Politics The Elephant in the room...The GOP today

Private RNC member emails reveal anger at Trump, frustration with McDaniel’s response to him


Replace Ronna McDaniel with Harmeet Dhillon, someone extremely close to NPD Trump? That sounds like a very bad idea.

 

Make up your mind already! Are you backing Trump or not?


Let's not forget how many thousands of people died because of how NPD Trump denied and downplayed COVID-19, and passed the buck to the states because he refused to make hard (unpopular) decisions.

 

Grifters, wannabees and Putin-style autocrats: Here's why the GOP is no longer a legitimate political party

This is clearly an op-ed article with thoughts open to debate, but it does provide what I consider an accurate breakdown of the subgroups that make up GOP supporters.

The comments regarding working class white voters is spot-on.

 

Sounds pretty damning to me. The actual damages probably wouldn't hurt FOX. In a just world the punitive damages should make them scream in pain.

 

Why Kevin McCarthy Is So Bad at This

Opinion: Why Kevin McCarthy's dream is in big trouble | CNN

The GOP should be extremely embarrassed, they can't even enjoy having the HOR majority. What's going to happen after they do manage form a house of cards coalition to elect a majority leader?

 

Increasingly desperate GOP calls it a night without picking a speaker

Three more, six so far. How many more "votes of no confidence" can McCarthy survive?

It seems that there are enough staunch Not Kevin members and enough staunch Kevin Only members to keep this going indefinitely.

The vast majority of Repubs formed a red wall around NPD Trump during two impeachment proceedings, & other efforts to take a closer look at him & his administration. So far two broad calls from NPD Trump saying support McCarthy haven't worked in the House. A very interesting turn.

What is the top GOP leadership doing during this fiasco? Staying out of the cesspool might seem like a good idea, but hanging around waiting for an in-house (see what I did?) solution is a bad non-action. I'm guessing the phone services in DC are on fire.

 

I'm laughing at them not at your post.
There are some choice memes coming out of this.
I liked one comment about how we all know the what the definition of doing the same thing over and over with same result is...
Or that if McCarthy gets one more no vote his punch card is full so he gets a free latte.

 

Eleven failed attempts.

Congratulations, House Republicans, you broke the record of 10 failures.

Which happened in 1859, when the US was on the brink of the Civil War.

Think about that.

This is past sad. It's probably past pathetic.

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/3803662-five-takeaways-how-mccarthy-won-the-speakership/

Is McCarthy going to proudly strut around grinning like an idiot? Being elected homecoming queen isn't a great achievement when everyone knows you gave out free BJs to get elected.

Sarcastic humor (attempt) aside, McBarely McCarthy is going to have one hell of time delicately juggling the numerous formal & informal coalitions. One possible outcome, which I sincerely hope becomes reality, is the dependence on Democrats to move forward bills that the GOP factions are fighting.



It now appears that George Santos will be sworn in. The various GOP factions, desperate for his vote, will certainly protect him. It seems the GOP firmly believes in giving a person a chance (many chances) to redeem themself...as long as they're Republican, of course.

 

I must give McBarely McCarthy credit for being a contortionist.

McCarthy thanks Trump after speaker win: 'I don't think anybody should doubt his influence'

He manages to keep his head stuck up his ass while giving NPD Trump head.

 

I'm going to be cautiously optimistic that the DOJ can do its job while negating most of the interference. As the article mentions the DOJ & those involved can always use the DOJ and Other Friends of NPD Trump playback.

Maybe some practical Repubs can shut this crap down before it gets started.

 

I've given up on there being enough practical Repubs left.
There is one from my state and Lisa gets insulted on a constant basis.

 

This could go under the Congress thread, but since it involves the Republican controlled HOR...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the total nutcase from GA, has been assigned to the Homeland Secuity Committee. MTG is on the record, very clearly and often, as saying (a small sample):
9/11 was a hoax, no evidence was presented showing a plane hit the Pentagon building.
Supporting the election fraud lie pushed by NPD Trump.
Supports the Jan 06 insurrection. Very openly, very strongly. Said if she & Steve Bannon had been in charge it would've been successful.

Redundancy for emphasis: Kevin McCarthy assigned her to the Homeland Security Committee.

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marjorie_Taylor_Greene

This long list doesn't come close to covering the number of seriously questionable things she has said, and done.

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George Santos -- aka Anthony Devolder, aka George Devolder, aka Anthony Zabrovsky -- was assigned to two committees...by Kevin McCarthy. One of the wrist slap punishments for Santos could've been no committee assignment.

Some new info has come to light. Santos has been accused of stealing $3K from a GoFundMe account he started to help get medical treatment for a sick dog belonging to a homeless veteran. He denies the accusations (for what that's worth).

Hopefully McCarthy's payment for Santos' support will become moot. In NY there's some movement to force Santos to resign.

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We're supposed to have a Balance Of Powers in the USA. What happens when one of those bodies, in this case the House, becomes dysfunctional under the leadership of one political party? The House has powers that the Senate and the Executive Branch, separately and together, can't control.