103 points

Wanna explain why you were kissing the ring for two years then, Paul?

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Whatever values they claim to hold, in the end conservatives only recognize one virtue: power.

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Not even. It has to be tyranny. They don’t respect power on its own.

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Powerful cowards’ what an archetype, eh? It’s such a strange combination. It’s like- tuna flavored ice cream.

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7 points

Cowards crave power because it allows them to lash out at what they fear (ie everything)

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13 points

Tax cuts. Remember when he helped pass a $1.5 trillion unfunded tax cut for the wealthy then resigned? That was the only issue he cared about, and he cared more about that than about being honest about Trump’s behavior

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10 points

“I didn’t know” you will probably hear.

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1 point

for the tax cuts he promised to his wealthy backers

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78 points

“…who I gladly enabled as much as I could for as long as possible…”

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23 points

For as long as it benefited myself.

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6 points

I feel like politicians are taking advantage of how short the average U.S. person’s attention span is. (Mine included)

“LOOK OVER HERE” politician says, as they do a bad thing in the opposite direction

“Hey, wait a minute…” Some people

“HEY LOOK AT THAT GUY” politician to one of the people noticing

And the heads just keep turning, the pitchforks keep coming out, and soon it’s a jumbled mess of misinformation, distraction, confusion and in-fighting.

How do we even begin to fix it?

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3 points

Its not even about short attention span. Its a trick as old as time and right out of the fascist playbook.

Gish gallop

Nobody can keep up with all the bs

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You can start by paying attention to who the bad guys are and remembering their names, or at least their party affiliation. The same ones turn up over and under most of the time, so it’s not as big a task as you would think.

As for fixing the attention span of people who just can’t be bothered, I have no idea.

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Never forget, Paul Ryan bent the knee.

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Bent the knee and polished the knob

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3 points

Oh no, I’m throwing up in my mouth!

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Hmm sure but even if it’s not forgiven, maybe looking forward seeing he has changed his mind at least

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It doesn’t really matter when he willfully overlooked so much to even make this assertion, and then to follow through with it as well. He KNEW what he was when he made this statement, same as the new statements.

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You know, one thing I’ll give Liz Cheney and Kinzinger, they weren’t afraid to speak the truth while still in office. Spineless fucks like Paul Ryan here might’ve actually been able to do something if they had.

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What’s the point of getting elected if you aren’t there to do the right thing at all costs, even losing your seat.

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28 points

‘And yet, I’m gonna vote for him anyway’

-Also Paul Ryan (probably)

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