Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 03:19 last edited by
“I think it’s time to take the sharp knives away from the children,”
Hear, hear.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 17:34 last edited by
Sealise wins nomination 113-99.
Now let's see if he can win the speakership.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 18:52 last edited by
@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Now let's see if he can win the speakership.
Let's see what kind of deal he's willing to cut with the Democrats.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 18:54 last edited by jon-nyc 10 Nov 2023, 19:14
@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Sealise wins nomination 113-99.
Now let's see if he can win the speakership.
Yet another Trump pick goes on to lose.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 19:07 last edited by
Gaetz says he supports Scalise.
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wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 19:30 last edited by
Jordan throws his support to Scalise as well.
Meanwhile the House recessed, presumably to allow vote-gathering to occur.
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Jordan throws his support to Scalise as well.
Meanwhile the House recessed, presumably to allow vote-gathering to occur.
wrote on 11 Oct 2023, 19:34 last edited by@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Jordan throws his support to Scalise as well.
Meanwhile the House recessed, presumably to allow vote-gathering to occur.
Scalise is more of a deal maker than Jordan. But if you think Scalise is as moderate as McCarthy...Well y'all are gonna be surprised...
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wrote on 12 Oct 2023, 21:11 last edited by
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wrote on 12 Oct 2023, 21:37 last edited by
Good for him.
I found it amazing that Gaetz supported Scalise.
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wrote on 13 Oct 2023, 01:27 last edited by
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., has dropped out of the race to become the new House speaker, after failing to secure enough support for his bid to succeed on the floor.
"I was very clear we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs," Scalise told reporters in the Capitol. "This country is counting on us to come back together. This House of Representatives needs a speaker, and we need to open up the House again."
Scalise informed House Republicans of his plans during a closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol.
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wrote on 13 Oct 2023, 02:35 last edited by
Blame the (conservative) media!
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/10/12/matt-gaetz-conservative-media-00121095
Article blames the GOP's dysfunction on "conservative media" (AM talk radio, FoxNews, etc.).
An excerpt:
But the truth is that angry conservative media hosts have only themselves to blame for McCarthy’s downfall and the disarray currently facing House Republicans.
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The leaders of conservative talk radio and cable news have spent years assailing GOP congressional leaders — including McCarthy — and they are largely responsible for turning far-right rebels like Gaetz into stars. Going back to the 1990s, conservative media created the political ecosystem in which torching and targeting Republican leaders is good politics on the right. And they’ve ensured that the next speaker, whether it’s Steve Scalise or someone else, will face the same poisonous incentive structure that took down McCarthy. -
wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 00:28 last edited by
Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead of a floor vote, which could push to next week.
Frustrated House Republicans have been fighting bitterly over whom they should elect to replace the speaker they ousted, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and the future direction of their party. The stalemate, now in its second week, has thrown the House into chaos, grinding all other business to a halt.
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Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker on Friday during internal voting, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.
Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority around his bid ahead of a floor vote, which could push to next week.
Frustrated House Republicans have been fighting bitterly over whom they should elect to replace the speaker they ousted, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and the future direction of their party. The stalemate, now in its second week, has thrown the House into chaos, grinding all other business to a halt.
wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 01:19 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The stalemate, now in its second week, has thrown the House into chaos, grinding all other business to a halt.
It’s a national embarrassment.
Once this is resolved, I would expect the House to implement a mechanism whereby this is prevented.
Perhaps giving the Speaker Pro Tem authorities that the Speaker has for a limited time.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 02:16 last edited by
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-adjourns-disarray-support-jordan-looks-weaker-than-expected
Jordan won 124 votes against his rival in the race, Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., who won 81.
After the first ballot, Jordan called for a second round in which lawmakers were asked whether they will support Jordan on the House floor.
He managed to win 152 votes on that round, but 55 Republicans still said they would vote against him. A GOP candidate for speaker would need to reach 217 votes to win a House-wide vote with no Democratic support.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 16:36 last edited by
A google response to my question stated there were 59 members in the House originally (59 - 65). Of course they didn't have Smart Phones so it all equals out. That's sarcasm, AX. Don't fret that I'm increasing in idiocityness.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 18:52 last edited by
There is some talk about bringing Dems in for a bipartisan vote.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 19:01 last edited by
That would be a good development but not very 2023. Still we can hope.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 19:38 last edited by
Yes, I dont see how Rep. Jordan can win. As one of the reps. said, voting for him is rewarding the very few few R. representatives who voted to remove Rep. McCarthy.
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wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 19:45 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
That would be a good development but not very 2023. Still we can hope.
Ain't gonna happen. I'm surprised that even it got as far as it did...
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Yes, I dont see how Rep. Jordan can win. As one of the reps. said, voting for him is rewarding the very few few R. representatives who voted to remove Rep. McCarthy.
wrote on 14 Oct 2023, 19:49 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Yes, I dont see how Rep. Jordan can win. As one of the reps. said, voting for him is rewarding the very few few R. representatives who voted to remove Rep. McCarthy.
That would be letting the terrorists win.