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House Republicans' burning problem: 'We desperately need a place to smoke cigars'
(www.rawstory.com)
They desperately need to go back to the 1820s, it seems.
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2024
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and they want to take the rest of us with them! Complete with 1820's civil rights, 1820's woman's rights, 1820's pollution and industrial standards....
I mean i somewhat agree with the notion that the sort of stereotypical british gentleman's club thing is missing in the modern times, I think I would find it enjoyable to loaf around a luxurious and quiet place, reading classic literature in a luxurious classical ambiente or so, while a snobby concierge beings me liquor aged twice as long as i have been alive.
I dont want to encounter these kinds of people there though.
The idea of a nice club is great but it's probably not something taxpayers should be funding for elected representatives
The source of this dire problem is Rep. Tom Cole's transition
Would have been much more fun if the author had "accidentally" stopped the sentence there.
It'd be cool if he transitioned to former rep
God, this tastes like I took a giant bite out of an onion. They are...so serious and committed to having a cigar lounge in the capital building that they are going to stage a cigar sit-in in the office of the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES while literally doing nothing legislative.
It's just...absurd. The article even read like an Onion piece; same pacing, same over-dramatic statements about minor inconveniences, same "no actual news source like Axios would report on this childish bullshit" feeling.
The original Axios article, with it's serious tone almost feels more oniony: https://www.axios.com/2024/06/16/speaker-johnson-tom-cole-capitol-cigars
How did the absurdity become the norm?
Shove em up your asses, lit. Fucking cunts.
Ohhhhh… hold on… i think they’re talking about meat cigars.
man i'd love to have a meat cigar rn
I think we should all try to support anything that lets rich old bureaucrats kill themselves faster if unwanted side effects can be minimized.
Except, like most of what these crooks do, others are harmed by it as well.
Hmm, that sounds a lot like conservative policies in general.
Yep, that's what I meant by "like most of what these crooks do" heh
Damn I inadvertedly did a "your comment, but worse". 😂