During a floor speech earlier today, Pennsylvania Republican Representative Scott Perry nominates Florida Republican Representative Byron Donalds to become Speaker of the House. WATCH:
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Meanwhile, Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) mounted his one-eyed high horse to slam the 20 House Republicans who oppose Kevin McCarthy’s bid for the speakership.
“I’m tired of your stupid platitudes that some consultant told you to say on the campaign trail, alright. Behind closed doors tell us what you actually want, or shut the f*** up,” he said of the holdouts, according to the Washington Post’s Dylan Wells. (link)
Crenshaw’s comments come after McCarthy failed to win the House speakership in a fourth, fifth and sixth vote. Representative Victoria Spartz (R-Indiana) voted “present,” moving her support of McCarthy away from her position in prior ballots.
A kind patriot named Saucy Weiner posted this at GWP. Nicely done. Feel free to make a few calls this evening and leave a message. Some of the names are just so disappointing to see. You think you have a good one and then they sell you out.
34 Fake Freedom Caucus Members
FREEDOM CAUCUS VOTING FOR RINO KEVIN McCARTHY
AL Barry Moore (AL-2) (334) 465-7244
AL Gary Palmer (AL-6) (205) 968-1290
AZ David Schweikert (AZ-1) (480) 946-2411
AZ Debbie Lesko (AZ-8) 623.776.7911
CA Darrell Issa (CA-48) (202) 225–5672
CO Ken Buck (CO-4)[109] (720) 639-9165
FL Kat Cammack (FL-3) (352) 505-0838
FL Bill Posey (FL-8) (321) 632-1776
FL Greg Steube (FL-17) (941) 499-3214
GA Mike Collins (GA-10) N/A
GA Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14) (706) 226-5320
ID Russ Fulcher (ID-1) (208) 888-3188
LA Clay Higgins (LA-3) (337) 703-6105
LA Mike Johnson (LA-4) 318-840-0309
MN Ryan Zinke (MT-1) N/A
MO Eric Burlison (MO-7) (417) 889-1800
NC Greg Murphy (NC-3) (910) 937-6929
OH Jim Jordan (OH-4) – Vice chair (419) 982-8045
OH Max Miller (OH-7) N/A
OH Warren Davidson (OH-8) 937-339-1524
SC Jeff Duncan (SC-3)[131] (864) 224-7401
TN Diana Harshbarger (TN-1) (423) 254-1400
TN Scott DesJarlais (TN-4) (423) 472-7500
TN Mark E. Green (TN-7) (931) 266-4483
TX Ronny Jackson (TX-13) 806) 641-5600
TX Randy Weber (TX-14) 202-225-2831
TX Troy Nehls (TX-22) (346) 762- 6600
VA Ben Cline (VA-6) (540) 432-2391
VA Morgan Griffith (VA-9) (276) 525-1405
WI Tom Tiffany (WI-7) (715) 298-9344
WV Alex Mooney (WV-2) (304) 264-8810
WY Harriet Hageman (WY-AL) N/A
Thank you for names and ##’s!!!
Good. Job. !!!!!!!!
I read that they can’t swear in new members until a speaker is chosen and that new members are not voting.
Harriet Hageman will be new to congress but hasn’t even been sworn in. Thus, has not voted.
Is she the only error? Look at list carefully.
Mine is new and he is voting.
How many on there do you know that are not errors? Can you not call them? I take your point, I do, but we also have civic duty to participate. I am not going to let my Congressman be left holding the bag w/out supporting him. And if you don’t trust the list, make one up yourself. Subtract the 20 from the list of GOP and you have a call list.
New Members are allowed to Vote.
It appears my Rep. from a conservative district in FL, isn’t even on the Freedom Caucus. I’ve emailed a few times and voted against him in the last primary (had to vote for him in the midterm). These scumbags piss me off.
Awesome list… Thank you!
As a Californian, I’ve left a message for Rep. Issa requesting a change in leadership and that he not vote for McCarthy.
I remember when burning down the phone lines used to make a huge difference. At least we are doing something besides keyboarding.
Yup!
And it’s easy to call.
And when their phones get tied up/overloaded w/ calls, these reps really know something is up.
Something has changed. Burning down the phone lines doesn’t work anymore. It’s ignored. They don’t need voters, they need money and ballots.
If they aren’t going to answer calls from their constituents, they should have their phones and computers removed!
Of course, they should be fired!
The phone lines and email addresses provide a placebo. They’re also recorded and analyzed. The fact you are willing to go the ‘extra’ mile and actually voice concern and grievances to your ‘representative’ will only serve tp get you on a couple of lists. I am not being hyperbolic. That’s the only outcome from contacting these people.
4 Sacks of 💩 from Iowa voted for the 🤮
Yes! Thank you…called my sellout uniparty AZ reps and left voicemails. I expect a ton of robocalls from their sellout staff members in the next few weeks.
I love doing battle w/those callers. The other night I got a live one and I complained about Ronna McDaniel taking our money to do her facelifts, and oh my gosh his reaction was fun. I got him all worked up.
What bothers me — makes me angry — is Trump’s support of McCarthy, and telling the No voters they should stand down.
Trump is probably plahing the “long game” here. I don’t know.
What if Trump knows that McCarthy won’t get the speakership ?
I don’t know. It’s 5 plane chess to me.
Maybe he’s just wrong? Maybe that’s all there is to it. In every case of choosing someone for Congress, Trump seems to always support the least conservative Republican that is most “electable”. The MAGA candidates only get the nod for endorsements if the other R has trashed Trump. I think this isn’t Trump’s fight and he can stay out of it. Someone remind him he’s running for reelection.
I feel the same.
Trump is the Republican party’s greatest ally when it comes to rounding up the disenfranchised and getting them to believe in a party that abuses them repeatedly.
Why would he not side with Pence in supporting McCarthy?
Skip the political rhetoric, ignore the words look at the actions…
Btw why is Thomas Massie for Little Kevin? All he does is bitch about the status quo , bloated budgets. Acts like he is an outsider. What a phony.
He was a surprise for sure, at least to me.
I’ll tell you exactly why. This is scary stuff for most people. If you take a shot of the king, you better kill him. Not everyone has the stones to stand up and fight to the death. And trust me it will be the death of these 20 if they give up. Think Canadian truckers. You choose to fight this kind of fight, there is no off-ramp. But it does separate the men from the boys. Instead of dissing these people, President Trump should be learning from them. Don’t be a p****. Fight to win
You had me, right there with you until:
” President Trump should be learning from them. Don’t be a p****. Fight to win”
“Underestimate Donald J. Trump at your own peril”. ~ Wilber Ross
Trump is playing an amazing game of 4D rope-a-dope. /s
Couldn’t have said better me self!
I don’t see my rep, Babin from TX. I emailed yesterday and called today. Shame on all that vote for McCarthy.
I called Posey, my congressman today. His aid said they were getting a lot of calls. All against McCarthy.
Great.
Hopefully *enough* have called to get him to reconsider his vote for McC.
Just the News did a poll, 90% of the people do not want Kev. I love it when aids will take the time to chat.
I’m a fan of historical fiction style novels – the Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton novels etc.
I’d like to imagine there is a deep and convoluted but well-scripted drama being played out here.
I think Jim Jordan would make a good Speaker. (Trump would be better, but that won’t happen.)
The Freedom Caucus might be lining up things to go for Jordan, but can always say “He voted for McCarthy, so he’s not a bad guy…”
Jordan can look back at his votes for McCarthy and say, “gosh, ok, I’ll accept the position and bear no ill will toward my colleague McCarthy…”
He probably detests McCarthy as much as the rest of us do, but the DRAMA , the script proves /shows he is a reasonable and cooperative fellow.
Whatever.
I love Clancy and Chrichton as well. But in this great novel we are living through I just cannot figure what role President Trump plays in his steadfast support of McCarthy. Its more like a Shakespeare story. I don’t even know how to play chess let alone write a novel. But I’m stuck here in PA with the hoodie wearing Fetterman and the gangster Shapiro because of his endorsements. So glad to see that NO ONE IN PA is going for McCarthy.
Can’t figure how to read the bad vibes I am getting from him. Is it LUST for power? Likely, but I’m not sure. I hope he is enjoying his time in the wringer.
The speaker is third in line for the whitehouse. All you would have to do to be president is become the speaker of the house and then get the president and his VP impeached and you would be the first president that the electorate didn’t vote for.
Historical fiction?
I didn’t even know Zinke was back. Issa, yes. He should have stayed away.
I think the difference was Ukraine. They all have dirty $$$ hands and Kevvy Boy likes having those secrets on them.
Thank you for posting.
Emailed my AZ Rep.
Got an auto reply and a Happy New Year email.
😕
Already emailed FL Greg Steube. Will call tomorrow.
He got an email from me also.
In fairness, I think it’s a lot to ask Republicans to stop being Republicans.
The freedom caucus sold us down the road 14 years ago in the Tea Party fiascos. Today I would call this “normal and expected behavior” from them.
What I can’t understand is the voter amnesia and cult-like party supporters that just can’t get these things through their thick figgen noggins.
IMHO, if you’re blaming the party anymore it’s probably not the party that’s at fault.
Vernon Jones called out Mike Collins for breaking his campaign promise of not voting for McCarthy for Speaker in the new Congress. Apparently he’s voted for him since the first ballot.
Perhaps someone should remind McCarthy and his proponents
what happens to fools who go against MAGA & the Deplorables.
That was absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
To those who support the holdouts, what do you think their plan should be? “McCarthy should step down” is not a plan, with 90% of the GOP Representative votes I can’t imagine why he would do it. So what are the alternatives?
On what basis is a single member worth throwing away everything? In other words, WHY does it HAVE to be McCarthy? Why, out of 200-some-odd members, are NONE of the others worthy?
Clearly, there is a plan afoot, and McCarthy is integral to it, for whatever reason (beside the point). He has relationships that make him particularly suited to a larger, organized plan. Anyone else would be either a newbie, full of instruction risk, or an opponent, when all is said and done. Thus, they want this and only this guy.
There are two dozen who see that clear as day now. It’s obscene that one person is THE fulcrum of representative government. The way the system was set up, it was designed to be agnostic to the Person and amenable to ready replacement of any member, in any branch.
But, here, for some reason, there is a plan that is at risk with anyone but McCarthy. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the republicans to seek out any other compromise member. Any.
If dems cross over and vote McCarthy, be afraid.
Well, the longer this hold-out continues, the more likely he will strike a deal with at least 20 Dems and better be prepared for some Dem Chairmanships, along with other “thank-you’s” for electing a consensus Speaker.
Good. That should send a loud and clear message to anyone still unsure of how corrupt the Republican party is and that it is full of traitors and cowards. People need to understand that we are ruled by a Uniparty. The more that is exposed the better.
Why? That’s the most likely result. We only have twenty patriot votes so we can’t win anything. The best we can hope for is that McCarthy steps aside and that’s extremely unlikely. What’s going on now is that twenty people are standing up against the machine and shouting NO!
Well said.
Your name may be
*Evergreen* ….. Though
Your Eyes and Heart , See and Feel Crystal Clear !
Excellent Thoughts and Comment !
Exactly!
Scolding, chiding, gaslighting BS
He will eventually have to.
I support the holdouts because our entire government is a circus clown car of lunacy. We haven’t had a legitimate election since 2016, and most of what we call “Republicans” are sellout frauds who oppose US harder than they oppose Democrats.
It took the about 2 DAYS to start calling us terrorists. Do they can FOAD.
Here’s what I want: a Speaker willing to go scorched earth with the regime. Release everything. Pass nothing that helps the regime. And if the government shuts down at some point NO BACK PAY.
After an attempted coup and two fraudulent impeachments, I want the Speaker who will release everything and allow every subpoena and shut down the regime until the criminal elements are prosecuted and jailed.
Burn it down. If they can’t find somebody willing to do that, they don’t deserve to be in office anyway.
Now that’s a plan! Also, full pardons for all J6 political prisoners.
Full pardons foe all Jan.6th Prisoners w/o trial and monetary reimbursement for all wages lost!
Excellent post!
How about this plan. The same plan that Trump said vote for me because I’m NOT them. Seemed to work in 2016.
Why don’t you present some alternatives? Is constantly asking circumspect questions here and studying our responses your plan? What does McCarthy offer you?
My plan is to seek honest government. Honest government does not happen when 90% who are in it don’t practice it.
As an aside, has McCarthy ever revealed his pronouns? Just curious.
Only to Frank Luntz and his own mother.
ROFL
Uni/Party
I think it’s “b1tch”.
Is there an upside to the Speaker Stalemate?The House cannot pass any legislation. Is that correct? No more spending bills passed.Debt ceiling won’t be raised.
While the government won’t be shut down, it seems that Congress will be, effectively, shut down.
Investigations have never resulted in any prosecution of anyone so no loss there. We all know the alleged President took bribes from Ukraine, Russia and China. We all know Team Comey are guilty of lying to FISA Court and other crimes. Recall the theater called “Benghazi Hearings”. What happened?
A Congressional shutdown is a good thing for us. What do you think?
They stole elections and arrest non thinkers. I think they care not about just changing the rules and issuing executive orders. Just like commies do.
the house is indeed at a fundamental crisis as they say. and yes, it cannot do “business” until a speaker is seated.
I would not get too wild with the speculation however. I can predict with 100 percent accuracy that once that gavel is seated, they will spend like drunken sailors…
and it IS important to note that one of the MANY terms and guarantees that this “SO CALLED” minority MAGA MEMBER “caucus” had put forward as a go-no-go is a balanced budget demand.
so, this is going to be VERY INTERESTING TO SEE IN THE END< what actually ends up in the negotiations and who gets the gavel and under what terms they agree too.
Don’t blink…the MAGA MEMBERS WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO FOCUS LIKE A LASER ON WHAT THEY WILL AGREE WITH AS A COMPROMISE.
I can’t imagine ALL the terms will be agreed upon is what I am saying. It might happen, but the likely outcome is that some but not all of these demands will materialize in the final negotiations with the speaker in waiting. whomever that might end up becoming. It’s obvious to me that mccarthy is unlikely to be the candidate given that he is both stupid as a political operator and also compromised to the interests of special interests and the uniparty at large. I doubt he would agree to ANY of the terms. He’s made it abundantly clear he is not giving an inch. So, it’s likely that someone else will become speaker, where at least some of those terms are agreed upon.
Under those terms, it really would not matter much who the speaker is, to be clearer. these terms would have more of the power removed from a blocking speaker, and the rules committee would compose procedural rules changes that conform to a more plural debate process. This is the kind of house this country needs. That ANY member can be heard and motion for ANY debate, up to and including the removal of a speaker! These are rules that peloser denied. And mccarthy is making it clear he would deny these rules changes too. That is, he would be continuing the same blocking rules as did peloser (and even ryan, bonehead before him)
jmho
God Bless America
Is it that McCarthy himself won’t agree to the reasonable demands of the 20 or that someone is telling him to not agree to the demands?
McCarthy, you will NOT become Speaker of the House.
DeSantis, you will not become President.
Some House members caught wind of your plans, you sold out to China. It only takes a small number of Wolverines to throw dirt in the gears.
@#$% you Mitch, epic fail …
Praying for an amazing turnaround and wakeup as developments continue re the Speakership.
The 20 leading the way in softening the ground for MAGA in the Senate.
Let them be watching from the Senate!
Thinking of Washington and the men who crossed the Delaware with him.
So much courage – intrepid! The wikipedia article about the Crossing also includes “The American Crisis” by Thomas Paine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27s_crossing_of_the_Delaware_River
Wake me when the Uhaul has showed up at the speakers office.
Thieves nominating Thieves, taking turns ‘Guarding the Hen Hou$e’
I don’t doubt McCarthy and his surrogates, especially those among them that dwell even deeper in the swamp, would be willing to compromise with the liberals (Dems) to get the gavel to McCarthy. It would not be the first time since, under McCarthy, many GOPe bills passed only with the help of liberals with McCarthy betraying non-swampy GOP members of his own caucus.
Mike Pence just announced his continued support for Little Kevin, crediting him with “taking back the House” . Thanks Mike for the belly laugh, I needed that.
Sure Mike.
McCarthy & McConnell did such a great job managing that Great Red Wave.
Best swamp exposure EVER! Take notes, and FIRE them!
More video…Boebert explains https://fb.watch/hQMa1dLwGL/
Somewhere in that mess of republican representatives-turned-prospectors is a leader waiting to be forged.
God’s will be done!
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John 14:13-14
I’ll say this we sure live in interesting times.
The Uni-Party (D & R) is fighting to keep the grift going.
I sure hope they lose, but I’m not counting on it.
i AM counting on it.
that IS the fight.
no hope involved. just roll up the sleeves and begin.
it’s work…it will always require WORK to move congress back to a form that best represents the interests OF THE PEOPLE.
this mess was not created overnight. We must be prepared to think of this as a series of battles in a larger protracted war against a corrupt central state of members of congress who have sold out Americans for special interests. This IS the fight.
two steps forward, three back…three foward, 1 back…two forward, two back…four forward, 1 back.
it’s never going to be a straight line.
but every battle is worth the fight. every single one.
this is truly a phenomenal even in american politics. I believe this speaker crisis will break many levys.
more are joining into a larger majority who have withdrawn consent..
the revolution IS BEING TELEVISED!
God Bless America
God Bless America
If Kevy cuts a deal to get in, expect he will break his promise the first chance he gets. Never trust a snake.
Not expecting they lose either but it sure is fun watching them squirm and have to expose themselves in the meantime.
https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/109634408553855936
Give Burgess Owens a crack at it, see what he’s made of; just don’t keep doing the same thing with the same people, i.e., the likes of KMc.
Very few members of the House have a deep knowledge of the rules, did you know that?
Even fewer want the job. It’s hard. You take hits as we can see, even before you’re Speaker.
My problem is that I can’t find someone I know who has the experience to know the rules and how to “work them,” to our advantage, someone who will be leveraged by MAGA, someone who isn’t ideologically opposed to MAGA, and someone WHO WANTS THE JOB.
Mind you, I don’t know that McCarthy is smart enough to not be outwitted by Jeffries who will be mentored every step of the way by Pelosi, but he’s already made SOME PROMISES about going after the Dems in Congressional Hearings,
According to Mike Davis, attorney to Trump, McCarthy is NOT going to go after Big Tech and that’s why he disagrees with Trump (unless Trump’s support is really just a game while he undercuts him behind his back).
I was listening to Charlie Kirk this morning who feels as I do..then who WOULD BE GOOD and electable? The only answer from Davis was “WEll, maybe Scalise because Steve really wants to go after Big Tech.”
Kirk countered with, “If that’s true, fine, but Steve Scalise is NOT a conservative and he refused to support Liz cheney’s challeger.”
Why Lee Zelden’s name isn’t in the mix, I don’t know unless the members would be jealous of having a leader who isn’t a member.
Yes and yes; it’s not a matter of KMac’s being smart enough not to be outwitted, it’s a matter of saying, “No, we’re not doing that or doing it that way,” i.e., voting with/for his Constituency; Scalise, bless his heart, is not the answer, he’s part of the problem, IMO; I say again, give Owens or someone else a shot at it rather than members of the Boehner/Ryan bloodline, test their mettle, maybe he/she/they will surprise us, it can’t be any worse than another Ryan or Boehner both of whom gave away the store, Ryan sabotaging Trump and his MAGA base. Otherwise, just watch what they do, they will tell you who they are.
Ousted Michigan Representative Justin Amash is offering to serve as Speaker of the House in the event that Republicans and Democrats can’t elect a sitting member to lead the lower chamber. “I’m here because I think this process is really uncertain where it goes. And I think I provide a good alternative to a lot of the options being discussed,” Amash told reporters at the Capitol. “I’m just here at this point because this is interesting, this is exciting in many ways. I think it’s a positive thing for representative government that we have a disagreement on the floor.”
Um, uh, how about NO!
OMG. How funny. Amash is such a d-bag. I was so happy when he was out of the picture.
Its sad and rather pathetic that he thinks he’s still relevant.
Is any politician from Pennsylvania trustworthy?
Ground zero of election fraud 2016?
Stalemate is perfectly fine with me.
The Congress has been relentlessly screwing the people for the past two years. All House members should just go home. The rest of us will be much less worried if they do.
Nothing constructive will be done in Congress.
Nobody is bleeding. No house is on fire. They should all go home and try to live under the nightmare conditions they have created.
this hits especially hard for Scott Perry having been the target of jackboot FBI agents that seized his “devices”. a sitting member of congress flying WITH his family and is accosted and detained by FBI agents at the airport and his phone confiscated.
what was one of the guarantees that the “SO CALLED” minority of MAGA members were refused by mccarthy?
that a full investigation take place wrt to the FBI conduct with these obviously politically motivated police actions.
Scott Perry is a solid President Trump Supporter …that is why the FBI went after him to try intimidate him.
that is the current state of the secret police state folks.
years ago, some would comment…eventually a police state will take form in America.
that is NOW. and has been arguably for a very long time.
now the FBI abuses its power to intimidate and create chaos against political enemies.
it’s what it does. Arguably, it is what the FBI has done for a very long time. peddlying influence…dirty data for play for pay schemes. coordination for more funding and political influence….demands of increasing surveillance powers and authorities….but it’s mostly about the money and the power to create a narrative that will be dependably echo chambered around the world several times like a mega tsunami.
you don’t think Scott Perry has a dog in this fight?
mccarthy doesn’t want to allow a full investigation and reform of the FBI…
why do you think he would be against it?
anyone hit bingo yet?
it’s because in all likelihood it is the FBI that has massive dirt of the scumbag, aka mccarthy. He is up to his arrogant eyeballs in swamp. And probably has a few off shore accounts for a number of payoffs and vote buying.
mccarthy is not unlike MOST MEMBERS IN CONGRESS>
understand this clearly…his denial of the gavel is one of the most important political developments for tea party maga, patriots across America.
hold the line. this is a good fight.
God Bless America
Great post!
I believe the FBI have significant “dirt” on McCarthy, who is likely to be living a secret life. Is there any question that he is either gay or bisexual still in the closet? His folder is probably filled with embarrassing stuff…
It’s never stopped the likes of graham to “capture” the imagination of republican voters in the past.
and apparently, there aren’t ANY MAGA CHRISTIAN MEMBERS IN CONGRESS WHO CARE THAT MUCH THAT A SEXUAL PERVERT HAS POLITICAL POWER IN DC.
sadly, the culture of ignoring sexual perversity is an established NORM in congress…even those who likely have a legitimate moral reason to object to the behavior, never voice it publicly. I consider that a failure of moral character.
if you feel something so terribly morally irrational wrong and you do not speak openly about it…of what USE at all, is that position …
it’s like saying to yourself…I am against this war in ukraine because morally there is nothing to gain and only death from a war that should have been peacefully negotiated in the first 24 hours of conflict. But then taping your mouth shut and signing a bill to give ukraine more money to fight and stupid immoral war. Where was the motion on the floor to push for direct negotiation strategies and find a deal that works for ukraine and russia. No one, made that motion…not one.
it’s the same with sexual perversion…I’m against it “personally and that is the majority of my constituents, but I will keep my thoughts to myself!”
what? the hell.
if you have a line that is important, you make it known.
otherwise the line doesn’t exist…it’s just some thought experiment that is foolish and arguably dangerous to the moral self.
God Bless America
You are on fire tonight regitiger!
In all this chaos, it just occurred to me that I haven’t heard what Desantis’ opinion about the Speaker vote is.
Anyone? Is he for McCarthy, or have his handlers told him to tack opposite to Trump?
Not that I would expect *that*, since aren’t his handlers (okay, funders) all GOPe?
It must be a tough place to be, honestly. Agree with Trump?
He’s waiting to see which way the wind blows.
Or he’s just smart. They ain’t calling his name. One of the dumbest things you can do as a human being is be outspoken about everything. It isn’t necessary to have a strong opinion about everything. Sometimes it’s wisest to just sit back and let things play out if they don’t involve you directly. President Trump would have been smart to keep his mouth shut. Big unforced error.
He only speaks when he’s speaking about himself.
De Santis is not in the Federal Gov.
WTH would he have an opinion about this?
lets flip that around: do you think a governor should care about how a speaker controls so much of the procedures committee that ultimately sets a confined captured political agenda that DOES IMPACT EACH STATE?
or lets look at it this way: isn’t it true that some of the rejected demands and terms of negotiated by the “SO CALLED” MAGA MINORITY have a venn diagram that also can been seen in state powers, governors, and legislative assemblies?
perhaps one of the reasons why gov desantis (and all other governors to be fair) are not weighing in, is because this then becomes a local issue all of a sudden too?
imagine what would happen if MAGA began demanding House Speakers in state assemblies to reform rules changes similar or identical to those being raised by the MAGA MINORITIES IN THE HOUSE.
I think it’s safe to say, the silence is very telling. Reality is that state governors like it the way it is right now and will avoid even the conversation about what MAGA MOVEMENT IS REALLY ABOUT.
jmho
God Bless America
I sure hope Kevin and his roomie end up having a Hillary kind of day of shock and disbelief.
Definitely the odd couple. Weird.
Love is a strange thing.
Very much like the neverending GOPrick investigations that went nowhere, McCarthy’s only role as speaker would be to stall and do nothing for the next 2 years so the democrats could properly regain the majority in 2024 to get back to swamp normalcy.
I hope that this revolt by the 20 Republicans is an indication of what might happen at the Republican convention later in January. That Ronna McDaniel’s election to the chairmanship is not a guaranteed slam-dunk.
wrong again mike pence.
president trump is the reason we took back the house.
mcgotti
Maybe it is time to nominate John Wick as Speaker.
Baba Yaga! It’s amazing what he can do with a pencil.
Thomas Shelby MP OBE for speaker! LOL!
Pieces on the board.. Crenshaw is worthless, his response is meaningless. What is the background on Perry and Donalds.. Who have they been meeting with.. and who has been meeting the individuals they met with in the past couple weeks. The movement of each piece matters..
Works for me. I think Mr. Donalds would terrify the racists in the democrat mob.
Nominating Donalds is unserious.
Nominating McCarthy is unacceptable.
Why?
You’re right of course. We should just do what the one eyed Cheney tells us do.
Donalds would be a great Speaker.
Nominating McCarthy is unpatriotic.
Ok, Kevin.
When I read one eyed opposition, I was thinking of another word…🤔
I once had a cat named One Eye . . . snicker
So disappointed in Huckabee. Tots?
Why would this surprise anybody?
Who ever believed Mike Huckabee was actually one of us. A self-promoter, no more than that.
Yeah, he’s also been doing TV commercials wanting more charity donations for Ukraine.
Wow. The ratio after this post by Huckabee was incredible! Thousands of tweets slamming Huckabee. Nearly zero support for his position.
!!!
Don’t need your sleeping pills Huckster. Just listening to you does the trick!
Lauren Boebert tells Trump to call Kevin McCarthy and tell him it’s ‘time to WITHDRAW’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lauren-boebert-tells-trump-to-call-kevin-mccarthy-and-tell-him-its-time-to-withdraw/ar-AA15YpRl
Don’t know where to put this in the conversation. But here goes:
Greg Hunter USA Watchdog.com – Supreme Court case Jan 6th
https://usawatchdog.com/last-failsafe-to-fix-2020-election-at-supreme-court-brunson-v-adams/
Be warned: its long, and you might want to yell STFU like I did. so many times. But I am liking the confluence of the confusion to elect a house speaker with the possibility of so much more coming down the road.
Every time I see Crenshaw wearing his eye patch I think of the phrase “running with scissors”.
OMG – I just laughed so hard.
WOW: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Reveals Kevin McCarthy REJECTED Key Offer That Would Have Secured Him the Speakership (VIDEO)
Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert revealed last night on Fox News that McCarthy could have already been sworn in as Speaker yet he refused a simple common-sense proposal from conservatives. This marks just another reminder that the Uniparty is completely responsible for this crisis.
She told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier she had endeavored to create “unity” to forge a conservative agenda supported by America. She said she and two others presented some simple requests including a border security bill, term limits, and reducing the federal debt.
Yet the RINO squish rejected it all! Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/wow-congresswoman-lauren-boebert-reveals-kevin-mccarthy-rejected-key-offer-secured-speakership-video/
“It was very common-sense things like putting forward a border security bill. Putting forward a term limits bill. Having a measure in place where any member of Congress who offers an amendment to reduce the federal debt, well, that’s made in order,” Boebert continued.
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/03/lauren-boebert-kevin-mccarthy-speaker/
Prominent Conservatives Sign Letter Supporting Anti-McCarthy Republicans
“Months ago, these members made clear that this established way of doing things was no longer acceptable,” the Conservative Action Project letter said. “Rather than engage them in a good faith negotiation, Rep. Kevin McCarthy has instead maligned both the requests and the messengers. He has publicly and through proxies leveled attacks against members of his own party, including threatening to deny committee assignments for those who continue to oppose him.”
Some of the signees included Edwin Meese III, former attorney general for Ronald Reagan, Ginni Thomas, president of Liberty Consulting and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Jim DeMint, chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute and former U.S. senator.
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/04/prominent-conservatives-letter-anti-kevin-mccarthy-republicans/
HAPPENING NOW: McCarthy Caves, Gives In to Every Demand Made by GOP Detractors: Report
Excerpt:
According to Politico reporter Olivia Beavers: “McCarthy’s team laid out a compromise that would give in to nearly every demand expressed by the current defectors. Plan discusses everything from rules committee seats to house floor vote guarantees, a source familiar tells me.”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/happening-now-mccarthy-caves-gives-every-demand-made-gop-detractors-report/
I wouldn’t trust him as far as I can throw him.
If they give in, be assured he will make sure nothing like this ever happens again…..with prejudice.
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Hi Govenor Huckabee. Would you please show us on the doll where the MAGA ‘tots’ hurt you?
I did not see one positive response to Huckabee’s Twitter dribble. Huckabee was my first choice in the 2016 election before he dropped out. What happened to you sir?
Huck’s been f*cking up a lot since Jan 6.
It’s a shame to see it.
Matt Gaetz
@mattgaetz
McCarthy is losing it.
He texted one of my colleagues who didn’t vote for him:
“I am ready to fund an endless war”
I’m assuming this is in *addition* to Ukraine.
10:29 AM · Jan 4, 2023
Wow.
I wonder what percentage of these elected officials feel no obligation to their constituents, the citizens, their voters, because they will get re-elected no matter what they do, thanks to election fraud. Valid elections are a thing of the past.
Newt Gingrich calls the 20 rebels “deranged”.
I find it very bizarre though that at the same time he gripes about the rebels, who are trying to fix the House problems and move repubs into a sound state for the country….
He complains that the Senate Republicans are now becoming “Biden Republicans” working with dems on bad policy.
He still can’t see it.
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Republican Demoralization
https://www.gingrich360.com/2023/01/04/republican-demoralization/
i love Byron Donald’s reply when asked if he was afraid of the blowback from casting a NO vote for mccarthy… “I’m 6’2″ 275 lbs end of comment”
The reporter’s question is more interesting than Byron Donald’s answer. The reporters question is also disturbing and says a lot about our criminal government – implying that a Congressman should be afraid of doing his job. This was like a scene from the movie ‘Batman’ in Gotham City.
Question – How tall is King Kong?
Answer – 22″
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/original-king-kong-model-sells-for-200k/
There is also a little story about a guy named David…..
I pity the fools that voted for Klaus Schwabs cabana boy, Dirtbag Dan Crenshaw,
THE BIGGEST FOOL OF ALL
There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than yourself.”
“Some years later, the king lay on his deathbed. His courtiers were called: his family and his servants also stood round his bedside. The king, addressing them, said, “I am about to leave you. I am going on a very long journey and I shall not return again to this place: so I have called you all to say goodbye.”
Then his jester stepped forward and addressing the king said “Your Majesty, may I ask a question? When you have journeyed abroad visiting your people or paying diplomatic visits to other courts your heralds and servants have always gone before you, making preparations for you. May I ask what preparations, your Majesty has made for this long journey that he is about to take?”
“Alas!” replied the king, “I have made no preparations.”
“Then,” said the jester, “Take this staff with you, for now I have found a bigger fool than myself.”
https://ministry127.com/resources/illustration/the-biggest-fool-of-all
What I would like to know is why Kevin McCarthy stepped back previously from pursuing the SOH because there was concern about his having had an extramarital affair – so, why wouldn’t that still be pertinent today?
Or was THAT a cover reason for the real reason – whatever that may have been – that he did not pursue the Speakership at that time – and if there is ANOTHER reason, what is it and does it still worry him?
Rep. Ralph Norman outlines the problems with McCarthy.
This is another long post, but I want to give everyone an update on where things currently stand with the election of a House Speaker. This has been a hot topic in D.C. lately among the political elites, talking heads, and journalists.
First, let’s lay the foundation…
This Tuesday, January 3rd, marks the first day of the new 118th Congress. In the House of Representatives, the first order of business at the start of every new Congress is electing the Speaker of the House. In fact, it’s required by the Constitution and no other business can take place in the House until a Speaker has been chosen by a majority of members who are present and voting.
The Speaker of the House is an incredibly powerful position. Not only is he/she third in line for the presidency, but the Speaker also wields total control over almost everything that happens in the House. This includes deciding which bills ultimately come up for a vote.
With Republicans winning back control of the House this past November, we obviously need a Speaker who is capable and willing to fight hard for Republican priorities like FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, securing the border, reducing inflation, holding the Biden Administration accountable, etc.
That first priority, fiscal responsibility, is extremely important to me…
Your government spends money like drunken sailors, and Republicans are just as much to blame as Democrats. We’re spending obscene amounts of money on programs we probably don’t need and certainly cannot afford, much of it using borrowed money. Politicians keep piling on with NO guardrails, NO effort to reduce spending, NO movement to balance the budget, and NO effort to pay down our mind-blowing levels of national debt.
I’m serious when I say nobody expects Democrats to show restraint when it comes to spending other people’s money or burying our future generations under mountains of debt. It’s just what they do, and somehow it’s all justified under the guise of “compassion” or “justice” or “equity.”
Republicans, however, are supposed to be the adults in the room on fiscal matters. Yet our party and leadership has failed so miserably on this front, and I’m tired of it! I’ll gladly take the heat for voting against fiscally irresponsible bills, like the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” last year. But I’m just one member out of ~435 in the House, plus another 100 in the Senate. We need more Republicans to stand up and do the right thing on fiscal policy. That’s where a strong House Speaker becomes critical.
What we need – and what I expect – from a House Speaker is someone willing to fight HARD for Republican priorities, especially on fiscal matters. And that’s precisely my concern with Rep. McCarthy, who has been in various levels of Republican leadership for over a dozen years, most recently as the House Minority Leader since 2018. During this time, there have been so many examples where Republicans have been rolled, where liberal priorities were allowed to prevail without a real debate, where Republican strengths were not leveraged, and where fiscal responsibility was simply cast aside.
For example, think back to 2017–2018 when Republicans controlled the House, Senate, and White House. Of all the major spending bills passed into law during this period, EVERY ONE OF THEM passed with more Democrat support than Republican support. (Let that sink in for a minute.) That’s an abysmal failure of leadership to use its leverage, particularly House leadership, since the House is supposed to be the chamber where revenue bills originate.
Friends, I sincerely like Kevin McCarthy on a personal level, and I mean that. However, as a potential Speaker of the House, I haven’t even scratched the surface of my concerns. I simply refuse to sit on the sidelines and go along with the crowd, just because the establishment has already ordained their “heir apparent” to the speakership.
Here’s the bottom line…
I want guarantees that we’re actually trying to get our fiscal house in order. At a minimum that includes a genuine, legitimate effort to determine what federal spending can be responsibly cut, how we’re going to balance the budget in a reasonable amount of time, and how we’re going to pay down this outrageous debt. It also means guaranteed votes on critical pieces of that plan, with every member being on record.
While this is not easy work, it’s also not asking too much. I’d argue it’s the least America deserves from her elected representatives.
I also want a House Leadership team who is willing (and courageous enough) to leverage “must-pass legislation” to get our priorities pushed through the Senate and signed into law, which is EXACTLY what Democrats have been doing all these years while they controlled the House.
Assuming all House members are present and voting this week, the Republican candidate for Speaker will need at least 218 total votes to be elected. With only 222 Republicans in the upcoming majority, there’s only a slim margin and there are a handful of others like me who are publicly voicing concerns about the Speaker. So we’ll have to see how this irons out.
Regardless of which Republican is ultimately chosen to be Speaker, that individual will have my support after the dust settles as we work together on Republican priorities and fighting back against the woke policies of the Biden Administration. I’ll be sure to keep you all updated, and I appreciate everyone who has reached out with their kind words of encouragement.
Happy New Year.
Dan: “Behind closed doors tell us what you actually want, or shut the f*** up”
The Twenty: “Glad you brought up smoky backrooms, Dan.
We want to be the Republicans we pretend to be on the campaign trail, not the ones we have to be behind closed doors.”
Dan: Are you out of your f***ing minds? You’ve got peanut butter in your chocolate and reality stuck to your TV. We’re the UniParty. Didn’t you read the condo docs before buying into this gig?
For two years a substantial number worried VP Harris or Speaker Pelosi would become President when Biden collapsed. The Freedom Caucus should remind themselves their choice, under this President, could become a war time President managing a national economy destroyed by Biden’s Bi-Polar governing.
Best choice qualified of the current House members, Rep. Chip Roy (R) Texas.
No Freedom Caucus voting member is going to abandon McCarthy for an unknown nice guy family man with marginal experience. I support what Matt Gaetz and Bobert are doing but their replacement candidates are unprepared for the position of Speaker or President.
Listen to any speech Rep. Roy has delivered to the House, I think he is who Conservatives describe they’re looking for.
Stands firm, unshakeable, no nonsense, Christian, clearest delivery of relevant information in speeches that are not pep talks. Rep. Roy is a natural leader operating in the courage of his convictions. Chip Roy would be a competent, skillful Speaker who in an unstable period, if required, were moved into the Presidency with like minded skillful leaders and common sense.
Draft Trump for Speaker.
Trump is clear; he is officially running for President, not Speaker of the House. Trump positions himself above, over, ultimate decision maker, in all he does. No exceptions. Think: Schumer not taking up Trump’s Bills to be voted on; Biden vetoing Trump, two + years of stalemate. Take your time but think like Trump.
Chip Roy is my congressman. I concur
Thank God for these 20 brave Patriots who love our Country and stand on principles. Keep fighting the good fight. McCarthy had forgotten his principles, if he ever had them. NO on McCARTHY!
I don’t know much about Scott Perry besides that the fbi took his phone away and that he subsequently caved by abdicating his lawsuit against the Dept. of Just-Us… but BYRON DONALDS changing his his vote/nomination is ZERO MORE THAN HIM LICKING HIS FINGER AND RAISING IT INTO THE WIND. All BS.