Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 15:22 last edited by
Pence weighs in, and i think he nails it too. This is very bad for the GOP leading into primary season.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 15:27 last edited by
The drumbeat of GOP failure and disorganization continues.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 15:29 last edited by
Maybe it helps open the door for a moderate 3rd party option? It could also help galvanize the party against the MAGATS.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 17:01 last edited by
Maybe elect an Independent to be the next Speaker, with votes from both major parties.
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Maybe it helps open the door for a moderate 3rd party option? It could also help galvanize the party against the MAGATS.
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 17:03 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Maybe it helps open the door for a moderate 3rd party option? It could also help galvanize the party against the MAGATS.
That is quite possible.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 18:10 last edited by
Jim Jordan says he’s interested in going for it.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 18:38 last edited by
Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 22:17 last edited by
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 22:18 last edited by
@Axtremus said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.
I'm a bit surprised. Steve has cancer.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 22:36 last edited by
Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. While I respect him a lot, the illness going to get in the way.
I think I'd prefer Jordan.
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The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 22:37 last edited by@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
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wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 22:54 last edited by Mik 10 Apr 2023, 22:56
What was the point of this snippy little action? Good, lord, the GOP needs to stay clear away from this stuff. Now you can say this is a punishment for backing the McCarthy ouster, but why would the Dems not want to help the GOP shoot itself in the foot?
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@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 23:35 last edited by@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
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Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. While I respect him a lot, the illness going to get in the way.
I think I'd prefer Jordan.
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 23:35 last edited by@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Yeah, I have a hard time with that too. While I respect him a lot, the illness going to get in the way.
I think I'd prefer Jordan.
Jordan is a firebrand. Won't work.
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@Axtremus said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.
I'm a bit surprised. Steve has cancer.
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 23:38 last edited by@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Axtremus said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Steve Scalise has also thrown his hat into the ring.
I'm a bit surprised. Steve has cancer.
I saw him walking and (barely) talking down a hallway today. He looked frail and dyspneic. Granted, it could be the chemo for his myeloma, but he didn't look too robust.
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@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
wrote on 4 Oct 2023, 23:57 last edited by@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
Have the MAGA folks shown any inclination whatsoever to compromise?
Why should the 70% kowtow to the 30%?
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@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
wrote on 5 Oct 2023, 00:41 last edited by@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Mik said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
The MAGATs, as y'all so gleefully call them, are a third, maybe more, of the party.
Go ahead, piss 'em off.
Enjoy the Biden Death Watch for four more years
With all due respect, the more extreme third of the party just went a long way toward assuring that very result.
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
No need to get snippy. We’re not so far apart, but my way or the highway just doesn’t fly in this nation. This was a tantrum and makes the GOP look unable to govern responsibly. Huge unforced error.
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@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
Have the MAGA folks shown any inclination whatsoever to compromise?
Why should the 70% kowtow to the 30%?
wrote on 5 Oct 2023, 00:54 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
@Jolly said in Will McCarthy be Vacated from Speakership? Who Will Succeed McCarthy?:
Then write them off.
Enjoy!
Have the MAGA folks shown any inclination whatsoever to compromise?
Why should the 70% kowtow to the 30%?
Because without that 30%, you're not getting elected President or getting elected to any national office in many districts or states.
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wrote on 5 Oct 2023, 00:56 last edited by
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