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mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts) Tue Oct 15, 2013, 06:38 PM Oct 2013

DeMint Pulled An Obi-Wan

"Strike me down, and I will become more powerful than you can imagine."

Oddly, though, he struck himself down/pulled a Palin, and now he controls the whole House. Well played, sir!

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DeMint Pulled An Obi-Wan (Original Post) mindwalker_i Oct 2013 OP

DeMint is nothing more than a Gollum, crazed and whining DonViejo Oct 2013 #1

True, but he still controls the House mindwalker_i Oct 2013 #2

no movie metaphores required. He's a power hungry shit head of a GOP politician who realized Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #3

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

1. DeMint is nothing more than a Gollum, crazed and whining

Reply to mindwalker_i (Original post)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 06:54 PM

Oct 2013

for his "precious"

mindwalker_i

(4,407 posts)

2. True, but he still controls the House

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 06:56 PM

Oct 2013

He told them not to go along with the, erm, "leader" of the House and they didn't.

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)

3. no movie metaphores required. He's a power hungry shit head of a GOP politician who realized

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 06:56 PM

Oct 2013

the Republicans are going to be in the minority in the senate for quite a while. Best to get out while he's still got his health and get paid a lot of money to hire shock troops who will go in and try to wreck our government.

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