Posted on 01/09/2023 8:52:35 AM PST by Red Badger
ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos predicted two years of chaos during Kevin McCarthy’s House speakership, but his Republican guests weren’t having it.
In his opening segment on “This Week” Sunday, Stephanopoulos said that McCarthy’s concessions to 20 conservative members who opposed his bid would put the country on edge. He extended his alarmist rhetoric to interviews with two Republican congressmen, but both lawmakers rebuked him for it.
“On the second anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, Kevin McCarthy clinched his decade-long quest to be speaker of the House,” Stephanopoulos said. “It came with concessions to the most extreme members of his caucus, the help of the former president he denounced on the House floor two years ago, and the prospect of two more years of brinksmanship over his hold on the office, the fiscal security of the United States and the basics functions of governing.”
Specifically, Stephanopoulos seemed to take issue with three concessions McCarthy made: a proposed rule allowing a single member to make a motion to vacate the Speaker’s chair, a budget that stops the debt ceiling from increasing; and placing Freedom Caucus members on key committees.
Stephanopoulos kept up the negative tone in interviews with Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) and House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA). But both of the Republicans swatted him down.
First, Stephanopoulos tried to corner Perry on the idea that the United States would default on its debt without a debt limit increase and that President Joe Biden was unwilling to negotiate.
“We can’t just keep doing the same thing under the same conditions with the same management and expect different outcomes,” Perry fired back. “The American people are sick and tired of this endless debt increasing. While I’ve been in Congress, George, the debt has increased double. It’s gone from about $15 trillion to $31.5 trillion. Where is the end of it? And there’s been no mechanism in sight to rein that in. At least we have a mechanism now.”
“I don’t know why President Biden says he’s not going to negotiate,” Perry said of Biden. “Saying you’re not going to negotiate, I think, is an untenable and unacceptable position for almost every single American no matter if you’re on the left, right, or in the center.”
In an interview with Barr later in the program, Stephanopoulos claimed that the motion to vacate the Speaker, along with putting Freedom Caucus members on the Rules Committee, would undermine the Speaker’s authority.
Barr shot him down again.
“Well, let’s be clear, George, remember, this motion to vacate was only altered by Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi,” said Barr. “We’re just going back to the pre-Pelosi rule that was in place since 1910. I don’t think that’s an issue at all in terms of creating chaos. I think it’s what the House has had every term before Pelosi came into power.”
Barr also defended putting Freedom Caucus members on committees, saying it would strengthen both legislation and the party.
“If there are issues, if there’s a difference of opinion, you want those differences of opinion to be aired in committee on the front end, because you don’t want those difficulties when the bill comes out of committee on the House floor. Let’s have the opportunity to have an open amendment process in committee so that you forge that consensus at the beginning of the legislative process, so that the bills that are brought to House floor actually have a meaningful chance of passing.”
Look for Antifa, and BLM to start up their antics again...................
The Democrat Party will manufacture chaos. Just like they did from 2016 to 2020.
I don’t think they’ll be a need for that. McCarthy will do the bidding of pelosi and Schumer, in the interest of bipartisanship and that will be that.
The Clinton Toadie has no credibility, in my opinion.
Stephy is such a little prissy soy boy, like Tony Dikoupil over at CBS and the rest of them. They never turned into real men.
Notice that Antifa and BLM have been strangely quiet since January 20, 2021.................. Odd, isn’t it?..............
Plus. Stephanopoulis was the hack “journalist” who orrected Obama when he said “my Muim faith”
“Look for Antifa, and BLM to start up their antics again...................”
Nope. They’re home playing video games while we pay for them....Unless the government money stops flowing, they’ll keep quiet.
“I don’t think they’ll be a need for that. McCarthy will do the bidding of pelosi and Schumer, in the interest of bipartisanship and that will be that.”
Wrong again.
Now that the Republicans are in power again, they will start their crap all over again.
Occupy, Antifa, BLM, Anti-Capitalists, All the same people..............
I usually would agree but I think they too have become too entitled and lazy....There might be a flare up here and there but I don’t see it happening unless money runs out for THEM.
Chaos = “non Democrat defined agenda”.
There are 20-30 Repubs who are not going to roll over Georgie.
Short-Mort Stephy should still be in prison for what he did in the coverups, lying, and perjury after the Clinton years. I cringe every time I see the little gnome sitting on phone books pontificating about anything. A disgusting human being.
WHY DIDNT THE GOP EVER GET 5 PEOPLE TO RECALL PELOSI??? yes I know they would not have had the votes, but they had many many opportunities to at least TRY (and stick a thorn in her side) every time she said something stupid.
Sorry Georgie. After two years of your pedo buttboy, Let’s Go Brandon, Americans are used to RAT CHAOS. RAT chaos is going on right now and has become “wildly popular” with the RAT Banana Ballot “voters.”
I’m assuming since you’re on FR that the sweeping has gone down for either, the Governor or your daddy, Musk, and that they’ve given you a moment to relax.
Shouldn’t you be on a post about EVs?
I will say, that if one were to look at this site, they could make a case that you’re obsessed with me. Almost stalker-like.
Anywho, just when you think you couldn’t say anything dumber, there you go.
Are you under the impression that McCarthy is going to do anything? Moron.
If he even makes a feeble and perfunctory attempt, the Dems will play it like the Republicans are shutting down the government, withholding SS checks and they’re mean. VOILA!!! They cave.
Good Lord you’re dumb.
“Musk,”
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Anti-woke
Anti-union
Pro free speech
Pro free elections
Pro capitalism
Pro DeSantis
Do you have a posters of the the two of them, on your ceiling, do you can drool over them as you fall asleep?
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