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Republicans win by narrow majority.
Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:40pm

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-house-control-79475a4fc11e4375...

Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern.

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Reply #1 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:44pm

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-gop-california-house-win-6f63c...

And it's all thanks to this guy 👆

US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control

Republican Rep. Mike Garcia, a former Navy fighter pilot, scored a U.S. House win in a strongly Democratic district Wednesday, handing the GOP control of the chamber and giving the party a rare reason to celebrate in a state dominated by Democrats.

The conservative Republican was reelected to a third term in a district that has a 12.5-point Democratic registration edge and was carried by then-presidential candidate Joe Biden by double digits in 2020. It was Garcia’s third consecutive victory over Democrat Christy Smith, a former legislator.

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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #2 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:56pm

Unjustified revenge investigations and obstruction is more likely to hurt the Republicans further.

Wining the house may not be the best thing for the republicans if they let the nutters run away with the show.

Even this early they don't seem able to get Green Eggs and Ham to just shut her mouth.

Imagine that thing or any one of the four just like it as the controlling vote or policy driver.

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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #3 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:05pm

Dnarever wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:56pm:

Unjustified revenge investigations and obstruction is more likely to hurt the Republicans further.

Wining the house may not be the best thing for the republicans if they let the nutters run away with the show.

Even this early they don't seem able to get Green Eggs and Ham to just shut her mouth.

Imagine that thing or any one of the four just like it as the controlling vote or policy driver.

Yeah, right. The question is, will the moth-eaten old sockpuppet be impeached or will he resign?

House Republicans announce investigation into Biden, accuse him of direct involvement in Hunter's business affairs

GOP members of the Oversight and Reform Committee held a news conference Thursday in which they alleged, among other things, that President Biden “personally participated in meetings and phone calls” regarding his son’s business exploits and that there was personal business conducted on Air Force Two while he was vice president.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who is poised to chair the panel beginning in January, called the president “chairman of the board” and a “partner with access to an office.”

Republicans, who released an interim report Thursday, said they identified more than 50 countries where the Biden family, often led by Hunter Biden, sought business transactions.

“To be clear, Joe Biden is the big guy,” Comer said. “This evidence raises troubling questions about whether President Biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign governments.”

Comer made it clear the investigation will focus on the president, not his son.

“We're not trying to prove Hunter Biden is a bad actor,” he said. “He is. If anybody wants to disagree with that, there's nothing we have to talk about. Our investigation is about Joe Biden. And we already have evidence that would point that Joe Biden was involved with Hunter Biden on this.”

Comer said Republicans on the committee have uncovered evidence of federal crimes by the Biden family or benefiting them, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act, tax evasion, and money laundering.

House Republicans said their findings are based on accounts from multiple whistleblowers, the contents of Hunter Biden’s purported laptop and financial documents.

Comer said that, according to a media report, the Biden family’s financial activity generated more than 150 suspicious bank activity reports. He said committee Republicans have obtained and verified two of them, one involving Hunter Biden allegedly paying an escort service.

Comer has renewed his call for the Treasury Department to turn over all suspicious activity reports for accounts involving the Biden family or businesses they’re connected to. His previous attempts have been rebuffed.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/17/house-republicans-announce-investigation-into-biden--accuse-of-him-direct-involvement-in-hunter-s-business-affairs

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 40705 Gender:	Re: Republicans win by narrow majority. Reply #4 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:27pm Despite trumps involvement, the democrats still lost the house. Such is Bidens performance as Pres.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 58202 Here Gender:	Re: Republicans win by narrow majority. Reply #5 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:29pm Quote: House Republicans announce investigation into Biden You do know that these dweebs can do nothing yet ?
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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #6 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:55pm

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:27pm:

Despite trumps involvement, the democrats still lost the house.

Such is Bidens performance as Pres.

Such is Bidens performance as Pres. that they only lost the house by a slim margin (instead of the predicted red wave massive majority), they retained the senate, and all of Failed Forty Five's top candidates were beaten.

Biden's performance has been given a huge tick of approval in these midterms.

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Karnal Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95313 Gender:	Re: Republicans win by narrow majority. Reply #7 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 5:32pm A big congrats to the GOP, leftards. After all they've been through, they deserve it. So unfair. If Dominion didn't pull the switch, they'd have the senate too. Oh, and Kari Lake would have won Arizona. Witch hunt!
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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #8 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 5:34pm

Frank wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:05pm:

Dnarever wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:56pm:

Unjustified revenge investigations and obstruction is more likely to hurt the Republicans further.

Wining the house may not be the best thing for the republicans if they let the nutters run away with the show.

Even this early they don't seem able to get Green Eggs and Ham to just shut her mouth.

Imagine that thing or any one of the four just like it as the controlling vote or policy driver.

Yeah, right. The question is, will the moth-eaten old sockpuppet be impeached or will he resign?

House Republicans announce investigation into Biden, accuse him of direct involvement in Hunter's business affairs

GOP members of the Oversight and Reform Committee held a news conference Thursday in which they alleged, among other things, that President Biden “personally participated in meetings and phone calls” regarding his son’s business exploits and that there was personal business conducted on Air Force Two while he was vice president.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who is poised to chair the panel beginning in January, called the president “chairman of the board” and a “partner with access to an office.”

Republicans, who released an interim report Thursday, said they identified more than 50 countries where the Biden family, often led by Hunter Biden, sought business transactions.

“To be clear, Joe Biden is the big guy,” Comer said. “This evidence raises troubling questions about whether President Biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign governments.”

Comer made it clear the investigation will focus on the president, not his son.

“We're not trying to prove Hunter Biden is a bad actor,” he said. “He is. If anybody wants to disagree with that, there's nothing we have to talk about. Our investigation is about Joe Biden. And we already have evidence that would point that Joe Biden was involved with Hunter Biden on this.”

Comer said Republicans on the committee have uncovered evidence of federal crimes by the Biden family or benefiting them, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act, tax evasion, and money laundering.

House Republicans said their findings are based on accounts from multiple whistleblowers, the contents of Hunter Biden’s purported laptop and financial documents.

Comer said that, according to a media report, the Biden family’s financial activity generated more than 150 suspicious bank activity reports. He said committee Republicans have obtained and verified two of them, one involving Hunter Biden allegedly paying an escort service.

Comer has renewed his call for the Treasury Department to turn over all suspicious activity reports for accounts involving the Biden family or businesses they’re connected to. His previous attempts have been rebuffed.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/17/house-republicans-announce-investigation-into-biden--accuse-of-him-direct-involvement-in-hunter-s-business-affairs

Good idea, old boy. That could work, no?

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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #9 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 6:10pm

Frank wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:05pm:

Dnarever wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:56pm:

Unjustified revenge investigations and obstruction is more likely to hurt the Republicans further.

Wining the house may not be the best thing for the republicans if they let the nutters run away with the show.

Even this early they don't seem able to get Green Eggs and Ham to just shut her mouth.

Imagine that thing or any one of the four just like it as the controlling vote or policy driver.

Yeah, right. The question is, will the moth-eaten old sockpuppet be impeached or will he resign?

House Republicans announce investigation into Biden, accuse him of direct involvement in Hunter's business affairs

GOP members of the Oversight and Reform Committee held a news conference Thursday in which they alleged, among other things, that President Biden “personally participated in meetings and phone calls” regarding his son’s business exploits and that there was personal business conducted on Air Force Two while he was vice president.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who is poised to chair the panel beginning in January, called the president “chairman of the board” and a “partner with access to an office.”

Republicans, who released an interim report Thursday, said they identified more than 50 countries where the Biden family, often led by Hunter Biden, sought business transactions.

“To be clear, Joe Biden is the big guy,” Comer said. “This evidence raises troubling questions about whether President Biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign governments.”

Comer made it clear the investigation will focus on the president, not his son.

“We're not trying to prove Hunter Biden is a bad actor,” he said. “He is. If anybody wants to disagree with that, there's nothing we have to talk about. Our investigation is about Joe Biden. And we already have evidence that would point that Joe Biden was involved with Hunter Biden on this.”

Comer said Republicans on the committee have uncovered evidence of federal crimes by the Biden family or benefiting them, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act, tax evasion, and money laundering.

House Republicans said their findings are based on accounts from multiple whistleblowers, the contents of Hunter Biden’s purported laptop and financial documents.

Comer said that, according to a media report, the Biden family’s financial activity generated more than 150 suspicious bank activity reports. He said committee Republicans have obtained and verified two of them, one involving Hunter Biden allegedly paying an escort service.

Comer has renewed his call for the Treasury Department to turn over all suspicious activity reports for accounts involving the Biden family or businesses they’re connected to. His previous attempts have been rebuffed.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/17/house-republicans-announce-investigation-into-biden--accuse-of-him-direct-involvement-in-hunter-s-business-affairs

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their findings are based on ................, the contents of Hunter Biden’s purported laptop..................

What - They have and intend to use stolen documents ?

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Re: Republicans win by narrow majority.
Reply #10 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 7:46pm

Karnal wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 5:34pm:

Frank wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 3:05pm:

Dnarever wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 2:56pm:

Unjustified revenge investigations and obstruction is more likely to hurt the Republicans further.

Wining the house may not be the best thing for the republicans if they let the nutters run away with the show.

Even this early they don't seem able to get Green Eggs and Ham to just shut her mouth.

Imagine that thing or any one of the four just like it as the controlling vote or policy driver.

Yeah, right. The question is, will the moth-eaten old sockpuppet be impeached or will he resign?

House Republicans announce investigation into Biden, accuse him of direct involvement in Hunter's business affairs

GOP members of the Oversight and Reform Committee held a news conference Thursday in which they alleged, among other things, that President Biden “personally participated in meetings and phone calls” regarding his son’s business exploits and that there was personal business conducted on Air Force Two while he was vice president.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who is poised to chair the panel beginning in January, called the president “chairman of the board” and a “partner with access to an office.”

Republicans, who released an interim report Thursday, said they identified more than 50 countries where the Biden family, often led by Hunter Biden, sought business transactions.

“To be clear, Joe Biden is the big guy,” Comer said. “This evidence raises troubling questions about whether President Biden is a national security risk and about whether he is compromised by foreign governments.”

Comer made it clear the investigation will focus on the president, not his son.

“We're not trying to prove Hunter Biden is a bad actor,” he said. “He is. If anybody wants to disagree with that, there's nothing we have to talk about. Our investigation is about Joe Biden. And we already have evidence that would point that Joe Biden was involved with Hunter Biden on this.”

Comer said Republicans on the committee have uncovered evidence of federal crimes by the Biden family or benefiting them, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, wire fraud, violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and Trafficking Victims Protection Act, tax evasion, and money laundering.

House Republicans said their findings are based on accounts from multiple whistleblowers, the contents of Hunter Biden’s purported laptop and financial documents.

Comer said that, according to a media report, the Biden family’s financial activity generated more than 150 suspicious bank activity reports. He said committee Republicans have obtained and verified two of them, one involving Hunter Biden allegedly paying an escort service.

Comer has renewed his call for the Treasury Department to turn over all suspicious activity reports for accounts involving the Biden family or businesses they’re connected to. His previous attempts have been rebuffed.

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2022/11/17/house-republicans-announce-investigation-into-biden--accuse-of-him-direct-involvement-in-hunter-s-business-affairs

Good idea, old boy. That could work, no?

Where's the tap-dancing and deranged grimacing, paki? VERY SUBDUED for a Mustafaken. Roll Eyes

Why??

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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: Republicans win by narrow majority. Reply #13 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 9:12pm Bias_2012 wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 8:39pm: Nancy is going in January, going for good, bye bye She was getting a bit old anyway.
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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 58202 Here Gender:	Re: Republicans win by narrow majority. Reply #14 - Nov 18^th, 2022 at 9:44pm Johnnie wrote on Nov 18^th, 2022 at 8:27pm: Joe will just plead insanity. Can't see Biden being charged with anything.
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