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Going forward, I will be calling Kevin either “Squeaker McCarthy” or “The Squeaker”, or just plain “Squeaker”.

*Kudos to Geminid for either coming up with that, or for sharing that with us, whatever the case may be.

Has everyone watched the Hakeem Jeffries speech from last night? I am about to watch it now.

For the record, even if the Rules package passes without incident, my money is on Squeaker fucking up the Rules somehow, in some way that we can exploit.

So for myself, I am swearing off pre-worrying about the Rules. I’m going to focus on the fact that these past few days have allowed us to see just what Hakeem Jeffries is made of, just what the new Democratic leadership is made of, and what the Democrats in the House are made of.

I came away impressed on all three counts.

In terms of leadership, we have the best of both worlds: outstanding new leadership and the presence of Nancy Pelosi still in the House, with all the wisdom and experience she brings with her.

So fuck the Squeaker, and fuck the party he rode in on, which hopefully he will drive further into the ground.

Open thread.

Update: link shared by JeffreyW

Leader Jeffries vs. ‘Squeaker’ McCarthyPost + Comments (241)

They want us to be overwhelmed and exhausted. Focus. Resist. Oppose.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

We need to vote them all out and restore sane Democratic government.

“Everybody’s entitled to be an idiot.”

To the privileged, equality seems like oppression.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Since we are repeating ourselves, let me just say fuck that.

Live so that if you miss a day of work people aren’t hoping you’re dead.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

The real work of an opposition party is to oppose.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker

Imperialist aggressors must be defeated, or the whole world loses.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Beware of advice from anyone for whom Democrats are “they” and not “we.”

He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!

Let’s bury these fuckers at the polls 2 years from now.

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

if you can’t see it, then you are useless in the fight to stop it.

Roe is not about choice. It is about freedom.

Tick tock motherfuckers!

Find someone who loves you the way trump and maga love traitors.

Leader Jeffries vs. ‘Squeaker’ McCarthy