Sometimes true, but the counterpoint would be what happened between AOC and Gerry Connolly. Connolly was the consistent "yes" vote for however many decades. AOC opened her wings to fly and shout "no" to party leadership--which has value to the public--but had no value in the fetid halls of the swamp.
Connolly's dutiful yes votes allowed him to chair a committee in the later years of his filthy career in the swamp.
The prior rules for tossing him were extremely generous.
I think Johnson plays the game better than some realize. People like Massie are not a problem for him. They are useful buffers and cudgels.
We need to realize that Johnson wasn't negotiating that mega-budget with a Republican Senate and President. He had to come up with something that Schumer and Biden would agree to. The Musk-led outcry during the voting process was just what the country needed to rapidly slam on the brakes, create something better with everyone's attention on it, and reverse-uno the emergency budget back onto the Senate and Biden.
With hindsight it was likely the plan all along, with Johnson low-key doing his part.
I don't see the memorandum referenced in the doc listed here.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/information-for-agencies/memoranda/#memoranda-2024
Would be curious if anyone could turn it up. It would make sense for appointed agency heads to retire..
I think where Paxton struggled is the word "willful" is not even found in the original complaint:
If willfulness is fundamental to piercing Pfizer's protection, shouldn't it be all over their claim? Maybe an appeal will open up the opportunity for them to demonstrate it.
I honestly just see some good and passionate discussion that shows a lot of individual experience on the topic, some misunderstandings, some new data sources, etc.
All around a great way to hash out the situation and be aware of the positives and negatives of what's going on with our immigration system before making big changes to it.
If you follow papi trump you'll see he's not worked up about it, and I think he frankly enjoys seeing Elon and Vivek brought down to earth for a moment.
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1872867836387045829
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1873200574822531356
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1872775712748474742
This is what policy discussion looks like. The whole ebb and flow from mild disagreement to passionate rage and back again. Get used to it because this is what policy discussion will be like in the new golden age!
Don't you feel like Sotomayor or AOC or KBJ or Kamala or any of the other progressive thought leaders would have? 🤣
The fact that she heard his words and adjusted her thinking based on them indicates there was functional grey matter up there.
!! Hey everyone just so you are aware, national archives has it as a black sweater.
The original is black and white.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ruby_Shoots_Lee_Harvey_Oswald
Someone colorized it to that red a couple years ago:
Very nice. Hope a few more connections emerge from the medals and the upcoming funeral should be wild. 🍿