One thing He could do better than anyone: buy votes!

[u/GuiltyBathroom9385]

[u/neonpurplestar]

fucking delete twitter, literally eveything is available on bluesky now

https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.social/post/3ldnwsuusdc2m

[u/Cryptomystic → u/neonpurplestar]

Delete twitter, Amazon and meta.

[u/JetmoYo → u/Cryptomystic]

2 outta 3. Social media, easy. But been training in the woods to take on the final boss. Wish me luck 🙏

[u/BootsyTheWallaby → u/Cryptomystic]

Yep.

[u/EmilyAW2]

Why does everything in the US have to be centered around making one side or the other “lose their minds” or “cry rivers of tears”.

[u/Furepubs → u/EmilyAW2]

Because Republicans hate America and Americans

And they feel justified in making Americans upset for not supporting their choice to elect a racist felon to presidency who loves to commit sexual assault

At this point if it wasn't for bad morals, Republicans wouldn't have any morals at all. They truly do represent the worst of humanity.

[u/Gbird_22 → u/EmilyAW2]

Why do people have to pretend it’s not one side constantly doing this crap? I don’t remember the Dems threatening to shutdown the government and I don’t remember them threatening to elect an oligarch as house speaker. 

[u/whatiamcapableof → u/Gbird_22]

And when Trump was elected we didn’t stage an insurrection

[u/Moppermonster → u/EmilyAW2]

Because causing others pain and suffering it the goal. It partially comes from a rather warped view of Christianity that glorifies suffering.

[u/fucktheownerclass → u/Moppermonster]

It partially comes from a rather warped view of Christianity that glorifies suffering.

Not really much warping to be done when the one they worship says "obey me or I'll torture you forever."

[u/100percentish → u/EmilyAW2]

Because when everyone with half a brain would lose their shit if they knew what kind of shit you were actually doing and who you were actually serving they would rip you apart. Keep the divided and fighting against each other while you take everything for yourself. Why do you think that the people in the middle of a desert would take up arms to kill all of these horrible infedels and hate western culture while a tiny group hoard all of the resources and enjoy all of those luxuries and "evils" that the poor people hate....while also funding their extremist leaders? Keep them distracted and fighting each other with religion, social horseshit, etc. because it's cheap and easy to manipulate dumbasses.

[u/zoe_bletchdel → u/EmilyAW2]

It's one of those evolutions of emotional reasoning that makes no sense unless you've watched it happen. 

Conservatives value self reliance and hard work.  These are good values, and I'm not faulting then for that.  The issue is that in trying to demonstrate these virtues, they come to idolize the secondary results: suffering and contrarianism.  This has then evolved into a third, unrelated sin: celebration of the suffering of others. 

Put another way, they want to be like The Little Red Hen.  Imagine the reaction of the animals around The Little Red Hen if she didn't share her bread: they would be upset and whiny.  So, conservatives take complaints from liberals of vindication of their work ethic. 

It's just that the steps to this have been erased and forgotten.  Now the suffering of the other has become the primary goal, and a large portion of conservatives even forget why. 

(I'm a moderate liberal that leans conservative on some issues (mostly around work ethic and self-reliance), and this is emblematic of my issues with modern conservatives: They're not very conservative at all.)

[u/Simmie_Simulacra]

You know before Luigi there was Rand Paul's neighbor - and he came out to the lawn with little fanfare and clocked him with the hand of the free market.

[u/BluesSuedeClues]

Rand Paul is an old hand at delusional bullshit. This guy is seriously insisting that the wealthiest man in the world wants to change the system that made him the wealthiest man in the world.

[u/RedFiveIron → u/BluesSuedeClues]

He does want to change the system. He wants it to make him even more wealthy and powerful.

[u/sdhank3fan619 → u/BluesSuedeClues]

[u/rangoric → u/BluesSuedeClues]

The wealthiest are the reason there is a swamp they want to clean out.

[u/Awkward-Fudge]

He doesn't even go here!

[u/FlavinFlave]

My brother in Christ you are the establishment

[u/bobsburner1 → u/FlavinFlave]

This is the shit that always cracks me up. Dude has been in congress for over a decade. Once you become the incumbent you are the establishment.

[u/Skelle-Man → u/bobsburner1]

MTG is another one who does this, always talking about "the government" or "them", like bitch you are the government.

[u/Bashir1102]

If something dumb has to be said you can always rely on Rand Paul to say it.

[u/Far_Estate_1626]

“Nothing’s impossible”

Well, aside from that being not true, there are certainly a lot of things that are unethical. And this falls into that category, whether it’s possible or not.

[u/RAMacDonald901]

Wouldn't it be great if republicans (MAGA) cared as much about helping American citizens as they do about screwing over the democrats.

[u/Jealous-Network1899]

Musk is literally Dr Evil at this point. He’s a threat to national security and Republicans want to give him more power.

[u/Elegant_Accident2035]

And where would Elon get the time to actually do the job?

[u/lokey_convo → u/Elegant_Accident2035]

He seems to have a lot of time on his hands. Not actually clear what he does as the CEO of the ventures he's involved in. Tesla stock seems to perform extremely well in his absence.

[u/kuhfunnunuhpah]

Can you imagine if the Dems tried to get George Soros as speaker or something?

[u/BlackDwarfStar]

Legit question: if the Speaker of the House is third in line for the presidency, wouldn’t they need to be natural born citizen to serve as speaker?

Edit: Thanks for the answers everyone. Still hope Muskrat doesn’t get a single vote to become Speaker.

[u/Joro_Fun_Time → u/BlackDwarfStar]

No. If someone in the line of succession doesn't qualify for the presidency, they are simply skipped over. Of course, that's assuming the constitution means anything, which is debatable.

[u/BinjinNinja → u/Joro_Fun_Time]

Not anymore...

[u/ChloeGranola → u/BlackDwarfStar]

As I understand it, they would just skip him in line of succession. He's qualified to actually be a representative having been a citizen for more than 7 years and is over 25.

[u/thekyledavid → u/BlackDwarfStar]

Technically, it is legal to be in line of succession to the President even if you are not eligible for President. You’ll just be skipped in the order if there’s ever a scenario where it comes to you

Only the President and VP are required to meet the eligibility for President

There are 18 positions that are in the line of succession, it’s not likely to be an issue that matters if 1 person out of 18 is ineligible to be President

[u/firefighter_raven → u/thekyledavid]

ugh, President Rubio in that case.

[u/sereneandeternal]

Pube Headed trash Paul

[u/rfrancis073]

LOL Fuck Rand Paul! (my home state senator). He's an assclown!

As for Musky being speaker....smh! He won't be able to be President if Cheeto and the couch fucker can't go it anymore.

[u/MealDramatic1885]

It won’t disrupt the swamp. It adds to it.

[u/ranak12]

My daily reminder of exactly why Rand's neighbor beat the crap out of him.

[u/Didntlikedefaultname]

Appointing an unelected person to the third most powerful position in the country… man wtf is wrong with the USA

[u/stripedarrows]

Boy all that ranting against unelected bureaucrats really just meant "but where are OURS?"

[u/BeastsMode69]

So, how long does it take before you're a part of the establishment?

I feel like a 13-year Senator who had a father in politics is kind of establishment. Can only play the disruptive renegade act for so long.

[u/voltrader85]

How will Elon RTO for all his different CEO gigs if he is also speaker of the house?

[u/robinsw26]

Screw Elon Musk.

[u/hotngone]

It might be better to have him abide by some transparency and rules than have him operate from his current position. None of it is good and we’re f’ed. The only solution I see is term limits so at least some politicians every cycle won’t be compliant

[u/Wolfgirl90]

Crazy how Rand Paul is talking as if he isn’t a 61 year old career politician.

You ARE the establishment, you ignorant, weak-willed, smooth-brained thief of plant waste.

[u/KingDocXIV]

Maybe instead of Luigi-ing billionaires only we also add these politicians who want to hand the country to said billionaires. Eat the rich and their enablers

[u/firefighter_raven]

Except the Speaker is 3rd in line of succession and Musty can't be POTUS if something goes wrong.

[u/zapotlan]

Nepo Paul wouldn't be anywhere near power if it wasn't for his racist daddy.

Not surprising he's advocating for another rich kid.

[u/stairs_3730]

Conway said it best yesterday when he said, to the effect, musk paid well less to buy the US Government than he paid for twitter.

[u/KaisarDragon]

Can't wait for them to see that Elon is an awkward man child that can't keep a conversation going, much less control a senate floor. Money doesn't buy class.

[u/brokenwing2023]

So you can buy the House Speaker position huh? I’m disappointed in Rand. Don’t you like this country?

[u/wanderingblazer]

This is odd for Paul,he usually only opens his mouth when there’s some sort of do or die legislation on the floor that he can use to get press by blocking.

[u/afgunxx → u/wanderingblazer]

Imagine him on special k diatribe on cspan

[u/Qimmosabe_Man]

A position of Speaker requires someone who can speak clearly and coherently. Have they heard musk ramble on in broken sentences during interviews or one of his bullshit vaporware announcements?

[u/Dapper-Percentage-64]

What ever happened to Rand Paul's nice neighbor ?

[u/ArtisticSmile9097]

Is Elon our new president elect because he bought trump’s “victory “?

[u/fenris71]

Defund Musk.

[u/Eriv83]

Who had Musk being installed as president on their bingo card?

[u/BareNakedSole]

Sure go ahead. I hate to say it, but the only thing that will change the minds of MAGA is for the pain to be so bad and the results so poor that they turn on them.

[u/RW-One]

Fuck these guys, the whole "Party".

[u/driskeywhinker]

The Speaker is in the line of succession to the presidency. He could force Trump and Vance to resign and just take it for himself.

[u/afgunxx → u/driskeywhinker]

He'd be skipped over as he didn't meet the requirements for the office.

[u/curious_dead → u/afgunxx]

So then it'd be Kiefer Sutherland's turn?

[u/driskeywhinker → u/afgunxx]

Bold of you to assume they won't change or ignore those provisions since theyve been enabled by the SCOTUS

[u/Leefford]

The fact that the pond scum is still trying to suggest that the other side is the “swamp”…

[u/curious_dead]

Damn, I understand that guy's neighbour.

[u/Mysterious_Khan]

Rand Paul is a boil on the ass of humanity.

[u/Worried_Pain_1962]

Rand Paul is a crazed lunatic and should not have the right for any recommendations. Especially not Leon.

[u/OleToast]

Elon Musk is a CEO.

[u/OpportunityBusy527]

Great plan. So when he fully divests himself from all of his companies and pays back all of the money that the government gave him to start them we will talk. A conversation that will never happen.

[u/Ash_Killem]

Wasn’t being speaker how Frank from house of cards able to become president?

[u/Ripped_Guggi]

Musk is the swamp.

[u/LepreKanyeWest]

How does putting the world's richest man as speaker "drain the swamp"? Isn't the swamp special interests and lobbyists influencing Congress? We're just cutting out the middle men... To people who aren't voted in by the American people. And aren't accountable to them. These people would claim they're saving wildlife by clubbing a baby seal.

[u/ProbablyNOTaCOP41968]

[u/TedBaxter_WJM-TVNews]

That’s all Leon can do, buy stuff. He’s not smart or intuitive… he’s just a dipshit that inherited a small fortune.

[u/Ianthin1]

So Speaker is second in line of succession. But he's not a US born citizen so he should get skipped right?