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Kevin McCarthy Abruptly Drops Out of House Speaker Race
New York Times ^ | 10/8/2015 | JENNIFER STEINHAUER

Posted on 10/08/2015 9:36:59 AM PDT by dragnet2

WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy on Thursday abruptly took himself out of the race to succeed John A. Boehner as speaker, apparently undone by the same forces that drove Mr. Boehner to resign.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 114th; 9; congress; ellmersisaslut; gtfo; house; housespeaker; kevinmccarthy; kma; mccarthy; nospeakermccarthy; rino; speaker
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To: novemberslady

Her hand just jumped out of the image...Seems quite appropriate here.

Not sure if she's the staff hooker or his girl friend but this is what DC is peppered with nowadays.

141 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:21 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2
DICTATOR, AGENT ORANGE Stops everything. Are we dealing with a bunch of Caitlyns in the GOP caucus.
142 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:36 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: Lake Living

Both Jones and Ellmers are from NC. Jones is a bit of a loose cannon and hated by leadership. He just might have spooked McCarthy. And of course if McCarthy is diddling a Congresswoman no doubt he has been around the track with an intern or two. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.


143 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:38 AM PDT by lodi90
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Dick Cheney for Speaker


144 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:40 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: Mariner

This post screams for a “like” button.


145 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:47 AM PDT by rhubarbk (Crush Hillary in 2016)
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To: BlueNgold
Mitch McConnell to the white courtesy phone. Paging Mr McConnell...

Back in 2000 when the Gore/Bush election dragged on counting chads, proto-Tea party types surrounded the vice president's residence and shouted "Get out of Cheney's house!"

146 posted on 10/08/2015 10:29:51 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: dragnet2

Thank goodness. He didn’t even have the job yet to prove he was unfit for it.

Where does the GOP find these morons? Who’s nephew is he? Who’s cousin. Someone without the brains to even know what not to say isn’t qualified for the job, period.


147 posted on 10/08/2015 10:30:05 AM PDT by OrangeHoof (SECEDE TEXAS!! If not now, when?)
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To: novemberslady

Cheney endorsed McCarthy, IIRC.


148 posted on 10/08/2015 10:30:21 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: BigEdLB

Different Charles Johnson. LGF has gone radical, radical left/pro muzz.


149 posted on 10/08/2015 10:30:21 AM PDT by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (The greatest trick the Soviets ever pulled was convincing the world they didn't exist.)
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To: nonliberal

ROTFLMAO!!!


150 posted on 10/08/2015 10:32:23 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: Former Proud Canadian
but it seems she has saved America from another establishment speaker.

Or at least one part of her has.

151 posted on 10/08/2015 10:33:28 AM PDT by nonliberal (Sent from a payphone in a whorehouse in Mexico.)
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To: dragnet2

Nurse Ellmers will help with McCarthy's medical needs.
They can caucus.
152 posted on 10/08/2015 10:33:41 AM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)
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To: VictoryGal

I don’t care how many times I see that, I can’t help lolling out loud.


153 posted on 10/08/2015 10:33:55 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: God luvs America

NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


154 posted on 10/08/2015 10:33:55 AM PDT by angcat
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To: All

SO, McCarthy withdraws and Beohner calls off the vote. LOL. Guess Boehner thought his clone would be carrying out his legacy. Now Boehner might stay?


155 posted on 10/08/2015 10:34:08 AM PDT by Fawn ("My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6)
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To: Former Proud Canadian

I agree, definitely not dried up.
I would say her window* is still 3/4 open.

*Window: the period of time that a person is sexually attractive to the opposite sex.

The Window of Do-ability is different in duration from person to person.
Some people’s Window lasts for decades while for some it is measured in just a few years.


156 posted on 10/08/2015 10:34:34 AM PDT by oldvirginian (I question all things political each day and reach the same conclusion. I stand with Ted Cruz!)
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To: lodi90
I think Cheney already knew McCarthy was dropping out.
Or cheney was just fooling around...

I want to see people's heads explode.
So if not Cheney, can I please have Tom Delay, he'd be great.
157 posted on 10/08/2015 10:34:42 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: jwalsh07
Labrador's total pre-politics career was in representing illegal aliens against existing immigration law.

His primary win in 2010 for the US House against Vaughn Ward was accomplished by a huge push by dope-smoking, Ron Paul fruitcakes. The PDS was strong with that bunch, as Palin had endorsed Ward in the race.

Just like Rubio, Labrador is a slick-talking fake conservative. He knows just the right lingo the get the votes of religious fruitcakes (abortion), the votes of dope-smoking libertarian fruitcakes (war on drugs; states' rights; etc.); all the while back-slapping with the GOP-e behind the scenes, selling out US citizens.

158 posted on 10/08/2015 10:35:34 AM PDT by meadsjn
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To: Iron Munro; chiller

The Founders probably envisioned a weak, non-partisan Speaker like Britain had. With the real powers residing in the Majority Leader.
OTOH the Founders were the ones who set up the strong Speakership, so who knows?

I think it can be safely said they did not envision a strong Speaker from outside the House however. That’s not human nature and they were deeply knowledgeable of human nature.


159 posted on 10/08/2015 10:37:11 AM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Chgogal

I like your pick. I also like Mark Levin. And Sarah Palin. This seems to truly turning out to be the year of the outsider. Many of the conservatives currently in Congress would not be there if it weren’t for Governor Palin!


160 posted on 10/08/2015 10:38:30 AM PDT by TerrisFriend
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