Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:44     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:traitors gotta trait



There used to be a time where slashing Defense spending was a 3rd rail of politics
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:42     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Cloud and Clyde on McCarthy train now too.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:41     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
traitors gotta trait

Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:40     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Can a Republican take the mic without talking trash and insulting democrats?
Are they capable of that?

They’ve shown for years that that’s all they know how to do. They can’t govern.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:40     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Have to love half the republicans walking out while Gaetz was talking. Clearly there hasn't been a deal!


Or maybe I'm wrong!
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:39     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
I love the split screen with Kornacki. Can they do it?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:39     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Holy shit.
Maybe there’s a deal
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:38     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
And Brecheen
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:38     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?


NP. The point is that the line of succession was changed from Sec.of State, 2nd in line, to Speaker because it was thought that it should be someone who had been elected,by the people.

Next time maybe you should know what you're talking about before castigating someone else.

Google Presidential succession act of 1947.


Everyone knows the speaker doesn't need to be a representative. Upton could not get republican votes because he is considered to be a traitor by the party.


Address the comment to which the response was made.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:37     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Kevin picks up Dan Bishop.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:36     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
I do like gaetz tirade against McCarthy. This is ,indeed, his finest moment.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:36     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Onto a 13th ballot
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:35     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Is this still on?
So sick of reruns.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2023 12:34     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Have to love half the republicans walking out while Gaetz was talking. Clearly there hasn't been a deal!
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Post 01/06/2023 12:34     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
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Anonymous wrote:He has the votes!!!
He has the votes
He has the votes!!!
He did it!!!!


You mean all of this preening was just fake theater for the cameras and social mediation?! No way!


Sooo...
Are you anti-McCarthy?


Bozos on all sides. It was obvious this was all fake. McCarthy is going to be speaker.


Imagine being so cynical about government that you can’t even understand that the republicans don’t gain anything from this.

“Please send money because the Republican Party is in such chaos that we can’t even elect a Speaker” is a terrible fundraising message and in no way intentional.

Some Republicans are fundraising on the backs of this, I believe.


FC members are doing it. 'I'm helping to drain the swamp by standing up to the establishment. Send $$$$'