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It was for Trone coming back post surgery to vote. Only time in my life I've seen something in congress where I agree with the clapping.
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No Safe Word posted:Because Trone was out for the previous vote and came back I guess Trone came back wearing surgery slippers with his arm in a sling
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-Blackadder- posted:Question: If the rules package needs to be written and then voted on, and that all takes place AFTER McCarthy is made speaker, why would Perry and the rest trust that any of these extreme concessions that McCarthy is making would actually go through?
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Youth Decay posted:https://twitter.com/jakesherman/status/1611447263364096001 Two. He needs 50%+1, which is 218 once they get back.
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Youremother posted:The DEAFENING silence. I feel awkward just watching The rank and file conservative GOP finally feels fully done with the MAGA poo poo now at long last, but are unable to cut them loose still at this time. Because of them they are effectively still in the minority even in the house. This is usually when we start to see spinoff parties come about when differences within a major one render them unable to effectively function anymore. Theres literally no electoral or political benefit to the GOP that MAGA provides anymore and its seemingly finally an effective hamper on their prospects of winning senate majorities or the presidency.
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Kale posted:Theres literally no electoral or political benefit to the GOP that MAGA provides anymore and its seemingly finally an effective hamper on their prospects of winning senate majorities or the presidency. They can still win majorities. It’s just much harder to govern effectively.
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Kale posted:Theres literally no electoral or political benefit to the GOP that MAGA provides anymore and its seemingly finally an effective hamper on their prospects of winning senate majorities or the presidency. It's primaries, MAGA/HFC is so influential because they have a disproportionate effect on the Republican primary in districts that actually elect Republicans.
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nelson posted:They can still win majorities. It’s just much harder to govern effectively. I don't think the gop counts as having the house majority until they can elect a leader.
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Kale posted:The rank and file conservative GOP finally feels fully done with the MAGA poo poo now at long last, but are unable to cut them loose still at this time. Because of them they are effectively still in the minority even in the house. Kevin McCarthy is the Trumpendorsed speaker candidate.
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Paracaidas posted:Kevin McCarthy is the Trumpendorsed speaker candidate. Trump was riding the tiger the whole time. He was just so crazy that it was easy to forget.
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Uglycat posted:I don't think the gop counts as having the house majority until they can elect a leader. With their latest vote they’re closer than the Democrats.
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Paracaidas posted:Kevin McCarthy is the Trumpendorsed speaker candidate.
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nelson posted:With their latest vote they’re closer than the Democrats. And it only took them 12 tries to beat them!
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nelson posted:With their latest vote they’re closer than the Democrats. Do you mean to imply dems held the majority until that vote? No, the dem plurality just fell to the new gop* plurality. Nobody has a majority. As shown by the votes on record.
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Kale posted:Fat lot of good thats done so far with the holdouts that should be hearing that and falling in line but aren't. I dony know what to call it but seems we are in post MAGA territory if he cant whip people like Gaetz and Boeberts votes anymore. Boebert is in congress because she primaried a Trump endorsed incumbent, the freedom caucus thing isn't really about Trump.
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Am I crazy or does Gosar look absolutely blitzed? No, I noticed the same thing when he broke up with Gaetz and voted for McCarthy.
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Boo! What kind of wimp is this guy? There’s room for five more votes today, at least!
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Am I crazy or does Gosar look absolutely blitzed? It's an open secret that Gosar has Parkinson's (or something similar). Can't imagine these long days are great for his health.
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Am I crazy or does Gosar look absolutely blitzed? I mean, I totally would be swigging from a flask at this point if I was a congressman right now. Maybe even just drinking straight from a fifth of bourbon with my feet propped up on the desk. Vincent Van Goatse fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Jan 6, 2023 |
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I know that it wouldn't benefit the Republicans at all and would be entirely meaningless, but they should make McCarthy promise that he won't accept the office of President if Harris or Biden were killed because that would legitimately be funny Also he has to wear Loony Tunes ties for his entire term.
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Uglycat posted:Do you mean to imply dems held the majority until that vote? No.
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Kevin thinks he has it sealed up. https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1611459783332343809
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Kevin thinks he has it sealed up. God if he Charlie Browns that football again I'm gonna laugh so fuckin hard.
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I AM GRANDO posted:Trump was riding the tiger the whole time. He was just so crazy that it was easy to forget. And the HFC is too crazy for Trump to back. Let that marinate for a while.
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Lemniscate Blue posted:And the HFC is too crazy for Trump to back. Let that marinate for a while. It's more that Trump doesn't like backing Losers, if they were winners he'd back them.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:Kevin thinks he has it sealed up. Could be a fun head fake in the prisoner's dilemna, could be true, I will have fun  either way
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Raenir Salazar posted:It's more that Trump doesn't like backing Losers, if they were winners he'd back them. Pretty much what I meant: too crazy to acknowledge reality even to the extent that Trump does.
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According to CNN: - Some people flipped because they were tired of voting and wanted to go home for the weekend (lmao). The rest flipped because of a new set of promises that includes (but is not limited to and includes some other unannounced promises): - Giving specific people gavels. - Funding an anti-January 6th Committee Committee with several million dollars. - Promising to freeze all spending in every budget up through 2024. - HFC gets to pick members of the rules committee. - Rule to force a vote to depose the Speaker with the request of a single congressperson. - The House Majority PAC will coordinate with private Super PACs from Club For Growth and not spend money supporting different candidates in primaries for safe seats. - Vote for a constitutional amendment on term limits. - Vote on a bill to fund the border wall and require more aggressive internal enforcement of immigration law/deportations (i.e. not at the border). - Promise to not vote to raise the debt limit without spending cuts. - Promise to lay out a balanced budget with specific cuts to SS, Medicare, and Medicaid and hold a vote on it. - Promise to vote to remove Omar and Swalwell from committees and reinstate MTG. Basically, a bunch of embarrassing votes that are doomed to fail, permission to gamble with destroying the economy, McCarthy has to embarrass himself, and McCarthy will always be 1-2 votes away from being deposed at all times. Leon Trotsky 2012 fucked around with this message at 22:04 on Jan 6, 2023 |
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:- Giving specific people gavels. Hahahahahahaha is this for real? And a GAVEL! I WANT A GAVEL!!!
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Youremother posted:Hahahahahahaha is this for real? And a GAVEL! I WANT A GAVEL!!! Gavel as in Chairmanships of committees. Skipping elections and seniority and just having Kevin decide to give it to specific people.
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