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Jason Chaffetz To Announce Early Departure From Congress Today
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Shadow Puppetry
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Good, good.
Dude Abides
Banned
Don't let the door hit ya where the good Angel Moroni split ya.
Chaffetz: I'll investigate Clinton so much she'll never get anything done! Mwahaha!
Election happens
Chaffetz: Nothing wrong is happening. I can just vote and rubber sta-
His constituents: DO YOUR JOB! DO YOUR JOB!
Chaffetz: There's nothing to do, there's nothing wro-
Media: Mountains of evidence that Trump and his team have colluded with Russia. The firing of James Comey only adds to that.
His constituents: DO YOUR JOB!
Chaffetz: ..,. Fuck this I'm out. I just want to shit talk Clinton all day. Fox News will let me do that. I'm going to do sooo many Seth Rich stories.
Bye bye fuckface.
Election happens
Chaffetz: Nothing wrong is happening. I can just vote and rubber sta-
His constituents: DO YOUR JOB! DO YOUR JOB!
Chaffetz: There's nothing to do, there's nothing wro-
Media: Mountains of evidence that Trump and his team have colluded with Russia. The firing of James Comey only adds to that.
His constituents: DO YOUR JOB!
Chaffetz: ..,. Fuck this I'm out. I just want to shit talk Clinton all day. Fox News will let me do that. I'm going to do sooo many Seth Rich stories.
Bye bye fuckface.
Lord Frieza
Member
Bye bitch
maquiladora
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Jasonoutofthehouse
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
i really dont get this. they finally have the house, the senate, the supreme court and the whitehouse. And they are imploding. quitting and running away.
Randolph Freelander
Member
And Fox News does the impossible and actually gets even worse.
CopperPuppy
Member
He's aiming for Fox News ---> Governor of Utah.
TheMan
Member
that's because they won the presidency through nefarious, likely illegal means, and they know it. they're on the brink of getting exposed and they're trying to get out while the gettin's good.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Running a country is hard.
Bloviating on camera about current events with no one to correct you while collecting a fat paycheck is easy.
pretty decent birthday present
He doesn't want that Trump stink on him when he runs again
Probably for president in 2020 because he'll use Fox News to help him keep the Killary mindset alive until then
Neuromancer
Member
America has lost one of its most intelligent and credible investigators today.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
ya know what they say
If you can't stand the treason, get out of the kitchen.
If you can't stand the treason, get out of the kitchen.
They are imploding because the GOP plans for the country is to have the government not govern. They've done everything in their power to dismantle government since the Clinton administration. George Bush Jr is a throwback that masks what Congressmen have been doing for a long time. They are willfully becoming dumber at their jobs.
fredrancour
Member
It turns out when your party is split between people religiously opposed to the concept of government, neonazis, and people who just want to pillage the economy and run, making a functional government is hard. There aren't enough Paul ryans and Mitch McConnells to successfully implement a fascist oligarchy.
Gentleman Jack
Member
This is more 'we'll see' news than good news. It's good that he's no longer a shitheel in congress, but now he can be a professional shitheel somewhere else and will probably in be in a position where he can do equal amounts of damage to the democratic process with even less ethical oversight of his activities.
Elginer
Member
Ditto kiddo
TangoAlphaLima
Member
I wonder if Evan McMullin would be interested in replacing Chaffetz. Even though he's officially an Independent now, he'd get a lot of support from the people of Utah. It looks like Utah has no official rules on replacing a U.S. Congress Representative mid-term.
Outdoor Miner
Member
Hey weasel, don't let the door hit you on the way out.
Does this mean special election to fill his seat? I wonder if McMullin still wants it. I think he could win it.
Does this mean special election to fill his seat? I wonder if McMullin still wants it. I think he could win it.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Educate me real quick, do governors have more power/influence than congressmen?
MisterR
Member
Republicans are great at getting elected, but they have no idea how to govern.
Raven117
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WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
It's not a direct comparison, so it's hard to answer that in a meaningful way. I would say on a national scale a congressman would have a more direct and tangible impact, especially with a state like Utah (California, Texas, or New York though would probably be a different story), but a governorship isn't exactly negligible, even for a smaller state. More importantly though, governorships are typically considered one of the best stepping stones for a presidential run, as it's much more directly relevant experience.
Mr.Shrugglesã
Banned
Keep getting fucked you corrupt politicians.
They had the best job in the world when Obama was president and could veto any stupid idea they passed. Now they have to face consequences for their actions/do actual work, which they didn't sign up for.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
He said he was during a AMA on Reddit few months back.
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