Those saying "just give it to the dims". Having a democrat speaker will erase completely the small advantage we have as the majority. It might as well be a dim House at that point. Remember they vote as a bloc 100% of the time unlike Republicans.
It was already lost and it was McCarthy's betrayal that lost it. Having a UniParty speaker isn't a victory - it's a loss. It's another wasted 2 years. It's an extension of the status quo. It's a continuation of "playing nice, but always losing". At least with a Democrat speaker they're honest about being dishonest - RINOs are the most dangerous of all because they offer hope and then never ever deliver upon it. McCarthy cannot be given power for abusing the power he had already, he created this situation so he could benefit from it. If he hadn't undercut MAGA candidates, if he had supported them and fought for them - he would have been in a much more secure position. Short term expediency for a pyrhhic victory is just more of the same. Until the MacRepublicans are gone - there is no victory possible.
How can Jeffries, left-wing Marxist get 211 votes when there are 222 republicans in the legislature? 218 votes are required. What is this ranked-choice voting?
Is Jeffries a Trojan Horse? It has to be a sick case of RINO leverage. It is suppose to be only republicans voting for their leadership, no? How does Jeffiries get these votes?
Dems are trying to stop any Rep, and some Reps are not supporting McCarthy.
Dangerous game that could put Dem in the seat. Non-RINO Reps are hoping McCarthy can't get it, but not give it to Dem, and that someone else (Jordan) will get the backing of all Reps.
I can see this now. There a total of 435 legislatures. 222 GOP to 213 Dems. I thought by order of the GOP winning the House, it was a GOP issue to decide on who leads the majority party for Speaker. Not so. I guess my civics class memory is a bit rusty here.
What a fucking cluster fuck this government is.
RINOs are just as bad as Dems. Embrace the idea that we're screwed no matter what.
worse
This may be why Jim Jordan just gave McCarthy his endorsement.
Those saying "just give it to the dims". Having a democrat speaker will erase completely the small advantage we have as the majority. It might as well be a dim House at that point. Remember they vote as a bloc 100% of the time unlike Republicans.
Now it's six votes from a democrat speaker. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory again.
It was already lost and it was McCarthy's betrayal that lost it. Having a UniParty speaker isn't a victory - it's a loss. It's another wasted 2 years. It's an extension of the status quo. It's a continuation of "playing nice, but always losing". At least with a Democrat speaker they're honest about being dishonest - RINOs are the most dangerous of all because they offer hope and then never ever deliver upon it. McCarthy cannot be given power for abusing the power he had already, he created this situation so he could benefit from it. If he hadn't undercut MAGA candidates, if he had supported them and fought for them - he would have been in a much more secure position. Short term expediency for a pyrhhic victory is just more of the same. Until the MacRepublicans are gone - there is no victory possible.
just pick your democrat, either jefferies or mccarthy, either one is democrat.
How can Jeffries, left-wing Marxist get 211 votes when there are 222 republicans in the legislature? 218 votes are required. What is this ranked-choice voting?
Is Jeffries a Trojan Horse? It has to be a sick case of RINO leverage. It is suppose to be only republicans voting for their leadership, no? How does Jeffiries get these votes?
Because Dems grasp the idea of team sports while Reps virtue signal for purity.
Everybody is voting.
Dems are trying to stop any Rep, and some Reps are not supporting McCarthy.
Dangerous game that could put Dem in the seat. Non-RINO Reps are hoping McCarthy can't get it, but not give it to Dem, and that someone else (Jordan) will get the backing of all Reps.
I can see this now. There a total of 435 legislatures. 222 GOP to 213 Dems. I thought by order of the GOP winning the House, it was a GOP issue to decide on who leads the majority party for Speaker. Not so. I guess my civics class memory is a bit rusty here.
Give it to the dems the republicans will just sell us out again and again.
The Speaker forms the committees, this is where any action lies.
I can say that we know what we will get with Jeffries. I can not say I know what we will get with McCarthy. So yes I am willing to gamble.