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House speaker fight: The real reason why Kevin McCarthy still hasn't been replaced.
Fox News ^ | 10.22.2023 | Christopher Bedford

Posted on 10/22/2023 7:06:21 AM PDT by Carriage Hill

Republican infighting in the House of Representatives since the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy two weeks ago isn't so much creating dysfunction as it is exposing dysfunction. Over the past 10 months, strange coalitions have been built and dispersed, candidates have risen and fallen, and private animosities have burst into public view. While the D.C. legacy media press has proven itself incapable of explaining any of the above (see: its description for the "hard right coalition" of Reps. Matt Gaetz, Nancy Mace and Ken Buck), the squabbling has clarified just how cracked up the Republican Party truly is.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: clowns; clownshow; enjoytrheshow; gopeclowns; house; housespeaker; idiots; learntopost; speaker
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To: Observator
We'll be under totalitarian control sooner than that timeline.

They'll be patient. We have too much to lose. Revolutions occur when people are frustrated and have nothing to lose.

61 posted on 10/22/2023 9:40:52 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Carriage Hill

Because ousting him was a stupid idea. The GOP need to unanimously back somebody, because the Dems are going to vote against everybody just to keep the comedy going.


62 posted on 10/22/2023 9:41:45 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: discostu

I’m sure Hunter’s not too sad the Judiciary Committee is shut down.


63 posted on 10/22/2023 9:55:08 AM PDT by Observator
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To: No Party Affiliation

My hypothesis is the anti jordonites just want more spending. Kb is an xeceptiin


64 posted on 10/22/2023 10:03:14 AM PDT by genghis (Cathinkngact only re check ason go after e puthatn 5nu0 inbbiedComlpln)
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To: Carriage Hill

Fox News. Controlled opposition. Uni Party lite. They like the uni Party Rinos can kiss off. My time money and support only going to America First pstriots. My news viewing One America, Right Side, and on occasion Newsmax.


65 posted on 10/22/2023 10:10:04 AM PDT by navymom1
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To: sam_whiskey

“Democrats have divisions, but it seems like whenever they really need to, they circle the wagons. My speculation as to why Republicans can’t do the same thing is because they’re not as ideologically committed to advancing conservatism as Democrats are with socialism.”

I think you are right, but also partially wrong.

I think there is more ideological unity on the Left than there is with Conservatives.

For some Conservatives the priority is Libertarian economics. For some Conservatives the priorty is morally cultural together with where that meets law, such as with abortion. With some conservatives the priorty is a strict view of the Constitution and Constitutional limits on government powers, even when those limits may irk some other Conservatives who like “Liberals” want government powers for their Conservative priorties that might not be there. Other Conservatives are very strict on government finances and harsh on deficits even if reductins in some government spending may pinch priorities of some other Conservatives. Then there are Conservatives who may, or may not always agree with the forementioned Conservatives but are also very strong on national defense and its priorities. There are not many Conservatives who could get a 100% rating in all those categrories, while socialists/Leftists go along with any socialist/Leftist “solution”.

In sum, the Democrats are a party more often than a coalition of interests and the GOP is more a coalition of interests more ofthen than a party. In my view.


66 posted on 10/22/2023 10:18:29 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Carriage Hill
Yeah, I thought it (a real revolt) should have at least started in 2009 but no...
Our proper freedom from government has been eroding away for decades.
The conservative party is just not.
There is little to conserve left.
Gun rights perhaps?
It's not hard to see why the commies want see an end to that.
It's our last defense...elections don't seem to reign in any new hope.
Our government is nothing but a huge crime family now.
Hooray for chaos!
67 posted on 10/22/2023 10:51:41 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: Yogafist

well said

the status quo is suicidal

and changing course is messy


68 posted on 10/22/2023 11:57:37 AM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: Carriage Hill
No Speaker is destroying the deep state.

Thank you Bat-Matt Gaetz and your Cabal Crushing Hulksters.


69 posted on 10/22/2023 12:52:10 PM PDT by Fairhairedboy (MAGA)
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To: Fairhairedboy

I think our Founding Fathers would have loved guys like Matt Gaetz. Gridlock means nothing gets done. That’s supposed to be a feature of our system.


70 posted on 10/22/2023 12:54:15 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: buckalfa
The Never Trumpers would rather lose 2024 across the board than see the Donald return to power.

Back in the 90’s we had an almost sure Senate Pick-up with Ollie North. The same never North’s ran a third party candidate and lost that seat

71 posted on 10/22/2023 3:04:51 PM PDT by 11th_VA (<><)
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To: Yogafist

” but it is clear he expected Democrats to protect him after doing their bidding for eight months”

Democrats loathed him. And as for saving his hide, there has never been a situation where a congressional minority has crossed over to save the majority’s speaker.

Would Republicans have come to Pelosi’s aid if AOC and her crew had threatened Pelosi’s speakership?


72 posted on 10/23/2023 9:30:10 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Carriage Hill

The House RINOS are no different than democRATS. The fact that no legislation is getting passed doesn’t phase me one bit. Putting a RINO in 3rd place of succession is just the same old sh*%. Hoping the MAGA guys stay strong and hold out for a strong leader.


73 posted on 10/23/2023 9:38:42 AM PDT by kenmcg (ti hi o)
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To: kenmcg

“Hoping the MAGA guys stay strong and hold out for a strong leader.”

Me as well.


74 posted on 10/23/2023 11:14:34 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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