The House of Representatives continues efforts to elect a Speaker of the House. Republican candidate Kevin McCarthy failed in his first-round effort on the floor in dramatic fashion. A group of conservatives blocked his path amid one of the smallest GOP House majorities in history. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries had the highest overall number of votes, but still not enough to become speaker.
As noted by Politico, “In a stunning moment of chaos on the first day of the new Congress, McCarthy and his allies will now attempt to quell the revolt, preparing members to take repeated votes as pressure mounts from their colleagues. It will mark only the second time since the Civil War that a party will need multiple attempts to choose its leader on the House floor — with all business in the chamber, even the swearing-in of members, halted until a speaker is chosen.”
Voting continues, video below. UPDATE After Three Failed Votes, the House is adjourned until noon tomorrow:
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Are you old enough to remember that the Porkulus bill just passed was supposed to be a difficult vote?
Total Gridlock would not be all bad…….
THAT WAS – THE ORIGINAL Design !
CONFLICT Between the Members ( Their STATE’S INTERESTS ) and The Co-EQUAL Branches of govt.
Important five words in one of the founding documents “Congress shall pass no law. .”
Wonder if McCarthy made a deal with the Democrats:
It is possible that the Democrats might bail on this as this continues to future ballots. For McCarthy to win the gavel without flipping any GOP holdouts, he would need at least 30 Democrats to take a hike
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/03/new-congress-livewire-republicans-take-over-house-speakership-election-decide-who-will-lead-chamber/
YEP and then he OWES the dems…..
So what’s new???
Exactly. He’s probably looking for a reason to give them what they want.
as he always been….r*d off him ASAP to retirement…
That would just be signing the party’s death warrant.
The cover narrative is already out making the news, that some Dems may not see the point of hanging around for too many more rounds of votes –provides plausible deniability that a deal was cut. May be why McCarthy was so confident to move into the Speaker’s Office in advance of the vote, and why he so far not indicating a willingness to stand down.
Was enjoying watching this until I read the Breitbart take on the math if 30 Dems leave. Still good to see McCarthy taken down a peg by his own caucus. No way to read the tea leaves for sure at this point.
they been dead for many,many ,many years…
It ain’t gonna happen. Dems have “no problem” jumping in to rescue their RINO Comrades, but not something like this.
Nor do I expect enough RINOS would vote for a Dem Speaker, either.
Screw Breitbart and all the Rinos who read it. It has gone the way of Drudge. Andrew would not be happy.
NO he would not….you only need 218 TOTAL in the House to get a majority IF all are in attendance
I don’t have any concerns over the 19 who refuse to vote for McCarthy.
I have grave concerns over the “only Kevin McCarthy” Republicans. What Did McCarthy promise them? If McCarthy fails….of course they should consider someone else. Why won’t they?
The establishment globalist uniparty at work.
This is the hardest I have seen the Republicans fight for anything in decades. Making history!
Fighting amongst themselves..
would love to see them fighting this hard against the Dems.
Fighting for the people who elected them would be good.
Unprecedented.
Defund, reject, destroy the worthless Republican Party and create a new brand for conservatives.
Easy to say, very HARD to do.
Do you even have any idea,..WHAT a National Political party DOES, or how it does it?
Every 2 years, the party puts forth a SLATE of endorsed Candidates, for virtually every open political position, from School board to POTUS, and (ostensibly) works to get those candidates elected.
Each Candidate has a Campaign staff and volonteers, to manage every aspect of the campaign.
Each State has a State party hierarchy, composed of Executive committees, Chairs, and down to precinct captains in each of the 10’s of 1000’s of individual precincts.
Wherever you are, in the U.S. you can call up your local R party, find out where they have their monthly meeting, and attend.
Are YOU going to get involved in all of the organising neccesary, to make that a reality, for your “new party”?
WHO is going to man the phones, for such a call, pay the phone bills, rent the headquarters building, and do ALL of the “grunt work” to create a functional National America First party?
The existing R party ALREADY HAS this organisation and hierarchy, and every two years they DO put upa slate of endorsed Candidates, for virtually every elected office.
Its actually far easier to simply topple the leadership, and take over that already existing infrastructure, than to try to create one, from scratch.
Well done, dutchman. Been trying to tell people that taking over a major Party is easier than trying to add a major Party. The Libertarians have been at it for about 50 years now and essentially they are going nowhere with it. I am tired of the mindless trashing of the Repugs. MAGA is in better shape now than ever before. At least they can force some of the agenda of the House at this point.
and it “only took” a enigmative President of the United States to get elected.
and it “only” took a crushed economy lead by a navel gazing ambulatory senile criminal moron, aka joe malarkey
and it “only” took a complete takedown of civil rights, due process, weaponisation of the fisa courts, and criminal conspiracies fabricated by the DOJ!
and it “only” took a congress that has established a national-public debt that is so vast in scale that it is truly impossible to recover from…terminal debt…
and it “only” took a bioweapons funded by the United States Government released by the CCP to create terror and hysteria that has effectively eliminated almost all small business opportunities and at the same time consolidated the largest transfer of wealth to global corporate owners.
I agree with everything Dutch has written.
the question I have is simple: is there really a republican party..and if so, where was the fight and how and why did they allow these things to happen for so long that this is the place they can find the political room to actually solve anything?
isn’t it more true that the “fight” was lost through a complete lack of spine long ago?
I am not opposed to reforming the republican party, versus attempting to create a new party from the ground up. But isn’t it true that the likelihood of reforming anything in the republican party is about a likely as it has been in the past that has led to the miserable failures of DC?
Let me be very clear: there is a time and place for radical change. It is called revolution.
say the words out loud.
because ready or not, it’s coming.
the mess that congress has created cannot be solved. It can only be “serviced”. it’s like a dying patient. Terminal. All you can do is give it comfort, and clean the sheets.
but this patient is dying and there is no getting around that reality.
IF WE THE PEOPLE want a central state that can operate in the best interests of THE PEOPLE, it will take a revolution.
the rebirth of a failed state, if you will.
revolutions do that.
there is literally no other way to accomplish what is necessary to make America Great Again, without a revolution.
and yes, this will involve sacrifice.
because that is the price for liberty and freedom.
we are fighting against a tyrant cabal of criminally insane and greedy scofflaws.
Taking back america will not be easy. But it is necessary.
when is now?
the answer to that question rests with just how much pain THE PEOPLE will bear.
I would imagine that threshold is going to be tested rapidly in succession very soon.
inflation – you ain’t seen nothing yet
scarcity – you ain’t seen nothing yet
police state – you ain’t seen nothing yet
godless evil institutions of power riding free – you ain’t seen nothing yet.
violence and regional criminal cabals – you ain’t seen nothing yet
nuclear war – it will happen…
THE PEOPLE will have not other choices but to endure the ravishes of revolution. It is what is left, when there is nothing else left.
and that IS coming. Soon.
stay frosty
God Bless America
We have lost 2 years and will be 4 years when MAGA is swamped again by the republican power brokers. So I see no difference in starting a party with the strongest voice we non-swampers have ever had. In fact, a new party, not attached to the republican name which has been tarnished for years and only collects more rust as the more years pass, might attract those that have been or are very close to being red-pilled. MAGA is for working people. Republicans have never been seen as being for the working people. Democrats have shed their manufactured and never real persona of being for working people.
If we never try, it will never happen and a lot of us will refuse to vote for snakes on either side of the aisle, even if it means we don’t vote.
Lots of drama but eventually it will get sorted out. Keep in mind there are deals being made and compromising underway between members of the republican caucus.
If democrats had the majority there would be ZERO compromising and ZERO deals, and ZERO chance for republicans to get any concessions from that democrat. The republicans would be told to shut up and sit down.
All of you who say the parties are the same would NEVER see actual democracy in action from the democrat side.
The freedom caucus had a meeting with McCarthy before any voting and he denied all their demands which were bringing bills up for a vote such as term limits and such.
I would argue we haven’t seen “actual democracy in action” for decades.
You would win that argument. The United States in Congress Assembled adjourned for lack of a quorum in 1860 and they haven’t met since. What nearly everyone thinks is the Congress of representatives from the sovereign States is actually the Municipal Congress of the United States, a corporate body pretending to be the actual government, representing the business interests of their State of State franchises.
Thank God for that. Democracy is basically two wolves and a sheep discussing what is for dinner.
its interesting how they been united to vote for $ 1.7 T “budget” and military help for 404 country..are they going fight with plastic fork and knives.? …IN THE HALL OF CON gress ???
I think you are way off base.
The only “deals” we will see are between GOPe and (D).
Correct, until we get a bigger MAGA caucus elected. The Demwits have already made their deals with Communists, Socialists, Fascists, and Globalists and they will never be interested in MAGA. We are their enemy and worst nightmare wherever we win a seat and that is because they stand for everything except the USA. Repugs are making deals with them because they are as afraid of us as they are of the Demwits. Repugs find politics and the struggle for power to be, well, repugnant.
DemonRats are all traitors, no question about that. They have all, (those in congress and those that vote for them), agreed the destruction of the United states is priority one. They are united in that goal. Many DemonRats disliked the Pig, but continued to vote her in as Speaker.
And this be the reason for war, no matter who the Republacrats make speaker.
The humiliation of this debacle alone has politically neutered McCarthy going forward. He just got Cantored by his own Caucus.
Now they need to finish the job, and elect someone else Speaker.
McCarthy, instead of being humbled and willing to work with his colleagues, will now spend the entire two years seeking retribution against those that had the gall to defile him. I would be pleasantly surprised and ecstatic should he not gain the speakership.
It’s pretty telling since he has already moved into the Speaker’s office. Having to move out, now that would be the epitome of humiliation.
At this juncture it behooves the Freedom Caucus to stand together and make a formal and public request for McCarthy to take himself out of the running. Please think of the good of the country over your personal aspirations.
A sure sign of progress!
“It will mark only the second time since the Civil War that a party will need multiple attempts to choose its leader on the House floor”
So what?
Seems long over due.
It means the party is changing from the bottom up and if it doesn’t succeed this time it will try again and again until MAGA, The TEA Party, and the Freedom Caucus prevail.
The bottom up activists need to be acknowledged for pushing change and not lumped in with the old school establishment. The activists are not the uniparty, they are not RINO’s, and they are surely not the same as the democrat party.
Coulda’ done it on J6. LOST OPPORTUNITY.
McCarthy really should step aside for the good of the party – isn’t that how it goes?
I have long said there are only a couple dozen good people in the House. I overcounted by five.
My chuckle for the day.
Excuse my ignorance, but how can a dem even be elected speaker of a republican controlled house? Like, how is that allowed in the rules?
It means RINOs voting for the Democrat.
A great way to completely obliterate the GOP as it presently exists.
House Rules; just have to get 50% +1
If this BS theatre continues, you could very likely see it happen.
It’s the brutality of politics but I don’t think a lot of commenters here really understand the ramifications of that, since it would be historical.
Why don’t you tell us who your RINO friends voting for Jeffries will be?
Many are on to the little game now.
Exactly. Who would cross over and destroy their career to stick it to the base?
Go ahead and list the ramifications. The GOP is no better than the Dems, we still get screwed in the end.
scum bag RINOs vote for the Dimm/commie
My top three choices:
Chip Roy
Andy Biggs
Thomas Massie
And though many of you are not impressed with them, yes, Scalise or Jordan WOULD BE a huge improvement over McCarthy. Scalise has RINO tendencies, but remember he almost died from the assault by one of the left’s typical crazies, he can be reasoned with.
NOT SCALISE
Massie as speaker would make sploody heads , I like it !
CLOSEST TO a TRUE CONSTITUTIONALIST
( that’s WHY i AM CONFUSED by His VOTES for McCarthy )
Maybe he’ll flip his vote ?
Tommy , can you hear me ??
Thomas Massie
Scalise is different from McCarthy in that he can actually speak words.
McCarthy does not word good.
As important as WHO the Speaker is, is the rules Matt Gaetz’s faction is insisting on.
First on the list is the “motion to vacate” option, which ‘allows’ ANY member, at any time to call for a floor vote, to oust the Speaker.
This rule, seldom if ever actually USED, has been in place for 200 years, until Pelosi rescinded it; its what allowed her to run roughshod, with no accountability.
Next on the list is SINGLE ISSUE BILLS, which would prevent the Senate from pawning off things like this Omnibus bill.
Gaetz is ABSOLUTELY right on focusing on the rules, cause they dictate the process, as much as the Leadership does.
Its two sides if the same coin, and Gaetz is also right to say TIME is NOT of the essence, and they need to take 2-3 weeks if neccesary, to get it RIGHT.
I want McCarthy to be stressed and on the verge of a nervous breakdown so that he agrees to Gaetz’s reasonable requests.
remember he got l*nz/putz calm him down…..
KM CANNOT agree….his masters will NOT allow it……he is owned property at this point and does as he is told
It’s very disheartening to see so many people in these comments actually be okay with Hakeem as speaker. Like……WTF are you taking about. Do you guys know what will happen if Kevin doesn’t get enough votes? Either a Democrat or bigger Rhino than McCarthy will win. Jeffries is not an option, neither is Scalise and Jim Jordan doesn’t want it. This is the right fight but at the wrong time and it’s humiliating for our party. Hopefully in 24 we will have a maga majority so we can elect the speaker we want.
Now explain how Jeffries becomes Speaker.
It requires RINO votes.
Your “we must vote RINO” tactic has gotten old.
What/who is this ‘our party’ you speak of??
My thoughts too. I was sort of offended being lumped in as a Republican vis a vie that comment. 🙂
We are not all exactly the same on this, or any, blog.
There is no right time. This is about as right as it gets.
It’s time for change, but it is a scary gamble. So was the Revolutionary War.
How exactly is a Democrat speaker in a Republican majority house worse than a Democrat speaker in a Democrat majority house?
SotH sets the agenda that the House is to embark upon and also makes all committee leadership appointments
Do not care. Let it burn the rot.
I agree. I literally wouldn’t care if the Squad had a 4 way Speakership. Nothing could be worse than what has already happened. Everything sacred has already been broken to pieces that cannot be pit back together (and maybe always was but I don’t think so). For me it is all denouement.
since 11/09/2020……
We have nothing to do with it. Less than nothing.
Actually, I’d prefer someone who ‘doesn’t want it’. Unless one is unqualified, they would probably have no personal gain in the position and would be doing the job for the job’s sake. Yes, give someone qualified and honest who doesn’t want it…….
Remember, gawsh shucks, Ryan didn’t want it either…
Did I mention HONEST………
What republicans are going to throw in with jeffries to stick it to the base.
The GOP establishment needs to nominate a McCarthy alternative that is acceptable to the hold-outs, or give them what they are asking for in exchange for their vote for a now-wounded mcCarthy.
yeah, someone like a Dennis Hastart, who really got things done for all the “populists” that gave the Pubs a big House majority.
yeah, let’s try that again
worked out so well last time
shush Mitt
“our party”?? Speak for yourself. The Republican party needs to be humiliated.
You are right about Hakeem Jeffries. Jeffries is an outright enemy of the United States and an extremely dangerous radical. This is what President Trump was alluding to, the risk involved, when he endorsed McCarthy.
Republicans are taking an incredible risk by opposing McCarthy right now and possibly giving Jeffries a path to the speakership. No matter how much we might disapprove of McCarthy, he is far better than Jeffries.
Christians need to pray fervently that Jeffries will not gain power in D.C. and will lose whatever power he already has and will be removed from public office. We need to seek guidance from the Lord for help in these circumstances.
How does Jeffries win if no republicans vote for him?
Imo the party should be humiliated and ridiculed as they certainly deserve that and more. The party long ago gave up their pride and dignity in exchange for money. I am enjoying the S345 Show!
How is it possible to have a bigger rino than Mccarthy?
People who “settle” are the reason the Republican party is filled with people with no backbone.
Kinzinger and Crenshaw must have a lot to hide these days!
It Kinsinger and Crenshaw hate you, you are on the right track. They should take a long walk on a short pier.
They’ll blame this on President Trump, won’t they?
Give them a few more days to January 6th, and they’ll make it all about him.
Reminds one of an old old college football game joke …. Dallas Radio personality Terry Dorsey did the best rendition about 35 years ago on KPLEX, at the time.
His play by play had the battling Earth Worms of “I’M a Tellin’ U” take the field and opponent does not show.
They loose the coin toss but still get 1st possession of the ball….and many plays later settle for a 4th Quarter field goal, to barely win the game.
train wreck. and since i have had zero faith in republicans since President R.R. – i be lol.
Wonder what the odds are in Vegas?
Burn it down.
I have a torch.
Tar and Feather them all first.
Round 3…
Scalise nominates Kevin McCarthy.
Scalise is YAGB (yet another gas bag)
why is McCarthy the messiah all of a sudden?
I cal this bs
Maybe it has to be someone from California?
WE DO NOT NEED a CAMPAIGN SPEECH Rep Scalise –
WE NEED CHECKS and BALANCES ASSURED by McCarthy and YOU by AGREEING to
The CHECK on the Speaker’s Power and by 1 TOPIC BILLS
Scalia says they are there to get things done.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
THEY HAVEN’T DONE SQUAT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE!!!!!!
They absolutely make me sick..
Make Gridlock Great Again !!
MAGA
I wish Scalia was there.
for sure nothing since 11/09/2020……
Need to check votes cuz I imagine my rep Mr Wilson probably voted for McCarthy. He’s pretty slick so it only makes sense…
Watching Scalise nominate McPrick and then talk about how he hopes all the House members will get behind Kevy McPrick and solve the nations problems together. The gall and hubris is sickening. The only way ANY of these fukers will ever put the country first over themselves is by watching the Representative in front of them’s neck snap on the gallows while waiting their turn at the same. After a fair trial of course. They all took an oath and not a one gives a shit about you.
congresscritters have been VIOLATING their oaths to the US Constitution almost from the moment they swear to them since the 80s at least
Chip Roy says he wants either the tools or a Speaker to stop the swamp from running over the American people.
Nominates Jim Jordan.
I nominate Boebert.
NOT Savvy Enough
Ground hog day lol
Just watched Chip Roy speech nominating Jordan for Speaker.
Outstanding!
Chip Roy for Speasker!
LOOK at THE SCOWLS from Rep. Roy’s “ fellow Republican “
on His Comments to Ensure Checks and Balances
on Congress
Everything he said was true. The Republicans should’ve gave him a standing ovation. That just tells us where pretty much all of them stand. Certainly not for the American people.
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Bob Good, Virginia R, on McCarthy: “He is never going to be speaker. We will never cave. We will never vote for him. The sooner he pulls out … the better everyone it is and we can move together to find who the best person is who can get 218,” he said, per
@tedbarrettcnn
2:29 PM · Jan 3, 2023
Awesome, if true. Someone there knows how to play hardball.
And the best person is obviously not Jeffries for all of the posters here who think that is who they would pick.
Could get interesting soon –
Ronald Reagan: ‘A banner of bold, unmistakable colors with no pale pastels’, RNC endorsement speech – 1976
“No pale pastels”.
Well that right there disqualifies Kevin McLuntz.
7 Jordan votes already. McCarthy won’t win round 3 either.
Looks like there is no pathway for McCarthy at this moment. Hold-outs really have all of the power.
Time to listen to them and give them what they want or nominate someone who they will vote for.
After the earlier open threats from McCarthy against them, they had better insist on the latter.
There is no more middle ground with these Corrupticons.
Time to draw the line.
MTG, Gingrich, and many others, all having meltdowns.
This confrontation is ripping the mask off of all the remaining closet RINOs and Fake MAGA supporters.
It appears so.
Bold colors, not pale pastels!!!
That’s why swamp rat RINOs hated him. Just like they hate Trump.
I hope the Republicans hold out until the 12th of Never because we can not win with McCarthy.
A new No vote
McCarthy, three time loser.
And he was a loser in 2015 too.
Can anyone read lips?
Oh man, that will make for a great “caption this” video. It looks like she was confused about something and Goetz straightened it out for her pretty easily, lol
” Sir , you ordered the T-bone but we ran out , would you like a strip steak or the fillet ? “
she has a hot date tonight with her garbage disposal and this is taking WAY too much time
Have you ever seen her with her fiance? There seems to be no chemistry, at all, so maybe the disposal gets more action.
he has money though so there is THAT attraction for her
Q: “Is it Monday or Tuesday? With the holidays, I always lose track. And I have yoga in the Capitol basement yoga room on Monday-if it is Monday. It sort of feels like a Monday” A: It’s Tuesday.
She just wants to know which ones will date her.
The only time rinos fight is when it is against maga/tea party/conservatives etc.
And they fight viciously then.
Do I understand correctly? A democrap could be voted speaker? That would be fit perfectly with the level of disfunction in DC
Only if RINO republicans cross over and vote for one.
Cspan actually has better coverage, you can see the votes and see the names.
McCarthy is the ghost of Paul Ryan. That in itself should make members vote against him.
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With friends like those…
more so the ghost of John Boehner
Do not want Hakeem Jeffries— uh-uh!
Every time I see or hear “Hakeem” I want to yell “Allah Ackbar!”.
I wonder if the irony is lost on them? Voting and not winning…ballots versus votes?
Does this mean the keep voting until they get the result they want?/s
Now squeal you little pigs for your political power.
Donalds has switched from McCarthy to Jordan.
The tide continues.
Trump ought never to have backed the well known McCarthy.
Agreed.
Thats what you call playing the political game
is he still roomate …lun*z/putz ???
I believe the reasoning wawa so we didn’t get Jefferis
Uhhh, no. Jeffries would need Republican votes. Not. Gonna. Happen.
HE SHOULD DONE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE……
No. That would have resulted in the RINO-commie dem-MSM cabal doing non-stop fluff pieces on McCarthy for the last 4 months. They would have elevated him to the level of Obama in their fawning news pieces.
Usually, everything PDJT likes they automatically hate. So his “support” of KMc shut them up immediately. Don’t you find it interesting that they didn’t go after KMc after PDJT “endorsed” him for SOH? That means KMc is one a member-in-good-standing with the Uniparty Swamp.