Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?

[George K]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/02/kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution Monday evening to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his seat, triggering an expected intraparty clash and setting up a showdown for the House to decide whether to depose McCarthy likely within 48 hours.
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Gaetz and a handful of hard-right Republicans have repeatedly threatened to go after McCarthy’s speakership if he relied on Democratic votes to pass any spending legislation, which happened Saturday after McCarthy could not get a majority of Republicans to support various proposals to fund the government with only GOP votes.

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Trump could be Speaker....

Somewhere, in a parallel universe, this is undoubtedly happening right now. What I doubt about the many worlds theory is that there's one where he shuts up.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

Somewhere, in a parallel universe, this is undoubtedly happening right now. What I doubt about the many worlds theory is that there's one where he shuts up.

Now THAT'S funny.

Fortunately, I had just poured some (moderately-priced) Scotch and my keyboard is safe.

[Axtremus]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/03/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-vote-motion-to-vacate/

Looks like the Dems will not step in to "save" McCarthy. It will be up to the Republicans to decide whether they want McCarthy to continue as Speaker.

[George K]

Have to wonder: What is Gaetz's end game here?

More concessions? A run at speakership? Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker?

It reminds me of the dog that finally catches the car: "NOW what am I going to do with it?"

[George K]

And, he's out.

Now what, you morons?

[LuFins Dad]

Gaetz called for the motion to vacate because McCarthy had recruited Dem votes for the Continuing Resolution. In order to vacate, Gaetz voted along with over 200 Democrats. That may not be irony, but it’s something…

[jon-nyc]

A dozen firebrands can run the Republican caucus but they can’t run the house. Where do they think this leads?

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

A dozen firebrands can run the Republican caucus but they can’t run the house. Where do they think this leads?

More skillfully described than my question.

I assume this won't be on your bookshelf, right @jon-nyc ?

[LuFins Dad]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said before the vote that Democrats "are ready to find bipartisan common ground. Our extreme colleagues have shown no willingness to do the same.

And then he voted with the 11 extremists to vacate the moderate Speaker that was willing to compromise. There’s more of that non-irony again.

[George K]

From the RWEC:

"Who was it who said of the Palestinians that they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity? You could say the same of the Republican Party. Then there is the adage, attributed to Napoleon, that you should never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake. The Republicans violated that one today, too...

Once again, Republicans with no plan and no strategy for success have given the Democrats a badly-needed win."

[Renauda]

Why didn’t the House Donkeycrats just abstain from voting? I can understand them not wanting to get involved but voting with the reactionary rump of the Republicans is, in my view, unconscionable.

[Axtremus]

Because the Democrats think that this open up a chance, tiny as it may be, for a Democrat to be elected Speaker?

Because the Democrats hold grudges, justified or not, for whatever problems McCarthy gave them whilst Speaker?

Because the Democrats believe they will have more leverage to negotiate a better with whoever running for Speakership from the Republican side?

[jon-nyc]

@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

@jon-nyc said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

A dozen firebrands can run the Republican caucus but they can’t run the house. Where do they think this leads?

More skillfully described than my question.

But yours is more to the point.

I assume this won't be on your bookshelf, right @jon-nyc ?

Not unless there’s another toilet paper shortage.

[Renauda]

Ax asked the following:

1. Will McCarthy be vacated from Speakership?

2. If so, who do you think will be the next Speaker of the House?

3. (Whom would like to see as the Speaker of the House of not McCarthy?)

Jolly responded:

1. No
2. N/A
3. Mickey Mouse

@Jolly

So you think Mickey has a chance now?

[George K]

So, now what?

Will the GOP vote in favor of anyone whom the Democrats propose? Of course not.

Who has enough, for lack of a better word, "juice" in the GOP to win a vote? And if there is such a person, how many times will he have to give Gaetz a blowjob will he compromise to keep the speakership?

[George K]

It's really interesting to see the reactions from the RWEC.

"Thus, the so-called Freedom Caucus — which didn’t say much when Donald Trump spent like Barack Obama — claimed McCarthy made them promises he didn’t keep and insisted that something must be done. …"

[George K]

McCarthy says he won't run for speaker again.

[Renauda]

@George-K

Who can blame him?

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:

It reminds me of the dog that finally catches the car: "NOW what am I going to do with it?"

Drive it across State lines for unspecified purposes, presumably.