Ambassadorships as consolation prizes

Kimberly Guilfoyle wanted to live off the American taxpayer in Greece.

I'm so old I remember when the word "beau" was masculine.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Oh, Lindsey

Not that he'll pay any consequences.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Warnock it is

The incumbent Democrat was leading with Democratic areas still to report when the race was called Tuesday night. Warnock bested Walker by just under a percentage point during the general election last month, but didn’t cross the 50-percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. His victory means Democrats will hold a 51-49 advantage in the Senate, expanding their slim majority in midterm elections that were projected to favor Republicans.

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As far as public office goes, Walker will have be content with his “honorary sheriff” title and prop badge, which he brandished during the lone debate ahead of the general election last month.
  Rolling Stone

Seriously, though, it was way closer than it should have been.

I suppose if there are still Democratic strongholds to be counted, that image could look different, but it should have been a blow-out.

Throughout the campaign, Walker stumbled to respond to allegations of domestic violence and claims that he paid for ex-girlfriends' abortions, despite expressing support for a nationwide ban on the procedure. He was also prone to gaffes and false claims, exaggerating his record in academics and business and displaying a loose grasp of policy.

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Walker, who Trump urged to run, was the only Georgia Republican not to win outright in November.

  NPR

Walker may be the least qualified person ever to run for office.  At least among the top of that list.

Warnock's win now gives Democrats [...] a cushion in trying to pass bills, assured committee control and eliminates procedural hurdles to carry on the business of the Senate.

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Warnock's win offers Democrats a clear path for action for the final years of Biden's term.

  NPR

And the question now is, will they take advantage of it? I have my doubts.

Democrats now have enough wiggle room to lose one vote in their caucus and still move bills through the chamber without issue.

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Because the current power-sharing agreement equally splits the Senate committees, tied votes must undergo an additional vote on the Senate floor to move ahead with bills or nominees.

But Warnock's win means Democrats will likely have an extra seat on every committee, clearing an open path to passage when Senators ubiquitously break on party lines.

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In 2020, Schumer and McConnell settled on an agreement to share power in the evenly split chamber after an early stalemate that stalled the confirmation of President Biden's cabinet nominees.

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Warnock's triumph means [Schumer] does not have to again negotiate a power-sharing arrangement.

I think we owe more credit - or at least as much - to John Fetterman in Pennsylvania for flipping a seat than to Warnock for keeping his.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:  You can read this article if you want, but I'm pretty sure it's by not being Herschel Walker.

If the Republicans had nominated a halfway qualified candidate, they could have won this seat.  I'm glad they didn't.  I'm just saying, Democrats shouldn't feel smug, or even confident, in their standing in Georgia.

Obama in Georgia

His standup routine isn't half bad.

But did he think about using the name "Uncle Joe"?  Might have better used another name.  Or maybe he intended it.  I don't know.

BTW, do you wonder why you haven't seen Trump in Georgia campaigning for Walker?  It's because they don't want him there.

Whew

Luckily for him, his supporters don't care what he says.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Ha

Apart from the obvious lie about Warnock, have they decided Herschel can't be trusted to do his own campaigning?

I mean, they're probably right, but FFS.  Also, I wouldn't pick Lindsey Graham to do it for him.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Who is voting for this?

Just the whole idea of trotting all that out as a political speech is nuts.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

Is Trump coaching Herschel directly now?

Jesus Tapdancing Christ

He must have read it on 4Chan, because the deal hasn't even gone through yet.  No one has reaped any beneifts to date.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Oh, get in line

It won't matter to Republican voters.  The GOP has long been the party of closeted gays, pedophiles, and misogynists.  After so many busts and scandals, I think they've finally just decided to embrace the sexual proclivities they've denounced in others in the past.  And, good, I guess. 

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

He thinks the issue is that people say his badge isn't a real badge

He doesn't understand that being given a badge by a sheriff as a token does not make you a law enforcement officer.

And perhaps many Georgia voters don't understand it either.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

ICYMI

If Herschel Walker goes to the Senate, I think we can all just hang it up.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

The devil went down to Georgia

I'll be looking for a way to watch this live.  Updates to this post will be added after the debate.

UPDATE:  Well, I did indeed miss it, and now I have no desire to do so.  Here's an MSNBC article, which seems to indicate that Herschel Walker actually can make sense.  

And you can watch the whole thing here.  A quick peek shows Walker stringing together actual sentences, so that's better than I've seen to date.

UPDATE:

This is definitely a possibility.

Too stupid by half

It's being reported that Herschel Walker paid for an abortion for a woman with whom he already has a child.  He's too stupid to say, "That was a long time ago, and since then I've come to understand how wrong that was."  Instead, he offers this:

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

McConnell in desperate bid to appease MAGA

That's the MAGA talking point anyway.  

Mitch is just humiliating himself.  Trump hates him; therefore, he'll never win MAGA votes again as long as he lives.  Trump has them all "kissing his ass" as he said recently about a man he was supposed to be campaigning for.  How humiliating.  

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

And he's getting voter support

Yeah, I didn't think he'd do it

Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker says he's declined an invitation to participate in a debate in Macon against Senator Raphael Warnock.

During an appearance in Wrightsville on Friday, Walker said he has no plans to attend the Oct. 13 debate.

Warnock accepted the invitation to participate about a month ago. Walker’s campaign had not responded to the invitation since it was sent in June.

  13WMAZ

Can you imagine what that debate would be like? I'll give you a hint:

“I'm not going to respond to anything because you know that's not a debate, and you know that,” Walker said. “You've got people that are contributors to his campaign and it's in this room that only two people gonna see it on a Sunday night, I think. NFL Football, I am giving you an opportunity to be statewide so everybody can see what it is, see the contrast between the two of us. I don't know how you can ask for anything better.”

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The debate is set for a Thursday night, not a Sunday. It is a co-sponsored debate by 13WMAZ, our Atlanta station 11Alive, Georgia Public Broadcasting, The Telegraph and Mercer’s Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University.

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Walker has accepted a debate invitation on Oct. 14 in Savannah. The debate is hosted by the Nexstar Media Group and other television stations.

I'll believe it when I see it.

"It is like the 'Rumble in the Jungle.' Everyone gets a chance to see he and I go at it," Walker said in Wrightsville on Friday. "This little country boy that's not too smart, and I am trying to unseat a Senator who is wrecking things. I’m going to call him Wreck-It Ralph. He ought to get to Savannah, Georgia, to go up against Herschel Walker."

“Two months ago, Reverend Warnock accepted invitations to three well-established Georgia debates in Atlanta, Savannah, and Macon to be broadcast statewide, after Herschel Walker said he would debate Reverend Warnock anywhere, anytime,” said Quentin Fulks, Warnock’s campaign manager. “Nothing has changed. Reverend Warnock remains committed to debating Herschel Walker and giving Georgians three opportunities to see the clear choice about who is ready to represent Georgia.”

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Republicans in Georgia – many of whom have expressed concern over Walker’s liabilities as a candidate – say the first-time candidate would be better served by not facing Warnock in a public debate format. Walker easily won his May 24 primary without having to debate any of his GOP opponents.

  CNN

If that debate against Warnock actually happens, I will be glued to my screen. I likely won't be able to make sense of what Walker says, but I'll be watching.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

I'll believe it when I see it

I don't think he actually will, but if he does, I wouldn't miss it for the world.

There's no way!

I think we all know the answer.  Herschel Walker can't afford to debate ANYBODY. Not even a five-year-old.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Uh-oh

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.