Kevin McCarthy is having all kinds of trouble trying to win over enough support to become the next speaker. So - - what happens if the GOP led house can't find anyone with enough votes. Will there be a power sharing agreement? Will the house try to function without a working speaker? Will they have to call Nancy back, and give the job to her?
Any ideas?
01 Jan 23
@mchill saidTechnically, the House Speaker does not have to be a member of the House. Someone outside of Congress could be chosen. Doing so might not be a bad idea given the contentious nature of Congress right now. The extreme right wingers are making it difficult to pass any legislation. They are only interested in their own personal power and wealth, not the country they supposedly serve. The GOP has not had a formal platform for years. Their only mission is to oppose anything put forth by a Democrat.
Kevin McCarthy is having all kinds of trouble trying to win over enough support to become the next speaker. So - - what happens if the GOP led house can't find anyone with enough votes. Will there be a power sharing agreement? Will the house try to function without a working speaker? Will they have to call Nancy back, and give the job to her?
Any ideas?
@phranny saidYes, the Democrats , including the quite ‘wealthy’ Joe Biden, are NOT interested in power and wealth. That should be a common denominator, running through all of our threads.
Technically, the House Speaker does not have to be a member of the House. Someone outside of Congress could be chosen. Doing so might not be a bad idea given the contentious nature of Congress right now. The extreme right wingers are making it difficult to pass any legislation. They are only interested in their own personal power and wealth, not the country they supposedly se ...[text shortened]... t had a formal platform for years. Their only mission is to oppose anything put forth by a Democrat.
@averagejoe1 saidDear Joe - I was asking about the House speakership, not about Sonhouse, ninnies, or name calling. I know you have a short attention span but please try to stay on topic. 🙄
Geez. Y’all are such baseless ninnies. I know, no name calling! Hey, why does Sonhouse get to do it.
04 Jan 23
@shavixmir saidLooks like the party (more a kennel of mad dogs) found that one square inch on its left hip that didn't yet have an asshole punched into it, and punched it elbow-deep.
It appears that the republican party is ripping itself a new arse hole.
Break out the popcorn!
Popcorn futures should hit the stratosphere any moment.
04 Jan 23
@soothfast saidOn a slightly less hilarious note (kidding), does this look like the actual start of the Republican party fragmenting into different political parties?
Looks like the party (more a kennel of mad dogs) found that one square inch on its left hip that didn't yet have an asshole punched into it, and punched it elbow-deep.
Popcorn futures should hit the stratosphere any moment.
@averagejoe1 saidI'm beginning to understand something. You largely forget what you said or read much more than about twenty or thirty words ago, unless it's a catchy talking point that right-wing media fed you. This bears further analysis.
Geez. Y’all are such baseless ninnies. I know, no name calling! Hey, why does Sonhouse get to do it.
@shavixmir saidI only wish, but our hopelessly antiquated "first past the post" election model would be a strong disincentive to splinter. In other words a schism would have a chance if the US were a modern democracy, with a modern parliamentary system of governance that at least pretended to achieve proportional representation. But alas it isn't.
On a slightly less hilarious note (kidding), does this look like the actual start of the Republican party fragmenting into different political parties?
Still, if the GOP can't even agree on a Speaker of the House because it's largely comprised of petulant children (which it is), then we can expect it to fumble and misfire all the way to a grand election loss in 2024.
04 Jan 23
@soothfast saidThat sounds delightfully funny!
I only wish, but our hopelessly antiquated "first past the post" election model would be a strong disincentive to splinter. In other words a schism would have a chance if the US were a modern democracy, with a modern parliamentary system of governance that at least pretended to achieve proportional representation. But alas it isn't.
Still, if the GOP can't even agree o ...[text shortened]... ch it is), then we can expect it to fumble and misfire all the way to a grand election loss in 2024.
04 Jan 23
Who in the GOP is ever going to get 218 votes.
The humor here is that the antics of those hard righters that are creating the havoc now is the result of the hard right that ruined the GOP performance in the midterms that led to this circus.
Good stuff !!
All we need now is for 6 GOP members to vote for the Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries.
04 Jan 23
@mghrn55 saidI think that would be his best bet but those democrats are running the risk of a leader in the thrall of the tiny Trump caucus once he’s in the chair. Wasn’t one of his concessions a much easier House speaker dismissal process
Or maybe, just maybe, McCarthy might swing a deal with some Dems.
Will he deal with the center Dems or the radical right that is still obsessed with Trump ?