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What if this happened?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:10 pm
by rusty
What if Kevin McCarthy kept losing the vote and they decided to make Madge Green the Speaker of the House?
They'd have to rename it the Freaker of the House.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:57 pm
by GRANDPA
OK, I'll bite. Who is Madge Green?
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 12:59 am
by Kiamichi
The Dems can't get their guy in but they could throw a massive monkey wrench in the Republicans' works by voting unanimously for McCarthy's rival. I don't understand why they don't do that.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:47 am
by BillP
Kiamichi wrote:The Dems can't get their guy in but they could throw a massive monkey wrench in the Republicans' works by voting unanimously for McCarthy's rival. I don't understand why they don't do that.
They would wind up wih a much more conservative Speaker. The monkey wrench would boomerang back on the Democrats.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 5:21 am
by Kiamichi
BillP wrote:Kiamichi wrote:The Dems can't get their guy in but they could throw a massive monkey wrench in the Republicans' works by voting unanimously for McCarthy's rival. I don't understand why they don't do that.
They would wind up wih a much more conservative Speaker. The monkey wrench would boomerang back on the Democrats.
But he would be dependent on the Dems to keep him in his position.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:46 pm
by rusty
Wow. Six votes - no election.
The Rs are really having a meltdown of unprecedented proportions.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:22 pm
by GFB
What we are witnessing is something we rarely see from Republicans in Washington…backbone.
This is beautiful.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:21 pm
by planosteve
Donald Trump has urged Republicans to vote for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker as he hit out at the “unnecessary turmoil” within his own party.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, the former president endorsed the GOP House leader saying that he “will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB”.
“REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT. Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB - JUST WATCH!” he wrote.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:19 pm
by GFB
planosteve wrote:Donald Trump has urged Republicans to vote for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker as he hit out at the “unnecessary turmoil” within his own party.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, the former president endorsed the GOP House leader saying that he “will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB”.
“REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT. Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB - JUST WATCH!” he wrote.
Oh..so now you’re “all in” for Trump.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:38 pm
by planosteve
GFB wrote:planosteve wrote:Donald Trump has urged Republicans to vote for Kevin McCarthy as House speaker as he hit out at the “unnecessary turmoil” within his own party.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning, the former president endorsed the GOP House leader saying that he “will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB”.
“REPUBLICANS, DO NOT TURN A GREAT TRIUMPH INTO A GIANT & EMBARRASSING DEFEAT. IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE, YOU DESERVE IT. Kevin McCarthy will do a good job, and maybe even a GREAT JOB - JUST WATCH!” he wrote.
Oh..so now you’re “all in” for Trump.
Only when he's right. Which is not often.
Re: What if this happened?
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 5:22 am
by planosteve