52 pointsby Jimmc4147 hours ago3 comments
  • josefresco7 hours ago
    Calling them "lawmakers" at this point seems like a stretch given our laws are now almost exclusively dictated via social media/EO by the executive. I wish I was kidding. Maybe "former" or "legacy" lawmakers is more accurate?
    • NDlurker6 hours ago
      Lawmakers in name only. Rubber stamping bills proposed by lobbyists and the executive branch. Lino printing
    • ratelimitsteve6 hours ago
      atp calling them show-uppers would be a little bit much. perhaps "elected vacationers"?
    • verdverm6 hours ago
      legacy seems appropriate given their average age
    • wncvx6 hours ago
      Maybe call them "chat", like a Twitch chat? Trump is already streaming from the Oval Office and blogging on Truth Social, and the chat reacts within the allowed boundaries.
    • megagpt56 hours ago
      [dead]
  • josefritzishere6 hours ago
    How can America be a kakistocracy and a kleptocracy at the same time? We are that good.
    • CamperBob26 hours ago
      In a nutshell, what they are good at is hiding the consequences of their fuckups. They are blessed with (among other things) unbelievable luck that never seems to run out.
    • majorchord5 hours ago
      don't forget oligarchy
  • int0x296 hours ago
    Asking for an OIG investigation would be more reassuring if Trump were not regularly firing inspector generals, replacing them with loyalists, and then using them to investigate his perceived enemies.