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*****MAGA in disarray, who will be speaker of the House***** McCarthy REMOVED! Jim Jordan 0-3. Election denier Mike Johnson confirmed. Vote them out
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I hereby nominate from the great state of Georgia
Why is the two party system considered so sacrosanct?
Forgetting MAGA for a second, both are compromised by various special interests. Citizen's United is still there.
If we want real reform, Citizen's United must go. Hiding behind the 1st amendment to buy politicians must stop. Wealthy Speech is not "More Free" than any other speech.
Forgetting MAGA for a second, both are compromised by various special interests. Citizen's United is still there.
If we want real reform, Citizen's United must go. Hiding behind the 1st amendment to buy politicians must stop. Wealthy Speech is not "More Free" than any other speech.
Gaetz is truly insufferable. I bet even his friends can’t stand him.
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I like how the "most popular" can't get 50% of the vote of his peers 😂 😂 😂 😂
Republican math.
NC could end up with a House contingent that goes from 7-7 to 11-3 thanks to the GOP's extreme gerrymander.
And the hookers charge him triple
George Santos...come on down!
Unfortunately, I'm only half kidding.
Whomever gets nominated should definitely seek that invaluable Trump endorsement!!!
Worked so well for Gymbo.
Unfortunately, I'm only half kidding.
Whomever gets nominated should definitely seek that invaluable Trump endorsement!!!
Worked so well for Gymbo.
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Bold to assume he has friends
Thats up to you. I just think his premise is ridiculous and he has shown to argue about it for multiple posts multiple times in this thread
I hereby nominate from the great state of Georgia
Disagree. There are ideological differences within the Dem's caucus but they're adult enough to know strength in unity is worth tolerating disagreements. The young idealistic members are vocal but willing to operate within caucus guidelines. Pelosi was demanding and Jeffries hopefully a good student.
This Republican debacle is a teaching lesson to future (and current) congressmembers.
Nah, what’s happening now is a symptom of the disease that is the two party system. John Adams was right.
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”
This is the first time the Caucus that didn't have a clue how government works. Actually have enough power to accomplish something. Yet, they can't because it's a zero sum game to them. Congress was designed to force compromise It's amazing how they have built an entire alternate reality that it isn't
He forgot to add "in the middle of the night".
And no, it wouldn't have mattered that we know it happened in the middle of the afternoon.
Not to mention he was somehow the most popular, yet the 3rd choice of 2023 to be House Speaker.
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When are the Rs going to get honest? Their party is completely non functioning. They can't do the most basic of governance. Yet this yahoo wants to blab on about fiscal responsibility and making people's lives easier? It's like listening to a drunk go on about how important it is to dress for success while his pants are loaded with liquid shit.
Republicans challenged leadership before and skated. The Tea Party/Freedom Caucus came to town to create dysfunction, which was why Cole's nomination of Jordan was so absurd and should disqualify Cole for consideration for any leadership position.
It can't be overstated that before this crap the Republican House accomplished nothing. Count the times "border" and "immigration" and Democratic neglect was inferred or insinuated and consider what legislative effort was attempted by this Republican majority towards this critical problem. Or anything else.
It is an insult on mature adult minds to claim the Orange Turd won the 2020 election.
As of 9:23 PM. 10/20/2023, Friday, the evening following Jordan's announcement he will mercifully halt his pursuit, 9 of the 11 declared candidates for the Speaker position are election deniers.
This is the "leadership quality" the Republican party is proposing.
Two former GOP reps I saw today (Dent and Jolly) said - paraphrasing - the revolt of the Republican moderates is welcomed and long overdue; that the extremists and Trump loyalists deserve all the blame for the current dysfunction. They would be OK with a breakaway moderate faction working with Dems if the House wreckers block a moderate nominee. It’s open civil war now.
The GOP would be in much better shape had this happened years ago.
Didn't Ken Buck just vote against Jordan? Do these people have a f'n clue what they're doing from day to day?
He did and Buck has said he didn’t sign this letter.
LOL...puts a whole different spin to being thrown under the bus.
"We're throwing ourselves under the bus...and we're taking Ken with us!"
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Wait, she still thinks people think she didn’t do that herself? 😂
Mace reminds of Tulsi Gabbard. First find the cameras, and then say whatever mix of contrarian/inconsistent/“above the fray” nonsense comes to mind at the moment.
Not being even being hyperbolic: my son’s Upper School Student Council has their chit together better than the Republican “lead” US House of Representatives does.
She's the Moderate though and Tulsi isn't a Russian asset!! 😉
This is why it was nuts to blame to the Democrats for the dysfunction. It was and is a Republican problem. The problem ultimately rests with the Republican voters. How can the Party correct itself until it stops sending extremists? And not just the 8 people associate. Virial anti-abortionists, fiscal conservatives, moralists and social extremists. It takes Representatives willing to compromise.
Intractable positions play with ultra-conservative constituencies but in the real world the majority don't, or many may not share these positions. Interviews with some Republican Representatives are worthy of comedy routines, pronouncing ridiculous static positions.
