10-14-2023, 10:21 PM
(10-14-2023, 07:56 PM)pally Wrote: In his agreement to get the Matt Gaetz wing of the caucus to vote present instead of no for his speakership, he agreed to allow a single person to put forth a motion to remove him. In previous Speakerships, it required a majority of the caucus to force a removal vote. But. in his quest for power, he gave the extreme of his party the guillotine. Then he wanted to the people he screwed over by lying to them to save him. They worked with McCarthy to get the debt ceiling raised, then McCarthy reneged on the deal he agreed to. Why would any Democrat vote for more of the same? Republicans don't want to work with Democrats but then want them to save them from themselves.
Seriously, are there any adults in the Republican House caucus? No one can govern when the majority in the House can't function
If you vote for dysfunction you cannot subsequently get any credit for complaining about said dysfunction.
Quote:Why don't 5 Republicans vote for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker? It is a 2 way street
Because outside the Democrat cult there is no interest in Jeffries. Also, Jeffries would not be able to preside over anything resembling a functional House. So, your choices are simple, pick a GOP member you, and enough GOP members are comfortable with, or STFU about their being no speaker. You ignore that the Dems are doing this on purpose to improve their chances in '24, while simultaneously bemoaning having no speaker. Your borderline slavish devotion to the Dems allows you to find no fault with them. You can't even bring yourself to denounce the Dem members who refuse to condemn Hamas.
