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Snarkoleptic

(6,067 posts) Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:03 AM Jan 8

Much of the orange clownshow is to distract from what they're actually doing.

Remember when R's were so upset that Biden tapped the Strategic Petroeum Reserve to stave off Saudi price gouging?

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39. H.R.92 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To provide for the development of a plan to increase oil and gas production under oil and gas leases of Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

From repealing the ACA, to greasing the skids for fascism, they've been busy.

https://www.congress.gov/member/andy-biggs/B001302
H.R.221 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
H.R.218 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To authorize State enforcement of immigration laws, and for other purposes.
H.R.191 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
H.R.190 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To provide for expedited removal of certain illegal aliens.
H.R.142 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law. (I'm no lawyer, but this may be to summarily undo Biden's executive orders, but prolly has a carve out for their god emperor?)

Anyhow, there are 90+ bills currently sponsored by Biggs.

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Much of the orange clownshow is to distract from what they're actually doing. (Original Post) Snarkoleptic Jan 8 OP

Also, what they are not doing...any serious attack on inflation, balancing the budget, decreasing national debt... dutch777 Jan 8 #1

Speaking of inflation... Snarkoleptic Jan 8 #4

Yes, another thing to metaphorically beat them about the head and body with. Keep handing us the ammo RWers! dutch777 Jan 8 #13

Yes. Shout it from the roof tops. Passages Jan 8 #5

Kick. Thank you for posting this! bronxiteforever Jan 8 #2

Well it works Macrophylla Jan 8 #3

k and r BoRaGard Jan 8 #6

Reveals their stupidity. Given the New Orleans and Las Vegas events last week, what's their allegorical oracle Jan 8 #7

ATF represents the dreaded gun control spectre to them. They fear record keeping of their armories. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 8 #9

Biden made a US Treasury profit by selling oil in Covid crisis and replenishing it later. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 8 #8

Thanks. I'm of 3-4 minds on Trump. He's crazy, an idiot, a timeshare salesman, showman, and makes pronouncements surfered Jan 8 #10

POTD-- Post Of The Day. Don't be distracted by the rodeo clown. CoopersDad Jan 8 #11

It's so frustrating to hear people say this in the MSM Alice B. Jan 8 #12

dutch777

(3,715 posts)

1. Also, what they are not doing...any serious attack on inflation, balancing the budget, decreasing national debt...

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:11 AM

Jan 8

etc. Instead of responding to Greenland, Panama, etc. nonsense, gotta keep asking: "where is the inflatoion reduction plan Donnie?" and the balanced budget plan and the national debt reduction plan and on and on. Don't let him control the narrative and waste time on the dribble that comes out of his mouth/Truth Social every 20 minutes. World leaders need to do the same.

And we Dems would be smart to arm the next round of House and Senate candidates with concrete policy proposals to address all the things that the voters de facto said they cared by when electing Donnie but he will not or cannot address. We have to set ourselves up as a strong voiced and rational opposition party for the immediate cause of winning back the House and Senate in 2026.

Snarkoleptic

(6,067 posts)

4. Speaking of inflation...

Reply to dutch777 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:15 AM

Jan 8

3. H.R.191 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) To repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

dutch777

(3,715 posts)

13. Yes, another thing to metaphorically beat them about the head and body with. Keep handing us the ammo RWers!

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 04:19 PM

Jan 8

Passages

(1,544 posts)

5. Yes. Shout it from the roof tops.

Reply to dutch777 (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:18 AM

Jan 8

And we Dems would be smart to arm the next round of House and Senate candidates with concrete policy proposals to address all the things that the voters de facto said they cared by when electing Donnie but he will not or cannot address. We have to set ourselves up as a strong voiced and rational opposition party for the immediate cause of winning back the House and Senate in 2026.

bronxiteforever

(9,649 posts)

2. Kick. Thank you for posting this!

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:12 AM

Jan 8

Macrophylla

(194 posts)

3. Well it works

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:15 AM

Jan 8

It's doom and gloom all day
It's all...did you hear the latest thing he said.

We seem to know that it's a distraction but somehow continue to give it attention.

BoRaGard

(3,492 posts)

6. k and r

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:20 AM

Jan 8

allegorical oracle

(3,633 posts)

7. Reveals their stupidity. Given the New Orleans and Las Vegas events last week, what's their

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 09:46 AM

Jan 8

angst to get rid of the ATFE? It's even largely believed that two people tried to assassinate *him*.

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,822 posts)

9. ATF represents the dreaded gun control spectre to them. They fear record keeping of their armories. . . .nt

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Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:40 AM

Jan 8

Bernardo de La Paz

(51,822 posts)

8. Biden made a US Treasury profit by selling oil in Covid crisis and replenishing it later. . . . nt

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:37 AM

Jan 8

surfered

(4,148 posts)

10. Thanks. I'm of 3-4 minds on Trump. He's crazy, an idiot, a timeshare salesman, showman, and makes pronouncements

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:44 AM

Jan 8

as distractions and to entertain his base.

Several of these bills are as looney as Trump is.

CoopersDad

(2,985 posts)

11. POTD-- Post Of The Day. Don't be distracted by the rodeo clown.

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 11:50 AM

Jan 8

Rodeo Clowns are there to entertain while also distracting the bulls.

Abolish the ATF?

Alice B.

(252 posts)

12. It's so frustrating to hear people say this in the MSM

Reply to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2025, 12:22 PM

Jan 8

... only to have the hosts go back to "..but about the Panama Canal..."

Even when I've heard people in the media acknowledge that this stuff is a distraction, "....but back to invading Mexico..."

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