This was fun, yesterday, but today it's just boring. Republicans are pathetic. Actually thinking Donald Trump would provide some guidance. Republicans should have never been allowed to take the house in that last election. Those few voters really did the country a mis service. The same nutjobs that gave us Trump have now given us this.
I think it's still fun. Way more fun than anything a McCarthy led house would be doing for sure.
the last time this happened was exactly 100yrs ago.what I want to know is how many days will they stretch this out? another week or longer?
Umm, absolutely nothing is being passed legislatively after then either... (passing requires both House and Senate, we should take bets on exactly how many bills pass this year... 1? or 2 to be optimistic...)the last time this happened was exactly 100yrs ago.
it went though 9 rounds.
if 3 rounds per day, then day 4 at a minimum.
Senate is adjourned till Jan 23.
so we can have ~60 rounds since nothing is being passed legislatively till then.
Umm, absolutely nothing is being passed legislatively after then either... (passing requires both House and Senate, we should take bets on exactly how many bills pass this year... 1? or 2 to be optimistic...)
This was fun, yesterday, but today it's just boring. Republicans are pathetic. Actually thinking Donald Trump would provide some guidance. Republicans should have never been allowed to take the house in that last election. Those few voters really did the country a mis service. The same nutjobs that gave us Trump have now given us this.
In 1855 it went a few more rounds.the last time this happened was exactly 100yrs ago.
it went though 9 rounds.
if 3 rounds per day, then day 4 at a minimum.
Senate is adjourned till Jan 23.
so we can have ~60 rounds since nothing is being passed legislatively till then.
After two months and 133 ballots, the House finally chose Representative Banks by a vote of 103 to 100 over Representative William Aiken of South Carolina.
This describes at least 75% of the House GOP conference. #3 in leadership Elise Stefanik went from a (private) Trump basher to a Trump sycophant.there's plenty wrong with him, starting with he's a spineless weasel.
At least she has a pair of balls. The spineless one is in the camp of Pence and their balls being held by “mother”This describes at least 75% of the House GOP conference. #3 in leadership Elise Stefanik went from a (private) Trump basher to a Trump sycophant.
This was fun, yesterday, but today it's just boring. Republicans are pathetic. Actually thinking Donald Trump would provide some guidance. Republicans should have never been allowed to take the house in that last election. Those few voters really did the country a mis service. The same nutjobs that gave us Trump have now given us this.
seems negotiations have started
Centrist Republican says ‘preliminary talks’ with Democrats underway on Speaker deal
Editor’s note: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said some Republicans had begun “preliminary” discussions with Democrats about a deal to support a consensus candidate. A previous version o…thehill.com
This is what no compromise nonsense looks like. Come on. It's 7:00pm already, he gave you a glass of milk, eat your peas.No Repub with a brain you mean.
Dems seem to run better ship when they had majority, especially since Pelosi only had +5 lead vs McCarthy's +9 lead.
Look at what happened to the last 2 Repub Speakers of the House (Bohemer and Ryan):
The Repub wackos wing ran them out of the office (and politics) only after 2yrs
Yep, Democrats have no incentive to help Republicans out of their mess. Best to let Republicans flap in the wind generated by their own ineptitude.If the GOP can't pick someone there should be no compromises. Jeffries gets to control the house under the Democrats rules.
The problem is that one can't cut a deal with Republicans because they can't be trusted to keep it.Yep, Democrats have no incentive to help Republicans out of their mess. Best to let Republicans flap in the wind generated by their own ineptitude.
If some "moderate" republicans (moderate in quotes because let's face it - there are no true moderate Republicans any more) want to cross the aisle and give Democrats some substantial concessions in order for a speaker to be installed, then the offer could potentially be considered.
Interesting.. But even if hakeem Jefferies is Speaker, Dems wont have enough members to maintain majority in some committees.seems negotiations have started
Centrist Republican says ‘preliminary talks’ with Democrats underway on Speaker deal
Editor’s note: Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said some Republicans had begun “preliminary” discussions with Democrats about a deal to support a consensus candidate. A previous version o…thehill.com