Heard just now on MSNBC

[Stinky The Clown]

Kevin McCarthy lacked votes but has moved into the speakers office. Asshole.

[cilla4progress]

1. Typical fascist taking power.

See how they like it!

[UTUSN]

11. W. Shrub started Transition while Coup 2000 was still in the courts.

[Irish_Dem]

15. Yep the GOP tradition of taking office before the votes are in.

[Lovie777]

2. I don't see that as legal......

but we know the GQP don't care about rules and laws.

[montanacowboy]

3. The beauty of this will be

watching him have to move out!!! OMG pleeeeeze

[maxsolomon]

4. "Stop me"

Who's supposed to stop him? The Capitol Police?

[magicarpet]

5. Wishing makes it so....

... if that don't work,...

....seize power by sneaking in the backdoor and grabbing the reins of power and then installing yourself as the de facto dictator.

Fascism is for alpha macho males,... they never back down or yield ground. They take what they want absent any remorse.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. If he fails to secure 218 he will have to move all his stuff back out

Link to tweet

[Cha]

7. TY, LMPV!

[Sneederbunk]

8. Possession is 9/10 of the law.

Holed up. Ready for a standoff.

[NewDayOranges]

9. When Nancy Pelosi became Speaker, she had to have

the republican occupying the Speaker's office REMOVED.

The Speaker's office had been occupied by a republican since the 40s or 50s even when the Speaker was a Democrat...

[BComplex]

18. Tom Foley was a Democratic Speaker of the House in 1995...30 years ago

just before Newt Gingrich started fucking up the entire republican party.

[Hekate]

22. So -- precedent?

[2naSalit]

10. I hope he gets trounced.

[Prairie_Seagull]

12. The grudge causing arrogance.

Maybe we pick up a few spite votes.

[tavernier]

17. Wouldn't it be amazing if he pissed off some enough

that they changed party affiliation?

Stranger Things.

[Prairie_Seagull]

19. I am right there with you. Who knows.

[GoCubsGo]

13. Get ready for the "Battle of the Big Bag of Rats"!

McCarthy is as stupid as he is arrogant. Unfortunately for him, so are the members of the opposing Clown Car Caucus--Gaetz, Greene, Jordan, whomever...I can't keep those assholes and their cliques straight, anymore. Kevy's antics are not going to sit well with them. I expect this to produce some fireworks.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

14. Outside the speaker's office at the Capitol. No sign.

Link to tweet

[Irish_Dem]

16. Same people who planned the insurrection. Votes don't matter.

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Can anyone say Speaker Jordan?

I heard earlier today that it is actually possible, given the slap fights in their caucus, that Jordan could assemble a coalition to bring him to power, even if right now he is supporting Kev.

[Hekate]

21. I laughed out loud. Do pass the popcorn, please-- I brought extra butter and salt...