Sustained...Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 7:33 pmObjection! Assumes facts not in evidence. The party leader has no soul.
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Tsk, of course the Republicans have souls. Not like ours though. Theirs are located posteriorly. Indeed, the Republican Party has have many ass-souls.
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Lexicon alert!! “Ass-souls”!
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If they keep voting maybe Hakeem will win!
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What time is the -show scheduled to start today?
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I was thinking that. Wouldn't it be hilarious if 5 Republicans crossed over to vote for Jeffries? Problem solved!
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Yes!!!!!
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I think I heard noon, so 9AM my time.
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It may not happen.
https://www.salon.com/2023/10/19/jordan ... on-report/
https://www.salon.com/2023/10/19/jordan ... on-report/
Jordan tries to back out of vote as GOPer faces death threats: report
"He's done," one Republican said after GOP moderates erupted over bullying and intimidation tactics.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, may back out of a planned third vote on his speaker bid as opposition from holdout Republicans grows deeper amid a controversial intimidation campaign by his allies.
“Nearly everyone involved in the discussions with Team Jordan says the Ohio Republican doesn't want to go to the floor for a third vote” following a humiliating defeat that saw him lose votes on the second ballot on Wednesday, Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman reported on Thursday, noting that Jordan’s representatives have denied the claim.
Republican sources told CNN’s Manu Raju that Jordan is “bleeding votes and is poised to lose even more Republicans if he goes through with a third ballot today.”
“One GOP member who opposes Jordan says there are about 30 R no votes,” he tweeted. “It’s unclear if Jordan goes through with the noon vote.”
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Just heard on CNN, they're saying there will be no speaker vote today. Moar details after the commercial break.
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I was in with the scoop!
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It's important for the right-wing trash to understand that crashing everybody's phone systems did Jordan more harm than good. The bullying backfired, because nobody is afraid of those people anymore. Good.
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To be somewhat fair, tossing out the phone numbers like confetti to get people to start calling them could have allowed some Left wing trolls to start harassing them them as well and claiming they are doing it for the Gym. But, even so, the responsibility still lies with the Jordan boys for giving out the numbers in the first place.
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This is all just a disgrace. Shameful.
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Gymmy is out, now they have to get people to vote for the guy thats there.
https://www.reddit.com/r/thebulwark/com ... _allowing/
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Place your bets nowJordan won’t seek third speaker vote, allowing House to empower interim speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) won’t pursue a third vote for speaker as the House looks to empower the legislative powers of Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.), according to people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to detail private discussions. After two failed votes, Republicans had made clear the conservative firebrand didn’t have enough support to win the speaker’s gavel. With House functions at a standstill, lawmakers will now move forward with a proposal to expand the powers of the acting speaker.
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If any Democratic votes are needed for this they better extract a few pints of blood before blindly signing on. A good start would be aid to Ukraine and no government shutdown next month. And throw in ending the impeachment charade while you're asking.
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Guess Gym is still wrestling with the team. How long before he counts out?
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They’d renege.Reality Check wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:54 am If any Democratic votes are needed for this they better extract a few pints of blood before blindly signing on. A good start would be aid to Ukraine and no government shutdown next month. And throw in ending the impeachment charade while you're asking.
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pipistrelle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:58 amThey’d renege.Reality Check wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:54 am If any Democratic votes are needed for this they better extract a few pints of blood before blindly signing on. A good start would be aid to Ukraine and no government shutdown next month. And throw in ending the impeachment charade while you're asking.
McCarthy reneged, and he is a lot more trustworthy than the current crew. Which isn't saying much.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4264 ... age/#95078
Here we go again.Republicans who had staunchly supported Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for Speaker are now fuming at him over a plan to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to move legislation on the House floor until January.
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What "sway" ?? The Dems are just kicking back and watching the Republicans implode.Rep. Fallon says two-thirds of GOP members oppose empowering McHenry
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Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, said this afternoon that "two-thirds" of the Republican House members oppose empowering McHenry and have mentioned "four or five" names besides Jordan's.
"I oppose the resolution for a very simple reason. We were elected by three quarters of a million people, each and every one of us to lead, not kick the can down the road," Fallon said.
Fallon said members were in an "ugly process" but they need to "muddle through it." He added that the division of the Republican Party in the House has enabled Democratic sway in the process.
"So now because of this ugly process, what has this party done? It has enabled the Democrats to determine the way forward, in part, because if all 212 Democrats vote for this resolution, it will pass. If all of them oppose it, it will fail," Fallon said.
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I've seen a lot of blaming the Democrats for this situation on RWNJ media, including Fox. If only all the Democrats would vote for Jordan. If only all the Democrats had not voted to vacate, this is really _their_ doing. Etc.
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The Republicans need to accept the fact that they have become two incompatible political parties.
So sad.
So sad.