# Stupid Republican idea of the day **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1625
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32482 "2017-01-30T16:42:45Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > ETA: I’m leaning toward the former view based on the fact that Spicer has accidentally tweeted his password recently. [Twice](http://usuncut.com/politics/sean-spicer-tweeted-account-passwords/). And linked the white house twitter account’s authentification query to a gmail adress, yes. It’s like he heard about Russian hacking and went “Hey, I wanna get on that hot new trend !” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32483 "2017-01-30T16:49:10Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > It’s there now. > [@wguy123](#): > > Wow, it was gone from the 22nd until just a bit ago. I think my post got them to realize there were three branches. I’m going to pat myself on the back, just like our great leader does all the time. 🆒 Good job wguy123. Every loves you. You have the best posts. Everyone is saying that. Except for the opposition, aka the media. Here’s the archived version from yesterday, in case anyone doubts **wguy** ’s claim: [Redirecting...](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20170129004132%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.whitehouse.gov%2F&h=ATNHoR1MoUI2hH2VoWjluamGsZRPMNm7Y2OGoKk1xBRhv2qkfw3QfEXt4VcPNCwvAmhon42Atc02OE6oH-LIEEuqsLz-0U2WPvPwaoWG0K6K9mh0pWrdMKYJVM5SleokvVI) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32484 "2017-01-30T19:17:30Z")
A “credit where credit is due” example of [a smart Republican idea](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-erratic-first-week-was-among-the-most-alarming-in-history/2017/01/27/c6405144-e4b9-11e6-a453-19ec4b3d09ba_story.html): > [@](#): > > In a meeting last week with The Post editorial board, Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chair of the House Oversight Committee, said he was weighing legislation to require presidents to undergo an independent medical examination, including for mental health. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32485 "2017-01-30T20:10:35Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > It’s there now. [maybe](https://www.whitehouse.gov/america-first-energy), look [around](https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-trump) a bit ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32486 "2017-01-30T20:10:48Z")
I… I actually agree with Jason Chaffetz. I need to take a shower. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32487 "2017-01-30T20:14:05Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > [maybe](https://www.whitehouse.gov/america-first-energy), look [around](https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-trump) a bit It’s on some pages, not others. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32488 "2017-01-30T20:19:35Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s on some pages, not others. Making a website consistent is incredibly difficult. You need big hands. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32489 "2017-01-31T20:32:10Z")
[Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz has 43 investigations planned — not one of them is Trump-related](http://www.sltrib.com/home/4885163-155/utah-rep-jason-chaffetz-has-43) > [@](#): > > Despite pleas from Democrats, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee agenda for the next two years includes no planned inquiries into the Trump organization’s global entanglements and the potential for conflicts of interest. > > Instead, the 43 items listed in a proposed agenda for the GOP-led panel includes a look at District of Columbia spending, cyber security policy at federal agencies and reform at the Office of Government Ethics, which had previously been critical of Trump’s failure to divest himself of potential conflicts. > > The committee’s chair, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, said the panel considered investigative priorities from Democrats and adopted many of them. > > Democrats proposed several Trump-related investigations in different formats, they said. But so far, they said Chaffetz has expressed more interest in non-Trump inquiries, including a recent letter to the FBI asking for more detail about Hillary Clinton’s email operations. Another asked about the conduct of the director of the Office of Government Ethics, who was critical of Trump’s decision not to divest his personal holdings. ---
**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 31, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32490 "2017-01-31T20:56:34Z")
[A Texas state legislator has sent a questionnaire to his Muslim constituents (I don’t know how they were identified), asking if they support the Muslim Brotherhood or believe it should be declared a terrorist organization.](http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/31/1628063/-Muslim-leaders-in-Texas-get-scary-survey-asking-them-about-their-faith-from-Republican-legislator?detail=facebook) ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32491 "2017-01-31T21:05:35Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > …Everyone is saying that. Except for the opposition, aka the media. So sad. Very unfair 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32492 "2017-01-31T22:34:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > [Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz has 43 investigations planned — not one of them is Trump-related](http://www.sltrib.com/home/4885163-155/utah-rep-jason-chaffetz-has-43) Yay, we’re STILL investigating the email server. While our newly appointed National Security Advisor was [repeatedly reprimanded for leaking classified information to other countries.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/michael-flynn-classified-intel-report/) [QUOTE=The Army] “…there was no evidence of senior officer misconduct…” [/QUOTE] Good enough for Flynn, but not for Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32493 "2017-01-31T23:11:13Z")
Well… [if you insist](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-to-face-intense-pressure-after-trumps-supreme-court-nomination/)… [QUOTE=Mitch “Yertle Turtle” McConnell] What we hope would be that our Democratic friends will treat President Trump’s nominees in the same way that we treated Clinton and Obama [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32494 "2017-02-01T01:17:27Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well… [if you insist](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-to-face-intense-pressure-after-trumps-supreme-court-nomination/)… > > > [@Mitch "Yertle Turtle" McConnell](#): > > > > What we hope would be that our Democratic friends will treat President Trump’s nominees in the same way that we treated Clinton and Obama Crap. My irony meter just broke. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32495 "2017-02-01T01:30:33Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Crap. My irony meter just broke. I think you’re gonna need to invest in a heavy duty one. Or just go without and assume the levels are toxic. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32496 "2017-02-01T03:52:16Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Well… [if you insist](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-to-face-intense-pressure-after-trumps-supreme-court-nomination/)… With total disrespect and obstruction. 😃 ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32497 "2017-02-01T21:33:08Z")
North Dakota voted down a change in their laws to permit stores to open before noon on Sundays. Among the reasons for voting down the law were, “Women should take the time on Sundays to make breakfast in bed for their husbands,” and “My wife spends enough of my money in six and a half days.” > **[ND House Defeats Blue Law Change Because Wives Spend Too Much And Should...](https://ndxplains.com/2017/01/31/nd-house-defeats-blue-law-change-wives-spend-much-bring-husbands-breakfast-bed/)** > > Yesterday the North Dakota House of Representatives voted against removing North Dakota’s ‘blue laws’ that prevent businesses from opening before noon on Sunday. The bipartisan change in HB 1163, introduced by Democratic-NPL Representative Pam... ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32498 "2017-02-01T21:36:54Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > North Dakota voted down a change in their laws to permit stores to open before noon on Sundays. Apparently the ND House was sufficiently embarrassed about this at some point to reconsider the bill, and it passed 48-46. (The legislators whose views you quoted continued to vote “Nay”, however.) :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_stamos_left_ear/32/3198_2.png) [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32499 "2017-02-01T22:54:40Z")
What are the things they want government out of again? I always forget. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [February 1, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32500 "2017-02-01T22:58:51Z")
Corporate boardrooms. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/32501 "2017-02-02T03:38:16Z")
Can’t find a cite, but I heard there’s a change in the House to allow giving away public lands, even at a loss, for any reason? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1624) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=1626)