Posted on 10/27/2023 10:51:52 AM PDT by chickenlips
Self-serving Representative Matt Gaetz had absolutely no plan beyond “oust House Speaker McCarthy.” Some America First Patriots who support Gaetz claim that his actions “exposes” RINOs in Congress. That makes as much sense as Titanic passengers being happy the ship hit an iceberg because that “exposed” that the luxury liner lacked sufficient lifeboats.
Finally, after three weeks of chaos, Republicans have a Speaker of the House! We wish fourth-term Conservative Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana complete success. He is currently the vice chairman of the House GOP conference. An attorney by trainng, he’s a former conservative talk radio host and columnist and a man of deep Christian faith who strongly believes in the U.S. Constitution.
But let’s have an honest conversation. By October 25, Republicans absolutely knew they had to elect a speaker and conclude the Gaetz-produced quagmire. Every House Republican from RINO to MAGA knew the situation could not continue another day. While Democrats enjoyed the mischievous entertainment, the American public was growing weary of the clown show.
Johnson's win was all in the timing.
Based on the trajectory taking place in the Republican caucus, if Rep. Mike Johnson had been nominated immediately following McCarthy’s ouster, he would have lost the House floor vote, just as Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan lost the House vote early in the process. Had Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise been nominated on October 25 when Republicans knew they had to elect a speaker and move forward, Scalise probably would have won the gavel. Johnson is the better choice between Scalise and Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, who was also in the running for a few hours.
As Carl Hulse wrote following the vote in “...Man of the House”: SNIP>>>>>
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The AT writer who cobbled this diatribe together is definitely a product of public ejuhmuhkayshun.
He Matt Gaetz had the Courage to do the Right thing. Do the Next right thing and leave the results to GOD. That’s how it works!
God Bless Matt Gaetz. It’s call COURAGE!
Amen!
Gaetz did good.
Agreed.
“That’s using the F-letter!”
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Forget! Forget anyone who thinks otherwise.
8^)
I would have much preferred Gaetz be Speaker. Robin’s obviously a democrat.
They should all be thanking Matt Gaetz for shaking things up.
Thank God there were enough adults in the room to put out the fire. Gaetz was not one of them. Y'all wouldn't be backslapping and high-fiving each other if it had turned out differently. Hindsight is always 20-20.
Well said!
Well said also!
“They should all be thanking Matt Gaetz for shaking things up.”
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Absolutely. We all should. Sometimes the making the change that is needed can be a rough process.
But a month from now, no one will remember any jagged edges in the process, but only that the needed change was made.
God bless Matt Gaetz, and everyone else who stands in the gap.
I, too, feel it was a God thing that Johnson was selected. Time will tell, of course; in this sinful world in which we live, wolves in sheeps’ clothing seem to be the rule, rather than the exception. LORD hear our prayers.
I agree, the American Thinker article is out to lunch.
The plan was to get rid of McCarthy.
Period.
The plan was successful.
McCarthy was on the Deep Dark Side.
Not much more downside available to explore.
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