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kiri

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5. Make Assad Speaker of the House

Reply to Jack Rabbit (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 10, 2015, 12:25 PM

Oct 2015

Make Assad Speaker of the House

1. This gets him out of Syria, which makes Obama happy.
2. This makes Republican jihadists happy. Assad is experienced in civil warfare.
3. Good for Assad, too--solves the political asylum problem. And there is an excellent pension plan.

Assad for Speaker.

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Rachel Maddow - The next House speaker could be anyone...and no one [View all] Galraedia Oct 2015 OP

question: if the repubs don' name a 'speaker', clydefrand Oct 2015 #1

218 votes is what you need virtualobserver Oct 2015 #2

Rachel covered that scenario with the idea of Boener remaining Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #3

Make Assad Speaker of the House kiri Oct 2015 #5

The Republicans will have none of that. Assad is a Muslim. Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #7

I'm picturing a mass shooting on the House Floor from the Mad Tea Party. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #4

I think this guy would make a good GOP Speaker rosesaylavee Oct 2015 #6

Good idea. He knows how to run meeting with a room full of idiots. Jack Rabbit Oct 2015 #8

Exactly! rosesaylavee Oct 2015 #9