Exactly!
The ONLY human on earth with the balls, knowledge of the players and experience to step into the speakership and STOP the Omnibus theft is Donald Trump.
Well, actually...
70% of the budget had been passed by the House in separate appropriations bills by the week that first the CR with the 30% cuts and then the CR with the 8% cuts were defeated. 3 more appropriations bills were passed that week. My Rep. felt that the additional 30 days was sufficient to complete the process with the separate bills. So, I have to question why the 30 day CR with the 8% cuts was voted down by Gaetz and Co., which then precipitated the whole mess. McCarthy’s judgement was that a shutdown was politically disastrous*, which then got us the 45 day CR @ current spending levels — not great, but at least it would have allowed for completion of the process with separate Appropriations bills. “Would have”, but Gaetz responded with the Speakership vacation using collusion with ALL the Dems. And here we are.
*I don’t have to like McCarthy because that’s irrelevant on this point: Over the years I’ve talked to a lot of moderates — they do make up a large chunk of the population — and never have any been favorable toward shutdowns.
A second point that I’ve yet to see addressed on FR is that purple districts tend to produce either Dems who campaign as moderates and then vote however the House Dem leadership tells them to vote, or “purple” Pubbie Reps. Moderate or Rhino reps. in solid Red districts who vote moderate can be criticized, sure, but Moderate or Rhino reps. in purple districts who vote contrary to their district are not going to be around for long. (This happens to Dems who vote too liberal too.) FReepers can scream bloody murder at Newt all they like for pointing out that 18 Pubbie held seats are in districts that went for Biden in 2020, and quite a few Pubbie seats are in purple or very tight districts, but all the inane comments in the world don’t change that political reality.
Seriously, do FReepers expect Pubbie Reps in purple districts to consistently vote against their constituents expectations?
Other than coming up with more persuasive candidates (at least a credible illusion that the GOP can govern without chaos, helps), this problem can only be solved at the voter level. How many FReepers can admit this?