GOP lawmaker 'exploded' on Kevin McCarthy over deal that cost him committee chairmanship

[LetMyPeopleVote]

McCarthy's side deals with the Freedom Caucus cost a long time moderate republican the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee. This GOP congresscritter may retire which will hurt the GOP majority

Link to tweet

https://www.rawstory.com/vern-buchanan-ways-and-means/

Resentment lingers within the Republican caucus following the contentious voting for House speaker Kevin McCarthy, with some members still bitter over the deals cut by the California Republican to get the support he needed to prevail.

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has reportedly considered retirement after he was passed over as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee in favor of McCarthy ally Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), and the 71-year-old lawmaker voiced his displeasure to him on House floor during the speakership vote, reported Puck.

The publication reported that Buchanan "exploded" after losing his potential spot on the committee.

“You f*cked me," Buchanan told McCarthy, according to a source on the House floor. "I know it was you, you whipped against me.”

[wryter2000]

1. I hope McCarthy

Rues the day he became speaker.

[Marius25]

7. Me too. I don't have any faith in monsters like him getting their comeuppance

But I hope the rest of his life is miserable.

[wryter2000]

9. It's not comeuppance so much as

The Gaetz's, Boehberts, et al. making his life absolutely miserable.

[niyad]

34. Well, we all do. No reason he shouldn't.

[paleotn]

35. If he has any sense, he already does.

Then again, I doubt he's got that much sense.

[Indykatie]

2. GOP in Disarray Even After Winning the House - I'm Loving It n/t

[wryter2000]

10. I wish about ten of them would change to Dem. n/t

n/t

[wryter2000]

24. Wouldn't it be awesome

If McCarthy lost his speakership after selling everything but his soul (if he has one) to get it?

These maroons ruined Boehner and Ryan. McCarthy isn't nearly as smart as those two.

[NCjack]

22. Yeah!. But, that would require having some "smarts".

[Rebl2]

27. 👍

or quit so McCarthy loses the speakership. How many would have to leave for that to happen. Don’t think governor’s can appoint people to replace can they-has to be an election?

[wryter2000]

28. It differs from state to state

Some states have a special election. In others, the governor appoints a replacement.

[BadgerMom]

31. What I found says they must be replaced by election.

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Vacancies-Successors/Vacancies-Successors/

If this guy is from Florida, I’m not confident a Democrat would win an election for his seat.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Gee, That's A Shame

Ally yourself with vipers and you'll get bitten.
Guess old Vern found that out.
Crazy, but not crazy enough is a tough place to be when the entire side of the aisle is full of cuckoo.

[Atticus]

4. McCarthy's response: "You knew I was a snake when you made me Speaker!" nt

[JudyM]

43. Yep, good one!

[dweller]

5. Go home Vern

Spend more time with your family




✌🏻

[Cha]

6. TY.. I thought it was going to be

Mike Rogers.

[gab13by13]

8. Lol, there are plenty of domestic oligarchs,

to reimburse Buchanan.

[Zambero]

11. So deals done dirty with the devil not being well-received?

Well, Surprise, Surprise! More to follow.

[maxrandb]

12. Wow! You mean the party of "Grab 'em by the P@#*y"

Fucked you?

Oh well, the folks that supported the Face-Eating Leopard party were shocked when their faces were ripped off.

[progressoid]

13. Te he he.

Off to a great start Kevin!

[BamaRefugee]

14. the GOP is not in disarray, this is staged chaos, they can hide all kinds of crimes behind this

smokescreen, which is all the media will concentrate on.
Everything they do is lowbrow kabuki theater, based on professional wrestling, complete with fake feuds, fake fights, fake screaming and yelling, fake everything, because they know the rubes that elect them will see it as "gittin sumpin dun".

[Celerity]

15. +1

I feel the same.

[paleotn]

36. You give them too much credit.

They're not nearly as smart as you think.

[2naSalit]

38. +1

[GenThePerservering]

39. They're not that organised

seriously to pull that off - they might try, but I suspect like just about everything else they do, it'll be rake handles all the way down.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. "some members still bitter over the deals cut"

Yet they proudly voted for him anyway. They made their own beds.

And this -

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has reportedly considered retirement

is most likely a lot of bullshit. He ain't going nowhere. He'll fall in line like the rest of them.

[Zorro]

18. Vern's the rep from Sarasota

He's not changing stripes and he's not going anywhere.

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Exactly.

[ancianita]

33. I truly want him to walk out. But you're right. He won't.

He is the swamp of my district here in FL and like most FL voters, his think rich guys know what's best for FL.

[BumRushDaShow]

41. They always make fun of us with

"Democrats fall in love and Republicans fall in line".

[Jose Garcia]

40. Spite is a powerful motivation

He's been climbing the ladder of the most powerful committee in the house for 16 years now. It's not going to happen anytime soon. Probably never. He may just say screw it and go home.

[BumRushDaShow]

42. He just may go home - but more in terms of not running for re-election in 2024

Their crowd is too "dedicated" to the (R) next to their name to squander the other opportunities afforded to "own the libs" (or at least get press of them sadistically "insulting the libs" publicly), even while powerless.

[Kennah]

20. The headline would make a better porn video

[AverageOldGuy]

21. Well, I gotta tell you . . .

. . . I'm just heartbroken over this.

[IbogaProject]

23. Lay down with dogs

get up with fleas. I hope he does retire since his grifting will be so hampered.

[Evolve Dammit]

26. Let's see if they blow up the US debt ceiling causing the Fed to take extreme measures. 2 more days

[Hekate]

29. As hubby murmurs, "McCarthy sold his soul to the Devil & he still can't play the guitar..."

[hibbing]

30. Moderate republican? n/t

[ancianita]

32. YES! The best thing for my FL district is for Vern Buchanan to resign his shady ass from the House.

Not that he'd be replaced by a Dem, but you never know... Buchanan's just another right wing richie who "leases" private jets, yachts to who-knows-who to use for who-knows-what; another austerity pushing asshole from the Chamber of Commerce. Fuck him.

[NBachers]

37. I suggest tying a heavy padlock into the end of a long sock. Then they can bebop each other other to

their hearts’ content.

[ecstatic]

44. the tirade was so heated that the Speaker's security detail stepped in with a light touch

And...

Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) has reportedly considered retirement

Yes, you should retire. Don't let them treat you like that!! Show them that you're not one to be fcked with!

[Retrograde]

45. Way to burn those bridges, Kev (n/t)

[Silent3]

46. Fuck the so-called "moderates"

They knew they were riding across the river on a scorpion's back.

[GoCubsGo]

47. I know how Vern can get back at him.

Side with the Dems when it comes to the debt ceiling crisis, and bring along three or four friends. I'm sure there are going to be a few others Kevvy fucked over.

[Liberal In Texas]

48. I wonder how long due to attrition the repubs lose their majority balance in the House.

One by one some of these disaffected or elderly repubs leave the House and get replaced by Dems. (Hopefully.)

There is one vacant seat due to a death of a Democrat in Virginia (4) and: "To fill the vacant seat, a 21 February 2023 special election is called by Governor Glenn A. Youngkin (Republican)." https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G23/House.phtml?v=v
So possibly a Democrat will again fill that seat and that will reduce the repub majority to 9.

Whittling away one seat at a time.

[Emile]

49. Wondering how long it will take before they vote McCarthy out.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

50. McCarthy values those who kiss his ass

Just like his hero Trump.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

51. I know it was you

[LetMyPeopleVote]

52. 'You F**ked Me!", Fla Rep Screams At McCarthy On House Floor

McCarthy is pissing off the regular/sane members of the GOP

Link to tweet

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/01/you-fked-me-florida-rep-screams-kevin?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Rep. Vern Buchanan was reportedly not happy with McCarthy's decision to deny him the chairmanship of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee. I'm inclined to give this story a lot of credence, as the gavel instead went to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican fifth in line in terms of seniority. That suggests some backroom deal was made, probably to help McCarthy in his quest for Speaker. If McCarthy screws over enough Republicans he won't be Speaker for long.

Buchanan, with sixteen years in the House of Representatives and one of the wealthiest members of congress, seems like a particularly bad choice to make an enemy.

Source: Florida Politics

A new report in Puck documents an angry exchange between the Longboat Key Republican after the GOP Steering Committee denied him the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. The gavel instead went to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican fifth in line in terms of seniority.

“You f**ked me. I know it was you, you whipped against me,” Buchanan reportedly told the California Republican.

Sources close to Buchanan would not confirm the phrasing but acknowledged words were shared between the men.

“Vern simply expressed his disappointment to Speaker McCarthy,” said Max Goodman, Buchanan’s political adviser.

The Puck report suggested the interaction between Buchanan and McCarthy became so heated security had to step in between the men, something McCarthy’s office denied.