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Reports of protests are overblown. A few incidents around the country, but nothing major.

5 (45.5%)

A few major incidents in capitals, but nothing much in DC.

5 (45.5%)

A major incident in DC, but nothing much around the country.

0 (0%)

More than 10 capitals have major upheavals, but nothing much in DC.

0 (0%)

A major incident in DC plus more than 10 capitals with significant upheavals.

1 (9.1%)

More than half the capitals around the country have problems with protesters, but DC is quiet.

0 (0%)

DC has major problems, while more than half the capitals around the country also have considerable trouble with protesters.

0 (0%)

Huge disruption to the day.

0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: January 19, 2021, 10:49:21 PM

[josh]

Huh.  ESPN3 just posted a reply for RSW.  Then it vanished a few seconds later.  Hope RSW recovers and can post on his own behalf soon!

I hope he recovers.

I don't mind if neither posts on his behalf.

[josh]

[REDSTATEWARD]

Biden’ s Cabinet nominations aren’t sitting too well with Nancy Pelosi, either.


Sources confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that Biden planned to ask Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to become Secretary of the Interior which would make her the first Native American to do so if she is confirmed by the Senate.

But it would reduce the dem majority in the House to 219(  Biden also tapped Reps. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Cedric Richmond, D-La., for separate roles in the administration.)
That would leave the dems just one above the majority of 218.

Heavily Dem districts,  which means they'll be replaced by Dems.   So the headache will be brief.

LOL!
Not until after the new Congress is formed which means Nancy has no margin if a few of the moderate dems
vote her out as Speaker.

I have no problem with moderate Dems voting out Pelosi.  She has become a focus of factional conflict in the party, and polarizes the other party to a degree which could become counterproductive.

It won't matter who the speaker is. Repos would mount the same type of "Socialist Radical Leftist" smear campaign if Jesus Christ was the Democratic Speaker of the House.

Pelosi has done a good job as speaker. There is a reason Red is so eager to see her out. Which won't happen except in his wet dreams. There was no opposition to her in the caucus.

My opinion of Pelosi is irrelevant to the situation the House now faces.
She did predict a blue wave in Congressional elections that was becalmed by the voters.
So the the dem majority in the previous Congress of 38 is now down to 10.
If Biden taps 3dems for his Cabinet the dem total will be 219 until replacements are found which will be after House leadership is decided.
The recent Caucus vote keeping her as Speaker was from the 2018-20  session and Pelosi was unopposed.
The new Speaker election will be a vote of the ENTIRE House.  Two years ago 15 democrats did not support Pelosi.

[josh]

https://debeaumont.org/changing-the-covid-conversation/

Results of a Frank Luntz poll

[facilitatorn]

http://www.salon.com/2020/12/18/did-mitch-mcconnell-block-relief-bill-for-months-because-of-a-kentucky-nursing-home-mogul/

Kentucky republicans are the slimiest people.

[REDSTATEWARD]

A ( hopefully)good sign towards bipartisanship in the House.

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Thursday voted to seat Rep. Kathleen Rice on a coveted committee over her New York colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the latest example of House Democrats bucking the firebrand who represents the Bronx and Queens. 
The Energy and Commerce Committee handles some of the most critical legislation in the House, from the environment to health care to nuclear facilities. Its site says that it "has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress."

[facilitatorn]

Joe Wilson being down with the Covid is the biggest recent improvement in the House. May he never return to politics.

[Hamilton Samuels]

Biden’ s Cabinet nominations aren’t sitting too well with Nancy Pelosi, either.


Sources confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that Biden planned to ask Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to become Secretary of the Interior which would make her the first Native American to do so if she is confirmed by the Senate.

But it would reduce the dem majority in the House to 219(  Biden also tapped Reps. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Cedric Richmond, D-La., for separate roles in the administration.)
That would leave the dems just one above the majority of 218.

Heavily Dem districts,  which means they'll be replaced by Dems.   So the headache will be brief.

LOL!
Not until after the new Congress is formed which means Nancy has no margin if a few of the moderate dems
vote her out as Speaker.

I have no problem with moderate Dems voting out Pelosi.  She has become a focus of factional conflict in the party, and polarizes the other party to a degree which could become counterproductive.

It won't matter who the speaker is. Repos would mount the same type of "Socialist Radical Leftist" smear campaign if Jesus Christ was the Democratic Speaker of the House.

Pelosi has done a good job as speaker. There is a reason Red is so eager to see her out. Which won't happen except in his wet dreams. There was no opposition to her in the caucus.

Well, Christ is a commie, so there's that. I mean, he could change water into wine but never thought of a way to monetize that and then use those profits to spread his word? That's a leftist, for sure!!!

[Hamilton Samuels]

A ( hopefully)good sign towards bipartisanship in the House.

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on Thursday voted to seat Rep. Kathleen Rice on a coveted committee over her New York colleague Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the latest example of House Democrats bucking the firebrand who represents the Bronx and Queens.
The Energy and Commerce Committee handles some of the most critical legislation in the House, from the environment to health care to nuclear facilities. Its site says that it "has the broadest jurisdiction of any authorizing committee in Congress."

NO source cited. Please ignore this post as it cannot be confirmed to have any legitimacy.

[LarryBnDC]

Facil mentioned Higgs.
And it's the Trump Execution Road Show.
So seems to fit here.
I was just trying to explain how the Feds got involved.
In those two cases, just happenstance really.

I remember the DC case.

Heinous all the way around.

However:

The state should not commit premeditated murder.

[LarryBnDC]

News Item

A federal death row inmate in Indiana, who’s set to be executed shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.


Will his death be counted as a COVID-19 death?

No,  why would it?   His death will be cardiac and respiratory arrest due to a massive dose of potassium chloride and Pavulon.   

Put a wee bonnet on your sea lion and ram it up...etc.

Then how does it happen that 40 per cent of last week’s deaths in Denver counted as Covid-19 occurred in people with gunshot wounds?

Because they were infected before the murder-suicide?

[LarryBnDC]

News Item

A federal death row inmate in Indiana, who’s set to be executed shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said.


Will his death be counted as a COVID-19 death?

No,  why would it?   His death will be cardiac and respiratory arrest due to a massive dose of potassium chloride and Pavulon.   

Put a wee bonnet on your sea lion and ram it up...etc.

Then how does it happen that 40 per cent of last week’s deaths in Denver counted as Covid-19 occurred in people with gunshot wounds?

Source not provided for this wild assertion. Please ignore this post, everyone. Thank you.

It’s true.

[LarryBnDC]

Biden’ s Cabinet nominations aren’t sitting too well with Nancy Pelosi, either.


Sources confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that Biden planned to ask Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to become Secretary of the Interior which would make her the first Native American to do so if she is confirmed by the Senate.

But it would reduce the dem majority in the House to 219(  Biden also tapped Reps. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Cedric Richmond, D-La., for separate roles in the administration.)
That would leave the dems just one above the majority of 218.

Heavily Dem districts,  which means they'll be replaced by Dems.   So the headache will be brief.

LOL!
Not until after the new Congress is formed which means Nancy has no margin if a few of the moderate dems
vote her out as Speaker.

Yeah, that’s sure to happen.

[LarryBnDC]

A major snow storm over much of the country and individual state control did most of the damage. Overall the distribution, considering the strained circumstances, was remarkably efficient.

Sucker

[LarryBnDC]

Biden’ s Cabinet nominations aren’t sitting too well with Nancy Pelosi, either.


Sources confirmed to Fox News on Thursday that Biden planned to ask Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to become Secretary of the Interior which would make her the first Native American to do so if she is confirmed by the Senate.

But it would reduce the dem majority in the House to 219(  Biden also tapped Reps. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, and Cedric Richmond, D-La., for separate roles in the administration.)
That would leave the dems just one above the majority of 218.

Heavily Dem districts,  which means they'll be replaced by Dems.   So the headache will be brief.

LOL!
Not until after the new Congress is formed which means Nancy has no margin if a few of the moderate dems
vote her out as Speaker.

I have no problem with moderate Dems voting out Pelosi.  She has become a focus of factional conflict in the party, and polarizes the other party to a degree which could become counterproductive.  She was a competent speaker, but it may time to turn the job over to someone younger and less polarizing.

Are you surprised at my lack of tears, sir?

Since when do Republicans worry about their people being polarizing?

Pelosi will go down as one of the most powerful and productive Speakers in US history.