Red Mosquito

"Man, i just want to go craft some legislation, but I can't because of all this distraction!"

lmao what planet do you people live on?

Chris_H_2 wrote:whomever ends up being speaker besides mccarthy doesn't really matter (they'll be under constant threat from the whack jobs). but i just want to see mccarthy's staff have to wheel everything back out of the speaker's office when this is done, and it will all be worth it.

What are the complaints against McCarthy?

It's been floated that the House vote to change the rules for House Speaker to a mere formality so the anti-McCarthy faction has to choose between a Democratic speaker or McCarthy. Are there votes for such a rule change?

BurtReynolds wrote:"Man, i just want to go craft some legislation, but I can't because of all this distraction!"

lmao what planet do you people live on?

Look Burt, the congress people presumably have to sign the bills written by lobbyists, edited and delivered by staffers.

simple schoolboy wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:whomever ends up being speaker besides mccarthy doesn't really matter (they'll be under constant threat from the whack jobs). but i just want to see mccarthy's staff have to wheel everything back out of the speaker's office when this is done, and it will all be worth it.

What are the complaints against McCarthy?

It's been floated that the House vote to change the rules for House Speaker to a mere formality so the anti-McCarthy faction has to choose between a Democratic speaker or McCarthy. Are there votes for such a rule change?

i think he rubbed some people the wrong way when he (through his PACs) tried to prop up more moderate republican candidates. even though part of his grand bargain with the holdouts last night was that that money wouldn't go towards open primaries, some of those holdouts thought the damage was done.

wease wrote:I’m not understanding what the split is about. Trump is pushing McCarthy
but it’s his loyal MAGA minions that are holding out. Don’t get me wrong,
I’m all for the GOP falling apart, but I just don’t get why it’s happening over this.

Unabashed self interest.

B wrote:Do you think he was lying about his name too?

if you lie about your ethnicity, your wealth, your family, your resume, and so on...it's highly likely you're lying about your real name.

Edit: redundant

dad wrote:

B wrote:Do you think he was lying about his name too?

if you lie about your ethnicity, your wealth, your family, your resume, and so on...it's highly likely you're lying about your real name.

He’s already lied about voting no for the omnibus bill on 12/23/22 according to his official House website.

i saw someone refer to Ali Alexander as Scammy Davis Jr

Chris_H_2 wrote:whomever ends up being speaker besides mccarthy doesn't really matter (they'll be under constant threat from the whack jobs). but i just want to see mccarthy's staff have to wheel everything back out of the speaker's office when this is done, and it will all be worth it.

Absolutely

Name a former speaker of the house who is remembered (thought of) fondly.

B wrote:

Coach wrote:I understand the House can't operate until it picks a speaker and that the number of votes to get there is historic, but this thing is going to be finalized within a week and then they can go back to work. Not sure it's really all that embarrassing and I am far from a Republican apologist.

Does that mean it's OK for us to laugh at Republican dysfunction again?

Sure it does, but I could see this happening with the Dems at some point, too. Not now, of course, I just liken this political in fighting to political parties in general.

whoever becomes speaker should have to do this everyday on national tv

Peeps wrote:

No, Peeps.

Bi_3 wrote: