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imanamerican63

(13,815 posts) Thu Nov 10, 2022, 02:58 PM Nov 2022

Anyone thinking how much we miss....

Paul Ryan or John Boshner?

vs Kevin McCarthy? I would take either one of them over McCarthy !

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Anyone thinking how much we miss.... (Original Post) imanamerican63 Nov 2022 OP

I can't go quite that far wryter2000 Nov 2022 #1

I don't know how many people voted for McCarthy in his district,but he'll be up against Walleye Nov 2022 #2

Miss? Not really. halfulglas Nov 2022 #3

wryter2000

(46,082 posts)

1. I can't go quite that far

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 03:02 PM

Nov 2022

Boehner, maybe. What can you say about a man whose goal in life is to get rid of an "entitlement"? One that he had benefited from personally?

Walleye

(31,056 posts)

2. I don't know how many people voted for McCarthy in his district,but he'll be up against

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 03:05 PM

Nov 2022

A person who got 81 million people to vote for him. That’s real power

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)

3. Miss? Not really.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Thu Nov 10, 2022, 03:08 PM

Nov 2022

Neither Paul Ryan or John Boehner spent a 4th of July in Moscow and maybe they had a few scruples but they were also willing to shut down the government for Republican ends and they had more of a majority.

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