Posted on 01/03/2023 2:03:10 PM PST by Yo-Yo
* House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed in a third vote to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker, throwing the party into into uncertainty.
* After the first ballot resulted in votes for several Republicans, the latest round saw McCarthy’s opponents coalesce around a new contender: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, a longtime McCarthy ally.
* It is the first time in 100 years that the majority party has failed to coalesce around a candidate for Speaker, and it was uncertain what McCarthy’s next steps would be.
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Excellent Hostage.
The fact Kevin moved into the speaker's office before he was
voted into that office has significance of some sort. Arrogance? Faith in Trump to see this through (keeping his end of the deal catapulting Kevin into that cushy chair)?
You want to watch 19 people get absolutely nothing accomplished, except completely destroy the entire Republican Party, turning the country over to the communist now in charge?
“ You want to watch 19 people get absolutely nothing accomplished, except completely destroy the entire Republican Party, turning the country over to the communist now in charge?”
Explain what you mean “turning the country over to the communist now in charge?”
Sounds like histrionics. Explain what you mean and how it would happen.
The current Democrats in power are essentially communists. The House is the only means of keeping them in check at the moment; and the House can do nothing until it has a Speaker.
Now that right there is funny..
The House controls the money, but not until it has a leader. Control of the money is a Big Deal.
“ The House is the only means of keeping them in check at the moment; and the House can do nothing until it has a Speaker.”
Neither can “the current Democrats in power.”
You also don’t understand McCarthy won’t keep them in check.
McCarthy is going to lose this, he’s losing momentum each vote when he fails to give in to any of the reasonable concessions being requested.
The GOP isn’t going to do jack squat. Lower you expectations. GOP = fake party.
Are you a prophet?
Past performance. The GOP is fake opposition.
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