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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][twitter]https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1706107487072481398[/twitter][/quote]
The answer is No. they are ZERO Republicans willing to do this. The newbies from NY should because they are toast in 2024. If they were to cross the aisle they could campaign on keeping Govt working. But most votes who support GOP are anti- government so that won’t work.

Lie down with dogs…wake up with fleas.[/quote]
Of course there are no Republicans wiling to cross any lines. They’re an authoritarian party and they march as one. No dissension is allowed. No one thinks for themselves, no one thinks of the country. Party uber alles. [/quote]

McCarthy is terrible at this. The only way this ends is a repeat of the debt ceiling coalition. There is zero chance that the Freedom Caucus will vote for any final package that the Senate would pass and Biden would sign so it is a waste of time begging them to vote for a dumbass partisan fantasy House bill.

Pelosi made this stuff look easy. She cut deals with ultra-partisans McConnell and the Trump White House in 2019 and 2020, and delivered the Democratic votes to pass them, which was many times harder than negotiating with Biden and Senate Democrats who are eager to compromise. The problem always is that a Republican Speaker can’t deliver the votes for a deal. Boehner couldn’t. Ryan couldn’t. McCarthy can’t. He has to negotiate with Democrats. [/quote]

You're correct that Pelosi was good at this but the current situation isn't McCarthy's fault.  He's no more terrible than Boehner or Ryan.  The Speaker isn't the problem.  The party is the problem.  [/quote]

It certainly is McCarthy's fault.  He could just negotiate a deal with Democrats and the rump of his party that retains some level of sanity, and then pass it with overwhelming support.  He won't do that because he's afraid that will lead to a motion to vacate.  In other words, he's a coward.[/quote]

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