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George Santos won't resign, but expects to be expelled: 'It's done when I say it's done'
(www.usatoday.com)
How do people with no accountability get so far?
this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2023
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The laws punish only the lawful
They only punish the innocent?
Feature not a bug
This is by design. Really it is.
"it's done when I say it's done, and by that I mean when they throw me out kicking and screaming."
Huh, it's so weird that he's a Republican. Did I say weird? I guess I meant to say entirely expected.
But the adjective most commonly used before the New York Republican's name is "embattled."
That it's not "fundamentally dishonest" or just "usually lying" shows how useless billionaire-owned media is at holding the rich and powerful accountable.
Calling him dishonest doesn't distinguish him from typical Republicans, though.
True, but the "fundamentally" part implies an inability or unwillingness to EVER be honest that sets him apart from even your typical Republican as more of a liar. Such a thing shouldn't even be possible but here we are 🤷
Santos is not rich, at least not with his own money, and he's the least powerful member of Congress, so really, not that powerful
Santos is not rich, at least not with his own money
But has enough access, opportunistic tendencies and dishonesty to be rich on other people's money
the least powerful member of Congress
Still comes with a lot of power and privileges, especially when you're part of the club that's good friends with all the Federalist Society judges..
If you are to be expelled, it’s very much not over when you say it’s over. It’s over when your coworkers toss you out on your ass.
If he truly wanted control he would resign but he’s just lying as usual
Shitbird with no integrity continues to have no integrity.
Film at 11.
trolling the entire country and we just let him do it
Not we. Conservatives and Republicans, including the people in his district.
The Republicans from his district were among the first people trying to throw him out. It was McCarthy who was protecting him because he needed the vote. Then Johnson did the same thing until the ethics report.
The platonic idea of a republican