Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:16     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Are we going to mention the elephant in the room? This one eyed pirate is literally holding up the US government
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:16     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pelosi just arrived and is LOL’ing herself silly.


She's wearing her bright fuschia power suit so you can't miss her.

C-SPAN needs her on a split screen.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:14     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:


They are protecting George Anthony Devolder Santos.


Indirectly. This is foremost about the House members referred to DOJ by the Jan6 Committee. But it’s not the first time the GOP has tried to do this either.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:11     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


It wouldn't be surprising to me if the first few votes fail, and the Dems agree to vote Present so McCarthy can get over the threshold in return for some significant concessions in the rules package.

Yes, it would be nice for the Office of Congressional Ethics to still exist.


I think the concessions would have to be much more significant than that to get Dems on board.


They will let him twist in the wind for quite some time. He has no fans or saviors across the aisle..
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:08     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Pelosi just arrived and is LOL’ing herself silly.


She's wearing her bright fuschia power suit so you can't miss her.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:08     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote: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.


Been that way. Ask Paul Ryan and Tan Man before.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:06     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Pelosi just arrived and is LOL’ing herself silly.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 12:05     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Hahaha day 1 and it’s already a gridlock in R led congress. Missing the GOAT already.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 11:59     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
I just think it's hilarious that McCarthy has already started to move into the Speaker's suite.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 11:33     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


It wouldn't be surprising to me if the first few votes fail, and the Dems agree to vote Present so McCarthy can get over the threshold in return for some significant concessions in the rules package.

Yes, it would be nice for the Office of Congressional Ethics to still exist.


I think the concessions would have to be much more significant than that to get Dems on board.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 11:29     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Never stop misattributing quotes, idiots.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 11:28     Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:
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.


It wouldn't be surprising to me if the first few votes fail, and the Dems agree to vote Present so McCarthy can get over the threshold in return for some significant concessions in the rules package.

Yes, it would be nice for the Office of Congressional Ethics to still exist.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 11:24     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.


It wouldn't be surprising to me if the first few votes fail, and the Dems agree to vote Present so McCarthy can get over the threshold in return for some significant concessions in the rules package.
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 10:55     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
This sounds like at least two ballots
Anonymous
Post 01/03/2023 10:28     Subject: Re:Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile…



that's my president