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Good stuff!As far as I'm concerned, the Pottery Barn rule is in effect. Gaetz has broken the caucus. McCarthy should cancel any agreements or concessions, restart at square one, and settle in for the long haul on voting.Let Gaetz see if he can get someone else to 218 with McCarthy still in the race.My guess is that Jeffries or some outsider gets their first.
Annie Grayer@AnnieGrayerCNN·1mMike Rogers of Alabama lunged at Matt Gaetz after Kevin McCarthy walked away from him.
Exactly. Time to pull back all concessions and start talking to the Dems and see if they can make a new deal. No other option for Republicans at this point….can never give in to Gaetz and his little cadre of self aggrandizers.
And there it is...
I would vote 'no' to adjourn. Make them stay all weekend.
It’s that or Hakeem Jeffries becomes Speaker. Out of other options.
Options have been listed here, you are the one that suggested some are so Rino they would vote for a liberal (and I believe you). The only way to get Jeffries is true colors be shown, and you know it is coming.
Could also go the plurality route, and force the six to choose between Jeffries and McCarthy. I suspect they'd choose Jeffries, but at least that way, the GOP could be the obstructionists rather than the targets of obstructionism by both the 6 and Democrats.
If Dems had crossed over on the first vote and put McCarthy in there, the Conservatives would have gotten zero concessions.But they didn't, and the Conservatives held out to get us to this point tonight. I'm not understanding what they are lacking?