💣 The Disastrous 118th Congress - MAGA Mike Johnson Saved by Shadow Speaker Hakeem Jeffries

[Slim Cognito]

Instant classic.

[bob]

NBC: Steve Scalise to run for speaker job after McCarthy ouster:

The House majority leader is seen as the front-runner in the fresh race for speaker, and has begun making phone calls seeking support from his GOP colleagues, sources said.

Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who became a national figure after he survived a brutal assassination attempt during a congressional baseball practice, announced Wednesday he will seek to be the next House speaker.

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And Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led the effort to overthrow McCarthy, has repeatedly put Scalise’s name forward, saying after Tuesday’s stunning vote that the majority leader is “the type of person that I could see myself supporting.”

Asked about Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, officially jumping into the speaker's race Wednesday, Scalise replied: "I'm sure a lot of people are going to look at this, as they should. This is really important that we get this right."

Scalise’s moves are already being met with some backlash. One member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus suggested that Scalise would be no different than McCarthy as speaker.

Exactly: This could be a rerun of January, with Scalise getting a plurality but not a majority of votes. But, unlike in January, the pro tem. is in place and "regular" business can still proceed.

[AndyinPA]

I believe Scalise is fighting cancer right now.

[Foggy]

Gym Jordan is the only one who can unify the House with both sides of the aisle, because of his proven track record of behaving like a spoiled brat kindergartener. He truly is the Ted Cruz of the House -- all the grownups think he's a loser, while he remains terribly impressed with himself. It would be fun to see a vote, if he got only one vote. From himself.

[neonzx]

I believe Scalise is fighting cancer right now.

So then, that is normally what the doctor orders for cancer patients. MORE STRESS.

O.K.

[raison de arizona]

Wee little man with a big gavel. Word on the street is that he got turned around at Disneyworld because he wasn't tall enough for the ride.

[AndyinPA]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/politics ... index.html

Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry’s move to kick former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer out of their office spaces, two Republican sources told CNN.

GOP Rep. Garret Graves told reporters on Wednesday that McCarthy is getting the office that McHenry has ordered her to vacate.

“Look the deal is that the office that Pelosi is in right now is the office of the preceding speaker. Speaker Pelosi and other Democrats determined that they wanted a new … speaker, and it’s Kevin McCarthy. So, he’s getting the office,” he said.

Sources close to Pelosi and Hoyer say it was retaliation for Democrats siding against McCarthy in voting to vacate the speaker’s chair Tuesday. The unofficial offices are located near the House floor.

[johnpcapitalist]

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/pol ... 055712007/

It's official: Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan is running to be the next speaker of the U.S. House.

I was in a meeting a few minutes ago with some senior management types that include current/former lobbyists and who are quite well connected on Capitol Hill. Their unanimous consensus is that it'll be Steve Scalise. Also, none of them had ever heard of the pro tem guy whose first act was to kick Nancy Pelosi out of her office.

[Frater I*I]

My favorite was a line from GA R Congressman Austin Scott: "They're not interested in governing. They're just interested in grifting."

Ironic statement from that mutha f-----, seeing as he tried to overthrow the 2020 election by signing on Texas v Pennsylvania...


I know this man, he's unfortunately my Rep, he's as evil as the rest of them, just not a vocal about it...

[northland10]

I believe Scalise is fighting cancer right now.

So he will have to fight two cancers—the one in his blood and the one in his party.

[noblepa]

I love Fetterman!
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Igor Bobic
@igorbobic
Fetterman on House speaker drama:

“Replacing one dick with a different kind of dick isn’t going to change anything in the House. We’re one DNA test from the Jerry Springer show.”

I remember back in 1972, the refrain was "Vote for Nixon in '72. Why change dicks in the middle of a screw?"

Unfortunately, he did win that election. The rest, as they say, is history.

[Foggy]

I wake up, and I am very excited to see what happens next.

The insanity is fascinating.

[Atticus Finch]

I am running out of popcorn.

[bill_g]

I remember back in 1972, the refrain was "Vote for Nixon in '72. Why change dicks in the middle of a screw?"

Unfortunately, he did win that election. The rest, as they say, is history.

Dick Nixon before he dick's you!

[raison de arizona]

“Perhaps the issue isn’t actually Democrats..”

[raison de arizona]

.@Liz_Cheney: “If the Republicans decide that Jim Jordan should be the Speaker of the House...There would no longer be any possible way to argue that a group of elected Republicans could be counted on to defend the Constitution.”

[Gregg]

Truth Suzie C. I am so sick of looking at his smug face. Would love to slap him.

I'll be in DC next week, would you like me to do it for you as your proxy should the opportunity arise....?

I WILL POST YOUR BAIL.

[Gregg]

“I wanted to meet with Steve first, so I did that,” Jordan says.

“We’ll see” if he can get support from moderates. “We need to unite the conference, I think I can do that. My colleagues who have reached out to me seem to think the same thing.”

NEWS: Asked if he’s running for speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan replies: “Yes.”

Well, it has been almost 20 years since we had a Republican former Wrestling Coach with a history of Sex Scandals as Speaker of the House.

[Frater I*I]

Truth Suzie C. I am so sick of looking at his smug face. Would love to slap him.

I'll be in DC next week, would you like me to do it for you as your proxy should the opportunity arise....?

I WILL POST YOUR BAIL.

Open hand, or back hand.....???

[qbawl]

I'll be in DC next week, would you like me to do it for you as your proxy should the opportunity arise....?

I WILL POST YOUR BAIL.

Open hand, or back hand.....???

Safety first: Use high grade knuckle protection.

[Frater I*I]

Safety first: Use high grade knuckle protection.

Brass....got it...

[Annrc]

[Gregg]

All of us are now firmly on watchlists and won't ever get special tours of the Capitol.

[neonzx]

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4241 ... andidates/

Fox News’s Bret Baier will host a televised forum for the three candidates for Speaker of the House — an unusual move that follows Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) unprecedented ouster as Speaker.

House Majority Leader Scalise (R-La.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Republican Study Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) would participate in the event on Monday at 6 p.m. EST.

The televised forum reflects the highly unusual nature of the race to replace McCarthy — and the intense public interest it is garnering. Though it will be televised nationally, the only people who may cast a ballot for Speaker are members of the House.

[Volkonski]

Trump not participating?