And here we go again!
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And here we go again!
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And here we go again!
If Trump gets nominated Speaker of the House, it would change everything.
By that I mean we would have to change all the indictments to “Speaker Trump”.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 5, 2023
Reminder: The only vote Republicans have won this week was a motion to go home early.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 5, 2023
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I’m in for more Republican mockery today, and I truly hope they can’t get it together, but I fear that Kevin has finally given them enough that as many as 15 of the 20 will fold.
This guy is my happy place on twitter.
Kevin McCarthy finally won a vote…to not lose the vote for the 7th time.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 5, 2023
So while we wait…
What’s happening in the House Chambers is a microcosm of what’s happened to the Republican Party.
A fringe faction holds the larger group hostage.
The larger group is 💯 responsible for letting it happen.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 4, 2023
Confession: It’s hilarious to see Republicans turn their most effective weapon, tyranny of the ignorant minority, on themselves.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 4, 2023
I actually think it’s possible that 15 of the 20 might go Kevin’s way this time. Not Boobbert, though, this is her chance at her 15 minutes of fame so it’s her hill to die on.
Even so, I think this is funny.
If he gets nominated again, they should play Sarah McLachlan’s “In the arms of an Angel” during the vote.
— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) January 3, 2023
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I think it’s time for the “new” Republican party to change their animal symbol from the elephant to this. In my mind, they are no better than filthy pigs who want to destroy good government and trash the place. Gaslighting Old Pigs.
According to the Washington Post, all but two McCarthy defectors in House are election deniers.
All but two of the 20 Republican House members who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker in Tuesday’s third ballot round are election deniers who embraced former president Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Of the 18 deniers, 14 are returning members who voted against certification of the electoral college count on Jan. 6, 2021. In addition, four election-denying newcomers either expressed support for that vote, embraced partisan post-election audits or promoted false claims of 2020 election fraud.
The tally reflects the degree to which election deniers dominate the House Republican caucus, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 222-person conference. A significant majority of McCarthy’s 202 votes — 157 — came from election deniers. But with Republicans holding only a slender majority, any Republican seeking to lead the House must garner near-unanimous support from the caucus’s deniers in order to succeed.
McCarthy (R-Calif.) himself embraced false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump. So did Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who received votes from the 20 defectors on the third ballot.
The two Republicans voting against McCarthy who are not deniers are Chip Roy of Texas, the only returning member in the group who did not oppose the certification of President Biden’s victory; and Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, a newcomer to the House.
The 14 returning election deniers who voted against McCarthy are: Andrew S. Clyde of Georgia; Paul A. Gosar and Andy Biggs of Arizona; Matt Gaetz and Byron Donalds of Florida; Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Mary E. Miller (Ill.), Andy Harris (Md.), Matthew M. Rosendale (Mont.), Dan Bishop (N.C.), Scott Perry (Pa.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Michael Cloud (Tex.) and Bob Good (Va.).
The four newcomers who voted against McCarthy are Eli Crane (Ariz.), Anna Paulina Luna (Fla.), Andy Ogles (Tenn.) and Keith Self (Tex.).
Looks like House proceedings begin around noon. Have they started?
Running total of votes on C-SPAN!
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It’s 2023. Can you guys find the white guy in this photo array of the new Democratic Leadership team in the House?
I didn’t think so. :-)
To paraphrase, with a bit of editorial license, “Where the white women men at?
*This is a terrible photo of Hakeem Jeffries. Who gets to choose the official photos?
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Let’s have a new thread for Plan B.
Some of the Rs signaled yesterday that they had a plan. Now we get to see what it is.
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The end of an era.
I am so glad that Nancy Pelosi chose to stay in Congress, even though she is no longer in an official leadership position.
The day this photo came out, I changed out the banner for the Politics posts. To this one. So whenever you miss Nancy Pelosi, you can click on Topics in the sidebar, and she will be there for you.
And of course, the fuck you clap. I will always love her for this.
Hakeem Jeffries nominating Nancy SMASH in 2020. Take the 2 minutes to watch, you won’t regret it.
Hakeem Jeffries to Clarence Thomas: Why are you such a hater?
hahahahaha
WATCH: House Democrats fight for the people, that's our story, that's our legacy, that's our values, that's our commitment as we move forward. Get stuff done. Make life better for everyday Americans.
RT if you agree with our newly elected leader Hakeem Jeffries. pic.twitter.com/HXUwuLyjyW
— Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) December 2, 2022
Welcome, Hakeem! Bring it.
I know you guys may think I’m crazy, but I think we’ll win back the House with special elections and I think he will be the Speaker of the House before the end of 2023.
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