when dems have different opinions its diversity, when rep have different opinions its division???
Reminds me a bit of when the wacky far left tried to unseat Nancy two years ago. That coup ultimately failed. Will this one
Nancy got the vote the first time. He has already failed three votes.
The left wing wackos backed down quite a bit quicker than their right wing colleagues. It’s a bit comical to see 20 Reps holding this thing up.
It's funny alright, but not comical in my book. The fact that he even gave up allowing 9 reps to call a vote is repulsive, and they want 1. I hope this thing blows up in their face and all but a handful don't get reelected. A couple of three can't do the damage that 20 can. It makes the Republicans look keystone cops-ish weak.
The one thing the last few years has taught me is that no one will care. How many times did we see politicians over the last few years defy Covid rules they enacted for the masses but not for them? No one cares anymore. Both sides will continue to vote for “their people” solely based on the political party to which they belong. It is what it is.
I was actually not thinking about the Democrats taking them out. I was talking about another Republican running, and the Republicans eliminating them in the primary.
Pubs voted for a number of what I believe were unqualified fringe candidates in the primaries this last cycle. I have zero faith the pubs won’t follow the same path come 2024.
They lost a lot of sure thing elections because of that. Hopefully they will be bright enough see the light on that issue.
That faith has been well earnedNice to see your faith in the Republican's general electorate.
Politico reports that McCarthy may be willing to drop to a single vote to be enough to vote on vacating. Hard to imagine how one 'leads' the Republicans in the House with that over hanging over his head
That is just silly, he won't get anything done, or he'll get their agenda on or off the ballot. They will cave if you force a plurality vote. Call their bluff. It is a bluff. That is just being stupid. Should have gone to a plurality vote before he dropped from 9 to 5 votes. Give them nothing and force them to give in. This is the time.
So far the only person McCarthy is negotiating with appears to be himself. He keeps offering up whatever he can without receiving anything back in return. Is this the mark of an effective Speaker?
I would argue negotiating for a desired result is exactly what is expected of the Speaker. As for nothing back in return….the position of Speaker of the House isn’t exactly nothing
What McCarthy has given up, is ridiculous. He will be held hostage if he continues. This is not a negotiation. He has given the 20, everything. Being speaker with no ability to operate as he wishes, for fear of losing the speakership is exactly nothing. You make a statement like this, and it causes me to shake my head.
My statement was only addressing that he’s getting nothing in return for his concessions. He in fact is….the Speakership. This sort of reminds me of the negotiations between political parties in other countries so one can have a majority of votes. Coalitions of some somewhat odd alliances at times. The odd thing here is it’s occurring in the same political party and is very public
An incredibly handicapped speakership being held hostage on every other move he makes isn't worth having. I'm speaking for McCarthy, but I'm also speaking for the Republican party. They have played into the 20's hands by not calling their bluff. They would have folded. Those 20 now have power in the house way beyond what they should have. The cynic in me says it allows more conservative moves by McCarthy on certain issues when he might not have done so before because of bad press. He can blame it on the 20.
