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Jan 8, 2023Liked by Andrew Jazprose Hill

Enjoyed reading your latest installment quite a bit Andrew. I appreciated how you angled your critiques with thought provoking and at times, absolutely hilarious prose. Look forward to reading your next one.

Contra Boebert and to the sapiosexual that I am - and suspect you are too - I appreciate intelligent and exceedingly educated women, witness my love for ARB (oh, and did I say she happens to be really hot too? 😉). Please know she often expresses to me her abiding affection for you, Andrew, and passes on her warm regards. I hope to meet you one day soon.

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Thanks so much for reading and commenting. I really appreciate it. There was so much comedy in last week's political showdown, it was difficult to keep the satire out of my commentary altogether. Glad to know you appreciated it.

What's at stake going forward, of course, is whether the radical right will succeed in shutting down the government later this year. So what looked like comedy at first could have serious consequences down the road. We'll see what time has in store for us.

Thanks again for your kind thoughts, and best wishes to you and my dear old friend ARB.

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Here's the full list of McCarthy's concessions to the far-right holdouts in exchange for their votes.Here is a list of key concessions and promises McCarthy and his allies have made over the course of the negotiations, based on CNN reporting: https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/kevin-mccarthy-voted-house-speaker-01-07-23/index.html

1. Any member can call for a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair. This is significant because it would make it much easier than it is currently to trigger what is effectively a no confidence vote in the speaker. Conservatives pushed hard for this, while moderates are worried it will weaken McCarthy’s hand.

2. A McCarthy-aligned super PAC agreed to not play in open Republican primaries in safe seats.

3. The House will hold votes on key conservative bills, including a balanced budget amendment, congressional term limits and border security.

4. Efforts to raise the nation’s debt ceiling must be paired with spending cuts. This could become a major issue in the future when it is time to raise the debt limit to avoid a catastrophic default because Democrats in the Senate and the White House would likely oppose demands for spending cuts.

5. Move 12 appropriations bills individually. Instead of passing separate bills to fund government operations, Congress frequently passes a massive year-end spending package known as an “omnibus” that rolls everything into one bill. Conservatives rail against this, arguing that it evades oversight and allows lawmakers to stick in extraneous pet projects.

6. More Freedom Caucus representation on committees, including the powerful House Rules Committee.

Cap discretionary spending at fiscal 2022 levels, which would amount to lower levels for defense and domestic programs.

7. Seventy-two hours to review bills before they come to floor.

8. Give members the ability to offer more amendments on the House floor.

9. Create an investigative committee to probe the “weaponization” of the federal government.

10. Restore the Holman rule, which can be used to reduce the salary of government officials.

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Jan 8, 2023Liked by Andrew Jazprose Hill

Maybe "hot" but most definitely scary.

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That’s for sure. Thanks for reading.

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Yep. And she certainly has everyone’s attention. Thanks for reading and commenting!

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Bonnie without a Clyde.

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