Day #4 of the House effort to elect a new speaker will continue today with no one asking why only 20 members want to change the rules. The rules are problematic for 20+ members who have refused to vote through eleven ballots for McCarthy, which begs the question. Why do 200 republicans accept giving McCarthy all the power to determine legislative business?
The House returns to session for what is expected to be McCarthy’s 12th attempt to win the gavel. According to Politico, “the GOP leader and his leadership team convened a conference call Friday morning to update members on the status of negotiations, hours after he appeared to gather some momentum late Thursday by hashing out specific concessions to hardline members of the GOP conference — offers that his allies were hopeful would move votes in his direction.
But enormous uncertainty lingered Friday morning, as members of the freedom Caucus had yet to commit their support to McCarthy and a handful of other holdouts continued to signal their opposition to him. Absences on the GOP side of the aisle could scramble things further, with McCarthy backer Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) predicting at least three during Friday’s likely balloting. WATCH:
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McCarthy just lost another one
I noted Hern just voted for McCarthy……
But only barely as our rebels start fading away. So sad we have such spineless representatives.
They are not representing us and never intended to.
Five blinked. History will remember them.
10% -we are down to 10% who represent their constituents. At what point does federal despotism on such a scale have an effect at the state govt level? In other words, when does de facto secession begin to show teeth? We need more economic and legal scholars to help guide the process. Mises Institute is one source. (https://mises.org.//) There are others. It is time. The corruption and hard fascism in D.C. is not going to be voted out of power – ever. It must be done by going back to the origins, to the states to strip the federal govt of its power.
Good luck with that
For a seat at the master’s table, they’ll do anything.
True. But a day will come when they’re no longer needed and will be cast aside. I have a very hard time understanding how anyone doesn’t grasp this. There’s only room for so many leaders.
Lookie lookie here Kevin.
So, we only have 20 or so true anti-status-quo boat rockers among the 222 “Republicans” in the House.
All of the rest are Uniparty.
Surprised?
I’m not.
How many true conservatives are in the Senate?
0
Underscores the infiltration of Uniparty operatives and collaborators. Quite the infection. We are the cure.
He can only lose 4. But that puts huge pressure on those 4-5. They need to keep their ranks high.
Another calc to run is the effect of no-shows and ‘present’, which reduces the majority threshold.
As example, Ken Buck didn’t vote yesterday in at least two votes I saw and didn’t answer the call this morning. Also, a TX congressman went home to TX to be with his wife and newborn. Lastly, Victoria Spartz R-IN has been voting ‘present’ the past couple days.
I think the “present” vote accomplishes nothing, the threshold remains the same.
I thought so too until getting an explanation from the analysts yesterday. Too much going on to corroborate it in the House rules but it’s a good question to verify later. The analysis was presented as it’s like not voting so reduces the voting population the same as if one is not there.
Do you smell the traitors in our midst?
Gaetz said McCarthy sells votes to lobbyists then redistributes the money amongst the representatives.
Any representative who supports McCarthy is corrupt to their core,
Corrupt and/or a coward.
And cowards are never well treated, either contemporaneously, or by history.
True courage is a true rarity.
Sen. Arlen Specter, for example.
McCarthy is done. He lost another.
He’ll have it on the next round.
Damned cowards.
Please clap
I wonder if President Trump could get enough votes to be speaker, perhaps that would solve the impasse. That would make me more interested in what they do there every day.
Well he didn’t yesterday.
Because he’s not a serious candidate. If McCarthy were to get out of the way, that would be a different story
Unfortunately, the Uniparty would sooner commit seppuku than vote for PDJT for anything.
Works for me.
Rich Baris says the swamp rats are too cowardly to vote against him. They’ve seen what happened to Liz Cheney and all other Republican Congressmen who voted to impeach him, with only two surviving. Most of the swamp rats still owe K Street a return on their investment. They don’t have it in them to fight the base on this
People need to let go of this notion that Donald Trump will ever be Speaker.
It’s fan fiction on the order of still expecting Lin Wood to ride in on a white horse and save the 2020 election.
If Trump seriously wanted it and Kevin McCarthy stepped aside, he could do it. The RINO swamp rats don’t have it in them to oppose him after what he did to Cheney. It’s not quite as bad as thinking Lin Wood is going to ride in on a white horse, or Sidney Powell is going to finally unleash the Kraken or something
I just hope whatever deals they made prove fruitful for MAGA and putting America First.
Time to ditch McCarthy.
Wouldn’t it be tactically smarter for all these swampy McCarthy voters to just vote Jeffries and get this all over with?
No
No, not unless they wanted to retire and be hated by their peers back home.
Luna caved.
You see in her appearance afterward she realizes the ramifications of doing so.
Can never wash that off now.
Saw look on her face. Vanquished.
Sounds like Norman did as well from the clapping seals.
The cavers are either being compensated to cave or they are overwhelmingly hearing from their constituents.
BREAKING via the Babylon Bee:
Too bad that We The People didn’t get eleven tries for DJT.
Why does Cspan have Jordan at 4 but Right side have him at 5?
Right Side has him at 4
They just changed it …It was at 5
The word for the day is —- Quisling = collaborator or traitor
After Vidkun Quisling
seals get another fish.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna switched and voted for McCarthy!!!
So did Mary Miller.
One of the commenters on this blog said he was Mary Miller’s plumber and has known her for many years. He had nothing but great things to say about her and her deep Christian values and beliefs. If true, I can only assume she prayed hard on this decision.
Whatever…he needs to stick his head down a toilet…
Shame on her and the rest who flipped.
So did Rep. Ralph Norman!
What’s the going rate for abandoning one’s widely touted principles these days…
So did Rep. Scott Perry!
So did Rep. Chip Roy! It’s all over next vote!
So did Rep. Keith Self!
McCarthy’s “Pay Back” against those rebellious members who dared to embarrass him in front of the world will be nuclear. My congressman Boebert will be placed on some back-bench like a truculent child. Californians have destroyed most of Colorado, and now another Californian law-maker will attack one of the few voices left to old-time conservative ‘mountain folk’. A deep, filthy POX on the repub party!
And what is this whole production resulting in? National and even international attention to the U.S. House of Representatives. Where is all the Patriot action going to be happening over the next 2 years, at least in the Federal Government? You guessed it. Just a coincidence though…
Is Chip Roy going to wave a piece of paper around on the House Floor intoning “Peace in our time!”???? Come on, man.
It’s better than McCarthy leaking to his lapdog media that the deal is done.
Is he?
Martian Luther commentary on Psalm 94 states it as a prayer that calls the kings, princes, priest and prophets fools.
Paraphrasing do you really think God does not see or know what you are doing? One day these fools will answer to Christ the King.
Psalm 94
1 The Lord is a God who avenges.
O God who avenges, shine forth.
2 Rise up, Judge of the earth;
pay back to the proud what they deserve.
3 How long, Lord, will the wicked,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.
5 They crush your people, Lord;
they oppress your inheritance.
6 They slay the widow and the foreigner;
they murder the fatherless.
7 They say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob takes no notice.”
8 Take notice, you senseless ones among the people;
you fools, when will you become wise?
9 Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?
Does he who formed the eye not see?
10 Does he who disciplines nations not punish?
Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?
11 The Lord knows all human plans;
he knows that they are futile.
12 Blessed is the one you discipline, Lord,
the one you teach from your law;
13 you grant them relief from days of trouble,
till a pit is dug for the wicked.
14 For the Lord will not reject his people;
he will never forsake his inheritance.
15 Judgment will again be founded on righteousness,
and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16 Who will rise up for me against the wicked?
Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?
17 Unless the Lord had given me help,
I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,”
your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
19 When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.
20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—
a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?
21 The wicked band together against the righteous
and condemn the innocent to death.
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
23 He will repay them for their sins
and destroy them for their wickedness;
the Lord our God will destroy them.
Luna switched. Boy Kevin must be making some great deals. What a bunch of losers.
Norman flipped.
I expected him to flip.
For all the flippers, the relief will only be temporary. The Uniparty will still punish you severely now.
The smear of cowardice will be forever, however.
The Empire Strikes Back
Some things never change.
*sigh*
Did Boebert cave?
No
No she voted for Hern
Someone can correct me but I believe she nominated Hern. So much going on, like a vote for Hern right now. 😀
And Roy voted McCarthy. Chip was the ramrod in the negotiations, yes?
He claims he was
Well Texas, I take back what I said about job well done.
We get the leadership we deserve.
Why would they give up power? Because 95% of them are DNC Infiltrated Sappers thats why.
Jake Sherman
@JakeSherman
EIGHT FLIPS ON THIS VOTE FOR MCCARTHY
BRECHEEN
BISHOP
CLOUD
CLYDE
DONALDS
LUNA
MILLER
NORMAN
1:02 PM · Jan 6, 2023
Make it 9….
Perry just flipped.
It will still take another vote
depends on if there are Dem no votes
Can’t beat the establishment boys and girls, not without mass courage and there is none of that in this country anymore.
McCrappy has the mo-mo now. Shame on the defectors.
Well at least Kevin will almost have as many votes as Jefferies.
Rosendale so funny…
Yelled out “Kevin….
HERN”
200 RINOS can’t be wrong is the narrative !
Considering the HEAD RINO in the Senate CCP MITCH maybe just maybe there are 20 Republicans in Congress elected because they have a SPINE and are no longer willing to bend and play go along to get along !
Our Republic is literally circling the drain thanks to all the leftist democrat and RINO hand wringers policies from every alphabet agency to every statehouse & county seat is polluted by leftist ideology the WEF/NWO/UN AGENDAS are constantly being pushed !
Imagine these 20 congressional Republicans are on the wall of the ALAMO refusing to buckle to leftist pressure
Chip Roy flipped.
Roy caved
My heart just broke. Roy flipped to McCarthy
They better have McCarthy’s power neutered…even then he shouldn’t of flipped
LOL….that was a given….did you not pay attention to how he abandoned the MAGA movement last year?
I’m surprised Roy just folded.
He must have got the deal he was after
He wanted the Rules Committee –guess he got it. He appears to have ignored two inconvenient facts –it’s a deal with a known liar. And McCarthy will be looking for payback.
Unfortunately Roy is a great communicator and will likely become a pro-McCarthy advocate on the msm circuit to defend his choice. We need to rally around and call our support into our remaining patriots.
Maybe those flipping for McCarthy have been shown videos of them having sex with children.
Now we see the wall.
He forgot to mention the gargoyle with the glowing eyes on top of it.
The reminder is,
do not put your trust in man.
Especially if he’s a Republican.
Trump is pleased.
Thank you for enjoying another congressional cinematic release of Kabuki Theater
All of this drama will be back-burnered in a week. The “holdouts” will be crucified in the media as were the Canadian truckers. Pretty much the same deal. The conformity forces win every time.
Self flipped…said “we’re making progress” (I think)
Spartz , Ms. ‘Present’ the last couple days, votes McCarthy. However, her vote eliminates the potential reduction in majority needed from a ‘present’ vote.
More like weakness.
All the flippers have a scared look to them. As if the threat was escalated. Fear.
You don’t fight this fight unless you are willing to give up everything. That is the cost of courage.
Patrick Henry and the Founders articulated that cost very clearly.
If you have family, friends or even pets that you care about, maybe you can’t be a congressman.