Posted on 01/05/2023 3:38:37 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
On Tuesday, Trump-endorsed Kevin McCarthy failed three times to win the vote for US Speaker of the House. It was the first time in 100 years that Speakership was not decided in the first vote.
Kevin McCarthy lost the third vote for House Speaker on Tuesday afternoon, with 20 Republicans voting for Rep. Jim Jordan.
The winning Republican can only afford to lose four votes! He must reach 218 votes to win the Speakership. And the GOP holds a narrow 222 to 212 majority in the chamber.
On Wednesday morning McCarthy lost a 4th time! Then a fifth time. And then in the afternoon Kevin McCarthy lost a sixth time.
This was despite the fact that President Trump endorsed Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday morning and urged Republicans to vote for McCarthy.
The actions of these principled conservatives who refuse to support Kevin McCarthy is infuriating to party insiders, the Uniparty, lobbyists, and GOP elites.
The 7th Vote was started at noon on Thursday – No Speaker. The 8th Vote was held on Thursday afternoon – No Speaker. The 9th vote was held on Thursday afternoon – No Speaker. And, now the 10th vote was held on Thursday afternoon – No Speaker.
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I love it. I hope this goes on till 2024.
Ha Ha
Now, even if he does eventually win, each vote loss diminishes the effectiveness of a McCarthy speakership.
The last thing pubbies need is a weakened speaker.
When will the powers behind McCarthy admit this and request him to capitulate — which pubbies do with such regularity.
How are the Tories taking it?
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Well their I.c. narrative memo to the cubicles failed with
Chaos
Terrorists
And
Hostage takers
so.... I imagine they are spittin nails and will rally behind tomorrows I.c. narrative focus cubicle memo next monkey poo to throw
Probably be
National Security Threat.
So....
Uniparty has a little wrench in the works.
Not hating it.
Oklahoma’s new district 1 congressman Brecheen makes the other 5 look like girly men. One is a girl.
I wish we had a lot more than 20.
But its significant what these few are doing.
On the upside Congress is staying out of our business right now.
I dont think so.
He said McCarthy should have a shot at it.
Well, hes had 10 so far.
Yeah, after having his hatchet man calling them terrorist.
Sorry. No dice. McCarthy can go pound sand.
Thank you for the laugh. :)
I'm sure the Uniparty has one in the works.
Problem is the 20 don’t trust McCarthy to keep any agreement.
See LS's post here:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4121183/replies?c=41
Well, I’m going to pass along what a very conservative congressman told me yesterday:McCarthy gave in on EVERY rules change the holdouts wanted, including the vacate rule; he agreed to every single committee assignment and chairman they desired. “At this point he gave them every thing they wanted. They cannot name one single thing any more.”
Somebody remind me what the House of Representatives used to do? I think it used to serve a purpose.
And he will commute from Mar go Largo. Oh yea...Melania will love that.
Wait, what? You'd want Congress to respond to a "real national emergency"? Please tell me that you're not really that big a fool.
Bkmrk.
Not really, McCarthy refused to put to a floor vote, the release of all January 6th video and he won’t put a balanced budget to a floor vote.
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