Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:39     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:I wish Liz Cheney was able to be Speaker of the House. That would be SO amazing. Won't happen though.

I bet she's loving watching the news today.


She could be, just need 6 Republicans and all the Democrats to vote for her.


Which 6 Republicans are willing to sacrifice re-election in a ‘24 primary?


6 who are ready to be out of this circus?


I think if this goes on long enough, they will force Kevin No Gavel to withdrawal….or 6 GOP will vote for Jeffries.


Great take on “Billy No Mates.”
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:36     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:FFS, can we persuade 6 republicans to void for the democrat candidate? Because that seems easier than McCarthy winning at this point.


vote - not void.


It's pretty funny the original way, no?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:36     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:FFS, can we persuade 6 republicans to void for the democrat candidate? Because that seems easier than McCarthy winning at this point.


No for a few reasons:
1. 3 dems in the line of succession.
2. the Speaker of the House controls a lot including committee leadership positions.

I'm sure there are more but I'm tire.d
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:35     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:FFS, can we persuade 6 republicans to void for the democrat candidate? Because that seems easier than McCarthy winning at this point.


vote - not void.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:34     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
FFS, can we persuade 6 republicans to void for the democrat candidate? Because that seems easier than McCarthy winning at this point.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:30     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:I’m avoiding the news for my own sanity but would love if someone could tell me how Fox/OAN/NewsMax is spinning this and blaming the democrats


Most of Fox thought shutting down the House is an acceptable way to get what you want. They seem oblivious to the fact that it isn’t going to work like that.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:19     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:I’m avoiding the news for my own sanity but would love if someone could tell me how Fox/OAN/NewsMax is spinning this and blaming the democrats

Hannity went pretty hard on Boebert the other night.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:14     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:NP here, and I haven't been following this that closely (for shame, especially since I'm a fed! lol)

The Washington Post just announced that Rep. Ted Lieu (D) just voted for Hakeen Jeffries for Speaker. Are the Democrats voting? If so, why don't they just all vote for Jeffries for Speaker? They only need to get a few Rs on their side (which, I know, is pretty much an impossibility).


In a nutshell, no Democrat will vote for a Republican, and no Republican will vote for a Democrat.

No, this is not true. Democrats won't vote for an election saboteur nor someone who will not partner in good faith. If GOP put up one of the handful of non-election deniers a Speaker, Dem would consider it.

Don't try to both sides this. GOP dysfunction and everyone expects the Dems to clean up their sh!t. Just like maintenance had to clean up insurrectionists sh!t.


Like who? I'm struggling to think of any GOP rep who is not somewhere on the spectrum of crazy.


I’m the sh!t poster. Unfortunately there is no one. But Dems are acting in good faith and I hope the American ppl see this. Probably futile.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:13     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Michael Waltz (FL) on CNN right now. Basically he said he will not work with Ds and wants to govern as a conservative. And have a tirade against Biden.

F all of them. Let them eat each other while I watch with a nice glass of Chianti.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:12     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:From Veep writer David Mandel:


Thank you - this is just what I needed after sitting through the 9th(!) vote.


Love this, definitely feels like we are living in one of their plotlines.
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:11     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” - Albert Einstein
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Post 01/05/2023 17:10     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Ok. Done watching this clown show. Wake me up when they figure it out. Republicans - are you embarrassed by this or loving it? Mad at the idiots in your party, cheering them on, mad at the saner members of your party, mad at the democrats, something else?


Oh they’ll find a way to spin it and blame the Dems
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:09     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:NP here, and I haven't been following this that closely (for shame, especially since I'm a fed! lol)

The Washington Post just announced that Rep. Ted Lieu (D) just voted for Hakeen Jeffries for Speaker. Are the Democrats voting? If so, why don't they just all vote for Jeffries for Speaker? They only need to get a few Rs on their side (which, I know, is pretty much an impossibility).


In a nutshell, no Democrat will vote for a Republican, and no Republican will vote for a Democrat.

No, this is not true. Democrats won't vote for an election saboteur nor someone who will not partner in good faith. If GOP put up one of the handful of non-election deniers a Speaker, Dem would consider it.

Don't try to both sides this. GOP dysfunction and everyone expects the Dems to clean up their sh!t. Just like maintenance had to clean up insurrectionists sh!t.


Like who? I'm struggling to think of any GOP rep who is not somewhere on the spectrum of crazy.


Fred Upton?


He's no longer in Congress. And he's not there because he was run out by the crazies. Why would we think the crazy people that ran him out would now vote for him?


Speaker doesn’t have to be a MoC, which is curious given they are second in the line of succession.


Very interesting. Your point?
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:05     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
On to ballot 11 because there's no way he's getting 218
Anonymous
Post 01/05/2023 17:03     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Loony Luna