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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: workerbee
Gee, all you need now is a “But _______ can win!” declaration. *ppsh* Buffoon, heal thyself.

Quit babbling and tell me who the next Speaker is going to be - and it better be someone more conservative than McCarthy.
21 posted on 10/03/2023 4:01:56 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Timber Rattler

Kevin was NOT “moving forward”.


22 posted on 10/03/2023 4:02:48 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Timber Rattler

Usually when the GOP commits suicide its a slow painful process to watch. Now, in the digital age, they’ve sped up the process by just chopping the head off in one go. And this is the Party so many put faith in to stem the Demon tide?


23 posted on 10/03/2023 4:03:08 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Dr. Sivana

“They simply have to get all the Republicans on board.”

Nothing to it! That’s why it’s so common.


24 posted on 10/03/2023 4:03:35 PM PDT by Magic Fingers (Political correctness mutates in order to remain virulent.)
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To: Timber Rattler

If Republicans decapitated themselves by getting rid of McCarthy, then the nation is more imperiled than I thought.


25 posted on 10/03/2023 4:03:55 PM PDT by odawg
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To: circlecity
Please show me how McCarthy was any better than Pelosi?

Do you seriously believe Pelosi would have permitted an impeachment investigation against Biden? McCarthy, flaws and all, is worlds better than Hakeem Jeffries, and with the way Gaetz and his wee pals are going I wouldn't be surprised if Jeffries ends up as Speaker.
26 posted on 10/03/2023 4:03:57 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Timber Rattler

The DNC buys a half dozen or so Republicans and elects Hakeem Sekou Jeffries.


27 posted on 10/03/2023 4:05:45 PM PDT by Round Earther
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To: Timber Rattler

Nothing is going right in this country. Nothing.
And sometimes you have to roll the dice not knowing how they will land.

This is one of those times.


28 posted on 10/03/2023 4:06:16 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: Timber Rattler

And someone came out with the dog finally catching the car, so I suppose we will be inflicted with that forever.

I tell you what, what they will do is select another Speaker, and whoever they select will certainly be an improvement.

McCarthy, who liked to make deals with Biden and the democrats, got shafted by the democrats. I suppose that is the unkindest cut of all.


29 posted on 10/03/2023 4:06:22 PM PDT by odawg
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To: SoConPubbie

They are also Zeeps and their influence is not all that much.

Ukraine funding is what they are all about.


30 posted on 10/03/2023 4:06:37 PM PDT by dforest
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To: circlecity

“Please show me how McCarthy was any better than Pelosi?”

Because a guy who gets it right 5% of the time is better than one who gets it right 0% of the time? Sorry, that’s all I got. McCarthy was a gutless putz and got what he has long deserved.

People shouldn’t bleed too much for Frank Luntz’s boy toy though — he has instantly become the left’s favorite “Republican” and the poor baby will be allowed to milk all the sympathy he can out of this.

While sabotaging any conservative who might succeed him, of course — another way to endear himself to the media controllers.

Has anyone heard a peep out of Trump on this yet?


31 posted on 10/03/2023 4:09:18 PM PDT by PermaRag (Joo Biden is not my President)
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To: Timber Rattler

Aw gee - poor Ed is wringing his hands…

Dude I’m worried!


32 posted on 10/03/2023 4:10:14 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: dforest

Yep, exactly. They’re pissed that their Ukraine spending on the dancing homosexual puppet is drying up.


33 posted on 10/03/2023 4:11:20 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (NO WHITE GUILT - ABSOLUTELY NONE)
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To: Paladin2

Kevin was NOT “moving forward”.
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Kevin was a long-in-the-tooth swamp rat playing the same old same old.


34 posted on 10/03/2023 4:13:37 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Timber Rattler
So what's the plan moving forward, ace?

1) Defund the Ukraine Project

2) Keep the House in chaos with no business being conducted

3) Nominate Donald J Trump

4) Drum you RINOs out of the GOP

35 posted on 10/03/2023 4:14:07 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: Timber Rattler

Why I no longer go to hotair


36 posted on 10/03/2023 4:16:23 PM PDT by roving (👌⚓Deplorable Listless Vessel with Trumpitist who looks Trumpish)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek; Round Earther

Hakeem doesn’t have the intelligence to be Speaker. Plus, he’s way too far to the Left that even regular people can see it. The Democrats aren’t going to nominate him, trust me.


37 posted on 10/03/2023 4:16:50 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (NO WHITE GUILT - ABSOLUTELY NONE)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Make me punk. You fake conservatives disgust me.

Order some new knee pads for your Marxists overlords.


38 posted on 10/03/2023 4:17:39 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Lol. Another worthless investigation that would have led to no where? Another Benghazi cover up? McCarthy was deep state.


39 posted on 10/03/2023 4:19:29 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Hakeem doesn’t have the intelligence to be Speaker.

Neither did Pelosi. Jeffries is the Minority Leader of the House. If the Democrats control the vote for the next Speaker as they did the vote for McCarthy's ouster, he'll be the next Speaker.
40 posted on 10/03/2023 4:19:47 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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