GOP House members quit, call colleagues stupid, crazy.

[SarahD]

This is fun. A number of Republican reps are fed up and quitting. I can see why they're frustrated. They thought they would be in control, but all they can do is hold endless hearings about Hunter Biden's laptop. My heart bleeds for them.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/19/politics/republicans-retiring-house/index.html

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I wish, instead of cowardly quitting,

They would band together and stand up to the crazies. Now all these seats are empty and just waiting to be filled by more rwnj,’s.

[leftieNanner]

3. That would be nice

But they all fear MAGA threats.

[elleng]

2. Good, but ONLY 23?

[Shipwack]

4. Maybe only 23 had a guaranteed job waiting for them... nt

[Lovie777]

5. They should be fighting back....................

their retiring open doors for insane GQP to get in, unless their districts have semi-sane republicans that can replace them.

[thucythucy]

6. Or calling for Johnson to resign as speaker,

then switching to be either imdependent or Democrat so as to elect a rational speaker to move things forward.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. i like this idear.

[BonnieJW]

12. I like it too

but they would be considered traitors and they and their families would be in terrible danger

[live love laugh]

8. They're bailing but not enough to cede. It's probably performative. I trust nothing they do.

Even when it seems good.

[joanbarnes]

9. thoughts and prayers

[Midnight Writer]

10. A cult consolidates its power by weeding out the insufficiently committed.

The cult makes more and more demands on its members until the members with doubts decide to leave.

What remains is the most fervent, committed members, the hardcore believers.

Expect even more lunacy from this cult in the future. not less, as they become more and more devoted to their Dear Leader and the fantasy world they live in.

[dai13sy]

11. Republicans are pathetic little things.

Maybe if they focused on REAL stuff and got stuff done instead of whining ALL the time. I would like to lock them all in a room together and let Democrats do what they do and get her done. I know things would improve! Right?