At this point, Democrats should decide who the moderate R is that they will vote for

[Genki Hikari]

85. The r thugs will not vote for Valadao or Newhouse

Or anyone not elected to the House.

You don't get that they don't want competency in the Speaker's seat. They want a fellow chaos agent who will let them carry out their vindictive hatreds against every one of their outrages du jour, and raid the treasury at will to line the pockets of their wealthy donors, with some vig on the side for themselves.

It's fine to seek compromise--when there's any to be had, but there's none to be had with r thugs. They are inherently incapable of doing anything that considers the country, or anyone else's sensibilities. Those are the last things they care about.

The very last.

Kumbaya with r thugs is, always has been and always will be a waste of time, because they do not believe in any kind of compromise.

Ever.

Wishing for that reality to be different, or ignoring it, doesn't change it in the least.