House Speaker election/circus/all ages carnival - ongoing coverage

[hal2kilo]

Those people can't even give an honest count to McCarthy. Bunch of hostage taking, slimy weasels. Still, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. He he.

 

[brycejones]

Those people can't even give an honest count to McCarthy. Bunch of hostage taking, slimy weasels. Still, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. He he.

It’s just unbelievable that lying sacks of shit continue to be lying sacks of shit.

 

[Pens1566]

Those people can't even give an honest count to McCarthy. Bunch of hostage taking, slimy weasels. Still, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. He he.

It's their own damn fault for pumping the tires on these lunatics for so long.

 

[PowerEngineer]

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[alien42]

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[eelw]

Assuming we get a speaker by January 2, 2025, these 6 aren’t getting any committee assignments. The steering committee going to give Santos before any of them.

 

[Dave_5k]

Even the simple motion to adjourn, at 11:30pm Friday night, is going down to the wire...

Edit: success! they adjourn lol
Edit: Wait, votes changed, and its a tie, hmmm... now they got to convince someone to change a vote again, or they can't adjourn?
Edit 3: more changes, to "no" on adjournment. The night is young yet... on to round 15

 

[BlueWeasel]

They just need to vote a few more times and the Gaetz problem goes away. Once the vote gets to 18, Matt will lose interest.

 

[eelw]

Adjourn passed and clock went to 0:00. But leadership wrote on red sheets of paper and changed their vote to no to adjourn. Round 15!!!

 

[K1052]

Good gawd people.

 

[alien42]

Adjourn passed and clock went to 0:00. But leadership wrote on red sheets of paper and changed their vote to no to adjourn. Round 15!!!

i'd bet one of the R's caved and McCarthy will win this last vote of the night.

 

[eelw]

i'd bet one of the R's caved and McCarthy will win this last vote of the night.

Doubt it. Gaetz just wants to humiliate him again

 

[Dave_5k]

i'd bet one of the R's caved and McCarthy will win this last vote of the night.

Or the way the R's were almost violently going after the holdouts, they might end up "missing" to be found later in a dark alley behind the Capitol.

 

[alien42]

Doubt it. Gaetz just wants to humiliate him again

that would be awesome, but far too many R's have changed their votes for another round.

 

[Indus]

Doubt it. Gaetz just wants to humiliate him again

Put a hand on his face!

 

[alien42]

Put a hand on his face!

it isn't going to be Gaetz that folds.

 

[PlanetJosh]

Was that the shortest length of all speeches before any of the 15 votes? Btw adding I notice Newsmax and Fox don't really play the hand to the face video clip.

 

[alien42]

Biggs voted present, that should be it.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Looks like McCarthy has this wrapped up with Biggs and Boebert voting present

 

[K1052]

The idea that these people can pass substantive legislation is hilarious.

 

[alien42]

The idea that these people can pass substantive legislation is hilarious.

but isn't that the point?

 

[eelw]

3 present is enough. Gaetz can no longer screw it up

 

[alien42]

i would have bet that this will be the shortest Speakership in history until i just found out that Theodore Medad Pomeroy was the Speaker for one day in 1869.

any guesses on how long McCarthy will last as the Speaker?

 

[Moonbeam]

When Stockholm Syndrome victims are subjected to intense peer pressure they will fold.

 

[SteveGrabowski]

The idea that these people can pass substantive legislation is hilarious.

But it'll be Muh Hunter Biden time for sure starting Monday