McCarthy Proposes Key Concessions

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McCarthy Proposes Key Concessions

January 4, 2023 at 10:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2023/01/04/mccarthy-proposes-key-concessions/

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) proposed several key concessions to the bloc of Republicans opposing him for speaker, including allowing just one member to call for a vote to oust the speaker, CNN reports.

In addition, he proposed allowing more members of the House Freedom Caucus to serve on the powerful Rules Committee.

Despite these concessions, McCarthy is still likely short of the 218 votes he needs to become speaker.

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[applegrove]

1. "You knew I was a snake when you invited me into your Repuublican

Party".

I don't feel sorry for Republicans at all.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Kevin wants to be a puppet Speaker. Handing over all

power to the "Freedom Caucus ". He'll be Speaker in name only.

[dalton99a]

3. In other words, the crazies will be in charge

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. I think that's been the actual plan all along.

[Solly Mack]

15. They already are in charge. McCarthy is making concessions to them. Those 20

people are bending McCarthy to their will. Not that it was hard to bend McCarthy. He has no principles, and he really wants that SOH title.

But yeah, in a super majority on the House Rules Committee? They'll have the power to disrupt/effectively kill all legislation presented in the House by those they don't like. As well as the power to make the crazy shit they put forward easier to pass.

[qazplm135]

4. The only one person thing is nuts

The first time he does something one of the crazies doesn't like there's a new vote.

Why even become Speaker under that scenario?

Dude has no dignity, just desperation.

[former9thward]

10. It would not be like these votes.

It would be a vote to remove the Speaker. That vote would require 218 votes. So it would not happen.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. Is there a limit on how many times per day the Crazy Caucus can call for such a vote?

[former9thward]

12. I don't know the wording.

But as a practical matter it would not happen. Every single congressperson wants things. For themselves, for their district, favors for various people and groups. Anyone doing things like harassing meaningless votes would be on the outs and get nothing. They don't want that.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. See Gaetz, Gosar, MT, Boebert for examples of people who harass just for attention.

[qazplm135]

16. You underestimate them

MTG was quite happy to not be on a committee. And if she's on one it will have zero to do with getting something for her district.

The nutter caucus isn't your normal representative.

[qazplm135]

17. You think they'd stop at one vote?

They'd call it everyday and stop anything else from happening until he left.

You're assigning reason and logic to people who don't care about such things.

[RockRaven]

6. If five of them aren't angling for a better bribe/deal but just hate his guts for whatever reason

then there may be no concession(s) which could make him Speaker.

[DFW]

7. McCarthy's version of Trump's boast

I could go down on my knees on Fifth Avenue at noon and kiss their butt cheeks one by one, and they STILL won't elect me Speaker!

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[Deuxcents]

9. Give away the store.. not good enough. They want your hide.

He never had a back bone so now he’s easy prey for them

[Sogo]

14. He's a fool for not reaching out to the Dems.

They say they want bipartisanship, but never walk across the isle. It’s always got to be from the D side.

Pfffftttt!