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Warpy

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13. There was no conversion, just a collapse of "wait and see"

Reply to okaawhatever (Original post)

Sun Apr 21, 2024, 11:42 PM

Apr 21

spurred by the lunatics who believed Putin when he said no aid from the US would quickly end the war. It didn't.

Opposition to aid collapsed and Republicans who still have a nodding acquaintance with reality started to play hardball, making some very credible threats to turn the House over to the Democrats.

So he skedaddled town to Mara Lardo to kiss the Poop's, er, ring and inform him the jig was up and he couldn't stall any longer in the House.

TFG didn't like it much. Good.

So Johnson didn't have any sort of conversion. He was just desperate to keep his job and with it, his pension as an ex Speaker.

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Behind SpeakerJohnson's Conversion on Ukraine Aid [View all] okaawhatever Apr 21 OP

Yes I wonder what the specifics are. Irish_Dem Apr 21 #1

Yep plus Johnson's son just got accepted into the Naval Academy nt maryellen99 Apr 21 #2

There ya go..maybe the intelligence he received got a little too close to home? Deuxcents Apr 21 #3

Republicans only care when it affects them personally nt maryellen99 Apr 21 #4

I was gonna add that because I thought the same thing... Deuxcents Apr 21 #7

A list of everyone taking Russian money and Putin's election help. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #21

So a senator did him a favor. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #20

The NYT article said Putin would go after the Baltic states first then force a showdown w/NATO in Poland. nt okaawhatever Apr 21 #5

That's an odd way of stating it as Disaffected Apr 21 #9

NYT quoted Speaker Johnson as saying okaawhatever Apr 21 #12

Probably the latter. Disaffected Apr 22 #16

Wouldn't doubt it. Guy's dumb as the rest of the GOP. onetexan Apr 22 #19

Yes that is likely Putin's plan. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #22

Time for bootin' Putin in his ass oasis Apr 21 #6

So that's why he looked shaken after coming out the that intelligence briefing, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 21 #8

One would have thought the stupid mope Disaffected Apr 21 #10

You would think so, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 21 #11

"..he looked like he'd been punched in the gut." Talitha Apr 22 #17

Yes MCE, Johnson defiantly looked green around the gills leaving that meeting. Irish_Dem Apr 22 #23

There was no conversion, just a collapse of "wait and see" Warpy Apr 21 #13

I think Dems will vote in large enough numbers to keep him. AllyCat Apr 22 #14

Whatever Johnson's Reasons . . . The_Zephyr Apr 22 #15

" All these votes underscore how Jeffries, leader of House Dems.." Cha Apr 22 #18