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With last troops out of Afghanistan, House
GOP plans 'accountability' for
Biden administration

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Posted By: Come And Take It, 8/31/2021 9:37:44 AM

With U.S. troops fully out of Afghanistan by President Joe Biden’s Aug. 31 deadline, House Republicans who opposed the withdrawal date are full of rage — and planning a variety of legislative tactics to get a better understanding of the situation. GOP lawmakers say they want to hold the administration accountable for failures in the withdrawal’s execution that left 13 U.S. service members dead and hundreds of Americans still in the country.

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Squish McCarthy is all over this. He held a roundtable discussion about this. That is some top notch leadership from a bottom feeding RINO.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Lawsy0 8/31/2021 9:39:59 AM (No. 899159)
Yeah, right. I'll believe it when I see it. I thought House Republicans was a new skit on SNL.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Paglia guy 8/31/2021 9:40:53 AM (No. 899161)
They'll probably write a stern letter.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: mifla 8/31/2021 9:42:07 AM (No. 899162)
No #2. A very, very stern letter.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: felixcat 8/31/2021 9:42:30 AM (No. 899164)
Bwahahaha
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Reply 5 - Posted by: bpl40 8/31/2021 9:44:54 AM (No. 899171)
Time for resolute action was Jan 6. Now the horse ( and the election) is stolen!
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Penney 8/31/2021 9:50:29 AM (No. 899183)
Hope springs eternal but seeing is believing with these weak beltway politicos.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Chiritwo 8/31/2021 9:53:02 AM (No. 899185)
Not holding up much hope as the political prisoners from Jan. 6th are still in jail. The republicans, as far as I know, have not lifted a finger to help these Americans.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: justjoe1237 8/31/2021 9:53:08 AM (No. 899186)
For a long time I have been saying on this forum and others that we need a new party, a true second party. Republicans are just Democrats who call themselves "Republicans." There will be a lot of harrumphing and foot stamping, Miss Lindsay will grandstand-- it's all so predictable is it not? We bear the responsibility because we send these frauds and traitors to Washington. Stuck on stupid. We keep voting for them and then being infuriated and "betrayed." McCarthy and McConnell don't "betray" anybody-- they are on the other side and if you can't see that you are blind. But ya, let's contribute to Graham and all the others like him and send them all to Washington to betray us. Maybe this time they won't. Right, Charlie Brown?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: usmc0302 8/31/2021 10:05:43 AM (No. 899198)
Agree with all the posters here. Where were the republicans for the past seven months as they have been given a bonanza of topics to nail Booger Joe to the wall?? True to their spineless nature they have done nothing and due to their inaction I will never vote for a republican again. They are milquetoasts, pajama boys, and a bunch of pantywaists all rolled into one.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: coldborezero 8/31/2021 10:08:14 AM (No. 899201)
Re#8: “ We bear the responsibility because we send these frauds and traitors to Washington.” Did we, really? Are you sure? I’m not. WHO counted the votes?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: JONVIL 8/31/2021 10:15:52 AM (No. 899209)
A strongly worded letter and Durham will investigate...
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Reply 12 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 8/31/2021 10:18:02 AM (No. 899215)
Just more Failure Theatre.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: PChristopher 8/31/2021 10:27:55 AM (No. 899235)
They'll bloviate and thump their chests and make brave noises.....and then knock off early for cocktails. I'm not holding out much hope with this bunch.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: Are You Serious 8/31/2021 10:28:54 AM (No. 899238)
The words "accountability" and "Biden administration" are never to be used in the same sentence....unless the words "lack of" are also included.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: columba 8/31/2021 10:40:50 AM (No. 899251)
The entire Biden "presidency" is a scam. We demand the actual President be reinstated NOW.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 8/31/2021 10:47:42 AM (No. 899254)
If its just for show, don't waste my time. It is way past time for the Republican party to act like an OPPOSITION party, and go on the offensive. Bolshevik Biden and whomever is pulling his strings from behind the curtain have been wrong on EVERYTHING. The Republicans need to PUT A STOP TO IT. Seventy million people voted for this, and we need to make sure they see what's wrong. We cannot go on like this.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: ROLFNader 8/31/2021 11:07:00 AM (No. 899277)
I sure hope they wrote it in ALL CAPS!!!
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Reply 18 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 8/31/2021 11:12:26 AM (No. 899288)
We have Hunter Biden's laptop. (I'm going to be all over this! Every news outlet, every politician, every Biden supporter.)
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Sully 8/31/2021 11:51:37 AM (No. 899364)
It is to LOL. What they mean is they plan to fund raise off of another dem scandal and then do absolutely NOTHING about it. Hey, how's that Judge K sex lynch mob investigation coming along?? How about that dodgy dossier and lying to FISA court one?? Wait, the govt spying on an election campaign investigation, should be cranking up about now. Benghazi! Hey, you murder victims in Afhellistan are gonna hafta get in line. We got alotta fund raiser investigations before you.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: moebellini3 8/31/2021 12:00:09 PM (No. 899381)
Another bunch of fools. There is no accountability. There are no consequences. Don't waste our time with more useless hearings. They all should be thrown out of office. Every feakin democrat holding office is nothing more than a bottom feeding communist. These animals have sold the souls of their own children for power and greed. We are now a banana republic no better than Cuba and Venezuela...
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Reply 21 - Posted by: TXknitter 8/31/2021 12:17:29 PM (No. 899408)
If somebody were to say what common political phrase makes you mad, it would be this meaningless one about people “need to be held accountable.” Define accountability Minority Leader McCarthy. They never really do because they are not serious.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: DVC 8/31/2021 12:54:10 PM (No. 899475)
NOTHING will happen. The only accountability will be in the afterlife.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: red1066 8/31/2021 1:15:16 PM (No. 899511)
The discussion topic will be," How's it's all Trump's fault."
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