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22. Very likely a gov shutdown and who know what else this lunatic will try to derail.

Wed Oct 25, 2023, 12:42 PM

Oct 2023

McCarthy was bad but he did work with us to get debt ceiling passed and extension of the budget.

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I have a bad feeling about this Speaker vote [View all] Roland99 Oct 2023 OP

All of them were like that. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #2

Not like Johnson Army Brat Oct 2023 #4

Maybe not quite like Johnson... BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #15

What else are they like? ismnotwasm Oct 2023 #27

He's going to win but... AkFemDem Oct 2023 #3

Definitely worse than Emmer, probably not worse than Jordan Prairie Gates Oct 2023 #10

Every Johnson vote says "I'm a coward and I don't care" C_U_L8R Oct 2023 #5

would be really interesting if the vote were anonymous wouldn't it? rurallib Oct 2023 #9

Appears so. Think we were better off with McCarthy, unfortunately. Silent Type Oct 2023 #6

How so? Yavin4 Oct 2023 #19

He at least was willing to fund Ukraine ITAL Oct 2023 #20

Doesn't matter what Kevin wanted. It's what his caucus wants. Yavin4 Oct 2023 #21

Damage he can do will be limited, but. DemocratInPa Oct 2023 #7

Johnson has said he'd not have voted to certify the election Roland99 Oct 2023 #12

Jordan is in his own class of weird extremism. BlueCheeseAgain Oct 2023 #16

Why do we care which fascist shithead gets elected? Voltaire2 Oct 2023 #11

This is my thinking Arthur_Frain Oct 2023 #18

How much can they realistically accomplish? everyonematters Oct 2023 #13

Lol the complete devolution happened years ago. BannonsLiver Oct 2023 #14

While I too don't like Johnson FrankBooth Oct 2023 #17

They are risking majority of House in 2024 election. LiberalFighter Oct 2023 #24

House GOP doubles down on Trump again... jcgoldie Oct 2023 #25

remember that Democrats have the white house and the senate MistakenLamb Oct 2023 #26

First on the Agenda bpj62 Oct 2023 #28