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House Republicans make history by decapitating themselves. Now what?
Hot Air ^ | October 3, 2023 | Ed Morrisey

Posted on 10/03/2023 3:44:10 PM PDT by Timber Rattler

Now things will really change! Eight members of the House Republican caucus combined with House Democrats to remove a Republican Speaker for the crime of … [checks notes] … allegedly working with Democrats.

And now, the House will grind to a halt while Republicans pick the next Speaker, who will still have to work with a Senate run by Democrats and a Democrat in the White House to accomplish anything other than investigations. Which, by the way, Kevin McCarthy already had operating.

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So what comes next? Probably more epic faceplanting.

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The most likely way out of this impasse will be to find someone acceptable to enough Democrats to overcome the Rebel Alliance in the GOP. That’s what McClintock means, and that will be precisely where Gaetz et al will have led the Republican majority. And to get there, the GOP will likely have to give up its investigations into Biden Inc in order to get the House back underway.

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TOPICS: Government; History; Politics
KEYWORDS: boohoo; edmorrisey; gaetz; hotair; hotairrinoblog; housespeaker; mccarthy; mccarthyout; rinoblog; sadrinos; selfdefeating; speaker; thestupidparty; uniparty; unipartyisangry
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Yeah I mean honestly who is even going to notice the house grinding to a halt, its not like they were doing anything anyway..9 months in power and what did McCarthy do, no impeachment for Mayorkis, no impeachment for Garland, Biden is still standing(sorta), if the Dems had the House they would have already impeached anyone associated with Trump


41 posted on 10/03/2023 4:19:49 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Timber Rattler

>>So the dog caught the car...

Head on...


42 posted on 10/03/2023 4:21:47 PM PDT by FarCenter (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/aircraft-glitch-delays-canada-pm-trudeaus-departure-india-202)
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To: odawg

McCarthy needs to have a real, true, actual “Come to Jesus” moment.


43 posted on 10/03/2023 4:21:52 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Timber Rattler

Re: 35 - a good example of the thought process of several on FR.


44 posted on 10/03/2023 4:22:04 PM PDT by Fury
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Some were having apoplexy seeing the news that UK has run out of war toys for Ukraine.

I think the realty is setting in and none of those countries want to send troops because they have nothing else to send. It may cause riots.


45 posted on 10/03/2023 4:22:10 PM PDT by dforest
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To: Timber Rattler
So who thinks Republicans will come out stronger after this idiocy?


46 posted on 10/03/2023 4:22:46 PM PDT by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: PIF

the Party leadership is hand in hand with the LEFTISTs leading us to the abyss


47 posted on 10/03/2023 4:24:10 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Timber Rattler

People want change but the pussies complain when they get it.


48 posted on 10/03/2023 4:25:08 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: dforest; Extremely Extreme Extremist; JonPreston
Ukraine funding is what they are all about.

Yep. And squinty-eyed, evil Biden hissed about “funding Ukraine” as well. He’s obsessed. It’s almost as if he’s personally making money off of “funding Ukraine.” 🤔

49 posted on 10/03/2023 4:25:38 PM PDT by Allegra (Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: SoConPubbie

Well Trump the Rump backed McCarthy so maybe you can explain that along with the fact that Gaetz need dimwit votes to thrown McCarthy out. By the way Rump puppet DeSantis is not in the house he is the governor of Florida


50 posted on 10/03/2023 4:25:51 PM PDT by wild74
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To: tlozo

Let it die.


51 posted on 10/03/2023 4:27:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: JonPreston

>>4) Drum you RINOs out of the GOP

How many of the 210 who voted for McCarthy are RINOs?

If they are all RINOs, you wind up with a 8 to 427 minority GOP.


52 posted on 10/03/2023 4:27:18 PM PDT by FarCenter (https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/aircraft-glitch-delays-canada-pm-trudeaus-departure-india-202)
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To: iontheball

kevin lied to get the speaker’s gavel


53 posted on 10/03/2023 4:28:43 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: dfwgator

Some things just need a good killin’.


54 posted on 10/03/2023 4:29:00 PM PDT by dforest
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To: circlecity
Please show me how McCarthy was any better than Pelosi?

OK...

Just learned kids were interrupted while singing our National Anthem at the Capitol. Unacceptable. These children were welcomed by my office because your Capitol is back open, particularly for school groups. @RepTimmons, @RepJoeWilson, & @RepRussellFry, and I look forward to having them back to perform in the halls of Congress.

55 posted on 10/03/2023 4:29:35 PM PDT by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: Allegra

Come on, man. Biden would never do such a thing.


56 posted on 10/03/2023 4:30:07 PM PDT by dforest
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Neither did Pelosi

That's ridiculous, Pelosi came from a Mob family and knew how the system worked. She was arguably one of the most effective Speakers of all time, in her dirty leftist way of course.

Jeffries is the Minority Leader of the House.

Yeah, and he was chosen because he's black. He checked a box. He exposes the Dem's leftist playbook too much. He's not going to be Speaker.

57 posted on 10/03/2023 4:30:37 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (NO WHITE GUILT - ABSOLUTELY NONE)
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To: FarCenter

Who cares about numbers? Give me this magnificent Eight over all the linguine spined, McCarthy half-men running around in Republican team jerseys.


58 posted on 10/03/2023 4:31:21 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: dfwgator
Let it die.

Right, because Republicans will come out stronger after this? Good luck to the next speaker

59 posted on 10/03/2023 4:32:04 PM PDT by tlozo ( Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

A half dozen Republican can be bought, and bought cheap, real cheap.


60 posted on 10/03/2023 4:33:36 PM PDT by Round Earther
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