Worse yet, his bullying campaign—truly despicable—has backfired royally.
What am I missing here?
Such a putsch worked well in the beer halls of Munich. Trump is counting on such effectiveness again.
Looks like the surest way to govern is for McCarthy to cease bomb-throwing and promise Democrats he will keep the US government open. However, stay with Trump long enough to lead the party into irredeemable ruin (or till Trump wins, and then Congress will be one Reichstag fire away from unemployment).
Over the weekend, 9 Relief Society declared their candidacy for Speaker. (No, it would not be nice to refer to them as the Nazgul.)
Before the first round of voting this morning, one of the Nazgul had flown back to Mordor. This time the Relief Society had a plan: a series of votes, with the lowest vote getter dropping out. With some Nazgul forced out and others flying away, the it didn't take many rounds to get to the finals: Majority Whip Tom Emmers (MN-Not Crazy)) v. Mike Johnson (LA-Freedom Caucus). The final tally was Emmers 117 Johnson 97 Abstaining 6
And, with a speaker nominee finally picked, the Relief Society proceeded to the House floor where they.... Uh. Whoops.
From his fraud trial, Donald Trump began whipping against Emmer: ""I have many wonderful friends wanting to be Speaker of the House, and some are truly great Warriors. RINO Tom Emmer, who I do not know well, is not one of them. He never respected the Power of a Trump Endorsement, or the breadth and scope of MAGA"
You see, Emmer had voted to certify the results of the election, which makes him a traitor to Trump. Emmer requested an up or down in the caucus meeting and was reportedly 26 votes short of the total he needs on the floor to win with no D votes.
Emmer, thinking he was dealing with reasonable people declared an early Festivus, skipping the feats of strength and going straight to the airing of the grievances. Gaetz, who at first supported Emmer, stuck the knife in deep as he proclaimed that they needed to listen to the [indicted for multiple felonies] leader of the party. Trump ratcheted up the pressure by calling Relief Society directly (presumably between scowls at Michael Cohen). Emmer finally got up and walked out.
Yet one more R who believed that the party of leopards who eat peoples faces would not eat his face.
So, after another delay for volunteer masochists who are sure their faces won't be eaten, the list of candidates for this round is:
Byron Donalds (Florida)
Chuck Fleischmann (TN)
Mark Green (TN)
Kevin Hern (OK)
Mike Johnson (LA)
Roger Williams (Texas)
The rounds of voting are scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM EDT. Face eating is TBD. Meanwhile, the most bored employee in America, the speaker pro-tem, gaveled the House into session and then into recess until noon tomorrow. Reports are he's making a killing growing pumpkins in Farmville 2.
he/him we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.
"I have learned with what evils tyranny infects a state. For it frustrates all the virtues, robs freedom of its lofty mood, and opens a school of fawning and terror, inasmuch as it leaves matters not to the wisdom of the laws, but to the angry whim of those who are in authority.”
Thanks for the update, Res. Assuming that Trump really did throw a wrench in the spokes and Emmer had a serious chance to win should Trump have remained silent, it looks like a total standoff. Anyone who isn't a loon Trump will destroy. But so for it's looking like the loons won't be supported by moderates.
If Emmers isn't crazy, as you say, why wouldn't Democrats take a chance on semi-sanity? What is it that they think they will accomplish by holding out?
Social distancing has likely already begun to flatten the curve...Continue to research good antivirals and vaccine candidates. Make everyone wear masks. -- J.D. Vance
I think the GOP is seriously considering nominating Trump. Sure, Trump is facing 91 felony indictments with a total of 717.5 potential years of prison time, and sure, under their own rules anyone under investigation for a felony with more than 2 years of possible prison time is ineligible for the post of Speaker of the House, but who gives a flying “F” about rules, laws, or whatever when you’re in the club. Rules are for suckers!
Thanks for the update, Res. Assuming that Trump really did throw a wrench in the spokes and Emmer had a serious chance to win should Trump have remained silent, it looks like a total standoff. Anyone who isn't a loon Trump will destroy. But so for it's looking like the loons won't be supported by moderates.
If Emmers isn't crazy, as you say, why wouldn't Democrats take a chance on semi-sanity? What is it that they think they will accomplish by holding out?
The Democrats weren’t consulted. This all happened inside the R private caucus.
he/him we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.
If Emmers isn't crazy, as you say, why wouldn't Democrats take a chance on semi-sanity? What is it that they think they will accomplish by holding out?
If the Democrats had supported Emmers after Trump pushed him off the crazy cliff, would Emmers make the Democrats regret it?
Good morning, dysfunction watchers. Once correction: Mike Johnson is not a member of the Freedom Caucus. He did vote against certifying the results of the 2020 election. He supported a national "don't say gay" law, patterned on Florida's.
Scuttlebutt is there is little to no opposition, so we might get a functioning House. For now.
We're currently in the middle of the quorum call. This sets the number of votes needed to get a majority.
Johnson sent a letter to Relief Society Monday with his plan. 1. Pass a resolution condemning Hamas. 1. Pass a continuing CR to fund the government until January. 3. Take up the rest of the single-subject appropriations bills.
Reputation is socially conservative, policy (not politics) oriented.
ETA: Looking good for Mike. He got a standing O from the Relief Society. Lots of smiles. But remember, Mike is the guy who lost yesterday's vote. The Majority of Relief Society are again caving to the minority.
he/him we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.
Well, we're into the Ns and no R has voted Other or Present. We're looking at a done deal. I declare the House back in array after 21 days of chaos. Hamas better look out now, because a strongly worded resolution is imminent.
he/him we all just have to live through it,
holding each other’s hands.
