One thing I dislike immensely about Republican punditry, specifically as it relates to internal dynamics, is their tribal narrative engineering. The example from Breitbart about President Trump’s discussion of the next Speaker of the House is a case study.
Take out Matthew Boyle’s woven narrative; and remind yourself that Boyle is writing from a position of DeSantis advocacy; read just the direct quotes from President Trump about the risk of House Speaker if the party doesn’t align to support Kevin McCarthy, and the position is pragmatic.
Essentially, if not Kevin McCarthy, and the House vote is dependent on Democrat support, the result will likely be worse.
Just the Trump quotes: “I think it’s a very dangerous game that’s being played,” Trump said. “It’s a very dangerous game. Some bad things could happen. Look, we had Boehner and he was a strange person but we ended up with Paul Ryan who was ten times worse. Paul Ryan was an incompetent speaker. I think he goes down as the worst speaker in history. We took [out] Boehner—and a group of people, some of whom are the same, and they’re very good friends of mine. All those people are very good friends of mine.”
[…] ““Think of it—we ended up with Paul Ryan. Boehner was like Winston Churchill compared to Paul Ryan,” Trump said. “Boehner wasn’t perfect—nobody’s perfect—but Paul Ryan was a disaster for the Republican Party. That’s what we got. Now we have to live with him. He’s destroying Fox and he’s destroying the New York Post. We got to live with this maniac. This guy, Paul Ryan, couldn’t have gotten elected in his own area of Wisconsin. I went with him after I won the election and we had a tremendous crowd of people and they booed him off the stage. You remember that? They booed him off the stage. This guy is now telling Fox what to do.”
[…] “Look, I think this: Kevin has worked very hard,” Trump said. “He is just—it’s been exhausting. If you think, he’s been all over. I think he deserves the shot. Hopefully he’s going to be very strong and going to be very good and he’s going to do what everybody wants.”
[…] “Now, I’m friendly with a lot of those people who are against Kevin. I think almost every one of them are very much inclined toward Trump, and me toward them. But I have to tell them, and I have told them, you’re playing a very dangerous game,” Trump said. “You could end up with the worse situation. I don’t even want to say what it is, but I could tell you it’s a worse situation. You could end up with some very bad situations. I use the Boehner to Paul Ryan example. You understand what I’m saying? It could be a doomsday scenario. It could be. You could end up with somebody who would be a disaster like Paul Ryan was.” (LINK)
I see absolutely nothing ‘controversial’ in those statements.
President Trump is correct. The conservative House took down John Boehner, the creepy and emotionally unstable 60-year-old sitting at the end of the bar who hits on your 21-year-old daughter. What came next was Paul Ryan, the current brother-in-law to radical SCOTUS Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the Wisconsin politician married to a Democrat lobbyist.
Ryan then blocked any effort to hold the FBI accountable for their role in the 2016 election and the promotion of Russiagate. Then followed that obstruction with an intentional effort to lose the 2018 midterm election, while announcing his own resignation.
Kevin McCarthy might suck, but at least he sucks in a controlled environment.
I’m not a fan of Kevin McCarthy, few would dislike him more than I; however, in the final analysis who else has put their name in the hat and is going to -or could- get the entire Republican caucus on their side?
The GOP only has a five-vote House margin.
It takes a simple majority to confirm the House Speaker.
What other method, candidate, representative or alternative position is there to take?
Is President Trump alluding to the possibility that, with the slim majority the Republicans have, defections of maybe 8 or so Republicans could lead to a Democrat becoming Speaker? Say a noxious woman whose name begins with ‘P’?
Yes.
My thoughts as well! God forbid.
Actually, if you want to paralyze the federal government, this would be a good way to go about it. Elect a Democrat speaker with a Republican majority, and you should have two years with nothing being done. This suits me just fine.
Pelosi’s standing down this time. If a Democrat becomes Speaker, it will be Hakeem Jeffries.
Considering how Pelosi’s husband was “dealt with”, the only way to be sure she’s standing down for sure is if she’s out of office.
If I had a hammer.
He won’t get the GOPe votes to actually be Speaker. But whichever centrist becomes Speaker will owe the Democrats and Jeffries will be the power behind the Chair.
Pelosi is posturing; of course she said she’s standing down, didn’t say she wouldn’t take the position again if demanded by popular acclamation – which (if 8 or so Republicans let their personal egos get in the way and don’t back McCarthy) she would go on to accept with all the pompous humility she could embrace for the cameras.
President Trump is right. It could be a disaster. bigly.
Pelosi will never stand down. Her ego and and continued objective to accrue massive power and wealth at the expense of tax paying US citizens while shredding the Constitution and destroying our Constitutional Republic remains her primary never ending goal.
How many RINOs in the House will do that anyway?
yup
Considering the old Battle Axe hasn’t move out of SF yet, it wouldn’t surprise me if she’s licking her chops at the possibility!
If that happens we would have stolen defeat from the jaws of victory.
In order to get more MAGA Conservatives we need to strengthen our forces over a stretch of time… defeat due to purity is the same as a Progressive talking about “Saving The Environment” while driving an Electric Vehicle that damages the environment many times over than a Gas Power Motor.
Politics is a dirty business and you know there are always a few RINOs who are happy to stick it to the country because they are azzhats.
Let’s face it, Dems + RINOs have majorities in both the House and the Senate.
Because elections were stolen. Failure to fix 2020 is root cause. Failure to have DJT in office is root cause.
Not fixable “pulling levers” on current machine.
This is reality time.
Reread para 2 dec of ind!
See how long a list you can make from current events to replace that list of 1776.
IMO, we are “there”.
That Rep from Nebraska has already said that could happen. Whether or not he was bluffing to scare the Freedom Caucus into supporting McCarthy remains to be seen.
Yes, because that is a fact. All members of the House will get to vote for the Speaker of the House. If the Demcommies can see a path to winning that vote, you can bet by damned, that they would take it.
President Trump knows the ‘lay of the land’, so I’m sure his words represent a calculus that is the preferred option politically. We have to win the war by picking our battles-we can’t fight everyone at once. I’m in on McCarthy now – McCarthy needs to make promises and put the right people in places of leverage. The GOP base has to have retribution because of what has been done to them over the last few years, that is clear. We only want to fight fire with fire, no more selling out.
The Trump forces are about to take over the RNC, they are conducting Ronnas execution as we speak! He who controls the RNC, controls the Republican Party! In the words of the Steve Bannon watch for SIGNAL, tune out the NOISE!
I hope you are right.
Watch for the signal?
Oh no, Not another “Release the kraken!” fiasco I hope.
Absolutely tune out the noise. Such as 100 seats and a hundred years.
I so Pray!
I think you are dreaming. The fact that McDaniels is even running again shows how corrupted the system is. Only the MAGA crowd is calling for her head. The rest of the Repubs are all in on the grift.
McCarthy isn’t the damn problem with the Omnibus TURKEY MAN CHINA MITCH IS THE PROBLEM , PAY ATTENTION!
MTG is supporting McCarthy.
MTG is as America First as they come. I saw that she supported Kevin McCarthy and it made me wonder. I guessed that it was because he is the practical choice and has made some good promises of what he would do if speaker.
You can always watch Tucker on You Tube…
How about this “calculus? Dem gets speaker, then what? They don’t have a majority so either all is blocked or the rinos step up and vote with democrats. Or we put McCarthy in and they do nothing as always aaaaand get blamed for all the bad. Also, he voted to impeach Trump but says he will stand down on impeachment of democrats? What kind of new hell is this?
He is a lying piece of garbage and everyone here knows it. I guess he’s “clean and speaks well”?
Well, if they get the speakership, that means they have a majority.
Bannon is not a clown. He is a hero. It is his conservative following that will lead to change and help build support for Trump. You are clearly not a good judge of people.
You take over the RNC, you basically CONTROL THE PARTY!
Trump knows what his base thinks. He is relying on his own PERSONAL EXPERIENCE in making these statements. We don’t call him the ‘very stable genius” for nothing.
Settling for the ‘tallest midget in the room’ is why I left the party. I just can’t take it anymore. We do the same thing every election cycle since Reagan, and we keep losing. How do you expect real change if we keep repeating the same mistakes.
Using this fear tactic of “oh but it could be worse” is such BS.
we are “losing” due to vote theft. VOTE THEFT is not LOSING; stooping vote theft is the thing that we stop “doing”and then we see ourselvess “better.
“We” did not lose Trump, “they” took him from us.
“We” did not lose Kennedy, “they” took him from us.
“We” did not lose Nixon, “they” took him from us.
“We” did not lose Lake, “they” took her from us.
“We” did not lose Regan, “they” almost took him from us.
“We” did not lose freedoms after 911, “they” took them from us.
The list is very long.
A strong stick and stiff neck isn’t going to get the job done.
And how has reaching across the isle worked out.
Trump supported gays 6 years ago. You should have given up back then.
Ryan and McCarthy are brother proteges of Boehner, together with Cantor. Birds of a Feather. For MANY Decades. Together.
It’s either McCarthy or Pelosi – upfront or behind the scenes. What’s your choice?
Boehner was a hard right bomb thrower in the beginning.
The corruption in DC is so powerful almost none are strong enough to elude it!
McCarthy has no fire, will not fight, and will not give up the complete control that Piglosi has gifted the Speaker of the House. He will lie and stab us and PDT in the back. That said, those fighting him should put much more pressure on him to do the right thing in numerous areas and put that on the record so he cannot easily rescind thereafter. Make him pay for the votes. Bigly.
I suspect Trump has always been dead to you.
Jordan isn’t a Senator!!! He is a member of the House!
I’m not gonna keep a person based on the premis that the next person might “suck more”. I’ll take my chances with getting rid of McCarthy….just like I took my chances in voting for Trump.
Couldn’t help but notice you had nobody better instead of McCarthy. Taking chances is choosing the unknown which is what your statement represents.
You could vote for TRUMP.
Speaker doesn’t have to be a congressman.
Yours are very cowardly words:
Men choose principle over “current offering” often. Especially when current offering is “force choice in fraudulent conditions”.
And yes its risk.
Avoiding risk is often, but not always, a sound strategy.
…. as Revere, Hancock, Washington, Jefferson, and 10,000 patriots could say if able.
Risk has rewards at times when status quo has neg consequences.
Carter Burger is displaying courage in difficult times.
I’m with him, not you.
Maybe some courage from you and others tomorrow.
McCarthy is a Boehner Proteges.
Vote for TRUMP for Speaker.
We survived the loss of Eric Cantor.
If all fails with McCarthy, he is replaceable. I’m sure Trump reminded him thusly. 🙂
However, the cost of this maneuver is not well defined (for me its not but I suggest Trump and team has this in mind).
So, once again the RINO GOPe hold a a veto card and we must comply. When will we free of this curse?
When we no longer have a lazy, complacent, ignorant electorate.
The electorate has been doing its job…getting out the vote. This informed electorate is sick and tired of the ‘leadership’ that keeps getting(s)elected, that keeps ignoring the voices of their base, that works with the leftists against America-first candidates, AND ignores the will of the people. McCarthy, McConnell and McDaniel have all worked for themselves. They have for years aided in the destruction of America. No…they have to go.
Father time – the grim reaper is right behind him.
Then his hand groomed replacement Thune takes over and over and over…..
TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!
AS SPEAKER.
DO IT!!!
DJT… in WH and helping to elect speaker from legit congress from legit elections.
militia law enforcement — if laws be broken or legitimacy of action is secured. Reread para 2 of dec of ind.
So Vote for TRUMP for Speaker.
That will shatter ALL the Templates.
Voila!!!
TRUMP as Speaker.
NOBODY ELSE ALIVE!!!
Stolen votes methinks play a HUUUUUUUUGE role.
Militia. Law enforcement.
No, we have a confused, angry, separated electorate and one party to choose all candidates from. The uniparty!
No. TRUMP!
Not true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You are making that conclusion based on FALSE numbers: along with many others.
2020 T had MAAAAASSSSIIIIVVVVEEE majority over biden — yet here we sit and argue.
Electorate is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT divided. We are huge majorities in reality but tiny fraction of ballots (stolen) media (stolen), Social media (Boosted opponents, throttled down and deleted allies) etc…
The electorate IS out.
The uni-party keeps countermanding our wishes!
They are NOT better people.
They are better CROOKS.
gettem ScarletRoseRed. We do not need to tolerate criminal behavior to get in office nor criminality once there…. but you have to have the legitimacy and tools to rectify the situation.
Our founding fathers found very similar circumstances and left directions in the Dec of Ind and Constitution:
2A: A well regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state….
When we all finally wash the last of their filth from our hands in disgust and start a third party. Until then, we are jus rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, while the “elected” wealthy and powerful are sitting comfortably in their tax-payer funded luxury lifeboats.
The constitution is adequate to the task at hand and the party is NOT in the constitution: the militia is. It is not a private entity. It is public. It is legit for present circumstances.
The “party is a parasite on the constitution” born of long practice”. Nothing more.
It is NOT an adequate “tool” for addressing the current physical problem (stolen votes, illegal conduct of office holders, illegitimate occupiers of office–biden take note here.)
After the law is enforced and treasonist individuals hang, I’ll entertain philosophy discussions (platform) and group activity to have candidates vetted/selected (convention) via private structures (party).
Not now. After.
The only way to free us of the RINO’s is time to build up MAGA folks in Congress and the Senate.
Think of it like this, it took almost four years from December 7, 1941 to get to V-E Day and V-J Day. Wars take time. And we are in a War for the Heart and Soul of America.
Yes, but it did not work so well in the 2022 midterms, when most of the MAGA candidates were defeated by the alliance between RINOs & Dems.
Not “defeated” — criminally aggressed, vote stolen…. like Trump 2020.
Reality is not reflected in language.
“you” want to accept voting “as it is” and then insult your allies–you be you…
Not me.
We lost nothing — we will not “FIGHT” the criminal.
We need to stop the steal and have the just result/reward for the actions taken to date
If we have law enforcement, we have Trump, and we have much different circumstance as a nation, culture, people.
VOTE TRUMP FOR SPEAKER!!!
Vote for TRUMP FOR SPEAKER.
How easy is That!
Try it, You’ll like it!
Hey Sundance, McCarthy has basically ceded control of the Agenda to the MAGA/America First movement because he wants to be SPEAKER MORE THAN HE WANTS CONTROL! I don’t know if the 15 or 20 (it is more than 5 folks) can be convinced or they are dead set against McCarthy and would settle for a compromise like Scalise who is much more conservative. The Trump forces are conducting a brilliant offensive flanking move against GOP E by orchestrating the take over of the RNC by the MAGA/America First forces! The efficiently vicious move to take out Ronna Romney McDaniel will now potentially give control of the RNC to MAGA/America First friendly people and allies, plus, the beautiful part is it essentially drops a MOAB on the Governor of Florida and seriously damages GOP E (I am hoping this also leads to an all out assault on McConnell by the same forces) Good Luck Ron going against a Trump controlled GOP!!! 🤔
The Word of another Boehner protege is worth another grain of sand in your machinery.
Or a few buckets of it.
It is my understanding McCarthy is not willing to cede or share power.
My only hope is that MTG and DJT are playing good cop so the 5 determined no votes can play bad cop. Then McCarthy cannot legitimately freeze out the entire crew. Its a hope, not a belief.
McCarthy is replaceable. Anytime needed. The reason for the battle is stolen elections, Trump’s “backing up” due to the steal of 2020 is the driver.
FIx vote stealing, put DJT in office and much insanity decreases and much gets changed in “speaker” fight…. then other things can change too.
I remember before the Heller case. Conservatives across the board said don’t take the case to SCOTUS. It’ll fail. It’s not time. What happened was a historic win. We’re always being told not to push ahead. Not to take chances. And what happens when we don’t? Always a loss. What happens when we do? We win some. Not all, but better than not trying at all.
I am with PDJT all the way – His quotes are 1000% accurate on Ryan – he was a disaster and a snake – and the booing, remember it well , he should have been dumped after his pu—gate tape try to submarine candidate Donald Trump , his quote “we may have a new nominee by Monday “ Now Ryan is the DeS . Manager for Murdoch and others at Fox – beware -beware
I knew Boehner was a screwed up something or other – was probably well known about drinking and “skirt chasing “ in DC but WE didn’t really know that much – so much kept secret in DC (for blackmail /leverage etc) Disgusting…
BTW Boehner , even on Camera , had those Rummy eyes , that I have noticed in person on certain people over the years , It must have been well known in DC/MSM – I wonder how many times he has been ‘dried” out in Rehab or AA -…?
PDJT knows the game.
He can’t win if he doesn’t play the game.
The ‘game’ is rigged.
True, but PDJT won a rigged game in 2016 and is trying to do it again.
Kari Lake didn’t play the game (ballot harvesting) and she lost. Others in CA and NY played the game and won.
As far as I know, McCarthy had said No to regular order. I believe this is the ONLY effective weapon against the Leviathan State. I get Trump’s concern but he’s thinking short term. IE, if he becomes President again, all his policies will be swept away by the next President. Supporting McCarthy is no better that supporting Pelosi.
Trump does NOT think short term. We should know that by now.
Show me one of his policies that lasted a week after 1/21/21.
President Trump has his facts straight.
We are past the primaries and past the fixed results of the general election……..you have to play the hand you are dealt with.
President Trump is the head coach of the MAGA movement. He knows what he is doing.
He won the house and he FIRED PEE-LOW-SKI!!!!!!!!!
The MAGAs need to be spending their time on recruiting MAGA candidates to replace the RINOs in the primaries.
Sundance posed a question at the end of this article.
For all the angst expressed, (which is well founded) no one has answered the question.
I love that there is fierce opposition to McRINO, that adds uncertainty which creates a situation in which you can get concessions.
But in the end, McRINO seems to be the best choice out of present alternatives.
EXCEPT FOR TRUMP.
As long as we have to choose the lesser of two evils nothing will change. The whole thing is fake and rigged.
looks like a Rino move to me. He is desperately trying to salvage his credibility with a corrupt politicians in Washington for moving away from him.
Down vote , please ….
One argument is that MAGA doesn’t have the votes to elect a speaker.
I will point out, the rinos don’t have the votes to elect a speaker either.
If they choose treason by joining with democrats to elect a speaker, just let it be.
We will know who to remove next in 2024.
Meantime, not much difference. Rinos will vote with democrats to pass globalist crap anyway.
Apparently not.
That’s the whole point. RINOs will get some centrist Democrats to vote with them and get some other RINO or maybe even a Democrat as Speaker. Then the Democrats will have a lot of leverage over a Republican majority House.
Trump is right, as he so often is.
I assume this is about bargaining. As President Trump says, you have to be willing to walk away if you want a favorable deal.
Trump is the only true leader of freemen we’ve had. He took on all enemies within and without. He is regrouping. I’m listening.
The masks have to be ripped off the evil and the traitors exposed to the herd like a sledge hammer. Otherwise they contently stick their heads back in the trough. The twitter releases gave us a sense of the power of the ugly truth.
I will go with President Trump decision on this one.
When time goes by on the selection I will read in bold letters in the comments.
“Trump was right again.”
That’s my favorite comment to read.
President Trump pulled Mitch McConnell across the finish line to get him re-elected.
Do you really think we are better off with him in the senate than we would be if he lost and a democrat had taken his place?
I suspect McConnell played the usual game of making promises to get that endorsement, then quickly tossing them in the circular file once elected.
That’s an aspect of the political game that Trump, being a CEO, never got used to. Pull that stunt in the construction business and you usually wind up in court.
We’ve had to wait on a few but always, ALWAYS, it comes out that Trump was right.
“Look, I think this: Kevin has worked very hard,” Trump said. “He is just—it’s been exhausting. If you think, he’s been all over. I think he deserves the shot. Hopefully he’s going to be very strong and going to be very good and he’s going to do what everybody wants.”
THIS is the part I find controversial.
It’s one thing to say that McCarthy is the lesser evil and just leave it at that. But to say or even imply that he would be a good Speaker is crossing a line in my book.
Trump endorsing McCarthy for Speaker now is almost as bad as him endorsing McConnell for Majority Leader or picking DeSantis as his running mate. Doing any of those three things would guarantee, and I mean GUARANTEE, a bite on his ass later on.
Trump’s praise is always for a reason and sometimes it’s a reason that fits the person sometimes it fits the occasion. You’d think most would understand this by now.
We cannot play the rigged game anymore. Let it all fall apart and rebuild stronger.
I almost wrote build back better, haha
Hypothetically, how many house republicans do you think would risk voting against Donald J Trump for Speaker?
THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO!!!
AMEN!!!
While Trump might be right on some things, he was not right on a lot. He has a proven track record of picking poor personnel. Or, maybe that was always the plan to be able to point the finger in the end.
Trump could be right that someone other than McCarthy but any T D or H could say that and be right. It’s no blessed premonition.
There is no wrath worse than a women scored.
MAGA’s worst nightmare would be if Liz Chaney became Speaker of the House.
IMO that’s who he’s referring to.
Yikes!
My two cents… when I watched 1st debate and DJT did a smack down of M.Kelly .. I said to myself “he’s the guy”… watched thru primaries.. watched thru Hillary debates.. watched thru 4yrs..and will say now “he is still the guy” for me… so regardless of what says, does etc I will always support him and his judgements.. those of you that don’t see him.. I feel sorry for you , right now he is the ONLY hope to get American back on original course..
🇺🇸💪😀👍
I agree that President Trump is the ONLY one who can MAGA, and I believe that’s because he is a man on a mission. Nothing – and I mean nothing- will deter him from his destiny.
Our very stable genius is smart enough to outsmart these money-grubbing globalists AND THEY KNOW IT. THEY know.
The question is, do we?
Good question Judith. Trump’s enemies (everyone in the establishment) KNOW what he’s going to do if he gets back in. Why don’t we, his own people, know that and take his word on these issues?
Seems mc carthy is setting up the republican leadership as the only ones who can run the house. As per Rep. Rosendale (R-MT) on a Fox interview.
I am skeptical of dem house leader, but a very heavy rino repuke could end up leader…in the vain of paul ryan. ryan never was put in a situation like kevin where he was so publicly challenged. He never made any promises. (At least I didn’t hear them.) The challenge is ok. It looks like there is a possibility of someone worse. Not sure any of the Biggs types would be elected…We are not there yet. This is obvious, as we watch what is happening. If the Biggs types had a stronger position, this would not be happening in such a loud degree. That is what I think.
I just wish Trump would just stay out of it. He is too trusting. I think he trusts kevin too much.
Ryan and McCarthy were and ARE fellow Proteges of Boehner’s FOR DECADES.
If he knows what would be best, why should he keep quiet?
If you disapprove of Frank Luntz’ roomie (as any sensible person should), and you are a member of the Republican caucus, trade your vote for iron-clad, written guarantees that can be taken to the conservative media. Don’t make Manchin’s mistake and settle for empty promises.
It just struck me that Matt Gaetz ‘s knows that the alternative to McCarthy is Liz Chaney.
Has all of his resistance to McCarthy been a scam?
I remember that it was Matt Gaetz that asked PDJT to endorse his buddy RDS for Gov in 2018.
With Liz Chaney as Speaker, she can get rid of PDJT, paving RDS path to the White House.
By this one move Matt Gaetz secures him a cabinet position from his Fl. buddy without openly coming out against PDJT.
Is Gaetz a snake?
Interesting Thought…
I never liked Gaetz, something creepy about him. If he were in my district I would never vote for him.
I don’t like McCarthy but this does raise a few points that I had not considered. Politics is a very dirty game and I can see a few RINOs getting their panties in a wad and voting for a democrat to be speaker. Ryan was a total disaster for us and he is one of the reasons Fox is unwatchable except for Tucker.
I support Trump 100%. No I don’t agree with him all the time and I still think he gets a lot of bad advice, that being said, he is far, far better than all of the other alternatives. Ron DeSantis is good but I want to keep him as my governor as long as possible, he can run after Trump gets done with his next term.
I think your opinion of DeSantis might be different if you read more of Sundance’s articles.
AMEN. Esp. that sneaky snake garbage of RDS re the Colorado GOP primary where – IN A PRIMARY – RDS supported the RINO who vowed to fight against TRUMP for 2024 Prexy.
Joe somebody against a proven Conservative IN the Primary.
And RDS then insulted Trump who recommended against that endorsement by RDS.
AND Joe Somebody won that primary. Over the Conservative.
Make up your own mind. Do your own sleuthing. Takes more time and thinking. Requires networking in a major way. But it can be done. Then go with your decision and hold steadfast.
Don’t listen to any echo chamber.
As another grumpy old woman I second your advice.
I’ve noted in the past 3 weeks you’ve seen Bannon, MTG, TGP and others all trying to rally their base towards supporting or “excusing” support for Kevin McCarthy. So I’m not surprised we now see Trump and others doing the same.
The GOP and RNC false opposition brigade must sway their base into a position of accepting McCarthy.
Remember, you must elect more Republicans, to replace the Republicans, to change the Republicans. Doing anything else is unthinkable to the cult.
Shhhh… You’re not supposed to notice these things!!!
“(Boehner is a) creepy and emotionally unstable 60-year-old sitting at the end of the bar who hits on your 21-year-old daughter.”
Absolutely not a fan of Boehner’s speakership, but where’s the evidence for that final claim?
It’s a rhetorical device meant to emphasize creepy – a sensation the observer feels.
Boehner is FAR from 60, anymore.
“Ok, just once more… but you have to use a condom this time!”
No thanks.
President Trump’s biggest mistakes was this kind of deal-making with the lying scum gopE.
Oh, this is hard, so hard.
I completely understand Sundance’s pragmatism–I do. Yes, there are several dozen “Republican” congressmen (women) who would not hesitate to vote for a “middle-of-the-road” Democrat if Kevin McCarthy were not elected Speaker.
I get it.
But I have to ask, at what point does pragmatism become the excuse for failure? More to the point, will principle ever triumph over expedience?
“Patience, grasshopper” comes to mind.
Yes, the tide is turning, but now is the time for pragmatic patience.
Indeed, the tide is turning– against the rule of law in what used to be a constitutional Republic. McCarthy is what Ronald Reagan had in mind when he observed that government is the problem.
VOTE For TRUMP For SPEAKER of the HOUSE.
Oops! Keep forgetting the Caps Rules. So sorry, folks.
We are in a war – we have to do whatever we have to do to win it.
Ryan kept winning reelection because he lives in a state where anyone can vote in the Republican primary.
Didn’t MTG just say something similar to this, and wasn’t she bashed and called a traitor for it?
Didn’t she also suggest it was time for TRUMP to retire???
We took [out] Boehner—and a group of people, some of whom are the same, and they’re very good friends of mine. All those people are very good friends of mine.”
I suspect how I use the word “friends” and how President Trump uses the word “friends” is not the same.
I think a Trump to English translation guide would be very revealing.
Excellent point. In my experience, a man who claims to have many friends in reality has none at all.
NFT’s and now backing one of the three MIC’s? I gotta bad feeling about this…..
Disagree…it’s time for a change. Trump probably cut a deal in exchange for support during his 2024 run. No more ‘telegenic’ picks for leader, we need someone willing to roll up their sleeves.
McCarthy is a team player…Just the wrong team. He was Ryans Lieutenant and he didn’t disappoint Ryan or McConnell or any other Rino for that matter. Trump’s Presidency was littered with bad personnel choices….It was his greatest weakness.
How come the Democrats always get their pick of the finest totalitarian fascist available and the Republicans can’t even find one patriot ?
My choice for Speaker is Andy Biggs.
Keep on praying while we’re in the throes
of too many Lizzes and Bakersfield bozos.
Trump says… Don’t Embrace the suck… Control the suck. Hmmm…
Boehner is/was mentor to Ryan, McCarthy, and Cantor.
All one and the SAME.
“We three Clods of the same Orientation are… etc …
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. ALL MY PRAYERS AND BEST BLESSINGS.
Happy Festivus-:)
The conservative House took down John Boener, the creepy and emotionally unstable 60-year-old sitting at the end of the bar who hits on your 21-year-old daughter. What came next was Paul Ryan, the current brother-in-law to radical SCOTUS Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the Wisconsin politician married to a Democrat lobbyist
… the 60yo at the end of the bar hitting on your 21yo daughter. Gawd, what an apt description of the dysfunctionally creepy Republican establishment
Uniparty. All orchestrated to appear that we have a choice. When I see this much time and attention spent on deciding who will be king, instead of working on our immediate needs as a country, I regret a lifetime of following politics so I could interrupt my days, drive to my precinct, and stand in long lines to cast my good for nothing ballot.
To all of you panicking and kvetching – Trump had exactly TWO congressional GOP members on his side during 2018-2020 investigations.
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Some of you live in a fantasy land. Trump lives in the real world.
Republicans working to destroy the Republican Party. Known as the “stupid party.” It would be stupid only if it was not intentional, which it appears to be.