CMRivdogs Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 At this point it might be easier to tell the 20 or so Never Kevin's that they can forget about any assignments and perks and their offices have been moved to Alexandria or Woodbridge. Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 This was humorous at first. Now it’s just sad and pathetic. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, CMRivdogs said: At this point it might be easier to tell the 20 or so Never Kevin's that they can forget about any assignments and perks and their offices have been moved to Alexandria or Woodbridge. Not that easy though. That would take Dem support and 1)the Dems may or may not offer it 2) if you can't get a large % of the GOP members on board (and even if you do) any GOP rep that goes against the FC block is going to be threatened with a primary run against him. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 Just now, Tigerbomb13 said: This was humorous at first. Now it’s just sad and pathetic. yup. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 It is a much better look than the fixed cameras Quote
1984Echoes Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 18 minutes ago, oblong said: To elect Jefferies I assume. Otherwise what does the GOP have to offer the Dems? Assignments? Non Assignments? Jan 6 continues? No way will it be Jefferies, it'll be a consensus GOP Speaker. What can Dems get? Assignments? yes. Jan 6 continues? no. Ethics committee review of subpoena-refuseniks (McCarthy, Jordan, etc...) YES!!! (but highly unlikely). Shutting out the Fascist Caucus because of a consensus Speaker when it comes to raising the debt limit...? Yes. Plus other stuff if they're smart negotiators... 1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said: Not that easy though. That would take Dem support and 1)the Dems may or may not offer it 2) if you can't get a large % of the GOP members on board (and even if you do) any GOP rep that goes against the FC block is going to be threatened with a primary run against him. I know. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. I guess that's what we get for not electing grownups. The whole class suffers Quote
1984Echoes Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: I posted up thread last that one Dem spokesRep said the Dem opening position is no games on debt service or budget passage and no investigative fishing expeditions. Those are not low value gains for the Biden admin and so the Dems in general. +1 Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 I guess I'm radical enough to believe the 20 insurrectionists should face some retribution for holding the country hostage. Also realizing that Republicans have been doing basically the same thing for years when they were not the majority. Quote
pfife Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said: This was humorous at first. Now it’s just sad and pathetic. Going with "all of the above" over here. 1 Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 1 minute ago, pfife said: Going with "all of the above" over here. Hongbit’s meme above confirms this. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 It might be enough to give the former guy who lost an aneurism Quote
1984Echoes Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 13 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: It might be enough to give the former guy who lost an aneurism No... that would be Adam Kinziger, being one who was actually on the Jan 6 committee... Quote
mtutiger Posted January 4, 2023 Author Posted January 4, 2023 Maybe a 7th vote will do the trick lol Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 4, 2023 Posted January 4, 2023 I thought of the perfect song for the next Speaker Of The House. Quote
ewsieg Posted January 5, 2023 Posted January 5, 2023 6 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said: This was humorous at first. Now it’s just sad and pathetic. It was always sad and pathetic, just not as humorous now. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 5, 2023 Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: I guess I'm radical enough to believe the 20 insurrectionists should face some retribution for holding the country hostage. Also realizing that Republicans have been doing basically the same thing for years when they were not the majority. ex Rep Jolly made a good point on MSNBC though. Just because McCarthy has the majority, even a large one, of the caucus, doesn't mean he in someway 'deserves' the speakership. You need 218 and he doesn't have them. Many other members might be able to find a majority but not 218. What is really going on is that the caucus is so devoid of internal leadership and maturity, that they are stuck hammering their heads against the wall between two bad alternatives instead of working up the internal negotiation process needed to get to the needed consensus. You can say the 20 are being intransigent, but so is McCarthy's refusal open the door to a different candidacy and sitting through repeated unproductive votes where he isn't moving the process at all either. Edited January 5, 2023 by gehringer_2 1 Quote
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