House Speaker election/circus/all ages carnival - ongoing coverage

[trenchfoot]

The crosstalk between Dem leadership and moderate Repubs must be pretty busy hashing over how to get around the House Freedom Caucus blockade. Lots of deals to be made, lots of bartering by concerned interests. Lots of lip reading by staff underlings. Knives out, let the slashing and stabbing continue unabated. I wonder if Friedrich Nietzsche's adage about resilience is finally disproved by the Repub's in-fighting. One can hope.

 

[allisolm]

9th vote coming in…..

and again McCarthy defeated unless some change their votes.

 

[eelw]

and again McCarthy defeated unless some change their votes.

Makes one wonder how long his backbone will last with these votes? So far he flat out refuses to quit.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

I’m with the Jedi, Margie Green looks decent.

Blech. If you want a hot Trumptard in the house it's Anna Paulina Luna

 

[SteveGrabowski]

moderate Repubs

 

[Roger Wilco]

Is it possible to elect Santos as speaker?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

There is something Democrats should learn from Republicans.
McCarthy should not be in that office. Pelosi or the new guy whom I forgot his name should be in that office and not vacate until a new leader is selected simply to troll the other side. Sit in the office because you are the last elected speaker and not leave until a new one is selected.

 

[alien42]

Is it possible to elect Santos as speaker?

It's possible to elect anyone as speaker, including you.

 

[eelw]

Blah blah USA land of the free and opportunity. Any first world western nation can give the same opportunity to immigrants.

For anyone not watching, a Mexico born representative is currently giving spineless one nomination speech.

 

[Paratus]

https://imgur.com/ktKxNGi

Insanity

 

[Stokely]

None of this is about political leanings, because McCarthy is as right wing as they come.

This is just shit stirrers elected by low-information morons who believe things like "we need to shake things up" as a reason to elect politicians. Including a proud member of Q-Anon, a cult that makes flat earth seem reasonable.

Seems pretty clear that anything with "Freedom" in it's name these days is just flat out idiocy. I hearken back a few years to "Freedom Fries". How quickly can a word be completely misused and ruined.

 

[alien42]

None of this is about political leanings, because McCarthy is as right wing as they come.

This is just shit stirrers elected by low-information morons who believe things like "we need to shake things up" as a reason to elect politicians. Including a proud member of Q-Anon, a cult that makes flat earth seem reasonable.

Seems pretty clear that anything with "Freedom" in it's name these days is just flat out idiocy. I hearken back a few years to "Freedom Fries". How quickly can a word be completely misused and ruined.

Freedom caucus, Oath Keepers, Patriot Prayer, Proud Boys, the list goes on.

 

[eelw]

Okay there’s my answer to why they don’t vote to give chance Jeffries can win with 212. As much as they hate the spineless one, basically no way in hell a Dem going to be speaker a Republican house majority.

 

[hal2kilo]

Makes one wonder how long his backbone will last with these votes? So far he flat out refuses to quit.

Need one to lose it.

 

[hal2kilo]

https://imgur.com/ktKxNGi

Insanity

And it's already a loss.

 

[JEDI]

https://imgur.com/ktKxNGi

Insanity

McCarthy just lost the 10th vote;.
making this the longest speaker race in a century.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed again despite offering fresh concessions to hard-right Republicans opposing his bid. The compromises have failed to move his foes, sending him to defeat on a third day of voting.

Lucy.. football..
# Needs MOAR popcorn!

 

[JEDI]

interesting.. votes are now coming in for Kevin Hern even tho hern is saying repeatedly to vote for McCarthy

 

[Paratus]

And it's already a loss.

McCarthy just lost the 10th vote;.
making this the longest speaker race in a century.

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy failed again despite offering fresh concessions to hard-right Republicans opposing his bid. The compromises have failed to move his foes, sending him to defeat on a third day of voting.

Lucy.. football..
# Needs MOAR popcorn!

Well after six more:

 

[WelshBloke]

I thought that the UK Conservative party was going to win the most disfunctional right wing party award but I'm not sure now!

 

[hal2kilo]

interesting.. votes are now coming in for Kevin Hern even tho hern is saying repeatedly to vote for McCarthy

Gaetz is really but hurt over (I assume) being thrown under the bus on his sex trafficking investigation and is out for McCarthy's scalp. As much as I believe McCarthy brought all of this on himself, if I were he, I wouldn't give an inch to that scum branch of the party. They need to be ignored at best.

 

[trenchfoot]

Ya got the drop on me with my skivvies down holding a roll of Charmins in one hand and a porno magazine in the other.

 

[hal2kilo]

What the fuck ... I mean. They're stating out loud, tall and proud... that they want to rig their own primaries? Rig the election? The Trump Trump dum-dums wants their primaries fixed?

I think the law says they aren't even supposed to be talking to them about control of money.

 

[hal2kilo]

Stupid site so slow. But hehe Gaetz voted for the orange monkey

Not normally. Been wondering about DOS attacks.

 

[hal2kilo]

Yes, though they amusingly continue using the phrase "drain the swamp" after electing the Swamp Lord himself as POTUS.

The no primarying by the PACs is ALL ABOUT THE SWAMP!

 

[JEDI]

Adjourned till 8pm