Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:47
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
Catering to the whims of the hard right is just as bad as being one of them.
Meh, he always ended up caving. I’ll take him over Jordan or whoever else the far right comes up with
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:46
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
Catering to the whims of the hard right is just as bad as being one of them.
I actually think that Jim Jordan and his ilk are much worse, but you’re right it doesn’t really matter.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:45
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
He's a pure sleazebag. Were it not for politics, he'd be selling used Chevys.
And yet he’s been their majority/minority leader for years.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:44
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All the new Members have their families there to see them sworn in and they have little parties of family, friends, and supporters waiting to congratulate them.
And they’re all waiting to be sworn in, right? But aren’t new members part of this speaker vote? I don’t understand this.
Their credentials have been accepted but they have not been sworn in. They are sworn in by the Speaker after the Speaker has been elected.
+1 Basically today is January 6 (a normal one) but there’s no January 20 until there’s a Speaker. They can’t do anything.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:35
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All the new Members have their families there to see them sworn in and they have little parties of family, friends, and supporters waiting to congratulate them.
And they’re all waiting to be sworn in, right? But aren’t new members part of this speaker vote? I don’t understand this.
Technically all 434 are members-elect of the 118th Congress who will need to be sworn in once they have voted to select a Speaker as presiding officer.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:31
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
He's a pure sleazebag. Were it not for politics, he'd be selling used Chevys.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:30
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All the new Members have their families there to see them sworn in and they have little parties of family, friends, and supporters waiting to congratulate them.
And they’re all waiting to be sworn in, right? But aren’t new members part of this speaker vote? I don’t understand this.
Their credentials have been accepted but they have not been sworn in. They are sworn in by the Speaker after the Speaker has been elected.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:30
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
In the end, he's going to get his votes. This is just fake theater.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:30
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All the new Members have their families there to see them sworn in and they have little parties of family, friends, and supporters waiting to congratulate them.
Including Rep Elect Santos's father, King Charles!
this made me LOL. well done.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:28
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
Catering to the whims of the hard right is just as bad as being one of them.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:23
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:All the new Members have their families there to see them sworn in and they have little parties of family, friends, and supporters waiting to congratulate them.
Including Rep Elect Santos's father, King Charles!
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:18
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Who else among the GOP is going to get 218 votes?
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:13
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Because republicans know he isn’t an ideologue. The worry is that they find someone who is
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:12
Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Love watching Kevin F. McCarthy experiencing political death by thousand rounds of House ballot for the Speaker. If he doesn’t deserve so richly, I don’t know who does! I
With the GOP, I'd prefer the devil I know. What happens if we get a real true believer that doesn't believe in the fed, is fine not raising the debt ceiling, or is fine with a shut down?
McCarthy made promises to do all that stuff to the people who want it and he still didn’t win.
Anonymous
01/03/2023 17:06
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
He's so shameless this probably doesn't even bother him