House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic first

[Dashinka 24,479]

Gridlock in DC is a good thing.

 

House votes to remove Kevin McCarthy as speaker in historic first

 

Lawmakers have voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his leadership role, the first time in the history of the House of Representatives that the chamber voted to boot a member from the top job.

 

Eight Republicans voted with every present Democrat to vacate the speaker's chair. The final vote was 216 to 210 in favor of McCarthy's ouster.

 

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced a measure against McCarthy known as a motion to vacate on Monday night, accusing him of breaking promises he made to win the speaker's gavel in January.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-votes-to-proceed-with-potential-mccarthy-ouster

[Mike E 11,739]

That is wild. The Democrats were the ones who pressured Gaetz et al to support McCarthy during the speaker ballot

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Let's see whether it takes another 38,417 ballots to pick a successor.

[Mike E 11,739]

I expect it will

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Pretty good analysis, huh?

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HUGE:  Kevin McCarthy Will Not Run Again, Chaos Engulfs Republican Caucus

 

[...] according to breaking reports, we now know that McCarthy will not be running again.  That's a pretty shocking development.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/10/03/huge-kevin-mccarthy-will-not-run-again-total-chaos-assured-n2164650

[TBoneTX 45,251]

Congress Warns That Gaetz And McCarthy Are Distracting From Important Work Of Voting Themselves Raises

 

[...] "You guys need to cool it! All this fighting is hurting our bank accounts — er, um, I mean, our country," said esteemed representative Nancy Pelosi. "I've had to supplement my income with millions in back-door deals with lobbyists and insider trading.  No one should have to live like this!"  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/congress-warns-that-gaetz-and-mccarthy-are-distracting-from-important-work-of-voting-themselves-raises

[TBoneTX 45,251]

'This!' Shouts Matt Gaetz, Handing Stock Photo Of Douchebag To His Stylist

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To prepare for his big week of bickering with Kevin McCarthy and appearing on right-wing media, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz visited his stylist and demanded he make him look like a stock photo of a complete douchebag.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/this-shouts-matt-gaetz-handing-stock-photo-of-douchebag-to-his-stylist

[Mike E 11,739]

2 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Pretty good analysis, huh?

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HUGE:  Kevin McCarthy Will Not Run Again, Chaos Engulfs Republican Caucus

 

[...] according to breaking reports, we now know that McCarthy will not be running again.  That's a pretty shocking development.  [...]

 

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/10/03/huge-kevin-mccarthy-will-not-run-again-total-chaos-assured-n2164650

“Why is the Speaker typically someone who isn't a conservative firebrand? Because your average conservative firebrand can't get enough votes to win the position. ”

Whereas a liberal firebrand always gets enough votes from a Democrat majority to win the position.
 

State Democrats do a better job of drawling congressional district lines than State Republicans.

[TBoneTX 45,251]

9 minutes ago, Mike E said:

a liberal firebrand always gets enough votes from a Democrat majority to win the position

Democrats are united in seeking POWER.

Republicans still think that compromise (or caving) is the path.

[Mike E 11,739]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

HUGE:  Kevin McCarthy Will Not Run Again, Chaos Engulfs Republican Caucus

Turns out Red State is alarmist. Unless the sitting  POTATO  VPOTATO are both unable to serve, there is no chaos, because there is a Speaker Pro Tem, Patrick Henry.

 

Other than more people failing their N-400 tests, life goes on.

 

The GOP should elect someone who is not in Congress to be Speaker, such as Donald Trump. Voting against Trump as speaker would be a litmus test too.

 

 

[Dashinka 24,479]

6 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Democrats are united in seeking POWER.

Republicans still think that compromise (or caving) is the path.

And for some reason, Republicans are always trying to make nice with the Leftist mainstream media.

[Dashinka 24,479]

One thing this event clearly shows is that even when McCarthy hammered out a bi-partisan deal with the Democrats to keep the government open, they will turn around and stab anyone in the back for the sake of the Party.  Kind makes me think seeking bi-partisan agreement on anything in DC is worthless.

[Ban Hammer 13,327]

52 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

One thing this event clearly shows is that even when McCarthy hammered out a bi-partisan deal with the Democrats to keep the government open, they will turn around and stab anyone in the back for the sake of the Party.  Kind makes me think seeking bi-partisan agreement on anything in DC is worthless.

kinda reminds me about the story of the frog that helped the scorpion across the river.........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scorpion_and_the_Frog

[Pooky 3,780]

5 hours ago, Dashinka said:

One thing this event clearly shows is that even when McCarthy hammered out a bi-partisan deal with the Democrats to keep the government open, they will turn around and stab anyone in the back for the sake of the Party.  Kind makes me think seeking bi-partisan agreement on anything in DC is worthless.

Never trust a used car salesman … or a Democrat 😒

[TBoneTX 45,251]

2 hours ago, Pooky said:

car salesman

Calling NB...