Deserves Its Own Thread - The GOP Speaker of the House Fiasco..

[Robert J Sakimano]

couldn't happen to a better bunch of anti-America racist, bigoted misogynistic libertarian/republicans.  

I'm guessing that McCarthy is gone. He needs Democrat support and it doesn't sound like Democrats are going to stick their neck out for a racist bigot who hangs out at the Mar-O-Lago Truck Stop and Massage Parlor and cheers the slaughter of children at schools.

[kingstonlake]

How in the hell will republicans get enough votes for a new speaker. Gaetz is so ignorant. Chaos agent. He knows he’s firmly re electable in his district. It would seem republicans would have to put forward a fairly moderate speaker in order to attract Dem votes.

This makes another shutdown almost a certainty ?

[DWags]

It's what we've deteriorated to. Wow, what a mess. Why no trial for Gaetz yet? What ever happened to that?

[Motown Spartan]

I had a roast beef sandwich for lunch.

[kingstonlake]

I had a roast beef sandwich for lunch.

Was it called the Dead McCarthy?

[Motown Spartan]

This is freaking hilarious. Good luck GOP.

[DWags]

This is freaking hilarious. Good luck GOP.

Good luck america. When you elect lunatics, this happens.

[kingstonlake]

Wouldn’t it have been better to vote to keep him? I get it. Principle. And you can’t trust him as far as you can throw him. It it would be kinda fun watching that train wreck guarantee you the house in 24’

[Motown Spartan]

We all fucking deserve this.

[GRR Spartan]

Found it fascinating for all the shenanigans and attention seeking, at the end of the day Boebert (R-CO) and Taylor-Green (R-GA) broke from Gaetz (R-FL).

Both voted to retain McCarthy.

[Trapper Gus]

The RWNJ's goal seems to be to frustrate the population as a whole so that enough people say "fuck it, I'm voting for Trump as a dictator."

McCarty's rational choice is to work out a deal with the "moderate" Republicans & Democratics, giving something to both so as to be elected again as Speaker. It seems unlikely he can do that.

Hearing noise about a Speaker from outside of the House, namely Trump.

[kingstonlake]

The RWNJ's goal seems to be to frustrate the population as a whole so that enough people say "fuck it, I'm voting for Trump as a dictator."

McCarty's rational choice is to work out a deal with the "moderate" Republicans & Democratics, giving something to both so as to be elected again as Speaker. It seems unlikely he can do that.

Hearing noise about a Speaker from outside of the House, namely Trump.

He has no interest in a job where half the people he presides over will tell him no to his face.

He feels the presidency is a better fit to exercise his authoritarian style of “leadership”

[Jake from State Farm]

Sounds like Gym Jordan wants to be speaker.

[kingstonlake]

Sounds like Gym Jordan wants to be speaker.

Probably him or Scalise?

Both fine individuals.

Scaliise claims he’s David Duke without the baggage. Gym turns a blind eye to sexual abuse.

Welcome to America.

[Floyd Robertson]

Sounds like Scalise is going to get his chance.

At least it's not Gymmy Jordan I guess.

[Robert J Sakimano]

Sounds like Scalise is going to get his chance.

At least it's not Gymmy Jordan I guess.

isn't he the guy whose hero is David Duke?

[Floyd Robertson]

Sounds like Scalise is going to get his chance.

At least it's not Gymmy Jordan I guess.

isn't he the guy whose hero is David Duke?

IDK, I can't keep track of the white supremacists vs the sexual abuse conspirators in that party.

[InTenSity]

Scalise dropping out. What a Fucking clown show.

[kingstonlake]

I mean they still nominated a guy who likened himself to David Duke.

Then realized it was a bad idea.

[Floyd Robertson]

With 222 members, you'd think the Republicans could somebody better than Jordan, but they won't and the country will be stuck with his grandstanding ass.

[Robert J Sakimano]

I mean they still nominated a guy who likened himself to David Duke.

Then realized it was a bad idea.

it's literally who they are.

remember a handful of years ago when they were all so opposed to Barack Obama and all they, the Kings of Big Government, could think of was their opposition to "big government"....

and, of course, your humble Bobby Sak would accuse them of being racists and they would clutch their pearls and attend their Tea Party rallies proclaiming that they "want their government back".

the pearl clutching days are over. Republicans/libertarians are racists. It is literally who they are, they own it, they're proud of it and, to their credit I reckon, they no longer even deny it.

[Trapper Gus]

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They can’t run their caucus. How can Republicans run a country?

It would be tempting to compare the House GOP caucus to the Mickey Mouse Club. But at least the Mickey Mouse Club had a leader. House Republicans are nowhere close to being able to say the same.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-if-they-cant-run-their-caucus-how-can-republicans-run-the-country/KKSHTVQ3GNGTNAIE5EDUTDYC3M/

[Spartytruth]

couldn't happen to a better bunch of anti-America racist, bigoted misogynistic libertarian/republicans.  

I'm guessing that McCarthy is gone. He needs Democrat support and it doesn't sound like Democrats are going to stick their neck out for a racist bigot who hangs out at the Mar-O-Lago Truck Stop and Massage Parlor and cheers the slaughter of children at schools.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/opinion/republican-party-southern-strategy-kevin-phillips.html

[Robert J Sakimano]

couldn't happen to a better bunch of anti-America racist, bigoted misogynistic libertarian/republicans.  

I'm guessing that McCarthy is gone. He needs Democrat support and it doesn't sound like Democrats are going to stick their neck out for a racist bigot who hangs out at the Mar-O-Lago Truck Stop and Massage Parlor and cheers the slaughter of children at schools.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/opinion/republican-party-southern-strategy-kevin-phillips.html

thanks, man, but I can't bring myself to log into anything called the "New York Times".

if they're lucky, they have even been reading my posts the last 8-10 years or so, though.

[Robert J Sakimano]

looks like Gym Jordan is up next to get embarrassed by the GOP Clown Show.

A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources.

One senior Republican House member who is part of the opposition to Jordan told CNN that there he believes there are roughly 40 “no” votes, and that he has personally spoken to 20 members who are willing to go to the floor and block Jordan’s path if the Ohio Republican forces a roll-call vote on Tuesday.  

how can these fine, christian patriots run the House when they can't even run a lemonade stand?  

Caution: Mainstream Media Link

[Robert J Sakimano]

from what I've read, a combination of mainstream media pressure and GOP dysfunction might give 'ol Gym the speakership.

man, as I said earlier, it's almost like the GOP wants to lose the House next year while driving up voter turnout of an otherwise lukewarm Dem base/suburban independents not excited about voting for Biden.

[tGreenWay]

Jordan may get more No votes today than yesterday.

[kingstonlake]

Looks like it’s open warfare for control of the party.

[kingstonlake]

[Trapper Gus]

Looks like it’s open warfare for control of the party.

No, just control of the US House Speakership. Trump & the billionaires control the party.

[Motown Spartan]

Give them each a duelling pistol and a dagger…last man (or woman) standing wins.

[Trapper Gus]

Looks like it’s open warfare for control of the party.

No, just control of the US House Speakership. Trump & the billionaires control the party.

Hunger Games

[kingstonlake]

Looks like it’s open warfare for control of the party.

No, just control of the US House Speakership. Trump & the billionaires control the party.

Then why don’t they have a speaker?

[GRR Spartan]

Another “Swing and a miss”. The GOP is pitching a no hitter.

They have a long way to go catch up to the Vatican vote to replace Clement IV. Took them from November 1268 to September 1 1271.

[Trapper Gus]

No, just control of the US House Speakership.  Trump & the billionaires control the party.

Then why don’t they have a speaker?

Good Question.

Right now there are about 20 reasons.  However, their mantra for years has been government doesn't work, so is it any wonder the people they support cannot govern themselves?

Also all politics is local & some of the no votes are in districts that Biden won.

[kingstonlake]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4264036-speaker-saga-sparks-revolution-mainstream-republicans/

“The January 20 [against McCarthy] were all trying to extract something. it was transactional,” Womack said. “The October 20 — I’ve talked to these people. There’s not an ask. There is nothing that the candidate can offer that can move these members from their positions.”

[Floyd Robertson]

An Insult to America

Five reasons Jim Jordan doesn’t belong anywhere near the Speaker of the House job

[kingstonlake]

I’ll guarantee you that 20 is more like 120 because it’s a roll call vote.

Maybe the 20 need to just say nominate a moderate (save it Travis) republican like Mike Lawler/Brian Fitzpatrick or we’re voting for Jeffries. A lot of these 29 are in Biden won districts and they’re up against it anyway.

[kingstonlake]

Election denier and carpet bagger Jack Bergman says I’ll do it!

[GRR Spartan]

He spends a lot of time at his retirement home in Francisville, LA but does own a home in Watersmeet.

https://www.mlive.com/politics/2016/09/johnson_fairly_attacks_bergman.html

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