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Fiendish Thingy

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2. Well, he'd be the minority leader

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 03:58 PM

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He wants to position himself as the yappy little dog constantly interrupting and disrupting the Dems as they govern from the majority.

In that role he is definitely better suited than Johnson, who is just a lap dog.

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Would that coatless doofus be an improvement? Seems to me he'd just be a different kind of bad. Ocelot II Monday #1

Well, he'd be the minority leader Fiendish Thingy Monday #2

Will this yappy little dog's bite be worse than his annoying,nuisance bark? BattleRow Monday #10

'Barking Roach' GenThePerservering Tuesday #25

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Smarmy ...... I'd want to wash my hands if I was ever in a position to shake hands with Johnson. 3Hotdogs Monday #8

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