What stupid thing did the GOP say or do this time? Episode 3!
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Thing is, that used to be enough to motivate them to fall in lock-step behind whoever seemed to be the majority at the time, so as not to let their infighting keep them from getting a win. That's one big reason why they've always been so hard to beat: even if they can't agree on anything, they will abandon their convictions if they think it's the key to winning.
Seeing that just abruptly stop like this feels like something out of a fantasy movie where the effects of a mind control spell wear off and everyone suddenly starts saying what they really think.
For the past few years, they were all in lockstep behind Trump. Then he started visibly losing, which is the one thing they can't tolerate. Nobody else has stepped up yet with enough force of personality to drag them back into line. Even opposing the Dems only goes so far when they don't have anyone to tell them how.
The only other candidate right now looks like DeSantis, who's basically Trump if he actually knew what he was doing, so we'll see how the future goes, but right now they're an army of idiots without a general.
The only other candidate right now looks like DeSantis, who's basically Trump if he actually knew what he was doing, so we'll see how the future goes, but right now they're an army of idiots without a general.
Desantis is a failure on the national stage because he has the exact opposite problem of trump: he cannot go off script. The second he has to go "off the cuff" his biases and explosive temper work against him instantly.
Final results of the 12th round, stolen from CNN
213 for McCarthy
211 for Jeffries
4 for Jordan
3 for Hern
McCarthy swung 14 people but because they have some Congressman out for the weekend it still isn't enough to become Speaker. 13th vote here we come!
213 for McCarthy
211 for Jeffries
4 for Jordan
3 for Hern
McCarthy swung 14 people but because they have some Congressman out for the weekend it still isn't enough to become Speaker. 13th vote here we come!
I'm willing to bet he'll fail again. I suspect no one will tired enough of this jive to just get it over with till monday.
Nah, they failed on the adjourn vote, and are on vote 15 now.
Wouldn't be the first time!
Our long national schadenfreude is over... for now.
Wouldn't be the first time!
Our long national schadenfreude is over... for now.
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And here's why they caved.
So Gaetz waited until it was 15 to turn around and screw it, huh?
Yeah, but... they were going to do that kind of jive anyway. It also gives them the opportunity to strip mcarthy of his title with a single person backing that: I figured they would do that pretty much immeadiately.
Let the record show that Matt Gaetz almost got his ass kicked last night on the House floor.
Ahahahahahahahahahaha, that's awesome. The only way it would be better is if Gaetz at some point has voted for like Donald Duck....oh wait he technically did
The only duck that would pass uneaten from my table...
It's not like he's the first Speaker to win with a few votes from their own caucus going rogue.
He's just the first idiot in a century to not have been able to sort things out before the voting started.
He's just the first idiot in a century to not have been able to sort things out before the voting started.