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AmericanKulak says
Word is Scalise can't get to 217.
But can Trump?
This is part of the problem for MAGA. It's insane that most of hardcore Red Districts have the wimpiest RINO representation.
"House Democratic Lawmaker Floats George W. Bush for Speaker Of The House."
"Floats" is the appropriate word here.
"House Democratic Lawmaker Floats George W. Bush for Speaker Of The House."
"Floats" is the appropriate word here.
HeadSet says
"House Democratic Lawmaker Floats George W. Bush for Speaker Of The House."
"Floats" is the appropriate word here.
What? But Bush was put on the Dem's official 'Another Hitler!' list.
Jordan vote fails - Congress cancelled 6PM re-vote and will be re-voting at 11AM tomorrow.
He violated the terms of his contract by becoming a Rino douche apparatchik in violation of his agreements when he was appointed.
I wonder if Jordan will release the J6 tapes.
Republicans Hate Their Base
While not perfect, Jordan as House speaker would be a major upgrade for GOP voters. Not only does he sport a more conservative voting record than former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., he’s also one of the founding members of the House Freedom Caucus.
So why, despite a groundswell of support among conservative voters, have a handful of Republicans decided to tank Jordan’s speakership bid? While anonymously sourced conspiracies are likely to dominate legacy media’s coverage of the issue, the real answer is likely much simpler: Many of these Republicans despise their voters.
Don’t take my word for it. Bacon admitted as much when complaining to reporters earlier this week about the “pressure campaign back home” for him to back Jordan as speaker.
Many of these Republicans despise their voters.
I could kiss every single Republican in the House for not electing a Speaker (admittedly, some more enthusiastically than others, but I digress). Because of that, Biden’s aid package can’t be jammed through before anybody gets a chance to read it. Otherwise it would probably have already passed, since right after Biden’s speech the Senate voted 97-0 on a resolution supporting Israel.
The battle for Speaker is a very fine bit of passive-aggressive political jiu jitsu. What are they supposed to do? They don’t have a Speaker yet.
I don’t know whether they planned it this way or not, but the Republicans are looking like geniuses at this point. Take your time, Republicans. Do it right.
Trump should be speaker until February, that is the answer. He sets everything up, sees us through the budgets, and sets the 2024 agenda and steps down for somebody else.