Posted on 10/24/2023 1:37:11 PM PDT by abb
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) dropped out of the Speaker’s race on Tuesday, just hours after the conference nominated the Minnesota Republican for the top job, according to a source familiar.
Emmer withdrew his name from the running after a contingent of Republicans made clear they would not back him on the House floor, making it virtually impossible for him to secure enough votes to win the gavel.
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Inside word was Tom didn’t actually want the job. The GOP tried to talk him into it, so he went through the motions...
Wait! Here comes a gang of 8 to choose a coalition speaker!
Maybe they should start asking who they don’t want, and see who’s left
Byron! Byron! Byron!
make their heads explode
Good deal. This guy isn’t even a RINO, he’s far worse.
Good. He would have been another McCarthy.
Does this mean the Republicans can’t finance five foreign wars simultaneously?
Oh the horror!
GOOD NEWS-—no Speaker’s been elected......
means the profligate Congress is not throwing away tax dollars.......
in obeisant tribute to foreign wars.
Nice to know Biden’s getting agita WRT his dwindling offshore bank
accounts, and that Zelensky’s wife had to cancel her Paris shopping trip.
Mrs Z’ll have to hit the sale racks at Wal-Mart.
I still feel Jordan is the one.
Been saying, when the smoke clears, McCarthy will be back.
For now, I stand by that.
Well, that was quick.
GOOD.
Finally some good news
Emmer doesn’t want to be elected by Rats. That speaks well of him.
Trump, nail in the coffin. I’m surprised that worked. Where was Desanctimonius and Haley? Not your business? Neither is running the country!
He was a bad pick..having Emmer mind as well have never gotten rid of McCarthy in the first place so Im glad he dropped out..can find someone else, but not someone that is basically McCarthy times 10
Make Trump Speaker and watch heads explode.
The DoJ, documents case, fraud case in NY and the Georgia bullshit would go south.
5.56mm
OK, so what’s the plan, Stan?
Is the idea to shut down the government after Nov. 17th? If so, is there anything in the works to pay law enforcement and the military?
MOST EXCELLENT!!
I vote NO on everything!!!
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