[pierrem15]

The initial Jordan vote was revealing: all the die-hard opposition came from RINOs on the appropriations and defense committees, almost all of whom had voted themselves earmarks.

They've become addicted to the out of control deficit spending and opportunity for kickbacks and retiring "upwards" into multi-million dollar K-Street sinecures.

[Owen]

A point about the evil that Matt Gaetz did.

If the conference wanted McCarthy, they could have all voted for him in these various votes since his removal.

It didn’t happen. Whether he wanted the job or not. In fact, in each round of voting, he’s gotten a few votes. Why didn’t he get 200+?

Because the conference didn’t want him. So Gaetz did nothing wrong.

No, there doesn’t have to be an alternative. The world hasn’t ended because there is no Speaker.