's no silver bullet when it comes to reforming Congressional spending.

Requires constant and exhausting vigilance.

But one important component has to be Republican Party leadership. For two long the people in charge thought it their job to help donors shop for favors. And the candidates that the Party recruited and funded played that game.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (GD2xa)

114 EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.

Which means giving Calif the ability to fight in court if new EPA rescinds the authority... which it will...
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 05:54 PM (QAkQ3)
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Nope - it will be removed immediately. California has some decisions to make, because if they think they have a budget problem now just wait. This disappears as fast as it appeared.

Posted by: Black JEM at December 18, 2024 06:11 PM (uLt48)

115 Semi-related: although sometimes called “Congressional” the Medal of Honor is only awarded by the President. It is correctly called simply “Medal of Honor”.
Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (fS43b)

Reminded me why I laugh every time I watch It’s a Wonderful Life. I picture the horde yelling at the TV when the scene comes on showing the newspaper headline

‘Harry Bailey Wins the Congressional Medal of Honor’

( the horde also hates ‘win’ . It’s ‘awarded’

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:11 PM (D6PGr)

116 x.com/Kat_Cammack/status/1869220775800266829
Kat Cammack @Kat_Cammack
Conservative Republicans should start an OnlyFans account considering how often we get screwed… The CR is a bad deal.
Dec 18, 2024 · 3:18 AM UTC

Posted by: Yyrog at December 18, 2024 06:11 PM (yYROg)

117 If we're going to get rolled repeatedly by leadership can we just have Anna Paulina Luna be Speaker? I'd like to at least get f-d by someone that doesn't look like that be-speckled little weasel.

Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at December 18, 2024 06:11 PM (zdYK9)

118 I'd say Elon Musk's tweets helped a lot.
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Me too!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:13 PM (YqDXo)

119 Haffhowrshower face it dude, she's prettier than you.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at December 18, 2024 06:13 PM (wBaIH)

120 John Ekdahl
@JohnEkdahl

Could make a case that this CR debacle is a good development. They tried business as usual right out of the gate and got obliterated.
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Yep. There's a new sheriff in town. Or coming to town, anyway.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:13 PM (YqDXo)

121 This doesn't get mentioned enough in these "continuing resolution" (a *terrible* way to govern) but it should be stressed: a "government shutdown," in addition to not being a real problem, always - always! - ends up being paid vacation for federal workers! They get back pay, and thus a whopping paycheck when they come back from "not working." Everything about this is bad, IMHO.

Posted by: James Varney at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (BFhXu)

122 That in itself would be grounds for immediate dismissal of anyone who failed to meet that CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT for failure to comply with the rules of the people's government.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:

Fun fact, Congress did not have its own budget process until the 1974 Budget and Reconciliation Act. The BoB, Bureau of Budget, now the OMB, Office of Management and Budget, did not exist before 1921.

Before then, standing committees of Congress authorized spending for departments annually and the Appropriations Committees made the math work by turning it into spending bills. Executive departments, by and large, dealt directly with Congress rather than much going through the President.

The debt ceiling bill itself only dates to WWI.

Basically the spending, borrowing, and taxing power of Congress is plenary as long as it does not violate the Constitution nor Bill of Rights.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (ctrM5)

123 I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

He could pass a clean CR in the next half hour, then Democrats - who represent the enormous majority of federal workers - would be forced to explain why they're refusing to keep the government open. Then the would have to explain why they blocking it from coming to the Senate floor despite it being supported by the majority of Senators (because Manchin, Sinema, etc).

Fucking Ryan and Boehner were better than this guy. And they had the Unicorn Prince and his News Guard as an excuse.

Posted by: Funkotron at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (dV6hr)

124 Illiterate illegals that cannot speak a lick of English, just knocked on my door and wildly waving their their arms gestured to me that I had to move my car from my marked place waving a ticket that says 117 when I am in 116 and the parking place where my car is parked has 116 painted in two foot high letters.

Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (Lo11P)

125 No idea what Ana Paulina is

Posted by: Skip at December 18, 2024 06:15 PM (fwDg9)

126 Yes!

“Some species of Weasel” was my first ID when Johnson popped up.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:15 PM (fS43b)

127 EPA grants Calif authority to ban all Internal Combustion Cars for sale in Calif by 2035.
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GOP grants everybody the authority to remove all Democrats from office by 2025.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:16 PM (YqDXo)

128 >>@JohnEkdahl

Could make a case that this CR debacle is a good development. They tried business as usual right out of the gate and got obliterated.

i
Also worthy of note...the Corporate Media would have just been telling Americans about this at 5pm a short time ago.

The House would have already been in session to Vote before the majority of people had a chance to know what the fuck was going on.

Now, people are hearing about and reacting to news in a near real-time scenario.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:16 PM (j6KoD)

129 A Republican Speaker today doesn’t wield as much power as one would think . The members willing to speak out have grown. IMO.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:16 PM (D6PGr)

130 Field Marshal Zhukov, don't make me look into a mirror and prove you right!

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:16 PM (NMT5x)

131 Illiterate illegals that cannot speak a lick of English, just knocked on my door and wildly waving their their arms gestured to me that I had to move my car from my marked place waving a ticket that says 117 when I am in 116 and the parking place where my car is parked has 116 painted in two foot high letters.

Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (Lo11P)
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Thank them, then rat them out to ICE.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:17 PM (YqDXo)

132 She is a honey

Posted by: Skip at December 18, 2024 06:17 PM (fwDg9)

133 Yep. There's a new sheriff in town. Or coming to town, anyway.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
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Got a flash image of Trump being the badman shooter coming into town on a steam train while the townsfolks cringe in fear aka Capitol Hill waiting for the clock to turn. Oh, and the current sheriff is ga ga and drooling/wetting on himself and his wife is having fantasies of being taken by the bad boy.

High Plains Drifter might be more appropriate if Trump is brutal with them for past injustice.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:17 PM (ctrM5)

134 Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (Lo11P)

And what did you tell them? They probably couldn’t’ understand anyway unless you spoke Spanish.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (qZfL3)

135 Republicans: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 1948!

Posted by: zombie at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (pMi6S)

136 131 Illiterate illegals that cannot speak a lick of English, just knocked on my door and wildly waving their their arms gestured to me that I had to move my car from my marked place waving a ticket that says 117 when I am in 116 and the parking place where my car is parked has 116 painted in two foot high letters.

Posted by: pawn

Careful, scam or drawing you outside for some reason. We ain't in Kansas during the Depression no more.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (ctrM5)

137 Yuge amounts of trucks on the highways, but all belong to big trucking firms... it's all about the State forcing consolidation, just as the 2008 crash was used to consolidate the banking industry.
Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:09 PM (QAkQ3)

Collectivization has always been understood to be the pinnacle of efficiency and environmentalism for the New Soviet Persyn, Comrade. -- Gavin!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (ExV1e)

138 Not surpthey ate trying to slip a spend your nuts off bill on the way out the door and stick it to Trump

Posted by: Skip at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (fwDg9)

139 Fucking Ryan and Boehner were better than this guy. And they had the Unicorn Prince and his News Guard as an excuse.
Posted by: Funkotron at December 18, 2024 06:14 PM (dV6hr)

I think history proves that to be inaccurate.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (D6PGr)

140 So did Fox ID these RINO veterans? No, I didn't think so. Give us the names, Fox, or it didn't happen

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at December 18, 2024 06:18 PM (wBaIH)

141 Excuse me while I whip this out...

Posted by: Sheriff Trump at December 18, 2024 06:19 PM (i0F8b)

142 99 Inflation is still out of control . Of course a rate hike is probably necessary but out of the question with spending also out of control. Spending not only prevents a rate hike to work to get inflation under control it makes matters worse.

So of course that’s exactly what we did the last four years.
Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:06 PM (D6PGr)

Inflation is not being caused by too many business or personal loans, it's being driven by government debt and overspending. $870 Billion just in interest on the Nat Debt.. which does not include State of Local debt.

$21 Trillion US Business debt... $16 Trillion US Consumer debt....

$33 Trillion US FED Gov Debt. State and Local debt about $3.8 Trillion.

Oh... how interesting, but Gov debt just about equals all Consumer and business debt.... and Gov debt is NOT controlled in any manner, by interest rates.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:19 PM (QAkQ3)

143 painted in two foot high letters.
Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!)

Ah, I see the problem. If they were painted in two pié high letters than they would have seen that.

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:19 PM (NMT5x)

144 California will be like Cuba where there will only be old cars kept running because of the failed Marxist regime.

Posted by: banana Dream at December 18, 2024 06:19 PM (Y6IkP)

145 104 Matthew Boyle @mboyle1 2h
Isn’t it the opposite of the very definition of efficiency to keep doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result? At a certain point, Mike Johnson remaining Speaker of the House is in and of itself at odds with the stated purpose of the Department of Government Efficiency @doge

So eventually we hit a breaking point where he has to go — the easiest time to do it leverage wise would be at the regularly scheduled speakership election on Jan. 3 because you don’t need to first go through a motion to vacate. The new Congress begins with a vacant chair! So just start fresh!

- snip -

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:07 PM (hovnC)

I can imagine that is all true. One problem, however: who would replace Johnson? We've got Jefferies on the Dem side waiting, but Johnson is working with a very thin majority. While we were doing post-election high-fives, the Dems stole more seats in CA. I still think that Johnson is better than McCarthy, but I don't think anyone wants the job under these thin margins.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at December 18, 2024 06:20 PM (svMI/)

146 but I'll link her because she's smoking hot
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Has the Phoebe Cates resemblance been noted?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at December 18, 2024 06:20 PM (Dm8we)

147 I'm beginning to wonder if there even are two separate political parties...

(...eyes widen, suddenly realizes what everyone means by "The Uniparty"...)

I just went from red-pilled to red-mainline-injection.

Posted by: zombie at December 18, 2024 06:20 PM (pMi6S)

148 Or, the Feds can just rely on the commerce clause and supremacy clause to roll over California's rule via new rulemaking. Never studied the loophole in the EPA statutes (Clean Air Act and its iterations) that allow CARB to have stricter guidelines absent EPA action.
Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:08 PM (ctrM5)
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Interesting, I did not know CARB preceded the creation of the EPA.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:21 PM (tT6L1)

149 Willowed:

A volleyball court is about the same length as from the pitcher's plate to home plate. Now most of the volleyball players closer than that, but then the volleyball is many times larger than a baseball, and not nearly as hard. I'd much rather get hit with a volleyball at 75 mph than a baseball at that speed.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
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I think you're thinking about the opposing team. I'm thinking about his teammates.

Stand six feet in front of the person holding the baseball. Look him directly in the eyes and turn around 180 degrees. Ask him to aim a foot above your head and to throw it as hard as he can, and do it 200 or so times.

It's that, except with a volleyball. And there isn't the control of a throw.

Like I said, there's a reason the men lace their fingers behind their heads while standing in a protective pattern. 75mph into the back of the skull with anything is probably not pleasant.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:21 PM (Y5LCy)

150 It sounds like the Democrats, in all their DC guises, wrote the continuing resolution.. they are cunning.

Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:21 PM (PCK5/)

151 Not surprised they are trying to slip a spending your nuts off bill and stick it to Trump.

Posted by: Skip at December 18, 2024 06:22 PM (fwDg9)

152 Part of my soul died, when DC closed the World War II memorial down. My GAF meter is broken, permanently. Not because of the cocksuckers who perpetrated this kind of shit my whole entire life.

Because of the people who didn’t lift a finger when they could have, should have - because that’s their job.

I hope and pray often they all die in a fucking fire, get nuked, chemical burns, poison, etc. I’m not picky. They are not Americans. They just live here.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:22 PM (txZoB)

153 I just went from red-pilled to red-mainline-injection.
Posted by: zombie

they've had a good scam going for a loooong time. this place has opened my eyes to all of that (and I don't know the half of it...)

Posted by: haffhowershower at December 18, 2024 06:23 PM (NMT5x)

154 I just pointed to the large and prominent 116 next to the door and went out and pointed to the 116 painted on the asphalt.

He had blue check in parking tag so I knew he was legit to a degree. He could have rushed me and i was kinda watching him when I walked out. His buddy was already going into 117.

Am I a racist for putting my gun on the nightstand by the door?

Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:23 PM (Lo11P)

155 I can imagine that is all true. One problem, however: who would replace Johnson? We've got Jefferies on the Dem side waiting, but Johnson is working with a very thin majority. While we were doing post-election high-fives, the Dems stole more seats in CA. I still think that Johnson is better than McCarthy, but I don't think anyone wants the job under these thin margins.
Posted by: Darrell Harris

Best to throw big matters over to the GOP caucus to vote upon before taking action on the floor. Hash it out in private and then present a united front in public. That is the way it used to work until Jim Wright turned back the clock back to the Joe Cannon days as speaker.

Joe Cannon and his predecessor Thomas Reed ran the House with an iron fist until Cannon got deballed in 1910 or so by a coalition of Dems and progressive GOP members.

Thus, we got the seniority committee system in the House which lasted over seventy years until Jim Wright became speaker.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (ctrM5)

156 120 John Ekdahl
@JohnEkdahl

Could make a case that this CR debacle is a good development. They tried business as usual right out of the gate and got obliterated.
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Yep. There's a new sheriff in town. Or coming to town, anyway.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:13 PM (YqDXo)
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Time to put on the big boy pants GOP.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (W/lyH)

157 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna 2h
Voting No. CR is a terrible sandwich. Lots of my people back home impacted by hurricane are calling my office. Said they don't want everything attached to this bill.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (hovnC)

158 ace, here's one for you.

Buncombe County, NC (Asheville) is making residents pay property taxes on homes that are gone.

"#BREAKING: Buncombe County NC is forcing residents to pay property taxes, even on homes that no longer exist.

Residents in #WNC must pay their property taxes by January 4th or face financial penalties and interest."

https://tinyurl.com/24nsk4c7

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (Y5LCy)

159 Illiterate illegals that cannot speak a lick of English, just knocked on my door and wildly waving their their arms gestured to me that I had to move my car from my marked place
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Tell the wetbacks that they have to move their car - and their asses - back to Mexico.

Problem solved.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:25 PM (YqDXo)

160 We need to make Them fear Us… it has been the other way round for too long.

Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:25 PM (PCK5/)

161 What will interest me is if the GOPe learns their lesson from this debacle. The DOGE is the new sheriff and I believe they've made it very clear they will be scrutinizing every single piece of paper Congress tries to push through.

If I remember correctly, Musk put out a call for volunteers willing to work 80 hours a week on government efficiency. I think this CR being pulled is due to volunteer efforts coordinated by Vivek and Musk.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:25 PM (tT6L1)

162 Am I a racist for putting my gun on the nightstand by the door?
Posted by: pawn (
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Hell no. One of the biggest regrets by victims is that they did not take a threat seriously before it became so (becuz they did not want to be unkind, seem racist, etc.).

Predators look for that and the gangs are more likely to act en masse than one on one.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:25 PM (ctrM5)

163 Am I a racist for putting my gun on the nightstand by the door?

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Pattern recognition isn't racism.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:26 PM (Y5LCy)

164 Buncombe County, NC (Asheville) is making residents pay property taxes on homes that are gone.

"#BREAKING: Buncombe County NC is forcing residents to pay property taxes, even on homes that no longer exist.

Residents in #WNC must pay their property taxes by January 4th or face financial penalties and interest."

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (Y5LCy)
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Isn't Asheville pretty leftist-infested?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:26 PM (YqDXo)

165 Mike Johnson and I were not separated at birth.

Unpossible.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516001/

Posted by: Harold Lloyd at December 18, 2024 06:26 PM (paSBy)

166 I propose a simple amendment to the bill:

No member of Congress or Congressional staff are to receive pay until the budget is balanced.
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Fine.
We've placed it on the nose of this trained circus seal.
There: Balanced.

/s/ "You're not the boss of us" Congress

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at December 18, 2024 06:26 PM (rK75L)

167 And “ stereotypes” are stereotypes for damned good reasons…

Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (PCK5/)

168 Everything is racist if you need it to be.

Posted by: Rule #1 of CRT at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (PiwSw)

169 I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

There is a file. It has pictures.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (D7oie)

170 150 It sounds like the Democrats, in all their DC guises, wrote the continuing resolution.. they are cunning.
Posted by: tubal
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Staffers and lobbyists more likely wrote the bill with a nasty input from the rotting Biden junta.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (ctrM5)

171 SweetPeaJeepher @SweetPeaJeepher 24m Replying to @RepLuna
Thank you, from one of your constituents here in the barrier island who was flooded.
We don’t need this CR.
We need an individual bill.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna @RepLuna 19m
They have pulled the current rendition of the CR that had TERRIBLE things in it. There will be a new bill that will be brought to the floor, I am hearing tomorrow. Thank you for your council and reaching out. @SweetPeaJeepher

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (hovnC)

172 But we must pass the bill to see what's in it!

Posted by: Front Toward Enemy at December 18, 2024 06:28 PM (TIizU)

173 Government shut down.

You know, it the same fu*king lie from the local school board to Congress:

School Board: If we don't pass this Bill to support schools we will have to cut sports and band.
City: If we don't pass this Bill we will have to cut Fire and Police.
County: If we don't pass this Bill then County Services will be cut for everyone.
State: If we don't ass this Bill then Statewide services such as police, parks, recreation, and highways will be cut.
Congress: If we don't pass this Bill the there will be a shutdown and grandma will starve.

Liars all.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 18, 2024 06:28 PM (W/lyH)

174 Steve Bannon War Room Google it....

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at December 18, 2024 06:28 PM (wDJaI)

175 169 I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

There is a file. It has pictures.
Posted by: Kindltot
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One of the Longs proclaimed dead girl or live boy as the standard of Louisiana politics. Looking at Johnson, probably a live boy in his past.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:28 PM (ctrM5)

176 Has the Phoebe Cates resemblance been noted?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
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Huh, your right. She kind of does

youtu.be/y5oPZFDci80

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at December 18, 2024 06:28 PM (lI9h0)

177 If I remember correctly, Musk put out a call for volunteers willing to work 80 hours a week on government efficiency. I think this CR being pulled is due to volunteer efforts coordinated by Vivek and Musk.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:25 PM (tT6L1)

What we need is volunteers willing to work 80 hours per week to recruit/vet people to replace the failures in Congress.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (ExV1e)

178 167 And “ stereotypes” are stereotypes for damned good reasons…
Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (PCK5/)

Prejudice... pre judgement... bad.
Judgement?... Survival Trait.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (QAkQ3)

179 There will be a new bill that will be brought to the floor, I am hearing tomorrow.
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Ah, there it is. They had it ready to go. It will be shorter but much, much worse. But shorter.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (Y5LCy)

180 California also requires “cage free” chickens or some such.

So they won’t allow other states to sell their eggs (unless they comply with California laws).

Totally fucking illegal. Have not a heard a peep (heh) from any congress critter.

The bolshies are openly talking about banning beef and meat, forcing insects etc. not a fucking word from any organized agriculture outfit. Nothing from any Senators from say, Iowa or Illinois about a true existential threat - lunatic vegetarians, sandal wearers and assorted sex perverts& communists. Same as it ever was.

Why are they so seemingly afraid to even mention these atrocities? Real profiles in Courage, Ladies.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (txZoB)

181 173 Government shut down.

You know, it the same fu*king lie from the local school board to Congress:

School Board: If we don't pass this Bill to support schools we will have to cut sports and band.
City: If we don't pass this Bill we will have to cut Fire and Police.
County: If we don't pass this Bill then County Services will be cut for everyone.
State: If we don't ass this Bill then Statewide services such as police, parks, recreation, and highways will be cut.
Congress: If we don't pass this Bill the there will be a shutdown and grandma will starve.

Liars all.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Yep. Repeat until fiscal ruin. Then the grifters move away to fresh territories to despoil.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (ctrM5)

182 Interesting, I did not know CARB preceded the creation of the EPA.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:21 PM (tT6L1)
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We should abolish CARB and EPA.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (YqDXo)

183
What we need is volunteers willing to work 80 hours per week to recruit/vet people to replace the failures in Congress.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (ExV1e)
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The Musk primary threat means just that, I suspect.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing (tT6L1) at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (tT6L1)

184 Much earlier...

Rep. Keith Self @RepKeithSelf 5h
I have yet to speak with a single Republican Member of Congress who provided input on this bill.

They don’t care for our input.

One of my R colleagues today even said “We’re all just furniture.” It’s true.

Elon Musk @elonmusk 4h
This is insane! This is NOT democracy!

How can your elected representatives be asked to pass a spending bill where they had no input and not even enough time to read it!!??

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:30 PM (hovnC)

185 >>I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

I could never tell if my Johnson was just a poor judge of character or if it was actively working against my interests.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:30 PM (j6KoD)

186 Know that scene in Pulp Fiction with the adrenaline jabbed straight into the dead guy's heart muscle to bring him back to life?

Trump is the adrenaline. Uncle Sam is the dead guy.

Posted by: zombie at December 18, 2024 06:31 PM (pMi6S)

187 One of the things I love about Musk is he is rich and powerful enough to YOLO… whenever he chooses to.

Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:31 PM (PCK5/)

188 "The bolshies are openly talking about banning beef and meat, forcing insects etc. not a fucking word from any organized agriculture outfit. Nothing from any Senators from say, Iowa or Illinois about a true existential threat - lunatic vegetarians, sandal wearers and assorted sex perverts& communists. Same as it ever was."

And yet Californians can be counted on to reliably continue to vote for Marxists that proudly promulgate this bullshit.

Posted by: Crusader at December 18, 2024 06:31 PM (TN0g+)

189 Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (txZoB)

Same crap with Pork...

There is a reason a simple dinner for me and Son is now $32 at fucking McDonalds.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:32 PM (QAkQ3)

190 There will be a new bill that will be brought to the floor, I am hearing tomorrow.
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Ah, there it is. They had it ready to go. It will be shorter but much, much worse. But shorter.

Posted by: Boron Quidquid

Exactly. None of them are going to tuck tail and run.

Posted by: friends in low places at December 18, 2024 06:32 PM (WD60c)

191 >>Know that scene in Pulp Fiction with the adrenaline jabbed straight into the dead guy's heart muscle to bring him back to life?

Pretty sure that Dead Guy was Uma Thurmon.

Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:32 PM (j6KoD)

192 The guy had stupid gushing out of his eyes. Someone about to make a move looks like they are a bit more focused. Plus the parking permit.

I'm thinking if they were Angulo I wouldn't feel the same but probably should. I think the shouting and arm waving is what alarmed me.

Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (Lo11P)

193 178 167 And “ stereotypes” are stereotypes for damned good reasons…
Posted by: tubal at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (PCK5/)

Prejudice... pre judgement... bad.
Judgement?... Survival Trait.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (QAkQ3)
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Stereotype ~ pattern recognition. A stereotype without at least a glimmer of truth does not propagate in time.

"Yeah, those Asians are really tall and rangy."

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (YqDXo)

194 I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

There is a file. It has pictures.

Posted by: Kindltot at December 18, 2024 06:27 PM (D7oie)

He is neither. Sadly, he and many others have bought into the fiction that Congress must pass legislation, and the process is more important than the content. They love the idea of collegiality, because it makes them look like they are wonderful negotiators who can create a win-win situation.

The Democrats use that to their advantage.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (d9fT1)

195 NOOD Quick Hits

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (VNX3d)

196 Posted by: Boron Quidquid - Women, does your job make you feminine and inspirational or stressed and brittle? at December 18, 2024 06:24 PM (Y5LCy)

I think property taxes paid in Jan 2025 are for the year 2024 . At the very least it should be prorated.

Posted by: Sebastian Melmoth at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (k3/sC)

197 Interesting, I did not know CARB preceded the creation of the EPA.
Posted by: blake
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Smog was REALLY bad in California at times in the 60's due to odd climate reasons. Twas a bill during the papa Brown administration (1967) establishing CARB which had its first meeting in 1968.

Federal Clean Air Act not passed until 1970 along with the creation of the EPA.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (ctrM5)

198 Pretty sure that Dead Guy was Uma Thurmon.
Posted by: garrett

Yep -- like I said, the dead guy....

Posted by: zombie at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (pMi6S)

199 Elon Musk @elonmusk 4h
This is insane! This is NOT democracy!

If Elon buying twitter was bad for the uniparty, and it was, him becoming politically active on a spending front will be catastrophic.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (ExV1e)

200 And yet Californians can be counted on to reliably continue to vote for Marxists that proudly promulgate this bullshit.
Posted by: Crusader at December 18, 2024 06:31 PM (TN0g+)

I live in Calif. I don't think we've had a valid election here for a couple of decades. I know for a FACT that my Signature on the back of my ballot did not match what I had on file one election (had broken my writing arm, wrote with other hand, looked NOTHING like norm signature)... yet... vote was accepted and counted.

Posted by: Romeo13 at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (QAkQ3)

201 Not enough was made of all the Covid bullshit that was in that first attempt. I'm *never* going to go along with another round of that utter garbage--I'm so thankful I was in a position that didn't force me to choose between my career and fake/destructive "vaccines".

Posted by: Crusader at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (TN0g+)

202 Elon Musk @elonmusk 5h
Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!

Maxwell Alejandro Frost @MaxwellFrostFL 3h
An unelected billionaire was crowned co-President by the Republican Party. They’ve given him the influence to make a damn post that throws a spending bill into limbo cause House Republicans are scared of him.

No greater example of oligarchy. Where the ultra-wealthy run the show.

Scott Adams @ScottAdamsSays 48m
The Republican Party doesn't give Musk power. The people do. And we give him that power when he is obviously right, and obviously on our side, as in this case.

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (hovnC)

203 Yep. Repeat until fiscal ruin. Then the grifters move away to fresh territories to despoil.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:29 PM (ctrM5)
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How California got turned to shit, in a nutshell.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (YqDXo)

204 quick hits nood

Posted by: andycanuck (hovnC) at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (hovnC)

205 BREAKING: Buncombe County NC is forcing residents to pay property taxes, even on homes that no longer exist.

Hey Dumb Shit.

The tax that is due and payable, that covers the time period when the house still existed. Usually 6 months.

Having said that, Pro Rata the payment amount to exactly reflect the day of the Hurricane/mud slides.

Posted by: Common Tater at December 18, 2024 06:34 PM (txZoB)

206 Nood. Let's just say in the new post Ace exacts a cost for including Anna Luna in this post.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at December 18, 2024 06:35 PM (fs1hN)

207 Speaking of Musk. What a guy. NASA is big into DEI. So they can't do space anymore. Musk hires the engineers that are too white, too male, too old for NASA and has to rescue NASA's fucking people from their POS in space.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at December 18, 2024 06:35 PM (pohLc)

208 Smog was REALLY bad in California at times in the 60's due to odd climate reasons. Twas a bill during the papa Brown administration (1967) establishing CARB which had its first meeting in 1968.

Federal Clean Air Act not passed until 1970 along with the creation of the EPA.

Posted by: whig at December 18, 2024 06:33 PM (ctrM5)
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Both CARB and EPA did good work in their time, kinda unions, but again like unions, they've outlived their usefulness.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 18, 2024 06:35 PM (YqDXo)

209 If only a reasonable angry mob were to decend upon a politician and decide his fate.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at December 18, 2024 06:35 PM (1urne)

210 Are property taxes prorated to pay only for the time prior to your house being washed away?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at December 18, 2024 06:35 PM (wBaIH)

211 I probably know why, but how does a congress heading out the door get to make a budget anyway?
They have no incentive to do anything right

Posted by: Skip at December 18, 2024 06:39 PM (fwDg9)

212 Musk is blatantly guilty of Ageism, period. I was told this by one of his Senior Directors.

Posted by: pawn (on his new laptop!!!) at December 18, 2024 06:40 PM (Lo11P)

213 "One of the biggest regrets by victims is that they did not take a threat seriously before it became so"

Recently happened to me. Should have been carrying.

Posted by: fd at December 18, 2024 06:41 PM (vFG9F)

214 And yet Californians can be counted on to reliably continue to vote for Marxists that proudly promulgate this bullshit.
Posted by: Crusader at December 18, 2024 06:31 PM (TN0g+)

Plus counting votes for a month after the election

Posted by: A dude in MI at December 18, 2024 06:50 PM (/6GbT)

215 Emmanuel vaughier

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at December 18, 2024 07:21 PM (dJR17)

216 Buncombe County, NC (Asheville) is making residents pay property taxes on homes that are gone.

Word is Blackrock wants all the land because there's lithium underneath it to force us into EVs with.

Posted by: Ian S. at December 18, 2024 07:31 PM (ciXcx)

217 Why is Trump addressed as “President Trump” in JD Vance’s statement, but JD is addressed as “VP elect” (which I think is correct)?
Posted by: Elric Blade at December 18, 2024 05:53 PM (yxTuY)

Trump, having been President before can always use the President title. Vance has not been vice President, so his biggest title is vp-Elect.

Posted by: Oldcat at December 18, 2024 07:47 PM (n7h9X)

218 I can never decide if Johnson is on the other side or incompetent.

I could never tell if my Johnson was just a poor judge of character or if it was actively working against my interests.
Posted by: garrett at December 18, 2024 06:30 PM (j6KoD)

It's easy. If he makes a deal with the Dems and they betray him, and he gets mad and never does it again he might be a poor judge.

If he does it again, he's a traitor.

Posted by: Oldcat at December 18, 2024 07:52 PM (n7h9X)

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