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Shrek

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25. It wasn't a vote for Speaker

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #23)

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 12:03 PM

Oct 2023

It was a vote to remove the current Speaker.

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Do we miss McCarthy yet? [View all] Kaleva Oct 2023 OP

McCarthy? Hell no. Gingrich? Hell no. Paul Ryan? No. Boehner? nah... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #1

I don't know if it really matters which R is Speaker Kaleva Oct 2023 #3

I think there might be a few that would've been better... AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2023 #5

I agree Kaleva Oct 2023 #9

You're right -- and you just answered your own question you posed with your original post. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #20

Nope FrankBooth Oct 2023 #2

Some members may think Johnson will be worse Kaleva Oct 2023 #6

Yes it is FrankBooth Oct 2023 #8

Others here may disagree with you Kaleva Oct 2023 #11

Sure, Ok, it's the Democrat's fault FrankBooth Oct 2023 #19

Now, there's a non-sequitur for you. nt Disaffected Oct 2023 #38

Thank you for your concern FrankBooth Oct 2023 #39

Have any of the members who posted OPs about Johnson... Kaleva Oct 2023 #64

Dems didn't take him out of his seat - his GOP rethugs did. n/t iluvtennis Oct 2023 #4

Dems could have helped him keep his seat Kaleva Oct 2023 #7

The GOPers had/have the majority. If all 220 of them voted for McCarthy, he'd still be in iluvtennis Oct 2023 #13

You are arguing about something I didn't ask. Kaleva Oct 2023 #18

It's the same bigotry and fascism shrouded in piety LuvLoogie Oct 2023 #47

Not just no, but hell no Hekate Oct 2023 #54

208 Democrats and 8 Republicans Shrek Oct 2023 #16

Democrats voted just like they have in every vote for Speaker. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #23

It wasn't a vote for Speaker Shrek Oct 2023 #25

A distinction without a difference. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #29

Actually I'm not blaming anyone Shrek Oct 2023 #44

The Republicans did pull it off all on their own. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #48

Nothing you're saying is wrong and it still doesn't change the math Shrek Oct 2023 #50

The Repubs wrote the rule about removal: ONE congressman may call the vote Hekate Oct 2023 #55

Let's give him a chance... multigraincracker Oct 2023 #10

If that happens, we could say Johnson was better the McCarthy Kaleva Oct 2023 #12

Let's put it this way. Say I had Gonorrhea, but got rid of it. Then I got syphilis. Solly Mack Oct 2023 #14

Definitely Hekate Oct 2023 #56

Still not sure why we didn't save him at least once. He was a treacherous little tweek, though ... marble falls Oct 2023 #15

Because he didn't want to be saved. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #26

Nope. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #17

Exactly Aepps22 Oct 2023 #30

Yep. If some on our side want to force us into expressing regret... W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #33

I don't see much difference tenderfoot Oct 2023 #21

I don't advocate for any Democrat voting for Republicans. Emile Oct 2023 #22

One more time for the folks in the back gratuitous Oct 2023 #24

There was no candidate from either party Shrek Oct 2023 #27

Democrats shouldn't be expected to support a Republican -- especially one that rebuffed their efforts at bipartisanship. W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #36

Let me uncover my crystal ball gratuitous Oct 2023 #37

Mccarthy was willing to fund Ukraine this guy isn't. The rest doesn't matter PortTack Oct 2023 #28

That's very much up for debate FrankBooth Oct 2023 #31

Is that true? Aepps22 Oct 2023 #34

Uhh, what? W_HAMILTON Oct 2023 #35

We should. Not that McCarthy was worth a dang, but he was better than this A-hold. Silent Type Oct 2023 #32

Too soon to ask. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #40

If only the Democrats had the spine and sense to keep Kevin McCarthy as speaker... FrankBooth Oct 2023 #41

Just some thoughts on what the next 14+ months might hold. Xavier Breath Oct 2023 #42

Same to you FrankBooth Oct 2023 #43

Same clowns, different makeup Torchlight Oct 2023 #45

Nope. Let these MAGAt assholes hang themselves.... Happy Hoosier Oct 2023 #46

McCarthy was useless and this guy will be too lame54 Oct 2023 #49

No. CrispyQ Oct 2023 #51

I'm going to do as Rachel says Bird Lady Oct 2023 #52

I miss President Eisenhower & a sane Republican Party, but those days are gone... Hekate Oct 2023 #53

This is working out great! Maga Mike et al can be directly tied with Dump....it's gonna be a blood bath GuppyGal Oct 2023 #57

I doubt Johnson will last 3 scarammuccis. Xoan Oct 2023 #58

Nope. MorbidButterflyTat Oct 2023 #59

I would prefer McCarthy to this Christo-Fascist, Johnson, but I don't have a say. liberal_mama Oct 2023 #60

No. (nt) stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #61

So let's play this out edisdead Oct 2023 #62

Fundraising Aepps22 Oct 2023 #63