Ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy was removed Tuesday evening from his position. Photo: WRIC It wasn’t supposed to end this way for Kevin McCarthy. After all, he had done nearly everything that the far-right faction of his conference wanted, given in to their every demand. Why ever would that fail to satisfy them? But in the end, his actions recalled the parable of the scorpion and the frog. As Fortune magazine
Soooo, the Republicants have in fact broken the government which was their goal in any event. I also absolutely concur with the Dems decision to refuse to support a bad faith negotiator who doesn’t honor his promises to his own “party.” He would have reneged any “deals” made with Dems y
Is it becoming more clear by the hour that the Republican party actually wants an authoritarian government? There isnt an ounce of intellect or decency among them. And are the people who vote for these cretins able to understand what that would mean for THEM? The antics of the GOP, while meme worthy, are also making America a dangerous place for the rest of us. As Jay said, the only real solution to this is VOTE THEM OUT.
Quite a few democrats on the news last night said the turning point was when, after saving him from a shutdown, Kevin went on the Sunday talk shows to whine that it was really the democrats that tried to force a shut down. and he prevented them from doing it. Wow, talk about "alternative facts." Then I see an article from The Daily Beast saying that democrats missed an opportunity to save McCarthy and be the adults in the room. What crap. The democrats have long been, and will continue to be, the ONLY adults in the House and for that matter Congress. Right on cue later last night I saw a right wing show using the Daily Beast article as proof that even the "liberal media" blames democrats for this. Another example of the media trying to "both sides" everything, and cutting the legs out from under democrats.
Can you imagine Trump sitting next to Kamala and behind Joe at the State of the Union Address?
I predict the Freedom Caucus will help delay nominating a Speaker to attain the gavel indefinitely, and purposefully, to force a shutdown of the US Gov't.
They don't want to govern, so they certainly do not want the US House to govern either.
I seriously doubt Trump would be interested in the Speakership.
Not only would it be a demotion in his eyes, he doesn't understand the job AND would be behind Harris in the line of succession. In addition, he'd be forced to compromise and work within the realities of the Senate as well.
I can't see his ego allowing that at ALL.
But yes, the fact that they turn to Trump shows just how feckless they really are.
With their standard bearer being slapped down in court, let's hope the moderates see the light and take the reins back.
Or, even better, that this is the beginning of a long walk off a short pier.
Maybe I have read too many spy novels, but it has become harder and harder not to imagine foreign governments or ultra rich bond type villains hiding in plain sight being behind this. Russia and China both gain from the chaos. Which rethuglicans are on the take? If only Tom Clancy still was alive...he would have written this novel years ago.
Jim Jordan? Jim Jordan?????? That's who they're considering putting forward?????? Although it might be just as much fun to watch him squirm as McCarthy.
How is it even possible to elect someone NOT in Congress to Speaker? That sounds completely ludicrous.....where do these "rules" come from. What a mess!!!!!
David Kurtz at TPM put it succinctly and on-point:
"But this is not really about Kevin McCarthy. He’s a stand-in. Before him were the chronically debased Paul Ryan and John Boehner. The House GOP has been on this merry-go-round for more than a decade."
As the GOP imploded in the House with no plan in place to deal with the aftershocks, no candidate to fill the Speaker's role, I find myself reminded of a line from the The Dark Knight movie: "...because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
That sums up the GOP for me. They just want to watch the world burn.
Soooo, the Republicants have in fact broken the government which was their goal in any event. I also absolutely concur with the Dems decision to refuse to support a bad faith negotiator who doesn’t honor his promises to his own “party.” He would have reneged any “deals” made with Dems y
Great breakdown of events Jay! We should pull the curtain behind Butt-Head, I mean Matt Gaetz, and see which billionaire money was behind all this.
Is it becoming more clear by the hour that the Republican party actually wants an authoritarian government? There isnt an ounce of intellect or decency among them. And are the people who vote for these cretins able to understand what that would mean for THEM? The antics of the GOP, while meme worthy, are also making America a dangerous place for the rest of us. As Jay said, the only real solution to this is VOTE THEM OUT.
Quite a few democrats on the news last night said the turning point was when, after saving him from a shutdown, Kevin went on the Sunday talk shows to whine that it was really the democrats that tried to force a shut down. and he prevented them from doing it. Wow, talk about "alternative facts." Then I see an article from The Daily Beast saying that democrats missed an opportunity to save McCarthy and be the adults in the room. What crap. The democrats have long been, and will continue to be, the ONLY adults in the House and for that matter Congress. Right on cue later last night I saw a right wing show using the Daily Beast article as proof that even the "liberal media" blames democrats for this. Another example of the media trying to "both sides" everything, and cutting the legs out from under democrats.
Can you imagine Trump sitting next to Kamala and behind Joe at the State of the Union Address?
I predict the Freedom Caucus will help delay nominating a Speaker to attain the gavel indefinitely, and purposefully, to force a shutdown of the US Gov't.
They don't want to govern, so they certainly do not want the US House to govern either.
I seriously doubt Trump would be interested in the Speakership.
Not only would it be a demotion in his eyes, he doesn't understand the job AND would be behind Harris in the line of succession. In addition, he'd be forced to compromise and work within the realities of the Senate as well.
I can't see his ego allowing that at ALL.
But yes, the fact that they turn to Trump shows just how feckless they really are.
With their standard bearer being slapped down in court, let's hope the moderates see the light and take the reins back.
Or, even better, that this is the beginning of a long walk off a short pier.
Maybe I have read too many spy novels, but it has become harder and harder not to imagine foreign governments or ultra rich bond type villains hiding in plain sight being behind this. Russia and China both gain from the chaos. Which rethuglicans are on the take? If only Tom Clancy still was alive...he would have written this novel years ago.
Jim Jordan? Jim Jordan?????? That's who they're considering putting forward?????? Although it might be just as much fun to watch him squirm as McCarthy.
How is it even possible to elect someone NOT in Congress to Speaker? That sounds completely ludicrous.....where do these "rules" come from. What a mess!!!!!
David Kurtz at TPM put it succinctly and on-point:
"But this is not really about Kevin McCarthy. He’s a stand-in. Before him were the chronically debased Paul Ryan and John Boehner. The House GOP has been on this merry-go-round for more than a decade."
QED.
Hahahahaaha that gavel picture is the best!!!!!
What happens when the rope they keep trying to hang themselves with doesn't actually break.
As the GOP imploded in the House with no plan in place to deal with the aftershocks, no candidate to fill the Speaker's role, I find myself reminded of a line from the The Dark Knight movie: "...because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn."
That sums up the GOP for me. They just want to watch the world burn.
Do you recall Trump’s tale of the woman and the snake? “You knew I was a snake before you took me in.”
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.
The big winner in the CR/vacate? Vladimir Putin by gutting Ukraine funding 🤬