Posted on 01/04/2023 1:26:12 PM PST by Red Badger
Edited on 01/04/2023 1:32:08 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON — For a second consecutive day, a band of 20 ultraconservative rebels blocked GOP leader Kevin McCarthy from winning the speaker’s gavel, just hours after former President Donald Trump called on House Republicans to back him and "close the deal."
Between Tuesday and Wednesday, six votes were held on the House floor to choose a speaker; each time, the rebels stuck together and voted for someone else, denying McCarthy the 218 votes he needed to win.
With both McCarthy allies and foes deeply dug in, it ensures that chaos will reign in the House for the foreseeable future under the new GOP majority.
During the fourth, fifth and sixth ballots on Wednesday, McCarthy — a California Republican who has served in leadership for the past 14 years — received support from more than 90% of the 222 GOP members. Earlier in the day, he was nominated by Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, a member of the far-right Freedom Caucus who warned his fellow conservatives that their opposition will end up hurting their cause.
"We're on the precipice of such a destructive argument today. I plead with all— all of my Republican colleagues, let cooler, more rational heads prevail. Let us unite as Republicans to elect the next Speaker of the House," Davidson said.
But the McCarthy foes showed no signs of backing down. In the three votes Wednesday, they rallied behind Rep. Byron Donalds, a Black Florida conservative who won his second term in November.
Firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., nominated her fellow Freedom Caucus colleague, Donalds, saying she was not swayed by Trump — "my favorite president" — calling her to tell her to "knock this off."
"The president needs to tell Kevin McCarthy that, 'sir, you do not have the votes and it’s time to withdraw,'" Boebert said of Trump to scattered boos.
Kevin McCarthy in the House Chamber during the third round of votes for House Speaker at the U.S. Capitol
How can they vote if they’re not sworn in?
If McCarthy puts it in writing, he will have to deliver.
He can’t do that.
“20 ultra conservative rebels” “far-right Freedom Caucus”
Oh- such drama!!!
Seems like our federal legislature exists for comedic purposes only.
Pretty soon he’s going to be in Washington Generals territory.
Death and dismemberment to ALL RINOs.
No exceptions.
Die, die, die!!!
RE: I guess he didn’t know you shouldn’t count your eggs.
Remember when we all were following the election night and next days (plural) vote counting for Trump’s re-election? Aherad by hundreds of thousands until middle of wee hours of the morning when counting stopped suddenly.
The Dems made sure to rush specially made signs and background walls that said “Office of the President Elect of the United States” and staged Biden to speak in front of them for the cameras? Took over a non-existent label while no one had declared several key states as certified for Biden.
The tail wagging the dog but that time Biden the mutt was allowed into the White House to urinate on the carpets.
Then the magic fraudulent ballots were driven to the counting centers and the fix was in. From Resident to “President” Biden.
Regardless of the eventual outcome here - aren’t you fed up with the sense of entitlement some have? McCarthy already moved into the Speaker’s office.
Roger that. Does anyone know a Republican in the House who can get the votes? Frankly, I think the RNC is so divided they are a joke. Hope I am wrong. The last thing a leader wants is subordinates surrendering or failing to engage the enemy.
The only honest resolution is for Kevin McCarthy to withdraw his name altogether from consideration, and for him to nominate another to take his place, say Steve Scalise. McCarthy has become the issue, and there is no promise that he can make to the hardcore resistance that could or would ever satisfy them. I am sure that a number of compromises were offered, which for some reason or another, were found unacceptable to the several parties involved. No resolution is possible in that circumstance, as the 20 or so simply will not stand aside, so certain they are that once in power, McCarthy would shaft them for sure.
From the outside, it looks like petty little games for petty little people. Being too close tends to magnify the importance of the object of these petty little games.
““My favorite Congress is a Congress that never meets”. Rush Limbaugh”
I agree...
For the next closest come to Montana!
Our Legislature is only in session for three months every two years — the Reps and Senators earn about $13.00 per hour for the business days they are in session. They receive a small per diem.
According to www.govsalaries(dot)com:
“Montana State Legislature Salaries
Highest salary at Montana State Legislature in year 2021 was $76. Number of employees at Montana State Legislature in year 2021 was 550. Average annual salary was $21 and median salary was $13. Montana State Legislature average salary is 100 percent lower than USA average and median salary is 100 percent lower than USA median.”
Oh, by the way, we have 1 billion dollars in our Coal Tax Trust Fund.
And NO sales tax.
Then he can go for the 133!
If McCarthy really wanted the best for the Republicans he’d bow out.
Don’t forget Denny “man-on-boy” Hastert.
Really? We all need to growl a backbone and ignore this piece of garbage news outlet along with the rest of the mediaPUKES who trash Trump from the moment he was inaugurated to the big steal. They have lost all credibility. They don’t mean diddley squat anymore. So I don’t give one iota what the POS say, think or comment on. I’m so over the lame biased water carrying EVIL RAT dog dung mediapukes! I really don’t give a flying F what they think. Really I don’t!
I see what u did there.
AKA normal.
It appears that a psychological exam is a pre-requisite for any position in the lamestream media.
If one does not come up as nuts beyond a reasonable doubt they can just go home.
To constantly convert every normal action or reasonable response to equivocated terrorist mindset would mentally destroy an average American.
A prog thrives on that level of madness.
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I wonder where Black Florida is.
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