The Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership of the 118th Congress {Mike Johnson is new speaker as of 2023-10-25}

I think he should give it a try! While juggling nitro…

This is me. And going downslope on a ramp is worse than stairs.

If he moved any faster he’d be jogging.

As mentioned earlier, probably not very deep.

You know who used to run down steps three at a time? Gerald Ford.

Let’s not have any of that now.

I think Biden is perhaps going a little gingerly, but that’s understandable when the cameras are aimed right at him. Better to be too slow than do a Dick Van Dyck skip down the steps.

If I were going down those steps, TV cameras or not, I’d definitely hold onto someone’s arm. But, of course, Biden could not do that. Nor could any male at any time, nor any President/Presidential candidate, male or female. (Cf. Hillary’s wobble.)

Well…

63 - 10 yrs ago I shattered all 3 bones in my ankle walking down a half-flight of 7 steps in my own home. (Had something in my hands, such that I was not using the handrail.). You’d better believe that since then, I’m ALWAYS looking for the handrail.

Of course, on these boards we’ve seen folk post clips of Trump claiming they establish dementia, so let the RNC post what they will.

The RNC news I saw recently was that apparently donations to RNC go to Trump (and his lawyers) first. Then, if anything is left…

And the rubes keep lining up to be fleeced!

There’s a difference, though. When a video is posted of Trump saying “Argle Bargle!”, he’s actually saying “Argle Bargle!” in the video, and it’s left up to us to determine if that is evidence of dementia or not. We can argue about the interpretation, but not the facts.

But this? The GOP description of what happens in the video is just factually wrong. He’s walking pretty damn normally the whole time, and you can see that right in front of you, if you’re not totally deluded.

Yeah - that is another difference. The intended audience of this vid is eager to accept whatever they are told the vid shows, without bothering to even consider whether that jibes with what their eyes show them. (Assuming they even WATCH the vid.)

Of course, this would only matter if the GOP cares about facts.

The vote to approve the budget for the remaining 70% of federal agencies is going on now in the House. As of right now, the vote is just below the 2/3 threshold that Johnson needs to pass this on suspension.

Well, yes, but we were discussing our own actions here at the SDMB. I assume we still care about the facts? :smiley:

Just passed by the skin of its teeth.

CNN is reporting that MTG has filed a motion to vacate.

Yep, just saw that reported. It will be interesting to see how many of the crazies are willing to go through this mess all over again in an election year.

Certainly Margie, Laurie and Matty are happy to get another chance.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! < takes breath > Ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Edit: I guess she’s pissed that the R’s are actually doing something to run the country.

I had a similar reaction. Mine was more of a “Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!” though. Holy cow, I thought were done with this kind of tomfoolery for now. I propse the Republicans just make MTG the Speaker.