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senseandsensibility

(23,980 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2025, 06:24 PM 5 hrs ago

Last night, Eric Swalwell reminded MSNBC viewers why the House and Senate are not in session

It's because the House has the votes now to release the Epstein files. That's why no one is working towards a budget and we are about to go into a government shutdown. I think that simple fact would be a good one to repeat as these budget "negotiations" heat up next week.

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Last night, Eric Swalwell reminded MSNBC viewers why the House and Senate are not in session (Original Post) senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago OP

Not exactly. Theoretically, the House has enough votes to release the Epstein files. no_hypocrisy 4 hrs ago #1

Well, I'm sure he doesn't want to swear her in senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #2

"SOTH"? What does that mean? Thanks. CaptainTruth 2 hrs ago #5

Speaker of the House? senseandsensibility 2 hrs ago #6

Epstein files cause Government shutdown! KS Toronado 4 hrs ago #3

Exactly. senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #4

So the speaker of the house Johnson bluestarone 2 hrs ago #7

I think you've got that right. Disgusting chicoescuela 2 hrs ago #8

GOP BidenRocks 2 hrs ago #9

Is this more "strategery"? BurnDoubt 13 min ago #10

no_hypocrisy

(53,171 posts)

1. Not exactly. Theoretically, the House has enough votes to release the Epstein files.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 07:07 PM

4 hrs ago

But SOTH Mike Johnson is refusing to swear in the last Democrat who would be the deciding vote.

senseandsensibility

(23,980 posts)

2. Well, I'm sure he doesn't want to swear her in

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 07:13 PM

4 hrs ago

but that's why they don't have the votes and that's why he's keeping the House in recess. Or are we saying the same thing?

CaptainTruth

(7,898 posts)

5. "SOTH"? What does that mean? Thanks.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:51 PM

2 hrs ago

senseandsensibility

(23,980 posts)

6. Speaker of the House?

Reply to CaptainTruth (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:55 PM

2 hrs ago

I think.

KS Toronado

(21,369 posts)

3. Epstein files cause Government shutdown!

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 07:18 PM

4 hrs ago

Are the headlines we should be seeing before long but bet we never do. Only people with enough
backbone to say that is our late night comedians.

senseandsensibility

(23,980 posts)

4. Exactly.

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:16 PM

3 hrs ago

That would be how an adversarial press would frame it. But somehow they're only "adversarial" with Dems.

bluestarone

(20,369 posts)

7. So the speaker of the house Johnson

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 08:58 PM

2 hrs ago

Will allow everything to stop, just to protect the RICH and POWERFUL of their RAPING underage girls numerous times? THAT ought to get him a front row seat to Heaven. (NAUGHT)

chicoescuela

(2,341 posts)

8. I think you've got that right. Disgusting

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:04 PM

2 hrs ago

BidenRocks

(2,268 posts)

9. GOP

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 09:12 PM

2 hrs ago

Guarding
Our
Pedophiles!

Prove Me Wrong!

BurnDoubt

(1,054 posts)

10. Is this more "strategery"?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 11:33 PM

13 min ago

Knowing he never saw an "emergency" he didn't find a way to milk...
would he see a Government shut-down as an "emergency" and "save us" all by seizing what remains of it?
Maybe just wait 'til the shutdown and resulting privation inspires unrest and eventual violence leading to... seizing what remains of the Government.
Recent events have proven that there are really no confines that can prevent the incomprehensible from becoming the norm.
Maybe my tin-foil hat isn't tuned all the way down, but it's not sounding as "haywire" as I thought

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