BREAKING: Kevin McCarthy picks for the Jan 6 Commission...

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[sakabatou]

1. I have no idea who the other guys are, but I wouldn't want Gym Jordan.

[Archae]

9. I want him there.

Because he's going to end up looking like the absolute ass he is.

[kentuck]

29. You may be right?

The contrast may be just what we need?

[Champp]

2. What, no Russians? I guess the Republicans will just use them as consultants

[lastlib]

18. Jordan's their rep.

They're covered as long as Nancy doesn't veto him.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Pelosi needs to nix Jordan immediately.

[colsohlibgal]

4. You Can Forget Jordan

No way will Pelosi OK that dumb jerk to this Commission.

[onenote]

6. I wouldn't bet on Pelosi blocking him.

My prediction: she doesn't block any of them.

[Generic Other]

22. Doesn't it leave the majority of the committee GOP?

Thinking of Cheney...

[onenote]

23. No. The committee has 13 members.

[Generic Other]

25. That's a relief!

Funny that Jordan leads with the junior varsity players. The B team. The A team appears somewhat sidelined.

[WHITT]

5. The Speaker

should veto ANYONE who voted against certifying the election.

[onenote]

7. Nehls Banks,Jordan

Voted against certifying. Prediction: Pelosi doesn't veto any of them.

[panader0]

12. That should seem like common sense--but these are strange days.

Why put anybody on her select committee that, by not voting to certify the election, or in
essence, agree with the rioters? F 'em.

[WHITT]

24. She Can Make The Case

that it's not political, it's not personal, it's constitutional. They thwarted the constitutional process, and the Speaker is a constitutional office.

[OnDoutside]

28. She probably should have said that before McCarthy announced his picks. I know she said she

reserved the right to veto, but I don't think she previously said she would veto anyone who voted against certifying the election.

[mcar]

8. 5 white guys, of course

Isn't Gym on every House committee that exists? How could he possibly have time for this?

[haele]

10. Question - other than Jordan, how many of them are loud-mouthed buffoons

And how many of them are actually bad-faithed schemers who will dissemble and play word games to tank the commission.
I don't trust any of them to act in good faith.

Haele

[2naSalit]

11. The Speaker will veto that one.

He always makes me think of this witty line from Dr. Seuss,

"I do not like this one so well
All he does is yell, yell, Yell!
I do not care to have him about
So when he comes in, I put him out."

[onetexan]

13. Can Nancy block a committee appointment?

[2naSalit]

14. She has authority to veto any of his selections.

[BlueLucy]

15. Jim Jordan needs to be vetoed.

[2naSalit]

16. Yup.

[Walleye]

21. At least make him wear a jacket. 😆

[Initech]

17. Putting Jim Jordan on the committee is like giving the drunk the keys to the liquor cabinet.

[bluestarone]

19. Just require vaccinations

That should do it!

[BlueJac]

20. The Gym Shit Show...could be entertaining but I bet not!

[Klaralven]

26. These Are The 5 Republicans McCarthy Picked For The Jan. 6 Select Committee

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a GOP rising star and the leader of the powerful Republican Study Committee, a caucus of conservatives that includes the majority of House Republicans, has been tapped as the ranking member.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the bombastic top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee and a fierce Trump ally who has nonetheless broken with some of his colleagues in the Freedom Caucus when it comes to downplaying the Jan. 6 attack.

Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.), the chair of the House Administration Committee and a relative moderate in his caucus who was one of 35 House Republicans to vote to create a bipartisan commission to probe the attack, which was blocked by Senate Republicans.

Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), one of seven House Republicans who signed a letter criticizing objections to President Joe Biden’s electoral college victory, which a majority of House Republicans voted for even after the Jan. 6 attack.

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), the only freshman on the list and a former county sheriff who, like Banks and Jordan, voted for objections to Biden’s victory.

Reached for comment, Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill told Forbes he “just received the names,” adding, “Stay tuned.”

Forbes has reached out to McCarthy’s office for comment.

KEY BACKGROUND
The text of the resolution creating the committee – which passed the House last month with the votes of all Democrats and two Republicans – allows Pelosi to appoint all 13 members of the committee, including five “after consultation” with McCarthy. Earlier this month, Pelosi tapped Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), who voted for the committee, and seven Democrats to serve on the committee.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/07/19/these-are-the-5-republicans-mccarthy-picked-for-the-jan-6-select-committee/

The other members are

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who will lead the panel
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif.
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif.
Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va.
Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/pelosi-names-liz-cheney-other-members-of-jan-6-committee-to-probe-pro-trump-riot.html

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

27. Speaker Pelosi should tombstone Jabbering Jim immediately.

Blathering blithering rude, childish idiot never does anything but hysterically and shrilly scream incomprehensible drivel in that shrill, annoying, utterly intolerable voice that makes it impossible for anyone to listen to him.