House Speaker Vote Live 2nd Thread

[EdinVA]

The rules changes still have to pass the full House ...

Since when have rules/laws applied to politicians?  The spineless rinos will self impose and the socialists will run all over them... just another pleosi speaker term under a different name.

[Mesaclone]

Sounds like the arrangement of the deck chairs was successfully decided.

Let's sit and listen to the string quartet for a while. They play a lovely tune.

This…perfectly defines the situation.

[deb]

Jeffries Gavel handover speech was an epic abomination, .....disgusting.

Human garbage is too kind of a description of this piece of work.

He was auditioning to be the next Dem presidential candidate.

[catfish1957]

He was auditioning to be the next Dem presidential candidate.

Think Obama but even twice as nasty......

Which countered McCarthy's concillatory  tone.

And there is our problem. We don't need a GOP Speaker who is conciliatory, and will play nice.  We need one who will cut these bastards off at the knees, and smile while he does it.

[Bigun]

In the coming weeks, we'll be listening to Sean Hannity boast about all the hard-won Conservative gains, totally oblivious to the fact that he opposed all their actions.

You perhaps but not me! I have no interest in anything Hannity might say.

[Bigun]

McCarthy and Roy should thank him.

I just wish my freshman congressman (Morgan Lutrell) was taking his ques from Chip Roy instead of that eye patch wearing slug (Dan Crenshaw) he is following.

[Bigun]

I don't think that will be an issue.  The House needs rules to function, the FC won't vote for the Rules unless they contain all the bargained-for provisions, so it'll all be in there. 

Other than the Holman rule, all those rule changes greatly benefit the party out of power, so the Dems won't put up much of a fight though they'll vote against them just on principle.

And to those who think they won't benefit the Democrats, here's what Matt Rosendale said on the House floor to Maxine Waters:

"Last summer we began to negotiate, a group of us in good faith, a list of changes, amendments, to the rules of this body. Not to empower ourselves, not to bring personal benefit to ourselves, but to empower you and you and you, Maxine, and you, and you, and everyone sitting in this chamber equally," Rosendale said....

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-elect-maxine-waters-appears-shouting-match-republicans-house-floor

If you're the party out of power, taking the Speaker's power and dispersing it to all members equally is a massive gift.

And exactly what do you find so distasteful about fully empowered house members @Maj. Bill Martin ?

[deb]

Think Obama but even twice as nasty......

Which countered McCarthy's concillatory  tone.

And there is our problem. We don't need a GOP Speaker who is conciliatory, and will play nice.  We need one who will cut these bastards off at the knees, and smile while he does it.

I agree.

[EdinVA]

And exactly what do you find so distasteful about fully empowered house members @Maj. Bill Martin ?

Because then the constituents can be represented rather than the party... 

[sneakypete]

InGodWeTrust
@_yogi_Bear_61
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33m
Anyone wanna bet Kevin McCarthy cuts a deal with the Democrats and screws us all.

@mystery-ak

I think that is as certain as the sun rising in the east.

[sneakypete]

I'm getting ready to head out to tennis practice later.  What are the odds that we have a Speaker by the time I get back?
 

@Polly Ticks

Depends on how many weeks you are going to be away playing tennis.

[sneakypete]

Ben Domenech
@bdomenech
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Adam Kinzinger has joined CNN! What's your reaction?

https://twitter.com/KevinTober94/status/1610795461740208140

@mystery-ak

Well,he has been reduced to speaking on CNN,so who can blame him if he starts crying?

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/ScottGustin/status/1611576365760876544

[Right_in_Virginia]

McCarthy:  "Speaking of committees, we will hold the swamp accountable, from the withdrawal of Afghanistan, to the origins of Covid and to the weaponization of the FBI. Let me be very clear. We will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done.". (Video)

https://mobile.twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1611611957236322306

[catfish1957]

McCarthy:  "Speaking of committees, we will hold the swamp accountable, from the withdrawal of Afghanistan, to the origins of Covid and to the weaponization of the FBI. Let me be very clear. We will use the power of the purse and the power of the subpoena to get the job done.". (

Don't you think McCarthy using the term "swamp accountability" exudes a bit of irony, and warrant some laughter?

He iz the swamp...   

In any case, I am glad it's over.

[Right_in_Virginia]

[catfish1957]

@mystery-ak

Well,he has been reduced to speaking on CNN,so who can blame him if he starts crying?

A Senior Political Analyst at CNN is akin to being 3rd shortest 3 year old nose picker at your local day care.  You might think you are relevant in the grand scheme, but your "snot"

[catfish1957]

@Right_in_Virginia, nothing like rubbing it in.....   

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Right_in_Virginia, nothing like rubbing it in.....   

What's the "it"?  @catfish1957

[mystery-ak]

Charlie Kirk

@Charliekirk
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10h

Heard from multiple sources that it was Trump’s calls that sealed the deal.

[EdinVA]

Charlie Kirk

@Charliekirk
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10h

Heard from multiple sources that it was Trump’s calls that sealed the deal.

Ah, those wonderful sources.... is that a tribe?  Just seems to be a lot of them

[catfish1957]

What's the "it"?  @catfish1957

"it" being the fact we got McCarthy.  I'm already over it, but having Zellinskyyyyyyyyyyyy crowing about it, just doesn't help.

[catfish1957]

Ah, those wonderful sources.... is that a tribe?  Just seems to be a lot of them

Trump tried to seal the deal Day 1, but got rebuked.  Trying to give him credit now is pretty dang silly

[Bigun]

Charlie Kirk

@Charliekirk
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10h

Heard from multiple sources that it was Trump’s calls that sealed the deal.

Well Charlie, without 20 or so actual patriots willing to stand up and FIGHT instead of following Trump's orders it would still be SOS different day!

[Maj. Bill Martin]

And exactly what do you find so distasteful about fully empowered house members @Maj. Bill Martin ?

Nothing - if those are the Rules that apply regardless of who is controlling the chamber.  That way, we would have an equal shot at gumming up the Democrats' agenda. 

But the Rules aren't the same, and they won't be the next time the Dems are in charge.  They'll change the Rules right back to enable their majority to run roughshod over our minority, and to ram through their leftist agenda.

So all we did was turbo-charge the leftist ratchet effect.

I'd be a bit less pessimistic if we had a 20-30 vote margin, but we don't.