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GOP Holdouts Rally Behind Byron Donalds
To Deny Kevin McCarthy The House Speaker’s Gavel

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Posted By: Imright, 1/4/2023 2:20:00 PM

A group of 20 Republicans voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) on the second day of voting for House speaker, denying House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) the gavel in the fourth ballot. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) nominated Donalds when the House came back in session at noon Wednesday. “For the first time in history, there have been two black Americans placed into the nomination for speaker,” Roy said to a round of applause. He was also referring to the Democratic nominee, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).

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Reply 1 - Posted by: MissGrits 1/4/2023 2:26:49 PM (No. 1370777)
If McCarthy was really about the people, the party and not the position, he would step aside, open the floor for free discussion and debate … and then call for a vote without being on the ballot himself.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: spacer 1/4/2023 2:50:37 PM (No. 1370786)
I'm gulping but here goes...MAGA moving forward without our standard bearer. Go Byron.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Namma 1/4/2023 2:52:22 PM (No. 1370788)
Do you know what the biggest word in the dictionary is. The word IF. I.e. IF grandma had b_ _ _ ‘s, she’d be grandpa. McCarthy has moved into the speakers office. IF, he was for the people he would step aside.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 1/4/2023 2:56:05 PM (No. 1370792)
Conspiracy hat on... Now that Cheney and Kinzinger are gone, who are the Never-Trumpers among the House Republicans? It may not be obvious. Remember, at one time both Cheney and Kinzinger were regarded as solid Conservatives. It only takes a few and it may not necessarily be McCarthy.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Gordon Mills 1/4/2023 2:58:54 PM (No. 1370793)
Always stupid showboating. I can't wait until the 'first' red, no-gender, iron lung bound, non-citizen member is elected to Speaker. The 'journalists' will have orgasms.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: earlybird 1/4/2023 3:13:43 PM (No. 1370805)
The 20 rebels (including former McCarthy supporter Donalds himself) are now supporting Donalds. This is not a show of strength.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 1/4/2023 3:55:21 PM (No. 1370828)
The Stupid Party.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: judy 1/4/2023 4:07:45 PM (No. 1370835)
Donalds is a great choice!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Moritz55 1/4/2023 4:35:49 PM (No. 1370851)
Donalds is not The Donald’s choice. So much for MAGA loyalty
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Reply 10 - Posted by: The Remnants 1/4/2023 4:38:22 PM (No. 1370852)
#8 - I agree. He has more positives than McCarthy. McCarthy showed disrespect to the people by moving into the office before it was official.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: oldmagnolia 1/4/2023 4:56:15 PM (No. 1370854)
#1 you are asking for a person with integrity. This is congress. There are none.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: john56 1/4/2023 5:13:47 PM (No. 1370866)
The GOP Congresspeople need to be spending this evening in a "come-to-Jesus" meeting. Either settle their differences with McCarthy and elect him or regroup behind another candidate -- Scalise, Donalds, or another true conservative. I think McCarthy missed his chance when he either couldn't or didn't pressure Turtle McConnell to accept only a short term government funding bill and not the Omnibus bill which restricts the new GOP House from using their power of the purse until late this year. You can point fingers all you want, but the reason the "red wave" didn't materialize rests squarely with the GOP Uniparty/RINO leadership, best exhibited by the Turtle. Hope he had a nice day with Sleepy Creepy Crooked President Uncle Joe.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Citoyen 1/4/2023 5:18:18 PM (No. 1370872)
Donalds is pretty new. I’m unaware that he has any accomplishments, other than verbal adroitness. Chip Roy sounded like a basic Democrat diversity acolyte when he nominated Donald’s. Anyone but McCarthy seems to be the one firm principle that Gaetz and his fellow bozos do hold.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: LeeBertie 1/4/2023 5:26:24 PM (No. 1370876)
These high school sophomore politicians impersonating elected representatives are going to cost the GOP the House. Not in the 2024 elections but this year, and SOON. There are going to be resignations coming out of this regardless of the outcome. WAY too much ill-will will be the cause of them. Then, special elections to replace the ones who tossed their curls and walked away in a huff will be ignored by disgusted GOP voters and, BINGO, Hakeem Jeffries is the Speaker of a united Democrat House and Socialism runs amok.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: greyseal 1/4/2023 5:33:09 PM (No. 1370881)
Enough already people! I don't care about "looks" or "appearances". I don't want another fake conservative "leading" the Republicans in the House. "Oh, Nos! We'll get Hakeem as Speaker...!!" Really? What's the difference if Kevin is going to line up with the Dims anyway? We won the House - let's act like it and get someone that represents conservatives instead of the go-along-to-get-along RINO. Otherwise, what's the point of voting and winning if we give it away? greyseal
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Reply 16 - Posted by: 67cj5 1/4/2023 5:37:53 PM (No. 1370888)
If I did not have faith in McCarthy I wouldn't vote for him either. Who cares what it looks like, if they really do not believe he will be a strong conservative leader then they are doing the right thing for the right reason. I don't trust McCarthy but then again there are not many in Washington I do trust.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: seamusm 1/4/2023 6:01:14 PM (No. 1370905)
Even the GOP has a sorry-arse Squad.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: planetgeo 1/4/2023 6:26:59 PM (No. 1370926)
Stupid Party playing Stupid Games. I know very little about Byron Donalds, but I know he was only recently elected. So no matter how good he is, he can't possibly be sufficiently experienced to be Speaker of the House. This is obviously a stunt to be able to say, "we're electing the first...whatever" instead of, "we have a better candidate". I actually do want someone other than McCarthy, but I'm sick of these stupid games. The entire political class is disgusting. Both parties.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: smokincol 1/4/2023 8:11:44 PM (No. 1370979)
a sterling selection because he is one of the most intelligent and savvy reps in the whole body and by all recollections faith and support for RINO McCarthy was not to be found in Lucianne.com News Forum and that is a pretty damn good indicator of general consensus, in my humble opinion we can't give RINO McCarthy the job "just because", that's not how it works, it has to be on merit and loyalty to the People!!!
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Reply 20 - Posted by: YorkieMom 1/4/2023 8:42:19 PM (No. 1370999)
To the ones who say Donalds is a great choice, please tell me why. What are his positives for being the speaker? How do you know he’s a “true” conservative. The Republicans truly are the stupid party. It’s a good thing an election isn’t soon. You would never know they won the House. The only one I’d trust for Speaker would be Jordan who doesn’t want the job.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: chance_232 1/4/2023 9:37:16 PM (No. 1371041)
This is what irritates me. The SPEAKERSHIP should have been resolved in the republican caucus LOOOOONG before yesterday. They had almost two months to agree on a speaker. If the House Republicans can't agree on who will be the speaker with two months advance notice....frankly longer than that. Winning the house was a lock with that glorious red tsunami that was to crest on November 8th. If the republicans are this disorganized now, and they had plenty of time to resolve this before yesterday, what faith should we have going forward that they will improve. This is a complete failure on the part of the Republican leadership. They just assumed that everyone would fall into line, ala the democrats, and award it to the guy in line. Lest we forget the 5-minute revolt against the murder turtle, cocaine Mitch? On these grounds alone, McCarthy should step aside.
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Reply 22 - Posted by: mifla 1/5/2023 4:46:07 AM (No. 1371152)
McCarthy assumed he was a shoe-in prior to the election and ignored those who disagreed with him. All of this should have been worked out in the two months after the election. The core issue here is McCarthy's arrogance.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: ARKfamily 1/5/2023 6:16:19 AM (No. 1371177)
To answer #20's question, I will answer it with a question. Why is Kevin McCarthy a good choice for House Speaker? In the last two years, what has he done to speak up or stop the damage with the Biden/Harris administration?
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Reply 24 - Posted by: DCGIRL 1/5/2023 6:44:03 AM (No. 1371187)
Throw this bum out!!! Kevin McCarthy is no better than Paul Ryan or cry baby John Boehner. He will run the republicans into the ground just like Paul and John did.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: Mulhaven 1/5/2023 6:59:11 AM (No. 1371193)
McCarthy got last nights' vote stopped so that he could make deals with select Democrat members of the House. The logical thing for him to do is guarantee that he will prevent House investigations from leaving the committees and be presented on the House floor. That might even serve his personal needs. The majority of House members are not for the people and not for the country. Easy money and power overwhelm their loyalty to the constitution. Is McCarthy willing, or continue, to be held hostage to the syndicate?
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Reply 26 - Posted by: ToryWhite 1/5/2023 7:39:48 AM (No. 1371213)
Reply 25 is, I think, by far the most astute. Kevin McCarthy gave the Dems the Jan 6 Committee. Kevin McCarthy sided with the Dems about Trump immediately following Jan 6. Kevin McCarthy kissed a** for years for Paul Ryan, and continues to for despicable Mc Connell. The so-called renegades are the only ones there who "deserve" (McCarthy") this vote. And, I have no idea why Trump re-endorsed McCarthy yesterday, but, though I love and admire Trump, I have seen he has great weaknesses in deciding on political relationships. Reminds me in that way of LBJ.
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Reply 27 - Posted by: Are You Serious 1/5/2023 7:42:13 AM (No. 1371216)
It is clear that McCarthy lacks the intelligence for such an important position. His continued failure to negotiate with the holdouts tells me that he is either too much into the deep state or he has already made deals with the Democrats to push their agenda.
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Reply 28 - Posted by: Clinger 1/5/2023 7:55:03 AM (No. 1371223)
Let me see if I can wrap my head around this. Congress has an approval rating somewhere between getting staked naked to the ground over a red ant hill and syphilis, and the only significant challenge to the status quo comes from a small cadre of republicans and we don't want them to rock the boat?
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Reply 29 - Posted by: ARKfamily 1/5/2023 7:59:28 AM (No. 1371226)
#25 is heading in the direction I am. The American people vote and once they get to DC, they forget who they represent. . .
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Reply 30 - Posted by: felixcat 1/5/2023 8:24:17 AM (No. 1371240)
If you want unending and limitless aid sent to Ukraine then go ahead and support McCarthy and his cronies: Michael Waltz, Scalise, etc. Not sure how many of the holdouts did NOT vote for more aid too Ukraine , but McCarthy and Co. can talk all they want about spending, etc when they go right along and wear their little Ukraine lapel pins and vote again and again for Ukraine. Hello - how about the USA?
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Reply 31 - Posted by: Lawsy0 1/5/2023 9:10:29 AM (No. 1371269)
McCarthy has already said it out loud; he deserves this position. There it is, in his own words.
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Reply 32 - Posted by: Strike3 1/5/2023 9:36:53 AM (No. 1371293)
Before the Red Tsunami that turned into a tinkle in the dirt, many LDotters proclaimed their belief that the stupid party would screw things up and turn a win into a loss. Here ya go. Anybody who couldn't win both the Senate and the House by tearing the Biden Administration's performance into shreds does not deserve to govern. The election cheating that put most vulnerable democrats over the top should have been fixed long ago.
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Reply 33 - Posted by: LadyVet 1/5/2023 9:39:57 AM (No. 1371295)
Taking a step outside the box, I would suggest that GOP drop McCarthy and nominate incoming Conngressman Zinke from Montana. He has served before and was elected to a new term after being out to serve Trump as Sec of the Interior. He is former SEAL Commander and a proven leader. Back in 2017, the GOP could not get anyone to step up and take the Speaker position (Paul Ryan reluctantly agreed to do so eventually), Zinke had volunteered to do the job, figuring "somebody has to do it." Zinke has been volunteering to do the jobs that very few men will do. He has the leadership skills, the presence of being to pull this off. If Jorden will not step up, Zinke is a good choice and he may actually agree to do the job. He probably knows where skeletons are buried all over Washington, DC, (and around the world). I would bet he would be intimidating as Speaker. And as for being in line to the presidency in case of emergency, he would be well prepared. I nominate Zinke.
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Reply 34 - Posted by: PrayerWarrior 1/5/2023 10:23:46 AM (No. 1371350)
This revolt against McCarthy is all about money. (Isn't it always, the love of money, the root of all evil) The 1.7 Trillion Dollar Omnibus Budget was the last straw. McCarthy didn't do anything to stop that monstrosity. And McCarthy won't agree to reducing/cutting any $$$$ from future budgets so therefore, the fight for leadership!
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Reply 35 - Posted by: Zigrid 1/5/2023 11:29:33 AM (No. 1371421)
Is this another effort to win the house...to lose the war against the swamp by republicans...so called...just to get power and control...looks like....
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Reply 36 - Posted by: TheTruthHurts 1/5/2023 2:04:51 PM (No. 1371543)
Republicans eat their own. Democrats would vote for Atilla The Hun if he were a Democrat.
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Reply 37 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 1/5/2023 2:48:45 PM (No. 1371581)
I could not be more proud of the 20 rebels who are taking on the giant uniparty! May their tribe increase.
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Reply 38 - Posted by: Lonestar Jack 1/5/2023 3:02:22 PM (No. 1371589)
Waa waa waa -- poor little babies. In this Republic the majority wins. They were outvoted 10 to 1. How about standing up for the party and bring up your bills before the whole house like it is intended instead of holding anyone hostage with kindergarten tactics. They acting like Pelosi Dems except they are not united or uniting. They do not like McCarthy, and don't have the guts to say it out loud. Their actions are enough to cause a person to be an Independent.
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Reply 39 - Posted by: EQKimball 1/5/2023 4:33:51 PM (No. 1371649)
Donalds has a grand total legislative experience of six years, two in the House and four in the state legislature. Most members of his caucus do not want him. This is ridiculous.
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Reply 40 - Posted by: winmag 1/5/2023 5:31:48 PM (No. 1371685)
I think we need Beth Dutton for Speaker. Too bad Republicans don't have anybody with her guts, aggression, and down right meanness towards her enemies.
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Reply 41 - Posted by: PeasantNumberThree 1/5/2023 6:12:03 PM (No. 1371721)
McCarthy's problems are due to: + history (useless "Republican" Speakers, Hastert, Boehner, and Paul Ryan) + his own actions (making a deal with Trump to get his endorsement, then breaking it within 24 hours, causing Trump to withdraw his endorsement) and + his own inactions (a REAL politician running for Speaker would have been lining up votes as soon as the results were final, making deals to get enough votes for speaker, then spending the remaining time planning his first legislative actions). At this point, if I were ANY of the Republican Congresspeople (even one voting for him), I would not trust ANY promises made to me by McCarthy.
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Reply 42 - Posted by: chefrandy 1/5/2023 8:42:27 PM (No. 1371835)
For all the complaining that has gone on here about the lack of Republican leadership, bending over for the Dems, unconservative values, yada, yada, yada... I find it confounding the number of posters now complaining about a handful of Republicans not rallying behind more of the same-Kevin McCarthy. While confessing no knowledge about Rep. Donalds, its less about him and more about a few brave Republicans looking for something beyond a bend over the aisle, nudge nudge wink wink business as usual approach which the in the minority Republicans have turned into an art form. We now have a majority which however slim, the Dems would proclaim as a mandate and unfortunately, McCarthy hasn't shown a history of grabbing anything by the horns to make people believe that he would change any of that.
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Reply 43 - Posted by: mc squared 1/5/2023 9:07:01 PM (No. 1371851)
Aside from the aforesaid actions or inactions of McCarthy, all we need to know is that he moved into the speakers office prematurely. That's character. I hope he has to move his stuff out again.
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Reply 44 - Posted by: 24tea@Mag 1/6/2023 12:47:45 AM (No. 1371933)
Whatever the outcome and who ever is speaker we better see some results - hearings, impeachment, spending cuts, less migrants - border closure, no more mandatory mask or lockdowns, no more money to Ukraine - let the EU pay, no more omnibus bills, inventory of Fort Knox, budget accountability, voting machines (Dominion Machines trash), voter ID and improvements, on time budgets that can be read and analyzed, to name a few
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The majestic structures of ancient Rome have survived for millennia — a testament to the ingenuity of Roman engineers, who perfected the use of concrete. But how did their construction materials help keep colossal buildings like the Pantheon (which has the world's largest unreinforced dome) and the Colosseum standing for more than 2,000 years? Roman concrete, in many cases, has proven to be longer-lasting than its modern equivalent, which can deteriorate within decades. Now, scientists behind a new study say they have uncovered the mystery ingredient that allowed the Romans to make their construction material so durable and build elaborate structures in challenging places such as docks, sewers and earthquake zones.
Houston Taqueria Customer Shoots, Kills
Armed Robber
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Posted by ladydawgfan 1/8/2023 1:40:30 AM Post Reply
HOUSTON, Texas — A customer at a taqueria on the southwest side of Houston shot and killed a would-be armed robber, according to video released by the Houston Police Department. The customer reportedly gathered the money taken by the robbery suspect and distributed it back to the victims before leaving the restaurant. Houston Police Department investigators are wanting to talk to a man seen in a security video shooting a robbery at a taqueria located in the 6800 block of South Gessner Road, according to a report by Fox 26 Houston. A video released by police investigators shows a robbery in progress. [Video]
The 55th Speaker: Kevin McCarthy is no
Nancy Pelosi — and that’s a good thing
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Posted by Moritz55 1/8/2023 1:49:07 PM Post Reply
The ascendance of Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as the 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives may have come with all of the spontaneity of a shotgun wedding — but it finally came. McCarthy deserved better than a tortuous three-day floor fight but, then again, he is now second in line to the presidency. Many of us have great sympathy for McCarthy, who looked like a guy caught in a feedback loop stepping on the same rake over and over again. (For the record, I opposed the floor fight, given the overwhelming support for McCarthy.) However, as is often the case in Washington, the narrative opposing these holdouts allowed
Ashari Hughes, 16, dies after Desert Oasis
High School flag football game
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Posted by GustoGrabber 1/8/2023 5:24:12 AM Post Reply
A 16-year-old girl collapsed and died after suffering a medical emergency during a high school flag football game in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sophomore Ashari Hughes, 16, who played for Desert Oasis High School, collapsed around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after a home game against Valley High School, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. She was hospitalized and died later that night, the paper said. The tragic episode unfolded just three days after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after suffering cardiac arrest during a “Monday Night Football” match-up against the Cincinnati Bengals that was witnessed by millions.
Fauci: ‘We Don’t Even Use the Word
Gain-of-Function’ — It’s So ‘Nebulous’
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Posted by Imright 1/8/2023 3:37:00 AM Post Reply
During an interview with CBS’ “The Takeout” podcast recorded on Thursday and released on Friday, former NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci claimed that the term “is such a nebulous, generic term” and “we don’t even use the word gain-of-function.” CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett said, “There are acolytes of Elon Musk who say when you read gain-of-function, you should just translate that to bioweapon.” Fauci responded, “That’s absolutely incorrect. For example — the reason we don’t even use the word gain-of-function. We use the word what kind of guardrails do you need to put on a proposed experiment,
Sunday Talks, Nancy Mace Declares She
Is a Purple Republican Who Is “On The
Fence Right Now” About Supporting House
Rule Changes
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Posted by earlybird 1/8/2023 6:26:15 PM Post Reply
The true enemy of a constitutional republic are the Mitch McConnell’s and Nancy Mace’s of the professional political class who build systems to undermine the will of the people under the pretense of representing them. These are the abusers, the professional abusers, the psychologically Machiavellian and inherently evil people within the system of power who operate on false pretense. They are smiley-faced fascists and liars, period. “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate
The Long Fight for the House Speakership 19 replies
Posted by Imright 1/8/2023 8:36:35 AM Post Reply
Much has been made of the fact that it took 15 votes until Republican Kevin McCarthy finally secured the Speakership of the House. Powerline Blog has rounded up a series of the internet cartoons and memes about the long fight. With their salaries on the line, I never imagined the fight would continue much longer. It would appear that the extended debate may at last result in Congress more skillfully playing the role designed for it in the Constitution and a much-needed return to the regular order of business in the House. Many emphasized that the fight represented a disastrous split in the party whose hold on the House is
Watch: Ilhan Omar reacts to Kevin McCarthy's
plan to pull her from committees
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Posted by Imright 1/9/2023 3:19:25 AM Post Reply
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Sunday condemned House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) plans to kick her off the House Foreign Affairs Committee as hypocritical. Omar was asked about McCarthy's repeated promises to yank her committee assignments during an appearance on MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian Reports. The progressive lawmaker was specifically questioned about if there were any developments on the matter in the days since McCarthy had secured the speaker's gavel. "I have not [received any updates]," Omar said. "It’s my understanding that we obviously have to get the rules package done. Hopefully, Monday when we reconvene, that is on top of the agenda,
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