Posted on 12/04/2022 11:49:51 AM PST by cotton1706
NBC host Chuck Todd said Sunday on KNBC’s “Today in LA Weekend” that he believed Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) would end up being the Speaker of the House.
Anchor Conan Nolan asked, “We have a Southern California in the leadership of the Democratic Party on the House, Pete Aguilar from San Bernardino. The other House member with clout is Kevin McCarthy. Do you believe he’s going to be the next speaker?”
Todd said, “I don’t know. I have to say I wouldn’t put my house payment on it. I wouldn’t put my mortgage on it. I think he’s going to have a tough time. How many never-McCarthys are there? And I think this group of never-McCarthys in the House Republican conference, I don’t think they, whatever their issues, I think they want to prove that they can deny a speakership to somebody and then move on to the next person. Like, I don’t. And the people that are comfortable with McCarthy being the leader, they don’t love him. They’re just tolerant of him. So, you know, I think this is going to end up somehow being Steve Scalise at the end of the day because I think he’s the guy that can bridge these divides a little bit easier. He garners quite a bit of respect inside the conference. You know, his recovery from being shot at the baseball field sort of gave him a little more standing inside the conference. His ability to sort of come back from that. It just, you know, I don’t know what McCarthy can do to buy off these last few never-McCarthys. I don’t.”
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
So basically the same.... we can have anyone we want as long as it’s a neocon squish.
Scalise is even more stupid than McCarthy. He got shot with an AK and nearly died... and still refuses to have any backbone against the enemy.
No... his views did not change. He doubled down on the retardedness.
“we need SOMEBODY ELSE”
Maybe. It depends on who the someone else is. It always comes down to comparative choices.
Shot by a Leftist lunatic who watched Chuck Todd every weekend.
I believe there are other plans for Scalise in the works.
I’m not jumping for joy about that prospect....I’ve heard he’s establishment but I stand corrected.....TRUMP for Speaker. I’d love to see him take that gavel and knock that vile witch in the head......lol
I’d take Scalise over McCarthy, anyday.
It’s been a hundred years since it took multiple ballots to get a speaker. But it’s happened.
Has he been any better than Ryan or Cantor as leader?
No. No Better than Ryan or Cantor.
All I have heard from most of the Republicans is “bipartisan” and “working with the Democrats”, who have basically said, “we want bipartisanship but the far right wing has to go”, which is being echoed by the Republicans.
They are all the same.
Agree. Due to uncontrolled voter fraud by Democrats ... and it is only going to get worse ... the Republican Party is dead. Current Republicans will have to rebrand to stay in power. The Romney/McCarthy faction will survive. Sad, sad, sad.
Obama/Biden killed the Republic. The National Socialists are in permanent control
LIKE 👍🏻
Heh, you had already posted the same link I just did. I’m amazed at all the people that think Scalise is ok. Anyone in Republican leadership right now is, by definition, not what we want.
Scalise is a real person.
Heritage has him at 89%.
https://heritageaction.com/scorecard
He's gotten more conservative since a Bernie-Bro shot him (and missed Gov. Ron DeSantis).
I think Independants being reminded daily of physical danger (Scalise/DeSantis) and "Lawfare" (Trump) is a big plus.
Chip Roy of Texas.
“Steve Scalise - Liberty Score of “F””
Yup, he’s only slightly above McCarthy. But I don’t see anybody else the caucus would coalesce around.
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