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What will the Speaker vote look like?

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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 12:08 last edited by
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    From Nick Cataggio (aka Allahpundit):

    I relish his personal embarrassment … no one in Congress save possibly Elise Stefanik has accommodated themselves to Trumpism in pursuit of power as cynically as McCarthy has. To watch him stymied and embarrassed repeatedly on the House floor by the Trump acolytes he courted at the brink of achieving his life’s ambition is justice too sweet for my weak prose to capture. We’d need a poet for the occasion.

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      jon-nyc
      wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 12:38 last edited by
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      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 12:42 last edited by
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          Jolly
          wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:14 last edited by
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          Much of the opposition boils down to spending and the fear that McCarthy will be another McConnell.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:26 last edited by
            #53

            Already a day old, but the conclusion seems inescapable.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:27 last edited by
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              If McCarthy is sunk, then next guy up is Scalia?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • J Jolly
                5 Jan 2023, 13:27

                If McCarthy is sunk, then next guy up is Scalia?

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:29 last edited by
                #55

                @Jolly Scalise seems most likely to me.

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                • J Jolly
                  5 Jan 2023, 13:14

                  Much of the opposition boils down to spending and the fear that McCarthy will be another McConnell.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:30 last edited by Doctor Phibes 1 May 2023, 13:30
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                  @Jolly said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                  Much of the opposition boils down to spending and the fear that McCarthy will be another McConnell.

                  If the Republicans absolutely need somebody with a 'Mc' in their name, maybe picking somebody Scottish rather than Irish would allow a bit more fiscal responsibility. The Scots aren't exactly known for their spendthrift ways.

                  I was only joking

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                  • J jon-nyc
                    5 Jan 2023, 13:29

                    @Jolly Scalise seems most likely to me.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:31 last edited by
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                    @jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                    @Jolly Scalise seems most likely to me.

                    You're right. Sorry for the misspelling. I'm not through the first mug yet...

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • J Jolly
                      5 Jan 2023, 13:31

                      @jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                      @Jolly Scalise seems most likely to me.

                      You're right. Sorry for the misspelling. I'm not through the first mug yet...

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:35 last edited by
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                      @Jolly I figured it was a typo or autocorrect

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                      • G George K
                        5 Jan 2023, 01:53

                        Only anesthesiologists and surgeons might get this:

                        "Kevin McCarthy is repeatedly trying direct laryngoscopy, without using a different strategy or calling for help."

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:39 last edited by
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                        @George-K said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                        Only anesthesiologists and surgeons might get this:

                        "Kevin McCarthy is repeatedly trying direct laryngoscopy, without using a different strategy or calling for help."

                        I get it.

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                          George K
                          wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 13:41 last edited by
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                          Nancy speaks:

                          Dave Rubin comments: "Sit down"

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                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:24 last edited by
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                            This seems comically absurd. How could he possibly accept this? Imagine the constant opportunity for any single representative to grandstand and blow up the house?

                            Mr. McCarthy privately agreed to more demands from the right-wing rebels that he had previously refused to countenance, including allowing a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust him from the speakership, according to three people familiar with the negotiations who described them on the condition of anonymity, noting that they were ongoing and that no final deal had been reached.

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                              5 Jan 2023, 14:24

                              This seems comically absurd. How could he possibly accept this? Imagine the constant opportunity for any single representative to grandstand and blow up the house?

                              Mr. McCarthy privately agreed to more demands from the right-wing rebels that he had previously refused to countenance, including allowing a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust him from the speakership, according to three people familiar with the negotiations who described them on the condition of anonymity, noting that they were ongoing and that no final deal had been reached.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:38 last edited by
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                              @jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                              This seems comically absurd.

                              I was going to post about the caving concessions. But, you're right. It's just stupid.

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:54 last edited by
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                                • G George K
                                  5 Jan 2023, 14:38

                                  @jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                                  This seems comically absurd.

                                  I was going to post about the caving concessions. But, you're right. It's just stupid.

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:55 last edited by
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                                  @George-K BS on that one.

                                  #3 is impossible.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:57 last edited by
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                                    WSJ Editorial Board:

                                    The problem any GOP leader faces today is that too many Republicans don’t really want to hold and keep political power. They’re much more comfortable in opposition in the minority, which is easier because no hard decisions or compromises are necessary. You can rage against “the swamp” without having to do anything to change it. This is the fundamental and sorry truth behind the Speaker spectacle and the performative GOP politics of recent years.

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                                    • G George K
                                      5 Jan 2023, 14:55

                                      @George-K BS on that one.

                                      #3 is impossible.

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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:57 last edited by
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                                      @George-K lol

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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        5 Jan 2023, 14:24

                                        This seems comically absurd. How could he possibly accept this? Imagine the constant opportunity for any single representative to grandstand and blow up the house?

                                        Mr. McCarthy privately agreed to more demands from the right-wing rebels that he had previously refused to countenance, including allowing a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust him from the speakership, according to three people familiar with the negotiations who described them on the condition of anonymity, noting that they were ongoing and that no final deal had been reached.

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:58 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in What will the Speaker vote look like?:

                                        This seems comically absurd. How could he possibly accept this? Imagine the constant opportunity for any single representative to grandstand and blow up the house?

                                        Mr. McCarthy privately agreed to more demands from the right-wing rebels that he had previously refused to countenance, including allowing a single lawmaker to force a snap vote at any time to oust him from the speakership, according to three people familiar with the negotiations who described them on the condition of anonymity, noting that they were ongoing and that no final deal had been reached.

                                        It really makes the fringe group look like children.

                                        The Brad

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                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on 5 Jan 2023, 14:59 last edited by
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                                          He could probably get more reasonable concessions from Spanberger and her ilk.

                                          The Brad

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