# NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2022-02-07T00:52:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 342
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6826 "2023-01-09T12:19:47Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > The panel would be overseen by Representative Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, who is also poised to become the Judiciary Committee’s chairman. Oh good lord. Is that Bevis, or Butthead? Never watched the show but the resemblance to the characters when Jordan and Gaetz are standing together is almost stunning. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Why not just pistols at dawn? Couldn’t agree on which ring of the circus to use ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6827 "2023-01-09T15:30:42Z")
If there’s a more appropriate thread for these articles, it won’t hurt my feelings if someone reports the post so they can be moved. > **[GOP adopts House rules, its first legislative victory after messy start](https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/09/rogers-house-gop-gaetz-00076988)** > > House Republicans had voiced concerns in the hours before the vote that they still hadn't seen text on key concessions to conservatives. > **[Republican Sen. Ben Sasse officially steps down, opening up appointment to seat](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-sen-ben-sasse-officially-steps-opening-appointment-seat-rcna64818)** > > Sasse, a R-Neb., frequent critic of former President Donald Trump, left Congress two years into his second term to become president of the University of Florida. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6828 "2023-01-09T15:47:44Z")
So are those good things, or bad things? Because anybody that wants to punch out Gaetz is OK by me, at least, a little. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6829 "2023-01-09T15:56:39Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > So are those good things, or bad things? I’d call it a bad that a “longtime critic of…the House Freedom Caucus” who “angrily vowed during a private conference meeting that any members who opposed the Californian’s bid for speaker would lose their committee assignments”, is stepping down. I’m guessing he’s not going to replaced with someone less conservative. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6830 "2023-01-09T16:03:00Z")
I agree. Why did he quit? Reub operatives got something on him? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6831 "2023-01-09T16:35:08Z")
WAG, either it was part of the deal for him to step down, allowing Matt Gaetz to be on something (armed forces committee?) in return for a McCarthy vote or someone, possibly Trump in that 11th hour phone call did, in fact, have some dirt on him. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6832 "2023-01-09T18:12:55Z")
Reading the linked article about Rogers it says he is stepping down from the steering committee that gives out committee assignments in part because he is taking over as Chairman of the Armed Services committee and that job will be very time consuming. And equally powerful in many ways. **He isn’t quitting as a member of the House.** And it is doubtful Trump or Gaetz have anything to do with his decision. At least according to reporting. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6833 "2023-01-09T23:52:44Z")
Just to add a little levity to the thread (hey, you take your laughs when you can get them). > ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6834 "2023-01-09T23:57:39Z")
Sounds like a conversation at an acid test! 😆 🤡 👹 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6835 "2023-01-10T00:20:29Z")
> [@aurora\_maire](#): > > Just to add a little levity to the thread (hey, you take your laughs when you can get them). It’s inspiring to watch (and listen to) our Congresscritters at work. Brings a tear to my eye. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6836 "2023-01-10T00:27:13Z")
The House just voted to gut the House Ethics Committee. > **[House Republicans voted to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics, and George...](https://www.businessinsider.com/house-gop-votes-gut-office-congressional-ethics-george-santos-fantastic-2023-1)** > > "It's a good thing for transparency. It's a good thing for Americans," Santos said of rule changes that some say will hobble the ethics body. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6837 "2023-01-10T00:29:49Z")
Oh, gawd, I do love Bad Lip Reading. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6838 "2023-01-10T00:31:56Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The House just voted to gut the House Ethics Committee. Don’t need no stinkin’ ethics. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6839 "2023-01-10T00:36:08Z")
I’m sure George Santos was very happy. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6840 "2023-01-10T02:02:13Z")
He said he was, and for once I believe him. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6841 "2023-01-10T02:48:02Z")
MAGA troll Lynette “Diamond” Hathaway has won the Herman Cain Award. > **[Lynette Hardaway of Diamond and Silk Allegedly Hospitalized with COVID](https://eurweb.com/2022/lynette-hardaway-reportedly-battling-covid/)** > > Lynnette Hardaway, famously known as Diamond of Diamond and Silk, is reportedly battling COVID and was hospitalized amid the holiday. > ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6842 "2023-01-10T02:56:59Z")
Not Covid it was the vaccine, it caused a stroke from all the G5 chips clogging her arteries. Bill Gates and the CDC did it - on behalf of Hillary. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6843 "2023-01-10T03:05:51Z")
Andy Biggs thinks Jill Biden should be investigated. For what, one wonders. The Biden family highly concerns me. Joe, Hunter, and even “Dr.” Jill. They are compromised and must be investigated. > ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6844 "2023-01-10T03:36:17Z")
Marge Greene has been locked out of her Twitter account for illegally using Dr. Dre music. > **[Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Locked Out of Twitter for Using Dr. Dre's Music](https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/09/dr-dre-didnt-license-song-rep-marjorie-taylor-green-video/)** > > Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene used a Dr. Dre song to tout her political prowess -- but she didn't have the green light for it ... according to the Doc himself. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018/6845 "2023-01-10T03:41:27Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > and even “Dr.” Jill. Okay, I have to ask, why the scare quotes? Are they claiming she doesn’t really have a Ph.D., or is this some “You’re not a real doctor if it isn’t medicine” business? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018.md?page=343)