# 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:** 561
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11201 "2013-10-16T16:56:27Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > So as near as I can tell, Palin’s saying that Obama should be impeached for failure to pay debts that the Treasury Department is supposed to pay but can’t because the House won’t do its job. Makes total sense. How could I have been so blind as to not see that? Are you suggesting that Palin gives a shit about reality? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11202 "2013-10-16T17:00:27Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > Are you suggesting that Palin gives a shit about reality? Or, well, perceives it? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11203 "2013-10-16T17:03:05Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > the computers are set up … There’s no way to interfere with that The Singularity is upon us … ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11204 "2013-10-16T17:43:48Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > I guess Obama can’t just put them up against the wall and shoot them. They are strongly increasing the likelihood that a future President will. Man, I get where Saddam Hussein’s political style came from now. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11205 "2013-10-16T17:50:36Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > From the article: > ““All three verses, without the words written out,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) told a New York Times reporter. “Isn’t that impressive?”” Sing the lyrics to ‘House of the rising sun’ to the tune of Amazing Grace. It works and is more appropriate to these whores. Fun with common meter! ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11206 "2013-10-16T17:54:24Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Sing the lyrics to ‘House of the rising sun’ to the tune of Amazing Grace. It works and is more appropriate to these whores. > > Fun with common meter! I saw the Blind Boys of Alabama sing \*Amazing Grace \*to the tune of \*House of the Rising Sun. \*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SmthYxI5aA](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SmthYxI5aA) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11207 "2013-10-16T18:24:33Z")
> [@Mr.Miskatonic](#): > > Sing the lyrics to ‘House of the rising sun’ to the tune of Amazing Grace. It works and is more appropriate to these whores. > > Fun with common meter! In a cavern In a canyon Excavating for a mine Lived a miner Forty-Niner And his daughter Clementine Oh, my darling Oh, my darling Oh, my darling Clementine You are lost and gone forever Dreadful sorry, Clementine! – “Ode to Joy,” Ninth Symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven; lyrics by [del]Schiller[/del] folk. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11208 "2013-10-16T18:37:39Z")
So, Senators Reid and McConnell have come up with a compromise bill that even Ted Cruz has agreed not to stand in the way of. It reopens the government, raises the debt ceiling, makes some token changes to the ACA that both sides are OK with, and even makes future debt ceiling increases automatic unless Congress actively votes not to raise the debt ceiling. It’s, in short, the best-case scenario, and Boehner appears to be willing to put it to a vote in the House without the support of the tea party. The Club For Growth (possibly now the most ironically named PAC in the country) is still [urging Republicans to vote against it because it doesn’t repeal Obamacare.](http://thinkprogress.org/lbupdate/2792061/conservative-organization-urges-vote-senate-compromise/) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11209 "2013-10-16T18:40:50Z")
Hey don’t worry, because the government is only funded until January 15 and the debt is raised until February 7. We get to do this again in a few months, yay! -\_- ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11210 "2013-10-16T18:44:45Z")
Question still is, is this debacle finally enough to teach the Republicans they _lost_? ---
**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:** [October 16, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11211 "2013-10-16T18:56:50Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Question still is, is this debacle finally enough to teach the Republicans they _lost_? I assume this is a rhetorical question. Those idiots are stupid enough to repeat this debacle – probably even stupid enough to repeat it next October. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![user\_hostile](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/user_hostile/32/474_2.png) [@user\_hostile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/user_hostile)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11212 "2013-10-16T18:57:42Z")
Expect this shit to go on till November 2014. And folks decide whether or not the Tea Party is too obstructionist. But I’m still betting the whole “default” business will be forgotten by then. Americans have an institutional memory of about six months. And the Tea Party will still keep screaming. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11213 "2013-10-16T19:02:03Z")
Can’t you put them on a junket and then accidentally misplace them? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11214 "2013-10-16T19:06:36Z")
A mass pilgrimage to Ted Cruz’s natal manger in Calgary, perhaps? Then, if they try to come back, some irregularity with their passports … ---
**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:** [October 16, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11215 "2013-10-16T19:07:09Z")
Bulgaria won’t return our calls about the scheduling. Maybe Mali? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11216 "2013-10-16T19:17:51Z")
Or Somalia, that libertarian paradise? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11217 "2013-10-16T19:28:05Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Question still is, is this debacle finally enough to teach the Republicans they _lost_? Are you kidding? I can’t wait to hear how McConnell, Boehner and Fox News announce that this was a total GOP victory. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11218 "2013-10-16T19:35:21Z")
The cynic in me wonders if there was a conversation between Boehner and Obama 10 days ago or so, like: Boehner: Mr President, I got nothin’. How about we dick around for 10 days with parliamentary nonsense and conference committees; then on the 16th you can throw us a bone about Mom & Apple Pie to make it look like we stood strong and negotiated, and we can put this nonsense behind us. Obama: Deal. Hey, let’s get some golf in before the weather turns! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11219 "2013-10-16T19:38:36Z")
> [@Muffin](#): > > Can’t you put them on a junket and then accidentally misplace them? > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > A mass pilgrimage to Ted Cruz’s natal manger in Calgary, perhaps? Then, if they try to come back, some irregularity with their passports … Ah shit, I never should have raised the issue. Please, I’m begging you. Don’t fuck up my country by sending him here. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/11220 "2013-10-16T19:38:58Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Are you kidding? I can’t wait to hear how McConnell, Boehner and Fox News announce that this was a total GOP victory. I heard an analogy for the difference between a Believer and a True Believer: A Believer will follow Pickett’s order to charge on Cemetery Ridge; a True Believer will claim it was a victory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=560) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897.md?page=562)