Johnson backed into corner as conservatives put speaker on notice

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Johnson backed into corner as conservatives put speaker on notice
By
Cami Mondeaux
January 19, 2024 6:30 am


House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is quickly discovering what his predecessor learned before him: appeasing all corners of his party is no small task.

Less than three months after Johnson secured the speaker’s gavel, the Louisiana Republican has overseen several consequential votes that have threatened to split the GOP conference. The speaker has sought to keep all members of his party happy by avoiding tough decisions that could spark their ire, pushing Johnson into a corner as he must now lead his party into negotiations with Democrats on several issues.

The House on Thursday passed a continuing resolution to temporarily extend government funding and avoid a weekend shutdown, punting its spending deadlines for fiscal 2024 for a third time. The stopgap measure resulted from negotiations between Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), angering House conservatives who viewed the deal as a “surrender.”

The agreement has sparked whispers of retaliatory measures against Johnson, including a possible motion to vacate, the same weapon that was used to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy over his spending deal with Democrats.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) was among the first to weigh a motion to vacate against the speaker, telling the Steve Deace Show earlier this month the option was “on the table.” Since then, more conservatives have aired similar threats.

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[libertybele]

Johnson has been a great disappointment. Show him the exit door.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Johnson has been a great disappointment. Show him the exit door.

The article makes it clear that the problem is a divided caucus - there are issues on which you can't get 218 Republicans to agree.   Changing Speakers won't change the math because there just aren't enough votes to support much of the conservative agenda.

[Timber Rattler]

Johnson has been a great disappointment. Show him the exit door.

And replace him with whom?  Who actually has the votes to get the job?

[Wingnut]

And replace him with whom?  Who actually has the votes to get the job?

Who the hell would want the job. 

[DefiantMassRINO]

 

The perfect MAGA Speaker of the House:

[bilo]

Johnson has been a great disappointment. Show him the exit door.

You're right. He lost all leverage when he didn't push the budget issue right after he was made Speaker. When he agreed to a CR running into January he guaranteed that nothing would be done because it's an election year and the establishment loyalists in the Pub party are more interested in staying in office than attacking a controversial issue like deficit spending.

Congress is a graveyard of failed lawyers and career politicians. The budget issue is not going to be solved and the economic consequences are not going to be avoided. I don't see anyone, including Trump, being able to solve this problem.

[christian]

The WOKE globalist are not stupid, they bought and own the democrat party and as such they solid unit march without any division, except rarely otherwise.  The Republicans only partially bought and owned, but the WOKE amongst them loathe to not lock-step, they join with the democrats.   Odd how seldom they are interested in representing America and its people.  Some mysteries are just to deep for some to comprehend, eh?
 

[Free Vulcan]

Given the imminent budget/debt train wreck ahead of us, what is there to lose by standing your ground?

Nobody is going to let us fund our budgets with debt, which is where we are going to be in a few years when interest rates overtake our receipts.

[the OlLine Rebel]

And replace him with whom?  Who actually has the votes to get the job?

Just what we need, more chaos.

Sorry, but since Trump got in it seems we insist on racing to the bottom and engendering chaos as much as possible.

Part of the purpose of the Founders coming up with the Constitution was not just freedom but stability.  Because even the best intentions engender bad outcomes when chaos reigns.

And to think I disdained British “no confidence” votes out of nowhere in Parliament.  Geesh.

[libertybele]

You're right. He lost all leverage when he didn't push the budget issue right after he was made Speaker. When he agreed to a CR running into January he guaranteed that nothing would be done because it's an election year and the establishment loyalists in the Pub party are more interested in staying in office than attacking a controversial issue like deficit spending.

Congress is a graveyard of failed lawyers and career politicians. The budget issue is not going to be solved and the economic consequences are not going to be avoided. I don't see anyone, including Trump, being able to solve this problem.

You are correct...we have a bunch of politicians that are nothing but a heap of crappola.

[DefiantMassRINO]

What is the point of the House of Representatives having the Power of the Purse if they do not exercise it, or leverage it, to move the conservative agenda forward?

Make a damn stand!
Fight for fiscal sanity!
Fight for border security!

Fiscal Conservatism is enduring death by a thousand Continuing Resolutions.

[Fishrrman]

Wingnut throws the wrench up in the air and cries out:
"Who the hell would want the job."

I'll take it.
But you won't like what comes next.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

The perfect MAGA Speaker of the House:

 

[Hoodat]

Johnson has been a great disappointment. Show him the exit door.

Republicans voting for Democrat pork have been the disappointment.