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UCmeNdc

(9,655 posts) Sun May 28, 2023, 03:14 PM May 2023

BREAKING: Debt Ceiling DEAL IN PRINCIPLE may be END of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker

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BREAKING: Debt Ceiling DEAL IN PRINCIPLE may be END of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker (Original Post) UCmeNdc May 2023 OP

Then who is next up to bat for them? nt Ilsa May 2023 #1

And his replacement?.............. Lovie777 May 2023 #2

Hard not to detest McCarthy; hard not to cheer on RW chaos, but how to keep the rest of us hlthe2b May 2023 #3

its likely he made a deal to have democrats bail him out drray23 May 2023 #4

Well part of the deal might be fir the dems to protect his speakership Fullduplexxx May 2023 #5

The MAGA nut cases are not happy LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #6

Ilsa

(64,569 posts)

1. Then who is next up to bat for them? nt

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Sun May 28, 2023, 03:17 PM

May 2023

Lovie777

(23,741 posts)

2. And his replacement?..............

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Sun May 28, 2023, 03:18 PM

May 2023

hlthe2b

(114,684 posts)

3. Hard not to detest McCarthy; hard not to cheer on RW chaos, but how to keep the rest of us

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Sun May 28, 2023, 03:57 PM

May 2023

out of their self-destruction? Who could possibly be a likely replacement less destructive than him?

drray23

(8,821 posts)

4. its likely he made a deal to have democrats bail him out

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Sun May 28, 2023, 05:31 PM

May 2023

if his speakership is challenged. That would be a great move. He would owe his seat to Jeffries and be freed of the mtg et al hostage situation.
We could use this to our advantage and get some stuff done.

Fullduplexxx

(8,633 posts)

5. Well part of the deal might be fir the dems to protect his speakership

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Sun May 28, 2023, 06:54 PM

May 2023

LetMyPeopleVote

(182,047 posts)

6. The MAGA nut cases are not happy

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Sun May 28, 2023, 06:54 PM

May 2023

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