GhostofSparta

Jordan would technically be Assistant TO the Speaker, not Assistant Speaker.

Well that was one of the most insane TDs I've even seen.

I'm gonna disagree with you on these 2 points, and here's why: 1. It's pretty damn difficult for one party to hold on to the White House for 12 years, let alone 16. You can argue that Hillary should've been Obama pt 3 and that Gore should've been Clinton pt 3, but you have to go back to Bush Sr in 1988 as Reagan pt 3 to find a party holding the WH for 3 consecutive terms. Then you have to go all the way back to FDR/Truman back in the 30s/40s to find one party keeping the WH for more than 2 terms, and the last one to keep it for more than 3. 2. Qualified or not, Hillary's negatives were already very high from the get-go, because Republicans have hated her and been demonizing her since 92 (at least, I was a child then so I don't know if it was earlier or not). 20+ years of bad press before she was even sworn in would not have done her any favors once she actually took office, and the already insanely high criticisms would've somehow increased. And I honestly believe that if Trump loses in '16 the Republicans are actually able to move on from him. They probably even keep some of his new voter base without him just by constantly attacking Hillary. 4+ years of "Benghazi" and "Buttery Males" and every damn Clinton Conspiracy they've ever concocted would've worn enough people down by 2020 that the Republicans running literally anyone that isn't Trump and they probably win, and that's WITHOUT taking Covid into consideration. Now in 2020 the roles are reversed and the Republicans can really go all in on every single gov't action taken during Covid being tyranny and whatever and it probably sticks (again, see almost 30 years of attacks on her by that point). I don't know who the Reps run in 2020, but if it's a "Traditional" Conservative that doesn't have Trump's baggage, they win. Remember, despite everything Trump did, he didn't really lose by 8 million votes or however much more Biden got, he lost by the ~55,000 it would've taken to flip 4 swing states to him, and then Warnock and Ossof probably lose their Senate races too because there's no "Big Lie" to convince enough Trumpers to stay home to give them the narrow edge they needed to win. 3. I'd be more convinced that your alt-universe Dems would've allowed more power to younger voters if I saw any of that in our reality. If Steny Hoyer (my former rep) wasn't still in power like he has been since I was a kid. If Nancy hadn't just "stepped aside" but had actually stepped down and let somebody younger take her safe seat. Ditto Feinstein. And Schumer. And any of these fossils (on both sides, drink!) that cling to office until their dying breath like Mitch will, like Feinstein did. Like Teddy Kennedy did. Like Strom did. Etc. I have nothing against Hakeem Jeffries, but if a 53 year old is considered the younger generation....that's not exactly as earth shaking to those of us under 40 as it is to those who have been eligible for SS for over a decade. It's an improvement, and a much needed step in the right direction, and I'm not saying we have to have a 27 year old Speaker of the House, but it doesn't give me an "Alt-universe Dems who won in 2016 would keep winning in 2020 and listen to the younger generation that our-universe Dems seem to actively despise for daring question their authoritah" vibes I get from the current party. I'm not disagreeing that the country wouldn't be much better off from 4 years of Hillary, even if she loses in 2020, then we are now. The SC alone from RBG and Scalia, even if Kennedy doesn't retire, is a huge difference. But I just don't see Hillary surviving 4 years of a Republican congress AND Covid to somehow win 2020 and give the Dems 4 straight wins.

Imagine being the kind of person who is proud of getting books like 1984 or Farenheit 451 banned. Total lack of self awareness and irony. If ignorance is bliss, these must be the happiest people on earth (j/k. We all know they're miserable 24/7 and can only be happy when they can make others suffer)

Just have Nancy Pelosi, and only Nancy Pelosi, vote "yes" for whoever the Republicans put up. We might get to see some heads actually explode

I really, really wish the DNC would be smart on this one. Take the Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy, and just run ads in their districts gushing about about how they worked with Democrats to remove McCarthy. How they worked together, how they reached across the aisle, how they agreed and voted with the Democrats on this. Point out that the effort to keep McCarthy was solely Republican, but the votes to oust him came from both parties. Just really push the idea of how wonderful it is that these representative are so bipartisan. Just watch these idiots seethe and squirm as their base is flooded with the idea of these Reps agreeing with the evil Democrats on literally anything. And I want somebody to have a camera filming Gaetz's face the first time he sees such an ad air in his district. It would be petty and waste some money, sure. But man, would I love to see the Blue Screen of Death brain these Reps and their supporters would get over the idea of them not only working/voting/agreeing with Democrats, but having to spin that into being a good thing, but only this one time, we swear!

I've got a couple bluesky codes. Anybody who wants one can let me know and I'll divvy them out as I get more.

Ben Shapiro was only able to grow that awful peach-fuzz "beard" of his like, a month ago. The **** does he know about razors?

Ok, who else saw that sack coming immediately after they said that?

Jesus Christ Troy, he barely grazed Pollard as he blew by him. It was a bad throw by Dak, just shut the **** up about it.

I want the Cowboys to go on a nice, 7:10 drive that ends with a Dak pick-6. Is that too much to ask?

Oh thank God Herbert didn't **** that throw up!

Troy roasting Herbert is my favorite thing right now.

Oh ****. That needs to be a Chargers ball.

Herbert has thrown like, 4 of the 5 worst passes I've seen all year in just this game.

What an absolute cluster**** of a play for the Chargers on that one. Ugh.

So....does nobody on Dallas know how to count to 12? Seems to have been an issue for them all night.

Ok, so, how many more year before players learn you're not allowed to hit guys in the ****ing head anymore? It's only been like, half a decade (at least) at this point.

Well that's in the running for "softest roughing the passer call" this year.

Well, at least we're not the only team whose RB runs right into the back of his own linemen...