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Newly elected GOP congressman (NY) appears to have lied about ... EVERYTHING

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dullard said:
But, do we trust him that he won't run?
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I don't trust him for anything at all, and I also don't trust Johnson or anyone else in the House to expel him.

Maybe if the GOP had a wider gap of a lead in the House, but not as it sits now. Like some posters here...they don't give a shit until Santos is tried and convicted in a court of law. Then they might do something about it. Maybe.

I don't think he's going anywhere until next year (if he runs again and loses), at the very least.
 
There's an infinitesimal difference between Santos and his colleagues in the House and Senate. That difference being Santos and his financiers were far too reckless with his personal and campaign finances, whereas his fellow conservative pols are sheltered by corruptive corporate backing that have the right connections that allows their bought and paid for stooges to play dirty and get away with it.

Everyone of those dipshits in the House Freedom Caucus are no different than Santos as far as their being devoid of morals and ethics and those stalwart cowardly conservative "moderates" that're simply going along for the ride are just a half-step behind them.
 
tweaker2 said:
There's an infinitesimal difference between Santos and his colleagues in the House and Senate. That difference being Santos and his financiers were far too reckless with his personal and campaign finances, whereas his fellow conservative pols are sheltered by corruptive corporate backing that have the right connections that allows their bought and paid for stooges to play dirty and get away with it.

Everyone of those dipshits in the House Freedom Caucus are no different than Santos as far as their being devoid of morals and ethics and those stalwart cowardly conservative "moderates" that're simply going along for the ride are just a half-step behind them.
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Yep, Santos just lacked advice from a half-baked lawyer to make his campaign fundraising for personal benefit completely legal (per the Supreme Court), and then he'd fit right in. But he couldn't help himself from continuing his apparently compulsive defrauding of everyone he meets.
 
If Santos thinks he can pull off the same stalling game that Trump played so well up to the moment the indictments came rolling in on his gristly cellulite puckered ass, he's going to be awfully disappointed at the difference between how Trump is being babied by the authorities and how he's going to be mauled in the very near future.
 
I do wonder about the person that's going to replace him and how that person is going to be chosen, although in light of Trump's mentioning how liberals are all vermin, I'll retort by mentioning that voting for a replacement for Santos would be a lot like choosing the prettiest even tempered pup out of a litter of newborn hyenas.

edit - replaced "pick" with "voting for"
 
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tweaker2 said:
I do wonder about the person that's going to replace him and how that person is going to be chosen, although in light of Trump's mentioning how liberals are all vermin, I'll retort by mentioning that picking a replacement for Santos would be a lot like choosing the prettiest even tempered pup out of a litter of newborn hyenas.
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Pick? Not like a senator that governor picks a replacement. Goes to a special election to fill the vacancy.
 
pcgeek11 said:
The sooner he is expelled the better.
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I don't know about that.. I almost want to celebrate his audacity.

To scam so many GOP donors to such a degree is rather hilarious, especially since it further highlights what a clown show their party is!

If we're honest.. the party honestly doesn't care since all it is is a scam! They're privately laughing along with him that they scammed their donors too!

I mean what has McCarthy or Scalise, or MTG or Bobo or Mace or even MAGA Mike been up to till now if they really wanted to hold him accountable?
 
Indus said:
I don't know about that.. I almost want to celebrate his audacity.

To scam so many GOP donors to such a degree is rather hilarious, especially since it further highlights what a clown show their party is!

If we're honest.. the party honestly doesn't care since all it is is a scam! They're privately laughing along with him that they scammed their donors too!

I mean what has McCarthy or Scalise, or MTG or Bobo or Mace or even MAGA Mike been up to till now if they really wanted to hold him accountable?
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It seems to me the answer to your question lies with the folks who are making bank from the upheaval in the GOP legislative ranks. Maximizing profits from the "legal" thievery of the gov't coffers that the very wealthy families of America are perpetrating is where the trail ultimately ends.

I'm thinking the House Freedom Caucus members are mere front men representing their corporate benefactor's interests, each and every one of them a thoroughly corrupted self-interested malfeasant Trump clone with only one question in mind: "So what's in it for me, huh? What do I get in exchange for selling my very soul to the highest bidding Corporatist God of America?"

The people who these scurrilous politicians are supposed to represent? They just go along for the ride so long as they keep hearing those soothing words of hate, fear, racist dog whistles and vague suspicious talk of the gov't out to take their freedoms from them.
 
MomentsofSanity said:
This is all the Democrats fault....









or something.
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Actually as a long term politically active registered Democrat, I DO lay a good deal of the blame on the Democratic candidate that ran against Santos, and blame against the national Democratic campaign coordinators that direct funding and advice. Let me explain my thoughts.

From what I understand this district is a usually leaning Democratic, or at worst a toss up one. In a real sense elections are like ball games or trials you have to both prepare and try to the best of your ability or you are throwing away any chance of winning. Opposition research has been an essential part of every race at the Congressional level for decades now. Santos had an extremely huge set of red flags going into the election-the fact that either Santos' clear flaws didn't come up in that opposition research or that Santos' opponent didn't effectively publicize hose flaws to the voters BEFORE the election is inexcusable malpractice.

I also toss some blame towards the national arm of the Democratic party for not funneling more money towards this race and making sure it was effectively used. They are always dunning us for contributions, the vast amount of which seems to be spent on ineffective and useless generic "vote for me" ads.

We allowed this election to be stolen, and then are upset when the national GOP won't do the moral thing and throw this bum out when they have a razor thin margin. Given the fundamental distain the MAGA crowd has for the American system of self governance selected by the majority of the people that reliance is just plain stupid.

I'm not so sure Santos will be booted out soon. Perhaps his theft of donor funds will be enough for his GOP colleagues finally decide Santos is causing them more harm than good, but I'm not so confident of that.
 
Thump553 said:
Actually as a long term politically active registered Democrat, I DO lay a good deal of the blame on the Democratic candidate that ran against Santos, and blame against the national Democratic campaign coordinators that direct funding and advice. Let me explain my thoughts.

From what I understand this district is a usually leaning Democratic, or at worst a toss up one. In a real sense elections are like ball games or trials you have to both prepare and try to the best of your ability or you are throwing away any chance of winning. Opposition research has been an essential part of every race at the Congressional level for decades now. Santos had an extremely huge set of red flags going into the election-the fact that either Santos' clear flaws didn't come up in that opposition research or that Santos' opponent didn't effectively publicize hose flaws to the voters BEFORE the election is inexcusable malpractice.

I also toss some blame towards the national arm of the Democratic party for not funneling more money towards this race and making sure it was effectively used. They are always dunning us for contributions, the vast amount of which seems to be spent on ineffective and useless generic "vote for me" ads.

We allowed this election to be stolen, and then are upset when the national GOP won't do the moral thing and throw this bum out when they have a razor thin margin. Given the fundamental distain the MAGA crowd has for the American system of self governance selected by the majority of the people that reliance is just plain stupid.

I'm not so sure Santos will be booted out soon. Perhaps his theft of donor funds will be enough for his GOP colleagues finally decide Santos is causing them more harm than good, but I'm not so confident of that.
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Agreed pretty much what I said somewhere.
How could such an obviously flawed candidate escape scrutiny from their opponent? I suspect it has to do with what’s Ds frequently fail at, that being “I am smart and obviously I don’t need to throw shit”. Once again that strategy has failed and allowed a completely unqualified person take a seat.
 
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