BREAKING Yes! Jammie Boy Gives Up!
Blake Farenthold is calling it quits.
In all honesty, I know he was just trying to avoid an investigation, but you have to hand him this – it’s the first decent thing he’s ever done in his life.
I have a friend, La Lisa Hernandez, in Corpus, Blake’s district, who replied to a Facebook comment of mine …
I’m seriously considering a conversion to Judaism!! First day of Hanukkah… Moore loses!! Second day… Omarosa gets dragged from the White House!! Third day… Blake’s OUT!!!
She makes a good point.
Too bad he’s not leaving immediately.
1He will not make it to the end of his term.
2I love good news with my morning coffee! I agree that it’s too bad he’s not leaving immediately. That would make it perfect.
3Good news.
I’ve put off asking the following question, mostly because I’m concerned what the answer will be. But now seems as good a time as any: Is congressman Farenthold related in any way to Cissy Farenthold, and if so, how — child, grandchild?
Please god, let the answer be NO.
4According to WikiPedia, she is his step-grannie.
5yeah, he is related…..google his name to find out.
6Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
7Mazel tov!
8The complaints are just starting to come out – he should be stepping down by the New Year!
9What goes around, is finally coming back around. And lady Karma is pissed. Good.
There’s is a rumor that Eddie Munster (aka Paul Ryan) is retiring. Perhaps taking a life boat from the Trump Titanic before it sinks?
10Jammie Boy needed to be gone as of yesterday. Only stripping he needs to hear is being stripped of pay & benefits. Why is Lyin’ Ryan so weak? He’s supposed to be “Speaker of the House.” Only 11 shopping days until Christmas, less if one is on Congress time, but get this done Ryan. Screw your tax ‘plan’ and give us the gift of never seeing that eyesore again.
11Papa, what rumor and where? I beseech you as I need to fan the flames of that fire. It would keep us warm throughout the winter.
12Jane & PKM:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-weighing-retirement_us_5a31ce86e4b07ff75b00274d?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009
13I wonder what we will get on the 4th night
14To paraphrase Mark Twain, the reports of Eddie Munster’s retirement “have been greatly exaggerated”, although HuffPost wrote a hopeful piece maybe suggesting that such is imminent.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-weighing-retirement_us_5a31ce86e4b07ff75b00274d
I’m not holding my breath. I imagine that when Drumpf is deposed and Pense ascends the throne, Eddie will be the new VP. Pense should hire food tasters and body doubles for every public appearance thereafter.
15Does somebody now owe JJ $5?
(I admit, I’m stunned by this development. I’d have contributed $5 for this outcome.)
16May he donate his duckie pajamas as a cautionary tale for public display at the Smithsonian, or at the very least, use them to clothe and brighten a lonely Confederate statue in the back corner of a park somewhere in the South.
17Papa, thank you. HuffPo has a point, albeit too politely stated. But the makings of a message to send Lyin’ Ryan: “you’ve done your damage, now go.”
Micr, working with the start given by HuffPo, it’s a Hallmark greeting for all snacilbupeR politicians – GTHO! The 2018 elections cannot come soon enough, so will try to be content with the thinning of the herd one cretin at a time.
18Unfortunately, Jammie Boy will get a pension for his (lack of) service in the Congress. Any Congresscritter who serves more than 5 years is entitled to a pension and Jammie Boy has been in since 2011.
19https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/12/14/paul-ryan-retire-speaker-ready-leave-washington-216103
Optimistic. Retirement would at least take Lyin’ Ryan out of the line of succession. Pessimistic. He’ll return as a running mate for Dense.
Bob Boland there’s a little hope. Varmints receive a % based on years of service. That needs fixing. They can currently collect at age 62; that should be age 70+ like Social Security or they pay a penalty.
20It would be nice to get rid of Louie while we’re at it. There are plenty of them more dangerous whom I’d rather see drop-kicked sky-high, but Louie’s just an ugly burr under the saddle.
21Rhea, send Louie a small box of rum balls for Christmas. A very small box. If there’s even an iota of truth to the factoid that alcohol kills brain cells, then Louie is less than two bites from oblivion.
22Agree that Blakey boy will trip over his own sorry self before too long and he will be GONE! Saw the video of Rosenstein being grilled by the committee and Loopy Louie was loopier than ever if thats possible. Rosenstein was obviously not scared or concerned at all. Almost looks like he took lessons from Hillary when she dod that 11 hour stretch ala Trey Gowdy.
And I also agree: all of this happening around holiday time is a total plus!
23We have five days of Hanukkah left and then 12 days of Christmas. Even if we get a similar gift on each of these days, that swamp is deep and wide, but a good start nonetheless.
24Jane & PKM, rum balls are too good for Louie. If I see any rotgut balls, I’ll send him some of those.
Can’t recall Terry Pratchett’s exact line about “one of his brain cells had to wave to attract the other’s attention,” but he could have been talking about Louie.
25Paul Ryan is afraid that he might actually be elevated to President when Trump and Pence take the big fall. And he knows that he is a total phony and that it would end badly for all concerned. He has been a miserable failure as Speaker and he knows it. When the Democrats retake the House next year, Nancy Pelosi will be sitting pretty to become the first woman president. Of course, the Democrats can put anybody in as Speaker of the House. Hillary perhaps??? How many Republican heads would explode if Hillary becomes president thru this avenue?
26Rhea, next time we flush a vehicle radiator will save you a quart for Louie. Maybe even distill it down to a barbecue sauce and send him a rack of rabid coyote ribs. Based on the symptoms, particularly the stupor, (slurred speech, stupor, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, and problems with vision, breathing and urination can also result) it’s his favorite sauce.
Tom Perez seemed excited about a Howard Dean 50 state strategy. Brent & Co are creating some openings that need filling.
Michigan, what’s up with your Gov leaving Rep John Conyers seat vacant?
27Another example of a southern gentleman.
Stay classy texas
“Texas Attorney General’s top aide mocks ‘pathetic’ #MeToo movement and calls women’s marchers ‘c*nts’”
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/texas-attorney-generals-top-aide-mocks-pathetic-metoo-movement-and-calls-womens-marchers-cnts/
28Too bad he can’t get his name off the ballot
29https://www.texasmonthly.com/burka-blog/farenthold-missed-withdrawl-deadline/
Hallelujah on all of the above! HALLELUJAH!!!
30If the Circus Peanut takes the fall, a 2018 Democratic takeover will pull Pence’s pearly whites.
31Yesterday wouldn’t be too soon.
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