The U.S. House under Republican control continues to be a shit show of epic proportions. I don't know what Democrats were thinking voting for Mike Johnson (R-LA) for Speaker; let's hope they were thinking "give them enough rope and they'll hang themselves". Speaker Johnson, it appears, is taking that rope and running with it.

In a prime example of "saying the quiet part out loud", he has stated his intention to release security footage of Jan 06, but insists that the insurrectionists will have their faces blurred to prevent the DOJ of charging them (with the crimes they obviously committed). Here's a direct quote:


They tried to walk it back later, but of course it was too late, and rang as hollowly insincere:



I wonder if they'll blur Josh Hawley's face as he's running away?

Certain republicans *cough*MTG*cough* have been trying to impeach President Biden since the moment he took his oath of office. It's part of their "vengeance" playbook to go tit-for-tat, since TFG was impeached twice. Speaker McCarthy wasn't interested in pursuing it; guess who is, though?


They have no evidence, but hey - that's what inquiries are for, right? They couldn't find anything doing an "investigation", so maybe an "impeachment inquiry" will do what the investigation couldn't. That's sane, right?

Right.

Maybe they think this will tarnish President Biden just enough so that their Orange Deity of Dumpster Fires will get put back in the White House. They hope that it won't tarnish them, but when you decide to sling shit, you get your hands brown and dirty. I hope the electorate is smart enough to see through this.