the 2023 speaker of the house voting thread of implosion

[The Dog 44070]

 

[Valmy77 13249]

21 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

They gonna vote today or nah?

I don't really see the point of Congress even meeting until the Republicans work out what they are going to do. But maybe they are required procedurally to get together and engage in this charade for the rest of the week.

[bernorange 8362]

2 hours ago, Anastasis said:

... If there is a comprehensive listing of the concessions being negotiated, would like to see it. 

FWIW:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-discusses-concessions-behind-scenes-131552013.html

[Js1 85447]

1 minute ago, Valmy77 said:

I don't really see the point of Congress even meeting until the Republicans work out what they are going to do. But maybe they are required procedurally to get together and engage in this charade for the rest of the week.

Fitzpatrick wants to delay 72 hours to keep negotiating. The moderates sound scared if they need to push this off until Monday 

[Queen Bitch 1692]

21 minutes ago, Macanudo said:

It's definitely not the Herpes Free Caucus.

Sorry for partying

[SydneyCarton 48126]

2 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

Dems should switch strategy now and vote him in. He would be so weak at that point that he would be worthless (even more than now, if possible).

 

2 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

In order for the Democrats to compromise the Republicans have to bring forth an acceptable candidate. One that accepts the results of the 2020 election as a minimum.

It is going to ensure that there will not be any deals made with Biden by the Republican leadership even just to keep the lights on. That is the idea here I think. This enables the most celebrity chasing attention whoring Republican to steer the House. 

As Valmy correctly (imo) states, a weak McCarthy isn't worthless...to the HFC holding his strings. They'll force him further AF right as possible on everything just so he gets to keep saying he is speaker. A weak McCarthy is a horrible fucking scenario. 

[Js1 85447]

(McCarthy does not expect the vote tally to look any different today if they even vote)

[tokamak 6432]

44 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Dunno. According to the Beaver and Jake Sherman, he’s a wooing the GOP Moderates.

the what?

The only end to this is McCarthy sitting in the office with "Speaker" on the door, but Matt Gaetz truly running the show.

[Texas St. Armadillos 1381]

3 minutes ago, tokamak said:

The only end to this is McCarthy sitting in the office with "Speaker" on the door, but Matt Gaetz truly running the show.

This is a remarkable sentence in our history.

[Huckleberry 33039]

10 minutes ago, Js1 said:

(McCarthy does not expect the vote tally to look any different today if they even vote)

Ha, way to stick that knife in his back and then twist it by saying the uber dipshit wing nuts negotiated in good faith. 

[henrygandorf 29194]

 

[Biff Tannen 45694]

18 minutes ago, Js1 said:

(McCarthy does not expect the vote tally to look any different today if they even vote)

I don't think Ken Buck understands what "acting in good faith" means.

[HamsterHookah 112]

4 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Gold. 

[Chuckie Finster 22702]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

I don't think Ken Buck understands what "acting in good faith" means.

Sure he does.  It means "not being a Democrat."

[henrygandorf 29194]

hadn’t seen this. 

 

[TexasEd 8067]

11 hours ago, tokamak said:

Joining the thread for the first time. I don't understand McCarthy's play here. Why not just cave to the loonies and give them everything they want? It's not like he's some sort of moderate that gives a fuck about policy or anything - literally all he wants in life is to be speaker, everything else be damned.

They don't want anything

 

other than McCarthy to not be Speaker of the House

[Bateshorn 9928]

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

[Biff Tannen 45694]

My favorite usage was right after Dobbs was decided and Mitch was trying to say that the Rs wouldn't go any further and then, hours later, Graham more or less said they were coming for everything.  LEEEERRRROOOOOOOYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Beau Vine 54296]

MTG and Gym having a contentious discussion... hmm...

[YGIFS 19452]

7 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

Can somebody edit over the part where the avatar shouts his name with "HAAAAAKEEEEEM JEFFRIEEEEEEEEEES!"

I know it wasn't actually Jeffries saying his name, but it'd still be funny.  

[RDCanecutter 26455]

15 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

They’re paid to govern and they sure as shit aren’t doing that.

I am not talking about their US paycheck. I'm talking accounts in the Caymans.

[Horndog 2228]

5 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

 

Is "Untied States" a clever pun here, or just a felicitous typo? 

[UpperWestside 6171]

13 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

Did that run more times than I can count back in the day. Seeing that video still makes me laugh. The amount of noobs that activated them on accident was always funny to watch.

[Pancho 44870]

Radical Republicans: "Stop mentioning slavery! That is over! We weren't slave owners, so stop mentioning it! You're not a slave!"

 

Also radical republicans: "Let's put the new Black guy up this time to nominate Kevin, and let's have him mention how his family was slaves!"

[HenryJames 66134]

[pacman 7362]

What "small victory" from yesterday is John James referencing? I am as lost on the reference as Matt Gaetz (he was shown looking confused lol).

[henrygandorf 29194]

 

19 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

time's up, let's do this.

Edited January 5, 2023 by henrygandorf

[Queen Bitch 1692]

1 minute ago, pacman said:

What "small victory" from yesterday is John James referencing? I am as lost on the reference as Matt Gaetz (he was shown looking confused lol).

This, apparently

[PNWhornsfan 391]

And now we know the Republicans are going to run John James for senate again in 2024 since Debbie Stabenow announced her retirement this morning... 3rd time is the charm?

[pacman 7362]

ah, right lol

that's correct and he just got burned by the D speaker

"there is no victory in adjourning.."

[Red Five 40876]

2 minutes ago, Queen Bitch said:

This, apparently

Dotard was bragging about the big victory for team R last night. 

[Chooky 13317]

24 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

Repeating, of course.

[cactusflinthead 27601]

13 minutes ago, Horndog said:

Is "Untied States" a clever pun here, or just a felicitous typo? 

Good catch. Dunno

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

You know what's not funny?  Watching people get laid off and/or their families getting similarly fucked, because of this dysfunction. Not funny at all, and the "Repuglicans" or "ConservaKKKS", I blame 100%.   Fucking bastards.  There are a ton of us out here that could make a difference in helping people get by.  These fuckers like Chip Roy are just assholes.   Fuck those guys.  

[DDD Dad 14344]

1 hour ago, shakahorn said:

Hillary F. Clinton

High Fructose Corn Syrup.

 

Also, who is the lady sitting behind the dais?  She’s attractive.

Edited January 5, 2023 by DDD Dad

[Blotto 23560]

4 minutes ago, Chooky said:

Repeating, of course.

GODDAMNIT, Leroy

[Incredulity 11679]

5 minutes ago, Chooky said:

Repeating, of course.

god damnit, Blotto!

Edited January 5, 2023 by Incredulity
missed it by that much

[Beau Vine 54296]

6 minutes ago, PNWhornsfan said:

And now we know the Republicans are going to run John James for senate again in 2024 since Debbie Stabenow announced her retirement this morning... 3rd time is the charm?

John James?  That smug, Dick Van Dyke-looking motherfucker?

[cactusflinthead 27601]

 

[Beau Vine 54296]

Kaitlin Collins is such a smoke show.

[Beau Vine 54296]

There's 5, still in the C's.

 

[pacman 7362]

Cucked Gaetz, on his knees, votes for Trump lulz

Edited January 5, 2023 by pacman

[Js1 85447]

7! 7 losses!

[henrygandorf 29194]

so i realize this is just a technicality, but if mccarthy wins with the rules he's agreed to, what happens when there's a vote to vacate every other week?  do they have to vote someone new in, or are we back to square one (where we are now)?  i can't imagine they'll find a new person to rally around, so does mccarthy just retain the speakership or does it roll back to having no speaker?

and while that is going on, does he have to keep moving in and out of his office, because that is something i would like to see.

[henrygandorf 29194]

3 minutes ago, pacman said:

Cucked Gaetz, on his knees, votes for Trump lulz

gaetz is a schmuck of the highest order but there are not many congressmen in the room with more power right now.

[Ted Lange 16110]

50 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

Never gets old. Never stops being hilarious. Will always repost. 

 

Kevin is gonna need divine intervention from the mages. 

[Mo Horn 8852]

3 minutes ago, pacman said:

Cucked Gaetz, on his knees, votes for Trump lulz

Seriously? I'm watching at work without sound and was just going to ask who the "others" was. 

[Blotto 23560]

5 minutes ago, pacman said:

Cucked Gaetz, on his knees, votes for Trump lulz

[Beau Vine 54296]

2 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

gaetz is a schmuck of the highest order but there are not many congressmen in the room with more power right now.

Nah.  When McCarthy eventually gets elected, Gaetz is going to get squashed like the tiny bug he is.

[shakahorn 1645]

Under McCarthy's concession of allowing one representative to call for a vote of confidence, would this also extend to Dem's?  Could a Dem rep call for a vote of confidence?