Posted on 12/20/2024 3:39:27 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Looks to me like they all played this well .....for all we know it was agreed Johnson would take the heat to navigate their plays.
Take the win here and continue leaning out over the next 4 years.
That’s a good question.
It is a masterful work of deception.
The Congressional pay raise is automatic, based upon a bill that was passed decades ago. It goes into effect unless specifically prohibited in the most current spending bill.
There was no such prohibition in this spending bill. Therefore, Congress gets their raise next year. Clever trick, isn't it?
There is some ambiguity in the original legislation which make it unclear whether the raise is cumulative since the last raise, or only since the beginning of the last fiscal year. That first interpretation would give Congress a 40% pay raise. The second interpretation would give them a 3.8% pay raise.
Want to guess how the law gets interpreted?
Johnson, Elon, Trump ....’are setting the table’.... That’s what this is and we’ll see for next days.....people should just let them make their plays as they will rather than get their pants in a knot so quickly.
This turned out to be a terrific win for DOGE. It was Trump and Elon that killed the porky POS.
Like Trump, the more they attack Musk the stronger he gets. Stay tuned.
Mike Johnson needs to go.
What’s your point? That Trump has made mistakes in the past?
Really dumb post.
I wouldn’t count Mike out. Its hard to find someone who can get 218 votes. The conservative caucus is only about 50 or so members. Most of the GOP reps are moderates. They won’t vote for a Jim Jordan.
The mistake Little Johnson made first was presenting that ridiculous omnibus monstrosity right out of the gate after promising is September that he was not going to do that.
I think Schumer has dirt on him. He needs to go sometime in the not too far off future.
The new congress should demand a new speaker with some cajones.
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It takes a lot of cajones to tell PDJT that I failed.
I think they have something on his adoptive black son who’s been in trouble in the past.
Why not focus on cutting spending rather than allowing government officials to add more to our already oversized debt?
Why would the debt ceiling matter if Trump is going to decrease spending?
Bye Mike!
Can President Trump reverse any of this after 1/20?
If Johnson is defeated in the election of a Speaker, the next Speaker will be Hakeem Jeffries.
Or, to put it another way, in the election on January 3, Jeffries will have 215 votes. Johnson starts with 220, but if six Republicans abstain or vote for someone else, Jeffries will be elected 215-214-6.
Honestly I think I need to take a deep breath and go knit until January 20th!!
I really really respect your opinions caww , and appreciate your post.
I just don't know what to think right now... and I'm probably NOT alone here.
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Johnson, Elon, Trump ....’are setting the table’.... That’s what this is and we’ll see for next days.....people should just let them make their plays as they will rather than get their pants in a knot so quickly.
“Johnson, Elon, Trump ....’are setting the table’.... That’s what this is and we’ll see for next days.....people should just let them make their plays as they will rather than get their pants in a knot so quickly.”
I agree with you.
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“Johnson, Elon, Trump ....’are setting the table’.... That’s what this is and we’ll see for next days.....people should just let them make their plays as they will rather than get their pants in a knot so quickly.
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