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JustAnotherGen

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24. Well it appears

Reply to Mr. Sparkle (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 11:17 AM

Thursday

Johnson has Henry Cuellar in his back pocket.

The guy voted for the SAVE Act with the Magapubs.

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With House GOP Majority Teetering on the Brink, Florida Congressman Plans to Retire Early: Report [View all] Mr. Sparkle Feb 11 OP

The slim majority not explained well in many articles bucolic_frolic Feb 11 #1

Agreed. Currently one GOP breaking ranks is 217 to 215, but 2 breakers are 216 to 216 lostnfound Feb 11 #4

Thnx, helpful explanation reACTIONary Feb 11 #9

Actually, it wasn't Polybius Feb 11 #18

I haven't done the math, but... reACTIONary Feb 11 #22

Your arithmatic is what I used ... aggiesal Thursday #30

The Nunn vacancy, assuming it occurs before Greene's replacement takes office in March, would make it 217-214 onenote Feb 11 #15

I'm sure Gov DeSatan will hurry to fill it. mdbl Feb 11 #2

He prefers to be called, "Meatball Ron". Omnipresent Feb 11 #3

Anyone check the Epstein files to see if his name is there? Raftergirl Feb 11 #5

No, but Rep. Massey said that T💩p's name showed up ONE MLLION times in the unredacted files. OMGWTF Feb 11 #10

Wondering if some GOP Reps actually found the limit of what lawlessness they can stomach so they leave the House Attilatheblond Thursday #25

NPR tracker BumRushDaShow Feb 11 #6

Elderly House Republican from FL that practically banned masks and vaccines retires early due to Covid complications ChicagoTeamster Feb 11 #7

And an M.D. and a surgeon at that! Pinback Feb 11 #11

I used to think that getting into and graduating from med school... 3catwoman3 Feb 11 #13

Cult Member ChicagoTeamster Feb 11 #14

He chose to face off with Karma ToxMarz Feb 11 #19

The ship is slowly sinking, the rats are leaving. Martin68 Feb 11 #8

Okay, Skippy, you can knock off with the 'prayerful' bullshit. Aristus Feb 11 #12

This! lonely bird Feb 11 #21

I admire any man Aussie105 Feb 11 #16

His district contains blue Tallahassee IronLionZion Feb 11 #17

Cool! ShazzieB Feb 11 #20

Johnson should start packing his office now. redstatebluegirl Thursday #26

If one Republican awakens and becomes a Democrat James48 Feb 11 #23

Well it appears JustAnotherGen Thursday #24

"an exit that would drag the House Republican majority out the door with him" BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #27

it would be neat if some of them became dems. AllaN01Bear Thursday #28

"ongoing complications from Covid" Bluetus Thursday #29

Well a (hypocritical) mixed bag Bluetus Thursday #34

Time to get investigators out there and find four or five of them with dodgy finances or Scrivener7 Thursday #31

I imagine it is all there in the TrumpEpstein Files. Trump implicated them all travelingthrulife Friday #35

He had to add that "much prayerful consideration" to hit his quota of gratuitous public piety JHB Thursday #32

Per the article, dunn is saying "no comment" to the assertion. niyad Thursday #33

This renders Mike Johnson IMPOTENT ProudMNDemocrat Friday #36