McCarthy out

03 October 2023, 06:05 PM

rontuner

McCarthy out

Oh boy...

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66990984

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03 October 2023, 06:21 PM

wtg

Brings us back to the age old question...Now what?

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04 October 2023, 10:48 AM

Mikhailoh

Chaos.

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05 October 2023, 01:16 PM

pianojuggler

So, maybe I’m naive… why did every Democrat in the house vote to dethrone him? Was it because they didn’t like him or were they casting their votes with the extremists to help the GOP sink further into dysfunction?

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05 October 2023, 02:26 PM

QuirtEvans

The story ... which I believe ... is that he wasn't trustworthy. For example, when the Dems asked for 90 minutes to review the CR, which they hadn't seen before, he told the whole world that the Dems were trying to kill it. He also didn't ask for their help or offer them anything in exchange for it.

05 October 2023, 04:18 PM

Nina

I've read that as well, Quirt - and like you, I believe it. The article I read also pointed out that in private meetings with Biden or other groups, McCarthy would comment on how "with it" and engaged Biden was, then turn around and spout the MAGA line about old and feeble to the press or social media. So yeah, untrustworthy.

06 October 2023, 04:01 PM

rontuner

The Dems would need 6 votes from the other side to get to 218, right?

Wouldn't it be interesting if they could get 6 votes for sanity to elect a more conservative Dem to help get out of this mess?

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06 October 2023, 04:55 PM

Piano*Dad

Or a conservative Republican of the old-fashioned sane type who believes in compromise and governing from the center, relying on Democrats to defang the extremists.

The Democrats were absolutely right to let Kevin get his butt kicked. No one wanted to work with such a duplicitous, mendacious, toady.

At this point I don't there there are any GOP House members willing to stand for election to speaker relying on cross-party buy-in.

06 October 2023, 07:35 PM

CHAS

Piano Dad

quote:
The Democrats were absolutely right to let Kevin get his butt kicked. No one wanted to work with such a duplicitous, mendacious, toady.

Thumbs UP!!

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