Why Were Republicans So Anxious to Exhibit the Combined IQ of a Clump of Dirt? A Poll.

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Wednesday January 04, 2017 · 6:30 AM PST

2017/01/04 · 06:30

I’ve been trying to figure out why House Republicans, in a closed meeting, on the evening of a federal holiday, against the advice of their own leadership, would gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. The vote was 119-to-74.

I thought it not possible that 119 elected members of the United States House of Representatives could be so stupid as to think that this would go unnoticed and be allowed to stand. Then I remembered that the people who voted for those 119 House members also would have voted to make Donald Trump the most powerful man in the world. People like that might have voted a chicken into the House.

By then, possibilities other than being that stupid had occurred to me. I’ve listed a few below. Please vote for the explanation that you think applies to at least a plurality of those 119 Republican House members. Alternative explanations are welcome in the comments section.

Poll
122 votes Show Results
Why Would Republicans Advertise Their Corruption?

1. They really are that stupid.

2. They already are under investigation.

3. They expect to be under investigation.

4. They need a little money and don’t want to be constrained in how they go about getting it.

5. They are arrogant enough to think that they can do anything with impunity.

6. They wish they were able to do anything with impunity.

7. They were sure Trump would tweet something inflammatory and distract the press.

8. They thought they were voting on lunch options.

122 votes Vote Now!
Why Would Republicans Advertise Their Corruption?

1. They really are that stupid.

26 votes

2. They already are under investigation.

2%

2 votes

3. They expect to be under investigation.

7%

8 votes

4. They need a little money and don’t want to be constrained in how they go about getting it.

2%

2 votes

5. They are arrogant enough to think that they can do anything with impunity.

73 votes

6. They wish they were able to do anything with impunity.

4%

5 votes

7. They were sure Trump would tweet something inflammatory and distract the press.

3%

4 votes

8. They thought they were voting on lunch options.

2%

2 votes

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