Thank you to the reporters who held their noses and attended the GOP's also ran farting contest so that I did not have to. Real undie stainers were blown into the air by Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis, both of whom said Biden should be blamed for the likely government shut down. That is like saying that people held hostage by Russia should be blamed for the actions of Putin! As the Washington Post points out:
"The Senate is working on a bill to continue funding the government at current levels into mid-November, which would also provision some of the billions of dollars Biden seeks for U.S. aid to Ukraine and for natural disaster relief. The Senate-led bill has the support of the White House and passed a key procedural hurdle Tuesday night in a 77-19 bipartisan vote.
But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday told his conference in a closed-door meeting that he would not put the Senate bill on the floor in its current form. McCarthy has been trying to appease hard-right holdouts in his conference to pass a bundle of long-term appropriations bill."
I should like to point out that Government shutdowns and impeachments have not worked out very well for the Republicans in the past -- just ask Newt Gingrich and Paul Ryan. But lets face it, the MAGA morons are not bright enough to realize that you can learn form history. So trying to educate them is a fool's errand.
Some of the pundits and reporters seemed to be amused by comments the candidates made about sleeping with union members. I have to admit that the excerpts shown of those comments did not amuse me. What did amuse me was Chris Christie saying that if Trump keeps ducking out of debates he'll deserve the nickname “Donald Duck.” But it was not Christie's punny intent that made me laugh. What made me laugh was what I imagined to be Ron DeSantis' reaction to the mention of a Disney character. I could almost hear DeSantis grumbling: “Ok Jersey bridge ogre, what are you going to do now... sing the Micky Mouse Club song and wave a gay pride flag under my nose. Now that is something I would be willing to offend my olfactory sensors to witness.
I cannot tell you who won that debate, but anyone who was subjected to the stupidity displayed there was the loser. Indeed, Ramaswamy displayed such a dearth cognitive development and intellectual prowess that I think he should change the pronunciation of his name. He should start calling himself Ramus whammy. How is that for truth in advertising?
