GOP splintering

ADD YOUR NAME ADD YOUR NAME JOIN THE ACLU TODAY #community #joebiden #donaldtrump #gop #ukraine #republicans #abortion #openthread #russia #media #trump #culture #climatechange #healthcare #dailykoselections #insurrection #georgesantos #florida #roevwade #war #kevinmccarthy #classifieddocuments #maga #california #science #labor #education #racism #music #gunviolence How freaked are Republicans about the House GOP maniacs? Oh, let us count the ways Image of Kerry Eleveld, author by Kerry Eleveld Daily Kos Staff Friday, January 20, 2023 at 3:22:35p EST 220 Comments 220 NEW Recommend Story 458 WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 12: U.S. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a news conference in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. During his news conference, McCarthy discussed a range of topics including recent classified documents found inside an office used by U.S. President Joe Biden after his time as vice president and committee assignments for Rep. George Santos (R-NY). (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Republicans of every stripe are publicly shuddering over just how much political damage House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his GOP maniacs can do to their party over the next two years. The scope, they are realizing, is simply breathtaking—which is why everyone from Donald Trump to perennial anti-tax scold Grover Norquist is weighing in. 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By signing this petition with email, you agree to receive periodic email updates on offers and activism opportunities from Daily Kos. You may unsubscribe at any time. Daily Kos privacy policy and terms and conditions. As progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was quick to point out, raising taxes on everything from groceries to gas would penalize working-class and middle-class families while giving millionaires and billionaires a giant tax cut. President Joe Biden, also sensing Republicans' political peril, noted last week that Republicans want to raise taxes on "thousands of everyday items" while reducing taxes "for the super-wealthy." But believe it or not, that's but one of a ballooning number of political volcanoes into which House Republicans seem eager to toss their party. Naturally, the party whose base is oldest and most dependent on social safety net programs such Social Security and Medicare is promising to blow up the global economy unless Democrats agree to cut Social Security and Medicare. Democrats aren't taking the bait, saying they absolutely will not negotiate on raising the debt limit—let alone cutting Social Security. But even the guy who orchestrated a home-grown terrorist attack on the U.S. seat of government knows that cutting such programs would be political dynamite. In a two-minute video message on Friday, Trump offered his congressional colleagues a bit of advice. “Under no circumstances should Republicans vote to cut a single penny from Medicare or Social Security,” Trump said in a campaign announcement primarily targeting President Biden over migrants at the southern border. Of course, no one is more concerned about the House maniacs than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is already trying to insulate his caucus from the MAGA death grip. McConnell wants absolutely nothing to do with the House GOP's promise to blow up the economy unless the Social Security and Medicare cuts cometh. Asked Thursday whether he's concerned about the economic fallout of the U.S. breaching its debt ceiling for the first time ever, McConnell downplayed the prospect. "No, I would not be concerned about a financial crisis," McConnell told reporters in Kentucky. But it’s not just GOP politicians. Fox News political analyst Brit Hume advised House Republicans on Wednesday to quit bragging about all the investigations they plan to launch into Joe Biden and start actually doing something. Specifically, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who chairs the Oversight Committee, has promised to investigate everything from 'Biden family influence-peddling' to issues at the border and classified documents found in Biden's possession. It amounts to a lot of wild promises without a lick of actual work, Hume noted. "It might be a good idea for him to get off television awhile, delve into the material here, and when he finds something, maybe tell us about it then," Hume said of Comer. "So far what he’s doing basically is hyping these investigations. He runs the risk of appearing to be nothing but a partisan about it, which is something the Republicans can’t afford because when that starts to happen, the press will be all over these Republicans." There's going to be more where that came from. House GOP maniacs are just getting started with the pain they plan to unleash on the American public and, by extension, everyone associated with the Republican Party. Let’s get ready to kick ‘em out! 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