Anonymous
01/04/2023 16:03
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:McCarthy can’t muster 218 votes to adjourn. Gaetz and co. are letting him twist in the wind.
Wait—is that true? They can’t adjourn without a majority either? I have been puzzling over why KM keeps holding votes with no prospect of a change.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 16:03
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:McCarthy can’t muster 218 votes to adjourn. Gaetz and co. are letting him twist in the wind.
It’s the way of the republican. When someone is down spit and kick them.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 16:00
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
McCarthy can’t muster 218 votes to adjourn. Gaetz and co. are letting him twist in the wind.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:59
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Bummer that multiple people on this thread think it’s acceptable to call someone fat to denigrate them, especially when there are plenty of substantive critiques
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:58
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Are the Ds trying to get any sane Rs to vote for Jeffries? Or are they just watching the implosion?
Why would they do that? GOP is majority. If 6 GOP want to stop this circus they can reach out to Jefferies. Not Dems place to do the heaving lifting. Again, THIS IS NOT DEMS RESPONSIBILITY.
agree
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:58
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Why do the republican who are nominating the new speaker keep talking about the will of the people or how they work for the people. These republicans are the same ones who tried to overthrow the election. They hate the American people and the will of the people.
MMMMHMMMM.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:56
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Are the Ds trying to get any sane Rs to vote for Jeffries? Or are they just watching the implosion?
Why would they do that? GOP is majority. If 6 GOP want to stop this circus they can reach out to Jefferies. Not Dems place to do the heaving lifting. Again, THIS IS NOT DEMS RESPONSIBILITY.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:56
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Are the Ds trying to get any sane Rs to vote for Jeffries? Or are they just watching the implosion?
That's never going to happen.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:53
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Why do the republican who are nominating the new speaker keep talking about the will of the people or how they work for the people. These republicans are the same ones who tried to overthrow the election. They hate the American people and the will of the people.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:53
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Are the Ds trying to get any sane Rs to vote for Jeffries? Or are they just watching the implosion?
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:51
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Time for McCarthy to step aside.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:50
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Oh GOP...
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
Well, it is official that the GOP is insane. But we already knew this.
At this point, after McCarthy loses five votes, stop counting, and start over. No Dems will vote for him.
Anonymous
01/04/2023 15:49
Subject: Speaker of the House Vote Thread
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is all good theater for the DC crowd, but I really don’t think the rest of America cares. If it takes a few days to pick a speaker the practical impact is negligible.
I think you're wrong. My relatives, who are all moderate/independent sometimes-voters in NC, have been texting me asking wtf is going on. The last time that happened was Jan 6th.
What is your position/occupation in DC?
I work in politics. They're totally uninterested in it. LOL
Bingo. It's on the news so they are interested. My family similarly texts me when things happen in my area of expertise,
I agree. But it's the opposite of the claim I was responding to. They do care.
Sigh - they "care" because someone they know is close to the action. If you were an insurance salesman in Charlottesville I doubt they'd be texting you with interest.