Posted on 04/30/2024 8:12:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead” that there is no difference if House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) or Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has the top spot.
Host Jake Tapper said, “House Democratic leaders took an unusual step today. They announced that if needed, they would save the speakership of Mike Johnson, the very conservative Louisiana Republican if individuals like Marjorie Taylor Greene and others tried to oust him. How are lawmakers responding to that?
On the steps of the Capitol, congressional correspondent Manu Raju said, “Yeah, it’s mixed views here, Jake. I mean, we do expect a wide number of lawmakers are probably overwhelmingly to vote to kill that effort oust Mike Johnson. This is much different than what happened in that historic and unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy last fall when all Democrats voted to kick out Kevin McCarthy along with eight Republicans. This time we expect an overwhelming number of Democrats to save Mike Johnson.”
Boebert said, “We are passing the Democrat agenda each and every day that we’re here. We have a slim majority in the House and everything’s being passed overwhelmingly with Democrat support. So, it makes no difference to me if it’s Hakeem Jeffries as speaker or Mike Johnson right now.”
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She is nuckin futs
She’s absolutely right.
I think that they might differ a little bit on J6 being an insurrection but could be mistaken.
I also think Pres Trump wants peace in the House leading up to the election.
I also think he believes Johnson would not be successfully ousted.
The last thing that I think is the notion of us being played by Pres Trump is up there with men can be women in it’s likeliness to be true.
Actually she’s right on the money- it’s you that nuts; Boebert said, “We are passing the Democrat agenda each and every day that we’re here. We have a slim majority in the House and everything’s being passed overwhelmingly with Democrat support. So, it makes no difference to me if it’s Hakeem Jeffries as speaker or Mike Johnson right now.”
We're adding a trillion dollars of debt every hundred days thanks to Johnson.
The FBI has been totally politicized and Johnson pushed through more than four billion dollars for new FBI HQ.
Johnson promised no more aid to Ukraine without a border security package passing and broke his promise. He's done absolutely nothing about the border but laundered more money to the defense industry for the failed proxy war in Ukraine, which has nothing to do with our national security.
If you're happy with that, YOU are as much the problem as and Democrat of leftist.
Has Mikey released all the J6 surveillance video yet?
She’s right.
Who cares if he isn't. Let the Democrats save him and let Johnson suffer the political fallout from that.
...and then there's this one...
...‘It Makes No Difference’ if Mike Johnson or Hakeem Jeffries Is Speaker'.
Has this woman any legitimate business representing thinking Citizens?
If Jeffries became speaker, would they not try to add a bunch of new legislation with a Dem Senate and POTUS?
She’s really not. The first thing they will do is pass the John Lewis voting rights bill. You think the cheating is bad now, you haven’t seen anything.
Of course, they will pass the law making trump ineligible to run.
Those ridiculous investigations again with Schiff on everyday.
The abortion bill that allows abortion up to 9 months, 364 days or whatever number they desire.
Tax increases for the rich.
Yeah. We got Ukraine money which sucks. But survivable. The few mentioned are not.
So what bills has she brought and used her influence to pass? It’s easy being a minion.
Yes Democrats would do that if Hakeem was speaker.
She is wrong that it makes no difference who is speaker.
I know Johnson is too liberal for many on Free Republic, but it does make a difference which party is in control.
Whether Johnson or Jefferies is Speaker would make zero difference as to whether that becomes law.
Republicans in the Senate would kill it. Joe Manchin would probably vote against and filibuster wouldn't even be needed.
We wouldn’t be here right now if Russia wasn’t meddling in our country for at least the last century.
90% of everything run by commies, Marxists and sympathizers
just by coincidence.
The dems got everything they wanted in the last omnibus bill. We got nothing, thanks to Mike Johnson. Not even a few bucks for our own border security while we sent billions to Ukraine. We got NOTHING!
So, I get the irony she’s pointing out even if you didn’t.
She should announce that she’s willing to support Jefferies for Speaker if the Democrats are willing to oust Johnson. She should see if she can get a concession or 2.
I assume that would take Senate approval as well, which it wouldn't get. And, it would struck down in court just like attempts to keep Trump off the ballot in certain states have been.
What do you see as the difference ither than rhetoric?
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