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ProudMNDemocrat

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36. This renders Mike Johnson IMPOTENT
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:11 AM
14 hrs ago

It takes 218 votes to pass anything in the US House. Johnson knows this. Which is why he shuts down the House as frequently as he does. With more rejections to TACO's demands, there will be more retirements and defections when the House votes.

Talk about an INCOMPETENT bunch of MAGAts!

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The slim majority not explained well in many articles bucolic_frolic Wednesday #1
Agreed. Currently one GOP breaking ranks is 217 to 215, but 2 breakers are 216 to 216 lostnfound Wednesday #4
Thnx, helpful explanation reACTIONary Wednesday #9
Actually, it wasn't Polybius Wednesday #18
I haven't done the math, but... reACTIONary Wednesday #22
Your arithmatic is what I used ... aggiesal Thursday #30
The Nunn vacancy, assuming it occurs before Greene's replacement takes office in March, would make it 217-214 onenote Wednesday #15
I'm sure Gov DeSatan will hurry to fill it. mdbl Wednesday #2
He prefers to be called, "Meatball Ron". Omnipresent Wednesday #3
Anyone check the Epstein files to see if his name is there? Raftergirl Wednesday #5
No, but Rep. Massey said that T💩p's name showed up ONE MLLION times in the unredacted files. OMGWTF Wednesday #10
Wondering if some GOP Reps actually found the limit of what lawlessness they can stomach so they leave the House Attilatheblond Thursday #25
NPR tracker BumRushDaShow Wednesday #6
Elderly House Republican from FL that practically banned masks and vaccines retires early due to Covid complications ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #7
And an M.D. and a surgeon at that! Pinback Wednesday #11
I used to think that getting into and graduating from med school... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #13
Cult Member ChicagoTeamster Wednesday #14
He chose to face off with Karma ToxMarz Wednesday #19
The ship is slowly sinking, the rats are leaving. Martin68 Wednesday #8
Okay, Skippy, you can knock off with the 'prayerful' bullshit. Aristus Wednesday #12
This! lonely bird Wednesday #21
I admire any man Aussie105 Wednesday #16
His district contains blue Tallahassee IronLionZion Wednesday #17
Cool! ShazzieB Wednesday #20
Johnson should start packing his office now. redstatebluegirl Thursday #26
If one Republican awakens and becomes a Democrat James48 Wednesday #23
Well it appears JustAnotherGen Thursday #24
"an exit that would drag the House Republican majority out the door with him" BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #27
it would be neat if some of them became dems. AllaN01Bear Thursday #28
"ongoing complications from Covid" Bluetus Thursday #29
Well a (hypocritical) mixed bag Bluetus Thursday #34
Time to get investigators out there and find four or five of them with dodgy finances or Scrivener7 Thursday #31
I imagine it is all there in the TrumpEpstein Files. Trump implicated them all travelingthrulife 15 hrs ago #35
He had to add that "much prayerful consideration" to hit his quota of gratuitous public piety JHB Thursday #32
Per the article, dunn is saying "no comment" to the assertion. niyad Thursday #33
This renders Mike Johnson IMPOTENT ProudMNDemocrat 14 hrs ago #36
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