Posted on 01/05/2023 1:39:44 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The speaker of the House election appears headed for a tenth vote as Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his allies continue to huddle with the 20 holdouts in his party throughout Thursday's votes.
The same group of GOP lawmakers that have been voting against McCarthy since Tuesday are blocking his candidacy on the ninth ballot. The only changes to yesterday's votes compared to the most recent round come from McCarthy foes Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who voted for Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK).
Gaetz (R-FL) had voted for former President Donald Trump on the prior two rounds. Hern continues to vote for McCarthy.
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Republican Leadership is an oxymoron.
Two Okies doing what is right!!!
If these 20 are patriots...we’re in a lot of trouble.
McCarthy moved into the Speaker’s office, so he clearly identifies as Speaker so, therefore, must be the Speaker. Isn’t that how it works these days?
Who? McCarthy? I know Jordan didn’t want to run, he wants to be head of Judiciary.
Apparently I read that wrong........My apologies.
FBI’s already been funded so that won’t work. Maybe next year.
Prefer RINOs eh?
Whatever the outcome, it’s basically just rearranging the deck chairs on The Titanic, at this point.
My feeling is that Trump supports McConnell and McCarthy because he knows they are probably going to keep their positions one way or another and, if he does win again in 2024, he wants them willing to work with him rather than even more set in opposition to him.
I don’t think it will actually work out like that, but that’s what I think he may be calculating.
What part of NO does he not understand? The “N” or the “O”?
That’s a good point and also a good reason to simply not be concerned with how long this takes.
Wouldn’t you think they’d be able to come to some solution? After all, they’re not dealing with Democrats.
I got plenty of popcorn.
Bring back Buffalo Man from J-6 Gulag. He knows how to wield Speaker power.
“20 hardheads have to vote for McCarthy”
They don’t have to do a damned thing.
They’re hoping if McCarthy does finally get in he will be as weak as possible.
Each one of these votes emasculates him little by little.
Each one of these votes emasculates him little by little.
There was never much manhood there anyway.
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