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[Keef]

grandstanders.

For some reason this reminded me of the several times I went to NHRA events as a kid. Grandstands full of shirtless alcoholics and their over-tanned wives who definitely should not be wearing tank tops. They rode a Harley fatboy to the race, parked in a grass lot, and got stuck on the way out. One time, I was washing my hands in the round trough sink and some old guy walked in, presented himself, and started pissing in the sink right in front of a maybe 15 year old kid, not sure how old I was. Like two feet away from my hands, drunker'n a skunk.

These are the people who vote Republican.

 

[TexRex]

The problem with the GOP is that the functional parts of it are terrified by the grandstanders.

And with the death threats, can you really blame them? I mean tough tits--they cultivated and coddled the crazy for a controlling stake and now they get to cozy on up with it.

 

[EngieDiesel]

And with the death threats, can you really blame them? I mean tough tits--they cultivated and coddled the crazy for a controlling stake and now they get to cozy on up with it.

That pretty much is the long and short of it. If you invite a vampire into your house you can't really start complaining if they decide to bite you.

 

[Joey D]

Jim Jordan appears to have lost vote #3 since he could only lose 5 votes and he's now lost 7.

 

[Blitz24]

Jim Jordan appears to have lost vote #3 since he could only lose 5 votes and he's now lost 7.

I admire his determination but he is literally going to die on this hill.

 

[Joey D]

I admire his determination but he is literally going to die on this hill.

 

[Populuxe]

Looks like it’s 194 for Jordan and 210 for Jeffries. But remember it’s the unified Democrat’s fault, not the disorganized Republican’s fault.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

GOP did a closed door vote on whether to keep Gymbo as the nominee and a majority voted no. So they are going to start over on Monday from scratch, apparently.

I don't think the house can select a speaker without it being someone that has moderate support on both sides of the aisle. Talk about death threats though...there's gonna be blood in the water from the Gaetz brigade if that happens.

I think the biggest takeaway here is that the GOP has become truly rudderless, at least in the house. McCarthy wasn't a strong leader, but one could make an argument that he was respected by the house Majority. With Scalise unable to secure the job, and Jordan clearly unfavorable to many, it seems that the GOP is so fractured that it is not capable of being led. I genuinely wonder if the conference will split into it's constituent parts - the Republican Party and the Freedom Party.

 

[Blitz24]

GOP did a closed door vote on whether to keep Gymbo as the nominee and a majority voted no. So they are going to start over on Monday, apparently.

It is a good thing that they sort of set up a SOP while doing this stupid circus show, but Gaetz should be fired out of a cannon into the sun if this dysfunction causes the government to shut down (at least Gaetz).

 

[DK]

Jim Jordan appears to have lost vote #3 since he could only lose 5 votes and he's now lost 7.

I know who told him he had the numbers to succeed:

 

[TexRex]

 

[TB]

 

[UKMikey]

 

[Northstar]

Tom Emmer is the next in line.

Tom Emmer wins Speaker nomination in GOP’s third try for the gavel

House Republicans nominated House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) for Speaker on Tuesday, making him the third GOP lawmaker who will attempt to get 217 votes to secure the gavel in the past three…

thehill.com

 

[Touring Mars]

Tom Emmer is the next in line.

Tom Emmer wins Speaker nomination in GOP’s third try for the gavel

House Republicans nominated House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) for Speaker on Tuesday, making him the third GOP lawmaker who will attempt to get 217 votes to secure the gavel in the past three…

thehill.com

One more Speaker and they'll have Surround Sound.

 

[UKMikey]

Is this Emmer guy the kind of Speaker Democrats can get behind? It sounds like he has too much respect for marriage (regardless of the sexes of the participants) for some Republicans to.

 

[Famine]

Is this Emmer guy the kind of Speaker Democrats can get behind? It sounds like he has too much respect for marriage (regardless of the sexes of the participants) for some Republicans to.

He voted to certify the results of the 2020 election, so maybe - but the MAGAs won't.

 

[Joey D]

He voted to certify the results of the 2020 election, so maybe - but the MAGAs won't.

But at the same time, he also supported Texas v. Pennslyvania, which contested the election results.

Emmer also, at one time, supported allowing people with DUIs to drive or get their license back sooner and referred to climate science as "Gore Porn".

I can't see many, if any, Democrats supporting this guy. There were also, supposedly, 26 Republicans that voted no on him, meaning he'd lose worse than Jordan did.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Well that was fast.

 

[Pupik]

One more Speaker and they'll have Surround Sound.

We suffered from too many tweeters.

 

[Keef]

Well that was fast.

Context:

He won and immediately gave up. What an absolute farce this whole thing is.

At one point does the Executive or Judicial branch step in and appoint somebody? This is insane. The Senate is currently writing legislation for the House because the House can't do it.

 

[Touring Mars]

One more Speaker and they'll have Surround Sound.

Mike Johnson becomes fourth Republican to be nominated for US House speaker this month

The Louisiana congressman was named Tuesday night after Tom Emmer withdrew from his bid hours after getting approval

www.theguardian.com

 

[Joey D]

Mike Johnson is an evangelical Christian and so against homosexuality that I'm going to guess it's only a matter of time before he's caught in an airport bathroom with a dude. He's going to receive precisely 0 support from Democrats and I wouldn't be surprised if some more moderate conservatives don't like him either.

 

[Blitz24]

Mike Johnson is an evangelical Christian and so against homosexuality that I'm going to guess it's only a matter of time before he's caught in an airport bathroom with a dude. He's going to receive precisely 0 support from Democrats and I wouldn't be surprised if some more moderate conservatives don't like him either.

They really should just draw names out of a hat. Or, they should create a rule that if the House cannot manage to function as a unit, all elected members must go to a special election.

 

[TheCracker]

I think the writing's on the wall for this one too if Elise Stefanik throws her endorsement his way

 

[UKMikey]

I think the writing's on the wall for this one too if Elise Stefanik throws her endorsement his way

hums funeral march 💀💀

 

[Joey D]

Rep Mike Johnson, probably...

 

[Blitz24]

Rep Mike Johnson, probably...

Johnson has been voted speaker of the house.

 

[Joey D]

Johnson has been voted speaker of the house.

At least maybe now the House can actually get on with the business of keeping the government from shutting down. I'm not confident they'll do anything remotely meaningful, but I can at least hope. Also, I really hope this doesn't come back to bite America during the 2024 elections since Johnson is a known election denier.

 

[Liquid]

Also, I really hope this doesn't come back to bite America during the 2024 elections since Johnson is a known election denier.

Yet sits in a Congress he and his ilk should be decrying as illegitimate.

Lying, fraudulant maggots. Incidentally the three qualities needed to be a Republican.