No thread about McCarthy resigning?

[Recycle_Guru]

big news I saw on Threads

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/breaking-mccarthy-plans-to-resign-from-house-before-end-of-term/

[honest.abe]

1. considers resigning

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/06/kevin-mccarthy-considers-resigning-congress-00120381

[Recycle_Guru]

4. yea..looking pretty solid

[honest.abe]

8. Yes, it does.

[senseandsensibility]

2. Just posted something

Didn't see yours. Sorry.

[Recycle_Guru]

3. no worries

[onecaliberal]

5. Thank goddess. Maybe now my district can get actual representation.

[Recycle_Guru]

6. they seem pretty Trumpy over there

but would be great if a more conservative Dem could win

[onecaliberal]

26. Look at our district. It's quite the pretzel.

Gerry is responsible for electing pukes here.

[Recycle_Guru]

27. wow--I am guessing Dems did that as they have control?

[onecaliberal]

28. It's been like this for the 40 years I've lived here.

[honest.abe]

9. What district is that? Any chance a Dem could win the seat?

[usonian]

12. I think it's basically Bakersfield.

Nix any chance of me moving to push the blue count.

[honest.abe]

14. Yep, unfortunately

https://www.bestplaces.net/voting/city/california/bakersfield

[onecaliberal]

29. Bakersfield down to Fresno.

And parts in between. It takes 4 hours to drive the span of the district.
A few have run good campaigns but Hispanic folks here are anti abortion so they vote with recons.

[Delphinus]

10. Will this

go up for a special election or will Gov. Newsom appoint a person?

[senseandsensibility]

11. Yeah, I was wondering about that.

Anyone know?

[imanamerican63]

7. A man slithering away with his tail between his legs?

What a pathetic excuse of a coward!

That is a Republican for you! They quit when the job get to tough!

[Shermann]

23. They say software engineers vote with their feet

I guess Congresspeople do sometimes as well!

[UTUSN]

13. Who?

[Recycle_Guru]

15. the he cipher who made history

[Johnny2X2X]

16. Said he's staying through the speaker election

And then he’s gone.

[Journeyman]

20. I wonder if he's hoping the GQP deadlocks and turns to him to rescue itself from itself . . .

There'd have to be a hell of a lot of concessions before I accepted their offer.

McQarthy? He'll probably bite even with all the troubles left in place. He's such a whimp.

[Journeyman]

17. "I'll do anything I can to help almost all of you." . . .

" . . . almost all of you."

At least he's keeping one shred of dignity, minuscule as it is.

[Recycle_Guru]

18. lol. hilarious.

[onecaliberal]

30. I've never seen the guy here. I never saw Nunez either.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

19. Nah. He's just doing the MAGAt pout

From your link:

"...but the news he might forgo running for re-election on the November 2024 ballot and even resign before the end of his term was new Friday."

We'll see.

[Autumn]

21. Ding a Ling planning or pretending to be considering retirement is not news. Does retiring

wipe out the fact that his people kicked his weaselly worthless ass out of his job ?

[H2O Man]

31. I'm thinking of

coming out of retirement and winning the world's heavyweight title. I think all the media should report this as breaking sports news. For it is indeed as serious as anything McCarthy has ever said.

[Autumn]

32. Or anything he has ever done.

[FSogol]

22. Yes, everyone should have an opinion and start a post before we even know if it is true!

Get to work, everyone!

[Recycle_Guru]

25. I posted because I saw it on threads..15 min later came here

still no link to the story so I was thinking..hmmm, maybe Threads is going to be a good "breaking news" source to replace Xitter.

[JHB]

24. "Plans", considers". He ain't out 'til he's out.

But I'm ok with the door hitting him on the way. Preferably hard and repeatedly.