Posted on 10/18/2023 10:27:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Today is the day Republicans elect a speaker. One way or another, with or without the help of Democrats, someone is going to sit in the Big Chair. Maybe. At least for a while.
If that sounds vague and uncertain, welcome to the Republican Party circa 2023. After 48 hours of ham-handed threats and strong-arm tactics, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is still short of a majority to win the speakership. In fact, Jordan lost support on the second ballot with 22 Republicans now opposing his bid for speaker — two more than the 20 who voted against him on Tuesday.
Among the 20 Republicans who opposed Jordan’s bid for the gavel yesterday were a few junior frontliners with little to lose, such as Reps. JEN KIGGANS (R-Va.), MIKE LAWLER (R-N.Y.) and LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER (R-Ore.).
But they were backed up by a cadre of powerful House veterans — people like Appropriations Committee Chair KAY GRANGER (R-Texas) and subcommittee “cardinals” MARIO DIAZ-BALART (R-Fla.), MIKE SIMPSON (R-Idaho) and STEVE WOMACK (R-Ark.), who said no to Jordan after years of watching their jurisdiction over federal spending come under attack by the hard right.
“The adults were fed up,” said one top aide to a member opposing Jordan. “They knew they had to act now or never.”
The moderates also have brokered their own alternative — a deal with the Democrats to empower temporary speaker Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to grant him some of the powers reserved for a permanent speaker. The limited powers would enable Republicans to move aid to Israel to the floor.
Jordan told the press that he met with GOP leadership and said to “put both questions to the body today,” as his attitude is, “let’s just get an answer.”
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Outrageous! Especially since we know these holdouts either are acting out of spite, or have been bribed!
The game now is for the Swamp RINOs to claim gridlock so they must elevate McHenry to full Speaker. They need the Dems to help them with this bipartisan con job, like they did in the Texas House. These RINOs need to be primaried.
PAB’s would rather work with Dims than GOPes.
22 democrat allies with Rs after their name
primary accordingly
I think the squishes prefer a Democrat Speaker and they will likely get their wish.
The is why Republicans call the Republican party “the stupid party”.
“These RINOs need to be primaried.”
At least, don’t send them more money!
The Republican convention should immediately remove Scalise as the majority whip and remove his commitee assignments. I bet he also has a nice office, he should be given 2 hours to vacate it.
The same goes for the rest of the ‘adults’ listed in the article.
Why do the Democrats all vote in unison? Because they are scared to death of Nancy Pelosi.
Jordan should find the biggest bully in his school yard (Scalise) and figuratively bloody his nose by having the GOP convention remove him from his position and from his comité assignments. Two hours later the rest will fall in line, if not they will suffer the same fate.
Jordan needs to hone his killer instinct
None of the above. Except perhaps Scalise should take care of his health.
The Uniparty is in lockstep. All the drama is “kabuki theater”, as someone we lost almost three years ago called it.
If Nancy were nominally I bet she’d win.
McCarthy had to go throughout many more votes.
Republicans would rather fight Republicans than fight Democrats.
Primary them all and hopefully take some out.
Most of the rinos are Dems who run on the GOP ticket call them selves Republicans just to get GOP money thanks to McDaniel and McConnell. Then they vote with the Dems.
I don't know if this will pass the constitutional test. Why require a Speaker if the members can pass a resolution creating a half-Speaker?
If they "empower" McHenry, then that takes the pressure off of them to choose a Speaker. We don't need a Continuing Resolution Speaker, we need a Speaker of the House.
It's time for the Republicans to do their constitutional duty and choose one, and not waste energy trying to bypass the Constitution.
-PJ
A recent post on X claims RINOs are ACTIVELY working with Dems to build a coalition. A coalition is an alliance against something.
What? Answer-Us.
https://x.com/JoeyMannarinoUS/status/1714689569755365525?s=20
"No American should accost another for their beliefs," wrote Jordan in a post
in X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday. "We condemn all threats against our
colleagues and it is imperative that we come together. Stop. It's abhorrent."
Party is over folks,communists and big money interests control the Whore House in Washington D.C.
Last one out,turn off the lights
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