Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 10:10     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
No matter who they eventually elect as Speaker, this dance will be repeated for every significant vote in the House for the next two years. A rump group of Republicans will oppose everything unless they get concessions that would not be acceptable to other Members. McCarthy or Scalise or whomever won’t be able to deliver enough Republican votes for anything that would pass the Senate and be signed by the President. The Speaker will be held hostage by the lunatics in the Republican caucus.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 09:59     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:I'm going to promote myself as next SOH -- I have as much chance as Mccarthy at getting the required votes.

Another voice in the back
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 09:56     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
I'm going to promote myself as next SOH -- I have as much chance as Mccarthy at getting the required votes.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 09:42     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:I have zero sympathy for McCarthy but if has to give the store away, there is no point in being speaker.

Wouldn't it be "loverly" if GOPers have to get help from Dems to elect a speaker.

All Kevin cares about is the plaque with his name engraved on it.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 09:32     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Meanwhile…

Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 09:28     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Guy in the sights of DOJ has things to say


It will never not annoy me, how people in Congress use random capitalization so often. It makes them look illiterate.

So who wants to guess who's actually going to get the votes? Steve Scalise? Liz Cheney?
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 08:44     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
I have zero sympathy for McCarthy but if has to give the store away, there is no point in being speaker.

Wouldn't it be "loverly" if GOPers have to get help from Dems to elect a speaker.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 08:18     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Guy in the sights of DOJ has things to say
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 01:48     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
An excellent follow for disarray central tomorrow
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 23:27     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised there's nothing here about this yet. Tomorrow's Speaker vote could be lit. Anyone want to start a pool on the number of ballots it will take to elect a Speaker? Over/under starting at 1.5

Some of it was being chronicled toward the end of this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1093414.page but the House can’t have any priorities until there’s a Speaker. The members can’t even be sworn in without a Speaker.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 23:18     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
This guy who was cleaning the roofs of my condo complex told me months ago that the plan was for Trump to be speaker of the house and then they would impeach Biden and Harris and Trump would be president again. He claimed it was definitely in the works!
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 23:13     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Trump will be speaker. This will grant Trump immunity from prosecution for a number of years.

You failed to notice the three Republican Congressmen who were convicted of federal crimes in the past few years? Huh.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 22:47     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:


They are protecting George Anthony Devolder Santos.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 22:18     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:George Santos should be the next Speaker.

I think his biography claims he already was Speaker.
Anonymous
Post 01/02/2023 22:03     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trump will be speaker. This will grant Trump immunity from prosecution for a number of years.


He is not an elected member of Congress. He has no immunity. Also, there are a few decent GOP members who would vote with Dems for a non-MAGA.


Yep, it's true. Liberals have zero sense of humor. Literals, all the way.
DP