Posted on 01/18/2023 5:56:45 AM PST by cotton1706
But is he mad enough to quit Congress over losing the gavel? Did U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan curse out Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the House floor?
A new report in Puck documents an angry exchange between the Longboat Key Republican after the GOP Steering Committee denied him the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. The gavel instead went to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican fifth in line in terms of seniority.
“You f**ked me. I know it was you, you whipped against me,” Buchanan reportedly told the California Republican.
Sources close to Buchanan would not confirm the phrasing but acknowledged words were shared between the men.
“Vern simply expressed his disappointment to Speaker McCarthy,” said Max Goodman, Buchanan’s political adviser.
The Puck report suggested the interaction between Buchanan and McCarthy became so heated security had to step in between the men, something McCarthy’s office denied.
The same sources who offered a more colorful verbatim account to Puck suggested angst has grown around what Buchanan may do next. Many wondered if the episode and McCarthy’s betrayal will prompt Buchanan to leave Congress early. That’s something that could deliver a blow to McCarthy as he leads a slim 222-seat Republican majority in the House.
(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...
“I’m equating RINO’s with ‘progressive’ Republicans...”
Then yes, he’s a progressive Republican
He'll have more time for stock trading and padding his expense account.
I'd like to take all 535 congress critters, bring then all together in the Capitol, lock the doors, and have a Jap pilot crash his 747 into the building, just like Tom Clancy in "Debt of Honor".
Hit the Restart Button.
Greg Stuebe:
“The budgeting process in Congress is broken, and this package is a stark reminder. Instead of passing individual appropriations bills throughout the year that can be debated, amended, and passed by both chambers before funding deadlines, the practice of waiting until the last minute and then jamming through a massive bill that nobody has time to read has become the norm. This 4155-page bill contained $1.66 trillion omnibus spending package, an attached $47 billion aid to Ukraine, $38 billion in disaster funding, and a waiver of PAYGO requirements, totaling $1.85 trillion.”
from the webpage linked to in my previous post
He voted for that omnibus bill? Omg
You make more money if you control the committee.
But he can get it back in a DeSantis administration...should we be forced to have one.../s
Those scores seems to indicate why one is a whiny bitch…good riddance. Go ahead, quit early, the good Republicans in his district can pick 3 candidates and send them over to the governor to select one to finish the whiny bitch’ term.
Seems like a win-win no matter how you look at it.
“the good Republicans in his district can pick 3 candidates and send them over to the governor to select one to finish the whiny bitch’ term.”
Congressmen are not appointed. If Buchanan resigned, the Governor would need to schedule an election.
"This should not be the way we do business. Our constituents didn’t elect us to raise money, they elected us to solve problems.”
STFU and retire, you whining RINO clown!
Sorry, stand corrected.
In his June 2007 financial disclosure filing, Buchanan reported over $100 million in assets, making him among the five wealthiest members of Congress. Most of his wealth is from his automotive empire, which includes several dealerships in Florida. He also reported ownership interests in about 50 other businesses, including offshore reinsurance companies and a charter-jet business. He reported receiving at least $19.5 million in income from these businesses in 2006.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Buchanan
This is Washington DC. If you want a friend, get a dog.
Sounds like an episode of Veep.
Exactly. If he did react this way it shows McCarthy did the right thing
Don't you think we should fix our 'fixed' elections first?
Maybe McCarthy is trying to fewer Social Security Citizens in leading positions. “It’s My Turn” got us GHW Bush, McCain, and Romney ... hold my nose and vote candidates for sure. Total of 20 years of lost conservative opportunity.
Never heard of Buchanan
Not my kind of guy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vern_Buchanan#Business_career
If not a crooked businessman he is shady.
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