Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson won the vote and has become Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a huge shift in momentum for the MAGA base, for common sense pragmatic voters, and for the overall direction of our national body politic.
Speaker Johnson delivered a humble, gracious and fantastic speech after the vote. WATCH:
WASHINGTON DC – The fourth-term Louisianan sailed to victory with 220 votes, more than the 215 he needed to be elected speaker on the House floor. The final vote on the first ballot was 220-209.
Johnson’s win marked a stunning turnaround after more than three weeks of chaotic limbo in the House following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the demise of three other failed speaker candidates. He did not lose a single GOP vote from lawmakers who were present; Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) is in Israel and did not attend the balloting.
Before his election as speaker, Johnson served as vice chair of the GOP conference — but was seen by hard-line conservatives as somewhat outside the mainstream party leadership mentality that some of them faulted McCarthy for embodying. He was first elected in 2016 after practicing constitutional law for two decades.
“You know, sometimes new is better,” House Rules Committee Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Wednesday. “I think he starts off with trust. And he starts off with an understanding that he’s going to have to move quickly and we don’t have time for a lot of fun and games here.” (read more)
yes!
😀 I am so relieved. Thank you Lord!
I was listening to what Gaetz said occurred behind closed doors on Bannon’s War Room. Thanks 4 including it Sundance. Sad what McCarthy did.
Ok… I’m adding this victory to our “win” corner.
Never forget, Treepers, God Always Gets A Vote!!
And fortunately many used their human agency to help make this happen!
Patiently waiting to see how Mr Johnson performs as Speaker.
When was the last time a speaker acknowledged that from the Lecturn? I’m more hopeful than I’ve been in a long time..
“The greatest threat to our national security is our debt,” -LA rep Johnson
So will he keep American tax dollars in America? If not, he’s no better than the rest. Everything else is noise.
First of all, he’s one man, one House vote.
Second, you can’t expect total about faces. Even Trump had to have time to move some mountains.
Remember, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Well said! Conservatives and patriots have been back-stabbed so often that our default reaction is now to demand perfect compliance with what we want, but we need to be pragmatic, even as the enemies of freedom have been pragmatic, going all the way back to Jekyll Island in 1911, and even before then.
The speaker carries far more power than simply “one vote.” It isn’t an “about face” when billions have already left US taxpayer coffers to countries already asking for billions more. Turn off the spigot to support US citizens and give the US taxpayer time to recover.
and don’t let the imperfect be the partner of bad
But, but, but … McConnell has repeatedly claimed that “a significant amount” of the $106 Billion Emergency War spending stays in the US. And yeah … a significant amount gets laundered back to all the Neocons and Bidens
Funding our munitions industries as well. So that all those US weapons can be sold on the black market to the likes of Hamas.
The greatest threat to our national security is the traitors in our government.
That “debt” is the politicians, government “employees”, their sponsors, corporate donors and lobbyists, etc.
But that debt is far from the people’s when the government takes a loan from a country and immediately gives them “aid” and charges the tax payers for the loan and the aid in the grift and wealth transference form the citizenry.
My roads, electric grid, water systems … in short EVRYTHING is falling apart and failing as they steal money that was to keep up the maintenance on our systems.
It IS THEIR DEBT!
Their fascist corporate co-conspirators and foreign countries that were granted aid and transferred wealth from the USA Citizens under the WWII Marshall Plan that has been in effect NON-STOP since 1948.
Nope. No More.
THEIRS.
Remember.
When 0bama bailed out the banks the people SCREAMED NO!
And
0bama said too bad, the banks are “too big” to fail.
HIS DEBT,
The BANKS Debt.
And the futures these criminals of government OWE US as they stole our Social Security and every other system that saved money for the people.
That was one of the reason’s they murdered our elderly and especially those in the nursing homes to remove the future payments they owed these people who had paid into the system the government robbed blind.
Traitors and criminals the lot and that is THEIR debt.
Foreign aid is no longer required for those joining BRICS. China is taking care of them.
That would be Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson! 🙂
Federal Reserve Notes are counterfeit money.
The Federal Reserve must be disestablished.
I don’t know anything about SOH Mike Johnson & don’t even remember his name from years of reading CTH.
I do know that McTraitor didn’t want him AND Matt Gaetz supported him. That is enough for me to see this a WIN!
Karl Rove on Fox right now saying “Gee, he’ll be the least experienced Speaker ever except for the first one.”
Basically, Karl is staying away from bashing him but playing up the difficult path he has. I agree, difficult, but Karl is bemoaning how “hard it will be” for him, and of course, he said raising money will be a big test.
Why are you watching Fox? Lies and attacks on America are common diatribes of Karl roves favorite network.
Listen to what other people say and judge for yourself. It is not good for us to be boxed in. Pretty soon, we would start believing that everybody agrees with us. That makes us weak.
There are millions of news sources out there. No need to feed America hating FOX!
I listen to Fox to see what they’re pushing. I do the same, to a much lesser extent, with the alphabet nets.
Andrew Breitbart would pass out if he thought we weren’t aware of what the major media outlets were pushing.
You can’t defeat what you don’t know.
Further, my family is NOT a Nielson family. Is yours?
Nielson is still the number 1 ratings company used by the nets.
The nets do not know what you are watching unless you are one of their chosen families.
I always laugh when people act as if they know what you’re watching.
Can’t be a Nielsen family if you don’t waste time on television. I do agree with you that knowing what your enemy is talking about is important but that knowledge is available in many different places where truth is a staple of the broadcast. Just saying.
Don’t worry. I read widely and deeply. I have to. Further, there are times the written word does not convey truth: the pics of what was done to Israelis are but one example.
I suspect cable companies know what you’re watching. I may be paranoid, but the truth is strange than fiction.
“You can’t defeat what you don’t know.”
Personally, I am not concerned with knowing the daily / continuing details of what America’s internal enemies (marxists, woke advocates, atheists, globalists….etc etc.) are saying and doing via their mouthpieces (the MSM). It doesn’t affect my values or ideals one iota. What I focus on is the effort being made by politicians and others in defense of and to promote the ideals and principles upon which the nation was founded and thrived. Following those battles in alternative media generally provides all the necessary information one needs in order to know what their opponents (our nations domestic enemies) are doing.
The only Fox News or other MSM news I have seen in the past 4 years (and I only watched Fox in the 7 or 8 years before 2019) are short clips posted here in CTH or on Gateway Pundit, Bretibart, Citizens Free Press, Western Journal and a few other alternative news sites.
News shows on CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, and Fox, CNN, MSNBC etc. are never selected or watched on any TV in my home. We cannot even get Fox since I cancelled cable TV in 2019. OANN gets a occasional glance via an app on my Roku box if I remember to tune them in.
Funny.
I thought Representatives, especially the Speaker of the House, were supposed to be “Representing” the will of the people.
Didn’t know their most important job was “raising money.”
Yes. sarc
Raising money for The Private Republican Party INC to spend electing more anti-American Lawyers to represent the common man.
Karl is probably trying to get him to failr so Karl could start inserting other GOP names for next house speaker and piggy back as consultant to the next gop Uniparty Presidential candidate.
Karl Rove is thinking it will be so hard for him because he, the RINOs and McTurtle will fight him every step of the way!
I’m never donating to RNC. I stopped after Mittens.
Poor, poor, butthurt Neocon Stooge
Least experienced is alway code for least corrupted. The less experienced the better!
Karl Rove was a Clinton loyalist, find the sunlight my friend.
And a BUSHIE ALL THE WAY!
Least experience in graft and fewer skeletons in his closet for people like Carl Rove to use against him. McCarthy used big Corporations as his donor bank for congressional candidates, but the candidates had to sell their souls to get the money.
If Rove doesn’t like him, that’s a good thing IMO.
When Rove says experienced he means has seniority.
Seniority as a Member of the Club.
Wink Wink.
Nudge Nudge.
Ravl Kove is the second greatest enemy to our National Security. If I see that white board one more time I’ll go balistic.
Congrats Congressman Johnson. A well needed public victory for our side.
I hesitate to say this….it isn’t an insult…but the first time I saw Congressman Johnson, I thought he looked a bit like Stephe Colbert.
A much better looking one, of course!
Nah, If Mike Johnson had one ear lower than the other, he would come closer to being a lookalike to Colbert. 😛
On the other hand, did you notice during the vote that Jeffries looks and acts exactly like BamBam? 🙂
Today, I watched Jeffries as he got into that cadence of his, and he started bobbing up and down in the way that DeSantis bobs his head back and forth.
On a positive note, Jeffries is a sharp dresser.
As long as he isn’t wearing his rag on his head.
Hmmm. You mean some kind of symbolic “rag”?
If you’re referring to his religion….Hakeem is a baptist, a Southern baptist.
So is Jimmy Carter.
And your point is?
Mentally he’s as sharp as the leading edge of a basketball.
There’s something unnatural about that Jefferies guy.
Weird freaky eyes.
Dangerous man.
Dead eyes…eyes of a shark…..nothing there – like obama
I call Colbert “ONE FLAP DOWN” because of that ear. I never noticed it to be lower, only that it’s folded. Actually, I did read recently that he can’t hear out of that ear, a developmental congenital issue, I believe.
YES !!!!
I’ve read he’s an exceptionally bright guy. I like his speaking style and we’ve been told that upon entering the House, he pushed a resolution for maintaining civility.
Will be VERY curious to see if he immediately releases ALL of the J6 tapes? That right there would be a huge move in the right direction, IMHO!
I hope so… but it may not be immediate… but it must be done. The American people have a right to the truth.
Releasing those tapes would also … pretty much ensure that PDJT wins and Rs/MAGA control both houses of Congress. Then we need to clean-up our disastrous mess of a govt.
His actions will speak 100X louder than anything anyone can say!
Yes, by their actions you will know them. Goes for everything in life.
Spot on, that will tell us everything we need to know.
Is it a true turn to MAGA or is it more of the same?
I actually think it’s a very GOOD thing that Johnson is “only” a 4 time Congressman.
He has enough experience to know how the joint works, but not so much that ALL of his principles have been compromised.
It is going to be fascinating to see how he deals with the RINOs in the Senate…and especially head RINO McConnell. Hopefully Johnson will get all tne 12 individual appropriations bills passed and over to the Senate….and when the Senate balks and tries to force yet another corrupt Omnibus’s CR, Johnson tells them to pound sand.
First term congressman would be better, but, oh well, we can’t have everything.
Yes.
Harriet H said on Lou Dobbs’show that 4 of the 12 have already been passed & account for 70% of the funds available.
Earlier I saw the State Media showing a clip of them asking him why he voted to “overturn” the 2020 election.
Just once I would love to see someone turn it around, publicly and emphatically state, “Yes, I worked to PREVENT the 2020 election from being stolen; unfortunately we were unsuccessful and the Coup was successful.
We are all suffering the catastrophic consequences, as indeed is the rest of the world.
Further, “the big lie” is that there was not evidence of the stolen election, when every nominally conscious person knows that it was a stolen election, unless they suffer from extreme partisanship or extreme head-in-the-sand syndrome.”
I’m sick of the lies and the gaslighting.
At least for the moment however I am filled with a small sense of hope. Congratulations Speaker Johnson. Go with God.
And, they need to list all the Dems that claimed and still do, that the 2016 election was stolen.
“Just once”
Amen. That’s one of my fondest wishes, as well.
It’s the perfect, most truthful response possible, yet not one of these geniuses have apparently even thought of it. It’s maddening.
I listened to Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson
on Newsmax this morning..
I had to put some of my household chores on hold.
He was great. I wanted to hear every word.
The Democrats’ heads are going to explode.
Do not forget when a politician starts to speak the 1st thing he is doing is lying. Let’s see what this man can do, hopefully better than Rhino McCarthy.
Well, this seems like good news. I guess I owe Matt Gaetz an apology!
Thanks.
Gaetz needs to be key in PDJT’s administration.
You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.― Winston Churchill
Made me chuckle.
He did have a lot of good things to say, didn’t he?
But is it the same America?
After Covid, censoring our speech, and what they’ve gotten away with using Law Fare on Trump…..
I’m not so sure.
Speaker Johnson is speaking about how he believes God’s plan has brought each of those in the chamber to the place they are today.
His deep religious ties are huge part of his identity. He also told a story about being there as a freshman and having an emotional moment when he saw a statue of Moses in the Chamber.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/25/speaker-election-livewire-louisiana-emerges-center-gop-universe-as-mike-johnson-eyes-gavel/
Yes, I heard that too. Having a genuine relationship with God truly does help to keep one honest and ethical because we know that, ultimately, we do answer to a higher power – Almighty God- and there is nothing on this earth more important… nothing worth selling your soul for.
God’s speed to Speaker Johnson!
The same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue…
the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state,
but from the hand of God.
— John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
Oh, now Rove is calling Gaetz and his ilk “anarchists.”
Ah, now, the “Anarchist Caucus.”
Hmmm. Hey, Karl, you should take up the one-person vote issue you have with Kevin, the guy responsible for it. Had he not agreed to it, it wouldn’t exist, but….that’s how badly HE WANTED THE SPEAKERSHIP. If you hated that rule so much, you really should have urged the GOP to vote against Kevin….but you didn’t, you phony.
Hey, Rove, out of chaos came a pretty transparent process–which is what Gaetz and others argued for all along–and democracy survives ONLY when a process is fair and open.
So, EAT IT, BOY.
Hmm.. Rover got his talking points from the dems. Anarchist must be our new title.
Dear Karl Rove,
Now is your chance to take advantage of a great opportunity to have the vacation of your dreams riding atop a polar ice flow. The bears are said to be beautiful this time of the year. Don’t be shy. Their feelings would be hurt if you didn’t wake them up to say hello.
Hey Tokyo Rove….go frag yourself
Heehee… I’m glad to hear Rove is so distressed and angry. 😀
who gives a rat’s ass what Karl Rove thinks
The era of Bush is over. Rove is a bitter clinger.
Rove didn’t like the word decentralization
No ethical, moral person would ever hire Rove and HIS “ilk!”
In fact, the election of moral, ethical people to our government offices, strikes fear at the very heart of people like Rove who dwell in the slimey underbelly of the beast!
SD—What’s your take on what Laura Loomer said?
Could you post a link or give us some idea of what Laura Loomer said? Good, bad, indifferent?
Perhaps. this is the link …
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You voted for Tom Emmer today
@mattgaetz
. You are so full of shit.
Nice to know you want
@RepMikeJohnson
as Speaker when he thinks
@SpeakerPelosi
is a “good person and not the enemy” in his own words.
So her J6 committee and efforts to jail Trump make her a good person? Really? She’s a “good person” after ripping up Trump’s speech and falsely accusing him of Russian collusion? That’s what you endorse, Matt?
I don’t give a shit if Mike Johnson thinks Nancy is nice. I don’t care about him at all to be honest. I care about someone who is going to be LOYAL TO TRUMP.
We don’t need anymore “go along to get along cowards” like Mike Johnson.
We don’t need or want a Speaker who is “friends” with Nancy Pelosi. We need someone who is RUTHLESS AND LOYAL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP!
You are so fake Matt. It disgusts me.
Why would you throw a bomb out there with out telling the contents? What did she say?
Why?
Well, I find the username…interesting.
Almighty God chooses His Warriors, and many are some of the most unlikely.
I pray for Speaker Johnson’s hand to be firm and steady and his actions resolute as he takes the gavel.
I pray he will be able to deliver some respite for us from the chains of a self serving body of men and women whose only interests have been their own.
Godspeed, sir.
We will be watching.
He seems incredibly solid. Best chance we’ve had in a loooong time.
His job won’t be an easy one, Scarlett, with a Democrat House and a Democrat squatter in our WH.
If at this point what we get is a fighter who shows the voting public that, yes, there is a reason to the to keep the House out of Dem hands and keep him in his position as Speaker, Ill consider that a win.
I keep using the analogy of restoring the voters’ voice to cleaning out the Augean Stables. We are in for a hard slog to get it done, and it will take time.
But at least we finally seem to have (I earnestly pray) someone who has his ethics and morals intact as Speaker.
I hope that he will take his sudden meteoric rise to this powerful new position as a solemn duty.
Also let’s not forget he is now second in line for the presidency should the cretinous and dangerous imbecile and the pitiful, unfit for any office “next up” suddenly become…uh…er…”indisposed”.
It’s not much but I’ll sleep a little easier knowing it’s not Pelosi or McCartney or Emmer.
After the recent landslide Governor victory in Louisiana and now this, maybe I’m moving to Shreveport.
It’s lovely… well certain areas. Great housing prices. Fire ants can be a problem though. My sis was stationed there years ago. Gorgeous house and it was… so cheap.
The proof is in the pudding… Too easily made (instant). Waiting to see what it tastes like.
222 “Republicans” in the House
45 Republicans in the Freedom Caucus (FC)
20 FC members demanded concessions from McCarthy for their speaker vote (which he then failed to follow through on)
Need someone to post a “white smoke” from Capitol picture 😂😂
His speaking and his beliefs are absolutely presidential. Wow.
I’ve already e mailed him a note of congratulations and took a moment to outline areas of disgust..
He began by thanking everyone and by expressing sincere gratitude. Even Snake McCarthy, who, according to Gaetz, had not yet figured out a way to “knife” Johnson. This is why Conservatives are better people than most.
Oh, and Democrats heads MUST HAVE exploded when he mentioned God.
Maybe we found the MAGA 2028. Too soon, I know. But we have to start looking.
Let’s pray & hope the man is given the chance to do the job. It will be ugly at every step & in every direction. The acceptance speech is magnanimous, kind and funny. He seems to be a stand-up guy with a strong filter for BS. May God watch over him and us.
Johnson is not Trump, so i am not HAPPY.
But Johnson sincerely supports Trump, so i am RELIEVED.
I will be holding my breath to hear whether Johnson will backstab us by going back to CR Continuous Resolutions, and whether he rubber-stamps Biden’s traitorous $100 billion military bill for Ukraine & Israel, which only gives a tiny amount for Israel, and over $80 billion to Ukraine.
I don’t want to see another dime go to Ukraine.
Whatever money we DO GIVE should be split evenly between Israel, and restarting the building of Trump’s Wall on our Southern Border.
One dollar of foreign aid to Israel = $1.50 spent on the southern border…
How about $1.00 of _any_ foreign aid = $150.00 spent on the southern border?
“Foreign Aid” AKA “Bribes, Threats, or both”
Bring it!
Make Florida Not Fake Again!
Insurance and residency…
Now Time to prove yourself Mike……As far as Im concerned, you are just another product of the Uniparty until proven otherwise.
must read post. The items on this list are real injuries to the People that must be cured:
Yep, actions speak louder than words.
Part of being a child of Southern parents was my grandfather described the training every man in the south went through because of Reconstruction after the Civil war. Problem solving requires a soft hand when a soldier with a rifle is standing on the corner of your town.
These are people with firm grip, true smile, and a backbone of steel. Not sure that the frontal assault outlined above would be in the offing.
If Speaker Johnson is true to his words you can expect the ground under all those outlined above to turn to sand..
Oh my! Ivan been done gone there and said it.
We prayed, and Jesus delivered. Thanks be to Almighty God!
“Kevin has dedicated over two decades of his life to selfless public service…”
“… he’s the reason we’re in this majority today.”
OK – I dare someone to smell your nose now SOH Johnson!
Once again, I fear our celebration is premature…
I think it is a very good omen that Speaker Johnson used the word, “republic,” to describe our federal government and not the word, “democracy.” which we are not. For the first time in a long time I have a glimmer of hope for our country.
Thank you, Matt Gaetz, for all that you have done for our REPUBLIC.
Thank you to all who have prayed for a new Speaker.
May God bless and protect Speaker Johnson, Matt Gaetz and our republic.
Amen!🙏
Looking at who is applauding, Democrats hope he fails at promoting a strong America.
Being a conservative constitutional attorney gives him a leg up in my opinion. Some see the previous three weeks of “chaos” as an inability to govern, others as a more democratic way of choosing a Speaker. Or, as is the Republican way, a matter of seniority that most members have traditionally respected. But we know that it was a battle between MAGA and swamp creatures with MAGA prevailing so let’s celebrate it for what it really is!
Haha, we’re “in a time of great partisanship, and it’s been on display here today.”
Watching those A__holes just sit there stolidly through his sweet, accurate, and thoughtful message. Ugh.
Sundance, I was out while all these exciting events took place today; thank you for posting this beautiful speech.
WOW! Just wow! May he be the effective leader this country needs.
He certainly said all the right things with pitch-perfect delivery. Now it’s time for action, action, action. We are all watching, Mr. Speaker, and praying fervently for your success. Stand strong.
House Speaker Mike Johnson Holds First Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/live/J3BCCQSokdg
Let’s hope this guy stays away from the kool aide.
A big 😊 thanks to Matt Gaetz for this WIN. Never would have happened without him!!!
Dice, I agree 100%. Below is what I posted on Oct 2.
Gaetz has been in the media glare for the last 10 days or so. During that time, I have yet to see him back down or falter. His message has been consistent, clear, logical and concise. Bravo Congressman Gaetz. One man in Congress standing up to the Uniparty. Wish we had 217.5 just like him.
I will take the W, but TPTB will flip the house next November.. there are, after all, trillions at stake.
You can already see a few symbolic gestures of graciousness that will ease the tensions and build some trust: in his presser, after he was sworn in, Johnson introduced the whip, Emmer. Emmer was obviously stung by his very short time as “Speaker” and by Trump’s quick “Oh, I don’t know him except that he’s a RINO”.
Letting him get some pride back today was a smart move.
In my first college government class, the prof’s first words were, “Politics is the art of persuasion.”
Annnnnnnd … just like that … all the leftist media go silent. No more gleeful chirping about Republican disarray … no more chirping about how Trump is ruining the Republican Party. Nope. *crickets*
Give the left a minute … and then they’ll come after Johnson as an EXTREMIST religious nut case … wanna bet? Or Trump lackey … blah, blah, blah
My husband joked that the Dems are already trying very hard to link Johnson to being a Russian agent. We laughed at that and all of their idiocy.
Johnson gave an excellent introduction to his creed, his goals, and his hopes and directions for the people’s house. I liked hearing him say THAT phrase that so many times. I think we have a winner! God is so very very good! God Bless Mike Johnson and his family. Thanks also to LOUISIANNA!! Well done!!
Thanks be to God. Great Speech.
I cried and thanked God for blessing us with this man of strong faith. Pray for him.
Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Nice speech but I will hold my breath until bills are pulled apart and gone through one by one and not lumped together. As the first thing he promised to bring forward was Israel we will soon learn if Ukraine gets part of the pot of gold. And I want to see him release the J6 tapes and if he does these things my opinion meter pointer on the “good speaker dial” will go to the acceptable tab. We will soon see if he walks the walk of the talk.
I always liked him when i saw him although i didnt know who he was just heard him. But he mentioned God so many times he probly scared the D horribly 🙂 Humble Man looks like, but wont it be the same ole? D will fight R against Ukraine what can they deal on there? Israel no prob they will deal ok. Great speech i thought, then i listened to Jeffries. I think he thought he was on a Comedy Tour.
Congratulations Speaker Johnson, from the great state of Louisiana. Louisiana ya’ll are on a roll, first the Governor now the Speaker. This Texan salutes you.
This feels like the good ol’ days when Ross, Mnuchin, and Lighthizer were kicking ass and takin’ names!
Swimmingly…
Talk is cheap where I come from, our new speaker must demonstrate true conservative leadership. After watching this on Newsmax, I am so fed up with terms “THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE, THE PEOPLE’S WORK, AND START SERVING THE PEOPLE”.
Step up and deliver, you folks hold the majority so now it is time to perform. All the rest is pure lip service.
Good,
First job – DEFUND UKRAINE!
Pray he is true to the constitution- 20 years in constitutional law is promising
He’s already caved. Pffffft.
How so? Are are you so embarrassed about why you think so that you won’t say 🙂
Did I hear a cricket?