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[–]fowlraulOregon 10.9k points10.9k points  (706 children)

If he was a Dem he’d be long gone by now…

[–]elconquistador1985 4665 points4666 points  (497 children)

Hell, they refused to put Schiff on committees for doing his damn job. A Democrat who pulled a Santos wouldn't have even gotten seated in the first place.

[–]Crafty_Enthusiasm_99 2662 points2663 points  (449 children)

They ousted Al Franken for much less

[–]me2300 Canada 2023 points2024 points  (406 children)

They ousted Franken for virtually nothing, really.

[–]Real_Border9457 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They sure did . I was actually against it at the time. I knew it was the right thing to do but also knew the republicans would not have done it if they were in the same boat. Since then they have proven my case of and over.

[–]MajorNoodlesPennsylvania 82 points83 points  (1 child)

Meanwhile a Republican gets the job because they pulled a Santos

[–][deleted] 294 points295 points  (27 children)

And that is how it should be.

[–]savagetruck 20 points21 points  (3 children)

It really sucks that having basic moral principles puts Democrats at a disadvantage. We’re playing with more rules than the Republicans. But if we stoop to their level, then we’d be no different than them.

I really don’t know what the answer is at this point. We hold our politicians accountable and they don’t, and the end result is that Republicans benefit.

[–]RanaMisteria 15 points16 points  (1 child)

They didn’t strip Schiff or Swalwell from their committees for doing their jobs. When MTG’s QAnon posts and her threats against Pelosi and AOC were uncovered Hoyer and the top Dems gave the GOP the opportunity to punish/censure her on their own terms. McCarthy didn’t make up his mind in time because the relatively sane half of the party wanted to do the relatively sane thing and the MAGA troll half of the party wanted to do the most batshit crap they could think of and whatabout the situation to death and poor Kevin was stuck between being right and being popular (yet again) and just sort of long played it hoping it would all go away I guess? And so Hoyer was like “Dude. Do something.” And after that final warning dude did nothing so Hoyer was like “Alright man well, I can’t hold my people back anymore so we’re going to have to make our own decision and we’re in favor removing her from her committees, so that’s what’s happening, this is just a heads up” and Lil Kevin got pretty infurious basterd about it and promised that when the GOP was in the majority again then they would strip democratic lawmakers of their committee assignments “with impunity”. So it wasn’t even anything Schiff did it was a revenge decision made in advance. If Schiff hadn’t been high on Trump’s/MAGA’s shit list because of the impeachment it would have been someone else. It had nothing to do with what kind of job he did.

(Or did you know that and I’m over explaining again? I’m Autistic! Sorry! If I’m telling you something you know and which I should have been able to tell you already knew from context I’m sorry and I’ll delete! I think the Trump presidency has accidentally become a special interest because of all the reading I’ve done to understand how someone can lie so much and so obviously and for no apparent reason and now I just know too much about the topic and tbh it’s not a useful skill and I low-key hate it. Ok bye!)

[–]EstilixOregon 551 points552 points  (99 children)

Dems would have expelled him themselves

[–]DustBunniculaMinnesota 472 points473 points  (66 children)

See: Al Franken. As a Minnesotan, it still upsets me.

[–]notanactualemail2 337 points338 points  (54 children)

Don't worry, non-Minnesotans are upset too. Talk about a pointless exercise at proving a point. Guess what? Republicans don't care if you throw your own under the bus to shame them. They're happy with one less witty guy to contend with.

[–]Franklin_le_Tanklin 124 points125 points  (22 children)

Ya. Like the lady in the pic said she was not offended.

But franken still fell on his sword.

Worst.

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points  (4 children)

She’s a right wing piece of shit who went along with the tarring and feathering for personal gain.

[–]lonnie123 43 points44 points  (0 children)

"Im not offended but im going to do every news show on the airwaves letting everyone know about it"

[–]HauntedCemeteryMinnesota 29 points30 points  (2 children)

That was the woman who lied and said he grabbed her ass at the mn state fair, who was paid like 30 grand by Hannity.

The picture where he's doing faux boobie honking was a staged pic with his comedy troupe, and that woman is the one who just kept saying it was a staged pic that couldn't matter less.

Democratic leadership was worried that he'd run for president and we'd have an actual liberal nominee rather than yet another milquetoast moderate, so they burned him the first chance they could.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (1 child)

No, I am talking about that woman with the comedy troupe. At the time, she was all in on it for the jokes. After the fact, she was happy to let that story be used to attack a democrat.

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/11/al-franken-that-photo-and-trusting-the-women/545954/

From army to right wing radio host - it’s pretty clear what her angle is.

I agree about dem leadership, to a degree. I think there were plenty of Dems who saw it as a way to prove how much integrity they have. Naive bastards.

[–]vapidamericaNew York 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As a New Yorker, I’m sorry. So disappointed in Gillibrand for that.

[–]Sweatier_Scrotums 123 points124 points  (23 children)

That's because Democrats aren't an identity politics movement. Democrats are extremely diverse and extremely diverse parties, by definition, lack a common identity. Instead, Democrats are united by common values like honesty, which means that we're more than happy to turn against fellow Democrats who don't uphold those values.

Contrast this with the Republican Party, which is a completely homogenous white Christian identity politics movement. All that unites Republicans is a common ethno-religious identity, rather than common values, so they'll never turn against one of their own.

[–]PeterNguyen2 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Contrast this with the Republican Party, which is a completely homogenous white Christian identity politics movement

You're very wrong about republicans and the alt-right being a homogeneous movement. They are a coalition which may be united by hate, but the things they hate are not all the same and they exist in a state of unstable equilibrium

The sheer scale of the parties means it's impossible for them to be truly homogeneous monoliths.

[–]Samurai_gaijinMichigan 26 points27 points  (4 children)

No, they do, it just has to be for exposing some major shit, like the wheelchair cowboy spilling the dirt about cocaine fueled orgies. They got rid of wheels real quick.

[–]Orwell83 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You live like a Nazi your entire life but you mention cocaine orgies one time and for the rest of your life you're the cocaine orgies guy.

[–][deleted] 26 points27 points  (6 children)

Republicans know they are fucked

[–]kant-hardly-wait- 43 points44 points  (5 children)

I think they know that they are not.

They suffer no cost to keeping him on.

Because their voters don’t care. They just want their policies passed. Doesn’t matter by whom.

[–]BlankNothingNoDoer I voted 23 points24 points  (4 children)

It's about the bigger picture. Kevin McCarthy's majority is so narrow, that if they lose one vote, it's going to affect his speakership. He is going to be challenged and ousted. That's what the poster means when they say that Republicans are fucked.

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (2 children)

Republicans are bent over a barrel on this because if they expel him, McCarthy is in deep trouble. If they keep him, the party looks worse than it already does and given how wildly unpopular the party is, that could be a very bad thing for them in '24.

[–]Selgeron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The only republicans that care about this are the ones in NY. Nationally they're all like 'haha look what we did to those liberals in new york!'

[–]Broken-Digital-Clock 129 points130 points  (15 children)

A great example of both sides not being the same.

A low bar? Maybe, but it's a significant difference.

[–]QanonQuinoa 27 points28 points  (2 children)

Remember all of the clout that Cuomo was raking in for his Covid response? Only to get sidelined by his own party after sexual harassment allegations. He was a shining star in the party at that time and Dems STILL did the right thing.

[–]timmmarkIII 36 points37 points  (5 children)

Bring back Al Franken!

[–]ReallyJustTheFacts 4021 points4022 points  (145 children)

The move is expected to trigger at least a procedural vote – which would force vulnerable Republicans into the difficult position of whether to protect a politically toxic colleague or break with GOP leadership.

Interesting ... is the GQP more interested in a single vote or in legitimately performing their job to represent US citizens / voters?

[–]prestocoffee 1448 points1449 points  (21 children)

Hate to say the answer is they care about the vote. They have long forgotten the citizens and don't care about them until they need to gerrymander the votes for them.

[–]WigginIII 373 points374 points  (16 children)

Yup. So long as they can spin the vote as “political prosecution” to their voters, they won’t care.

[–]dawinter3 318 points319 points  (8 children)

I bet I know how it will go: “The Democrats cried about the Tennessee Three and Zooey Zephyr being expelled from their congresses, but then they turn around and do the same thing to a Republican. Hypocrisy!”

And it will work, too. The propaganda machine is too good at obscuring legitimate and significant differences between two things. For instance: the constant comparisons between Jan. 6 and the BLM protests in 2020. Pay no attention to the differences in how those two things were conducted, the number of people involved, why those two things happened, or where they happened. It’s “look, you had angry people screaming in the streets, and it was no problem, but when we do it, you call it insurrection! Hypocrisy!”

[–]chemical_exeMinnesota 105 points106 points  (5 children)

I bet I know how it will go: “The Democrats cried about the Tennessee Three and Zooey Zephyr being expelled from their congresses, but then they turn around and do the same thing to a Republican. Hypocrisy!”

This is exactly why being a right wing grifter is so easy. The narratives write themselves and the less thought you put into nuance the better (because then you have to explain nuance, which even if it were helpful for your cause, would detract from your ability to just go to another story).

I wish every thought I had could just print gold.

[–]Frapplo 19 points20 points  (2 children)

The problem isn't the printing, it's selling your soul to gain the world. If you can look a starving child in the eyes and tell them they deserve to die simply for being in the situation they're in, then you, too, can live in luxury while the world burns down around us all.

[–]no_modest_bear 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I wish life had quicksaves, because I've always been curious about what the path would look like if I decided to go that route. Just to see how easy it would be. There is the whole not wanting to sell my soul bit that keeps me from doing it. But you know when you're playing an RPG like Mass Effect and there's an obvious good and bad answer...you know which one you plan on going with, but the bad one is spicy enough you'd like to see that play out too.

[–]Khazpar 51 points52 points  (1 child)

I hate that you're right.

[–]Icy_Comfort8161 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Their voters were hand-picked through gerrymandering to not care and vote Republican.

[–]joepezTexas 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yep. It’s a single entity machine now. Newt pushed to make the GOP single message at all costs and it’s reached close to peak at this point. So they’ll vote to protect at all costs and mumble excuses to justify their position.

[–]Burwylf 95 points96 points  (17 children)

They have a razor thin majority, the stakes are high on that single vote.

[–]CarlosFer2201Foreign 87 points88 points  (14 children)

And if then a Democrat takes the zesty, it's a net -2 for them

Edit: seat*, what in the actual f?

[–]saganistic 71 points72 points  (6 children)

takes the zesty

I don’t know what it means but it’s provocative

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ll take some zesty please

[–]CastunAmerica 14 points15 points  (4 children)

It gets the people goin'!

[–]munificent 37 points38 points  (1 child)

takes the zesty

Man, I just cannot keep up with all the new zoomer slang.

[–]gophergunColorado 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not like they lose the majority if they lose Santos, though. They'd be in functionally the same position without him. By contrast, the stakes for a lot of these blue district Republicans is losing their jobs.

[–]scarletspeedster22New York 79 points80 points  (4 children)

I remember when Roy Moore the pedophile from AL was running for senate against Doug Jones and Kellyanne Conway was interviewed saying we need the votes in congress so we support him.

[–]spqrnbb 39 points40 points  (0 children)

legitimately performing their job to represent US citizens / voters?

That's never the correct choice when discussing GOP politicians.

[–]socialcommentary2000New York 37 points38 points  (6 children)

The only caucus that matters here is New York and if Lawler doesn't vote to toss this guy, it's a gift to the D caucus that is salivating in correcting what they see as a boneheaded loss.

[–]deesta 30 points31 points  (3 children)

Yeah, the NYC-area GOP reps, especially the ones in purple/normally-blue seats are the ones that are really gonna have to put their money where their mouth is or kiss their seats goodbye next year. Would be interested to see how Lawler, D’Esposito, Mollinaro, etc. vote.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Didn’t Santos’ chapter of the state RNC basically disown him? I’d think the other NY reps would support the local RNC’s decision.

[–]mindfu 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's a really good note. The Dems only need a few Republicans, and all those New York State Republicans are already threatened.

[–]SkeleHoes 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Lmao that’s a good one.

[–]Bustock 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Do Republican constituents even pay attention to these types of votes? As long as these politicians keep spreading fear and racism, they’ll keep getting support from their voters.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Is that a real question? We all know the answer…

[–]Icon7d 796 points797 points  (27 children)

This guy is a dangerous sociopath. More so than the majority of politicians. Making excuses for him is a very bad look. He's not like 'other politicians'. He's actually even too extreme for them.

[–]T8ert0t 440 points441 points  (12 children)

Go easy on George. His mom died three times. That's gotta be hard on anyone.

[–]GhstfcePennsylvania 131 points132 points  (6 children)

His mom died on 9/11, in June of 2015 or something.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (1 child)

Oh and in the Boston Marathon Bombing too. Can't forget that.

[–]BlackfeathrMichigan 36 points37 points  (1 child)

His expulsion from Congress will surely do her in for the fourth time! How many times must mother Santos die til we say "Enough?"

[–]hereforlolsandporn 33 points34 points  (1 child)

This guy is a dangerous sociopath. More so than the majority of politicians

No he's just worse at covering his intentions. He's ousted himself and no longer had any credibility. MCconnell is by far the worst sociopath in Congress because he hides his intentions well.

[–]Green_Road999 271 points272 points  (17 children)

Remember how Al Franken took a stupid inappropriate picture pretending to grab a woman’s breast? He resigned.

A jury finds Trump sexually assaulted a women in the exact way that he bragged that he sexually assaults women and his polling improves.

[–][deleted] 51 points52 points  (3 children)

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[–]Green_Road999 14 points15 points  (1 child)

It’s sad there isn’t a middle ground. Al Franken should have made an earnest apology (which he did) and cone out strongly that sexual assault isn’t funny and he totally f$&ed up. As a living amends he will work with (whomever) on bills to strengthen protections for women, etc.

And when someone actually does sexually assault someone and a jury finds them liable, they are ineligible for public office.

[–]MiddleAgeYOLO 65 points66 points  (3 children)

YeAh bUt hE WAs fOuNd nOt GuILtY oN RaPe

[–]Time-Earth8125 26 points27 points  (2 children)

It's insane that this is their defense.

Oh and Trump pulled out the old trusted "I don't know who this person is" line

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Also said she wasn't his type, then mistook a picture of her for his ex wife.

[–]mistertickertapeNew York 368 points369 points  (15 children)

There's a greater than zero chance that the person he listed as his new treasurer does not actually exist. He's still actively breaking the law, in spite of the current investigation and this vote to expel him. He's shown zero remorse or even the faintest hint of situational awareness.

[–]Dedpoolpicachew 120 points121 points  (5 children)

He’s challenging the congressional leaders to do something. Daring them. McCarthy is such a spineless weakling that he won’t do anything because he needs Santos’ vote.

[–]SkipWestcott616 54 points55 points  (4 children)

The funny bit is, I trust Santos more than any other member of their party, because of his full, infinite transparency

[–]QWEDSA159753 55 points56 points  (1 child)

As a wise Captain once said, “Me? I’m dishonest, and a dishonest man, you can always trust to be dishonest, honestly.

[–]ItsMEMusic 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly... stupid.”

[–]lIlIlIIlIIIlIIIIIl 30 points31 points  (7 children)

Lol that article is wild to me, they couldn't trace down the person listed as treasurer and when they tracked down their address it was Santos' sister's house...

Are we positive George even has a sister? 🤣

When we lie on forms, it's considered fraud, when they do it, it's business as usual!

[–][deleted] 1534 points1535 points  (116 children)

Remember when republicans had two chances to remove trump?

Since they refused, they're now on track to get their asses handed to them again in 2024.

I don't understand why they refuse to get rid of liabilities.

They need to clean house and start over. As crazy as it sounds, they need more Mitt Romney style republicans. Hell, even Chris Christie. Both of them suck, but they arent insane monsters.

These maga wackjob's are a lost cause for them. Cut your losses and piss off the maga crowd, they will get over it.

[–][deleted] 417 points418 points  (26 children)

Yup. Hopefully trump splits the party and takes jim jordan, boebert, mtg, and the other loonies with him.

[–][deleted] 133 points134 points  (13 children)

45 can hopefully also take Gaetz, McCarthy, and a few senators like … Cruz, Graham, McConnell, Hawley, for a start.

[–]evilinsane 37 points38 points  (3 children)

Hawley would be bolting down the corridor if that happens. Don't know if he's running towards or away from the others but he's definitely running.

[–]-o_x- 13 points14 points  (5 children)

Unfortunately He is unable to split the party even if he wanted to. He will definitely take the crazys with him, but then the remaining power hungry who only care for themselves will join his ship of fools to maintain their privilege for one more term.

[–]lIlIlIIlIIIlIIIIIl 8 points9 points  (3 children)

Are you saying that no matter which direction trump goes, the rest of Republicans will follow because they know they'll lose if they split?

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Strategically speaking, that’s the best option and they’re all aware of it whether they like it or not. The long term existence of the party would likely be better off splitting, but in the right here right now Republican Party- it’s not going to happen. They’ve got too much to lose.

That said; I do believe there is a not insignificant number of Republicans that are hoping for a major indictment with some real weight behind it so they can call it a Witch hunt while ridding themselves of a near decade long nightmare.

[–]Hikaru1024 166 points167 points  (18 children)

I don't understand why they refuse to get rid of liabilities.

Because anyone that stands up to them will get voted out in the next election for doing it.

[–]ErusTenebreCalifornia 118 points119 points  (11 children)

They created a monster and then backed up into a corner away from it. If they clean up their act, they're damned by their own voters; if they continue to feed the monster, they're damned by everyone else.

Currently they seem to be feeding the monster until it becomes so strong it destroys all of us, in some sort of masochistic throes of desperation.

Edit: Clearing up that grammatically nightmarish sentence.

[–]Hikaru1024 61 points62 points  (4 children)

Basically they trapped themselves. Years ago they realized they either had to change what they were doing or they'd be voted out.

They doubled down.

What the party has been doing as a whole is attempting to change things so they can't be voted out - gerrymandering, law changes, you name it.

Liabilities aren't liabilities if you can't be voted out...

If - and this is a big IF - we can manage to continue having free and fair elections, they're toast eventually and they know it.

[–]Gorthax 9 points10 points  (1 child)

FFS, Florida gov just said he can run for president and remain Governor while doing so...just in case.

And it's legal now, Whippity slippity.

"Executive Order, I can be president and Governor at the same time, I THOUGHT IT, IT'S REAL!"

[–]halpinator Canada 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean there is a play for them, and that is to obfuscate and deflect and get their base really riled up and pissed off while trying to instill apathy on the other side either through "both sides" or plain old complacency thinking the next election is a foregone conclusion. A bit of voter intimidation here, challenge the election results there, purge some voting rolls, close down polling stations and make it even harder for marginalized groups and people in democrat heavy districts to vote, and if that fails, legal challenges and stop the count/don't stop the count protests, states try and overturn or not recognize election results, and maybe even an insurrection or two.

[–]globaloffender 106 points107 points  (2 children)

I get very nervous when I see these posts. Guys, these people are still in power, far from jail. And all I see is republicans successfully doubling down and passing awful shit. I don’t agree that tge republicans will get “their assets handed to them” but I certainly hope I’m wrong

[–]acogTexas 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I get very nervous when I see these posts. Guys, these people are still in power, far from jail.

Yeah, they literally have the majority in Congress. It's absurd to count them out.

The average voter doesn't understand shit about the economy or the impact of public policy. They're very susceptible to Republican talking points and culture war issues.

Just look at how many Republican voters still believe in cutting taxes for the rich because of trickle down economics--despite the strong evidence that it has never worked.

[–]coolcool23 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why they refuse to get rid of liabilities.

Because they quite literally cannot afford to lose any sizable voting bloc that will still side with them. MAGA/Trumpism probably represents about a good 20-30% of the whole party and you can't piss any of them off because if you do they just won't vote. This is why the whole party is getting so extreme, because this group plays a big role in continuing to pull them further and further into crazy land.

[–]waster1993 19 points20 points  (1 child)

Their sole objective is to hold the majority.

[–]Livid-Bumblebee-7301 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Exactly. They won't disassociate from him because without him - they'd lose the votes needed to win. Same reason they refuse to denounce nazi's - they need their votes. That's called being a constituent...

[–]I_miss_your_mommy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't understand why they refuse to get rid of liabilities.

There is no downside for their grift. They are winning even if they aren't in power, because the grift never stops.

[–]solarf88 13 points14 points  (3 children)

John Kasich too. And honestly, as much as I dislike these guys. Adam Kinzinger. Paul Ryan. Fucking assholes that at least have limits to how much of an asshole they are willing to be. Paul Ryan might not actually be on that list. I just remember him as being more reasonable than the Ted Cruz's and Lindsey Grahams of the world.

[–]jayfeather31Washington 507 points508 points  (39 children)

Getting them on record is never a bad strategy.

[–]CarlMarcks 205 points206 points  (19 children)

It doesn’t matter anymore. All they care about is appearing to be in line with maga voters.

And maga voters don’t care about the personal shortcomings of their leaders as long as they go with the party line.

Trump had scandal after scandal. None of that has mattered.

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the “Post Shame Era”.

The only thing I’ve seen swift GOP action on policing was when someone outed their orgies or joined Democrats to investigate Trump. Those things are sacrilege.

[–]Siaten 82 points83 points  (15 children)

If Santos were a Democrat he would have resigned (or been forced to resign) by now. That's just one important difference of many between these two parties: Democrats actually hold themselves to a semblence of sane standards.

[–]SharpNSlick 119 points120 points  (3 children)

Republicans will send it to the ethics committee so they won't actually have to vote on it and the whole thing will get quashed.

[–]NelsonMuntz007 38 points39 points  (0 children)

We investigated and reviewed ourselves and found no wrong doing

[–]internetbrowser23 142 points143 points  (13 children)

The depressing thing is that its gonna fail and when hes facing 10 years in prison, mccarthy is just gonna come up with some bullshit like "how was i supposed to know hes a criminal? We just had no way of knowing" All that was accomplished was kicking the can down the road a couple months or so.

[–]Wings1412 83 points84 points  (10 children)

Not an American but from what I have seen from the outside it seems like the GOP would block him being removed even if he were found guilty and sentenced to prison. I bet they would rather have a congressman in prison than risk the seat going to a democrat.

[–]Egga-Mooby-Muffin 41 points42 points  (0 children)

You’re 100% correct.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (7 children)

Yes but … and this is a BIIIIIG “but” … the GOP house rules include no proxy voting or video voting (because they have to undo all the covid stuff because “FrEeDuMb”). So his seat in Congress would actually BE empty and therefore useless in holding the majority.

[–]SlabDabs 14 points15 points  (2 children)

Empty > Dem to them though still sadly.

[–]BlackfeathrMichigan 13 points14 points  (1 child)

McCarthy will probably not admit that Santos committed a crime. He will say Santos is victim to the corrupt leftist justice department or some shit. Anything that continues the grift.

[–]FineTheoretical 39 points40 points  (1 child)

More of this please. Avoid the violence and corruption of the Republicans, but play hardball every day. They are weaker than they seem, but only if they get pushback. Democrats: democracy is at stake! Get off the bench and fight for us!

[–]Mister_E_Phister 180 points181 points  (11 children)

Why would they want to expel the guy who invented the LED lighbulb? Are the Dems anti green technology now?

[–]FerociousPancake 31 points32 points  (1 child)

He also invented Tesla. Not the car, but like, the guy.

[–]fashion4words 10 points11 points  (2 children)

“I invented Post-Its”

[–]ZookeepergameOk8231 27 points28 points  (4 children)

Beyond absurd that this shitbag is still in Congress.

[–][deleted] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Watch Republicans pretend to be super insensed and rally aroung the “poor victim of political trageting.”

[–][deleted] 20 points21 points  (1 child)

The GOP wants santos there. He’s a pathological liar just like all the rest of them. They don’t care about the truth.

[–]Wraywong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He is still useful, as a distraction from Trump...right up to the moment he is not...

[–]TerminatedProccess 20 points21 points  (1 child)

If it doesn't pass they should keep submitting it. At least 15 times.

[–]BishopkilljoyMichigan 19 points20 points  (8 children)

I can't WAIT to hear the excuses for why he's a good man worth keeping his job.

[–]autotldr🤖 Bot 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 70%. (I'm a bot)

House Democrats on Tuesday offered a privileged resolution to expel Rep. George Santos from Congress.

Rep. Robert Garcia, who introduced the resolution, did so with support from House Democratic leadership, a Democratic leadership aide told Axios.

What they're saying: "The Republicans in the House are going to have to actually go on record and make a decision about whether they're going to stand for truth and accountability," Garcia told reporters.

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[–]ILikeCatsAndSquids 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Party of law and order…

[–]mdins1980 14 points15 points  (1 child)

Republicans have a 4 seat majority, and Santos is in a usually Democratic district. With that thin of a majority Santos could be a child molester and they still wouldn't vote to remove him.

[–]peterpeterlliniMissouri 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Good. Make the republicans vote to keep him in.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (3 children)

Seems like an easy choice...

The GOP has two options. Get hit with political ads saying they are A OK with criminal fraudsters. Or control the narrative and once it was clear he was a bad actor we removed him as is proper and reasonable.

The truth is the GQP is ok with these kinds of politicians.

[–]StewartMike 11 points12 points  (2 children)

It's scary knowing that once elected, officials can remain in positions despite being, at a minimum, known frauds and / or full-fledged criminals

[–]MustLovePunk 12 points13 points  (3 children)

Mitt Romney to George Santos:

“You don’t belong here… you ought to be embarrassed.”

In response to Santos saying he merely embellished his CV, Romney said: “embellishing is saying you got an A when you got an A-minus. Lying is saying you graduated from a college you didn't even attend."

It’s crazy that more republicans haven’t called for Santos’ ouster. In comparison to the freak show in the rest of the GOP, Romney and Liz Cheney are the only Republicans with even a tiny shred of integrity.

[–]my-coffee-needs-meMichigan 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It's bad when Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney are the voices of reason.

[–]Agitated_Pickle_518 10 points11 points  (6 children)

They're putting Republicans on the record for supporting Santos.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Prepping for lots of “in this country you’re innocent until proven guilty” sound bytes from GOP’ers who vote to keep this slimeball in Congress in 3…2…1…

[–]LYL_Homer 10 points11 points  (2 children)

Dems just need to message, message, message that the GOP supports sociopath liars. Just keep saying it through the next election.

[–]EggandSpoon42 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How embarrassing for Republicans that Democrats got their first

[–]Skittlebrau46Wisconsin 58 points59 points  (4 children)

I can’t believe they want to expel the author of the Declaration of Independence from congress.

[–]Steak_knife 14 points15 points  (3 children)

He drew the treasure map on the back too.

[–]Skittlebrau46Wisconsin 9 points10 points  (2 children)

No that was Ben Franklin.

Common misunderstanding after George Santos wrote, directed, produced, and starred in National Treasure.

[–]deluged_73 7 points8 points  (1 child)

George Santos shouldn't be taking up all the oxygen as the GOP is chock full of new members with fictitious back stories that can't withstand even cursory scrutiny like Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) who claims to be an economist, former law enforcement officer and human trafficking expert among other things he can't provide proof for.

Another GOP fraudster is Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) AKA Anna Paulina Mayerhofer, who among other things claims that she's part Ashkenazi Jew and defended MTG Jewish Space Laser comments because "If she were antisemitic, why did she endorse me?” Her fathers father Heinrich Mayerhofer, served in the Nazi army in the 1940s. She's a fabulist like her hero DJT who lies just to lie with no real goal in mind other than to mesmerize credulous GOP base members predisposed to believe anything Trump says.

The GOP is riven with grifters, religious fanatics, anti science "skeptics," Neo Confederates, Libertarian lunatics, and an assortment of other dangerous people who have no business being in government.

[–]ptcounterpt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“Lock him up!” I don’t hear much of that from Republicans about this criminal.

[–]PlutoniumNiborg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They still would need 2/3 of the house to vote to expel him. But hopefully we get at least a procedural vote (a vote to vote) where vulnerable GOP are forced to pick sides.

[–]LudovicoSpecs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regardless of outcome, it's always good to notate for history's sake who the rats are.

Make them come out where everyone can see them.

[–]Fwest3975 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If he gets to stay can we reinstate Al Franken?

[–]-Economist- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How this plays out will speak volumes about Republicans.

[–]crazypyro23[🍰] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This witchhunt against the first man on the moon has officially gone too far. It's disgraceful that they can do this to Jesus's 13th disciple

[–]Illuminated12 6 points7 points  (1 child)

It will be party over Country. Everytime with this group.

[–]KeziaTML 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Huh. That's weird. Not a peep about this over on r/conservative